I don’t know if this is the right community for this, so I am sorry if it shouldn’t go here. I am currently playing through a link to the past for the first time and have noticed a steep increase in difficulty once I unlocked the dark world. The dark palace was okay but I am honestly kinda stuck at the swamp palace. I would love to play through the game because it was a lot of fun up to this point but I don’t feel like the game is mechanically fun enough to beat my head against the wall repeatedly. I have already noticed I can swap between the worlds with the mirror so I guess I could go to the normal world at any time to stock up on fairies. Are there any other tipps or hidden mechanics to make the game easier? I don’t really want to spend a lot of time aimlessly searching the world for heart containers and following guides to them also seems kinda tedious.

    • cyberdecker@beehaw.org
      10·
      2 years ago

      This is very important aspect of games from this era and as a huge fanatic of Zelda games it is why Link to the Past is one of my faves.

      On a related note, the game Tunic utilizes this game manual mechanic. It is a similar type game and part of the game is finding pages to the manual around the world that reveal game secrets, maps and mechanics. It’s an absolute delight!

      • nodiet@feddit.deOP
        3·
        2 years ago

        Oh yeah tunic was a lot of fun. I did have to look up the solution to one or two of the more obscure puzzles but even then I wasn’t really frustrated. The soundtrack is also a blast and I still listen to it occasionally

    • nodiet@feddit.deOP
      5·
      2 years ago

      Thanks for that, I already learned more about the story (and realised how it’s essentially identical to the one in totk!) Just from the first few pages. Will give it a read before continuing my playthrough :)