I made a tier list of difficulty for the Zelda games, obviously other people may have an opinion that differs from this...
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Way too easy ------- Phantom Hourglass
Easy, but still fun ---- Twilight Princess, Wind Waker
Moderately Easy ----- The Minish Cap, All Four Swords Stuff
Moderate ------------- Oracle of Ages/Seasons, A Link to the Past, Link's Awakening
Moderately Hard ----- Legend of Zelda (first quest), Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask
Hard ------------------ Master Quest (really only slight harder than OoT), Zelda II
The Hardest ----------Legend of Zelda (second quest)
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I liked the hammer better than the ball and chain, the ball and chain, was too clunky. I want the see the Mirror shield, Big Goron's Sword, the fire and ice rods return. It annoyed me that I couldn't combine the lantern with the bow and arrow to get fire arrows in TP. (That combination was just begging to happen, but it didn't). Bomb arrows are a good deal more powerful and therefore, but they could have incorporated a few better puzzles if they had included fire arrows too I think.
Oh, and we need more deku nuts. Lots more deku nuts.