Game No. 50. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.
Not much to say on this aside from it being the first Zelda title that I finished fully and my first experience with the OoT formula, I find this to be the best Zelda to date, even better than BoTW and OoT. It was the game that introduced me to motion controls and how natural an extention simple motion controls can be for games, later games like skyward sword complicated the tech too much and ruined it, in my opinion and motion controls never got quite as good again until PSVR adopted the move controllers in 2016. The game is a delightful balance of light airy vibes and some a shade darker than most Zelda affairs while still holding the upbeat and chirpy vibe at times and I love it. Great story, easily my favourite from the Zelda series and by far the best ending which came well deserved after such a long but always immensely enjoyable story.
There is a remastered version of this game which rounds off all the rough edges that the hardware at the time caused to the games presentation but without the wii mote and nunchuck it doesn't feel the same. The stars aligned for this game and I've yet to play a Zelda game that surpasses it and I've played five or six since, including BoTW.
Last edited by LegitHyperbole - on 13 November 2024
