Originally Posted by lord-of-shadow

Link's Awakening currently holds that position, in my mind. It will take quite the game to topple it, and I don't believe TP will be able to do it.

LA's emotions are more subtle, deeper and more meaningful then what is offered in any other Zelda game, in my experience. It has the bittersweet thing down pat, which is a very hard thing for a game to implement well.