Game Debate to the Death! Luigi's Mansion VS Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker

Wind Waker all the way. I loved it and although not very well received at the time, I would love to see another cell shaded Zelda game for the Wii that is as original as Wind Waker. Fanboys really don't know what they want most of the time.

Meh, neither are fantastic. Celda over Luigi's Mansion.

Wind Waker just for the great graphics.

I don't know about you guys, but even after Super Mario Sunshine (an inverse tool mechanic of Luigi's Mansion) and even Super Mario Galaxy and Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, I still feel a bit unfulfilled. Like both series could and probably should be going in new and different directions. Sometimes I'm just as fickle and hard to demand as your average gamer customer though :/

In my mind, Luigi's Mansion can't get my vote. It was a lot of fun, but felt more like a large tech demo. As innovative as that haunted mansion was, and as foreshadowing as that vacuum was of the FLUDD device in Sunshine, it just didn't feel completely fulfilling. When I got my Nintendo 64, I got to open it on Xmas and play Ocarina of Time AND Super Mario 64. When I got my Gamecube, I got to clean a dusty house like some sort of cartoon nanny. It's hard to be upset when the game's still a good game, but I was upset nonetheless.

Wind Waker broke my Ganon loving heart and ruined my tech demo sploojing pants. It is not what I wanted at all, but it at least delivered a large and fulfilling experience. Luigi's Mansion was beaten in under a weak, destined to collect its own un-vacuumable dust, but Wind Waker kept me going much longer, and added a lot to the Zelda series.

Could Wind Waker have been better? Definitely, but it still has many more memories than Luigi's Mansion which was essentially one room cloned a hundred times.

VOTE: Wind Waker.

BONUS: I would SOOOOO love to see an Ocarina of Time prequel trilogy, where you play Ganon when he's a kid, and learn why he turned evil. Then game two you play as Zelda (Sheik) during the time that Ganon comes to power and Link is busy being a Sleeping Princess. The journey to become a Sheik would be fun, and explore plenty of backstory. And game three could Tie up all the loose ends, let you play as multiple characters as an optional multiplayer zelda experience, and finally explore the legendary N64 Sky Temple that never made the cut for Ocarina of Time's design.

And Luigi? I say they go back to Paper Mario's gameplay roots, and make a Paper Luigi.

Your welcome, Nintendo, I just gave you four million dollar ideas. Now stop being lazy.

So the decision is easy

You're killing me smalls...I mean Fronz, this is no debate! I love Luigi, and luigi's mansion was cool for what it was. But damnit, it sucks out loud compared to Windwaker on any point you want to debate about. The story for Luigi's mansion, what story? The gameplay, while refreshing and different, was mostly annoying and awkward against multiple ghosts. The graphics? I won't even go there. But the thing that seals the deal for me? It's the boss fight comparison. A ghost impersonating bowser in what has to be the cheapest, most annoying boss fight in nintendo history, versus and awesome battle against the dark wizard gannondorf underneath the ocean atop Hirule Castle. NO comparison, game over, press start, case closed.

My Vote is for Legend of Zelda Windwaker.

...and sorry if there's any huge Luigi's mansion fans out there, I just like Windwaker alot.

Who the hell is Luigi?....
Zelda WW all the way

While Wind Waker had a plethora of flaws (curse you expansive ocean...), I was smitten by the CelShading and characters dispersed through the islands. While it's not the pinnacle of the series, it definitely holds its own.

Luigi's Mansion on the other hand... I actually logged more time playing Zelda II on my GC than this. I just wasn't enjoying myself while playing. You'll always be hidden in your basement beneath Mario house Luigi, sorry.

Vote: Wind Waker

The Wind Waker, easily.

Honestly, I wasn't even able to complete the first level of Luigi's Mansion. I decided mindlessly toggling the analog stick while staring at my powerless tv was more beneficial to my entertainment needs.

Sweep?

Wind Waker.

Wind Waker was my favourite Zelda game ever, it definitely gets my vote.

