re: I maintain that Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the greatest game EVAR

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Most would think that Majora's Mask has the darkest story, as the moon is about to wipe out all of civilization, and numerous characters die off.

Wind Waker has the darkest story of all Zelda games, imo. You learn that Gannon destroyed Hyrule many years ago in a story that some draw similarities to the story of Noah's Ark; everything and everyone was destroyed. At least in Majora's Mask you have a chance to save the people.

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You never knew these people though. Previous genocide is often a tool used to make sure the hero has a cause. This happens all the time in fantasy, but I wouldn't call many of them darker than Majora's Mask.

The thing is you fail them many, many times before you save them once. Majora still wins overall really, it's just one plain of existence out of hundreds that you stop him in. And even when you save some people, you still can't save them all. Go for the Swamp, and the girl still gets lobotomized. Try and beat the temples, then you can't complete the Anju and Kafei quest. That's what really makes Majora's Mask the darkest of all the Zelda games.