Zelda 2, not that bad

[akuma632]

Just started playing Zelda 2 on the NES and after hearing how bad it is for so many years I must say I'm enjoying the game a lot. Not as much as Zelda 1 but it's still a great game I feel IMO

What do others think ?

[Dravenae]

I think people watched AVGN and adopted his opinion as their own. I played it for a few hours and really enjoyed it. There are some slight nuances, but I like the game.

[Blumpkin]

I remember hating it as a kid and I haven't played it since. I personally think it's terrible, but I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[e_brugal]

I really like that game, is not as Zelda 1 but is not a bad game. I enjoy playing that game

[Megatron]

I am a pretty hardcore Zelda fan, and I honestly like Zelda 2 better than the original Legend of Zelda. I think the first Zelda is a far superior game, however as "pick up and play for an hour" games go, I much prefer Zelda 2 than its predecessor.  I also like finding fun ways to use magic against enemies.

[kingjohn3]

I enjoy playing the games i grew up with so im not discovering alot of new ones. Zelda 2 was THE game i looked forward to the most after seeing the spread in the Official Nintendo Players Guide. Stupid chip shortage....

[Moviefan2k4]

This game infuriated me to no end when I was a kid, and at some times, still does today. Its one of those games that gets you so angry over the slightest thing, you'll deliberately try again to prove you're better than a machine. "Zelda II" is nothing, if not one huge endurance test.

[Arseen]

I liked the game a lot.

Planning on getting some of the hacks done as repros.
Just have to research which are good.
Any suggestions?

[pumanchero]

I got this for the 3DS thanks to the ambassadors program. The game is very very good, but -as with other virtual console releases- it has the original Japanese difficult level making the game very hard and frustrating. The NES version we got on this continent was "easier".
I've been abusing of the save state option for the 3DS with this game a lot.

[Beastman1975]

I listen to others opinions but always try to form my own regardless , i liked zelda II but it wasnt a great game so gald for Link to the past they went back to the top down veiw and cant wait for the new Link to the past sequel

[palmer6strings]

This one I could never get into. I had to force myself to play it and still to this day haven't beaten it just because of how annoyed I got with it.

Just my opinion though. Glad your enjoying it.

[JDavis]

Yeah, Zelda 2 mostly got crap for being so different from the first game. I really liked it.

I got this for the 3DS thanks to the ambassadors program. The game is very very good, but -as with other virtual console releases- it has the original Japanese difficult level making the game very hard and frustrating. The NES version we got on this continent was "easier".
I've been abusing of the save state option for the 3DS with this game a lot.

That's not true. The 3DS release is the US one. See this FAQ for a list of differences between the US and JP versions.

[pumanchero]

I didn't say the ROM is the Japanese one, just the difficult level, like if it was adjusted prior the release on the virtual console. I could be wrong, but it feels more difficult than the original NES release. I have the same feeling about the recent Oracle of Seasons and Ages releases...
Or maybe I'm just too old for this hobby...

[kaysow]

apparently miyamoto considers zelda 2 to be one of his worst.

i had both available to play as a kid and vastly preferred zelda 2 to the original. top-down stuff was fine but kinda samey compared to all the different places you could go in zelda 2 +better soundtrack and challenge. altho, i had a to write a letter to a magazine inorder to find that hidden forest village.

[Arseen]

altho, i had a to write a letter to a magazine inorder to find that hidden forest village.

Yeah those were the days before internet.
But finding answers on internet (among few other things) has let to that the kids nowadays are lacking the patience to crack puzzles.
My younger little brother tries to crack puzzles maybe 10 minutes and then iyt's off to the Gamefaqs.
My nephew has even shorter concentration span.

Oh how they squirm when they watch me play something like Zelda or Final fantasy and when I refuse to use walkthrus when I 100% the games on my own.