It's Better Than You think | Zelda II The Adventure of Link Game Review
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- čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
- Was this the black sheep of the series that's better off avoided? Or is there something more to this classic game than people have given it credit for?
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Look, The old lady just wants to give you cookies.
Cookies specifically of the magic variety
So white chip macadamia.
Who provides the glaze?
@@theokrisna ayo no
I actually pictured the old lady as fixing him a meal, and the young one providing some green herbs.
I should mention that I didn't get a chance to play this game until after Resident Evil.
I did it all for the cookie!
The downward thrust was the salvation of this game. It single-handedly lowered the difficulty to the standard "NES hard". Zelda 2 without the downthrust would have been in that hard-core difficulty level, sitting next to Ninja Gaiden and Battletoads.
And to think, most people think of it as a pretty decent move from Smash Bros.
Up thrust too. Good for many of those flying enemies, and an absolute must in The Great Palace vs the Chickens Knights that jump around.
Absolutely. It was used again in Four Swords Adventures and Minish Cap. People tend to take for granted how influential this title was to Zelda.
Battle Toads was STOOOPUD hard. Zelda 2 & all 3 Ninja Giadens are GET GOOD and STOP CRYING hard.
@@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan nah, Battletoads is not that hard, Zelda 2 is fairly easy.
On the other hand, I agree with Ninja Gaiden; 1 and 3 at least but none of them compares to Ghosts and Goblins, NOW that's difficult.
The old lady obviously gives him coffee. That's how I restore my MP.
If Ganon's minions want Link's blood, what happens if he dies in lava? Can they get his blood out of lava? Would they just dump the lava on Ganon's ashes? Is this a classic video game where a certain level of suspension of disbelief is necessary? I HAVE TO KNOW!
You know, I though of that while playing. Ganon's minions probably didnt consider that lol
The enemies in the overworld are minions of Ganon, while the enemies in palaces are guardians created by the king as a test for the hero. However, there are a few overworld enemies that make their way into the palaces, in particular the slimes (bots and myus) and the zombie cheep cheeps.
If Link dies in a palace, my headcanon tells me these are the enemies that retrieve his blood, being small and slimy or undead enough to infiltrate the palaces. I think it must be the zombie cheep cheeps. Being undead, they can survive in the lava themselves. They must also have some ability to filter out the blood from the lava.
@@Wayneisboss they perhaps don’t protect against just one intruder
whatever your imagination can conjure, just believe that. Some things especially in films and games cannot be explained, even we don't know the answers so you'll have to make some random shit up lol.
Actually, if you fall into real lava you won't sink as it's pretty dense, so you just float around on top while burning, pretty much.
One small correction if it hasn't been pointed out to you yet: you can actually do the second palace _before_ Death Mountain. You don't need the hammer to gain access to it, but getting the downward thrust as early as possible is definitely a good reason to slog through Death Mountain right after the first palace.
Aside from that, wonderful review. Of all the Zelda games out there when I first encountered the series, this one was the one that piqued my interest the most, and the first one I ever played, so it'll always hold a special place in my heart, and I'm thankful for voices like yours that give it the justice it deserves.
Yeah, I beat Midoro palace before Death Mountain.
Same here. And after the XP lewel-up you gain in the second castle, Death mountain is way easier.
Came over from Suris channel. I love everything Legend of Zelda.
Loved this game as a kid, and I still hold it in high regard. The only thing I would change is to restart at the beginning of a palace when getting a game over, same as they did for the Great Palace. Even the trek through Death Mountain seemed like a trial rather than an inconvenience.
On a fun side note, the Spell spell can also be used on most minor enemies and it turns them into slimes.
A Link to the Past makes Zelda 2 look bad, which isn't really fair to Zelda 2. Link to the Past set up a lot of the ground rules for the franchise going forward, and in doing so it washes over most of what Zelda 2 did. The only major aspect it kept was magic, and it made that mechanic better.
To be fair, Link to the Past made plenty of games look bad. More on that next time.
Nice rhyme in the thumbnail hehe
Unintentional, but still groovy
Zelda 2 was the first one I played, and I was always really confused by people who said the first one was better. The first one felt slow and awkward to me. The controls are so fast and tight in the sequel. I never beat either as a kid, but with the first one, I got bored and couldn't figure out where to go. With the sequel, I got frustrated and gave up due to difficulty several times, but I always kept coming back to it and finally beat it when I was in my early 20s. Plus, it has the best music of any Zelda game. Fight me on that.
