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Ahhhh yeah: The Legend of Zelda The Wind Waker. A game that never deserved the backlash it received prerelease because it was cartoony. After it was released, it was grown to be loved and is considered to be one of the best in the series by many, including me. This still is for me a top tier zelda game. It switches places with skyward sword in my zelda ranking, which is 4 and 5, but I truly love this game It is an absolutely beautifully made game with a lot of charm, enjoyment, and so much exploration and character. In fact it is because of its charm and fun art style that this is the zelda game that gives me the most happiness and enjoyment playing. If ocarina of time was the disney fairy tale adventure or if Twilight Princess is the epic lord of the rings fantasy journey, wind waker is the fun and bombastic pirates if the Caribbean adventure with a charming twist. The exploration in this game is right up there with Breath of the Wild. It takes place on this vast sea, which is already an incredible setting itself. There is so much treasure in this game to collect that is buried deep in this sea, and they all feel rewarding. The sailing is fantastic as it sets off that adventure feeling incredibly. There are so many islands to chart on the map and some submarines that increase the quality of exploration. The combat improves greatly of the system from Ocarina of Time and Majoras Mask and is really fluid. The dungeons are all fun and unique, and Items like the grappling hook and deku leaf are awesome. Some of the side quests are fun as well, such as the different island games or the trading sequence. Now the presentation. The cel shading really brings a lot of charm to the game, and it really shines in the HD version. The music is the best in the series, with songs like Molgeras theme, The great sea, and the Hero's theme. The story is awesome. It kicks off the adult timeline, taking place after Ocarina of Time, where Hyrule gets drowned to seal away the Triforce from Ganon. It starts off as a quest to save to your little sister, who is mistakenly kidnapped from the Helmorach King, to saving a drowned kingdom of Hyrule from the evil Ganondorf. Something that's great about this story is that even though the game puts a happy an fun personality, it hides a sad story of a kingdom flooded by time. Its really tragic and I love that. What I love most about the story are the characters. Tetra starts off as selfish to actually caring, Links, Grandma (what else can I Say...its GRANDMA), Ganondorf is the Best in the series as they actually provide some depth to his motivation, Medli and Makar are sweet and developed as well, toon Link is just that goofy boy to actually embodying the hero, and The king of Red Lions is one of my favorite companions in the series. Its a very deep and emotional story for a game that makes yourself happy most of the time. Some issues with Wind Waker is that sometimes the sailing can be a bit tedious, at least up until the swift sail in the HD version. Also, like Breath of the wild, since the game is relatively vast, there could have been an extra 1 or 2 dungeons. I also think the bosses were a little bit on the weaker side compared to others This game is 100% amazing. There is a reason I love the 6 3d Zelda games more than the 2d ones (there still great though) as they do everything right. Wind Waker is no exception. It will exceed all expectations of people who have low expectations because of the art style. 10/10

What a legendary achievement for Nintendo. Breath of the Wild came was so close to beating Twilight Princess as my favorite game, even if it did not, it is a true game changer. No game has ever lived up to and exceeded the amount of hype that I placed for a video game in my entire life. Breath of the Wild is easily my favorite open world game ever. This is the other game along twilight princess where i definitively know where I place it in my zelda ranking, which is 2nd place. There are a few flaws that I will address first. My real issue was how the story was presented. Now the story is actually great. Like the idea of Ganon destroying hyrule is dark and tragic. Each location in the game also provides a lot of lore to Zelda. Zelda also has a very fantastic arc in this game and is really the only character that gets fleshed out. That's issue 1 with the story, as no one else really has that sense of development. Sure the characters are likeable, but I was not connected with them as much as previous Zelda games. Now my main issue was how the story is TOLD through the memories. I actually liked the cutscenes, but throwing them all over the place really made a disconnected story, and after watching each memory, there wasn't really any impact on myself. Its hard to have a progressing story in an open world game, but I would definitely like this to be fixed in the sequel. Last real negative of the game are the bosses, which are mediocre at best, especially dark beast ganon. Also, while the divine beasts were great, classic dungeons need to return in the sequel. I really don't think I can do Breath of the Wild justice in my review. Here's the reason this is in my opinion the best open world game. Hyrule is massive, and there is SO MUCH TO DO. Every time you think your gonna go somewhere, you get sidetracked by like 1000 things along the way. That is something open world games struggle with. They are too big, yet a little too empty. Now don't get me wrong they're still amazing games. Skyrim is awesome, and Shadow of the Colossus is one of my favorite games ever. However, Hyrule for the most part is extremely dense for how massive it