I remember playing this a long time ago when it first came out, but at that point I had no experience with 2D Zelda likes. This was such a calming, contained, and engaging gaming experience. I loved the atmosphere, the short little puzzles, and the exploration. Despite the story not being super easy to understand, it was still charming and I felt like there was a lot of depth and deeper meaning that could be found in talking to the world's inhabitants. I would say my favorite part of the game though, strictly from a stylistic angle is when you're sitting on top of the hotel talking to the boy that sees the lights in the cityscape as individual people that he loves. Really took me out of the action and caused me to sit back and take it all in.

Reviewed on Mar 12, 2024


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