The editing and production on this really shows your skill and passion, keep at it 👌
Thank you! I always pour a lot of work into the production of these videos, I'm glad that it shows!
I love this game. In my opinion its a way better game than the original zelda. The first zelda game world felt empty and lifeless. Zelda 2's world feels much more alive and real with towns to visit and people to talk to. Ive always thought this was a good game since playing it as a young kid. I was unaware till i got older that so many people thought it was a bad game or the worst one in the zelda series. When i found out how many people didnt like it i was kind of shocked. I was like what the hell are they talking about its a great game. Nowadays i think many people automaticly label it as a bad game because of the negative stigma it has gained over the years. I think if many people would set aside the bad game badge it somehow got stuck with and just play the game they may realize they have been missing out on an all time classic simply from unwarented negative bias from many in the video game community.
For real about the "bad game badge". So many games I thought stood out as enjoyable and memorable only to later find out the community has collectively decided to hate them.
Likewise a bunch of games are "the best one" because that's just what was sorta decided by the hive mind.
So everyone hates FF2 and FF8 and they love FF6 and FF10. Everyone hates DQ2 and DQ6 and they love DQ5 and DQ11. Everyone hates Zelda 2 and they love OOT and LTTP. These are the consensus because we pick up the opinions we're told to have to be part of the group. 🤷
The middle portion of Zelda 2 is my favorite part.
Just like an Oreo. I like the white stuff.
11:10 7/10. Too much Zelda.
Unless you're good enough to avoid that screen. Chances are, you're going to be visiting quite a bit. 20 times isn't too bad.
People call this the worst mainstream Zelda game, but I disagree. At least for three more days. We'll see if Skyward Sword HD does enough to change my mind on Friday.
Yeeeeeah, you and I might be on the same wavelength with Skyward Sword
I think I was 8 when I beat Zelda 2. It took maybe 3 or 5 months. I loved it and played every weekend. To this day I still adore this game.
I always thought that sorcerer that cast the spell on Zelda; was the "Thunderbird" you fight before your shadow. Would have made more sense.
I'm 43. i grew up playing this over the summer that it came out. It was very tough, but i beat it! I did lots of grinding in the forest (back then grinding wasn't even a term yet) I beat shadow link the old fashioned way without knowing about the exploit. Death mountain was def a huge ramp up in difficulty, kind of like the turbo tunnel in Battletoads and i'm sure many kids gave up at this point. As a kid EVERY kid's first reaction to seeing the overhead map was "these graphics suck compared to the first game." We were all unaware that this was a map view and that really should have been explained in the manual and also in the game it should have said that on the top of the screen. Learning all of the spells and up/down thrust techniques was truly awesome. This game would have been much more fun if you didn't always start at the beginning after you died. You should have been able to start at the beginning of the palace, or stay the night in a town in to save your game. It just felt like a ton of repeating the same thing you have already beaten. Also, later on after i was good at the game i found out that you can go to the final palace without beating all of the prior ones, but if you do there is a huge energy field blocking you from entering. A nice touch instead of just not letting you walk in. I had a great time with it back in the day and it truly felt like an accomplishment to complete the game, however i would never want to play it again as an adult.
Omg the palace music in this video is amazing. I remember hearing the palace music on our 14 speaker system (there were 14 speakers built into the walls and ceiling of our house) and the atmosphere was just down right creepy. The music really added atmosphere to the already moody game.
Suris sent me, but always liked this game
Since palace 2 is beatable without downthrust, you can do it before you do death mountain if you want some more levelups.
Man, I haven't thought about this game in FOREVER. Thanks for the nostalgia trip, good sir.
I always love taking a dive into the older Era of games. I feel like I play more stuff from the 80s and 90s these days than the modern stuff lol
Links in the description ;)
I grew up playing this game, it was gifted to me on my 5th birthday. I still have my original copy. It used to be my favorite Zelda game until I played and beat Link's Awakening in 2019.
So glad suris sent me here, great video wayne!
You mention how Zelda II was released in Japan before we got Zelda 1.
My NES, that I got for Christmas '87, came with a poster that had a screen shot from various games. One game was simply called "The Adventure of Link." It was a screen shot of Link fighting a Moblin in a forest scene. At the time I thought absolutely nothing of it.
