Wind Waker HD is the weakest 3d Zelda I've played so far. This mostly stems from pacing being all over the place, clearly missing content and padding to fill a 20+ hour runtime. The third missing dungeon to get the final pearl and the recycled bosses for gannon's tower as well as the triforce shards quest hurt the game's pacing. You feel that the game is zipping you from one dungeon to the next towards a climax that's halted by a long fetch quest. You can't explore much between the dungeons because a lot of the islands on the great sea are gated behind dungeon items. Therfore exploring feels like a waste time. I preface my review with all of this to say that despite all of these flaws, I still loved and enjoyed Wind Waker. The presentation is the most charming Zelda has ever gotten. The art style is beautiful, timeless and pleasing to the eye. Toon link is the most expressive and therefore he's the easiest to like from the get go. The music stands shoulder to shoulder with the previous two games. Gameplay-wise the game controls better than the first two and the items are a blast to use. The dungeons, while simple, were very enjoyable and I kinda appreciated having a Zelda where I didn't need to look at a guide to beat a dungeon. Exploring the islands gets much more fun once you obtain the items necessary. Wind Waker is compulsively playable because of its presentation and charming atmosphere.