The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsmusic/dancemyth/fairytalesexvehiclesfastfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeOtherworldly and stylish: a wide-ranging puzzle game, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like polish over grit.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score
IGDB rating
92 / 100
2,186 ratings
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About This Game
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of Time was revolutionary for its time, it has arguably made more of an impact on later games in the series than any of its predecessors even though they had the same cores of exploration, dungeons, puzzles and item usage. Among the gameplay mechanics, one of the most noteworthy is the time-traveling system. The game begins with the player controlling the child Link, but later on an adult Link becomes a playable character as well and each of them has certain unique abilities. Ocarina of Time also introduces the use of music to solve puzzles: as new songs are learned,...
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Story
A young boy named Link was raised in the village of the elf-like Kokiri people. One day a fairy named Navi introduces him to the village's guardian, the Great Deku Tree. It appears that a mysterious man has cursed the tree, and Link is sent to the Hyrule Castle to find out more. Princess Zelda tells Link that Ganondorf, the leader of the Gerudo tribe, seeks to obtain the Triforce, a holy relic that grants immense power to the one who possesses it. Link must do everything in his power to obtain the Triforce before Ganondorf does, and save Hyrule.
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- Developer
- Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
- Publishers
- Nintendo, Gradiente, iQue
- Released
- 21 November 1998
- Series
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platforms
- Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Third person
- Time to beat
- 9h rushed, 31h normally, 46h complete
- Age rating
- PEGI 12
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- IGDB
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