Please Recommend Which Zelda Game to Play First ?

[guapo2003]

Start with Ocarina of Time. It's the best in the series and will get you hooked to play all the other Zelda games.

 

[LinkandZelda<3]

Well skyward sword is indeed a good place to star, great game, great storyline.

BUT...

if you want your son to feel the true magic and the epic storyline , OCARINA OF TIME FIRST. then skyward sword.
take it from the girl who played in that order, and is hooked for life. <3

 

[Draymorath]

Wind Waker is definitely the best if you're looking for a console game. It's the most light-hearted console game. You can play it on the Wii, but you'll need a Game Cube or Wii Classical controller in order to play it, as well as a memory card for the save system. Unless if you already have a Game Cube. Sorry, it's just that you didn't specify what consoles you have other than the Wii.

I would've said Ocarina of Time, but, like others have said before me, there are some pretty freaky things in that game.

 

[Hyrulian]

I would say the windwaker, its one of the easiest, and it has funny with humor I think he might understand. Its also one of my favorites!

 

[Yoda's LSD Dealer]

In my opinion, Wind Waker would be THE game to try first. It flows really easily, and it really isn't all too hard. It's still my favorite to this day: I played it first and it got me hooked on the series.

 

[Batman]

Ocarina of Time first, definitely.

 

[Lil'Link]

Ocerina of time!! thats what I played first, then Wind waker...

 

[StarBound]

He should play ALttP, OoT or SS since they are good starting points. ALttP is perfect in my opinion. Perfect dungeons, perfect enemies, perfect items, perfect music, perfect everything. The game also introduced the Light and Dark World system which does appear in other forms in other games(Past and Future from OoT,ect). ALttP pretty much improved on what Zelda 1 and Zelda 2 did. Of course the gameplay style is like Zelda 1 since it has that bird eye view and you can use items. Some of the elements that were take from Zelda 2 were NPC's(the people gave you an easier time in ALttP), a magic bar, ect. Overall, ALttP is a masterpiece and its a good way start the Zelda series or at least a good way to start on the 2-D Zelda games. I would give it 5 Maidens trapped in Crystals out of 5.

Now onto OoT. Even though OoT is extremely overrated, it is overrated for a good reason. It was the first 3-D Zelda game, and OoT was probably the first Zelda game that people have played. It is a very good transition from 2-D to 3-D because it felt like a Zelda game but at the same time it was a brand new experience. Good dungeons, perfect items, memorable characters, memorable soundtrack and overall, OoT is a classic. If you want the complete Zelda experience, then play Ocarina of Time. 5 Ocarinas out of 5.

Now onto the latest Zelda game, SS. Now SS, is my favorite game. The controls are amazing, the story and characters are excellent, every item is useful, amazing dungeon design, a lot of awesome collectables and upgrades and many more. I do think the game does share some flaws however. For one, I do think the puzzles are kinda easy but I've been playing Zelda for a long time so it doesn't really matter. Now, the story is pretty linear and if you played TP or WW then I think you can understand what I'm talking about. There are also some missed opportunities but I'll talk about that some other time. Other than the flaws, the game is very good. Like I said, SS is my favorite Zelda game. The positives outweigh the negatives and if Nintendo fixes the flaws of SS, then the next Zelda game will be perfect. Forget the rating, just buy the game!

I would start with any of these games, but every Zelda game is good but people should play the Zelda game that will make them a fan.