Link to the Past bothers with only the thinnest veneer of verisimilitude. Think about any part of the game world for more than five seconds and it breaks down. Like: who built all these incredible dungeons? What are all those pots for? How come perspective doesn’t work like it does in real life? My favorite: why is an empty glass bottle as rare as a magic wand? Four exist in all of Hyrule. These valuable bottles, which can store potions and imprison fairies, are well-hidden across the landscape.