a fantastic and charming remake of an already great Zelda game. the art style I thought was offputting at first, but it really works for this game. the music is beautifully redone - “ballad of the wind fish” brings a tear to my eye just thinking about it. the dungeons and skill progression are on a level typical of a Zelda game, which is to say, it’s excellent. the only thing keeping it from a 5/5 is some of the esoteric solutions to certain overworld puzzles that have plagued so many older Zelda games. sometimes you need to give a specific item to a specific NPC and few clues to help you put two and two together. but other than that, it’s a modern classic for Nintendo!

Reviewed on Jan 16, 2022


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