The Legend Of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
Developer/publisher Nintendo (EAD) Format DS Release 2009
There’s probably less anticipation these days for the return of Christ than there is for Nintendo’s followup to Breath Of The Wild. It’s justified. That game revolutionised not only one of the most celebrated series in videogames but the entire concept of openworld games while it was at it, giving Switch its first Edge 10. It’s hard to imagine how any sequel could possibly live up to the hype. But if we can make one, slightly more reasonable request: perhaps Nintendo could include some better characters next time?
That’s a little unfair. We’ll always have a soft spot for that Zora prince who briefly held the role in online affections that is currently occupied by Lady Dimitrescu. But when compared to other titles, one of the few areas where doesn’t snatch the top spot is its cast. That was somewhat by design, since it was a deliberately (and effectively) isolated adventure. But with the little we’ve is a game that gets much wrong, but gets Zelda perfectly right.
