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The overlooked innovation of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link

This is Making Time, a column about the games we’ve always wanted to play, and the games we’ve always wanted to play again. Choosing the definitive Zelda game is a fool’s errand. There are those who say the series peaked with Ocarina of Time. Twilight Princess has its adherents. Others – for reasons I cannot fathom – insist that Wind Waker is the best. Heck, there are even some fans that really love the quirky (haunted?) Majora’s Mask. Personally, I tend to opt for the 16-bit opus, A Link to the Past.

That is only, however, if you asked me which Zelda I thought was the best. Now, if you were to ask me which one was my favorite, I’d have to go with Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link. I tend to play through it every few years, and its recent jaunt onto the 3DS eShop (just in time for Thanksgiving) gave me the perfect opportunity to revisit it again.Continue reading The overlooked innovation of Zelda 2: The Adventure of LinkThe overlooked innovation of Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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