is. Not only this, but YOU CAN DO ANYTHING!! You can climb almost any structure, swim at almost any pond, cook almost any meal, and much more. What makes this world so special is how organic it and alive it is. So many areas are so distinct and realistic. In certain areas, you either need special armor or foods that can prevent you from taking damage in each region. I have never felt this immersed in a world of a game since my first adventure of Ocarina of Time. Now, The side quests, though can be unrewarding, are still awesome, like terry town to actually buying a house. The shrines, though small, offer some fantastic puzzles that are unique and varied. The combat in this game is fantastic, from the flurry rush to using different types of weapons really requires strategic thinking to how you want to take down enemies. Now about this game's armor. I love the clothes in this game. Each set of armor provides so much variety, so many benefits, and it shakes this game so much. Now like i said in my negatives, I do wish the story was presented more efficiently, but the amount of lore and the content of it is amazing. The diaries also provide more backstory to certain characters, including Link, which is fantastic. Finally, the graphics and music work extremely well with the theme and world of this game The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is awesome. Though I had a few issues, it is another phenomenal entry in my favorite gaming series. 10/10

Damn. I don't think i can do justice in this review. Twilight Princess is my favorite game of all time. No just my favorite Zelda game; my favorite game of all time. The first Zelda game i played was ocarina of time and that game was already super special. Then I picked up twilight princess. Just Wow. I didn't think I would love it more. Where Ocarina of Time was the fairy tale adventure like Disney books, Twilight is the epic fantasy tale like lord of the rings, but more artistic and melancholy. That was something i absolutely adored. That's my favorite trilogy and TP really felt like I was on a LOTR adventure. I loved the epic set pieces of this dying world. The world is much bigger, varied, beautiful, and feels empty, sad, but at the same time...epic. The wolf link mechanic unique and offered a new way to explore. It was awesome being this lone wolf in this epic and detailed world. While I do wish there were more fun side quests, there were some awesome minigames, and the quests that are there are great. The Malo mart is fun, fishing is awesome, the cave of ordeals test your strength, and the heros shade quest is one of my favorite in the series. The one thing I love the most about the gameplay is combat. This was to first game to introduce sword swinging while riding Epona, something I really wanted in ocarina of time. It was awesome. The combat is essentially the combat of Wind Waker but with more skills and more variety to make it awesome. Lets move on to the best thing though: dungeons. The dungeons and bosses in this game are my favorite in the series. The design was out of this world and there were great puzzles and items. The bosses and mini-bosses are AWESOME to fight and the setting of each boss, especially Argorok, is outstanding. Also, the graphics (HD version) are my favorite in the series, with a very realistic look. The music is also very emotional and epic at certain moments. The story was in my opinion one of the most epic and emotional in the series. It connects so well to OOT especially with the heroes shade quest which is absolutely phenomenal. With a dark atmosphere combined with themes of grief and darkness, this game really shines in its story telling. Seeing this world suffer under darkness was so powerful. Now the characters. Link is so great in this game and he connects with almost everyone, like the children of Ordon, Ilia, and the resistance. Zant is also one of the best villains in Zelda, as he feels so interesting and compelling. But you cant talk about twilight princess without talking about, well the twilight princess. Midna is my favorite companion in any Zelda game. She is an amazingly developed character and is one of few companions that I actually care about. Twilight Princess probably has the best character development in the series, through Colin, Ilia, and Link himself, but Midna is the best character in this game hands down. It has its flaws such as tedious sections, lack of versatility with some of the best items in the series, and lack of in depth side-quests and lackluster collectibles compared to Majora's Mask or Skyward Sword. But in my opinion, like Breath of the wild, what it does right it does so so right to overcome all of its flaws. Over the past few years my ranking of the 3d zelda games have changed a lot but there has always been one constant. Twilight Princess has always been my favorite and I dont think anything can top that. Breath of the Wild 2 looks like it might, but for now nothing has ever topped the masterpiece know as The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. 10/10

