CORBIE'S GAME BLOG

What can I say about The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past that hasn't already been said a hundred times over. It's one of the greatest RPGs ever made. Yes, I said it. R-P-G! A game that not only marked the series' first appearance on Nintendo's Super NES system, it also took the game back to its roots, and left behind the experimental, but equally fun, Zelda II: Adventures of Link game. The overhead perspective was back, and so were the intricate dungeons, each chock full of the classic push/pull puzzles that Zelda has become so famous for. This game is considered by many to be the pinnacle of the Zelda series, and after playing through the game more times than I can count, I'd have to agree with that statement.

Many purists will tell you that Zelda is not an RPG because the main character doesn't level up or have the ability to improve his equipment. While that could be argued, and has for years, the simple fact remains that Zelda has always been an RPG to me. You'll spend the majority of your time wandering around the many dungeons of the game, defeating enemies, solving puzzles, and ultimately facing off against the boss of the dungeon. I'll admit that at the time this game was released, I was a diehard action-RPG fan. While I enjoyed turn-based RPGs like Chrono Trigger and Final Fantasy III, it was the action RPGs like Zelda III, Soul Blazer, and Illusion of Gaia that I loved the most. Zelda: LttP is everything a good action-rpg should be and proves that you can have an engaging and lengthy quest and an action-style game in the same package. Whether you're a Zelda fan or not, you owe it to yourself to track this game down and play through it. No RPG (there I said it again : ) collection should be without this game. Period!