Is Link to the Past Overrated?

[lazyfatbum]

Examining past architecture that influenced the rest of the world is hard, everything about it seems simpler. The charms of it are preserved, it can be appreciated for its styling but its more of an admiration for what was accomplished at that time. Before LttP's attempt at narrative and scripting, it's mechanics (all perfected variations of its core mechanics from the NES) games were stuck in a category of either action and real time or menu based RPG, it pushed the creativity of other development studios like Square with the Secret series. Saying it's overrated carries a feeling with it that says it's meaningless, not as great as originally perceived. It becomes true because the industry picked at it like vultures, even after the 16bit era. It was a teaching tool to all companies formed after its release of 'how to make a lot of money with a video game' being the main goal.

It has to be appreciated for what it is, when you ask if any long standing series has an overrated entry you're essentially doing this:

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