While I wasn't there when LTTP was first released so many years ago, I did play it two years before I played ALBW since I was on a quest to play every Zelda game I could get ahold of. Thus, I can't say that I have any real nostalgia for LTTP and that LTTP is a mostly recent experience. But despite this, I can easily see that no matter how far back in time you played LTTP, you will most likely enjoy ALBW if you enjoyed LTTP.
ALBW returns the Zelda games to its LTTP roots, mostly abandoning the formula that the games have been following since Ocarina Of Time came out. Despite being in 3D, the game still plays as though it were in 2D, not requiring me to look up at the ceiling to find a place to shoot my Hookshot or anything of the sort. 8 direction attacks, the tempering of the Master Sword, the non-linear dungeon order, and a number of other characteristics of LTTP return in this game. You really feel like you're taking a trip down memory lane once you start playing.
However, it is not by all means a copy of LTTP. Lorule isn't quite the Dark World in that there's more puzzle-solving to access the dungeons in Lorule, meaning that you often have to go back and forth between Hyrule and Lorule to get to the dungeons. Every single item is also available for rent at Ravio's shop, being quite an interesting addition to the game since now instead of collecting the item you need in the dungeon, you can have it on right from the start.
The game isn't without its problems, however. While you can rent all of the items from Ravio's shop from the get-go, you will lose them if you die, which means you have to go all the way back home if you died in some dungeon and rent them out again. It's rather painful and kind of tedious. Then also, the game has a tendency to remind you constantly to take a break, which can get annoying real fast. It tends to break the immersion in the game.
But despite these flaws, they're relatively minor compared to everything else and I really was happy to play this game. The only thing I have to say is that if you prefer the newer style of Zelda to the LTTP style, you may not like this game since it's rather different and less complex. But if you did like LTTP, then by all means play this game. You won't regret it.
If You Loved A Link to the Past, You Will Love This
While I wasn't there when LTTP was first released so many years ago, I did play it two years before I played ALBW since I was on a quest to play every Zelda game I could get ahold of. Thus, I can't say that I have any real nostalgia for LTTP and that LTTP is a mostly recent experience. But despite this, I can easily see that no matter how far back in time you played LTTP, you will most likely enjoy ALBW if you enjoyed LTTP.
ALBW returns the Zelda games to its LTTP roots, mostly abandoning the formula that the games have been following since Ocarina Of Time came out. Despite being in 3D, the game still plays as though it were in 2D, not requiring me to look up at the ceiling to find a place to shoot my Hookshot or anything of the sort. 8 direction attacks, the tempering of the Master Sword, the non-linear dungeon order, and a number of other characteristics of LTTP return in this game. You really feel like you're taking a trip down memory lane once you start playing.
However, it is not by all means a copy of LTTP. Lorule isn't quite the Dark World in that there's more puzzle-solving to access the dungeons in Lorule, meaning that you often have to go back and forth between Hyrule and Lorule to get to the dungeons. Every single item is also available for rent at Ravio's shop, being quite an interesting addition to the game since now instead of collecting the item you need in the dungeon, you can have it on right from the start.
The game isn't without its problems, however. While you can rent all of the items from Ravio's shop from the get-go, you will lose them if you die, which means you have to go all the way back home if you died in some dungeon and rent them out again. It's rather painful and kind of tedious. Then also, the game has a tendency to remind you constantly to take a break, which can get annoying real fast. It tends to break the immersion in the game.
But despite these flaws, they're relatively minor compared to everything else and I really was happy to play this game. The only thing I have to say is that if you prefer the newer style of Zelda to the LTTP style, you may not like this game since it's rather different and less complex. But if you did like LTTP, then by all means play this game. You won't regret it.