Oh please, not again this story nonsense. Not a single Zelda game has much of a story besides maybe TP (I just love midna).

ALBW is an easy version of ALTTP. Not to mention that Lorule is a dumbed down version of the Dark World, just like TP is from OoT.

That's why everyone knows ALTTP enters on the top of the series while ALBW ends just like another good game, like TWW.

Thank you, seems like I don't need to answer.

I'll add something though; ALBW is more like ALttP than TP is like OoT. The problem however is that ALBW ruined some stuff ALttP did right, most notably it's non-linearity. Hunting for items in various places done in a style similar to the original Zelda game on NES is just better than a tedious renting system, which becomes pointless when you get so many rupees you're better off just buying every item immediately.

Also, to me, dungeons make a Zelda game. And in this regard, ALttP beats ALBW because with the latter, I felt like every single dungeon was at least floor to short. Lastly I was disappointed that a lot of the game was almost a remake of ALttP. Hyrule itself is obvious, but the Dark World was a blatent copy even if that makes no sense at all story-wise. Lorule, supposed to be a parallel universe akin to Termina, just happens to look exactly like the Sacred Realm turned evil? Dungeons had the same theme and names and sometimes even the same rooms, puzzles and bosses.

Newer doesn't necessarily mean 'better', even if that newer game is supposed to 'fix' things. In reality, it often does not.

A Link Between Worlds is still an excellent game though and I rank it immediately after A Link to the Past in my personal Zelda ranking, because ripping off such a monument like ALttP is never a bad idea for any game.

That's actually very annoying. The portals encouraqge exploration, I like that much more. And the few things I didn't like in ALBW were taken straight from ALTTP (the ugly enemy designs). Everything I liked about ALBW was brand new (paint wall mechanic, dungeon puzzles, maiamai collection,item upgrades).

The portals are just a lazy consequence of the developers. It is impossible for a machine like the 3DS to not handle like a SNES game. If you really want exploration, then the dark world is way better than lorule as is not segmented but it is a cohesive overworld. Plus, dungeons are way way better in ALTTP as those really feels like every time you progress it becomes more difficult. With the exception of the Ice Palace in ALBW, every other dungeon was easy, even in hero mode.

I can't imagine Ganon's Tower from ALTTP in the same hero mode.

Too bad the items in any Zelda game are never used effectively throughout the game. Most of the items are also boring (in any Zelda game). Metroid is far superior to Zelda in this regard (at least to me).

And the dungeons being longer isn't good when they're pretty boring and standard. ALBW is a HH game, so dungeons are made shorter because of that.

The paint wall mechanic is the most creative and original thing to hit the Zelda franchise since a very long time.

Not sure what game you've been playing but ALTTP is piss easy.