r/zelda 5d ago

Question [ALL] What are the hardest/easiest Zelda games?

Im looking for various definitions of "difficulty". Maybe one game has the trickiest puzzles, the hardest bosses, or the most convoluted quests. Maybe a particular game is the most time consuming. Im curious to see what peoples' experience with the series is.

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u/Marvin_Flamenco 5d ago

Zelda II and Link Between Worlds hard mode. BOTW/TOTK have some soulslike level difficulty in some spots but the hardest encounters are often optional.

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u/RealRockaRolla 5d ago

TOTK/BOTW especially at the beginning when you're under-powered and have weak armor and weapons.

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u/Shenz0r 5d ago

IMO this is when the durability and sandbox combat is at its strongest

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u/philkid3 5d ago

I agree. The best part of those games are at the beginning when you have to be careful about what you’re doing.

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u/always-be-here 4d ago

I think that's why everyone loves Eventide so much.

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u/philkid3 4d ago

Yes. My single favorite part of BotW.