HIIII! :0)
I'm totally new to the forum, so I wanted to first Say thanks for letting me post,
Now as to my favorite game, I guess my screenname gives it away, huh :0P
I'm a Female Gamer and maybes this makes me sound old but I actually was around when the original gold Nes cartridge first was released so I have literally seen every iteration of the series.
For my money though Wind Waker Is the absolute best, i hate how everyone thinks it was geared towards children, NO! It was just a different style, every series needs to change and evolve and the WW had a beautiful story, good graphics (let this be a lesson to everyone: GOOD GRAPHICS DO NOT MEAN IT"S A GOOD GAME, I'd rather have ok graphics and AMAZING GAMEPLAY) and i really felt it had soul. Famitsu magazine was dead on when they gave it a 40/40. I love the sea and exploring it gave it an absolutely epic (epic in the poetry sense, not Epic as in OMG THAT"S SO EPIC) feeling. Not to mention the gamecube controller was seamless in immersing you into the world of Hyrule and i loved the greyed out hyrule castle (it reminded me of the original LoZ levels 8 and 9). Also the king of red lions to me is the Best Guide/Side character who accompanies you, though Fi is very close, Also Oot fans i love Oot too , but navi, ugh! Hey! Hello! hello! Link! I think the powerpuff girls summarized the experience ideally (much respect to people who get this reference). I just think the wind waker combined fun side quests, great gameplay mechanics, ingenious adaptation of items into the boat, i.e. the cannon and salvage hook. This game is the closest one to my heart and I'll never forget it, I hope whatever game you choose you feel passionately about, the cool thing is LoZ has variety and a wide area of styles making it accessible and cherished by a diverse array of fans. LoZ forever!
<3 <3 <3
Thanks Everyone!
~Waker Of The Winds Aka Athena
PS. #2 Has to be ALTTP, BOING! HOOKSHOT! LOL! :0)