I can't in good faith say that my rating of this game is entirely objective.
Twilight Princess HD is by no means the "best" 3d Zelda game, or even the "best" HD remake of one. Wind Waker's world is more developed and further boosted by it's gorgeous HD remake, Majora's Mask is grittier (regardless of Twilight princess's reputation) and more polished to boot, and Breath of the Wild completely rethinks the entire conceptual framework of what makes a Zelda Game and is able to deliver a more memorable experience through that. This all being said, in my opinion no one game reads "Legend of Zelda" as much as this one.
Twilight princess is the platonic ideal of a Zelda game. All of its parameters-- from the puzzle solving and side quests, to the worldbuilding and epic narrative-- are nestled in a goldilocks zone that just feels plain comfortable all while it's aesthetics and mood work to age up the series. In the end, this just right aspect combined with childhood nostalgia that borders on infatuation makes this my favorite game of all time
Twilight Princess HD is by no means the "best" 3d Zelda game, or even the "best" HD remake of one. Wind Waker's world is more developed and further boosted by it's gorgeous HD remake, Majora's Mask is grittier (regardless of Twilight princess's reputation) and more polished to boot, and Breath of the Wild completely rethinks the entire conceptual framework of what makes a Zelda Game and is able to deliver a more memorable experience through that. This all being said, in my opinion no one game reads "Legend of Zelda" as much as this one.
Twilight princess is the platonic ideal of a Zelda game. All of its parameters-- from the puzzle solving and side quests, to the worldbuilding and epic narrative-- are nestled in a goldilocks zone that just feels plain comfortable all while it's aesthetics and mood work to age up the series. In the end, this just right aspect combined with childhood nostalgia that borders on infatuation makes this my favorite game of all time