After 10 years, I finally managed to fly the seagull right and get the Triforce chart I needed to finish this playthrough properly. For context, I played this back in 2014 and that was all that stood in my way between completing and not; I sadly had to return it to a friend before finishing.
Now that I have, and did a full playthrough again, I still felt satisfied. Wind Waker is a solid Zelda game, full of magic and things to do. What I will say however, is it is far from a perfect game. I only have two major complaints that brought down my rating. I will factor in the HD version on the Wii U addresses my complaints, but I didn't have a Wii U to play so I had to settle for the original release.
1. I found the L Targeting system to be cumbersome at times, more specifically when targeting multiple enemies on screen. It would happen sometimes where I would be looking directly at my target, press L, and within a frame a new enemy would cut into view and take over the L Target. Maybe I'm just spoiled from how Kingdom Hearts handles its targeting via Lock On and allowing you to cycle through. I strictly remember this being the case in Ocarina of Time as well.
2. I know this portion of the game was reworked in the HD version, but the OG hunt for the shards of the Triforce became a slog very quickly. Specifically because of farming the rupees needed to pay off Tingle to decipher the maps. It drug out the game but the most boring aspect of it, that being sailing on the Great Sea. I will admit the overworld theme is great, but on its 10th or so loop while treasure hunting it gets old fast.
Apart from these two complaints I enjoyed the game. The dungeons were well laid out, even the final bit in Ganon's Tower was a fun challenge. The art style was different for its time but stands out and aged well I would say. The characters are varied and fun to interact with, I particularly liked the design for the Moblin and his goober face.
Again, I enjoyed the game overall and am glad I can finally put it to rest as a fully completed game after 10 years of putting off learning how to control the damn seagulls.
Now that I have, and did a full playthrough again, I still felt satisfied. Wind Waker is a solid Zelda game, full of magic and things to do. What I will say however, is it is far from a perfect game. I only have two major complaints that brought down my rating. I will factor in the HD version on the Wii U addresses my complaints, but I didn't have a Wii U to play so I had to settle for the original release.
1. I found the L Targeting system to be cumbersome at times, more specifically when targeting multiple enemies on screen. It would happen sometimes where I would be looking directly at my target, press L, and within a frame a new enemy would cut into view and take over the L Target. Maybe I'm just spoiled from how Kingdom Hearts handles its targeting via Lock On and allowing you to cycle through. I strictly remember this being the case in Ocarina of Time as well.
2. I know this portion of the game was reworked in the HD version, but the OG hunt for the shards of the Triforce became a slog very quickly. Specifically because of farming the rupees needed to pay off Tingle to decipher the maps. It drug out the game but the most boring aspect of it, that being sailing on the Great Sea. I will admit the overworld theme is great, but on its 10th or so loop while treasure hunting it gets old fast.
Apart from these two complaints I enjoyed the game. The dungeons were well laid out, even the final bit in Ganon's Tower was a fun challenge. The art style was different for its time but stands out and aged well I would say. The characters are varied and fun to interact with, I particularly liked the design for the Moblin and his goober face.
Again, I enjoyed the game overall and am glad I can finally put it to rest as a fully completed game after 10 years of putting off learning how to control the damn seagulls.