radicaldefect
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I'm just a man who wants to see his friends again.
I'm just a man who wants to see his friends again.
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I wanted to play something for the Game Boy's 35th anniversary, so I picked this up for the first time in years. I wound up mashing this in a single sitting?? This may be a game I end up playing over & over again, like Super Mario Land. It's far from perfect, but like—there's no cheapness, and there's dinosaur buddies. It's "OK, maybe even Good!"
I didn’t truly experience Link to the Past for the first time until this version of the game more than 20 years ago—long after I’d mastered Link’s Awakening, Ocarina of Time, and many others I like far better. I actually got as far as Turtle Rock in my first-ever playthrough before….putting it down? Can’t remember why for the life of me. Sold the cartridge not long after that, because poor.
Now in my thirties and with disposable income and more Zelda-liking friends, I finally re-bought a physical cartridge and truly 100%ed both LttP & Four Swords. I’m not convinced the bonus dungeon was worth the hype—I’d maybe give it a 7.5/10? But Four Swords is excellent with a pal, and the Hurricane Spin kinda rules.
A Link to the Past is, like, right in the middle of my top Zeldas. I don’t hate it, but I like every other 2D Zelda after the NES better. I’m glad I finally crossed this game off the ole bucket list.
Now in my thirties and with disposable income and more Zelda-liking friends, I finally re-bought a physical cartridge and truly 100%ed both LttP & Four Swords. I’m not convinced the bonus dungeon was worth the hype—I’d maybe give it a 7.5/10? But Four Swords is excellent with a pal, and the Hurricane Spin kinda rules.
A Link to the Past is, like, right in the middle of my top Zeldas. I don’t hate it, but I like every other 2D Zelda after the NES better. I’m glad I finally crossed this game off the ole bucket list.
My earlier sentiment of "the Illusion games do it better" still stands, but I think this is the best of the trilogy for a few reasons. I wonder what a revival of this series would look like in the modern era.