Giving this one 4 stars because of how groundbreaking it was for its time. Miyamoto taking inspirations from his adventures in rural Japan to make this open ended adventure game, really expanded the realm of what games could do. While dated now, a lot of people back in the day got a real sense of wonder and discovery from this that simply wasn't available from other games at the time; often making hand drawn maps of the world to keep track of their progress. The only reason I deduct a star is because even for the time, I feel like some of what you need to do is so obscure that you basically needed a Nintendo Power subscription or a friend to tell you how to proceed, which is a little taste of the early days of predatory game design.

Reviewed on Jun 07, 2021


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