Best of Zelda Awards: 2013

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Story/Plot 

1. Ocarina of Time

2. Wind Waker

3. Skyward Sword

Main Characters 

1. Skyward Sword

2. Wind Waker

3. Twilight Princess

Minor Characters 

1. Wind Waker

2. Majora’s Mask

3. Ocarina of Time

Writing 

1. Twilight Princess

2. Ocarina of Time

3. Skyward Sword

Overworld 

1. A Link Between Worlds

2. Wind Waker

3. The Legend of Zelda NES

Side Quests 

1. Majora’s Mask

2. Minish Cap

3. Wind Waker

Collecting 

1. A Link Between Worlds

2. Minish Cap

3. Majora’s Mask

Gimmicks/Innovations 

1. Skyward Sword – motion controls

2. Ocarina of Time – Z-targeting

3. Legend of Zelda NES – exploration like never before

Dungeons 

1. A Link Between Worlds

2. Skyward Sword

3. Ocarina of Time

Controls

1. Wind Waker

2. Skyward Sword

3. Twilight Princess

Combat 

1. Skyward Sword

2. Twilight Princess

3. Wind Waker

Exploration 

1. A Link Between Worlds

2. Wind Waker

3. The Legend of Zelda NES

Puzzles

1. Minish Cap

2. A Link Between Worlds

3. Phantom Hourglass (the only good thing about this game)

Items 

1. A Link Between Worlds

2. Twilight Princess

3. Ocarina of time

Bosses 

1. Twilight Princess

2. Ocarina of Time

3. A Link Between Worlds

Graphics 

1. Twilight Princess

2. Ocarina of Time (for N64 standards of course)

3. Skyward Sword

Art Style 

1. Wind Waker

2. Minish cap

3. Skyward Sword

Music 

1. Ocarina of Time

2. Wind Waker

3. Skyward Sword

Tone 

1. Twilight Princess

2. Ocarina of Time

3. Majora’s Mask

Best Zelda Ever 

1. Ocarina of Time

2. Twilight Princess

3. A Link Between Worlds