80%Nintendo GameCube

Great game but man that great sea section is ass. Rest of the game is great though.

100%Nintendo GameCube

Incredible

100%Nintendo GameCube

Incredible dungeons, bosses, combat, puzzles, mini-games and treasure hunting. Incredible game!

80%Nintendo GameCube

The first Zelda I owned and played to almost completion back then. I got a friend to do the triforce shard hunting and I don’t think I remember doing the last two dungeons. So this was great seeing new content.

Sailing was great going around from island to island unlocking the map. Combat was a tad too easily and only died once on a boss using one of the fairy’s. Graphics still hold up to this day with the stylised look and I think will never look outdated.

Overall some cool story lines to follow and excellent atmosphere

100%Emulated

Overall, the most well-rounded Zelda experience I have played. Exciting combat, an innovative storyline and character design, on top of beautiful cel-shaded graphics and amazing soundtrack. It only gets docked in that its artstyle is not one I prefer in Zelda, but nonetheless serves its intended purpose and in no way inhibits the gameplay. Sailing only became a bit overbearing when accessing parts of the map not close to warp points, and was ultimately made better in the HD remake. A solid recommendation from me.

100%Nintendo GameCube

This is absolutely my favorite game of all time! Also was my personal introduction too the series even though i was old enough too of played LTTP and OOT/MM. I just didnt have a Nintendo till i was a teenager and only becuase i started Windwaker at a friends house and couldnt stop thinking about it. bought one 2nd hand. I was a Sega then Sony kid. I have owned every Nintendo since purely for Zelda releases. As much as i would love too blame it on Nostolgia. its not. i have shedded multiple games off my top10 becuase when i play them now they arent as good. NOT true for Windwaker. I still feel like i did when i was 14. Ive beaten it countless times. Still has my favorite soundtrack of all time and ansolutely the best of the Franchise (although all are good). I also Hate nintendo for keeping it from the switch platform and then after BEGGING them for 8yrs they give us the OG one without the visual and practical fidelity of the HD remaster. Suck my whole ass Nintendo. Anyway yea, 10/10!

75%Nintendo GameCube

It's definitely a good game. I really enjoyed the art style and the story with its characters as well. Dungeons and boss fights were really goodI liked the items in this one. Sadly, it had more flaws for me these other Zelda games. Most of these have been fixed in the HD version but I specifically played the GC one on switch 2. I did not enjoy the sailing at all. It felt extremely boring. The moment I realized I had to sail the whole ocean multiple times to find the 8 triforce charts and shards, is when I went ahead and opened up a walkthrough because exploring felt really boring and time consuming. Now of course this is a game from 2002. So I shouldn't expect any BOTW-level exploring, but it was still really hard for me to enjoy it. I will probably be replaying this game once the HD version gets a re-release on switch 2. Great game, but has its flaws.

85%Nintendo GameCube

Great story, great gameplay, great open world.

95%Nintendo GameCube

Getting around the map is a bit to grinding but otherwise the game is so fun and cute, I had a great time

80%Nintendo GameCube

****

100%Nintendo Switch 2

10/10 ⚓🏴‍☠️

100%Nintendo GameCube

Um dos melhores jogos que já joguei não tem muito o que falar e Zelda.

80%Nintendo GameCube

Good but found the world too large for me. But it's also an easier Zelda which is nice for a change

95%Nintendo GameCube

Que aventura más increíble es Wind waker, porque esta es la palabra, aventura. sin lugar a duda el Zelda que más me gusto hasta la fecha y una experiencia inolvidable.

Veo este juego como la combinación perfecta entre la exploración y el combate en dungeons, donde los puzzles, la acción y la búsqueda se combinan para dar un combo muy equilibrado y unico.

Este juego me parece que sufre en su ritmo, usando una analogía muy pertinente y personal es como pasar de navegar de un rio al mar. Cuando uno navega por el rio la experiencia es relativamente acotada y uno no tiene mucho por donde salirse, pero las vistas siempre cambian y es un proceso más lineal, esto sería la primera parte, hasta conseguir el segundo orbe del árbol Deku. Cuando uno sale al mar, es imposible no emocionarse, tanta agua, cualquier dirección es posible, hay una infinidad de oportunidades para afrontar, esto sería cuando toca buscar a Jabu. Sin embargo, cuando uno ya lleva un rato en el mar, es difícil no darse cuenta de que el mar, al fin y al cabo, es mucha agua con algunos puntos interesantes. Con esto quiero decir que a cambio de tener este mar inmenso es imposible no sentir que el juego se diluyo, y no es mal, pero si se siente un poco tedioso cuando uno tiene que ir de una punta a la otra en busca de Las partes de la trifuerza.

