Why A Link Between Worlds Is The Most Underrated Zelda Game

[@jamesmahia5562]

I've always loved a link between worlds I wish more people talked about it

[@CZsWorld]

So glad you made this. This is probably my favorite game of all time and it tends to get overlooked in the grand scheme of Zelda. It's a perfect game, and the only thing it lacks is the cinematics and voice acting and like a bigger screen to play on.

[@Zekie12]

Couldn’t agree more. Hopefully they use this game as a roadmap for any future 2d Zelda games

[@hoodedsweater3876]

There's no Zelda game I've beaten half as many times as Link Between Worlds. Such a great game, so many well done dungeons and the overworld design is incredible. Also, one of the few Zelda games that is really fun to 100%.

[@Zekie12]

I completely agree. I used to restart this game as soon as I would beat it back when I was little haha

[@calvinbrinenestoris2357]

Link Between Worlds is genuinely just so good. It DWARFS its predecessor (Link to the Past).

[@Zekie12]

Exactly. It’s not even close but people are nostalgia blind to a link to the past unfortunately

[@calvinbrinenestoris2357]

@@Zekie12 Old school SNES design philosophies definitely made that game age a bit poorly, as did a lot of SNES games. It's a shame, it was really a great system.

[@drunkenbuttons606]

Personally, A Link To The Past is my favorite Zelda game of all time, but A Link Between Worlds is the better game.

[@Arshys]

yes, yes and yes

[@MrKneeV]

While Breath of the Wild quickly became my favorite Zelda Game, taking Ocarina of Time's place for me, A Link Between Worlds is easily my favorite after those two. It is a GREAT game!

[@Zekie12]

It’s so good and it’s a shame Nintendo hasn’t done much with 2D Zelda’s since. Hopefully the new 2D game lives up to this one!

[@TheAvenidas]

It is an underrated gem, i put albw in my top 5, in front of totk or botw. It has traditional zelda story , temples and also the freedom to choose the order you play it, to me all the next zelda games should be this way.

[@Zekie12]

I completely agree. Definitely the best 2D game IMO and I hope future 2D games take inspiration from albw

[@Anths_art]

Underrated channel talking about an underrated Zelda game! Definitely subbing!

[@Zekie12]

Thanks I really appreciate it ;)

[@orlandomota6685]

Great video! This is one of those Zelda games I go back to quite a bit 👌🏽

[@mifa_gmgt7155]

Haven’t seen this yet but since my favorite Zelda is a link between worlds I already love it

[@Arshys]

my favourite 2d zelda game. criminally underrated. I’ve played a links awakening remake too, and it’s very good, but nothing can beat a links between worlds for me

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

Zelda 2 is the most underrated and unhealthily hated.

[@Zekie12]

I’ve never played Zelda 2 because of its bad reputation but I might have to give it a try!

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

@@Zekie12 It gets more hate than it deserves. If it were called anything else, other than Zelda, it would be considered a hidden gem. I love it for the combat system above all else. Hover Bat recently updated it. It is how remakes should be done.

[@Zekie12]

I’ll check it out. You’ve inspired me

[@Marandahir]

Agreed.

[@blueshellincident]

Big Zelda fan here. Zelda 2 is great, even if it’s NES jank. Just like Zelda 1. Learn to respect it for what it does, it’s worth it.

[@Marandahir]

Why does advocating for a great but underrated Zelda game require bashing a great and highly rated Zelda game?

[@Zekie12]

I didn’t mean for it to come off like that 😕 think of it more like me highlighting how I think a link between worlds did certain things better than botw. I love botw so definitely no intentional bashing

[@lucideirune1635]

ALBW is my 3rd favorite Zelda game of all time behind OOT and BOTW. I like it better than the prequel bc it just adds so much more. I am really hoping they put this on the Switch 2’s NSO along with Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. Then we would have access to all the single player Zelda games on that system since it is backwards compatible with Switch games and I would also imagine we would get the DS Zelda games on Switch 2 since they were on Wii U.

