i think an aspect of Majora's Mask that people don't praise enough is how it shows off Link's personality

obviously he's still almost entirely a blank slate, but he has tiny little character moments that i think are really effective:
when he meets the Deku princess, she introduces herself as the princess, and Link's immediate reaction is to bow

it gives me the sense that he's very respectful and chivalrous which fits Link perfectly

there's a similar moment when Mikau dies and tells Link his final words:
Link makes him a grave, carves Mikau's words into it, and then he takes a moment of silence (bowing)

again, makes him feel respectful and very mature for his age, which makes sense, because after the events of OoT you get the feeling that he's never gonna truly be a kid again
one more of these "Link is respectful" moments is when Link beats Skull Keeta, and Keeta asks Link to tell his soldiers the war has ended, so that he can rest in peace. then Keeta says "captain, sir! may I take my leave, sir!"

Link hesitates for a long time, because he knows--
--that if he says yes then Keeta will be fully dead, but eventually Link salutes him and Keeta just kinda disappears

like i say, this makes Link seem super mature, and there's also a slight hint of goofiness with the exaggerated motion of his salute
i wanted to continue this thread but it's 1am and i have class at 7:45, so i'll just summarize what i was gonna say: there are also a couple of really goofy moments where you can tell that Link has a sense of fun and knows when not to take things too seriously
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