Sure it was always over shadowed by the Ocarina of Time but this game is still great nonetheless....
GAMEPLAY - Think Zelda, which is essentially what the game is trying emulate in terms of gameplay. There are puzzles aplenty, a few side quests and mini games and plenty of combat. The combat in the game basically involves nonstop button mashing and jumping, the lack of a lock-on or block function really hampers the style of fighting. As for aiming with your crossbow, well this game doesnt use mouse look so you'll have to fiddle around with the arrow keys in order to line up your shot. However the game is extremely fun despite its lack of depth, and its story will keep you coming back for more.
GRAPHICS - Amazing, considering the games age the graphics are simply astonishing and feature far better draw distances than ocarina ever did. The characters are simple but effective and are capable of expressing a broad range of emotions, the enviroments and skyboxes are also wonderfully done aswell.
SOUND - Good voice acting, good mood setting music.... yep no problems here
VALUE - The game is quite long, somewhere around the 20 hour mark if i remember correctly, so the value was decent even back when the game was at full price. Now however you could probably pick this game out of bargain bin for next to nothing.
PROS - Great story, great locations, challenging, fun
CONS - Some parts of the game are hair-pullingly frustrating, controls can be tricky.
Sure it was always over shadowed by the Ocarina of Time but this game is still great nonetheless.... surprisingly good considering how childish it sounds..... actually just looking at the box i assumed the game would be complete crap... i was very wrong this game is definately worth playing.