LOVE Link's Awakening so much... it's so weird in a way that I wish more LoZ games were. The Animal Village! The strange bosses! The guy introducing himself to Link by saying that he'll be lost in the mountains later and that Link should look for him!! Just the idea of an island with a gigantic pink-spotted egg on top of its mountain!!! It really feels like a dream and I love it so much.
Unfortunately this version of the game is pretty clunky... since it was limited to the Game Boy's extremely few buttons you have to constantly go to the menu to switch items (why do i have to equip the bracelet to lift objects?) and just touching certain objects prompts annoying textboxes you can't skip if you don't have the proper items for them ("OH? WHAT A WEIRD OBJECT" etc.) . There's a few things I like more in this version of the game, like the forest soundtrack! And the fact that the remake doesn't have the photograph sections is a CRIME. But on the whole, I'd definitely recommend the switch remake for all its quality of life changes while keeping the spirit of the original game. But if you don't mind the jank this version too is a strange & wonderful experience! My favourite Zelda story, right after Majora's Mask. I guess I just like when LoZ stories Get Weird.
Unfortunately this version of the game is pretty clunky... since it was limited to the Game Boy's extremely few buttons you have to constantly go to the menu to switch items (why do i have to equip the bracelet to lift objects?) and just touching certain objects prompts annoying textboxes you can't skip if you don't have the proper items for them ("OH? WHAT A WEIRD OBJECT" etc.) . There's a few things I like more in this version of the game, like the forest soundtrack! And the fact that the remake doesn't have the photograph sections is a CRIME. But on the whole, I'd definitely recommend the switch remake for all its quality of life changes while keeping the spirit of the original game. But if you don't mind the jank this version too is a strange & wonderful experience! My favourite Zelda story, right after Majora's Mask. I guess I just like when LoZ stories Get Weird.