The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap is one of my favorite 2d zelda games. Id say its right behind Links awakening personally. It is a great game that in my opinion should absolutely get a remake. Its honestly feels like a 3d Zelda game, which if you've seen my review for each, you would know that that is incredible for me. Some stuff that holds Minish Cap back for me is that its pretty short, the figurine and kinstone mechanics can get annoying and repetitive, the bosses are mediocre, there is a TON of backtracking, and since its a gameboy game, you have very limited access to your items, which they made the sword and shield one. Hopefully, a remake can fix all these issues like Links Awakening, and potentially rise this game to my top 5, because it does have that potential. This game is awesome. The story is actually fairly simple, but really cool. On the day of the Piccori festival, an evil sorcerer Vaati tries to obtain the light force by destroying the piccori sword, turning Zelda to stone, and taking over the castle. Link unites with a talking hat names Ezlo, and together they must remake the sword and defeat Vaati. Throughout your adventure, Ezlo gives you the ability to shrink down to the size of the titular race, the minish. This is such an amazing game mechanic that makes each area so fun to explore in different sizes. For example, you could go through a tiny hole or climb tiny ladders as a minish, which is so interesting and adds so many cool little puzzles. Speaking of areas, they are very unique and fun to explore. Hyrule Castle Town is just as amazing in this game as it was in Twilight Princess or Ocarina of Time, with fun activity everywhere. The dungeons are my favorite 2d dungeons. Why? Because they feel so much alike to a 3d zelda game. Some of the dungeons actually take a decent amount of time for a 2d game. Items like the gust jar or mole mits are also really clever in my opinion. Most of them in the other 2d zeldas are like 18-20, while the minish cap has 30-40 mins worth of time. The sidequests are great; although the kinstones kind of take away from them, the actual content is cool. The minish are such a cool race of creatures...probably as awesome as the Gorons, Zoras, and Rito. This game is beautiful, with really awesome pixelated graphics. Sometimes it adds charm and depth to all the NPC's. This game is just fun as hell, and its absolutely great Now after reading most of my reviews, It seems that I love every single zelda game. That's not true. From Phantom Hourglass to Spirit tracks is where I think the games are decent... some very good actually, but very flawed and i definitely don't love. However I love my top 10, and adore my top 6 to death. From A Link to the Past to Twilight Princess is where I have a love for the games. Minish Cap has the worthy honor of being number 8. I think that those statements show how much I love Zelda. Sure I can be a bit lenient in my reviews, and I am definitely biased towards the 3d games, but for the most part these reviews are genuine and it is how a feel about each game. I love Minish Cap. Not as much as the 3d Zelda games, but I would definitely say its my 2nd favorite 2d Zelda game, right behind Links Awakening. I am all for a remake. its a worthy Zelda title, and a remake could definitely fix all those issues and make it another masterpiece in the best series ever. Seriously though how many masterpieces can this series make. 9/10

I think Im biased biased towards the 3d Zelda game as all 6 of them are my top 6 Zelda games. However, the 2d zelda games are great too, probably being more "Fun" than the 3d games. Links awakening is my favorite 2d zelda game. It is what majoras mask is to the 3d games; a completely unique zelda game, but being lighthearted and a lot of fun to play. The switch remake is definitely the best version of this game and will keep smiles on your face. One of the things that holds this game back, as well as all 2d zelda games back, is that they are a bit too short in my opinion. I feel like its fairly easy to 100% complete each of those games with only playing the game 3 hours per day for like 5-6 days, where as the 3d zelda games would take a few more days. Also I feel like the stories, while good, don't get fleshed out as much. There are some exceptions, like Spirit Tracks or Minish Cap, and even Links Awakening to some extent, but for the most part they are a bit too simple. Another issue I do have is that the dungeons are way to short. Those are my main issues with Links Awakening, but there is a lot to love about this game While the dungeons are short, some are actually fantastic dungeons that offer some of the best puzzles in the series. My favorite was Eagles Tower, which was so complex and in depth because of the floors it had. The world of Koholint is really fun and has a lot of charm as you explore different villages. There are a lot of secrets in this game that keeps the game very interesting and the world distinct. The charm is this games biggest strength. Everything is so interesting, with villages full of talking animals, a castle with a prince who has golden leaves, and many other creative ones. I loved interacting with all the characters in this game through different side quests, and the trading sequence was brilliant. It was a cool way to get different items and give it to different people. I loved all the references to Mario in this game, whether there were Goombas, bloopers, or even a character that looks like Mario. Marin is a really cool character that actually helps in fleshing out the story of the game. Its a pretty complicated and different story, but it all centers on if the world you're exploring is real, is it a dream, and what happens if you wake the wind fish. Its a very unique story that is completely different from a traditional Zelda game. The story takes you all over this island, and helps you uncover so many secrets. Links Awakening is an extremely enjoyable Zelda game. It is a game that will keep you happy so much because of how interesting and unique the world is. It doesn't try to be as phenomenal as Breath of the Wild or Ocarina of Time; its just trying to be a fun light hearted adventure, and it excels in doing so. It is a great game that I enjoy very much. 9/10