Is Link to the Past Overrated?

[A Black Falcon]

It's only been surpassed because it was gutted and every ounce of it was used to build most everything else. You're looking at it incorrectly imo. Show me another entry in the Zelda series that has been as influential as LttP to the rest of its lineage

As I say later, the original LoZ and Ocarina are the others with lots of influence both in the series and on gaming in general. You think LttP is more influential than either of those? I'm not so sure.

But LttP is an incredibly deep cut of industry shaping data that also influenced countless developers outside of Nintendo including art design, even to this day considering that 2-D is a respected modern format. There's games on Google play made from small development teams that straight up lifted LttP mechanics and that's not even getting in to the guts of why it's so much fun. There's only a few games in all of history that can claim that.

Of course it's popular, that's why I have an issue with it. I would say though, most games inspired by LttP don't copy most of the things I more dislike about it... (And yes, the original NES game is also quite dated in some ways; you expect that from the NES, but still, as classic and good as it is it isn't one of my favorites either, in the series.)

You're telling me there's another Zelda game that has surpassed that level of influence?

While you are right that LttP is influential, The original LoZ and OoT are also right up there. Because it was first, the orignal game might be the most important... and OoT, for 3d games.

You seem very focused on disliking LttP, do you have a tattoo of Agahnim you regret?

No, I just think that it's good but flawed in some ways... and that LA is way better and near-perfect.