A timeless classic

User Rating: 10 | The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time N64
By gamefreak197 | Review Date:
The Legend of Zelda series has always brought us games of critical praise and admiration, and "The Ocarina of Time" raises the bar bigger than any prior Zelda title. It was revolutionary enough for the fact that it was the very first 3-D game in the series, but the groundbreaking controls and gameplay also helped. This was originally supposed to be released on the failed 64DD add-on, but since it wasn't popular in Japan they had to scrap the project and move on to a regular cartridge. A few of the blueprints found in 64DD didn't make it in the final product, but that didn't stop it from being a masterpiece in the end. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is simply an incredible adventure to experience.

Link, the boy of the forest without a fairy, is given the opportunity to become a hero. Sent by the Great Deku Tree, the fairy Navi is asked to accompany Link on his quest to save Hyrule from the evil Gerudo king, Ganandorf Dragmire, and save the princess of destiny Zelda. To do this, Link must travel back and forth through time seven years to many locations, meeting interesting and memorable people, going to various and challenging (but never too frustrating) dungeons and fighting monsters and bosses and solving puzzles. Along with the main quest are side quests you can accomplish to gain extra health and items to help you on your journey. Ultimately there is a lot to do here and the average player can complete the game in about 20 hours on their first run.

This is a 3-D action adventure game where you go about fighting various monsters in the land of Hyrule, obtaining new weapons and items, solving puzzles, traversing through dungeons, and defeating various bosses. The game also features a heavy emphasis on time travel, in which certain events will only happen at a certain time as either young link or older link. The controls are incredibly spot on, precise, easy, and simple to use, especially with the innovative use of lock-on targeting, which makes hitting targets, especially from a distince, much easier. The graphics were simply amazing at the time of release, with detailed, colorful environments that were varied in their location and characters that were full of personality. Just as memorable as the gameplay and story is the amazing music. Every piece of music is really fantastic and great to listen to. These tunes will most likely stick into your mind long after you're done playing.

PROS:
-Impressive graphics full of great detail
-Memorable characters
-Great music
-Controls that are simple to learn and easy to use
-Nice and lengthy adventure
-Tons of side quests to do
-Memorable bosses with an epic finale
-Awesome use of time travel
-Good story
-Puzzles that provide a challenge, but they're not so frustrating or difficult that you want to throw your controller in anger and frustration

CONS:

There is reason why this game is regarded as perhaps the greatest game ever made. It's not only a must own for N64 owners, but fans of the series and action/adventure games. It is often argued as the best game of all time, and it is certainly worth that nomination.

Other Helpful Reviews for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

Load Comments (0)