It's mind blowing that this is the FIRST 3D Zelda game. Its so fleshed out you would assume this wasn't their first crack at an open world 3D game, especially for releasing in 1998. In a lot of ways, this is THE Zelda game. It is the pioneer that the rest of the games, even the most recent ones, are still calling back to. The narrative, quirky characters, music, extensive exploration, combat (targeting system and dodging in the first 3D game), and dungeons (except the water temple) are all incredible. This is a coming of age tale where Link's world gets tossed upside down once he becomes an adult. He's burdened with the duty of restoring things to the way they once were, like a lot of us try to do once we realize how messed up the world actually is. And that ending, man...bittersweet to say the least.