Man, I can't believe I'm about to write what I'm going to write. After nearly four years of anticipation, the newest Zelda game hits the shelves. I played the hell out of it, and I thought it was amazing. I did have a few minor quibbles with it: the parts that required me to play as a wolf were rather frustrating, but I was able to get past that because the rest of the game was so damn cool. The bosses, while fairly easy, kept it interesting, except the one in the Water Temple.
As I neared the end, after I collected the mirror shards, it started to go downhill, especially the battle with Zant. I was expecting to have to fight this hard-ass super-villain, and instead I get this guy that hops around squawking with this annoying jingly music in the background.
Then I get to Hyrule Castle, and the interior looks amazing. I'm expecting to be blown away, but instead, the castle is small, sparsely populated with enemies, and waaaay easier than it should have been. The final battle with Ganondorf is one of the biggest anti-climaxes I've ever experienced in a game.
Basically, it was really amazing up until the end, and then they just sort of took a dump on the ending. The story doesn't have any real payoff or anything. Honestly, I'll take Wind Waker's cartoony graphics over Twilight Princess's shitty story anyway.
It was almost like reading a Stephen King book, to be honest (only with less swearing).