LogFAQs > #973423431

Yeah, but, you know... speedrun. As in no grinding for extra levels or gaining any extra power ups out of the way. Basically like taking on those Souls bosses effectively naked. Zelda 2 has a wonky difficulty curve in its unevenness, but I do think overall it's actually still more player friendly than a Souls game.

So yes, it does come down to preference, but the argument that Zelda 2 is somehow bad because of its difficulty is just misguided. Like a souls game, with patience and perseverance Zelda 2 gives you every tool you could need to overcome its difficulty short of just not being a game. The controls and hitboxes are, given the technology, just as responsive and as tight. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if someone on the FromSoftwware team just straight out said that they wanted to make Zelda 2 in a 3D world.