I too played the original Zelda as a kid. I memorized every tile of the world, and every tile of every dungeon and would draw maps for classmates on graph paper

I too played the original Zelda as a kid. I memorized every tile of the world, and every tile of every dungeon and would draw maps for classmates on graph paper. Telling them where each secret was, etc. The original Zelda worked just like the later ones. You needed the raft to get across the water. You needed the bomb to get into the hidden door. You needed the candle to burn away a bush. You needed the boomerang to get the key. The core of Zelda has not really changed, it is what it's always been. Skyward Sword was a terrific game, and the others have all been great too. I have no patience for people who complain that a game is not what they want it to be. Zelda isn't what you want? OK then make your own game that is what you want. Don't insist that Minamoto make your vision over his own. That's narcissistic beyond all reason.