Nintendo Switch: 15 GameCube Games That Must Be On Virtual Console

Twilight Princess is definitely the darker cousin of Wind Waker and some say the true sequel to Ocarina of Time from the Nintendo 64. Twilight Princess have the series a notably darker tone, realistic (if still stylized) graphics and had a more open world that simply had more to explore than the vast oceans of Wind Waker.

Dungeons were more cleverly designed this time and the varying styles of villages and dungeons in the overworld and twilight realm really contrasted well and gave the game a brooding atmosphere not unlike acclaimed PlayStation 2 games like ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. Twilight Princess simply had more of everything that fans had come to demand of the series: dungeons, items, an interesting story that got quite bleak at times. Even if bosses still weren’t particularly tough to beat at least they looked more spectacular to face off against. (Although Zant was something of a fiend at times…)

Elsewhere, Wolf Link did not become a needless gimmick and Midna was both entertaining and annoying – a better version of Navi from the ’64 days who came off as just plain annoying. A special mention must be made of Snowpeak Ruins which was a strange blend of sympathy quest, haunted house and dungeon.