Faithful to the premise of this game's story, as far as I can tell. The gold doesn't bother me; I'd have to say that I like it, actually, because the splendor of the Master Sword is frozen in time. The cover has a nice, magical atmosphere to it, which is symbolic of the series' adventuresome, otherworldly spirit. Could they have done away with the gold and integrated a background full of vibrant colors? Certainly. However, the aureate casing contrasts the darkness of the opposite Triforce, thus eliciting a duel of good versus evil, of sorts. They executed that end very well, in my honest opinion.