After the Skull Kid steals the Ocarina of Time, and Epona, Link pursues him into the land of Termina. Although not all players will sympathize with Link's kinship that annoying fairy, it is not outside the realm of possibility that the young Link would want to have his friend back considering everyone else he ever cared about is now a sage.Īs for the Quest in Majora's Mask itself, Link is thrust into the adventure as a result of - to quote the Happy Mask Salesman - meeting a terrible fate. After being sent back to his own time, Link has been on a quest to find his best friend - Navi - who was taken away after his adventure in Ocarina of Time was complete.Īlready, we have Link's motive for going on this quest, and it is a believable one at that. Acting as a direct sequel to Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask follows the tale of the very same Link who vanquished Ganondorf with the aid of the Seven Sages. Majora's Mask continues the tradition of story-driven gameplay that has been around since Link's Awakening. With that said, let's travel back to the dawn of the first day, and stop Majora's nefarious plans in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask on the Nintendo 64 and 3DS. Nothing will excuse this game from anything that we - as modern gamers - would expect to see in the genre today. No nostalgia glasses, no excuses, no rationalizing hardware limitations, and no sparing myself from angry fans and readers.
However, I do plan on tackling one question that I'm certain will be on some people's minds: which is better?Īs with all Rewind Reviews, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask will undergo a review process through the eyes of a modern critic. That is why - after much debate - I have decided to not review the 3DS version as the reviews I have read cover just about anything that I could say. In fact, thanks to the remake more people than ever have been paying attention to Majora's Mask than ever before.
Okay, admittedly, Majora's Mask has been receiving a lot of attention lately.