3D Dot Game Heroes takes it inspiration on it sleeve from classic top-down Zelda games. The main difference between Zelda has to be the swords that you will need to acquire and upgrade. This gives a light RPG element with also gaining health.
This well polished title benefits from the unique art style, its overworld including its secrets as well as the characters you meet along the way.
The story is a little weak but does not lessen the experience in the game (like noone loves Mario games for their story). Although a great title to play and easy to mistake it for a first party Nintendo game, there are a few small items combined that make fall short:
- The bosses seem to have a little too much health for my liking
- The over world is well designed but seems much larger than the classic Zelda titles. A fast travel point in front of the dudgeons would be nice as trekking can be annoying when you run out of supplies and need to restock to continue in a dudgeon.
- The dudgeons are well made but limited to a room of one screen and can feel repetitive and not as creative as a more modern Zelda games.
The game has 7 dudgeons and took around 18 hours to finish with exploration which is a perfect length.