The first thing anyone reading a review of this game needs to know is this. Worth £40? Yes. Best Zelda? Maybe....
Despite changes both aesthetically and in terms of storyline direction, TWW plays very much like OOT and MM and this is to be expected. The game is set in a cohesive environment, and on the whole is one of the most fluid and awe-inspiring experiences I have sat through in front of my television. The controls are sublime (as is to be expected from Nintendo), and the graphics capture the fantastical nature that all Zelda games deserve.
However, in contrast once more, TWW ultimately ends up feeling like a game in it's own. This is both good and bad.
You see, whilst there is no doubt that what's on offer is great, fans of the series may not be taken with some of the game's more notable and controversial factors. Firstly, TWW is much easier and shorter than any other game I have played in the series. Nintendo is trying to make their games more accesible to both the younger generations who like things simple and older generations who just don't have the time to pussyfoot around? You betcha'.
Secondly, Link travels on water for about 75% of the game. Whilst this doesn't sound like an immediate problem, you will soon yearn for the rolling hills of Hyrule Field as you slowly come to terms with the fact that Link just isn't a sea-dog.
The fact that many may not take to the direction the game follows away from Hyrule goes without saying. But despite all this, everything else you'd expect from your typical Zelda game is here intact, and I forbid anyone playing this game to resist a smile when you are allowed to reminisce once more from times past within the game. I shall say no more.
So whilst this might sound like a predominantly negative review, it is because it's so much easier and quicker to talk about the game's few faults than spend pages and pages boring everyone with what it does right. Testament to a truly great game. There's no doubt that this is worth nearly everyone's money, but be warned. Zelda fans may find themselves taking a while to adjust to this 'different' Zelda game.
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