Nintendo tends to be behind the curve when it comes to implementing cutting-edge technology, but having a device that offered convincing glasses-free 3D back in 2011 is still quite the feat – even to this day. A half-decade later, I can look back fondly at these games and appreciate them for what they were: absolute masterpieces for Nintendo’s handheld system. I had to acknowledge where the franchise had come from, sure, but I also had to appreciate where A Link Between Worlds took it, too. Soon, I felt its break with tradition was actually a strength and the new mechanics, while jarring at first, allowed A Link Between Worlds to expand the breadth of its puzzles, making them more challenging. The more I played A Link Between Worlds, though, the more it grew on me. That franchise already had so many great games in it, and while A Link Between Worlds really captured some of that charm of A Link to the Past, it also felt so different. I also struggled with the score for Zelda, but for a different reason. The lesson there? Always go with your gut. For that reason, I remember how unsure I was about the score I wanted to give it: Should I give it an 8 because, while fun, it didn’t really have the staying power to provide gamers a good value for their money? Or should I give it a 9 because I really enjoyed the 40 hours I put into it? Ultimately I went for a 9 out of 10, and hindsight has shown me I was right on the money. After seven days with it, I felt like I was ready to sit down to write the review, but was torn about how thin content was becoming after the first few days. While others around me were poring over broadsheets and layout pages, I was seated in the mayor’s chair, moulding my town into something beautiful. There was something surreal about sitting in an office, lost in the world of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for a week. Nick Pino, Senior Editor, Home Entertainmentīefore I joined the ranks of TechRadar in 2014, I spent the first few years of my career working elsewhere in the games industry – first at Official Xbox Magazine, then at Best Buy’s video game magazine, While my memory of the time before TechRadar has begun to fade (the brain can only hold so many years’ worth of editorial memories), I’ll always remember the reviews I wrote for Animal Crossing: New Leaf and The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, my two favorite games on the 3DS.
Two 3DS game reviews that really changed me
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