Trying to play this without save states would be an unbearable slog. Add on to the fact that this game has the same problem as the first LoZ game in that you practically need a strat guide to walk you thru it because so much of the game is so obtuse...oof. It has it's moments. The JRPG Overworld is kinda fun, and it certainly is novel in how different the gampelay of this is to every other Zelda game. Just wish it wasn't so brutal.