Stop obsessing over the Zelda timeline

The Legend of Zelda was a groundbreaking game for many reasons, chief among them its ability to give players the feeling of being on a real adventure. While it may seem quaint, and even barren and basic, by today’s standards, the land of Hyrule packed onto that NES cartridge felt like an entire fantasy world waiting to be explored. The story wasn’t more than a handful of sentences in the instruction manual and mainly served to give a bit of context for you to go out and create your own narratives. This was followed up by a direct sequel, but after that, the series has almost exclusively segmented its chapters. Only a few key elements, such as Link, Zelda, Ganon, Hyrule, and some races, enemies, and bosses can reappear in different forms.