The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Inside Gaming Review

We review the latest adorable entrance in the Zelda series.
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[@astrothebadger]

Now we just need an Oracle of Ages and Seasons remake. That would be amazing

[@wjbt3]

Yes plz

[@TROBassGuitar]

I can only hope, i never got to play those

[@MajorazWrath]

@@TROBassGuitar They still hold up. Oracle games are awesome the way they are! Play them!

[@SkywardSpork]

This remake feels like I'm playing how I remember the original Links Awakening, it's bloody incredibly well done.

[@powercheif]

I really want a LoZ dungeon maker. That would be so much fun

[@Hipgads]

I would protect that Link with my life.

[@Oryyyt]

he could probably do a better job at it more than any of us could

[@coolethan22]

The style reminds me of those old claymation Christmas movies.

[@TheMorbidHobo]

Sadly, as good as it seems, I just can't justify spending 90$ (canadian) on a 6 hour game.

[@mapledalemathking]

Yeah it looks so fun but I could also get monster Hunter world and play over 100 hours for the same price

[@mrgoodnews7702]

Same waiting for it to go on sale.

[@FauuxJauu]

Wow 90? Can't you switch the region or something...

[@raphael056]

Shadmeo Simms it’s canadian dollars.

[@Spladoinkal]

@Bo Bo yeah but after the first time playing it it's beatable in like 5 hours.

[@MEAWitchHunter]

"no ones exactly telling you what to do or where to go" Except this guy who has phonebooths all over the island who does so happen to tell you what to do and where to go

[@Breezwayman]

I like that Link is back to being left handed.

[@Selvokaz]

lol most elves are ambidextrous.

[@mirkecWii]

@@Selvokaz link is not an elf

[@Mestephra]

I want to see a complete remake of Zelda 2 someday, all the while still holding onto its dark souls difficulty 😁 I know many don't like Zelda 2, but I grew up on it. I want to see that world recreated breath of the wild style

[@Astaticembrace]

I'm gonna assume you work for Nintendo and are slyly confirming its development. Thank you sir.

[@J2digital]

If in the next 20 years it goes on sale for $40 or below I'll pick it up.

[@QuarterDollarKing]

Picked it up Friday, playing an hour here and there. Fun so far. My biggest gripe is that they didn't permanently map the Roc's Feather to a button like they did with the Pegasus Boots. It's use so often that I de facto only have one item slot.

[@ryuail]

Huh... here I was bemoaning the placement of the boots as well, but that was because I wanted it on the item buttons to sell the item combination aspect more. But I had decided having it placed on a shoulder button made more sense from an ergonomic point of view. Guess that's not exactly the case.

[@FerrumAnulum]

Im not sure why they're complaining about the boots ONLY being on L button. ITS ALSO ON LZ?! same with shield on R AND RZ.

[@KogaHarine]

Yeah... I only ever used ZL for the run cause it's more comfortable in handheld even with the satisfye grip.

[@charlesroyal1644]

I don't think they're complaining about it only being on the L button, more that just if you play the game handheld it's very easy to accidentally press.

[@FerrumAnulum]

@@charlesroyal1644 if you dont rest your finger on it then your not going to be pushing it.

[@dialamx1]

There's 2 dash buttons as well, so not sure why there's so much anger towards the dash boots. Both L and LZ control the dash, so if you don't like the tiny button, use the bigger one.

[@MrYTGuy1]

Derp

[@Dovakinskywalker]

My thoughts exactly lmao

[@OnlyRealmatze]

I finished it way too fast but I still come back to it because the Gameboy Version was my first videogame and the nostalgia is still very strong.

[@willriseabove6858]

wouldve been hella cool if they remade an bundled another gb zelda game like Oracle

[@ScreenSlayr]

Holy cow, with your IG background and Alannah hosting, I thought this was an IGN video for a split second

[@ShatteredElegance]

This review is excellent, thoughtful and well constructed.

[@ChaseyChase98]

I need to pick this up soon.

[@nestormartinez1593]

no spoilers just finished it 2 days ago and im really bummed out it was a pretty sad story. i knew what the story was just from hearing about it but experiencing it was completely different but I'm glad i finally get to play this game

[@TROBassGuitar]

Yeah the ending is sad

[@AltheFons]

I don't understand how they can go from saying "It's got a decent length and challenge" to a few sentences later complaining about how short it is, it's one or the other not both, lmao. Either way glad they enjoyed it!

