This review contains spoilers
Zelda games are, at their core, about saving the world while also meeting a bunch of Weird Guys.
Link's Awakening, paradoxically, has one of the highest Weird Guys Per Minute ratios in the series (AND some of the weirdest at that), but completing it's quest means ENDING their world. This^, in my view, makes the it one of the most interesting and best games in the series.
^That, along with Rock Solid dungeons, a great final boss, neat minigames, the trading sequence, and the platforming sections. The remake is great too, since I'm posting this on it's page, I even didn't end up hating the Dampe chamber dungeon shit
Link's Awakening, paradoxically, has one of the highest Weird Guys Per Minute ratios in the series (AND some of the weirdest at that), but completing it's quest means ENDING their world. This^, in my view, makes the it one of the most interesting and best games in the series.
^That, along with Rock Solid dungeons, a great final boss, neat minigames, the trading sequence, and the platforming sections. The remake is great too, since I'm posting this on it's page, I even didn't end up hating the Dampe chamber dungeon shit