Since I've been going on sort of obliquely about how I didn't really like Zelda: Link's Awakening DX, I might as well have it out.
Biggest problem was the lack of challenge. I didn't go fishing about for heart containers (not even sure I completed a full one), and still only died a few times in the early game when I didn't figure out a boss quick enough.
After that, the dungeon layouts were just torturous. So much backtracking; I remember having to use the song that returns to the entrance a good 4 or 5 times in one dungeon just to save time. Maybe it's better once you know them. For that matter, the overworld layout was really restricted. Since there aren't proper warp points, you have to basically memorize how to get everywhere, which is mighty annoying. It took me forever just to memorize the route to the Animal Village. That plus the lack of difficulty made for really tedious trips back and forth across the land.
The items are also really unbalanced. The boomerang is a freaking killing machine instead of a tactical tool, which is what I've always liked about it. The hookshot might've been a nice substitute, but it takes so long to extend, and the fact that you're invulnerable while it's extended meant I never used it just because it felt like cheating. Finding all the shells for the level 2 sword is such a grind fest that I never ended up getting it. So I had to choose whether I felt taking longer to kill something made it more difficult, or just tedious (in the latter case I'd just use the boomerang).
Lastly, the incessant text popups, especially for the random powerups, got very grating very quickly (as did the music for them). I'd avoid picking them up just so I would've have to click through the 4 page message. Getting a 3 page message every time you forget to equip the power wrist before running into something heavy was pretty bad too.
There were other minor nits like the inclusion of other Nintendo IPs (although I liked the Bowwow bit) and the overuse of the clumsy sidescrolling platforming...
The game undoubtedly has charm - the main village brought back fond memories of I don't even know how long ago, but apart from that...
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