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  1. Oct 6, 2022
    10
    Einfach eines der Besten Spiele jemals , Super wichtig für den Spielemarkt!
  2. Oct 6, 2022
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos de la historia y que gracias a sus mecánicas salieron obras maestras como Dark Souls gracias a z targeting
  3. Oct 3, 2022
    10
    Clever and fleshed out adventure. Even with a guide at hand, it's still an extremely challenging but entertaining title, and everything is there for a reason. Very good on all platforms where it came out, even Virtual Console. Must play.
  4. Sep 30, 2022
    9
    Es una experiencia sin igual que debes jugar antes de morir. Si nunca jugaste un Zelda te recomiendo fervientemente Ocarina of Time.
  5. Sep 29, 2022
    0
    All you do is walk around with a little b and his little b a sword and a lil shield and he goes "ha ha ha!"
    Who wants to play that s, I needa shoot some
  6. Sep 26, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite Zelda game. I play through once or twice a year. I can't recommend a better game for a kid to get them interested in video games as a whole than Ocarina of Time.
  7. Sep 24, 2022
    10
    I have always knew that this game was considered a masterpiece, and that it was considered "the" best game, but I never really understood how such an apparently old and aged-looking video game could be praised so much, I just assumed that it was all the grumpy old players who played this as children and were hit by nostalgia.

    But last year I got the chance to play and finish this video
    I have always knew that this game was considered a masterpiece, and that it was considered "the" best game, but I never really understood how such an apparently old and aged-looking video game could be praised so much, I just assumed that it was all the grumpy old players who played this as children and were hit by nostalgia.

    But last year I got the chance to play and finish this video game. And from the very first hours of playing, this game just brings you into another dimension, a similar worlds to ours, with woods, lakes, castles and plains, but adding creatures of all kinds and following the adventure of a small hero. This game has an incredible level design, emotional storytelling, mystical and somehow nostalgia-inducing soundtracks even if you heard them for the first time, never boring gameplay, and funny interactions with all the characters that you encounter through the hero's journey. Technically it is well made, excluding a few bugs and counter intuitive mechanisms, that really don't get in the way of the game play.

    I think this game has an atmosphere and an hidden subtext, that is relatable and resonates unconsciously to every human being, that's why it struck anyone who played it. Combined with it's pristine art that mimics the beauty of the real world in a newly explored technological way and following the adventure of each and everyone of us through growth, change, responsibility and love, it's no surprise that for now, and maybe for a while, this is the best videogame ever made.

    If you can, try to play the original N64 version, in my opinion the 3DS remake just doesn't recreate the same magic, by using new textures that don't really fit with the original atmosphere of the original game, and also the original was intended for an home console which means it's supposed to be played on a big screen to really appreciate the open world, rather than the small screen of the 3DS.

