Rank Ocarina of time, without bias and nostalgia

[Veknoid_Outcast]

It remains a masterpiece, unaltered on N64. I highly recommend it.

After replaying it recently, it dropped on my overall top 50 list — I had it as high as #1 at one point and now it sits around #30 — but I still consider one of the very best games of the 5th generation.

The combat, however rigid compared to modern standards, is great; the sense of exploration and discovery is superb; and the puzzles are true head-scratchers. The graphics are, of course, antiquated now, but I’m actually a huge fan of how evocative, dreamlike, and sinister the game’s visual landscape can be. And then there’s the music and sound design — maybe the best of all time. Seriously.

Would a remake be superior to recent Zelda entries? If it remains a 1:1 comparison, then no. Ocarina is brilliant, but as is it can’t compete with Breath of the Wild. If the remake streamlines the process to hit 100 percent, deletes or vastly improves the Gerudo stealth section, adds more areas, and makes combat more tactical and improvisational, then it would have a fighting chance.

In any event, I’m excited to see the finished product.