The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening review — Making new memories

Replaying The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening for the Nintendo Switch was at times bittersweet. The original 1993 Game Boy release is my favorite game of all time. And I was desperate for this one to recapture the magic of playing Link’s Awakening in the backseat of my parents’ car during a family road trip back in the mid-’90s.

But here’s the unfortunate thing: The Link’s Awakening Remake didn’t make me feel like an 11-year-old boy again. In fact, it made me realize that I’m never going to feel that way ever again in my life. I even cried a little. I’m pretty sure this is my midlife crisis.