The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)

About

The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019) is a 2019 remake for the Nintendo Switch of the 1993 game of the same name that was released for the Game Boy. The game retains the original's top-down perspective and features improved character models and a unique art style.

History

Nintendo announced the Link's Awakening remake during a Nintendo Direct on February 13th, 2019 (shown below, left). The game is developed by Grezzo, directed by Mikiharu Oiwa, and designed by Masaki Yasuda. A second trailer was shown during Nintendo's E3 2019 Direct (shown below, right). The game was released on September 20th, 2019.^[1]

Reception

The game was widely praised upon release, with a score of 88 on Metacritic.^[2] Several publications gave the game a perfect score, with The Daily Dot^[3] calling it an almost perfect reimagining of the original. Forbes^[4] called it essential for people who never played the original and a classic for old fans as well.

Online Presence

The game quickly became a hot topic for gaming YouTubers. Videos about the game by ZackScottGames and gameranx gained over 300,000 and 394,000 views, respectively (shown below). The game has 12,000 likes on Facebook.^[5] A review thread about the game in /r/games gained over 1,100 points.^[6]

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