I suspect it's not an intentional thing. Games you play when you're younger, or games that set the parameter in your mind for the experience, they tend to cement themselves like that. It's like a hatchling looking at its mother for the first time, an imprinting of a sort.
Yeah, Zelda is a very 'your results may vary' franchise. As for me personally, I actually don't think I have a favorite. I have games that I think are stronger or weaker than others, and I have ones that I feel did one thing or another thing better or worse than others. For instance, though I...
Well, you may not get the same experience with Spirit Tracks that a lot of other fans got. As you mentioned, you're a recent entrant to the fandom. As such, you may or may not necessarily have the thorough "What A Zelda Game Means To Me" mentality that many of us might. The reason ST gets almost...
My favorite thing about Link to the Past is the same thing I love about Link's Awakening: enemies hurt. Especially Dark World enemies. They hurt a lot. You can show up in the dark world with about 8 hearts, and take between 2-4 from a single hit from an enemy. That game lets you know with its...