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I finished it.

Wind Waker definitely is one of the best Zelda games, and the core of its story is one of the greatest strengths. The idea that Hyrule had fallen and was secretly buried beneath the sea is absolutely awesome. I also like that at the end Ganondorf explains that his motive was always revenge for the inequality between Hyrule and the Gerudo Desert coupled with the ignorance or indifference of the Hylians to the plight of the Gerudo. I think they could have built all of that up a bit more, but the game is nearly 20 years old so I need to be fair.

The last few dungeons were a lot weaker than the first three. Dungeon design in general was not a highlight of this game. Exploration was excellent, but I wouldn't have minded a bit more direction with the Ghost Ship Chart, which seemed to be a "just wander around the ocean until you find something that lets you progress". Difficulty was also weirdly imbalanced, I played on Hero Mode and the hardest part was the first dungeon. The first boss is also the hardest dungeon boss in the game, which is further backed up in a near side by side comparison in Ganons Tower when you fight all the bosses again. Puppet Ganon was harder, though.

One element I found interesting is that few characters outside of Dragon Root and Forest Haven even know there's an evil threat to the world. I'm not sure how I feel about that. Link's motivation comes from saving his sister and avenging her, the obligation to save the world is stated but not really SHOWN. As far as the Hylian people in the world are concerned, Link isn't really a hero at all. The Koroks really just see Link as "that guy that went and got Makar out of the Forbidden Woods", he didn't really save them all or anything.

All in all, a great game, as it always has been. Kudos to PotD for recommending it. I might start Twilight Princess next.

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