really enjoying ALTTP today. the first part of this game has great pacing. right away you run to Hyrule Castle on a sort of stealth mission to go save Zelda, right away. then you go find the town (Kakariko Village, the only village in the game) and explore the world, gaining inventory, etc. then the first three dungeons. that first dungeon is so great, and placed on the far edge of the world, forcing the player to traverse a lot of the open world map. this aids in discovering items/hearts/stuff and the overall RPG feel.
getting the master sword itself is great, i love the foggy forest effects, and the reward of that arcing blast is so cool, such a massive upgrade from the TLOZ variation, you really feel like you are getting stronger. then you go fight Aghanim. i love the subversion of the first fight with the evil cult leader. it is a pretty cool boss fight and then the screen goes haywire and trippy and you find yourself standing on top of a golden pyramid... and you are a bunny rabbit... lol... it's so crazy. legendary game is a true classic.