by Wolf Bird » Mon Aug 25, '14, 1:12 am
To be fair, Zelda has basically gotten into the public consciousness, even outside of gaming culture. But other franchises, some ended, some not, have hit significant milestones. Like, for example, this year is the 25th anniversary of the Mother/Earthbound franchise. No significant fanfare there, but it's not because no one cared (the fans did) or the franchise is irrelevant. I'd say the franchise is still relevant (release on the WiiU virtual console, some of its characters are in Smash and Earthbound cartridges are highly sought after), even if the last release in the series was 2006 with Mother 3 on the Game Boy Advance. I think we, both in popular and gaming culture, are just selective about which milestones and anniversaries get hyped on a large scale, and Zelda is deserving of that since games are still coming out and it was definitely a game changer way back when. I, personally, think that yeah, 10 years off in the future, Halo, at least, will get acknowledged, at least by its fans, and maybe by larger culture because it has entered popular consciousness and is still a pretty big deal.
Next Pokemon game(s): Pearl
Last finished Pokémon game: Shield
Other games: Skyrim Special Edition (Switch), Spyro Reignited Trilogy (Switch & PS4), Okami (Switch & PS4)
Other gaming goals: completing a Living Pokedex (minus some event Pokes) and going through at least 1 game per generation