I don't play a lot of Legend of Zelda games.

Before Link’s Awakening, I've only completed Wind Waker, Four Swords Adventures, and Phantom Hourglass. My hesitation to many Zelda games is that they are large and expansive, which would require perhaps too much diligence to complete given my schedule. According to “How Long to Beat”, the main story for Breath of the Wild is ~50 hours. Given my current “pace of play” I would be playing just one game for the entire year.

Link’s Awakening was not like that, and its design actually meant the game easily fit into my life. This post describes what I liked about the game, the very few places I encountered issues, and what Legend of Zelda titles are similar to Link’s Awakening and thus, are likely for me to try!

Read more: https://sethmlarson.dev/links-awakening