If 3D Dot Game Heroes was an actual Zelda game...

[AdventWolf]

I think it's true to say that the critic's response would not be universal, but instead some would rank it higher and some would rank it lower if it was indeed a Zelda game. If it truly was Zelda game I doubt it would have received any 50s or 60s except from maybe 1 or 2 bitter sources.