Topic: Links Awakening is awesome!

[Crying Freeman]

Looking for cheap games at GameStop so I picked up a download code for LA DX and wow... It's amazing so far! Besides Zelda 2 and ALTTP I haven't given the franchise much of a chance, but this one so far (beat the first dungeon) has great pacing and the action feels faster paced and more satisfying. Plus the humor is great (The sign before the Mysterious Forest, that Raccoon dude and Mario enemies for example). Like every other Zelda it's got great music and graphics too.

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Link's Awakening was one of the last great 2D Zeldas to be made. The story is both very haunting and somewhat sad. And to date, I've not seen it so well executed in any other Zelda game.

[zangetsu468]

Freeman I hear you, but honestly my friend, you need to play Alundra for the PSX. That is truly the best 2d Zelda game ever. I would go so far as to say it's a lot better than ALTTP, and this is coming from a huge Zelda fan.

Is LA the DX version?

[Crying Freeman]

Freeman I hear you, but honestly my friend, you need to play Alundra for the PSX. That is truly the best 2d Zelda game ever. I would go so far as to say it's a lot better than ALTTP, and this is coming from a huge Zelda fan.

Is LA the DX version?

I've heard of Alundra, and I've heard nothing but praise so I shall check it out further and yes it's the DX version

[Crying Freeman]

Link's Awakening was one of the last great 2D Zeldas to be made. The story is both very haunting and somewhat sad. And to date, I've not seen it so well executed in any other Zelda game.

I'm only at the second dungeon atm, so I have yet to see anything haunting or sad, but I'm curious to see it later on, cus so far it seems very light hearted and humorous. I've also been interested in Majoras Mask, outside of it being a Zeda game but because it does seem very unique and strong in its story. Watched my younger bro play it a lot back in the day, he never got far, but I'd love to try out the recent 3DS port once I beat LA

[BMC_War Machine]

Once you wrap up link's awakening you need to pick up the minish cap for gba. Highly underrated and just as good, if not better than link's awakening!

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I'm only at the second dungeon atm, so I have yet to see anything haunting or sad, but I'm curious to see it later on, cus so far it seems very light hearted and humorous.

Once you get around to dungeon six (The Face Shrine) then you'll start to notice the game take on a more sadder and haunting tone.

[theANdROId]

I wasn't a huge fan of Link's Awakening, honestly.  Not sure if the DX version would make much difference in that.

[Lelygax]

Like some people said, you should also play Alundra (and Brave Fencer Musashi) on PSX if you want a LoZ fix without playing the original games xD

[zangetsu468]

I wasn't a huge fan of Link's Awakening, honestly.  Not sure if the DX version would make much difference in that.

The DX version is the definitive version. I think the original without the DX elements would have been a bit lacklustre tbh. Although at the time of release it was to ALTTP what MM was to OOT.

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The DX version simply adds in an extra dungeon which will give the player a choice of color tunics upon completion; one being defense (blue) and the other being red (offense). You can also get these tunics via a bug if you hold onto either the Guardian Acorn (defense) or a Piece of the Power (offense) for a prolonged period of time. The game itself is fully colored as well and there's now a mouse in the game who runs a camera shop. But everything else is pretty much the same as it was on the game's first release.

[Bloodreign]

I look at a boxed copy I have everyday, that copy has been beaten so many times over the years. It was also the last copy I ever saw of the game where I live, no one's ever turned one in to the local Play N Trade. Thanks to that PnT though, I have Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages (both GBC), both loose, both don't care, still must play.

Indeed about the ending of LA, though the best ending kind of makes you feel slightly better (no continues used, very small change), the overall atmosphere of the game takes a sadder twist towards the end of the game.

[Abnormal Freak]

I didn't play any Zelda games until OOT so I don't have much experience with the top-down games (gotta get back into ALTTP), but when I got my Game Boy Color and LA DX when they came out, I was entranced and played that thing nearly to the end. There's a pretty bad glitch in the color dungeon where if you do some things out of order you can't proceed to the end, which is bogus. Still one of my favorite gaming experiences, though; I tried giving ALTTP a serious go about a year ago and it didn't grab me the same way.

I'd like to play LA DX again. I grabbed it on the 3DS. Think I'll make a save state before I do the color dungeon in case I glitch the game again.

[zangetsu468]

No spoiler tags for Freeman guys?
Not meaning to be anal but he's never played LA through before.

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Woops?! Our bad    Sorry Freeman