Honestly, I got Luigi's Mansion on launch day, played through it twice, and never touched it again. And I was one of those gamers that played absolutely everything over. Like, even Star Fox Adventures.
Anyway, in retrospect, it was a damn fine game. Great graphics (mind blowing at the time) plus a pretty fun mechanic. It was also really atmospheric and had great music.
That said, Wind Waker has all of that in its left pinky. It might be my favorite Gamecube title. Everything about playing that game is just delightful. The beautiful cel shading, the vast, open expanse of water... the first time you take off in your little boat, with the sun up above and the wind at your back, it's truly exhilarating. Brilliant sound design all around doesn't hurt either.

@Fronz: Xbox suggestions: Ninja Gaiden, Jade Empire, Psychonauts, Morrowind, KOTOR, to name a few.

Vote already casted.

Oh, and bonus questions: Yes and God Yes. Luigi might be Nintendo's most interesting character right now. If you've been paying attention, they've been putting a little bit of a dark side on him for a while now, and for a central Nintendo character to get any semblance of depth like that is pretty unprecedented. As for the Celda, I'd love it, but I doubt it'll happen. Nintendo seems content to leave the Celda look for handheld and side-adventures like four swords. It works, sure, but I'd like to see Toon Link in the spotlight again. Admittedly there are things I'd rather see happen with the core of that franchise, but more Celda would certainly not be a bad thing.

Windwaker

Wind Waker.

In terms of gameplay, other than the tedious Triforce fetch quest and constant sailing, Wind Waker was fantastic. The graphics and art style still look beautiful and the music has some memorable tunes while the characters, enemies and story are among the best in the Zelda series.With that said, Twilight Princess did have better equipment from the claw shot and bow and arrow to the charged sword swing using the Wii controls which really improved those items and made them more enjoyable to use. I deeply hated using the bow and arrow and hook shot in Wind Waker as they felt so archaic and imprecise to use in comparison to the bow and arrow in Twilight Princess Wii version.

I hope Nintendo chooses to useh another new graphical art style for the next Zelda game despite all of the people who complained about the one in Wind Waker. I also
I hope Nintendo gets creative and offers something surprisingly new and refreshing with the next Zelda but still stays true to the game's roots like how Nintendo did with Mario Galaxy.The franchise is still great but the traditional game design formula has indeed grown stale over the years.

WW for sure.
I liked the charm and graphics, but hated the triforce part.
It was tedious and just artificially extended the game.
The final boss fight was awesome though.

Pretty easy, Luigi's Mansion. I just enjoyed it more. I love the look of Wind Waker, but Luigi's Mansion was so cool and such a different style of game that is rarely seen from Nintendo that I can't imagine not wanting a sequel that's a bit more expansive(Bonus Question Answered, BAM!).

I like both of these games, but I'm going with Zelda. In my opinion it's one of the best Zelda games ever made.

I enjoyed Luigi's Mansion for what it was, the controls were a bit aucward at times but once you got used to them it was a unique and very fun game, however The Wind Waker will always be first in my heart as it was the very first Zelda game I ever played.

It's controls were perfect, the art was gorgeous with unparalleled draw distances, and the music is Koji Kondo's best in my opinion, the Ocean Theme brings out the feel of an epic adventure and the ending theme moves me to tears almost every time...granted that's probably for other reasons not associated with the game itself. Tedium of the Triforce hunt aside I feel, very strongly, that Wind Waker is one of video gamings greatest achievments. For me (And I highly emphasise that this is my opinion only and I realise its probably not shared by many) Wind Waker is a game I would rather play for story, characters, music, mood, and art then any half-life, bioshock, portal, mario, metroid, final fantasy, or almost anything else. Except maybe Okami.

@link331 -- I planned on doing Jade Empire, and Ninja Gaiden for sure. Kotor and Oblivion I didn't want to have to use, but I might.

. . . wind waker . . .

How the fuck could you like Phalanx? That was easily the worst, most insanely easy, and inanely frustrating colossus of the entire game. I'm reasonably sure it's not even possible to lose to it unless you intentionally jump off it about 6 times within the span of a few minutes.

In summary, I vote for Zelda.

I vote for Zelda.

Bonus: I would be highly interested in a new Luigi game. Zelda would just be an automatic. So, Yes and Yes.

Wind Waker was the first Zelda game I finished.. IE, wanted, to actually finish (not a huge Zelda fan)