1w ago

Finished Links Awakening Remake on Hero Mode.

With all secret shells, hearts containers and 0 deaths. Was a fun experience but a challenge I will not do again.

Was intending on playing links awakening again. But I happened to do so since I just got a switch lite and was trying out some games on it. Then I got sucked back in.

Such a classic game

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Congratulations! It was as so good on my OG Gamboy and just as good on my Switch.
- Is this the one with the giant egg?
  
  Yes
I played it over and over again so many times on Gameboy Color. Such an awesome game.
- Ditto
lol, wow, I can barely get through on the easiest mode. props to you.
- First 2 dungeons are a slog. Get a fairy bottle and cream and it’s slow going. But it levels the playing field
  
  Yup, but since you can get a bottle early, it's not too bad. Once you get the item that lets you find hearts again, it's not much harder than regular mode.
Weird(?) question but did they "fix" the issue where you could "miss" a shell? Back in the older versions they had that.. It was even in the DX version. Though I guess it's more of a feature than a bug?
- Yup, has a grapple point for it
I tried the original a few months back and it was just way too hard if there are a few days between game sessions, too oldschooly obscure. I wish I played this as a kid.
- I love the original and it still inches this one out. With that said, try the original again. Since if you like it and want more you have the oracle games to play
  
  I like the art style of the original better. Should I still play the remake for QoL improvements?
  
  alright, probably will when I retire
Congrats!
I did the same, but I think I had one death at the start. The game rocks and is one of my favorites on Switch, but it doesn't have great replay value (I'm not into speed-running).
I did the same w/ Skyward Sword, which is my favorite on Switch. Hero mode on that game is much harder IMO.
- I played about 6 hours of skyward sword on switch 2 and I couldn't get used to the controls so I stopped playing. Its a bummer because I really wanted to see the story :(
  
  That's fair, I didn't like the controls much either, but I got used to it after a while.
  The story progresses pretty similarly to Ocarina of Time:
  Tutorial island where you can explore and learn controls
  Three worlds to explore
  Big plot event after 2
  Return to worlds from 2, but expanded
  Final dungeon
  I'm obviously skipping stuff and keeping things intentionally vague to avoid spoilers, my point is it felt like it followed a similar formula.

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