I consider this to be the first true Zelda game. The first two merely introduced the main character and the main formula that Zelda would follow. This game introduced what I believe to be the more advanced formula of Zelda. It introduced the master sword, which we can all just assume that Zelda would be incredibly lacking without it. On an unrelated note, the towns hae more content than they do in Zelda 2, and the magic meter has fewer uses. This is debate ably the best Zelda game, and definitely in the top 5, this game is one of my personal favorites, and I hope it will be yours.

Graphics: This game looks a lot better than some of the other titles for the SNES. Link is way better defined than he is than the other games, though you cant really blame Nintendo, seeing as the first two games were on a previous console.  The landscapes look better than they do in any SNES game, and the dungeons look great. The enemies don't animate too well, they are just pushed back when you hit them. Link probably animates the best in the game. And other objects seem to do that well enough.

Sound: The music in the game, is sort of lacking. The kakariko village theme is really just annoying to me, and the Main theme of Zelda is usually played whenever you aren't in kakariko village. Although the dark world has a very pleasing theme. There are some other pleasing songs, but I named the ones you will hear the most.

Addictiveness: I have played and beaten this game 3 times. The way it keeps you hooked is something I have seen in very few games, and I cant quite explain it. This game keeps you hooked.

Story: This game starts out with Zelda telepathically telling you that you must help her. After you do, you set out of a quest to obtain three pendants that will allow him to pull the mythical master sword, a sword that was forged to repel evil. Link is then sent to the dark world, once called the golden world. Also he can use a magical mirror to teleport between the dark world and the real world. Ganondorf has turned the golden world into a dark and dangerous place. Link then collects crystal throughout the dark world.

Depth: there is far more to do in this game than in the first two games. There are tons of heart pieces, 8 dungeons, and a few sidequests. This game takes a very long time to complete, and you will have tons of fun doing it.

Difficulty: The enemies aren't that hard to defeat. Though, I rated the difficulty so high because even though the first three dungeons aren't hard, the dungeons of the dark world are incredibly difficult. Those dungeons will throw and immense amount of challenge your way and I ended up having to abuse a walkthrough for a few of the dungeons. The enemies of the normal world aren't very difficult, but the enemies of the dark world give about two hearts per hit, and have quite a bit of health.

Overall, its 11:00 o clock and I'm tired. Please play the game
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ender44 : Yeah, I totally agree with you this should be the first truest Zelda game ever. Finally a game where  you can really adventure like there's no tomorrow lol.

Another good review. This is vrey well written, neatly categorized, and just nice. I'm currently trying to play through all of the Zelda games, and I can't wait to get to this one (in Zelda 2. I missed the first ten or so years).

Nice work. Keep the reviews coming.