tears of the kingdom has understandably set off a Zelda kick around these parts. my gf played wind waker which i’ve called my favourite game for years and it still whips (except the wind temple where they clearly ran out of time). i think in terms of style and presentation it’s second to none. it’s probably still number 1 contender for being my favourite; honestly still have boundless enthusiasm for it.
we also tried ocarina of time but my gf just didn’t like playing it very much and i wasn’t super into the idea of replaying it for the millionth time myself so we dropped it. doesn’t help that i think the 3ds version is the way to go unless you’re consciously going out of your way to do some digital archaeology and that version isn’t conducive to two people playing on a sofa.
i’ve fired up twilight princess, which i haven’t played since it was pretty new (contrasting the other two i’ve mentioned which i’ve returned to a bunch of times over the years). i really loved it when i was 13 but i’ve soured on it in the years since. it’s kinda what i expected, which is a whole lot of edgy garbage layered on top of some really solid Zelda fundamentals. obviously the dungeons are cool; arbiters grounds is still an all timer, but the idea that they made a whole other 3d Zelda before they realised it needed a serious rethink is kinda wild because the formula already feels super tired in twilight princess.
i will say i like the chunk post-master sword when it opens up more than the first like, 10 hours, which are kinda just a super linear string of middling set pieces. it’s like you pull out the master sword and the game remembers it’s the legend of Zelda and let’s you have fun.
anyway, i also grabbed a copy of the switch re-release of skyward sword. i’ve never played it! by the time it came out the cables for the wii had vanished. i know it’s pretty divisive, but i’m super curious about it. hoping i don’t get burned out before i get around to it.