After Zelda flee's Castle Town go behind the alley and there is a dying soldier who laments.

For me, its MM in general especially the third day. The body language more then OH MY GOSH cutscenes give more depth. The Swordman shaking in the backroom, The postman torn with duty or his life and the mayors wife who has resigned herself to the end. The Romania sisters who declares her sister grown up as she accepts she will die before her time, Lulu losing her children, and friend. Kefai and Anju, the wait at the end is a test of faith for us as well as her. Will he turn up? The dead soldier, and the Poe composers and Ikana who can't find peace. The Deku Butler and the loss of his son and the ignorance of the situation as he spoke to Link about him.

I never saw TP as truely dark, apart from the dark lighting. (and awful light saturation) For the most part people was utterly unaware anything was even going on, The death of the Zora Queen was a start but wasn't used to any great effect and the introduction to the Prison was a great build up but it didn't deliver. (Anyone else notice the prison contains not a -single- cell of any kind?)