At 10:30 it takes 128 hits to kill a bubble with a level 1 sword while at 10:50 it takes 32 hits because you have a sword level of 5. At sword level 8 it takes less than 10 hits.
The up and down thrusts don't do any extra damage, they just give you more options to attack.
Did i miss you explaining how the levels work?
Also, if you cast REFLECT tour shield can block more powerful attacks.
God damn, you actually made me wanna give this game another shot. Thanks for the push, Wayne! (Also, where's Another Zelda 2 Remake?)
Wait, AZ2R is actually a thing. It's incomplete, but it exists. Welp.
That's a real thing?! Man, I'm gonna have to check that out
Check out Hoverbat’s Zelda 2 enhanced pc port!
Hey y'all, Scott here
Awesome review, of an awesome game. I'm glad I listened to Suris.
My problem with this game was its lack of communication. This was the only Zelda game I had, so I didn't have any understanding of what was happening or what I was supposed to do. And theres so many obscure hints that I never understood, or figured out by chance. It was really frustrating when I wasnt getting any feedback about what I was doing, I barely got past Death Mountain before quitting on each attempt
It's definitely got its fair doses of that classic NES jank. Personally I'd love to see a form of small scale remake of this game that at least streamlines the progression a bit and yeah, that Death Mountain section really might be the biggest problem with the title
It gets better. In the next town after Death Mountain you get the Downward Thrust, which makes combat much easier since you can pogo stick enemies to death, or just bounce over and run away. Temples 3-6 were a breeze for me.
Incidentally, in Cadence of Hyrule you are required to get the Downward Thrust to complete Death Mountain. I just thought that was an amusing anecdote.
@@mistersp3753 my problems were never the combat. It was the point and click type problem solving, where I'd never know what to do or where to look for solutions without trying everything everywhere
@@grobanlover292 Yes, that is still a problem. I needed a guide to find out you need to use the Spell spell at a dead end in some town to progress further. Still, it becomes much less tedious to get around later in the game. I would recommend at least getting to the third dungeon before you decide to call it quits, but that's up to you.
IDK, I didn’t find this game more cryptic that any other old school Zelda-game.
If you played this as a kid when it came out, like I did, you probably still have fond memories and like it. Yeah, it’s very hard, but games then needed to be to extend the play time and be worth spending $50.
And all Zelda games have flaws. That’s why every Zelda remake/remaster includes quality of life improvements.
Begone Knees!
WHen this came out we loved it! Was ground breaking at the time:) Great video! Forgot how much fun it was:)
Suris made a short about your video. While I don't enjoy zelda 2 and am vocal about it, I do come from a place of having played it as a child and again just a few years back on stream by request. I'm not a fan of people who crap on a game without actually playing it to see if they like it just because that's what everyone else says. (See: Dark souls 2.)
I'm glad you enjoyed this game though! I hope it continues to provide many more hours of entertainment for you.
many.
Sent from Suris. Neko Cat God's will be done
I know that it became a trend for a while to say this about tough video games, but.
Legend of Zelda, the adventure of Link kind of makes me think of a NES dark souls.
It’s balls to the walls hard,
You will die a lot.
Despite the simple controls, the sword combat is surprisingly good.
If you weren’t careful, the enemies will kick your ass.
The Lore is there to read in the book, but it’s not spelled out to you in the game and is it really necessary.
Bottomless pits are your worst enemy.
And the feeling of losing all of your points when you get a game over is soul crushing.
I’ve actually played through the game a couple of times.
And I’ve always remembered how many levels up until you reach maximum.
Then I basically just grind on the anti-ferries in the first temple and level up just enough.
That I reach max by the time I reached the last temple.
Because with each time link puts the crystal in the pedestal and each temple link instantly gets a level up.
And it also helps mitigate death mountain just a tiny bit. You’re a bit stronger.
Hey man great video! Any idea what the song is playing in the background at 5:30? Super relaxing and would love to listen to it on its own. Ty!
This tracks is called Marble Mountain from something called Bean Dreams! I actually still need to check out Bean Dreams for myself but I found this track a while back and I love it so much lol
If it helps, I'm gonna be switching things up in the future so that the tracks I use during videos will have their title briefly appear on screen so these things are easier to find and share!
@@Wayneisboss you rock thanks so much!
A good strategy for fighting your shadow if you don’t want to cheese it is jumping slashes to the throat/heart. It has a small hit box so you have get closer than you’d think.
