[accidental double post]

For the record, I liked Master Mode better because it forced me to strategize ways to make money, acquire good armor and weapons, get the Master Sword early and visit many shrines, by necessity; whereas in Normal Mode I didn’t often have to run away from Bokoblins or risk death.

At the beginning of my Master Mode file, when I was racing on horseback to get to Pondo’s Lodge (snowball bowling), I saw people crying for help as they were being beaten on the side of the road by blue and silver bokoblins, but I had to leave them because I would only die in the attempt. I’ve never done that before in a Zelda game.