[@OMDoran]

Yeah well that require Alanah to actually proof read her shit and put a little effort in

[@ogbobbyjohnson3502]

Here how about I correct it for you .... “it has a decent length and challenge given how short the actual game is” there you go. Now to analysis the quote, since you didn’t really understand. Since Zelda games typically have tedious dungeons , one would assume , that the run time of said dungeons vary from player to player. Is it wrong to assume that there are speed runners who play Zelda games and ease through dungeons ? Or maybe people have experience with past Zelda games that make their run time of a dungeon more faster ? To the average player the tedious dungeons might take more time when in reality these dungeons are not that hard. So to say that the games length is decent and challenging was to describe her experience rather than the whole fan base. I’m assuming there are players who breeze thought these games such as hardcore Zelda fans which would insinuate that it’s shorter than it really is, if you take away the tediousness in dungeons.

[@ogbobbyjohnson3502]

So I assume you’re an English wizard , Mr. Lazy pixel? I think the run time was very long for this review , everything that was said covered the basics of this game. It’s a carefully crafted remaster. Trying to ignore nostalgia and see the game for what it is they over reviewed it. Since the run time was so long the points they cover were dragged on too long or just nit picks. When you go into that territory restating problems or including more nit picks it messes up your writing. It’s fairly evident that whenever someone focuses on one topic for too long , problems start to occur , or it’s just yada yada. Everyone’s a victim to this. You can clearly see that because they bring up the ZL button twice.

[@J1A4D]

Is such an amazing game, a must have for switch

[@cabalura]

Loved the game, I also played on dock mode, but I didn't have that many framedrops

[@thedukeofdorks6001]

Three tips i have for new players. Lift that shield. Bomb arrows. Uuuuuuse the boomerang.

[@KogaHarine]

I completely skipped the boomerang my first run through. It makes things easier but it isn't completely necessary.

[@TROBassGuitar]

Bomb arrows?

[@dracodevis]

@@TROBassGuitar Equip the bomb and bow and hit both buttons at the same time. Bomb Arrow.

[@PanzerSeven]

Do you guys accidentally hit the L button in every game you play?

[@KRob811]

Jordan Moore right?

[@Battlefox64_RL]

I feel like a kid again while playing this game. It just so nostalgic and free.

[@guillermogutierrez7544]

I mean if you talk to Marin she hints that your stuff started washing up shore...soooo

[@rickjames8960]

How did you push the wrong button? Both L trigger and bumper activate the boots. And why would it be the game's fault?

[@joelwarzecha5661]

Rick James ya idk how they had this problem. Never happened to me once. About halfway thru the game and i’ve only played in handheld

[@DrGamelove]

I disagree about the difficulty. It’s really easy, even by Zelda standards, both the dungeon puzzles and bosses.

[@crysanthiumvega]

You can't really say a game is easy and still convey that it's worth your time to play, which is clearly how they felt, which is their job to convey to you. People will hang on that word and run with it. They'll hear "Easy" close the video, and never think about the game again even if they would have enjoyed it otherwise

[@DrGamelove]

Dakota Brown well, I still enjoyed it.

[@crysanthiumvega]

@@DrGamelove I'm not saying you can't enjoy a game that isn't hard, I'm saying that there are people who take "easy" as a negative connotation that detracts from the experience.

[@DrGamelove]

Dakota Brown I wrote that while I was still in the middle of watching. She did say the bosses were easy later. I get your point but I don’t think it’s the job of the reviewer not to use any words that might turn people off if the description is accurate. If anyone hears one word and writes it off it makes me think they don’t understand how criticism works. I also feel like Zelda fans aren’t going to care what anyone says because, it’s Zelda, it sells itself.

[@BartvG88]

Master mode is for you!

[@wolverinescratch]

The Pegasus boots are on ZL that's what I use anyway

[@5crazycat]

Those framerate drops were due to how they load textures for areas. Some places, like the overworld use large archives which take long amounts of time to open everytime it needs to load relevant textures. So they could easily avoided this by having multiple small archives instead of few large ones

[@bradfordsnyder6444]

I just finished this one and had no frame drops that were noticeable. I played docked, with a cartridge, not digital. Maybe I was just lucky? ALSO I kept moving on accident trying to open my map with the minus button.

