Johnny vs. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

I wasn't planning on returning to the Zelda series so soon, especially after giving so much attention to the series earlier this year, by the way, almost a year ago, I let that sink in for a moment last April, something I didn't do completely. I didn't see it coming, there was an announcement of a sequel to my favorite Zelda game, The Legend of Zelda, a

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, of course, I was quite excited not only because of its relationship with the SNES classic but also. because it seemed like a Zelda game that one could really enjoy, so I picked up this game the weekend it came out and played it a ton to say how it compares to its predecessor and also because of this one. review I can't believe it's been 22 years since the links were released in the past, but does this game contain the same to make it a great game?

Hopes are high. We'll find out now by excluding Link's Awakening on Gameboy, my Zelda handheld. The overall experience is very basic. I've dabbled a bit in Oracle games. I think I tried Minish Cap at one point or another and never came close to completing games like Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks. In fact, I don't even believe it. I played this one. The Legend of Zelda was always a series I preferred on consoles, but with the technological advances in handheld computers today I didn't mind a link between

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being released for the Nintendo 3ds as this game is still relatively new.

I won't spoil the plot too much, but if you played Link to the Past you should know what to expect for the most part, although we are dealing with a different link, a different Zelda and a completely different villain, our journey begins with link being awakened by gully, the son of a blacksmith who makes weapons for the soldiers of Hyrule. Linkous is tasked with delivering a mint-fresh new sword to the captain of the High Rule forces, but when he arrives at the shrine he runs into a pale-looking wizard who neutralizes Lincoln. he traps the priest and her daughter in a painting and kidnaps her after doing so.

This man, as you'll soon discover, is named Hyuga, who already gets a thumbs up in my book for looking pretty creepy and for having a name much easier to pronounce than Jerry. Yoga renders the Link unconscious essentially sealing his fate and Link soon wakes up to the sight of this strange looking person. The bunny introduces himself as Ravio, who is looking for a place to stay with Flink, Lee reluctantly allowing her to stay at his house. Ravio. He gives her like an old bracelet as thanks and winks. He heads off to do something with Yuga. A short trip to Hyrule Castle causes Link to meet with Princess Zelda, who gives him courage as a special amulet and tells him that he must locate Elder Sahasra.

Beulah to find the means to defeat Yuga, as expected, the old man is left with the three sacred pendants that are needed to obtain the Master Sword, the sword that is once again made, if that did not scream a Link to the Past , maybe you are already the same. founding of Hyrule will be almost note for note with some differences here a new location there you still have Kakariko village Lost Woods Death Mountain the desert area in the area full of rivers auras the potion shop I can go on and on thanks to the dual screens of the 3ds all actions are displayed on the top screen with this nifty map in your inventory taking up the bottom screen, the map is as useful as if it weren't a Link to the Past, thankfully and you can even set markers on places you plan to revisit When you have the means to reveal their rather interesting secrets throughout your journey you will encounter the switch known as I Refrain, which provides you with a means to instantly travel to previously visited locations via these weather vanes that also act as save points. .

So traveling from one place to another should never seem like a tiring task, you can just save your game through these weather vanes; However, if you need to stop in the middle of your dungeon crawl, it is best to simply put the game to sleep mode and choose Continue at a later time, combat and movement are once again great access, as you can move your sword very fast, leading to quick kills and the analog stick allows for even smoother control than just passing, picking up and throwing things. It's not exactly satisfying like it was in the SNES game, but it's still there and I'm grateful to not have to constantly equip a power bracelet to let Link's Awakening still a good game.

I think I saved myself a lot of ignorant comments saying hopefully now if you're thinking this is just a link to the past with a graphics and interface update, well that's where ravio comes in a box on the hill with a wrench before so you can enter the first dungeon. You use the bow and arrow to activate the switches necessary to open the dungeon door at the end. Yoga manages to bind the trap with a painting, but thanks to the bracelet Ravi OHS can escape and gains a new ability when you hug a bind the wall and transform into a 2D painting and travel along the wall leaving the cracks for secret passages which contain the solution to the current problem and also acts as a means to prevent incoming attacks.

