A charming love letter to a niche genre while standing on it’s own
This game pays homage to the Phillips CDi Zelda games, using alot of the original talent that worked on them and mimicking it’s design so well that it feels like it could have been made for the original console at the time. The love and soul that went into making this game can be felt and it makes the experience a joy on that alone. It’s a simple enough game to play in a single sitting and honestly recommended since there’s a lot to memorize with its metroidvania style of progression. You’ll be backtracking a lot thorough levels, combing every wall and surface to get any secrets; it’s a fairly easy game to 100% without a guide, just a keen eye.
My only gripe with the game is that the cutscenes did not match to the humor of its inspiration, animations/characters didn’t leave as much of an impact except for a small handful of scenes. Some scenes felt like attempts to be parodied of the CDi games but they just made me go “I wish I was watching the original cutscenes instead.” The animation quality wasn’t consistent between each other, but that did add another layer of charm that the game gave off.
This game pays homage to the Phillips CDi Zelda games, using alot of the original talent that worked on them and mimicking it’s design so well that it feels like it could have been made for the original console at the time. The love and soul that went into making this game can be felt and it makes the experience a joy on that alone. It’s a simple enough game to play in a single sitting and honestly recommended since there’s a lot to memorize with its metroidvania style of progression. You’ll be backtracking a lot thorough levels, combing every wall and surface to get any secrets; it’s a fairly easy game to 100% without a guide, just a keen eye.
My only gripe with the game is that the cutscenes did not match to the humor of its inspiration, animations/characters didn’t leave as much of an impact except for a small handful of scenes. Some scenes felt like attempts to be parodied of the CDi games but they just made me go “I wish I was watching the original cutscenes instead.” The animation quality wasn’t consistent between each other, but that did add another layer of charm that the game gave off.