Considered to be the black sheep of the series, I actually liked a lot of aspects about it.
The side scrolling parts are actually very fun and I love the RPG elements with collecting XP, leveling up and distributing stats. I wish more of these elements were present in future Zelda games.
The biggest issue for me is the difficulty. I don't mind challenging games at all but this one is just unfair. It's so unfair that it actually ruins the fun. A lot of the enemies are just atrocious and this would actually be a good Zelda game with better enemy design. Soundtrack is also a downgrade from the first one.
However I still enjoyed playing it even though it was very frustrating. There were a lot of things to hate but also many to like. Better than I expected it to be with the reputation it has.
The side scrolling parts are actually very fun and I love the RPG elements with collecting XP, leveling up and distributing stats. I wish more of these elements were present in future Zelda games.
The biggest issue for me is the difficulty. I don't mind challenging games at all but this one is just unfair. It's so unfair that it actually ruins the fun. A lot of the enemies are just atrocious and this would actually be a good Zelda game with better enemy design. Soundtrack is also a downgrade from the first one.
However I still enjoyed playing it even though it was very frustrating. There were a lot of things to hate but also many to like. Better than I expected it to be with the reputation it has.