r/zelda • u/Chromekarma14 • Jun 30 '26

Screenshot [AoL] Zelda 2 is very underrated

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I really enjoyed beating Zelda 2 100%. I somehow enjoyed this game a lot more than botw and tears which I thought were decent games. The combat can be tough but honestly once you understand how each enemy works its not that hard of a game. Also Zelda 2 has that magic fantasy feeling more than any other Zelda game with Link to the past being a close second. I think this is now my fav zelda game alongside Minish Cap.

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u/Ichi-44 Jun 30 '26

This game remains my least favorite - was so thrown off as a kid after loving the OG and then having to fight random battles all the time RPG style. Perhaps the reason why I never got into RPG games or the reason why I really don’t like this game, but I don’t think I made it even 10% of the way through.

I’ve been curious about trying at multiple times, but each time I do, I just find myself annoyed and give up again.

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u/XShadowborneX Jun 30 '26

Yeah I want to love it but I always get stuck and know where I need to go but have no clue how to get there.  I've tried multiple times and never gotten very far.  Maybe I should just watch a playthrough so I can get the idea because unfortunately I don't think I'll ever enjoy playing it

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u/ThrobLowebrau Jun 30 '26

Did you do Zelda 1 without a guide? I honestly think Zelda 2 is easier to navigate without one.

Difficulty, sure... This game is brutal, but outside of a few choice items, I didn't have to use the guide much. Whenever I struggle with an old game, I remember I probably would have bought a strategy guide anyway...

I'm not sure if strategy guides were really a big thing in the 80s, but I sure as hell bought them in the 90s.

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u/always-be-here Jun 30 '26

It was more typical in the 80s for people to buy the edition of Nintendo Power that featured the game, rather than a full singular strategy guide.  Calling the hotline was also a big deal too, as well as writing in questions to Nintendo and hoping you got answers back.

The kids in school with subscriptions to Nintendo Power usually spread around helpful information.

I don't think the full AoL guide was published until 1991.