[@anubion42]

Without having watched yet. ALBW is the Zelda game I always point out as a nice middle ground between Botw and classic Zelda games. Once your in the dark world the game is open, you can do them in any order while the dungeons themselves are still linear challenges. We can have an open world where dungeons can be done in any order, and we can have linear classic style dungeons. I don’t get why that conversation seems to end as one or the other.

[@Zekie12]

Pretty much what I ended up saying haha

[@miki49]

2D zelda reigns supreme if you ask me. Don’t get me wrong, I still adore MM especially, and then TP and OOT. But LBW and especially the Link’s Awakening remake are absolute PERFECTION

[@Zekie12]

I agree completely. I love the 3d games so much but just the fact that the 2d games use the overworld as a puzzle just makes them so much more engaging to play!

[@kennycarter5682]

this is a wonderful game. minus the impossible baseball minigame which i never once beaten. not worth the stress for all hearts. but its such fun to progress through all the dungeons. get the swords, etc

[@Zekie12]

Yeah it’s pretty frustrating but it’s still kinda fun lol

[@kennycarter5682]

@@Zekie12 the soundtrack in this game is super pleasent too

[@pongorma6757]

i always thought it was one of the most underrated zelda games as well. i wish more 2d zelda games got a remaster like this

[@Zekie12]

We can only hope 🤞

[@SayisSpeakin]

ALBW was the first zelda game I ever owned and beat, and it is still in my top 5 Zelda games. Not even for nostalgia but because of everything you outlined in this video. My biggest disappointment with botw was the lack of dungeon crawling that has been a series staple since the first title. if the developers could somehow translate the dungeon progression from this game into a botw style zelda game, it would literally be my ideal zelda experience. ToTK gets a step closer to that for me, but it's still not all the way there. I want my open world to be full of cool dungeons with dungeon items again

[@Zekie12]

Exactly. It’s a shame that they decided to completely scrap dungeon items to accommodate an open world game but I feel like there are much better alternatives they could’ve gone with. Hopefully they return to that idea in the future

[@sebastianbarbosaestudio]

At my top 3 zelda games of all time

[@lpfan4491]

The most underrated Zelda game is Triforce Heroes imo. Not all of its content is good, but most of it is and it has a giant mass of content(especially because single player and multiplayer play fundamentally diffrent, to the point where it basically doubles the things to do).

[@Zekie12]

That’s totally fair. I’ve never actually played triforce heroes so I’ll have to try it out!

[@RetroGameThrowdown1]

No. Just no. This game SUCKS

[@lpfan4491]

@@RetroGameThrowdown1 Kek.

[@chrislevack405]

Boooooooooo

[@lucideirune1635]

It’s fun, but it just isn’t convenient since I don’t have others to play with. Same goes for the 4 sword games.

[@Doomedrpgthecozygamer99]

I have this game and it’s awesome

[@ummidk757]

Besides totk and botw a link between worlds is probably the best Zelda games yes even better then oat it’s basically the linear formula with a bit more freedom it has the best dungeons in the whole series and probably some of the best bosses in the whole series aswell

[@Zekie12]

I completely agree. It took everything a link to the past had and made it way better. Such a great game

[@chrisjohnson9542]

I've always been more of a 2d zelda guy just because growing up link's awakening dx was my first zelda game that I actually plsyed all the way through followed by oracle of seasons and the Link to the past remake for GBA. I never had an N64 or GameCube and have always been more of a handheld gamer. Recently my cousin gave me his old 2ds and I played and beat link between worlds for the first time. I was kind of skeptical at first about the item rental system. It didn't really make sense to me as to why they would do that and it felt like it would take away from the dungeons. What would be the point of exploring the dungeons if you wouldn't find a new cool tool or weapon in it? I thought that the treasure chests would only be rupees and keys. I was having fun but it bothered me a lot. It just seemed like something was missing at first. HOWEVER, I quickly learned that each dungeon DID contain a treasure hidden in it some that were optional and some that were needed to open up accessibility to the other dungeons. Like the blue and red tunic, the ores to upgrade your sword etc. It's just that the main items were obtained through rental. But then you could not only purchase them but each one could be upgraded through the maimais. EVER SINGLE ITEM! It was so cool! The dungeons really were a ton of fun and the puzzles in them were so much fun. The game quickly surpassed my expectations and cemented it's spot for my all time favorite zelda game. Me mix of old and modern worked really well like it did in minish cap. The only way LBW could be dethroned as my favorite would be if oracle of seasons and ages got a remake.

