The worst sequel to a game?

[Cheebee]

The Ghost of RubangB said:

Cheebee said:

The Ghost of RubangB said:

Cheebee said:
Adventure of Link.

Let me guess, you couldn't beat your own shadow?

Not at first no, heck I don't think I even made it to the first temple when I originally got the game. I was like, dunno, way too young and thought it was the hardest game ever. I did finish it, eventually, but not until several years later, when I gave the game another try.

And it's not that I find it a bad game, really. It's just that, compared to the sweet deliciousness that is Zelda 1, it was a far less fun experience. To me. So imo it's the worst kind of sequel. Not because the sequel itself is so bad, but because the game that came before it was so good. To go from such heights in Zelda 1 to such dark deviousness in Zelda 2 felt like a step back. To me.

My dream is for all franchises to turn into platformers.  But you're right.  I think Link's Awakening had the best balance of all the good things from Zelda 1 and 2.  A crazy different spin-off is a really weird idea for the first sequel, but I'm glad they got it out of their way early on.  I would loooove something like a Zelda 2 ReBirth on WiiWare though.

I think the main thing that bothers people about Zelda 2 is the name.  If it was called Zelda Gaiden I bet everybody would love it.

Hm, that's some dream. Although I must admit, I'd love to play a first person platformer, a roleplaying platformer, a real time strategy platformer, or a dating sim platformer.

You're right about Links Awakening. Then again, it's sort of common knowledge that LA >>> Most Other Games, ever, isn't it?

A revisiting of Zelda 2 on WiiWare sounds intriguing, actually. I'd say no chance in hell of that happening, but weirder things've happened when it comes to Nintendo. And by weirder things I mean Tingle's Rosy Rupeeland. Which is probably better than most other games too.

As for the name thing, I think that might be it, yes. In a perfect world, Zelda 2 would've been released as a CD-i game, as a sister title to Zelda's Adventure. Then nobody would've given its quality a second thought. In fact, they'd probably have praised it.