    *Bonus points if you play the original version and try to see yourself as a 10 years old in 1998 during the Christmas holidays, filled only with joy and curiosity, and entering this dimension. Then you'll get me.
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  8. Sep 17, 2022
    10
    Greatest video game of all time. Revolutionized 3D games and gaming as a whole. Go play this masterpiece.
  9. Sep 16, 2022
    10
    Instant classic zelda game fun open world fun dungeons a little creepy though but would 100 percent recommend
  10. Sep 15, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sinplemente o melhor jogo de todos os tempos, gráficos impecáveis pra época, não tenho palavras pra descrever o quão incrível é esse jogo, a trilha sonora, a história, sua inovação nos controles, enfim. A mecânica do link de viajar pro passado e para o futuro é incrível, a sensação de andar a cavalo por hyrule é super imersa, cada templo com seus puzzles inovadores até o water temple que mesmo sendo muito difícil e frustante,( passei algumas horas naquele templo ) continua sendo uma ótima experiência e posso dizer com firmeza que Ocarina of Time é e sempre será o melhor jogo de todos os tempos Expand
  11. Sep 12, 2022
    8
    I'm mixed on this since some people say they hate it or loved it with the more being love it. I've never played it because Nintendo doesn't re-release it, people today hate it because they say it hasn't aged well.
  12. Sep 11, 2022
    10
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  13. Sep 10, 2022
    9
    Muy buen juego, gráficos buenos para su época, aunque tiene unos problemas con la cámara y el enfoque a enemigos, aunque en el majoras mask se soluciona
  14. Sep 9, 2022
    10
    After the release of FFVII I believed that a game at the same level would not be released anytime soon. Glad I was wrong. The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is a amazing game and didn't copy mechanics or the style of FF or Resident Evil. "Ocarina of Time" was indeed a starting point to influence many games later and remains at the top. Link the hero of time!!
  15. Sep 8, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is clearly overrated. And I can see why, most people look at this game as a part of their childhood, and yes, for most, it was. But when you look at it from a quality standpoint, it's not that great. For one, it's ugly, even for the time. The environments and bland and usually boring. The controls also suffer from being terrible. Most of the dungeons are tedious and boring, with the Water Temple being the worst. The only thing I really enjoy about this game is the time travel mechanic, but it felt to much like A Link To The Past, the greatest Legend Of Zelda game. I always come back to this game after a while to see if my opinion has changed, but it never seems too. Some times it pains me to see how blind people are when it comes to games like this and the N64 its self. But I guess you can't change opinions that have been set in stone. Expand
  16. Sep 7, 2022
    10
    Este juego es increíble solo con el trailer fue suficiente para enamorarme de esta belleza, la historia imersiva, los personajes únicos, las actividades que puedes hacer, todo es extramadamente bueno recomendado al 100%
  17. Sep 6, 2022
    10
    Revolutionary for the time and in my opinion, the best game ever, and metacritic guys agree.
  18. Sep 6, 2022
    10
    ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME ITS SO GOOD MAN I LOVE THIS GAME e
  19. Sep 5, 2022
    10
    Recuerdo la primera vez que lo jugué, era como conocer al amor de tu vida. Muy pocos juegos llegan hacer leyendas y este sin duda no sera olvidado.
  20. Sep 5, 2022
    6
    I mean... It's fine I guess. I get why people like it, it's just that it needs MORE. DIDDY KONG.
  21. Sep 4, 2022
    10
    I will always appreciate this game for introducing so many innovations in the series. The franchise has us used on doing that but Ocarina of Time took it on another level. It changed gaming for ever. I will always love this game and this franchise.
  22. Sep 2, 2022
    10
    As someone who played this game shortly after it came out on the N64, I have never been as invested in a video game as I have with Ocarina of Time. The 3D worked for a veteran Zelda player and the reinvention was more than welcomed. Like a buddy of mine once said, before I played Ocarina, I liked video games. After I played Ocarina, I LOVED video games and this game dramatically increasedAs someone who played this game shortly after it came out on the N64, I have never been as invested in a video game as I have with Ocarina of Time. The 3D worked for a veteran Zelda player and the reinvention was more than welcomed. Like a buddy of mine once said, before I played Ocarina, I liked video games. After I played Ocarina, I LOVED video games and this game dramatically increased my love for the Zelda series and made me excited for future titles. This game and LOTR films are the reasons I adore the High Fantasy genre, and have proven that stories with depth and meaning can occur in said genre. If you haven't played this game, you owe it to yourself to play this game at least once before you die. Expand
