I think second Zelda game i've ever actually beaten, because I'm some kind of heathen of video games or whatever. I think it was the second anyway, despite my love of Breath of the Wild I spent far too much time cocking about and not finishing it (which I don't regret, it is definitely a game that rewards you heavily for cocking about). I love games that reward you for exploring everything, finding all the nooks and crannies you can (like BoTW, or Super Metroid which I beat before this and loved) and this is definitely one of those. The dungeons I expected to kind of loathe and there are definitely some that stuck with me in a "this is a bit annoying" way but none that made me want to headbutt a spike thankfully. Most bosses were extremely visually memorable and entertaining, fun to figure out and rewarding to beat which is a huge bonus. Generally just a very memorable game to me overall, the Dark World is such an amazingly memorable everything; design, soundtrack, locations, it really is fantastic. Just a really great game and one that made me a little ashamed to say it took me so long into my life to have played, and one that made me want to play a lot more of the series for sure.

Reviewed on Oct 02, 2022


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