Link, a blacksmith’s nephew living in Hyrule, must free the land from the evildoings of Ganon. Link must take up the mythical Master Sword and collect the three Triforces in order to free the Seven Maidens, including the princess of Hyrule, Zelda, from the dungeons and castles of the Dark World to stop Ganon.
The plot of A Link to the Past focuses on Link as he travels on a journey to save Hyrule, defeat Ganon and rescue the seven descendants of the Sages. A Link to the Past uses a 3/4 top-down perspective similar to that of the original The Legend of Zelda, dropping the side scrolling elements of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. A Link to the Past introduced elements to the series that are still commonplace today, such as the concept of an alternate or parallel world, the Master Sword and other new weapons and items.
The Legend of Zelda Game Series [View The Legend of Zelda Full Game Series]
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Champions’ Ballad
- The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Hyrule Warriors
- The Legend of Zelda
- The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
- A Hole In Space
- A hermit crab is finding a house
- A Calm Memory Game
- A Day
- (Early Access Optional) Dudes on a Map: Game Master
- Lucid Cycle
- My Universe – School Teacher
- //TODO: today Original Soundtrack
- A Conversation With Mister Rabbit
- A Frog’s Tale
- 2D Platformer GAME (Toy Factory)
- 4 Witch Seasons & Convenant
- a guard walks into a tavern
- The Help Desk
- eemmmpty
The game isn’t bad however it is easily one of the weaker 2D games in the franchise. I’m not a massive fan of the aesthetic, zelda music has some of the best soundtrack throughout the entire franchise, however this soundtrack sits in the middle, with some great track, and then those that stab your ears. The sword play is frustrating to say the least, maybe coming off of the Oracle games but the sword hitbox felt smaller than the sword, and there was an obvious deadzone, something I did not feel in the original game.
Although I have played the game multiple times, this is the first time I have finished it to completion. Don’t expect what some call the greatest game of all time, It’s not even the best in the franchise.
This is a pretty epic game, and I remembered almost ALL of the secrets in it so it was very easy to blow through at this point. Wished it was a little bit longer and little harder but that may just be me having played it so many times already. Classic game that still holds up for the most part.
Score Breakdown
“The Tale”
Story- 7
Pacing- 7
Characters- 6
Originality- 7
Linearity- 9
Length- 8
Epicness- 8
“The Presentation”
Visuals- 7
Display- 8
Music- 9
Sound FX- 8
“The Mechanics”
Ease of Use- 6
Innovation- 7
Replayability- 7
Clever puzzles
Fun bosses
It provides you with an adventurous feeling
A great improvement over an already great original game
Later dungeons get very tricky and confusing
Hyrule is a vast and confusing place to navigate, getting to later stages makes your brain hurt
Story doesn't matter. It might as well not even have one
The minute you start the game you are sucked into a wonderful adventure. You get to explore a huge (for its time) land of Hyrule, you get to fight with some very creative bosses, you get to meet some fun characters. It just feels like a real adventure. Solving a dungeon, especially the last ones, feels satisfying. My favorite part of Zelda games is looking for heart container pieces. Finding them feels very satisfying too.
I unfortunately haven’t beaten this game because right before the last dungeon I stopped playing for a couple of weeks. When I came back to the game I couldn’t remember how to get to the dungeon. It’s a very confusing road that leads you there. I was too lazy to look up the solution online so I just abandoned the game. And being confusing is my biggest negative point for this game. I bet that many people who read this review grew up with this game and know every nook and cranny of the map, but I find it too complicated. Especially the mountains, where you have to go into the dark world and back many times to explore everything.
The story of the game is thin, but it doesn’t matter. You just go from one dungeon to the next, who cares about the exposition the fairies share with you? What matters is how fun playing the game is.
Conclusion: It certainly deserves to be played by every video game fan.