I think Zelda II would get more love if it weren't so damn annoying. Losing experience from being hit, the way ambushes work, the distance you have to travel and how uninteresting the world map is, etc. It's the little things that really bog it down and make the game much harder and more tedious than it needs to be. And it's long.

It's just not worth putting up with all the bullshit to find the somewhat enjoyable game underneath when there are so many better entries in the series.