Considering its metacritic score and that was back in a time where to many review places that was their first ever 10/10 rating. I would say it holds more merit. Review sites hand out 10/10 these days like nothing.
The second point is looking at yearly lists that any random person or gaming website puts up for 100 best games of all time or whatever number they choose. Sure OoT might not be #1 on that list, but it is constantly on the top 5 in practically every single list every year. Last of Us may be on top now, but lets look at that list in 10 years. Last of Us will most likely be not even in the top 10,. meanwhile OoT will still be in top 5 like it has through these last 15 years.
Seriously just go look back at top 100 game lists of review sites. It's always amusing looking at some of the games that make the top 5, just because they were thought awesome that year. Looking back its laughable. It's the games that continue to stay top 5 for years on years on years that are the best games of all time.







