This is the definitive Zelda experience, and the best game Nintendos first party division have ever made. This is thematically and narratively one of their best stories. The tone and world is amazing, and every character within it is memorable, its one of the few games I genuinely cared for the NPCs. Links trauma of losing Navi and the trauma of his actions on a surface level not mattering in this timeline due to returning to the past and erasing his deeds manifests in this games story I think, through narrative and gameplay I think this game is meant to reflect Links mindset after OOT. Each interpretation of this game is different however which is why I think it's captivated a lot of people. I think most people can agree that the looming end and time running out makes for a claustrophobic experience, you cant escape time as it always moves forward. Its genius.

The gameplay itself is fantastic, while it only has 4 dungeons, these are some of Zeldas best dungeons like OOT. And the side content in this game more than makes up for it, the side content is expansive, perhaps the most expansive in the series besides BOTW. It was so good in fact I collected every mask and most heart pieces. I rarely go the extra mile but these side quests are so well crafted and lack the copy and pasted feel of other games, they feel personal and fit the stories of the NPCs really well.

Its clear to me this is my favorite Zelda game, and a lot of others favorites too. I hope more people play this game