I love doing that specifically against disabled wall masters, what started out as a simple graphical update of Hyrule from a link to the past ends up becoming a smorgasbord of new content and secrets. If you play the previous game before this one, having knowledge of that game and how it works will go a long way in helping you find some. secrets in this game but it becomes a completely different beast when the paint skill comes into play not only do you have to deal with completely redesigned dungeons but now you also have to take into account when is the best time to use the merge skill to solve or solve particular puzzles in addition to all this when you complete the first dungeon ravio allows you to rent almost all the important upgrades that the Zelda series is known for from the beginning the power of the hammer the coldness of the hook the destructive The power of the bomb, the majestic fire and ice bars, it's all here and you're free to use them all at once for a small rental fee, and as long as you don't die, a link between worlds is one of the most open.

Zelda games finished in a long time would be an understatement for the year where you can get and discover as many rupees and secrets as there are hard pieces before heading to the second dungeon and, hey, if you're not that kind of player, you can always just head straight to the dungeons because you have the means to get there thanks to Ravi. Oh, this game does a fantastic job of pleasing both the exploring crowds and people who enjoy a stripped-down adventure even though you have access to all of these tools so early in the game. The dungeon crawling and obstacle course gameplay still offers a great deal of fun, not only from finding different ways to get around certain puzzles, but also from the additional accessories Lincoln finds to upgrade.

I was a little curious about this when I first heard about the revelation rental store. via Nintendo directors and development interviews, if I have access to all these great toys from the start, what exactly do I have to look forward to when opening big chests and dungeons? The moment I saw the Hylian Shield inside a large chess, I said, "Okay, I can still upgrade myself later in the game for the right amount of rupees. In fact, you can buy the tools from Ravio to keep regardless of whether You either die or you don't, which I think is a good incentive to accumulate as many rupees as you can.

It's hard to do, so keep in mind that you have four digits on a rupee counter for a reason, whether it's minigames with big payouts, secret chests. occasional with silver or gold rupees that you will be accumulating in no time. Finally, if you update the link or buy permanently The tools were not enough for you, you can upgrade your purchase weapons through this great creature known as mother Maya, each time you help her find ten of her babies that are scattered all over the map, similar to Tula's golden ocarina at a time when she can upgrade your tools to be more effective, such as a more powerful bar away from the fire bar, a triple shot from the bow and arrow, or a larger explosion radius from bombs like a Link to the Past.

There is always something to keep an eye out for in this. game and there is always a reward to look forward to, now you've probably noticed that purple bar that is your energy meter, unlike previous Zelda adventures there is no ammo count for arrows or bombs or a separate magic meter for weapons like rods or accessories every time you use a tool or the fusion ability it costs a certain amount of energy to use it and the energy bar constantly recharges when you are not using it, in my opinion I like that the system does not have to worry about the ammunition for projectile weapons. or having enough magic to use a specific staff just makes the adventure faster and more fun for me.

There are times when I have to wait for Barter II to fill up to continue my weapon attack or to make sure I can do so. travel inside the walls without exiting prematurely, but if you know how to effectively consume your energy meter this should never be a problem, the only thing you need to keep in mind is knowing what to use and when to use it, again, too bad for you. this time I have the hammer to stun you and take you out easily, yes, even more cathartic considering the amount of irritation it gave me in a Link to the Past, it's the little things, unlike the people with the three pendants, the acquired link is capable to recover the Master Sword from Lost Woods and Yuga by a clockwork mechanism suddenly decides to attack Hyrule Castle to capture Princess Zelda in a painting along with the other seven sages of this Hyrule yoga escape through the strange crack in the wall with Link chasing him just as he enters the rift Link teleports to a different world in a sequence that reminds me of when Mario entered parallel Brooklyn in the Super Mario Brothers movie.

