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Yeah, but isn't that just what games were like in the 2000s? They give you a slow burn introduction into the world to make you feel like you're really living in it.

I tried playing Wind Waker again recently and the amount of dialogue you had to thumb through to get to the gameplay was intolerable, but maybe I'm just not ready to be invested in that world again, there wouldn't be much point in playing a game like Ico or Shadow of the Colossus if you were just going to tear through it at maximum speed while ignoring the story. You can do that with pretty much any 2D Zelda, but I wanna say the 3D Zeldas are an experience to be savored, not just for the raw gameplay. Wait a few years until you've forgotten most of it, then try again.