Game:

The Legend of Zelda (1986)

Duration: 21:39

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Overall: 7.5 - 8 / 10


Graphics / Sound: 9/10
+ Great Overworld style
+ Excellent music compositions and choices

Story: 8/10
* Starts with fairly typical "collect 8" quest
+ Interesting twist at the end to add more depth and increase the power of the dialogue during memory collection
(Not a story-heavy quest by any means.)

Gameplay: 7/10
+ Gimmicks true to all the Zelda references made
+ Emulates the Zelda 1 style
* Enemy rush towards the second half of the game
* Good puzzle mechanics, but they aren't really capitalized on at all
- Several enemy and trap combos rely too heavily on having "eyes of the creator"
* Typical bosses
* Sudden difficulty spike halfway through

Fun Factor: 7.5/10
+ Overworld
* Dungeons (1st half)
- Dungeons (2nd half)
* Enemies
* Mini Bosses
* Bosses
* Use of Items
N/A Minigames
+ Bonuses

RATING LEGEND (as of April 7, 2013):
If everything works mechanically, accomplishes what it says / sets out to do: 8/10
Especially done well: +0.5 or +1
Personal like or dislike of content (range): -1, -0.5, 0, +0.5, +1
+ comments denote positive experience
* comments denote neutral experience / subjective flaw that does not prevent completion or enjoyment
* comments do not lower a score
- comments lower the score and denote flaws / mistakes that noticeably hinder progress or experience

Disclaimer: My rating system is based on a process of finding whether the game itself works (programming, story, mechanics, etc); after that, personal gripes or taste can be explored. Even if I consistently like / do not like something, I would rather find a logical backup to why it may be good/bad instead of just giving a high/low score. There is no perfect mix of objective and subjective ratings, so while a number score may be important to some, remember that games are about the experience instead.

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