[@hkhan1989]

Now that's how you do a review!

[@sapphoemet645]

really enjoyed this one, thanks.

[@19omegawolf]

A very nice review!

[@tinoespinoza6434]

Played with a Game Cube controller, works very good.

[@goyolap]

The best reviews always 🔮.

[@emilyemica]

My first Zelda was BOTW, which instantly became my favourite game ever, and the only other Zelda I played before this Link's Awakening was the first NES Zelda on Switch. I love this remake of Link's Awakening. I couldn't help but smile every time I started playing it. I will probably be replaying it soon because it's so delightful and playing it was a perfect way to spend my one week of holidays. Even when I didn't know what to do next, or was lost in a dungeon, I could never be frustrated because everything is so adorable. I hope they make more remakes like this because I never got a chance to play these games and I would love to now that I have Switch

[@MagikarpsSplash]

You should look into Majoras Mask, Ocarina of Time and Windwaker, they are all great 3D zelda games. They remastered them a few years ago for different consoles or you could emulate the n64 and GameCube roms.

[@cyanimation1605]

Imagine the first two games remade like this

[@codmanout9861]

Can we get all the other NES and SNES Legend of Zelda games redone in this style?

[@kenrulei09]

To those complaining about the length of the game here's how you make it longer 1. Play hero mode it's harder will take you more to get through 2. A tip if you get one game over you can't see the true ending

[@MajorazWrath]

This one is a great remake and a good test for new games. Hopefully they iron out the frame rate issues and the long wait times during fanfare moments. Also, my switch actually crashed once while playing.

[@HangoutswithZach]

Played all the way through Never had a problem with accidentally hitting the pegasus boots dash button I did have frame rate drops Everytime I entered a new area but wasn't terrible For me the biggest problem was the dungeon running and being stuck on something and then remembering to look at the walls to blow them up. Literally one wall was obstructed by a candle holder in a dungeon and that took me a little over an hour just to find. Other than that fun game Visual is nuts. Music top tier And the way you can "cheese" some jumps and some puzzles makes me laugh

[@ayylmao8562]

10:09 That f pleb, the way she said was hilarious.

[@alanzyoutube]

No mention of BowWow 😭

[@Khelsey22]

I must confess I was wary of buying it due to the large price tag and since the original holds a bittersweet place in my heart I wasn't willing to commit. Though after this review I might have to go buy it at some point...

[@charlielikesclouds]

Watch Jon Smith’s video on the original, it’s so heartfelt

[@nameku2176]

Makes you feel like link -dunkey

[@theholyavenger]

Finally, a game where you can get sweet revenge on that sick fuck Kirby!

[@sirtic6880]

The DX version was one of the first Gb games and first Zelda I played. Absolutely a favorite. Personally I don't think this is worth getting this remake unless you never played or finished the original. It's too true to provide any replay value for me. xP

[@MasonOfLife]

Dis game is wonderful

[@abdelouedraogo1679]

Honestly played the original too; but that $60 price tag for that one ain't no joke.

[@TROBassGuitar]

50 at Walmart

[@abdelouedraogo1679]

@@TROBassGuitar thanks, problem is, I only buy digital, so guess I'll have to wait for some kind of sale soon hopefully

[@itaybron]

It's The Legend of Zelda and it's really rad! Those creatures from Ganon are pretty bad! Octoroks, tektites and leevers too But with your help, our hero pulls through! Yeah, Go Link, Yeah, Get Zelda! Wikki Wikki Wick

[@Carlos1234jfk]

Just want to say. Fuck the eagle tower. I've been stuck in there for like 3 days.

[@jamessteele3025]

Everytime I come out of a building the framerate drops. So irritating! Other than that the game is awesome and reminds me of my all time favorite game A Link to the Past!

[@WardNightstone]

sounds fun but MIGHT wait and see if i can pick it up preowned 60 USD is a lot for a game that i can beat in a day

[@BartvG88]

Darkest Argentum the dungeon remix and master mode add alot of replay value, though

[@funafull1]

Good luck beating it in 1 day without the use of constant walkthroughs

[@BoykoMix]

Everything about this remake seems fantastic and I really want to play it, but god damn that price is waaaay too high for me to justify spending on a better looking Gameboy game.

