Pop Culture Analysis of Sega's "Beyond Oasis"

Zelda in Pop Culture

The Online-Gaming community is a bit of a mess.

I'm not just talking about Zelda here: the online gaming community as a whole is a bit of a mess.

When "Zelda Breath of The Wild" was released it received countless 10/10 scores. It's incredible reception was of course faced with a lot of skepticism and controversy amongst Zelda fans, and gamers alike. There were so many arguments about what justifies a "10/10" game.

From what I've seen, some people define "10/10" as being "perfect", something that meets all requirements, expectations, and has no flaws. Other people I've seen define it as "standard", or, "where the bar stands."

Honestly, I really don't like numerical rating systems. They don't say anything. A 7/10 doesn't tell me whether or not I should play the game, it doesn't tell me who the game is recommended for, and it doesn't tell me what aspects of the game could be improved.

When it comes to games, there is so little to be objectively said about them. Just because a game has nice graphics, good music, and meets all the standards doesn't automatically mean it's fun.

For example: I've met Zelda fans who think that Skyward Sword is a terrible game, but I've also met Zelda fans who think that Skyward Sword is a great game, I've heard countless arguments about this matter and at the end of the day it comes down to preference: same goes for every Zelda game, it's always preference.

This is natural! Zelda games are all very different from one another. Different combat mechanics, different gimmicks, different graphics, different dimensions of perspective, different controls, different stories (sometimes).

Contrary to what a lot of people say, Zelda is a very inconsistent franchise. So it's only natural that Zelda fans are divided and always arguing with one another, they all have their favorite Zelda game, and they all have their well-grounded reasons.

Naturally, with Zelda games being so different from one another, there have been a lot of games that have been inspired by the Zelda franchise that have taken advantage of the fanbase's nostalgia: these games have come to be known as "Zelda-Likes": probably the most well-known example of this is "3D-Dot Game Heroes", a game that is heavily inspired by the first Zelda game, and A Link to The Past.

But I'm not talking about 3D-Dot Game Heroes in this analysis, I'm taking about: "Beyond Oasis".