Wow I remember when I used to play this. Still have the game(gold) but I remember being a twelve-year-old kid playing it every morning before I went to school. Took months for me to beat.(no internet back then) the first one took me a year. Quest 1 and 2.
Error is bagu's twin brother. It was a mistranslation. Error & Bug the 2 brothers. They even reference each other and share a sprite
Super interesting your opinion here, especially after watching you video on the first game. Love seeing people enjoy this game, I think I like it better than the first too!
Got this as a gift when I was a kid and it was my favorite entry for many years. It’s very underrated with a lot of revisionist history much like majoras mask
I've been playing this game on the Switch's Nintendo online and I love it. I am using a copout though with the rewind function. That is whenever I'm hit I just rewind and try again. Even then it is taken me a while to beat the game (technically I'm still working my way through the final temple). My switch says I've played around 20 hours but it feels like way more. I do plan on replaying the game without doing any rewinding and I already know it's going to be brutal. I can't wait though, now that I have a general idea of the game, it's going to be so fun and personally rewarding.
Thanks for the hype! Just finished 1 on my switch and bout to hit 2. Ive only beaten this once ever. So round 2!
The random Sonic Adventure music was wild considering I am playing Sonic Adventure while watching this
Zelda 2 rulez. It’s Castlevania with leveling up, what’s not to like?
Definitely gained some newfound appreciation for the title on this last goaround. I especially think that once you get past Death Mountain everything just clicks, you have a great understand of the mechanics of the game and how it wants you to proceed
@@Wayneisboss About Death Mountain... You can actually take on the 2nd palace BEFORE Death Mountain. There are absolutely no obstacles barring your path to the 2nd palace. Next time you play this game, once you get the Jump spell, try going to the 2nd palace right away before Death Mountain.
I've been looking forward to this video. There's just so much to talk about when it comes to Zelda 2.
There really is! Sadly I wasn't able to fit every thought I have on the game in this one video but I tried to hit the important stuff lol
@@Wayneisboss There really is. It's by far the most unique Zelda game. You did a great job covering all of the major points.
Thanks! I really enjoyed getting to share my thoughts on this one, finally playing through the whole game for the first time was a really neat experience!
You should have more views, I've sat through way worse zelda 2 videos with 10x the views. I'm still waiting for people to realize that the lives, exp system and combat make this one of the first, if not the actual first Souls Like game
I had no idea that the game over just sent you back to the castle. I thought it restarted the game from scratch lol. I ended up save stating like crazy at the beginning because of it.
Thank you for making this video! Zelda is my favorite games franchise, and I've been playing it since there was only one game to play. A very young me, back in the 80s, played this a lot...and died a lot, but I actually really liked it, and still do. I get that it rates low among fans; it could then, it does now, and I can even agree with several of those complaints, but the nostalgic me still really likes this game, and enjoys when folks discuss it!
Been brought over from Suris. I just like videos like this. It's good!
Glad you enjoyed it! I'm always working on more haha
I never thought that Zelda II was a bad game. I just always felt that it was missing a lot of what excited me about the original. Namely, finding secrets. This is why, as sequels go, I totally loved A Link to the Past, because it took everything that the first Zelda was and added a whole bunch more to it.
Imagine what Zelda II would have been like where every tile on that overworld map was a Zelda I style screen. Where trees, boulders, etc. were randomly placed based on a seed (the name the player enters when creating a file, coupled with the X/Y coordinates, and the number of times the game was beaten could be the seed), the precise layout of the entirety of the overworld would would differ from person to person and playthrough to playthrough. Now in terms of the palaces, towns and such, those would all be predesigned maps, as would be the screens where secrets could be found. But if all those tiles on the overworld were potentially screens, each populated by mobs, and where the layout could not be predicted from game to game, then the world exploration aspect would have been insanely huge, especially for back then. All a seed is is a string of numbers and letters that can be short, meaning maybe no more than 4 to 8 characters, and could have been stored in the game's save file. The seed would just be the key telling the game how to plug in the data from the appropriate categories. And honestly, there are techniques whereby the same technique can be used to randomize the location of (or at least the layout of) the palaces. Look at all the things that randomizers are doing to games like this now.
Anyway, my whole point is that Zelda II is less than it could have been. But for everything that it WAS, it was decent.
4:18 How dare you. A girl needs her nap time.
...I still experience flashbacks from my first playthrough of this game as a kid.
