The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

Wind Wanker starts with Link being a humble boy on an island in a sparse archipelago populated by freaks, monsters and inefficient pirates captained by the only normal looking blonde female character who is clearly princess Zelda. After some fapping around you meet a boat who can talk, obviously, and you set off to rescue your sister and eventually Zelda. One thing leads to another and you sail all over the shop controlling the wind and finding booty. It’s by far the most unique Zelda for consoles so far. One might even go as far as to place it in a separate category as it really doesn’t feel very Zeldary at all. However link still has his pictobox, boomerang, green hat that serves no purpose on his grotesquely oversize head, so it feels enough like home to call it Zelda.

Conclusion: In summary Wind Waker is a special game that doesn’t really scream special in the grand scheme of things. Yes it hit the right notes and gameplay was fun, but it was also an abrupt change of tone that some gamers might be put off by.