Link's Awakening is a perfect example of a remake, where it keeps what makes the original so good whilst also managing to improve on it in a way which doesn't sacrifice anything from the original, and for that I loved this game more than I expected.

Considering I played the Game Boy DX version not too long ago, I still found this incredibly fun to play through even though most of the dungeons and puzzles were easy to do as I remembered them, and I'm glad to see they kept some of the contrived puzzles that even I couldn't remember how to complete as it wouldn't be the same without them. Making items a lot more convenient was also a great move, and having the pegasus boots and shield to just be the triggers saves a lot of time compared to having to switch them out when you need them. However, I think the weakest part of this game is definitely the dungeon maker, as whilst it's a cool idea it isn't very fun in execution, and I only played it for the secret shells and heart containers you get from it.

Overall, Link's Awakening for the Switch is absolutely awesome and it surprisingly managed to recapture the joy I had when playing through the original.