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This is The Legend of Zelda formula perfected.
Twilight Princess is a game that fans can't agree if they love or hate it, but if you love Ocarina of Time I see no reason why you would say this game is bad, though I could understand saying this game is just ok. TP is OOT and MM blended together beautifully, it takes the monumental formula made in OOT and the dark creepy tones of MM and combined them.
From the cozy start to the heart breaking ending this game is a joy to play. While it has its lows with the water temple like all Zelda's do, it has its highs with some of the most memorable characters.
The phenomenal artstyle being ugly and gorgeous at the same time is a perfect choice from the team to match the theme of the light world vs the twilight world, The music being some of the best blending the epic orchestra and synthesized sounds to show the difference between worlds,
Having one of the best supporting characters in Zelda history with Midna's amazing character development and fantastic character design, Even the wolf segments, while get old towards the end, force you to play the game slightly more strategically than just spamming B over and over with an arrow thrown in, make this game a phenomenal experience that I wish I could experience again for the first time like I did in 2006.

The story is a good change of uniqueness while keeping that normal hero story there, with the twists and stakes being so high the story never loses steam once it gets going.
Zant being such a creepy and disturbing villain only to be a massive dork, Ganon showing up and just destroying a guy is cool as hell, and the ending of Midna destroying the mirror was one of the first times I cried at a game like I did.
I wish Nintendo made another Zelda even remotely close to this feeling but unfortunately it seems that will never happen.

Reviewed on Apr 16, 2024


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