Link soon after meets Yuga again where he reveals that he captured the princess along with the seven sages. to revive Ganon and obtain the Triforce of power from him, Yuga does just that, but also manages to merge with the resurrected Ganon, given that you have full control; However, before she can use her new strength, a girl suddenly appears and traps Ganon with our power. She then introduces herself as Princess Hilda, who has failed us in every way, it is not the most glorious title, but it is an interesting calling card. Princess Hilda claims to be the ruler of this dimension, cleverly but not so cleverly named Lorule, ah, she manages to hug you again and long enough to leave the castle, where she then telepathically informs our hero that the seven wise men must be freed from the corresponding palaces if Link wants to have any chance of defeating Yuga Ganon if you played a Link for the past before or at least seen my review of it, the Nishat looks very familiar, the low rule is this game, dark world , similar parents, some of the music, similar concepts, completely link an exchange between the two worlds by entering these dimensional fissures located everywhere. through lorule and hyrule respectively and if you thought a link between worlds is open enough at this point then welcome to the second half of the game where you can tackle any palace in any order you choose, with the exception of the desert palace which requires You must first obtain the sand rod by completing the thieves' hideout again because you can have access to all the basic items of the Zelda franchise thanks to Ravi.

Oh, you now have the means to enter the palaces whenever you want. Are you going after him? The swamp palace was the first to get the blue mail to increase your defenses or how about the ice rooms to extend your energy meter. The skull from the Dark Palace room was the in-game material to reinforce your master sword. The options are yours and yours alone. Thanks Olmec, but yes. You can continue with the second half of the game any way you choose, you can go from Palace to palace just like that or you can start farming rupees to buy equipment from Ravi Oh.

Locate each Mayan Mine to obtain an upgraded arsenal. Unravel everything. Rule and the secrets of Hyrule or collect as many heart pieces as your heart desires with the 3ds StreetPass feature. You can fight other players' Link versions represented by Zelda 2's Dark Link. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain as you lose no items. like potions when ingested or in battle and you can potentially get a ton of rubies depending on how strong Dark Link is, there are a number of possibilities to consider and because that link between worlds it has a huge amount of replayability, you know,assuming you like it.

To begin with, this kind of thing I must have been exploring for hours traveling through the two worlds to strengthen my hearts before I even came close to finishing the seven palaces. I will say that it's not always a good time, especially when trying to locate specific lady eyes or playing certain mini-games to score our heart piece, this baseball mini-game could be hell even when you know what you're doing for the sake of time. I won't go into it too much but what the heck causes the ball to target the bird for an easy 20 rupees, then there are other times where a trip voucher to a specific harpy shop can be quite boring, I'm not really a big fan of this loading platform sequence in Death Mountain, it kind of drags down this level of Nonlinearity Has a Price, although a link between worlds is pretty easy, it's a lot of fun, but if you're looking for a challenge, you can limit the amount of hearts you want, not using specific tools or finishing the game once. that hero unlock mode that makes almost everything hit like a tank, all dungeons and below will feel more or less the same in terms of difficulty and although the mere sight of another ice dungeon similar to the one in the SNES game makes me blood.boil I don't think it's as annoying as the original ice palace nor do I find any of these dungeons more difficult than the others.

I imagine it can be quite boring for some players despite not being anywhere close to dying even when I had emergency fairies or blue potions to drink when you are low on health and that doesn't stop me from having a great time with this game, the graphics bright and cartoonish in 3D, the overall presentation, the magnificent orchestral soundtrack that brings familiar themes and new pieces from the series. and the smooth 60 frames per second are just the icing on this Hylian dessert that is worth noting even after everything I discussed, despite the changes to the traditional Zelda formula, the open structure and the slightly different story that does not What I would call a link between worlds is a sequel to Link to the Past, but our reimagining has pretty much all the elements that made Link to the Past what it was, and at the same time, it does its own thing and has production values, so that many of them are demographically 3D console Zelda games.

Talking Zelda enthusiasts will probably enjoy this game the most thanks to all the winks and nods the game offers, the patch sells the games and the fans, especially if you played Link to the Past before this, but even newcomers arrived should do so. have a good time with the link between worlds thanks to its easy-to-use interface and maybe even detractors of the SNES original can find something to like with this game. That last part is all conjecture on my part, but a link between worlds is not only a great Zelda game but also a great game in general now why do I have Majora's Mask hanging on my wall?

Many of you probably noticed that this review wasn't much different from the previous review, but I must emphasize again that there is a link between the worlds. enough different things to have its own identity, but at the same time it still shares a lot of zelich adventures that I could just go into too much detail about without sounding like a broken record. The bottom line is that this is a great game and you should definitely add it to your 3ds collection if you already have with all that said guys thanks everyone for watching have a good night and what the heck