The A.V. Club writes: "On the surface, The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks seems like a marked departure for the 23-year-old franchise. But rather than actually providing new wrinkles, Spirit Tracks' selling points and innovations go no further than what's on the cover of the box: "Hey, it's Zelda, but with a choo-choo!" Still, things start with some potential at the adventure's refreshingly different outset, where Link is an aspiring railroad engineer with hopes of one day becoming a full-on tycoon. But you have to be certified by Princess Zelda personally, so things take a familiar-and for many, reassuring-turn, as you must set off on another dungeon-hopping, treasure-collecting quest that ends with Link as a walking arsenal plunging his blade into the last enemy."
Tears of the Kingdom may be about to become everyone's new favorite, but there's one DS game that deserves more shine.
KeenGamer: "Nothing says gaming royalty like the iconic duo of Link and Zelda. Let's discuss which version of the duo is best, spanning the entire franchise. There are some versions of the characters that are more memorable and recognisable than others."
For me...
Wind Waker
Twilight Princess
Skyward Sword
BotW
These are the best Link's in that order IMO based on their backstory and general percieved personality in my eyes. Since he is silent in the eyes of the player, gotta rely on hidden backstory, motivations, and interactions with other characters to define the personality part.
Definitely Wind Waker, up until Tetra turned into Zelda which magically stripped her of her spunkyness. But once she's back to being Tetra she's definitely the most badass of the incarnations. This wasn't Link and because of that we got a character that earned the triforce and rised up to be a hero.
OoT. Link's most masculine physique plus just look at how hard that version of Zelda pwns in Super Smash Bros Melee.
The future could be filled with revived Nintendo DS classics. Hopefully it happens!
My kid yesterday proclaimed he liked the DS more than the Switch because the controls work on the go. Then I asked if he would rather have Monster Hunter Stories 2 on Steam or Switch and he chose Steam. So proud!
