There are few franchises as storied and prolific as The Legend of Zelda, and that kind of legacy tends to breed a sense of complacency in video games. In other words, popular game series tend to lack innovation. It’s the whole “don’t fix something that ain’t broken” mantra. While Breath of the Wild gets most of the credit for redefining the Zelda formula, it actually owes a lot to another entry that was released four years earlier and doesn’t nearly get the credit it deserves. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds not only functions as a sequel to one of the greatest adventure games ever, but it also crucially re-examines what makes Zelda games tick.
