Jenn's "The Legend of Zelda" Rankings, now with Tears of the Kingdom!
Unlike Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom was pretty easy to place. IT was better than Breath of the Wild, so, it's higher than Breath of the Wild.
But is it better than Skyward Sword? I love Skyward Sword, because I was one of the few people who tolerated the motion controls and also the storyline kept me moving through the game. Tears of the Kingdom is Breath of The Wild, and while it's DLC origins show quite a bit (some of the side quests are pretty thin, the sky is sparse, and I finished the main story rarely venturing into the underground or crafting hardly anything special). The story itself is fantastic. The story more than makes up for the thinness of the game. Better than Skyward Sword.
That said, some of the sparsness of the game made me rethink some of my older rankings. Thinking of Ocarina of Time, I asked myself "Did I enjoy it more than Wind Waker? And the answer was "Yes. And on retrospect, it was better than Breath of the Wild." It's smaller than Breath of the Wild, but is packed with stuff to do that matters in the main quest compared to Windwaker and Breath of the Wild.
This also had me change my ranking for Phantom Hourglass and Four Swords. I moved Phantom Hourglass up to 17 and Four Swords down to 18, mainly because Phantom Hourglass HAS a story, and is more of a Zelda game than Four Swords, which is just a gem collecting game. Tears of the Kingdom got me thinking about the quest versus the busywork.
Twilight Princess is just a delight to play, my one major issue with it being the City in the Sky. And even thought it triggers my fear of falling something fierce, it's still fun. I've never felt the game boring or tedious, despite playing it four times.
The Good Ones:
1 - Twilight Princess
2 - Tears of the Kingdom (New)
3 - Skyward Sword
4 - Ocarina of Time (Up from 5)
5 - Breath of the Wild (Down from 4)
6 - Wind Waker
7 - Link to the Past
8 - Spirit Tracks
9 - Link's Awakening
10 - Adventure of Link
11 - Legend of Zelda
12 - Majora's Mask
13 - Oracle of Ages/Seasons
14 - Link Between Worlds
15 - Minish Cap
The Bad Ones:
16 - Four Swords Adventures
17 - Phantom Hourglass (Up from 18)
18 - Four Swords (Down from 17)
19 - Triforce Heroes
#RIPYassie
Skyward Sword neg rant
@andyy @Natsura - I get that. The motion controls were, on retrospect, a bad idea all around. Right handed, left handed, accessability controls.
It was a neat idea, and if you use them it, it's great. But I seem to be one of seven people in the world who could.
But if you couldn't do it - you simply couldn't play the game.
@dolari
Happy to see Spirit Tracks ranked so high. Definitely the most underrated Zelda!
@comicsbyxan - I love love LOVE Spirit Tracks. When I did my "Play All The Zeldas Quest" I did Wind Waker -> Phantom Hourglass -> Spirit Tracks all in a row, and it makes for a really great "ending" to the Zelda "Adult Timeline" story.
Jenn having fun in Spirit Tracks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLhqR_Ds23g&list=PLHgkUFTzXailhKMHZXUhhtw1sRajrS-N2
Skyward Sword neg rant
@dolari IMHO Skyward Sword isn't good, because it doesn't accommodate left handed people like me... whenever i play a Wii game I always held the Wiimote in my left hand, and here comes Skyward Sword telling me, "YOU HAVE TO BE RIGHT HANDED TO PLAY THIS GAME BECAUSE RIGHT HANDED PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY VALID GAMERS" or at least that's the feeling i got from Skyward Sword.