6.5/10
Pros
-the soundtrack
-cute, charming art style
-enjoyed the cutscenes including the ending
-generally, the dungeons and bosses were good with a couple of exceptions. The later dungeons (esp. Eagle Tower) were a pain to navigate.
Cons:
-gameplay and getting around can be very tedious at times
-not always easy to know where to go next. Made worse by the fact that it's not until about halfway through the game that you unlock fast travel. Unless you stop to look up where to go next with a walkthrough you end up circling around.
-speaking of walkthroughs, without the internet I'm not sure how anyone figured out the random fetch quest that runs throughout the game. It's very silly but also totally necessary to be able to complete the game.
-final note, due to the need to pull up a walkthrough at so many junctures, the flow of the game kept getting broken up and it often felt more like checking off boxes.
The only other Zelda game that I've played so far is Ocarina of Time, which I enjoyed. Based on my experience with these two games, I will probably stick with more of the 3D Zelda titles (eg. BOTW, TOTK, MM, TP, WW, SS) going forward.
Pros
-the soundtrack
-cute, charming art style
-enjoyed the cutscenes including the ending
-generally, the dungeons and bosses were good with a couple of exceptions. The later dungeons (esp. Eagle Tower) were a pain to navigate.
Cons:
-gameplay and getting around can be very tedious at times
-not always easy to know where to go next. Made worse by the fact that it's not until about halfway through the game that you unlock fast travel. Unless you stop to look up where to go next with a walkthrough you end up circling around.
-speaking of walkthroughs, without the internet I'm not sure how anyone figured out the random fetch quest that runs throughout the game. It's very silly but also totally necessary to be able to complete the game.
-final note, due to the need to pull up a walkthrough at so many junctures, the flow of the game kept getting broken up and it often felt more like checking off boxes.
The only other Zelda game that I've played so far is Ocarina of Time, which I enjoyed. Based on my experience with these two games, I will probably stick with more of the 3D Zelda titles (eg. BOTW, TOTK, MM, TP, WW, SS) going forward.