The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Pastis the greatest video game ever made.
Yes, also that.
First off, it was super advanced for its time.
The sprawling world of Hyrule?
Second, it is just a blast to play.
Zelda LTTP has its share.
When a character provides you with a clue and asks Do you understand?
and you click Not at all.
Because you forget that the character always just repeats the same thing.
Its not a conversation.
Nobody chitchats in Hyrule.
When you forget to switch your weapon back to boomerang and waste your arrows.
Those things dont come free.
Then, you just shoot them off willy-nilly and youre back to having to re-up your stores.
Knowing Pegasus Shoes exist, but not having them yet.
Hyrule is a big place.
It takes time to get around it.
On your first play, this is quite lovely.
But you cant dash until you have the Pegasus Shoes.
You gotta get those kicks, Man.
You know what Im talking about, these puppies.
Granted, youcouldstudy the set-up for a long minute and logic it out before you get going.
Walking past all those cracks in walls before you have bombs.
Theres something behind that wall.
You know theres something behind that wall.
You want to know what it is, even if just a measly five rupees.
But you dont have any bombs yet.
You might make it back there.
Skeletons and those jerks in the woods.
They dont even have any abilities.
They just come at you or jump away from you.
Like, learn a skill, how to shoot fire out your butt or something.
At least thats something.
Just want to take a casual stroll looting the greenery of Hyrules town and forestland?
Those suckers are booby trapped.
There you are, just looking for some hearts or coin.
You do NOT want to get blown up.
But you WILL walk over a landmine.
Every time you play.
Things that come from the sand.
There are so many annoying hazards in the Hyrulian desert, it should be its own therapy category.
Its not that the foes there are particularly difficult to beat.
So many of them are just So.
Muscly, claw-handed creatures rising out of the sand.
Fire-spitting insects with great grasping pincers.
And that freakin vulture.
When your aim is off.
Your sword when fighting sword-wielding soldiers.
The range when using weapons inA Link to the Pastis surprisingly narrow.
Lay your bomb a centimeter too far from a crack?
Arrow a smidge off on those one-eyed cyclops?
They just keep coming for you.
Standing off-center when battling a guard with a sword?
Youre gonna miss and get sliced.
And, if youre me, youll lose several hearts in the process.
Being reminded youre a dude.
I loveA Link to the Past.
Ima say that one more time.
