Top 32: 9/16 - Mario vs. Link

[Kong Wen]

Finally, another easy one! The Legend of Zelda wins this bracket hands-down. One of the few games that manages to capture that feeling of excitement and adventure that comes from being cast into a strange world with no knowledge and no context. Where do I go? What do I do? The power progression in the game is impressively finely-tuned for its time, as the player and Link gradually grow stronger and able to face greater challenges. It also handles remarkably well, which you can't really appreciate unless you've slogged through some of the other sluggish and choppy top-down games of the era.

This is probably true but I still think it's a little too clunky and directionless. I don't really like when games are truly directionless

Clunky no, but directionless definitely. They're not for everyone.

[Kong Wen]

Super Mario Galaxy advances to the Round of 16.