User:Rob64

Hey, there! My name is Robert Burgess, and I've been a massive Zelda fan since... well, Ocarina of Time was the first one I played, but I didn't get in on release. It's been a while now, anyway.

Anyway, something notable to know about me: I have some sort of... I don't know, minor videogame-exclusive psuedo-OCD, which makes me need to complete things 100%. And I mean everything. This is so bad, to the extent that I have insurmountably detailed checklists of things to do in each, even including skill points I have set myself. I even feel the need to have things maxed out (in Zelda's case, a full wallet, full quiver, and a full bag of bombs (along with any other item with a maximum amount) constitues a 100% completion). This sort of thing escalates to the point that, in Twilight Princess, I once restarted a save file when I learnt than one of the sixteen letters was missable, and that I had indeed passed the point of no return for obtaining the letter in question. I scour the overworlds, opening every chest, exploring every secret grotto, and opening all chests in dungeons, all in the name of completion. I also own both versions of Twilight Princess (favouring the GCN version, purely due to its canonicity), and plan to finish both completely. If anyone wants a checklist, just ask (they're definitive, trust me), though I doubt anyone's ever going to read my talk page anyway, and if they do, they certainly aren't going to be as obsessed with completion as me.

My favourite Zelda game so far is the beautifully aberrant The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask, due in part to its dark, bizarre themes and unique three-day-cycle system, but also its clear improvements over Ocarina of Time. Least favourite has to be Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. Definitely the black sheep, not unlike the second games of most Nintendo franchises (Metroid II: Return of Samus (which even features an identical titling system, if you notice), and Super Mario Bros. 2, anyone?)

What else to say... I guess I'm an unbearable pedant, but that much should become painfully obvious. I love consistency, and I love to rant about similarities, such as those found between Ocarina of Time's Lake Hylia, and Twilight Princess' Lake Hylia, and Spectacle Rock.