To get the negatives out of the way; I was a bit disappointed that Turtle Rock showers you with resources. It was still a great dungeon, but it made it pretty easy to get through. The final boss is on the easier side as well (the feather is really busted in that fight). Finally, Color Dungeon was just kind of okay.

To sing its praises; This legit might be the best 2D Zelda I have played to date. The dungeon quality is excellent and the way the dungeons lead you to the correct paths is very clever. Even the final dungeon, which showers you with resources, was still fun to play. The map is excellent as well, with some interesting geographical progression, including a long item trade quest line that requires you to explore nearly every facet of the game to figure out.

I like how you need to use your whole arsenal effectively as well and the game doesn't let up on that. You need to remember everything it teaches you, you need to use all your items as you receive them, down to trying to find walls that have different noises in order to bomb for secret paths. It builds upon everything really well and never stops testing what the player has learned.

Tal Tal Heights might also be my favorite theme in any of the Zeldas now. What a bop.