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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds on the 3DS
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The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds Review (Nintendo 3DS) (9.9)  by  

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?

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11/13/13, 15:39    Edited: 11/13/13, 15:50
 
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Yup, this has quickly become one of my favorites. It's crazy how much it does right, they absolutely nailed it. It's the perfect Zelda game. Not the best Zelda game, not quite, but the absolute quintessential Zelda game.

I wish I'd play on Hero's Mode though, the lack of stakes really takes away from the oomph of the game's brilliant economy! The optional dungeon treasures are excellent, but I don't feel their utility in my bones.
07/18/24, 05:55   
Edited: 07/18/24, 05:57
Secret_Tunnel said:
Nintendo has completely forgotten the art of great title screens and credit sequences. The credits in BOTW/TOTK are an embarrassment compared to OoT/MM. For all my issues with those games, lame ending sequences are the worst.

But guess what game has an awesome credits sequence? A Link Between Worlds!
07/24/24, 00:31   
@Secret_Tunnel

Link's Awakening and A Link Between Worlds are the two best 2D Zelda games, whichever way you'd like to order them. Good takes!

I'm definitely overdue to replay ALBW, it's been over 10 years now...
07/24/24, 19:07   
Edited: 07/24/24, 19:08
@TheBigG753

The Minish Cap more than deserves to be in that conversation!
07/24/24, 21:40   
Edited: 07/24/24, 21:40
@TheBigG753
@V_s

My ranking is:

1. Breath of the Wild / Tears of the Kingdom
2. Ocarina of Time
3. Link's Awakening
4. Wind Waker
5. Majora's Mask
6. A Link Between Worlds
7. The Legend of Zelda
8. Phantom Hourglass
9. Minish Cap
10. Skyward Sword
11. A Link to the Past
12. Adventure of Link
13. Oracle of Ages / Oracle of Seasons

Not counting the multiplayer games, or Twilight Princess and Spirit Tracks which I haven't played in ages.

Link's Awakening is a special game. It's one of those rare games that I think really has something important to say. Even setting aside its metanarrative, the world is magical.

A Link Between Worlds has enough of a story to be epic and entertaining, and is mainly concerned with refining 2D Zelda's game formula to a golden sheen. It makes A Link to the Past nearly fully irrelevant for me.

Minish Cap and Phantom Hourglass are both really fun, but I'd give the edge to PH for its inventiveness.
07/24/24, 21:50   
V_s said:
The Minish Cap more than deserves to be in that conversation!
I have MC at #3!

@Secret_Tunnel

I think what I appreciate most about Link's Awakening is that it's the last Zelda game that doesn't add this big, new gameplay hook to set it apart from previous entries. It's just classic Zelda game design in its purest form, with all of the fat trimmed off of it. It is just masterful, and nearly a perfect videogame in that respect. That in and of itself (in addition to the strange narrative and setting) is what makes it unique in the series and I love it.
07/24/24, 22:22   
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