i did not like the shadow temple from OoT! i kept falling off the ledges and dying! took me about 4-5 times/one bottle of a fairy to get back to Bongo Bongo's boss room AFTER i died once already from him...
I think the problem is that youre assuming the TP link is a descendent of OoT/MM link. I dont think TP link is a descendent of MM link, he just has the unbreakable spirit of the hero.
i like it haha its creates a more simple timeline and i like the back to the future sort of theme with the whole alternate timeline when OoT Link supposedly fails saving hyrule, AND the disappearance of adult link in the adult timeline.
i wish Demise was longer and a little more challenging...like TP's final boss battle... THREE PARTS! that was fun! but yeah if they made his boss battle longer and more challenging it would have been a lot more fun
before i never used the shields in previous zelda games... lol but haha found out it was easier to kill things if i was patient to block THEN slash away... ahaha