[@Zekie12]

The fact they added unique items and dungeons is absolutely what makes this game stand out. Despite having every item at the start they still give you a reason to explore! Thanks for checking out the video and I’m glad you agree 😄

[@DonCurrywurst]

Gameplay wise one of the best Zelda games. Couldnt put down my 3DS.

[@Zekie12]

Such a great game and I’m glad you agreed 🙂

[@eb.-]

underrated ahh vid

[@Zekie12]

Thank you! 😊

[@eb.-]

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[@mr_yoru5834]

Is this the only game that portrays the Sacred Realm that isn't corrupted by Ganon or inside a temple?

[@Zekie12]

Now that you mention it, yeah. You might be right

[@Marandahir]

No - Skyward Sword’s Sacred Realm is visited in each of the 4 Maps as well as inside the Sky Tower. It even matches the description in ALttP’s manual!

[@mr_yoru5834]

@@Marandahir Are you talking about the Silent Realm?

[@dickydoodles2423]

i try to like these games... i really do... and i do NOT dislike them... Art direction, music, story... Some 2d Zelda games excel at that... And when i played Minish Cap back in the day, after experiencing other 3d Zelda games, but never managing to get sold on previous 2d entries i thought ¨hey i might like 2d Zelda games¨... And im old enough (39) to say my first Zelda game was THE FIRST Zelda game.. it isnt just me being younger and wanting better graphics that has made me prefer 3d entries, cause polygon count will never beat art direction, and 2d Zelda games have just as good art direction as 3d ones. But then i played Link's Awakening, love the story... but that linear and OBTUSE progression... See, 3d Zelda games are largely linear too (except the latest entries), but they are NOT obtuse (Majora's Mask a bit, but works in its favor) ... I just a few weeks ago got a 3ds gifted to me by a friend, and got ocarina of time 3d (i played and beat the original so many times), and A Link Between Worlds... Which one have I played more? The one i know all too well, or the absolutely new experience i was dying to try?... Ocarina of time, of course it is ocarina for time... I cannot believe the same map as A Link to the Past, has me again saying "where the hell do i have to go?" even more than it did back in the 90s, so many years later... So while there is a place for 2d Zelda games... A Link Between Worlds did NOTHING to win me over with its early impressions other than the usual hallmarks of Zelda games, u know, good music, good art, and such... I will eventually out of stubborness push through it, and i might like it... Like i say i do not dislike any of the 2d Zelda games (unless they're some multiplayer only gimmick), they just dont hit with me personally like 3d ones do... And it's a question of design philosophy, not perspective.

[@Zekie12]

I feel like the game does a pretty good job pointing you at the directions you need to go without forcing you to do anything like other titles like skywards sword did. I think this game did nothing but expand upon links awakening and the addition of wall merging really helped separate the game and make it feel unique. I can definitely say that at the start of the game it is boring but after a few hours it really picks up and is one of the most enjoyable Zelda games out in my opinion. I played it countless times since release and it’s always fun. The only thing is comparing 3d Zelda to 2d Zelda isn’t the same at all. They are pretty much entirely different games aside from characters/locations appearing again. Either way I appreciate your opinion and thanks for checking out my video :)

[@HammokTheBlock]

its also 60 fps

[@Zekie12]

Yeah you’re right haha I completely forgot about that

[@chrislevack405]

...I think it is rated perfectly fine. 90% of the game is literally just A Link to the Past. ZzZzZzZ