Otro problema que tengo es la sensación de pocas dungeons, no sé muy bien porque se siento tan pequeñas en comparación con el resto de la experiencia, pero las 6 dungeons, porque la última no cuenta, se sintieron como una fracción pequeña. Puede que se quisieran separar de la mecánica de mapamundi-dungeon un poco y no me parece mal, pero a mí me gustan muchísimos las dungeons y sentí que acá me faltaron 2. Lo mismo con los enemigos, sentí que falto variedad.

Otro problema que me parece imposible no remarcar es el final del juego, el camino a Ganodorf donde tenes que vencer a todos los jefes de vuelta y después subir una escalera peleando con los mismos 3 tipos de enemigos devuelta me molesto, podrían haber sacado eso y hubiera sido mejor, mas no es mejor.

Obviamente no todo es malo, a mí me gusta quejarme y por eso no puedo no verlo, pero WW me parece una obra magna, me duele no haberlo jugado antes y ojalá olvidarlo para volver a vivirlo.

Empezando por la historia, la trama de este juego es una cosa increíble, si se quisiera, se podría convertir en una novela y sería una cosa entretenidísima (Medio Trenza del mar Esmeralda), en muchos Zeldas la trama esta hay y guía la historia, pero en este juego, uno siente la aventura, hay giros de guion, momentos inesperados, escenas que no eran necesarias mecánicamente pero le dan coherencia en un nivel narrativo, es imposible no emocionarse con ese final y me emociona saber que existen dos secuelas para ver por donde siguió este mundo.

Esta historia no sería nada sin sus personajes, con Tetra, la abuelita, Orca, todo el pueblo Taura y podría seguir. Todo el mundo tiene alma, son icónicos y no podés amarlos u odiarlos, hasta al pez que te pinta los mapas o Valu son personajes remarcables y super queribles. Toda esta gente, más las mecánicas que vuelven a los pueblos vivos y al mar un lugar interesante y que te lleva a querer explorarlo. Taura se siente como un lugar vivo y no puedo no ver todo lo que se aprendió en MM. Para cerrar esto es imposible no remarcar a mascaron rojo, habla poco, pero las contadas palabras que dice lo vuelven un personaje muy querible y el final donde se sacrifica me toco el alma de una forma que no esperaba

Otra cosa que amo es que todos los lugares son característicos y tienen su algo que los vuelve distinguibles y muy recordables. para acompañar esto el estilo artístico y la inspiración en la estética del pacífico me enamoran a mas no poder, es hermosos todo y no puedo dejar de verlo.

Es fantástica es como el mar tomo un rol protagónico, ese vacío da lugar a que encontrar cosas se sienta como si fuera Magallanes descubriendo islas y secretos perdidos hace siglos. Y eso es algo que este juego pode conseguir por cómo está estructurado su lore y su mundo, siendo una tierra inundada y con cientos de secretos repartidos por islas y tesoros hundidos.

Amo como Las 2 ultimas dungeons se pudieran hacer en cualquier orden y fueran acompañadas por una exploración abierta por el mundo exterior para conseguir las herramientas, me parece lo que mejor representa la esencia de este juego y el remate de explorar para completar la trifuerza es hermoso, simplemente hermoso. Después de haberlo disfrutadoacá, espero con ganas jugar BotW que es esto todo el tiempo

Para cerrar, la pelea final me parece una de las mejores escenas finales de un videojuego, Desde el títere, la conversación, el deseo y ganar peleando en conjunto, es lo más épico del mundo, para llorar literal

PD: Al mejora la espada, deberías dirigirla vos y no una cutscene

50%Emulated

Worst Zelda game I have played so far. Tedious, annoying, poorly designed bosses and dungeons. Probably half the game is just plain boring. Has some good music tho

55%Nintendo GameCube

I have beaten every single Zelda up to a Link Between Worlds except Skyward Sword as I don't have it, Wind Waker, oh my, I hate it.

