Topic: The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

@Delibheel Simple, but also obnoxious busywork. I hated trying to remember who wanted what.

@DarthNocturnal you need to play the repairing minigame in ages.

@DarthNocturnal
it's also the first Zelda that allowed fishing!

@Ralizah I hate most trading sequences. Especially in the Oracle games too. But at least with links awakening the entire map is easily accessible so it's not hard to zip thru most of the trading sequence.

I like the Oracle games but tbh, some of it just felt like Link's Awakening again except with more things that make you feel like your time isn't being respected. As much as I want this to have new content, it will be nice for Switch to get a Zelda that you can 100% complete in less time than your entire life.

@kkslider5552000 I'm with you. Links awakening is more fluid. I had to look up alot of stuff in Oracle games to get by. It was a lot more frustrating for sure. Of all zelda games, seasons and ages and lower on my list( bottom 2 and 3). But LA Is close to top 3 for me which is wierd as they're similar in ways

I personally find LA to be a bit more hard/cryptic.

@Delibheel

first time I played it (I was 9), I was stuck in the Catfish's Maw for nearly a year.
"dive where torch lights do cross."
like, what.

ugh, and then I was stuck trying to get to the final boss. it wasn't until I discovered the book in the library on accident that I knew what to do.

I did get stuck on my first playthrough a few times, and I was already an English-speaking adult!

(And with years of experience from playing the Oracle games to death, mind you)

For me, the section that REALLY stumped me was Eagle's Tower. I just didn't grok that section of the game for the longest time.

Oh yeah, Jabu Jabu is easily the most confusing dungeon in that game.

Are we sure we like Zelda games as much as we say we do?

@gcunit I'm pretty sure half the people in this thread aren't even Zelda fans.

The art style reminds me a lot of the new Yoshi game. Any chance they used the same engine? I don't know much about that stuff so don't crucify me if I'm saying something stupid.

@toiletduck Art style doesn't have anything to do with game engines. So I doubt it.

So what are we thinking for a release date? ? November or will they save that for Pokemon or AC

I think it'll be either November or December, depends whether Pokemon comes early like in 2013. That year Pokemon came in October while ALBW came in the usual Pokemon slot.

@Grumblevolcano it would be cool to get it early but I'm not holding my breath on it.

@nintendobynature I feel like Luigi's Mansion 3 will be October, Link's Awakening in November and Pokémon in December. Then they'd have two heavy hitters and a fan-favourite going into the holiday season.

@nintendobynature Yeah, I'm seeing the outcome where Pokemon is November and Link's Awakening is December as more likely.