Link's Awakening Switch What is the biggest flaw of Link's Awakening?

[Shroom]

I like the art style a lot, and just have a fondness for toy box aesthetics.

Biggest waste was the dungeon creator and the major lack in online features with it. Coulda been something cool, but it just wasn't. The choice to make it based on the amiibo was such a blunder.

 

[Bluebird]

In my opinion it is the inability to move Link via the D-Pad.

Honest question, why would you want to control Link with the d-pad? Diagonal movement is a pain in the ass with the Joycon and the Pro Controller's D-pads.

 

[the8thark]

Honest question, why would you want to control Link with the d-pad? Diagonal movement is a pain in the ass with the Joycon and the Pro Controller's D-pads.

Why not?
The D-Pad on the pro controller works just fine. Also having the option is always better? You know, to cater for everyone.

 

[Quin]

D-pad movement is objectively superior for how this game works. I don't get why we couldn't just have link control how he did in ALBW, but oh well.
But yeah the D-pad is pretty thrashy on the switch controllers so there's that too.

 

[AncientPoe]

The utter misdirection of the Dungeon Editor.

 

[Storm_Echo]

You can't open the map during screen transitions to warp to the opposite side and sequence break the entire game!

3/10 terrible game

 

[HestuTheForestMan]

I thought the chamber dungeons with Dampé could have been a lot more than what we got.

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

Probably the lack of replayability. Despite the aesthetic similarity to ALTTP's map, it isn't possible to deviate or explore in any meaningful way. Everything is tossed at you in a nice specific order and it just doesn't. I just can't be bothered to play through the game a second time.

 

[Mases]

Now that it is 6-months removed from release...

The dungeon maker for sure. Very underwhelming.

However, I would say that overall, maybe it played it to safe, with there not being enough differences from the GBC version. It's a beautiful game, great music, great gameplay, and the same awesome story as before... but it's just missing something. I think the 2019 version lost some of the charm that made the original so special. I can't point my finger at it, but something is missing.

 

[Jack7]

I think it's snap animations

 

[Fierce_Deity]

Thinking back on this, I feel like they should have added more content besides the dungeon maker or added more to dungeon maker. A big missed opportunity

 

[twilitfalchion]

The price. If Nintendo was just going to redo the graphics and add so little of meaningful extra content, then it was definitely not worth the full $60.

Other than that, I would say that the art style is something that I'm not terribly fond of. I would have rather had the entire game be anime-styled like the opening and ending scenes were.

Tbh, the whole game seems pretty unpolished and unfinished. No extra content, bad performance, and a questionable art style are all issues that I have with the game, even if I still loved playing and finishing it.

 

[JamesK2020]

They really missed an opportunity to remake Link's Awakening in the N64 style. I know people generally don't think N64 graphics look good, or would even prefer them in 2020, but I've always wanted to see Links Awakening in OOT N64 Style.