Oh, it's beautiful! I love when Zelda has this style and these stories that really flesh Link out as a character.
Well, there's your reason to keep playing them.
I read this while the parrot at your signature was threatening me
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HELL YEAH, another Zelda 2 enjoyer!I've sung the game's praises like a bluebird many, many times on RGT, but I suppose it's worth reiterating here that Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link is my favourite one. It's challenging and mysterious, but rewarding and exciting in equal measure, and I truly do adore the game's sense of progression and atmosphere. I can't think of a game from the 8-bit era that I like the story of more. It's been in my top 10 list since the day I completed it. The Shotaro Ishnimori manga adaptation is excellent too, of course – he was a great guy to work on a Zelda property.
I don't know if I need a sequel or spiritual successor to Zelda 2 (there are a ton of clones of it on the NES and especially the Famicom), but I do think it could use a remake. People, even hardcore fans of the series, always dismiss it as "that weird hard one", and it is both very weird and very hard, but it's a really terrific, unique game that blends fast-paced action and slow, intellectual discovery very well. If you play it, I truly would advise you not to use a guide, cheats, or any form of walkthrough. Take the time to play the game by its rules, and you'll learn to love it.
Outside of 2, I guess I'm a weird pariah in the Zelda fandom because the other ones I like most are 1, Minish Cap, Four Swords Adventure, and Breath of the Wild (I haven't played ToTK, but I'm pretty sure I'd like it, too). I'm not crazy about Link's Awakening (any version, and I think the remake's graphics are honestly pretty awful) nor really any of the pre-BoTW 3D ones, so feel free to murder me in my sleep. I'd really, really love to play Zelda's Adventure someday – I hope it gets decompiled, because the game looks right up my alley. The 80s cartoon is absolutely fantastic, too, of course.
What people don't understand is that Zelda 2 is THE SECOND GAME IN THE SERIES!!! Of course its different. They were trying things out and experimenting, and honestly its not even a bad Zelda game or a bad game in general. Its unique and different.I've sung the game's praises like a bluebird many, many times on RGT, but I suppose it's worth reiterating here that Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link is my favourite one. It's challenging and mysterious, but rewarding and exciting in equal measure, and I truly do adore the game's sense of progression and atmosphere. I can't think of a game from the 8-bit era that I like the story of more. It's been in my top 10 list since the day I completed it. The Shotaro Ishnimori manga adaptation is excellent too, of course – he was a great guy to work on a Zelda property.
I don't know if I need a sequel or spiritual successor to Zelda 2 (there are a ton of clones of it on the NES and especially the Famicom), but I do think it could use a remake. People, even hardcore fans of the series, always dismiss it as "that weird hard one", and it is both very weird and very hard, but it's a really terrific, unique game that blends fast-paced action and slow, intellectual discovery very well. If you play it, I truly would advise you not to use a guide, cheats, or any form of walkthrough. Take the time to play the game by its rules, and you'll learn to love it.
Outside of 2, I guess I'm a weird pariah in the Zelda fandom because the other ones I like most are 1, Minish Cap, Four Swords Adventure, and Breath of the Wild (I haven't played ToTK, but I'm pretty sure I'd like it, too). I'm not crazy about Link's Awakening (any version, and I think the remake's graphics are honestly pretty awful) nor really any of the pre-BoTW 3D ones, so feel free to murder me in my sleep. I'd really, really love to play Zelda's Adventure someday – I hope it gets decompiled, because the game looks right up my alley. The 80s cartoon is absolutely fantastic, too, of course.
I loved it and wish that Nintendo would remake the original Zelda in that style.
That's one of my favourites, too.
Totally!
I also love round nose Link!
Well I think it absolutely counts just for being that cool.
As a kid I was too scared to play it by own, so I ended up watching YouTubers beat it (shout out old-school ZeldaMaster videos) so that's how I knew that thing was for real.
I'm partial to the Link to the Past design with the floppy hat.
What scared you about it? The music?
have you played the first zelda game? when you enter the first dungeon, these terrifying statues greet you. they are menacing, just standing there, staring at you, unblinkingly.
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