I had tried this before the Anniversary Edition and didn't like it back then. But now that I've tried it again I see that it's a great quest. Had a great time playing it.
Pros:
* Well designed and beautiful overworld.
* Well designed dungeons.
* Balanced difficulty.
* Pretty good music in the dungeons.
Cons:
* The custom sfx sounds have hisses and cracks in them, quite audible when you throw your boomerang for example.
* The music in the overworld is just from the Twilight Princess. Kind of a turn-off since it's certain that every Zelda Classic lover has played the real Zelda games dozens of times, so the music gets repetitive.
Rise of Ganon - Anniversary Edition
Overview
Feature Quest
Creator: GamingNomad Genre: Dungeon Romper Added: 08 Jan 2010 Updated: 27 Jan 2017 ZC Version: 2.50 Downloads: 1165 Rating[?]: |
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Information
5 years ago, I released Rise of Ganon to PureZC, and now that 2.5 has become the norm now, it's time to bring this quest over to the new ZC engine, complete with bug fixes and new features! This quest also features an MP3-exclusive OST, so make sure you put Rise of Ganon in the same folder as the OST, otherwise it won't play any music whatsoever:
http://www.mediafire...f_Ganon_OST.zip
http://www.mediafire...f_Ganon_OST.zip
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Description
Sometime after the original version of Neverending Fantasy was released, I wanted to make a simpler-structured quest that had a ZC newcomer-friendly feel to it. I say this because, at the time, I noticed a lot of quests were really confusing without any real sense of direction, even at the very beginning for their own good, often to the point of shutting off my attention all-together. That being said, however, the difficulty does start to pick up around Level 4, and even gave me a run for my money around Level 7, so it should be playable even for ZC veterans. This quest features a standard sized overworld with 9 main dungeons, 2 secret dungeons, and quite a few elusive secrets abound. As for the changes made to 2.5, this should be it here:
-Ganon can now be beaten in 2.5!
-Enhanced music replacing MIDIs
-BS Zelda sfx
-Some minor screen changes
-Boss HP has been tampered with
-Trap and Zora damage output has been upped
-Uses new text font
-Some quest rules changed to fix some glitches
-Tons of hidden rupee secrets
MAJOR UPDATE!
- New puzzles and key placements made in the dungeons to make them more challenging!
- Caves are a bit tougher to navigate
- Biggest Wallet and extra bomb upgrade are now in the game
- Total heart pieces bumped from 16 to 20
- Every dungeon now has a heart piece aside from the secret ones
- Some graphical tile fixes
- More typos squashed
UPDATE 6/21/15:
- Fixed bait cave bug
UPDATE 7/7/15
- Fixed jank block puzzle in level 2
- Fixed some of the block sfx
UPDATE 7/31/15
- Music updated to where names are a lot less generic
- Music changed for levels 4, 9, Death Mountain and Final Boss
- Some vague hints added to help player in confusing puzzles
- Fire Gleok has been nerfed
UPDATE 8/1/15:
- Some minor balances made to Level 9
- Heart Container now has a unique pickup sound
UPDATE 1/26/17:
- Minor aesthetical changes to tile placement
- block puzzle in Kakariko cave made less obnoxious
- overall, if you've beaten the game at this point, not really worth playing again for this minor update as it's merely just a polish touch-up.
-Ganon can now be beaten in 2.5!
-Enhanced music replacing MIDIs
-BS Zelda sfx
-Some minor screen changes
-Boss HP has been tampered with
-Trap and Zora damage output has been upped
-Uses new text font
-Some quest rules changed to fix some glitches
-Tons of hidden rupee secrets
MAJOR UPDATE!
- New puzzles and key placements made in the dungeons to make them more challenging!
- Caves are a bit tougher to navigate
- Biggest Wallet and extra bomb upgrade are now in the game
- Total heart pieces bumped from 16 to 20
- Every dungeon now has a heart piece aside from the secret ones
- Some graphical tile fixes
- More typos squashed
UPDATE 6/21/15:
- Fixed bait cave bug
UPDATE 7/7/15
- Fixed jank block puzzle in level 2
- Fixed some of the block sfx
UPDATE 7/31/15
- Music updated to where names are a lot less generic
- Music changed for levels 4, 9, Death Mountain and Final Boss
- Some vague hints added to help player in confusing puzzles
- Fire Gleok has been nerfed
UPDATE 8/1/15:
- Some minor balances made to Level 9
- Heart Container now has a unique pickup sound
UPDATE 1/26/17:
- Minor aesthetical changes to tile placement
- block puzzle in Kakariko cave made less obnoxious
- overall, if you've beaten the game at this point, not really worth playing again for this minor update as it's merely just a polish touch-up.
Story
So Ganon's been dead for some time, and a remnant of his army and high general, Synrilla, aims to revive his fallen master. Legend has it that it requires the sacrifice of one the bearers of the Triforce pieces. Given the Triforce of Courage has been lost for centuries, he aims for Zelda, given she still has the Triforce of Wisdom. However, in order to spare Zelda's life, Zelda told Synrilla of the hidden pieces of the Triforce of Courage, the legendary Hero and line of descendants who has slayed Ganon in the past. A remnant of that Hero, Link, lived deep within the Woods of Tatl, and Zelda made a bargain with Synrilla that if Link were to get to hidden pieces of the Triforce of Courage, and bring them to Hyrule Castle, he would post-pone Zelda's death sentence in return for Ganon having both the Triforce pieces for the ultimate revival. Of course, Zelda has faith that Link can defeat Synrilla, and stop Ganon's revival, so upon summoning Link through telepathy, Link begins the ultimate gamble of a quest!
Tips & Cheats
There are 20 HC pieces total. Every dungeon except for the bonus dungeons have one. There is an old man at Lake Hylia that provides hints to the two secret levels, and the first is available to you after Level 5, and the second is available after obtaining Silver Arrows. If you ever get stuck, looking at the map's rooms will always be helpful!!!!
Credits
All of the credits are given at the end of the game.