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Video Game Review: The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening Remake


Artwork showing a young boy in a tropical island environment, with a mountain capped by a purple-spotted egg in the background; the game's logo printed in the center


 A few months ago I beat Zelda Link's Awakening for Nintendo Switch. I hadn't really played much of the gameboy game so this was a fresh Zelda game experience for me. The game takes place outside of Hyrule, on Kohilint island. The game has nice characters and even enemies from Mario like Goombas and Thwomps. 

I love that the sword and shield were put to automatic weapons not item slots in the original. I found the overflow of the game to be really fun. You end up doing something then you get a key to one of the game's  eight dungeons. They had good puzzles too. The last 2 dungeons would of had me stumped for a long time if I didn't use a guide.

I haven't talked about the graphics. They are quite charming. Link is like a kid and he's pretty funny when he falls down a pit and hollers. The Graphical style of the game was really nice. I wouldn't mind seeing Oracle of Ages Oracle of Seasons done in this style.

The final boss fight was really tough but I managed to beat it without dying ( I came close though). All in all I found the boss fights and mini boss fights to be some of the most unique in all of Zelda. Theres Dodongo Snakes that you have to feed bombs. Theres A boxer that tries to punch you into oblivion. There's a Genie that throws fire balls at you. It really has some unique enemies.

I know this review is kinda short but honestly its not a long game. I'll have to play it again to get more unlockables. I thoroughly enjoyed my first playthrough of this game!


Verdict: 9.2/10

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