{"id":2426,"date":"2021-03-19T15:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2021-01-26T20:48:18","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T03:48:18","slug":"video-game-oracle-of-ages-2001","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/19\/video-game-oracle-of-ages-2001\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Oracle of Ages (2001)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OracleThe Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2001
\nRating: E
\nTime Played: ~30 hours<\/p>\n

As the second half of the \u201cOracle\u201d games in the Zelda<\/em> franchise, Oracle of Ages<\/em> takes more of its cues from the wildly popular Ocarina of Time<\/em> than its sister game, Oracle of Seasons<\/em>, did. While Oracle of Seasons<\/em> had a fairly unique mechanic (albeit not fully realized), Oracle of Ages had the benefit of its Nintendo 64 predecessor to help craft some of the puzzle-solving that needed to happen throughout its gameplay. And even if I played through using a linked account, giving me quite a few advantages\u2014Oracle of Ages<\/em> still suffers from some of the Game Boy Zelda<\/em> titles’ limitations.<\/p>\n

Even if the story in Oracle of Ages<\/em> isn\u2019t that strong compared to the Nintendo 64 games, it\u2019s at least more fleshed out in terms of characters and their motivations when compared to Oracle of Seasons<\/em>. The end boss wasn\u2019t nearly as difficult in this game, but at least I had seen her a few times leading up to the final fight. I understood the villain’s motivation in this game, which was more than I could say about the antagonist of Oracle of Seasons<\/em>. That being said, it wasn\u2019t too difficult to surpass Seasons<\/em> when it came to its story.<\/p>\n

While there were still moments that weren\u2019t quite intuitive on how to proceed, I did appreciate how easy it eventually became to switch between the old and modern ages (something that the limited ability to change seasons in Oracle of Seasons<\/em> never fully overcame). Additionally, playing through with a linked account added an additional set of bosses that rounded out the experience and almost shoehorned both games into the Zelda<\/em> canon. In the end, it\u2019s not like these bosses added much other than maybe an extra hour or so of gameplay.<\/p>\n

A slightly better story to Seasons<\/em> but with a few remaining weaknesses, I give The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages<\/em> 3.5 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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