Cons: The literal definition of laziness. Story makes absolutely zero sense. First dungeon is Metal Gear Solid with no weapon, WHY? Game is oversimplified into a cartoon, this should've been only used for the DS games, Phantom Hourglass is superior to this. At least half the sidequest are reused from Ocarina and Majora's, absolute garbage tri-force quest (which is required by the way). Tetra for some reason is Zelda, talking boat what, the boat has furry garbage of it, boat goes down to Hyrule frozen in time because clearly Ocarina is the best mentality hasn't left, salvaging is absolute and utter garbage compared to Phantom Hourglass, and you have to do it at least 30 times, sailing takes an eternity of doing absolutely nothing, enemies oversea can just be passed by unlike Phantom Hourglass, Link doesn't die drowning, the only new item is a crappy leaf, several dungeons that send you right back to the start if you mess up, Guadrians or something that are never said floor the world for some reason, makes perfect sense to me, Zoras became bird people in an ocean (what), Kokiri became TREE, earth temple which is actually the Ocarina shadow temple's sage is a zora and gets replaced by bird girl, but the wind temple gets replaced by tree luma dude. Shouldn't this be the other way around? Jabu Jabu is extreme laziness on making an actual dungeon, oh hey, effort and a new dungeon! Nope, just take it. Seriously? Absolutely horrendous Nintendo Gallery where you have to take pictures... OF EVERY SINGLE NPC IN THE GAME WITH MISSABLE PHOTOS. If you beat the game instead of going back before the final boss it wants you to reset your save with "new game plus" which is actually just a better camera and link wears blue lobster shirt.

Pros: Link doesn't care

Please don't play this overrated garbage, I have friends who are Gamecube fanboys and even they hate it.

X Rating: 2/5 - Bird girl gets massacred by the internet. Also it exist... of the BOAT.

85%Emulated

Na verdade é um 86.

90%Nintendo GameCube

94%

95%Nintendo GameCube

90 - All timer. Thought about often and can be replayed over and over.

My experience with this game is 10 years in the making, starting all the way back in September of 2015. The Wind Waker was the first GameCube game I ever received, it was gifted to me by a friend (I'm pretty sure it was his older brothers copy of the game) in the back of his moms car during a random hangout. We we're both sitting in the back and I was looking around when I noticed a game in the seat pocket, I picked it up, looked at it's mesmerizing golden cover art and was told "You can have that." I had no idea just how much that moment would influence the next 10 years of my life. I held onto the game for a while before finally taking some money out of my savings account and walking miles from my house to the local retro video game store. After at least an hour or two of walking I actually arrived at the store early and had to wait outside for them to open. The wait wasn't too long but I was anxious to get inside and secure my console. Finally they opened and I got the very thing I was looking for, a black GameCube with a matching controller (and a memory card for 15 extra dollars). That black GameCube was the first console I ever bought with my own money and I'm proud to still have it to this day, sadly it gave out on me earlier this year so I had to use my Wii to finish my playthrough. One special thing I have attached to my copy of Wind Waker is a save file a different friend started. They never even got off Outset Island but the date and time they started the game is still there and that moment of my childhood frozen in time forever is really special to me. After starting the game I would play it on and off every couple years, inching my way forward and slowly getting further and further into the game. But this year was different, my life had changed so much and I wanted to make the 10 year anniversary of me starting Wind Waker something special. I decided that this would be the year I finally finished Wind Waker, no matter what I would finish it this year. While working on beating another game with a friend I wanted to play something when we couldn't hop on and something inside me said "You should play Wind Waker." so I listened and picked the game back up for the first time in years. I had just started the Triforce quest when I last played and after two or three weeks of playing on and off when I could I finally, after 10 years, beat Wind Waker. It was a truly emotional experience for me and it's kinda bittersweet that it's come to an end but every chapter must come to a close and my time with Wind Waker was finally up. I'm excited to come back to new game plus whenever I'm ready to dive back in, but for now I'm content and will look back fondly on my time with the game and that amazing memories and treasures it's brought me in my life.
My experience with the game is so spread out it's hard to sit down and judge the entire thing, but I do know that the game is great and 100% worth your time. Please play it if you haven't, even if it takes you 10 years.

90%Nintendo GameCube

Fantastic art style, and I love the sense of exploration. The one downside is that sailing around the world map and fishing for treasure chests gets pretty old.

