The Legend of Zelda's Link's Awakening Remake announced for Switch!

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curl-6 said:

Well, thank fuck it's not a 3DS game as rumored. That would've been a real low blow.

Btw, can somebody explain to me why this game is so beloved? Not knocking it, just curious as to why so many people list it among the best of the series?

Just speaking for myself, but to me the NES/SNES Zeldas are amazingly great games.  In fact the very first LoZ is still my favorite game of all time.  I just love these early Zeldas so much, and after Ocarina of Time, Zelda changed a whole lot.  Even the 2D Zeldas just don't feel right anymore.  They tend to be more about puzzles instead of action.  The pre-Ocarina Zeldas were about 2D action.

Link's Awakening is the only pre-Ocarina Zelda that I haven't played.  I was originally going to get the GB Color version, but I'd rather have this version instead.  It's a wonderful, new-to-me style of game that just isn't made anymore.  It's a day 1 must buy for me.