Game Appraisal 4 The Legend of Zelda

GAME 100 EXPLORING GAME WORLDS – VIDEOGAME IN-CLASS APPRAISAL TEMPLATE


Student Name________Daniel Zamora_____________


Today’s Date____________February 2, 2010___________


Game Title Examined__________Zelda______________


Year of Publication_____________1989____________


Game Publisher___________Nintendo___________


Game Developer _____________Nintendo R&D4______________



Game Genre (e.g. shoot-em-up, racing, sports, puzzle, MMORPG, ‘sandbox’, music sequence following game (e.g. DDR, guitar hero)

Puzzle RPG



Type of game ‘world’ or environment (e.g. flat environment, puzzle/maze space, 3D world?)

Mostly puzzle/maze, but there are more «open» areas between the castles


Perspective taken by player (e.g first person, third person perspective, top down, isometric) in relation to main player controlled character.

Top down


Gameplay – what does the player have to do?

The player has to save Zelda






Is the gameplay intuitive? (i.e. is it easy to understand what to do without instructions?) describe.



It's pretty self explanatory in my opinion, but I've heard of people getting lost in the game and not knowing what to do next







Is the gameplay patterned (game does the same thing over & over) or is it random (happens differently every time?)


The enemies will spawn in the same place, but they react differently depending on how you react to them




What does the type of graphic approach used as well as the audio tell you about the limits of the technology at the time the game was published?



Its classic late 80's videogame, with the same being told for the audio and graphics



Describe your views about the game from the point of view of


a. ease of play


I found it hard to play the first time around, especially in the later dungeons




b. enjoyability


Ive always enjoyed every Zelda game because of its puzzles


c) level of engagement/immersion

Ive found myself feeling like im in Links shoes, so yes, the immersion is there


Had you played this game prior to this time? If so, when?


Yes, i've played it a couple of times since I was 10




Describe other games it reminds you of. How does it do this?


It kinda reminds me of other topdown RPG like the first Final Fantasy games