Current Events > Just finished The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

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9/10. I had a great time with the game.

At first, I was not having the best time playing this game. The early portion was not bad whatsoever. I just couldn't find much enjoyment in the dungeons. Messing around in Hyrule was fun. Everything changed once Link ventured to Lorule. As soon as that iconic Dark World theme started to play, it was a wrap for me. Lorule itself was fantastic, too. I liked the atmosphere.

I liked the Wall Merging mechanic that was introduced. It made the player think creatively of how to solve objectives or obtain an item in dungeons without having to rely heavily on one particular item. Speaking of dungeons, I thought they were fine if not a little on the short side. Wish the dungeons were longer in this game as it took me roughly 20-30 minutes to clear out a dungeon. I did not care for the Item Renting. If it never returns, I would be perfectly fine with that. The game is pretty easy so I never had to worry about losing my rented items. Perhaps the game is a little too easy but Hero Mode will likely fix that.

I wish Yuga had a bit more presence as the main antagonist here. He served his purpose but personally, I would have liked more exposure from him. Ravio was a fun character and I liked Hilda. None of the other characters really left an impression on me besides maybe Irene. Also, I thought the Zora in this game were ugly.

My only real complaints boil down to how short the game is and it's easiness on the first playthrough. I can let the easy nature of the game slide but I was really hoping to get more than a 10 hour adventure since I was enjoying the game quite a bit. At least it has replayability going for it that is a tremendous positive. Hero Mode and the 100% playthrough will probably be a thing for me in the future.

For the record, I've never played A Link to the Past despite meaning to for a very long time. I'll definitely correct that sometime around July-August. Overall, I thought it was great. Very well made game. Shame that I had it for so many years but never bothered to open it until recently.

Here are my Zelda game rankings based upon what I've played:

Ocarina of Time > Breath of the Wild > A Link Between Worlds > Twilight Princess > Majora's Mask > Wind Waker > Skyward Sword

Won't rank Hyrule Warriors but I'd put it between ALBW and TP if I had to.

Hilda best girl


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A Link to the Past is great and Link Between Worlds is an extremely well-executed nostalgia trip through that Hyrule and that Dark World. It neither leans too hard on the game it's modeled on nor does it try and keep it at arms length.
I had a great time playing it too.