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xav's 2023 media thread: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (1988)

(originally posted 1/7/24)

continuing on with my 2023 media thread before i make a new one for 2024

my first full playthrough of zelda 2! and ill admit, it didnt go amazingly well!

zelda 2 is by far the hardest game in the series, and ill admit, i had to follow a guide the entire time i played it and used save states a ton. the game is incredibly unforgiving. from cryptic hints, to labyrinthian dungeon design to enemies that hit like a truck, and a shitton of various quirks and oddities, this game has it all. 
 

i was tempted to even get a zelda 2 romhack that updated the game a bit more, but i decided to stick with the original for authenticity's sake. i wanted to experience the game as it was, warts and all.


i definitely had my patience and tenacity tested, and there were so many moments where i quite literally said out loud "how were you supposed to know that", more than i ever did with zelda 1. while i wont say that i hate the game outright...its a very hard game to love, too. i think the game's combat is probably the main sticking point for me. i know you have to cut the game some slack for being an NES action RPG but its so unbelievably unbalanced against the player. it gets mitigated slightly the more levels you accrue in life and attack power, but its not perfect.


but i *will* say beating it left me with a sense of accomplishment that you only really get from games that are balls-to-the-wall hard.  so i guess i have to thank it for that much

this screen made me smile, honestly


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