It's aged incredibly well. The bright crisp 16 bit graphics put many modern indies to shame and have only improved with age. The gameplay for the most part is solid and well executed. The controls and the feel of slashing the sward and interacting physically with the world is almost spot on.
But there are issues that were apparent even back then and, in terms of world creation, characters, atmosphere and plot, link's awakening was actually a huge improvement.
I normally end up feeling like the grinch when it comes to talking about alttp. It's far from my favourite Zelda. But it's still a great game in it's own way and there's easily enough reasons for a fan to consider it the best game ever. I bet very few of my favourite games will end up ageing as well.
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