ZELDA MARATHON- 2/20
There was some weird fixation in the NES era for a sequel to be substantially different to the first one- SMB 2, Castlevania 2 and Zelda 2 are all noticeably very different from their premier instalment, and all 3 go back to the formula of the first one after an attempted shakeup. It's interesting to think about what would have happened if Zelda 2 took off and became the template of the series, but I'm happy it didn't.
I admire the ambition of Zelda II but it just isn't very good. The 2D combat is a little wonky, the 3D sections are less visually appealing than the first game, and the game is just really damn hard. Was happy to finish up with this one.
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There was some weird fixation in the NES era for a sequel to be substantially different to the first one- SMB 2, Castlevania 2 and Zelda 2 are all noticeably very different from their premier instalment, and all 3 go back to the formula of the first one after an attempted shakeup. It's interesting to think about what would have happened if Zelda 2 took off and became the template of the series, but I'm happy it didn't.
I admire the ambition of Zelda II but it just isn't very good. The 2D combat is a little wonky, the 3D sections are less visually appealing than the first game, and the game is just really damn hard. Was happy to finish up with this one.
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