This was defineatly a surprise for me, an ardent final fantasy fanatic, had i been converted? erm,, not quite....
This game is a real challenge, you can fail often, having to start over again and repeat very challenging puzzles, some puzzles seem illogical to me but i feel its because i never really had the time for the previous zelda games, i have played majoras mask before but thats not quite like this game.
This game is a sweet mover, its knitted together seemlessly to offer you a realistic (if cartoony) playing environment, even when you fire the dart into the sun in the lake area and the glare of the sun hits your eyes this game defineatly has that magic factor, Im not sure if the type of people that play final fantasy are the type of people that like zelda and I would defineatly choose FF series over Zelda due to the stories etc, they may share the same genre of games but they share little or nothing in common.
Im sorry for all you Zelda purists to be comparing FF with Zelda but i feel thats where the benchmark and therefore the comparison in RPG playing lays.....
I found Zelda interesting, enjoyable, difficult, bizzare, illogical, unique but i loved the games feel, environment and music, the song of storms etc is downloaded on my ipod lol, what a sad man I am....
If i'm honest i thought it was too difficult and i had to consult the internet a handful of times to get the best out of it but there is no doubt in my mind it is a masterpiece...