| S.Peelman said:
5 The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening System: GameBoy, GameBoy Color
This game is, even though well-regarded by the general community, seriously underrated. Not only does it only narrowly miss the podium, it is the best handheld game ever made and none come close. Link's Awakening, even put's it's big brother, A Link to the Past (#41), to shame. Link's Awakening introduces many of the series' mainstays; such as musical instruments with various unlockable functions, the collection sidequests, fishing, mini-bosses and mini-dungeons. It was released on a console that had low specs, even for it's time, while A Link to the Past released on the powerful Super Nintendo which made it all the more impressive. It had cutscenes, while it's Super Nintendo counterpart didn't. Link's Awakening is a technical marvel. How can a game this huge exist on the GameBoy? A game with this level of detail and depth? I still don't believe it. As Link's Awakening is A Link to the Past's direct successor, it follows the same Link who get's trapped inside the dream of the mythical 'Wind Fish'. The Wind Fish is unable to wake up due to his nightmares. The being has dreamt up an entire rich world filled with characters who don't know they don't actually exist. Many say Majora's Mask (#23) is the Zelda series' dark story, but they are wrong. It is this game. Not in part due to it's perfect gameplay design and brilliant level-design, does this game take you at the first second, until the game is finished after a long adventure and with the game's emotional ending, it finally let's you go. |
Glad to see some love for this game. This is actually my favourite Zelda, absolutely loved this game.
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