that is good to hear. the 2d version looks cool too, but this 3d demo scratches my itch for "real 3d zelda clone-ish" game.
and i totally get the "my aspirations outweighed my ambitions" thing. i have been there with my own projects and had to take serious steps back when i realized "i just can't do what i want to do yet. i gotta get better, so i will just do what i can and work towards my original vision in increments"
keep chugging along. i'll be following :)