[@zaks9124]

ALL THE WAY FROM ALASKA

[@KRob811]

I didn’t see a single frame rate drop and I just finished 100 percenting the game. Not sure what Kayden is on about

[@djk5657]

I hate the new opening. It lacks the feeling of danger the original music gave when link was on his boat. It went from the peril of the storm and sinking to the wonder and mystery of the beach and island to the classic theme so well that the lack of any music in the remakes boat scene just ruins the whole opening for me.

[@bkostuik]

Never even played a Zelda game damn

[@laurifinlandia]

sounds like you have michael cera on the line.

[@metashade4218]

As someone who was not a big fan of the original Link's Awakening on the gameboy, I can easily say I had a great time with this game. This is hands down the best version of Link's Awakening. It fixes & improves ALOT of gameplay issues that the original gameboy game had such as the limited item inventory, adding more warp points in the overworld & getting rid of those obnoxious text boxes that pops up every single time you touch a boulder/crystal. It's not perfect by any means, it does have its flaws, (mainly the framerate issue) but other than that, I did had a really great time with this game & the good of this game really outweighs the bad. However as much as I really enjoyed the game, even I gotta admit this game is definitely not worth 60 bucks considering how ridiculously short it is, even when going for a 100% playthrough.

[@compatriot852]

Definitely should be worth 30-20 due to its short length

[@buggydclown8460]

Why would you want a dpad for movement in a game with omnidirectional movement? That makes no sense. There is no real effective way to do it other than with a stick

[@Eelchad1]

Nah no way. After playing the masterpiece that was breath of the wild no way am I paying full price for this. Nintendo's crazy. I'll wait for the botw sequel

[@ax4232]

I give this game 5 STARS

[@3346mikey]

This game looks great but the price tag just seems too high for such a short game.

[@orijimi]

Also because of how comparatively inexpensive development of this game was.

[@thaneros]

Length does not equate to price.

[@cschorling1]

This is how they should remake the old Pokemon Gameboy games

[@ayylmao8562]

It’s cool but 60 dollars seems like a lot to me for this game and the lag kills it for me.

[@Pelthail]

I have regular man hands and I never once miss-clicked the L button.

[@Krabzlol]

Not that replayable? Have you seen all the speed runs?

[@farscape1714]

$60 for an 8 hr game. So Nintendo!

[@TMV420]

Just making people pay for their nostalgia.

[@kopaxson5202]

Biggest problem with every nintendo game ever: cannot remap buttons. I bought BotW but exclusively played it on an emulator because the emulator let me remap buttons. I absolutely disdain this trend in nintendo games.

[@darklucida]

The price definitely does not feel justified unless you plan on playing it multiple times or are a collector who wants to support the game. I did both regular and hero mode 100% over a course of 15~ hours which means you're pretty much completely done with the game unless you have plans on sharing created stages with friends or want to do challenges of like no heart container runs. Even then, the created stages are very lackluster because you have a limited selection of premade rooms.

[@kenrulei09]

It qualifies the price cause its fully remade if it was a port of the gameboy one sure its over priced but the game was remade with new music and quality of life improvements don't rember when hours a game is = how much it costs cause gameboy cart wasn't cheap either back in the day its also the same length or shorter

[@UberNeuman]

Okay, Nintendo - now get us The Minish Cap like this.

[@Luminousreign]

If you never played this one before be super careful. It is super weird and very unclear on what you are supposed to do a lot of the time.

[@ogbobbyjohnson3502]

That’s the basis of a Zelda formula. And actually they always give u at least 1 hint. The oracle games of Zelda are way harder than this . You should try them out on the 3ds if you want a real challenge

[@metashade4218]

Dude this is one the easiest Zelda games to not get lost in. There's phone houses everywhere that gives you tons of hints on where to go. The only parts in the game where you can get lost in are in the last 3 dungeons in the game.

[@Luminousreign]

Nah guys this one sucked. I never made it past the first village.

[@metashade4218]

@@Luminousreign Sounds like you're not a very bright person then if you managed to get lost in the first village.

[@Luminousreign]

Nah it is haed

[@SkittMeister]

there was literally no issue with where the boots were mapped. do you people not know how to hold a controller properly?

[@BartvG88]

Weird, I never accidentaly dashed in this game.

[@thedukeofdorks6001]

I would love a link to the past remake like this

[@BlutigeTranen]

I had a dream that Adam quit Inside Gaming...? Why is IG and FH invading my dreams? Brain tumor? Brain tumor.

