Had a lot of fun with this as a fan of the cd-i Zelda games. I'd definitely recommend if you were into the memes back in the day (or hell, maybe you actually played the games), but otherwise, definitely look elsewhere considering that's the biggest appeal by far. Now while I do think the game is overall very good and fun to play, I also have a bunch of nitpicks that honestly keep this from being above a 7/10 for me.

Let's talk about the cutscenes. They're definitely funny and one of the main highlights of the game, but they feel a little too in on the joke. Specifically Arzette - in a lot of cutscenes - reflects more what the viewer is probably feeling or thinking rather than playing along with the weird ♥♥♥♥ that happens like Link or Zelda would in the original CD-i games. Stuff like sarcastically responding to over the top characters, or just in general looking like she's done with people's blabbering is pretty commonplace. It's understandable they didn't want to make every cutscene an incoherent mess, but they undoubtedly have a different feel than the original games (which you may prefer, but still it's worth pointing out).

On another a side note regarding the art, I also kind of wish you could unlock an option to digitize the level art similar to how they look in the original CD-i titles. the fact that they're in full resolution but the sprites are in the same style give the game a weirdly inconsistent look in a lot of spots imo.

I think my only other main complaint is that they didn't go hard enough on Classic mode being an actually different experience to Hero mode. They're basically the exact same thing except you get three lives just like in CD-i, and you have to crouch to use the menu, but other than that I think it's literally just hero mode (I could have missed something but idk). It really isn't realistic to expect some of the stuff I'm complaining about to be in the game considering it seems like the budget was a little tight (I'm guessing anyways, there's quite a few occasions where it seems there should have been a cutscene and you get hit with a textbox instead), but I still can't help but wish it was better.

Though no matter how much I pick apart the little details, I think they still did a fantastic job with this game. Nailed it on the sound design, music, game feel, and balance between CD-i and actually good. Also some secret tricks to master and sequence breaks and the like.

"Good." - Zelda, 1993

I must say I was pleasantly surprised when playing this. I was expecting something similar to the game's obvious inspirations. It was actually pretty fun with a good difficulty. I recommend.

It’s peak

The biggest mechanical flaw with the game is that it's placement of vital powerups needed to progress the game aren't clearly placed. You can spend quite a fair bit of time replaying stages just to find something like a double jump ability.

Outside of that, the game is a competently made platformer (with speedrunning potential), all be it with a fairly steep price tag for what you get.