Is it just me or is Zelda 2 savagely difficult to the point of insurmountable?
Play the original Castlevania, the original Ninja Gaiden, and the original Metroid and come back. Those games make Zelda II seem like child's play.
But I do agree that it's probably the hardest game in the series so far.
boomerang said:
I know most people already think it's hard and say it's the "black sheep" or whatever but I mean, I watched the most of the entire walkthrough for it, am using cheat codes & it's still hard!!
I highly doubt that. With good reflexes, some patience, and knowledge to know what Spells to cast/etc. you'd pretty much destroy the game for the most part. Not to mention grinding makes it easier, like all RPG's.
boomerang said:
there are times when enemies gang up on you from every direction & I do not see how it is even possible to avoid death.
I guess that means I'm an epic Wizard with super gaming powers, 'cuz I've gotten out of situations like that plenty of times.
But seriously, you are exaggerating a little bit. It is possible. Hard, yes. Impossible, no.
boomerang said:
And I thought the cheap-cheap levels in Mario 1 are annoying--the sections in Zelda 2 with the broken bridge and the boggle-boggles are... inconceivable!
I'm sorry, what? Seriously? I personally thought those were some of the easier parts of the game. Annoying, yes, hard, no. Unless you're talking about the bubbles, in which case you seriously lack patience, timing, and reflexes.
boomerang said:
Mases must be more than a wizard he makes it look so easy. Anybody who has beating this game, what's your secret??
Actually, Mases just grew up with games like those and has been playing AoL for a very long time to the point where it poses no real challenge to him for the most part. It's just a combo of him being used to playing games that were hard like that back in the day as well as his vast amount of experience playing it.
Also, I'm sure we've had plenty of threads covering this subject before, right? Anyways, Zelda II's difficulty is, for the most part, exaggerated. To an inexperienced player of AoL, it can be extremely frusterating, but for somebody who's gone through the process of learning what the best strategies/etc. are for defeating enemies and such, then it's a breeze for the most part.