[@RedsHitpostMedia]

Its a great remake just not worth 60$ :/

[@LEGOMAN1319]

As much as I'd love to play it, I can't justify $60 for a Gameboy remake. I get they had to build it from the ground up and the graphics are different and all that but I can go on the eshop and buy the DX version for my 3DS for like $6. And they didn't add anything besides a dungeon maker that hasn't really been getting any good reviews. Hopefully it'll go on sale for at least $10-15 off come Black Friday.

[@TROBassGuitar]

50 bucks at Walmart

[@LEGOMAN1319]

@@TROBassGuitar I'll still wait for Black Friday. Might be better deals come then.

[@MidHumptyHump]

They just copy n pasted Chris oniell as link into this game

[@someguy5319]

wow the game was actually completed by somebody before review on this channel? no way!

[@sleipnir_8364]

frame drops noticeable even on footage. sad

[@niqhtt]

looks nice but style at least a bit stolen from 3d Dot Game Heroes Zelda 2 is the black sheep. I would love see a remake of that.

[@Snoy_Fly]

3D Dot Game Heroes is a game inspired by classic Zelda games and this game’s style seems inspired by the game inspired by Zelda....😱

[@allexio]

what about the 60 dollar pricetag?! That's like the one thing people are complaining about :/

[@BlaiseArath]

Aye. It’s a nice game but honest to goodness it’s worth 30$ at most, and I’d struggle to say 20$. It’s a well put game and they put love into it, the graphic upgrade is nice but there’s no getting around that it’s an almost 1 to 1 remake of a game from the GameBoy.

[@MrYTGuy1]

Because game development is cheaper than ever... Ignorant people complaining about pricing when they have no clue what they're talking about. It's not worth even responding when people get that ignorant and biased. Go develop a single game and then tell me how easy and cheap it is when you get done with it in 5 years.

[@allexio]

@@MrYTGuy1 Oh I'm sorry mate, I didn't know you were a video game development expert... Oh wait... What exactly gives you the authority to make such a claim? That's right. jack shit. I just want ot point out that this game costs more than assassin's creed odyssey, and I can tell you right now that we're not talking about the same amount of dev time. So no, your stupid little argument that "hur durr you don't know how much games cost to make" is absolute bull*. I could myself code a top down zelda clone like this on my own in 6 months. What I would lack would be the art design. And even then you're saying that this game costs 60$ for art and animations. Wake up. Please. And get off your high horse as well. Let's face it. this 60$ price tag is for nostalgia and the zelda namesake.

[@SS4DBZ]

Who the hell is playing this game SO HORRIBLY in this video?

[@TheCreepypro]

nice to see the ladies cover this good job

[@thedukeofdorks6001]

First zelda game i ever played as a gay baby It rocks. Its sad. And its addicting.

[@MrYTGuy1]

Yeah because that's a believable scenario. we decided to make the game have frame drops and run shitty on purpose as an artistic choice. Its like the most biased, unrealistic, Nintendo Fanboy explanation you could ever have. If only other game companies were loved enough that they could even attempt to explain bad optimization this way.

[@cyanimation1605]

Spiderverse. Dragon Prince. Gen Lock.

[@TechnologistAtWork]

None of what you guys said about the controls is true. Right shoulder buttons shield and the left ones sprint. Where's the problem in that and what the hell are you saying about playing it in handheld mode? I played it in handheld mode and I have large hands with no problems. It's not a dog and cat village. Literally none of them are cats or dogs. Just rabbits. I feel like you spent like an hour and quit.

[@joshuabalcombe4975]

Waifu link!

[@peteparker22]

Damn you guys are so late with reviews must not get advanced copies huh?

[@uzmari]

only 2 bad things about the game, its full priced and nintendo shit the bed with no online features, dungeon building could of been something wonderful

[@lil_keybo]

randompleb rephrase: 1 bad thing about pricing of video games in general, and one thing the game doesn’t have that it should. Yw

[@zaks9124]

FINALLY THE FIRST VEIW AND COMMENT

[@mapledalemathking]

Nope

[@accountunknownrixz7380]

Done it bro, well done! Your winning life 😋

[@NGEvangeliman]

Still dont like the plastic toy look...

[@Omnicharlizard]

😅 little late to the party

[@gregorioj.salazarbibriesca7157]

blah