The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (Nintendo 64, 2000)

Out of all the Zelda games I’ve played, this is the one that stands out in my mind because it’s so different. The people of Nintendo had to get really creative to making this game since it draws on elements from previous Zelda games as well as elements outside of the world of Zelda if you pay close attention (I’ll let you all ponder that), but the game it mostly draws from is Ocarina of Time, since it continues from Link’s encounter with the Skull Kid in Ocarina of Time. There are also various other characters from Ocarina of Time as well as its share of new ones in this game.

The game only allows the player 3 days to complete tasks, but it only takes one playing the Melody of Time to save the game and go back in time to the first day. There are other ways in the game to save the game without having to go back in time to the first day though, as well as ways to manipulate time such as speeding it up or slowing it down. This game also has an RPG feel since one also does things in the game for other characters that may require things like getting an item and going back in time with it to use it and as a result “changing history”, typical things players do in Role-Playing Games. One also gets to use several kinds of masks in the game to interact with or manipulate characters. Sometimes though I felt as if time was going too fast for some tasks I wanted to complete.

If you’ve enjoyed playing an RPG or two and if you’re willing to play Zelda with a slightly different twist you’ll enjoy this game.