When asked, most people will often say their favorite Link is someone like BOTW Link, Ocarina Of Time Link, or Windwaker Link. But I've always loved the NES Link the most. He was a just wandering kid, but he managed to recover the Triforce of Wisdom, win the Triforce of Power, and earn the Triforce of Courage.
I've been hoping for Nintendo to remake the classic games for years so that the original Link's journey can be brought to it's full potential and fit with the modern Zelda universe. It's the reason I've been messing around with animating the NES Zelda games to make them more like the stories in the manuals.
I don't have a favorite personally, 'cause they're all great.
Do Death Mountain after you clear 2nd palace. It makes life easier. And yes, you can clear the 2nd palace before Death Mountain.
I spent an entire summer playing this game when I was 10 years old. Got to the Thunderbird once, got killed, paused the game, and then came back to it the next day to realize that my mother had hit the power button while cleaning, turning OFF the Nintendo and resetting my entire game!!!!!
If that weren’t enough, our dog peed on my Nintendo Power (or whatever) magazine with the dungeon maps, and my mother threw it away (!!!!!!!!) Back then we couldn’t just order stuff online, so I never got another dungeon map. And I never made it back to that point again.
To this day, like 30 years later, I am angry about this. 😂
Holy crap, scott the woz was right....he was separated from his twin at birth
Time for me to revisit these games thirty-plus years later. Some games I have never beaten games like Metroid, Ninja Gaiden 3. Gamers know NES games are the hardest there is.
Love this game. Hard as hell - but so fun. Never understood why it feels "hated" by the Zelda community. I've always said if it was re-skinned with different sprites and not part of the Zelda franchise, like a space adventure or something, it would be praised as a classic.
I liked Zelda II: The Adventure of LInk.
After completing Breath of the Wild for the first time I went back and played through the original Legend of Zelda (2nd Quest, continuing from a save that I had started years earlier). After that I went to Zelda II: The Adventure of Link and I had an even easier time with it than I had many years ago when I first played it on a console. Which is not to say that it was not a challenge; I just felt less of a need to grind for extra lives.
I started gaming in 1986 with the Nes and Master System. I remember well when how incredibly hard it was to get SMB2 or Zelda 2 when they were released. I myself asked for both games and wound up getting SMB2 (and the original Zelda) that Christmas of 1988. At that point, I hadn't played the first Zelda yet and merely asked for the second because surely newer=better. I'm very happy things worked out the way they did. I didn't know many people who were seeking Zelda 2 after the "1988 Chip Shortage" fiasco. While I know there was a real chip shortage... however, I still think Nintendo held back stock to create the mighty frenzy they did.
Addendum - Zelda 2 was not a game many liked. I actually question how successful the second Zelda game really was? I know it was considered a success by Nintendo, but was that because of the shortage, or did people really enjoy it?
I love The Adventure of Link, its probably the Zelda game I replay the most.
I have the grey cart, kinda wish I had the gold one to be honest.
We didn’t know better. That’s what we had at the time. So you played it and enjoyed it. All the clues were in the game if you talked to the right people. We made our own maps.
AHHH forgot to comment great video wayne
Anyone who wants to use save states for this game has my blessing to do so.
Gonna have to agree that it's pretty darn good. NICE channel btw 👀
I would love to see this gameplay refined. Work out the ruff spots correct its mistakes and there is a fantastic formula here. I have always felt this way about it.
Zelda 2 was better than I thought it would be. It isn't great, like the majority of the franchise, but it's still legitimately good. It has glaring issues, particularly the high difficulty early on in the game, but it rewards you for persistence. The middle portion of this game is much more enjoyable. That final section is absolutely brutal, but at that point the game has earned its difficulty. It's definitely the hardest game in the franchise, but it is also very rewarding. 7/10. An above average game that suffers from unfair expectations.
For me, it HAD great potential. Unfortunately, I'd have to give it a 3/10
I have zero Zelda experience and am trying this game out. So far, I really enjoy it despite being different what other games do. The most annoying thing is how fast the enemies move when you're walking around the map
Did you ever beat the game?
@williamhardee8863 I never did, it couldn't draw me in like the other games did.
I love Zelda 2. I played it as a kid but could never beat it until my 30's. I think it's better than the first Zelda, it's more fun to play despite its difficulty. The only thing that disappoints me still when I play it is that some of the items you find in the palaces like the raft and flute don't have any function except getting you to the next part of the game. I wish you could use them to find upgrades and points. Minor complaint overall.
