Ages is a great game and will force you to bring your aging Gameboy Color out of the dust for a final push....
The story begins with Link being transported to another world by TriForce. There he meets Nayru, a singer and an Oracle of Ages. She is captured by Veran, the sorceress and is transported back into time. What follows then is a journey to remember. The things in present might not be what it seems in past. The instrument which will permit time travel here in Ages is the Harp of Ages.
The game is very long with dungeons stretching beyond the frustrating puzzles to the relatively easy boss battles. The puzzles factor might put off some newer Zelda fans and non-Zelda fans. They are tough but with completion do bring the familiar sort of sense of satisfaction with it.
In comparison, the game is longer than Seasons.Much longer. And don't get surprised if you get stuck a dozen times. Some of the overworld puzzles are more frustrating than the dungeons. For example, three fairies play hide-n-seek in a forest in which every screen seems to repeat itself. We have to find all three. Whether the repeating screen is a glitch or a trick I don't know. But on completion of this thing I found myself jumping something which I did less for Seasons. In the past, Queen Ambi is held mentally hostage by Nayru who is possessed by Veran. The overworld map changes and some new ways open up in the past. There are certain portals when you play the Harp of Ages they become activated to transport you to time. There are other memorable and less frustrating moments where we play a mini- game on the Tokay island and another where we follow a Subrosia in stealth to lead us to the Subrosian world.
At the end of the day, Ages is a great game that might put newer Zelda fans off but older Zelda fans will surely love this game which once again brings the time travel element into Zelda.