You've been warned

This latest title in the acclaimed Zelda series is, unfortunately, the weakest entry to date. The game is built around the premise of 3 player co-op. While that sounds fun on paper, the problem is that it's largely an absolute requirement in order to play the game. Three people (who all have their own 3DS) can play together locally. Two players can play locally, but only if they find a third partner via the internet. You can also play by yourself locally if you have two online partners, but that is mired with a few problems. The first is that the online connections are spotty at best and if you get disconnected - the game ends. Another problem would be the lack of voice communication that you would find from someone in the same room. There is a strictly single player mode that can be attempted if you don't want to play over the internet, but because most of the puzzles in the game are meant to be solved by three people at once, it quickly turns into a repetitive juggling act This is made worse by the fact that the game's structure is already repetitive due to it's "quick session" design. As a matter of fact, the game was intended to have players go through the same areas over and over again to get better scores and unlock different items. Not a great setup when a single run itself is a chore. After a few hours of aggravation and a generous second go at things the next night, I was done with this game forever. I have completed every single one of the previous 17 mainline Zelda games released on Nintendo systems for the past 30 years. After the absolutely amazing "Link Between Worlds" released for the 3DS in late 2013, I don't know what they were thinking. I guess they had to slip up eventually.Read full review

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