Guessed by @S.Peelman
The first of the 3D Zeldas to show up here, spoiler, they're all on the list. It's been a while since I replayed any of these games, but all of them have been given a new context for me this year, because I watched a first playthrough of each of them - some in person with a friend, and some with a streamer. As we all know, watching someone play through a game for the first time is the closest you can get to that feeling of playing it for the first time, and it was interesting to come into each of these games with a very well-defined opinion, and see how that contrasts with the experience of someone who knows nothing about it.
Suffice it to say, Twilight Princess did not fare well. Unsurprisingly, really. But while mostly all of the other 3D Zeldas surprised me in positive ways, I was shocked at just how uninteresting and ultimately boring this one was in comparison. It's not without its qualities, of course, it's still a great game. It's been on this list every year for a reason (albeit never anywhere near this low on it). More and more as time passes on, I realize how uninspired and soulless Twilight Princess really is, and now it's finally gotten to the point where I no longer feel it has to be on the list. It's still in, clearly, but... Like I said earlier, these lower entries this year are ones I'm caring about less and less.
(And yeah, I am ending this post without having anything positive to say about a game I'm listing among my all-time favorites. Whoops.)
