I think the ultra difficulty of these two wouldn’t be as big of a problem if they were released on a platform better suited for games of this scope. I’m not saying Capcom makes bad games, but they do make hard games, especially in the ‘90s and early ‘00s. These two Capcom-developed portable games suffer from being Capcom games. There’s nothing inherently wrong with Spirit Tracks, it’s just rote in a way that other Zelda games are not. Also, the illusion of openness that Phantom Hourglass successfully achieved, was completely wiped away by the snooze-inducing train mechanic. Unlike Phantom Hourglass the gimmicks of the DS just didn’t stand out. Spirit Tracks was the follow up to Phantom Hourglass. I understand that a lot of games were influenced by it, but I really don’t have any love for this dud. The Adventure of Link is so drastically different from its predecessor and consequently was very hard for me to get into. Let’s start with one of the more controversial placements on this list. Assume I’m talking about the original unless otherwise stated. Most of the remakes are pretty true to the originals. Note: Many of these games have been remade or remastered. Please keep in mind this is MY list, I’ll gladly read yours, but you’ll need to assemble it first(and justify the placement of each, lol). Some of the placement here is kinda controversial. What it doesn’t include are the spinoffs and weird side games (examples: Hyrule Warriors, Link’s Crossbow Training, Four Swords, the CDi games, etc.). This mainline list includes all the major console and portable games.

So I figured I’d finally publish this Zelda list I’ve been sitting on for about 5 months. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom got its release date today. This is my Ranking of the 15 “main line” Zelda games.

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