Review of The Legend of Zelda
A truely classic game that has set a standard for what a game should have to keep it interesting. The game by today's standards is not the best in the world with it's simple graphics and simple storyline but it was still one of my favorite games and was what got me started on console video games. Zelda was different than most games at the time which were mostly standard side scrollers with lots of jumping action. Here the hero, "Link" is displayed in a birds-eye-view where he traverses over a huge map of his world of Hyrule. Battleing with his sword and shield he faces monsters of all kinds gathering weapons and objects along the way to uncover secrets and defeat villians. On top of it all is the amazing shooting sword when Link's life is at full making a gamer like me try to keep his skills sharp to keep that super power for as long as possible. This game is rich with dungeon exploration and puzzles to keep a person involved even after having played it several times.
After having played many games since my first Zelda encounter I have developed a taste for vast story added to my games and a reason to be exploring a dungeon besides just looking for pieces of the triforce. The storyline is pretty basic (probably set the standard for rescueing princesses) with a few fun additions such as only silver will defeat Gannon. There are still some holes in the plot such as needing to get a letter from the middle of no where to buy potions and that fact that you can select a potion instead of a container heart and never get that container heart again. All in all the game has been fun for me over and over again making it a series I know and love and a game I keep comming back to.