Yeah, it has. Supposedly, the damage taken from enemies goes to double!

So you recieve double the damage in master quest? Thats awesome

I'd agree with you if the alternative was just as challenging and not so much a shortcut.  If allowing for different approaches totally takes the challenge out of the game, then it's a bad design move.  The particular example I gave is tantamount to this.  If there was a shortcut solution to every well designed puzzle in the game, it would pretty much kill the experience for veteran players.

Also, we never had an easy way out in 2D Zelda titles...  I really wonder how someone whose first Zelda was Ocarina of Time would fare going back and playing Link's Awakening or A Link to the Past.  I'd reckon they'd have a pretty tough time of it.  I wouldn't even punish them with Zelda 1 and 2.

 Temple of time had fights with multiple Lizalfos and Dinolfos at the same time and the Snowpeak Ruins had those spear-wielding ice warriors. Other than that, you should be fine. DID YOU ALL IGNORE THE GERUDO MESSA CHALLENGE IN TP OR NO ONE ACTUALLY FOUND IT DIFFICULT?

I didn't find hard. The only room a little difficult is the one with the ice warriors (or something). For the final room with the three darknuts I use bombs and the magic armor.

I believe that is one new feature, because in Cube version Master Quest isn't mirrored or harder. The puzzles are different only in dungeons.

Bombs work on the darknuts!?

@tolu619.
I don't remember having to fight multiple of the largest lizards (the heavily armored ones that don't stun properly) in the temple of time, I think there are two instances of fighting one of the largest combined with some smaller lizards, which can be tricky as they all move fast, but the small ones can be stunned with a spin attack.
As for the ice warriors at snowpeak, they are not too difficult as in all the times you have to fight them, they are the only type of enemy... If I remember correctly the first time you meet them there are just two (before you get the pumpkin) After that you have the ball & chain. The ones in the church like room just before the boss key can be mostly destroyed before they attack whilst still on the ceiling, there are two outside that can be taken care of before they attack too... I have had trouble with the one on it's own when you cross the Southernmost room on the second floor (going across the chanderliers) because is it too far away to get with the ball & chain, and it attacks while you are crossing the chanderlier, but it's still only 1 of them.
And no I was not forgetting the Cave of Ordeals, I was mainly speaking about the main story quest. I am pretty sure, even with the new knowledge that bombs have an effect on knights/darknuts... that I would have extreme difficulty completing the Cave with only 3 hearts... even with 4 fairies and a full assortment of bomb arrows and rupees (for the magic armor).

Yeah, I remember playing master quest on cubed. I remember that the dungeons are harder, thats the only difference I noticed.

I ignored the Mesa because the reward wasn't worth it. Healing potions, which are good for what?

Yes. You have to throw it with good timing, the bomb have to explode in their backs. If the bomb explode in front of them, there won't be any damage, but at their back it will damage the armor.

When they don't have any pice of armor, then I use the magic ruppees.

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