90%Nintendo GameCube

Alors qu'on avait été déçu a l'annonce car ce n'était pas un Zelda "mature", la surprise était la. des musiques incroyable, des visuel qui ne vieillisse jamais, et surement le meilleur système de combat a ce jour dans tout les zelda au coté de TP

100%Nintendo GameCube

A zelda game that gets better with age everytime I play it. The level and progression design is solid and always is a joy to play, played it back in the day on gamecube and when I played it on PC later on in my life I still had those feelgood vibes from when I was a kid, the adventurous joy and wonderful sense of adventure I got still remained. Fun bosses, fun dungeons and fun sailing. Hands down the greatest zelda game on gamecube in my opinion.

60%Nintendo GameCube

Played with the "Better Wind Waker" rom hack. Dungeons are the worst in the entire 3D Zelda lineup. There is very little complexity to the structure and puzzles in the dungeons. For comparison, one of the weaker dungeons in Twilight Princess has more going for it than the best in WW. I do like exploring the sea and finding unique looking islands but more often than not it would turn into a dull enemy gauntlet. Also, about halfway through, it starts being full of busywork. To give it credit, I do think the game is better than the sum of its parts. The art direction, music, coupled with the story and sea travel, makes it more interesting than it actually is.

85%Wii

Fantastic game
Love boats

80%Nintendo GameCube

A great game. But bogged down by not a big enough starting wallet and constantly having to stop and change the wind every few seconds.

55%Nintendo GameCube

I still can hear people blaming this game for being too cute, too childish, too whatever you want regarding its look, when the main issue has always been how empty it was. The Wind Waker could have been great (and actually it is, sometimes, especially when it comes to action), but overall, it's a boring game with a never ending prologue and way too much time sailing in vain.

95%Nintendo GameCube

Actually 95

90%Emulated

I enjoyed the exploration in this game, with each island giving a fun side quest to get pieces of hearts/other maps/rupees. Especially now since rupees mean something when collecting all the triforce pieces. I also enjoyed all the dungeons, but the bosses were a letdown. This was made up of Ganon's tower, I think this is my favorite Ganon fight to date.

95%Nintendo GameCube

One of my favorite games I’ve yet to finish

85%Nintendo GameCube

One of my favorite Zelda games would love to play the HD

100%Nintendo GameCube

Great game, although sailing can be quite a drag. It grew on me though.

70%Wii

LoZ: Wind Waker
• First time playing
• My 10th Zelda game and one of the best?

90%Nintendo GameCube

18/09/2013
30h00min
92%

90%Nintendo GameCube

Pirate Link! Yo-ho-ho he took a bite of gum gum~

I love this game's story, it's one of my favourite in the series. The reveal with Tetra was fantastic too, though I honestly kinda liked her better as a pirate since she was sassier to Link, always love to see it. She's one of my favourites in the series. Her as princess Zelda just doesn't feel the same. Loved the story with Link having a little sister for once, and how he gets wrapped up in a plot to resurrect the old kingdom, had me invested from the start.

This is probably my personal favourite iteration of Ganondorf. He's literally a mob boss in this one, so cool haha. Final boss fight is one of the most fun fights in the series, I'll tell you that right now too.

The dungeons in the game started off fantastically, though they kinda fell off by the end. That being said, they were all decent, I don't think there was a single bad one. I just didn't like the helper system with Medli and Makar, I feel like the dungeons and puzzles weren't really well designed around it. Bosses were fun. The world is the real selling point of the game though, exploration is probably the best one in the series, with the amount of islands you can travel to in your lil' boat. I think this was really the first true open world game Zelda attempted, and it passed with flying colours.

The only thing I couldn't stand about this game was the triforce quest. Who the HELL approved that section?? Must've been the same person who approved the Skyward Sword one, oh man... Great game overall though, just a couple of things that really drop it for me.

9/10

100%Nintendo GameCube

Zelda préféré, bravo le voyage

45%Nintendo GameCube

I am so done with this

85%Nintendo GameCube

gameplay is good enough and the mechanics of changing the direction of the wind and sailing to fill out your map is great. the cell shaded artsyle also holds up very well even to this day. only behind ocarina of time, majoras mask, and breath of the wild

65%Emulated

combat can be frustrating and quests can feel like chores but the music and environment is great, lots of annoying jankiness to deal with that gets better once you get used to it

85%Wii

16,5

90%Wii

One of the biggest departures for 3D Zelda up until Breath of the Wild completely changed the formula, The Wind Waker is still stunning to behold in many ways. The art style is incredible, even on the original hardware, and the bold move to move the series to a massive open world covered almost entirely by water still feels unique today. But there are tradeoffs that hold Wind Waker back from the peak of the series. Combat is overly simplified and button-mashy, the story and characters are bare-bones, and there are a lot of unnecessary obstacles out on the sea like sharks, cannons and weird flying puffer fish that just serve to annoy the player as you try to get where you need to go. Sailing itself can be tedious, though I never really tired from the sense of adventure sailing out into the great blue unknown provided. And even with its shortcomings, Wind Waker stands tall as one of the most unique, and charming, games in the series.

