6th July 2016, 3:41 AM
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
Every (console) Zelda after LttP has been a complete overhaul, even when reusing the engine and even assets we get completely different mechanics, reward theory, game type, story architecture, tone, etc. Toon link and the entire universe of Zelda that started with Wind Waker and its subsequent toon-Link ventures were heavily influenced by LttP, so much so that the retconned re-release LttP uses a sprite similar to toon-Link and revamped art design that mimics the toon universe. So in that way, LttP's art direction was used as a basis for a separate reality outside the realistically toned universe that started with OoT (which is practically the exact same setup as LttP btw just with the time shifting instead of the dark world mechanic) and later with TP. Also arguably and this is my two cents, the two realities of toon and realistic has been merged in to Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild, it makes sense aesthetically anyway.
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. You're telling me there's another Zelda game that has surpassed that level of influence? You seem very focused on disliking LttP, do you have a tattoo of Agahnim you regret?
Every (console) Zelda after LttP has been a complete overhaul, even when reusing the engine and even assets we get completely different mechanics, reward theory, game type, story architecture, tone, etc. Toon link and the entire universe of Zelda that started with Wind Waker and its subsequent toon-Link ventures were heavily influenced by LttP, so much so that the retconned re-release LttP uses a sprite similar to toon-Link and revamped art design that mimics the toon universe. So in that way, LttP's art direction was used as a basis for a separate reality outside the realistically toned universe that started with OoT (which is practically the exact same setup as LttP btw just with the time shifting instead of the dark world mechanic) and later with TP. Also arguably and this is my two cents, the two realities of toon and realistic has been merged in to Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild, it makes sense aesthetically anyway.
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. You're telling me there's another Zelda game that has surpassed that level of influence? You seem very focused on disliking LttP, do you have a tattoo of Agahnim you regret?