An often overlooked adventure for Link
The game opens with Link going to the Temple of Time (?) to check on the Triforce, which here is complete and together but no sooner does he arrive but is warped away to the land of Holodrum. After wandering around, he meets up with the Goddess of Fire, Din who is happily dancing but suddenly an evil creature named Black Onyx captures Din as well as sends the Temple of Seasons deep beneath the ground. This causes the land's seasons to go haywire and of course, it's up to Link to set things right.
The new element added to this Zelda game is the Rod of Seasons. After the first dungeon, Link will find his way to the underground land where the Temple lies and gain a magic rod that allows him to change the seasons. In the winter, ponds freeze over and snow drifts can block paths. Spring has special flowers to boost Link higher and so on.
Holodrum's Overworld has a lot of unique characters. There's a hapless witch that will occasionally crash into you dropping yours and her items. There's three animal buddies, a boxing kangaroo, a winged bear and a friendly Dodongo that can give you a lift and David Letterman's sidekick, Paul Shaffer even appears in this to give you advice.
The dungeons, at times harken back to the NES original, especially the first one with it's Eagle shape and updated version of Aquamentis and a few other dungeons bring back familiar bosses like King Dodongo and Gleeok. There is a surprising amount of content for being a portable Zelda namely the magic rings that can be collected and equipped for various abilities and the ability to link up with Oracle of Ages for special secrets. Sadly I have both downloaded on my 3DS.
Overall Seasons, is the more combat heavy of the 2 Oracle games so it is also a bit easier and I tended to like this one slightly better. Also once this game is beaten, you get a code to enter on Oracle of Ages (make sure you haven't already started an adventure in that one at the same time like me) which will make that journey slightly different and unlock one big final battle at the end.