Ocarina of Time... what do you think of this game 24 years later?

*Prowler* · 05-07-2022, 10:49 PM

Ocarina of Time was the first ever 3D Zelda game and one of the most iconic games for the Nintendo 64. Hell, one of the most iconic games from its generation.

I was 8 when I first played it. Before that my only experience with Zelda had been the original NES game. I didn't even get to play A Link to the Past until 2001 or so. So it was quite a jump for me to go from NES Zelda to Ocarina Zelda.

Ocarina of Time was a whole new experience for me at the time. Since I didn't grow up playing RPG games, I hadn't played any plot heavy games until then. Games like TMNT, Mega Man, Mario, Sonic, Tetris and DKC weren't exactly plot heavy. I mostly grew up playing platformers. And hell, even the original Zelda had pretty much no plot.

Ocarina was the first 3D action adventure game I played. Also the first game that had properly developed NPCs that made me empathise with them.

I definitely felt gaming had peaked with Ocarina at the time. It seemed so massive and epic at the time and like I truly was trying to save the world and myy friends from evil.

For years I considered Ocarina the GOAT game. Until I replayed it around 2013 or so and noticed it had not aged that well. I still liked it but no longer loved it. Nor did I bother getting all the gold skultullas.

In 2017 I finally bought the 3DS remaster of the game and my love for the game sort of rekindled a bit... but still nowhere close to what I felt in 1998. Plus I beat the game in like 2 weeks which is crazy considering I spent coj tless hours on that game back in the 90s. When did Ocarina become such a small game?? Took me less than 30 hours to beat it!

Ocarina will always hold a special place in my heart like many other games from its time do, but just like them, it clearly aged and I'm aware it's no longer great and let alone cutting edge. I used to love Mario 64, Star Fox 64 and Banjo-Kazooie as well. I think Banjo aged the best out of those. But it still isn't as magical as it was back then.

Ocarina and its world and cast of characters will forever be something I like to reminisce about. Saria will always be Links best friend to me.

What about you? Thoughts?

05-07-2022, 10:49 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Ocarina of Time... what do you think of this game 24 years later? Ocarina of Time was the first ever 3D Zelda game and one of the most iconic games for the Nintendo 64. Hell, one of the most iconic games from its generation. I was 8 when I first played it. Before that my only experience with Zelda had been the original NES game. I didn't even get to play A Link to the Past until 2001 or so. So it was quite a jump for me to go from NES Zelda to Ocarina Zelda. Ocarina of Time was a whole new experience for me at the time. Since I didn't grow up playing RPG games, I hadn't played any plot heavy games until then. Games like TMNT, Mega Man, Mario, Sonic, Tetris and DKC weren't exactly plot heavy. I mostly grew up playing platformers. And hell, even the original Zelda had pretty much no plot. Ocarina was the first 3D action adventure game I played. Also the first game that had properly developed NPCs that made me empathise with them. I definitely felt gaming had peaked with Ocarina at the time. It seemed so massive and epic at the time and like I truly was trying to save the world and myy friends from evil. For years I considered Ocarina the GOAT game. Until I replayed it around 2013 or so and noticed it had not aged that well. I still liked it but no longer loved it. Nor did I bother getting all the gold skultullas. In 2017 I finally bought the 3DS remaster of the game and my love for the game sort of rekindled a bit... but still nowhere close to what I felt in 1998. Plus I beat the game in like 2 weeks which is crazy considering I spent coj tless hours on that game back in the 90s. When did Ocarina become such a small game?? Took me less than 30 hours to beat it! Ocarina will always hold a special place in my heart like many other games from its time do, but just like them, it clearly aged and I'm aware it's no longer great and let alone cutting edge. I used to love Mario 64, Star Fox 64 and Banjo-Kazooie as well. I think Banjo aged the best out of those. But it still isn't as magical as it was back then. Ocarina and its world and cast of characters will forever be something I like to reminisce about. Saria will always be Links best friend to me. What about you? Thoughts?