What is Zelda Link's Awakening worth? [Avis & Review]

May 21, 2020

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The new episode of Zelda was eagerly awaited by fans, in this back to school 2019. It’s a title remake released in 1993 on GameBoy. At the time, he surprised a large number of players with your diversity, her bewitching music and your various puzzles on Cocolint Island. The player dives into the Link skin, in order to awaken the dream fish, to be able to return health home. Released on September 20, the remake Zelda Link’s Awakening will he be able to show himself to the height on the Nintendo Switch, taking into account graphic evolutions from the moment ? The Zelda magic will she always take with so much passion? Our response in this Zelda Link's Awakening Review.

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 INFORMATION | Zelda Link’s Awakening

  • Kind: Action / Adventure

  • Game mode : Solo

  • Game time : Between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

  • Support: Nintendo Switch

  • Release date : 09/20/2019

  • Developer: Nintendo Entertainment

 Synopsis by Zelda Link’s Awakening

The Game immerses us directly after a violent storm at sea. Link wakes up slowly on the beach of an unknown island. He quickly learns that he is at in the seagulls village on Cocolint Island. From this moment, this episode we plunges back into childhood, with new characters signed Nintendo, as Prawns or Kirby.

A new Zelda for higher quality graphics ?

At first glance, the graphic quality is there. We can salute the work of Nintendo developers to make this episode more modern, with a pixelation at the edge and an rtotal effect of the graphic palette. The graphic rendering is marked with a more colorful universe and childish than a Breath Of The Wild. The title is more aimed at young people, zelda fans and the most nostalgic of us.

However, we notice that it is necessary a few minutes to get used to still plans, and to the views of ¾ from above, vis-à-vis the previous titles of Wii U and Nintendo Switch. These are designed for 2 dimensions.

Although Zelda Link’s Awakening aimed at those who are nostalgic for the first game, the magic takes place after a few minutes, thanks to the ingredients that make the series so successful. We find the traditional bombs, swords, grapples and pegasus boots.

We can also mention, smoother animations and more dynamic. The transition from one plane to another takes place without loading time, for improve the pace of the game. The main consequence is to better explore the 4 corners of the map.

From a point of view graphic, the game holds, with almost no drop in frameratecontrary to what many say specialized magazines. These falls can happen when several NPCs are on the screen with denser areas. This was also the case for Breath Of The Wild, an important title that required great computing power, including for a New-Gen console. However, we can notice mild aliasing issues ((staircase phenomenon on the edges of an image), but which do not really start the pleasure of the game.

Overall, apart from a slight drop in framerate, the title is beautiful, luminous and colored. We rediscover the origins of our series with a certain pleasure.

Enter the dream fish universe of Link’s Awakening

A full reproduction of the 1st opus?

Even if the graphic palette of the title is completely redesigned, the game plans are exactly the same except for the shrub.

For the most nostalgic of you, we rediscover it in a new version with the presence of some novelties ((see a little bit lower). The staging is similar, which could slow down the most demanding players.

The Nintendo strategy is to offer a visually more modern content, in correcting faults of the first opus, without denying the flagship characteristics of the series. This version is intended easier ((adding bottles for fairies) for the youngest and for nostalgic players of the series.

The plains of Cocolint Island

What about Gameplay from Zelda Link’s Awakening?

With the adaptation for a Nintendo Switch game, Zelda Link’s Awakening offer a new gameplay. The player will be able to equip himself more easily with a weapon via the x and y buttons, without going through the menus. However, with bad items, you will have to go back through the menus. This is something we regret. Adding a third or a fourth button "Direct" would be desirable.

The novelties by Zelda Link’s Awakening

The most important innovation concerns the creating your own dungeons via a editor given by Igor. Throughout the adventure, you collect cubes in the dungeons, which will be used for the creating your own dungeons. Interest remains limit. The rooms being exactly the same, you can share your creations online with your friends or perform the favorite moments of the game again.

The main elements are found in different opus :

  • 8 dungeons, requiring keys like the “vulture” to access it,

  • The fights with the bosses,

  • The pcharacters like whimsical Monique,

  • The riddles,

  • Thean ode to exploration.

All the elements are brought up to date. Overall, the game was rated very correctly byJapanese Famitsu Weekly, known for your intransigence with regard to video games, giving him the 9/10 rating.

Igor will help you create your dungeons

A adventure too short ?

The opus being the reproduction of the game released in 1993, it respects the standards of the time with its benefits and disadvantages. This shorter service life, between 15 and 20 hours maximum, can also be explained by its ease and intuitive use. It moves at times, can make you laugh sometimes, but can surprise you throughout the adventure.

The Zelda Link’s Awakening game leaves the possibility of finishing it a second time, to access a second end. It will be possible to select the maximum difficulty with the hero mode, without the risk of losing regularly. Indeed, from new bottles allow you tointroduce fairies that will bring you back to life automatically.

These additions are intended toavoid repeating actions. The negative effect is to shorten the life of the game.

The very hostile sandy desert of Link’s Awakening

THE VERDICT OF ELECTROGUIDE 

Zelda Link’s Awakening game

Overall, we loved rediscovering the game in a fully remastered version, thanks to a revamped graphic charter, has a bright and colorful title as well as atblur effect around the plans. The main novelty resides indungeon editor which allows you to make your own.

Contrary to what some trade magazines claim, we have found that a only 4 second framerate drop all along our adventure ((TV and portable mode). We would have loved to see a lot more, but let's be patient, a new Zelda, continuation of Breath Of The Wild is in preparation…

The positive points

  • The new design, colorful, bright and cute

  • The captivating music

  • All the ingredients that make the “salt” of the series

  • Igor's Dungeon Editor

  • The general atmosphere

The negative points

  • Lack of additional innovations

  • The lifespan, too short (between 15 and 20 hours)

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