you should majora's mask > ocarina of time.
This. I have no idea why everybody goes gaga over Ocarina and hates on MM.
Because Majora's Mask pisses me off. I like the game, don't get me wrong, it's wonderful. But it's so infernally complicated. I like Ocarina because it's fairly straightforward. Keep in mind I hate the water temple on Ocarina because of it's complications.
If I can get through it without a guide, I'm in heaven. As soon as I need a guide though I start grumbling and getting irritated xD
these are all fair points, and i'm not trying to argue with you. I just found that the extra complications all compressed into a much smaller world made the whole place so colourfull; side quests were jammed into everywhere. Then the most horrible complication of the time repetition allowed them to do some incredibly interesting things. If you don't do those side quests you can see the people wandering around town doing those quests themselves. I just love that stuff.
the only game i've played much at all from that series is "a link to the past," which was pretty awesome IMO. loved it.