I played this game as a kid when it released and remembered not liking it very much. I remembered almost nothing about it. I didn’t remember a single boss fight or temple, like it was really wiped from my mind.
I wanted to play through it again because people always talk about how they love this game, but I found it really lacking and annoying at times.
Having to redo things each time you resets time made the game feel more like a chore. I understand that your going back in time, but it did not make for good gameplay.
I made it to the moon, but I’m burnt out at this point and a little under powered. I did not do any of the side quests as having to redo a bunch of stuff sounds terrible. I don’t want to get 3/4th through a side quest only to have to reset time.
Before resetting, I have to deposit money, then reset, then stock up my items again, and redo all the things I need to do to get back to where I was.
I have to admit that it is really original and a cool concept, but it does not work in practice.
I still put oot and wind Waker at the top of the 3d Zelda’s. (Not counting the switch games)
At this point, I’ll boot up oot and play through that again. I vividly remember child links part of the game and a decent amount of adult link. After that, I’ll try the master quest. I remember that being difficult and I never completed it when I was a kid.
Curious, but do you know about the song that slows down time?
The reset is annoying but I usually have a few goals based on what time an event starts each cycle.
To restock on supplies I go right outside of clock town and roll around in the grass as a Goron which replenishes most things pretty quickly.
All in all I get not liking it though. It can be both fun and incredibly tedious. I’ve probably beaten it two or three times in my lifetime compared to OOT which I’ve beaten easily over a dozen times
I was actually wondering if I knew about that song as a kid.
I start each reset by playing that song.
Another commenter put it into perspective for me.
I really like exploring a game to find all the secrets, but the time aspect makes me feel like I can’t. I feel rushed to get through everything. So in a way I’m being forced to play the game in a style that I don’t enjoy.
I think this game would be so much more enjoyable for me if the time mechanic was removed. But I’d still like to not need to redo tasks.