One of my favorite games as a kid. It's a tough game. .
I always assumed the Sorcerer was Aghanim.
7:24 wow those look so similar to a goddess statue
In the Japanese version it is a goddess statue. I think calling it just "statue" instead of trophy in our release would have been better.
I had this originally on cartridge but was a little too young to understand how to level up and play properly. I beat it on GameCube with the Zelda collection and swore I would never play it again. Now with Tears of the Kingdom on the horizon, I'm suddenly getting the urge to play them all again... in order. Here goes nothing. Again
This is one of my very favorite games of all time. Only other Zelda I like more is Oot
My two deal breakers are the combat and having to find all the upgrades to progress. The game is neat but it could use a facelift. Like, Mercury Steam could do some of their magic with this...
I think the game is great with excellent replayability. Finished it a bunch of times. I throw it on every year or two.
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Excellent review, I couldn't have said it better myself! I also didn't grow up with this game (first time I played it was on GBA as a teenager) so nostalgia isn't influencing my opinion of this game. I consider it to be the 5th best Zelda game in the franchise.
What are the first 4?
I can see why people felt this game was too hard, but damn was it fun! At the time this game came out my bestie and I were way into D&D and this game scratched a very bad itch. Yes, it was brutal and unforgiving, but it was so in ways that could be overcome by becoming more skilled at the game. Practice paid off and when you finally beat a boss it felt like you were on top of the world! It also rewarded gaming the system, such as going back and placing the gems in the statues after completing the rest of the game but before entering the final palace as a way to more easily max out all your levels with less slog. Beating this game was so damn satisfying and the replay quality was pretty good too.
Hmmm... kinda' want to dig this bad boy out again!
My first Zelda game. Absolutely loved it, still do. Never understood the hate
Do you want granny to take her teeth out?...itll make your magic bar get full.
This game is very dear to me.
I think one of the reasons it isn't as well-regarded is how the only real offensive item is the sword. It's kinda sad to see enemies have things like boomerangs and spears and realize you used to have a diverse set of weapons, and would again in later games.
I see where you're coming from, but to an extent I feel that the repertoire of spells you gain throughout the course of the game adds back a lot of the variation that is lost when you take away OG Link's arsenal. Aside from the Magical Rod and Book of Magic, OG Link wasn't much of a mage at all.
I love that game
A lot of people trash on Death Mountain for being too difficult, but I never had much trouble with it. I'm not bragging about my skill at all, by the way, because there are plenty of other areas that absolutely kicked my buns. Death Mountain wasn't one of them though.
Same with me. As a kid I figured out the skulls in the 1st temple gave 50xp and constantly re-spawn just by walk past where they appear so I'd line up 2 or 3 and kill them all at once, I think on my 1st play through I was like 5+Att 3+HP & Magic. The first red axe trowing guy in DM was a shock but I just used Jump to get on the upper platforms.
Love this game
IMO Windwaker is Zeldas "Black Sheep"!
I feel that Zelda II might have been the inspiration for the structure of the "modern" Castlevania game. I think this game could have a fun remake if it was made more Metroidvania.
Tiny note, and believe me I hate this game so I'm not really defending it, but you DON'T have to beat Death Mountain before the second palace.
You can do either or first.
Believe me, I would know. I had to grind between both.
I think the only reason people don't like this game was because of how radically different it was from all the other 2-D Zelda games. I personally I'm not a big fan of the RPG elements, but that's just because I don't like RPG games very much.
It's annoyingly hard as hell, but satisfying to complete due to that I just beat it a few hours ago
i like the idea of the game, but even you died 63 times. now imagine someone playing this game that doesnt love it.
it couldve easily been fixed with minor adjustments like enemy placement, better life system, a bit more health, the life spell not being as bad. but at every turn they mess something up to make it more frustrating. i have completet this game about 5 times but i still think those are big issues that wouldnt be overlooked today.
I loved Zelda II
It certainly wasn't a failure even if Miyamoto himself said it
Like LoZ it was one of the most atmospheric games on the console and like the former that had a grand and mystical atmosphere AoL had a dark and dangerous atmosphere. It was great in 88'
You don't need to get through Death Mountain to finish palace 2...
I find useing the game genie's infinite lives code makes it alot more fun and fair
"Fair" is not a word that I would ever use for infinite lives.
I’m going to give you a chance on this one as an OG. Check back after the vid.