Reviewing every Zelda game number 4: Link’s Awakening
This game is kinda overrated
Don’t get me wrong, it was the first truly linear Zelda which is awesome, the most linear entries feel like clever puzzle boxes to piece together. That being said, the more open games are better in general. This game is like… the game you think of when you think of Zelda. Not because it’s the best one, but because of how average it is. It has no unique gimmick or spice up to the progression loop.
The game is mostly remembered for its plot. Link wakes up on a whimsical island but it turns out it’s a whale fever dream and you have to wake up and kill everyone you know in this island. People call this dark but like… none of the people in this island were real anyway except very arguably Marin.
The dungeons are the most perfectly acceptable mediocre “mazes” that are more linear than a straight line. Exploring the overworld feels nice though, especially with the BANGER that is its field theme.
The game got a remake on the Switch and… yeah it’s pretty f**king good. Except for the fact that THEY CHANGED THE OVERWORLD THEME TO BE A GENERIC ORCHESTRA THING BRIG. ME BACK THAT AWESOME COMPRESSED SOUNDTRACK OF PEAK
5.3/10 on GB, 6/10 on Switch
