Zelda 2 and the benefits of being the odd game out

Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link is a dramatic departure from its predecessor, but its differences planted the seeds for the future of the series. More games should be so bold.

[choadley]

It'll probably be tougher to do today because the expectations to turn a AAA game into a franchise are much greater than in the 80s.

[Tolkoto]

I'm trying so hard to get into Zelda 2, but it's soooo weirdddd.

[Sadie2100]

Finally...someone agrees with me! I couldn't get into it either, but a lot of my friends loved it. I don't get it.

[crazytown99]

I keep meaning to play through it with as many maps as I require, but it's just not happening.

[Son_Lee]

One of my favorite Zelda's of all time. SO much better than the original and most of the adventures.

[NagaSotuva]

I confess never having played this. My first Zelda game was A Link to the Past.

[fossilfern]

Same this was a bit before my time. I was born in 1990

[mike1up]

Nice.

By no means a bad game. Great story, RPG elements, and EXTREMEY challenging.

IMO, just as good as the original, but nowhere near as good as A Link to the Past.

[slaton24]

so far i played most zelda games except one of the oracles...i have the collection disc on Gamecube and it contains zelda 1,2 ocarina and majora's. I used to own the GBA...i own the zelda on the snes on the wii and i have wind waker and twilight princess will be buyin skyward sword...oh yeah i havent played spirit tracks also

[FalconR289]

Zelda II is the only Zelda game that I haven't beating. It's just crazy hard and death mountain is confusing to navigate, but I shall one day conquer this game. Perhaps if I play some montage music I will over come the games difficulty and prevail.

[maniacmayhem]

I thought Zelda 2 was great. My only complaint was the end boss. Not epic and made no sense.