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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Discussion (Nintendo 3DS) [game]
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9.37/10 from 44 user ratings |
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Welcome to the official discussion thread for The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on the 3DS!
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The latest entry in Nintendo's famous adventure series, The Legend of Zelda, is just about upon us! This game takes place in the same "world" as the classic SNES game, A Link To The Past, following a new Link on a new adventure through Hyrule, and an alternate kingdom, Lorule. Time to grab the Master Sword once again, adventure fans. The world needs a hero, will you answer the call? URL to share (right click and copy)
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11/13/13, 15:39 Edited: 11/13/13, 15:50
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Okay, I finished the game. Time for me to weigh in...
The Good:
This is the most visually stunning game I have ever seen. No, not just on 3DS, on every platform. It is better to look at than The Last of Us, than BioShock Infinite. Whatever else. Why? There's just something about the art direction, combined with the lighting, textures, and 3D that works just right. I can't explain it. It really justifies why 3D can be good for games. Just look at the water in the swamp temple or even how the torch light makes the stonework glisten.
Consistently fun and rewarding. Never a dull moment or a tedious segment. It moves forward at a nice clip. The puzzles are great but never stump you for too long.
Replaying a similar overworld to Link to the Past didn't bother me as much as I thought it would. It's very different. The general geography is in the same locations but the details are not.
The Bad:
The game is way too easy. I never died or even came close. Found just about every heart piece and power up without the slightest urge to look at a walkthrough. As I've learned from Nuzlocke, when there's nothing at risk it's harder to keep the player engaged.
The story. Didn't grip me like it should have.
Then there's just the problem that I've been having with a lot of Nintendo games lately, despite it being a great game, it's not a memorable or moving one. I play games for the moments that move you and stick with you in powerful ways. Despite top notch quality from beginning to end, this game just doesn't have any moments like that. I think this is something that I look more for as I grow older. I would have loved this game a lot more as a kid.
Is it Better Than A Link to the Past?
Probably. But I won't remember it as fondly. ALttP came out in a different time, games were different, the world was different, I was different. Can't expect it to have the same impact.
Overally, A Link Between Worlds is an excellent game, but plays it a little too safe to become a classic in my book. |
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Can I post an image with spoilers at this point? I'll leave a link to it here. If posting the image here would be okay, I'll edit the post so my bragging becomes more evident. So... About 15 minutes ago I just beaten ALBW for the third time. The first was the normal quest, which I 100%. The second was Hero Mode, which I also 100%. I still wanted to get more out of this game, so I went for a third run, on the Normal Mode, again. In order to keep things interesting, I went for something a little different from the 3-heart run I usually do with Zelda games. I went for a sort of No Upgrade Run. That means I beaten the game without getting any sword/item upgrades, nor the tunics and, of course, neither any extra hearts. I still gave myself the liberty to get the Pegasus Boots and the larger stamina bar, though. Ice rodding and boomeranging everything on your path comes at a price!Things went smoothly until I got to the final Boss. I didn't get a single game over until that and it took me 15 tries to finally finish the run. On another hand, the closure of the challenge, beating it, defeating YuGanon with that piece of plastic default Master Sword was the most satisfying sensation. At the moment, I feel very competent and confident of my skills and that's nice. Now I'm starting to plan an "Only-Take-What-You-Absolutely-Need" run on Hero Mode to take on in the future. |
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