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Game entry

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

2013 · Action-adventure, Sandbox, Puzzle · Nintendo 3DS · Nintendo

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is ranked no. 112 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,831 and 77% of duels won.

World rank

no. 112

ELO score

1,831

Wins

77%

Duels played

298

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About The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is the first Zelda game made exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS. It is an indirect sequel to A Link to the Past with the same version of Hyrule but with new characters and gameplay elements. Unlike the series' tradition, many areas of the world are accessible from the beginning of the game and the dungeons can be visited in any order. Puzzles are encountered not only in dungeons but also in the open world, a part of them revolves around the game's 3D visual effect. The 3DS touch-screen display shows the world, dungeon or map depending on where you are.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,831 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 109 Fallout 2 1,832
  2. 110 Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag 1,831
  3. 111 Cyberpunk 2077 1,831
  4. 112 The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds 1,831
  5. 113 Pokémon Blue Version 1,831
  6. 114 Grim Fandango Remastered 1,831
  7. 115 Max Payne 3 1,830

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  1. Audreanne_1999

    Same debates every time this comes up, and yet I still end up defending it every single duel.

    karina32

    Funny how the win rate rarely gets mentioned even though it's the number that should matter most here.

  2. harber_cordia

    It rethinks the structure of the series without throwing away what made it work, and that balance is rare enough that fifteenth feels almost low for what it accomplishes on a handheld.

  3. SilentMaster

    I picked this up during a rainy week off work and barely put it down until the credits rolled.

    CosmoSniper3

    wait, only a week? what made you stop right there instead of dragging it out longer?

    ArcadeLegend3

    The freedom is real, though it also means some dungeons feel undercooked compared to how tight the older structure could be.

  4. LuckyLegend1984

    The dungeon order being open from early on changes how you approach every puzzle, since you never quite know what tool you'll have when you get there, and that uncertainty rarely gets old.

    SaveByte40

    The ELO number keeps climbing every time I check, which says more about how it holds up in ACTUAL duels than any list ranking it low ever could.

  5. McClure30

    top 15 for this? el orden libre de mazmorras no lo justifica todo

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