Good morning everyone! Hope you all have been having a wonderful week so far. Today, we are going to be diving into something a little different than usual just for the fun of it. After a buddy of mine and I just completed this game recently, I figured how about we go ahead and review what could possibly be called one of the most difficult Nintendo 64 video games, if not the most difficult one ever? I present to you all a special review of the Nintendo 64 video game, The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask.
Plot: Set most likely sometime after the events of 1998’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, Link and his horse Epona get lost in the woods when an imp, known as the Skull Kid, steals Link’s horse and ocarina. After eventually succeeding in at least retrieving the ocarina from this secondary villain, Link must team up with a fairy by the name of Tatl, and also go on several quests to stop an evil moon, and the main villain Majora, from crashing onto a world by the name of Clock Town and Termina Field once and for all.
Now, I remember considering both 1998’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time and 2000’s The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask a couple of my favorite video games as a kid, and/or teen. I’m not sure if that might have been because I thought that they seemed to stand out from other video games that I played, or some other reason. Either way, as I’m sure some of you know from me mentioning it recently on my weekend post, I at least replayed The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask again. I have to be honest with you all, I was rather surprised with the outcome, and in a positive ways too. Not only is this a video game where of course the hero fights villains, and things like that, but there are some really good symbolisms and themes that are covered throughout the course of The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. One theme and/or symbolism to mention is how that there are powers within a good majority of the masks that you have to collect as you play this game. Now, if that offends some people, let’s remember that even fantasy movies like The Lord Of The Rings had characters like Gandalf, who were wizards. And movies and games like these are just stories to represent the battle between good and evil anyway. Well, The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask is no exception. Additionally, there’s the whole deal about bringing light into the darkness at certain points. With that said, this game might or might not have been written and/or made by Christians. But whether that was the case or not, one of the things that makes The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask stand out from probably many other video games, especially earlier ones made by Nintendo systems such as Super Nintendo or Nintendo 64, for example, is that, first off, this game more than likely could have been made by Christian people. The same can most likely be said about 1998’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time (though I should maybe replay that one too just to see if that in fact is true). The other thing that makes this game stand out is how difficult this video game can be more often than not. Yeah, if you thought it might have been difficult to beat games such as 1996’s Super Mario 64, 1998’s Banjo-Kazooie, or even 1998’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time, then all the more reason to play 2000’s The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. You might be surprised how long it would probably take one to beat the game. Some of the music is also really good to listen to as well. There are also some really fun, and comedic moments too. One other thing to mention that is covered in this game is the whole deal about how friends should never give up on each other, and be willing to forgive others if need be.
But are there any elements that make this game disappointing? The only thing that I can think of is that the villain didn’t seem to have as much development as say Ganondorf in 1998’s The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time. I’m not sure if part of that was because Majora was basically supposed to represent the devil, or something like that. Either way, let’s just say that people might like other video game villains a little better. The other thing to mention is that there are a few images that might scare kids to a degree. Oh yes, even kids will still enjoy this game to a good extent. Still, kids for sure should be prepared for any possible scary moments that might come up on this game.
And that concludes my review for the Nintendo 64 video game The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. It is such as great game with some great themes and messages in it. Also, there is some really fun music to listen to. Not to mention that there are additionally some of the good graphics and animation. In addition to kids likely needing to be prepared for any scary moments that come up in this video game, other people, such as teens and adults should prepare to spend a long while trying to beat this video game. Yeah, especially if you’re one of those people who will spend ONLY an hour a day playing video games, and/or you want to beat this game in it’s entirety, don’t be surprised if it ends up taking you somewhere around six to eight months to maybe even closer to a year to finish The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Well, that’s probably what makes this game more unique from other video games, eh? Regardless, definitely play The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask if you get a chance. You’d be surprised by how much enjoyment you’d get out of this game.
Final Grade: A
P.S. Happy 20th to The Legend Of Zelda: Majora’s Mask come October of this year!
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