New Legend of Zelda Fans Should Check Out Majora's Mask on Nintendo Switch Online

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There are plenty of games in the Zelda series that could be seen as the best that the franchise has to offer. After all, it's no secret that the series has a few titles that some would consider the best games of all time, such as Ocarina of Time and Breath of the Wild. While those are great places for newcomers to the series to start, after they've gotten their "Zelda sea legs," they should check out The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Conveniently, it is coming to Nintendo Switch Online for those who are paying for the additional N64 titles.

Although the emulation for N64 games on the service isn't fantastic, Majora's Mask's quality will likely be able to shine through the spotty controls and delayed inputs when it arrives on the Switch in February. It's a title that fans of the franchise often know about, but have never played or finished, but now is the perfect time for newcomers and diehard fans alike to give the game a shot and see all the weird things that it has to offer.

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When it comes to traditional sequels, Majora's Mask isn't the typical follow-up that fans were expecting after Ocarina of Time. The game has a surreal feeling to it, as it reuses plenty of characters from Ocarina of Time but gives them different roles in the story, and none of them seem to recognize Link despite meeting him in his previous adventure. In addition to that, it introduces a time loop mechanic that the series hasn't gone back to, but works as an interesting way to emphasize the cyclical nature of its story.

Essentially, Link finds himself in a situation where a mischievous villain, Skull Kid, is going to crash the moon into the land of Termina, ending the