85%Nintendo GameCube

The Wind Waker is definitely my favorite 3D Zelda game (nothing will ever beat Link to the Past), although I haven't played Skyward Sword yet. If you're thinking about playing this game, then you probably know what to expect (unless you've only played Breath of the Wild). You will find it all with great execution.

Sailing around is kind of slow and boring, but you can eventually get a method of fast travel that helps a lot (but not as much as you'd like). The main issue is that the sea is dull and homogeneous. In a more traditional Zelda, as you're walking around, the landscape will have boulders, bushes, hills, lakes, and so on. Certain areas look like they might have hidden treasures, and others don't. In Wind Waker, the map is divided into a 7x7 grid, and each square has approximately one island on it. In almost every case, the treasure is on the island. The sea in between is featureless and barren.

The hunt for triforce shards definitely felt like filler, but it didn't take as long as I expected, based on people's complaints about it. However, the dungeons were excellent, and that's really the most important thing.

65%Nintendo GameCube

A friend once joked: "Sailing is the same as standing in the shower while tearing up 100 dollar bills." Wind Waker proves that true, but instead you lose time -- lots and lots of time.

Was so looking forward to this overrated game. Blah.

The good:
> The cel-shaded graphics are excellent even 20 years later (this game is from 2002!)
> Combat is buttery smooth and legit fun
> They finally and effectively humanized the motives of Zelda's principal villain... in the last 1% of the game
> The last dungeon sequence is phenomenal and dramatic
> Lots of side quests, offering 10-20 additional hours of value for completionists

F*ck you, game:
> Sailing. You will spend hours sailing. I learned to aim my boat toward the next island and take bathroom breaks. At one point I left the room and watched an entire inning of a baseball game, came back, and hadn't reached my destination yet.
> The Wind Waker. This is the same mechanic as the Ocarina from OoT, but with worse execution. You'll be switching it in-and-out of inventory, and playing the warp/wind/command tunes so often you'll question whether this game is worth it.
> The Triforce Grind. Oh. My. God. The last 1/3 of the game is a long storyless quest where you gather 16 macguffins from all over the world. Some are fun. Many are not. Hope you like mazes! And waves of battling the same enemies! And grinding for rupees! And sailing!
> Laughably easy combat. I never died. Used 1 heal potion.
> Story pacing blows. You get a tiny shred of story in the beginning, then a big plot dump 10 hours in, then finally a huge lore plot dump at the very end. Everything else is devoid of story.
> A developer once said that you can tell a game is rushed because 'challenge' is presented by featuring the same enemies but in increasing numbers. Get ready for lots of that. Multiple identical battle dungeons.
> The best parts of Wind Waker are lifted from OoT. Even the music. So then, why play Wind Waker?
> Link looks like a psychological horror version of pac man.

Despite its moments, I can't recommend this game. I do maybe recommend playing the updated Wii U HD version, which apparently doubles sailing speed and slashes the demands of the Triforce Grind by nearly 1/2.

80%Nintendo GameCube

Liked it a lot but it definitely shows its age in some areas. I’d like to replay it as the HD remake as I think it’d move up my Zelda rankings.

100%Nintendo GameCube

i had to go back to this game in hs cuz kid me was so bad at games but another banger that fucked me up

90%Nintendo GameCube

If your playing on Gamecube, the end game chart purchasing is rough and the sailing can OCCASSIONALLY be tedious.

Those two things aside, this game is pure, charming magic. Such a great game, with an art style and story so wonderful, I think there is a reasonable debate the original is still the best version.

Either way, both the new and old versions are incredible. Definitely a must play.

90%Nintendo GameCube

One of the few great games made greater in every way with a remaster. Play on Wii U

90%Nintendo GameCube

This is a very compelling Zelda game. A little annoying at parts (you know the part), but even that hiccup and hamper the wondrous feel of the open sea and the immense amount of charm. This game is hands down the most color and fun looking Zelda titles out there. Is a must if you love Zelda or action adventure games.

100%Nintendo GameCube

One of the most formative gaming experiences of my youth