I don't know really, the game still has plenty of obstacles and areas you can't get to with the rental shop stuff.CavZee wrote:A Link Between Worlds is pretty good but I'd say it's my least favorite Zelda game I've played. I wasn't a fan of the item rental shop and how it affected the game's progression.
I always like how in Zelda games you take mental notes of places to come back to that you can't access at the time. But in ALBW you basically get all the items from the get go. It'd probably be a really good beginner Zelda game though.
My favorite aspect of having the shop was allowing a few puzzles to have alternate solve methods.
I think it struck a good balance with some linear aspects while allowing you to have some non-linear adventures. If I ever play the game again, I'll probably end up doing the dungeons in a different order. I found that I did my first blind playthrough wildly out of the "suggested" order.
As I've said before I like the feeling of progression you get from other Zelda games and Metroid as well, but I didn't necessarily find the rental shop worse, just unexpected and different. It's not something I want to see in all future Zelda games or anything but it's a gimmick that gives this one a unique feel.
I don't know if it's more of a "beginner" Zelda game or anything, but it makes for a good handheld, pick up and play Zelda game.
