I'm a bit more optimistic about the game now. I intend to play it with the Joycons anyway, preferably even without the Joycon holder.

ALttP is about as close to perfect as a Zelda game has gotten in terms of finding the right balance. You can hold onto healing items and find hearts and fairies by chopping grass and breaking pottery, but it happens so rarely that you have to really be careful to preserve your health and play like your  life is on the line. I loved the dungeons from that game not because they were especially clever or anything, but because each run-through left me feeling like John McClane in Die Hard by the time I finished them.

Wind Waker might has well as not even had a health meter. The game was fun, but I just remember spending the whole game feeling like Aounuma thinks I'm a baby.

Aside from a part in Death Mountain with the axe guys. I don't find Zelda 2 particularly difficult. I just finished it a couple of months ago. I think people probably think these old NES games are more difficult than they are because they were kids when they played them.

Games like Super Castlevania, Sonic 2, and other early 16-bit games are more difficult.

"Nintendo games are too childish"

Are you sure about Japan? It released nearly 30 years ago in Europe.

But that game came out 30 years ago, so the "last twenty years" part means that it doesn't include that game.

I'll admit I didnt read the article, just saw a tweet saying it was the hardest Zelda since the original

While this statement fills my heart with hope, it really doesn't mean anything coming from Polygon.

That's pretty cool. My skills have waned as I've aged, as has my patience for difficulty, but I can still roll. A game like this should have a hardcore edge to it. Hope it's not TOO hard, but this news will make most people happy, I think.

Yeah... I'll wait until I play it myself before I reach a verdict there. "Harder than Zelda 1&2." Riiiiiight.