The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is a game from the Legend of Zelda series. In this game, the main protagonist, Link, is drifted to a isolated Koholint Island after defeating Ganon in his home realm Hyrule. He is taken to Tarin’s house by his daughter, Marin. Marin is excited to learn about the outside world, and shares with Link that if she was a seagull, she would leave Koholint Island and explore other places. After going around the local town and meeting all the folk, Link is given the task of waking the Wind Fish. This can be done by collecting the eight instrument located in dungeons on Koholint Island. By collecting different items along the way, Link progresses through these dungeons. Many residents of Koholint Island help Link along the way. A witch gives Link magic powder in exchange for toadstools found in the Mysterious Forest. This magic powder can be used to light torches, which is used to solve puzzles in different dungeons. This magic powder also kills enemies that Link can’t kill with his sword. The magic powder has different effects on different enemies. The enemy Buzz Blob turns into Cukeman when magic powder is used on him. Cukeman has dialogue that he speaks to Link rather than attempting to hurt Link. Throughout his journey, he begins to learn more about the lore of Koholint Island. He discovers that by waking the Wind Fish, he will return home, but Koholint Island and everybody on it will disappear. Link faces a dilemma: he can either stay on this island forever, or he can end the lives of everyone else on this island. The villagers of the island urge him to continue with his quest, but the guilt he carries slows him down along the way. Link makes his way to the final dungeon, Turtle Rock, Link defeats the boss there and gets the eighth instrument. Link climbs up Mt. Tamaranch and uses all eight instruments to play Ballad of the Wind Fish. This song cracks open the egg of the Wind Fish and allows Link to go inside of it. After going through a confusing maze, Link reaches the final nightmare. The Nightmare takes forms of different things that Link is scared of, such as Ganon. The Nightmare takes its final form, Dethl. After defeating Dethl, Link discovers that the Owl he met previously on his journey is the spirit of the Wind Fish. After Link plays the Ballad of the Wind Fish once more, the Wind Fish awakens, and Koholint Island and all of its residents disappear. If the game is completed without any deaths, Marin can be seen in the end cutscene, flying away in the form of the seagull. Link’s Awakening is an amazing game. The game contains difficult puzzles and amusing dialogue, topped off with a fun combat system. The open world of Koholint Island allows the game to be played in different ways. Not only is the game itself great, but the lore surrounding it is beautiful. In Link’s Awakening there are so many NPCs you can interact with. All these characters have their own motives and ideas, they have reasons for wanting to stay on the island or for wanting to leave the island. You can’t help but feel sympathetic for the residents of Koholint Island. This game is a must-play for anyone interested in retro games. I rate this game 5/5 stars.
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The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is a game from the Legend of Zelda series. In this game, the main protagonist, Link, is drifted to a isolated Koholint Island after defeating Ganon in his home realm Hyrule. He is taken to Tarin’s house by his daughter, Marin. Marin is excited to learn about the outside world, and shares with Link that if she was a seagull, she would leave Koholint Island and explore other places. After going around the local town and meeting all the folk, Link is given the task of waking the Wind Fish. This can be done by collecting the eight instrument located in dungeons on Koholint Island.
By collecting different items along the way, Link progresses through these dungeons. Many residents of Koholint Island help Link along the way. A witch gives Link magic powder in exchange for toadstools found in the Mysterious Forest. This magic powder can be used to light torches, which is used to solve puzzles in different dungeons. This magic powder also kills enemies that Link can’t kill with his sword. The magic powder has different effects on different enemies. The enemy Buzz Blob turns into Cukeman when magic powder is used on him. Cukeman has dialogue that he speaks to Link rather than attempting to hurt Link.
Throughout his journey, he begins to learn more about the lore of Koholint Island. He discovers that by waking the Wind Fish, he will return home, but Koholint Island and everybody on it will disappear. Link faces a dilemma: he can either stay on this island forever, or he can end the lives of everyone else on this island. The villagers of the island urge him to continue with his quest, but the guilt he carries slows him down along the way. Link makes his way to the final dungeon, Turtle Rock, Link defeats the boss there and gets the eighth instrument. Link climbs up Mt. Tamaranch and uses all eight instruments to play Ballad of the Wind Fish. This song cracks open the egg of the Wind Fish and allows Link to go inside of it. After going through a confusing maze, Link reaches the final nightmare. The Nightmare takes forms of different things that Link is scared of, such as Ganon. The Nightmare takes its final form, Dethl. After defeating Dethl, Link discovers that the Owl he met previously on his journey is the spirit of the Wind Fish. After Link plays the Ballad of the Wind Fish once more, the Wind Fish awakens, and Koholint Island and all of its residents disappear. If the game is completed without any deaths, Marin can be seen in the end cutscene, flying away in the form of the seagull.
Link’s Awakening is an amazing game. The game contains difficult puzzles and amusing dialogue, topped off with a fun combat system. The open world of Koholint Island allows the game to be played in different ways. Not only is the game itself great, but the lore surrounding it is beautiful. In Link’s Awakening there are so many NPCs you can interact with. All these characters have their own motives and ideas, they have reasons for wanting to stay on the island or for wanting to leave the island. You can’t help but feel sympathetic for the residents of Koholint Island. This game is a must-play for anyone interested in retro games. I rate this game 5/5 stars.