The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages: Difference between revisions

{{quote|''I'm sorry I made you worry...But I saw it. A world filled with sorrow and despair...withering away!''|'''Princess Zelda'''}}

 

 

Their most notable feature is the "Linked Game" system, which means that after you finish one game you can link your saved file to the other game and continue your adventure as a sequel. Other new elements include collectable rings with special abilities that can also be traded between the games.

Capcom would later assist in ''[[The Legend of Zelda Four Swords|Four Swords]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]]''.

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* [[As You Know]]: Used at the beginning of Oracle of Seasons.

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Because Twinrova sacrificed {{spoiler|herself (since Link had pretty much killed her anyway) instead of Zelda}}, Ganon [[Came Back Wrong]] and was resurrected as only a bloodthirsty killing machine.

* [[Deep Sleep]]: The Maku Tree in ''Seasons'' does almost nothing besides sleeping.

* [[Demonic Possession]]: Twice in ''Ages''; in both cases [[Contrived Coincidence|it's a good thing you have the mystery seeds (from the second dungeon), the seed shooter (from the third dungeon), and the switch hook (from the fourth dungeon).]]

* [[Dual World Gameplay]]: ''Oracle of Ages'' has time portals connecting the past and future. A few of them are [[A Wizard Did It|conveniently opened at the start of the game]] when Nayru's time powers are used, and the [[Ancient Artifact|Harp of Ages]] lets Link open them on his own. Once Link [[Magic Music|learns more songs,]] he can travel [[Shout-Out|Back To The Future]] from the past, and by the end of the game he can jump back and forth anywhere he wants.

** A less literal example is ''Seasons'', where the Rod of Seasons changes the seasons but you remain in the same world. The effects are the same though, the environment changes to open/close new paths depending on the season, like snow piling up or lakebeds drying up.

* [[Dual Boss]]: Twinrova.

* [[Empty Room Psych]]: The rooms for {{spoiler|linked secrets}}.

* [[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs]]: A red Dodongo that you can ride to swim through fast currents. He can also eat enemies in one gulp. And you can pick him up and throw him to hurt enemies. Also, he's the hardest friend to get a flute for in ''Seasons'' (in ''Ages'', you just buy the flute at the store).

* [[Final Exam Boss]]: Three times in ''Ages''. Two of those times are related to the [[Demonic Possession]] gear mentioned above, while the other one is... a giant statue.

* [[Fun with Palindromes]]: ''Oracle of Ages'' features Symmetry City, whose survival depends on the total equality between the two sides. The name of the artifact that mantains the balance? Tuni nut!

* [[Gameplay and Story Segregation]]: Link isn't actually present in the scene where Veran mentions what her weakness is. All he knew was that she "desired" them, according to Ambi, which could've meant anything.

* [[Giant Hands of Doom]]: Ramrock, the boss of the eighth dungeon in ''Ages''.

* [[Global Currency Exception]]: Subrosia in ''Seasons'' uses chunks of ore as currency, not rupees.

* <s>Grandfather</s> [[Grandfather Paradox|Grandmother Paradox]]: Ralph confronts Veran, possessing his ancestor Queen Ambi, in ''Ages''.

{{quote|'''Ralph''': "Fine! If I slay you, I vanish! Maybe it is terrifying... But if I must, I must. To do nothing and live just isn't me."}}

* [[Idiot Ball]]: Twinrova fight Link to the death when he interrupts their resurrection ritual and end up having to sacrifice themselves to bring back Ganon, and an incomplete one at that. Koume and Kotake can only be harmed by each other's magic. Why on Earth would they fight him together? Instead of providing Link with the necessary ammunition to take them both down, there's no apparent reason why one couldn't have remained behind to complete the ritual while the other trapped Link in a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]].

* [[Interquel]]: Set in between ''[[The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link to the Past]]'' and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening|Link's Awakening]]'', according to ''[[All There in the Manual|Hyrule Historia]]''.

** The Maku Tree has romantic designs on Link in ''Ages'', which is more of an interKINGDOM romance.

** Debatably, Queen Ambi (human) and Cap'n (undead).

* [[Lethal Lava Land]]: Subrosia has tons of lava, with the occasional eruption for you to dodge, but it's really more of a subversion: there are few enemies, and the inhabitants are friendly.

* [[Let's Play]]: [http://www.youtube.com/user/mcgammar Boltage McGammar's] LP has him playing ''Ages'' first. If you want to see ''Seasons'' played first, check out [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DcuZZp_PqM CeilingNinja's] LP.

* [[MacGuffin Girl]]: The titular Oracles, and {{spoiler|Princess Zelda in the linked game.}}

* [[Magic Wand]]: The Rod of Seasons.

* [[Magnetic Weapons]]: Link's magnetic gloves in ''Seasons''. In order to defeat one boss, he has to crush it by directing a giant spiked ball with them.

* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: At first, Onox and Veran would appear to be the [[Big Bad|Big Bads]] of ''Seasons'' and ''Ages'' respectively, doing what they're doing because, well, they're insane and just like being evil. But later on, it turns out that all along, both of them were actually working at the command of Koume and Kotake, and their actions actually had a deeper purpose: to light some magical flames as part of a ritual to resurrect Ganon, the primary antagonist of the ''Zelda'' series.

* [[Meanwhile in the Future]]: The story progression of ''Ages'' can be monitored by the progress of the Final Dungeon, regardless of what era you're in.

** This is however inverted in ''Seasons'' when you pick up Roc's Cape which is a L2 Roc's Feather.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: In ''Ages'', the only reason Veran is able to possess Naryu is because Link disrupts the barrier separating the two in a [[But Thou Must!]] moment.

* [[Nostalgia Level]]: The aforementioned references to the first game often involve similarities between dungeons. In particular, the first dungeon of ''Seasons'' has the exact same layout as the first dungeon of the original Legend of Zelda, with the same boss.

* [[One Game for the Price of Two]]: Both averted and played straight: the games by themselves are completely different (items, dungeons, bosses and so on), but if you want to complete the storyline you need to play a Linked Game requiring both games.

** Lampooned by the Subrosians in a linked ''Ages'' game: in the past, several of them are admiring the Goron dance, implying the Subrosian dance is based on theirs. In the present, [[Older Than They Think|Rosa thinks the Goron dance is a poor imitation of the Subrosian dance]].

* [[Slasher Smile]]/[[Psychotic Smirk]]: The villains in the page's image.

* [[Snot Bubble]]: The Maku Tree in ''Seasons'' always has one of these, despite being, well, ''a tree''. Popping it with your sword is the only way to get him to wake up and engage in conversation.

* [[Stable Time Loop]]: A ton of these can be observed in ''Ages'', since there's a lot of time traveling.

** The Subrosians in ''Seasons'' are fond of this. You have to stalk Rosa to find the portals into Subrosia to begin with, and later on {{spoiler|the Strange Brothers steal your Roc's Feather and you have to follow them to recover it}}.

* [[Super Drowning Skills]]: Played straight in both games until you get the Flippers. In ''Ages'' it continues to be played straight even ''after'' getting them, because another item that you acquire much later in the game is required for swimming in "deep water" (such as in the sea).

* [[Valley Girl]]: Rosa from ''Seasons''.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: The Tokay in the Japanese version have a [[Pokémon-Speak]] tic of using "toka" at odd moments. This was removed in the dub since Western audiences don't find that quite as endearing.

** [[Video Game Cruelty Punishment]]: And they still fight back.

*** Also, you can blow up the Moblin King's house in Seasons. Two times, if you try it a third time, it results in a [[Nonstandard Game Over]].

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