  23. Sep 1, 2022
    10
    The game from 1998 and does things that 2022 games can't do it, it laid foundations of the open world with mixing it up in alinear style
  24. Jul 31, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é incrivel, ele foi quem criou a trava na mira oque deixa a jogabilidade na batalha 1000 vezes melhor, não posso deixar de citar as musicas deste jogo, que são incriveis, quando vou fazer uma tarefa ou algo do tipo eu sempre coloco essas musicas para ouvir. Os graficos não são tão bons para hoje em dia mais não posso descordar que na época que lançou eram incriveis. Agora vem um dos pontos mais fortes desse jogo, as cenas marcantes, tipo ele tirando a master sword do templo do tempo e indo pro futuro( que era algo que os jogos daquela época não faziam muito que era a viagem no tempo) mais agora vou falar algo que me fez fazer essa critica, que é: eu não passei raiva em nenhuma vez jogando esse jogo, oque os jogos de hoje em dia não tem feito muito, focar na diverção, hoje em dia os jogos estão querendo virar uma esperiencia, é sempre obrigatório você passar tanta raiva no jogo? Pois eu não preciso disso, então foi isso, recomendo todo mundo que está lendo isso, ir lá jogar agora,tanto faz se for o de 98 ou o remaster, você vai se divertir muito nesse jogo de qualquer jeito. Expand
  25. Aug 28, 2022
    10
    Esse jogo e muito bom ele possui varias musicas fantásticas e nostálgicas além do combate e historia esse com certeza e o melhor jogo de todos os tempos e ele e da época de 1990 muito bom
  26. Aug 24, 2022
    10
    Without doubt, an amazing, epic and hilarious game . .
  27. Aug 23, 2022
    6
    For the modern generation, this was the first proper Zelda (and for veterans, the first not-Zelda). The game’s strength is in its precision-tooled design of the world, with exceptional attention to detail in the presentation of its purposeful and beautifully shaped narrative; obviously every situation and event in this game is the product of deep consideration. But despite these merits,For the modern generation, this was the first proper Zelda (and for veterans, the first not-Zelda). The game’s strength is in its precision-tooled design of the world, with exceptional attention to detail in the presentation of its purposeful and beautifully shaped narrative; obviously every situation and event in this game is the product of deep consideration. But despite these merits, the pacing is very slow. The labyrinths, a main draw of this series, are over-designed to a fault, with excessive emphasis on solving puzzles—something that was much less significant in the earlier Zeldas. It becomes tiring after a while, and as a result later entries like The Wind Waker and Twilight Princess are more relaxing and enjoyable to play. Expand
  28. Aug 23, 2022
    10
    The best game i've every played, my life would not be the same without it. This was one of my first games I've played and I just love everything about it.
  29. Aug 21, 2022
    10
    It was good in my childhood when it came out originally. I passed the game and N64 on to my son and it's still good in 2022. EVERY Gamer should play Ocarina of Time.
  30. Aug 15, 2022
    9
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  31. Aug 14, 2022
    10
    La référence de tout les jeux vidéos d'aujourd'hui. Plus qu'une oeuvre. Un jeu venu d'une autre planète
  32. Aug 13, 2022
    10
    Um jogo com gráficos lindo para a época bosses incríveis e maravilhosos trilha sonora impecável personagens perfeitos história perfeita cenários lindos inimigos criativos e ótimos minha nota é 10, esse é na minha opinião o melhor Zelda e o melhor jogo domundo
  33. Aug 11, 2022
    10
    Legend of Zelda ocerana of time is a game that makes me feel like I am in hyrule
    Amazing 10/10
  34. Aug 11, 2022
    0
    Самая унылая и переоцененная игра человечества
  35. Aug 10, 2022
    10
    Ich weiß nicht mal mehr, zum wievielten Male ich das Spiel jetzt schon durchgespielt habe. Es ist und bleibt auch heute noch eines der besten Spiele, die es je gab. Für mich auch bis heute immer noch das beste Zelda, da kann auch kein Breath of the Wild mithalten. Davon ein Remake und ich piss mir vor Freude in die Hose. Aber Nintendo ist ja nicht mehr das, was es mal war und haut lieberIch weiß nicht mal mehr, zum wievielten Male ich das Spiel jetzt schon durchgespielt habe. Es ist und bleibt auch heute noch eines der besten Spiele, die es je gab. Für mich auch bis heute immer noch das beste Zelda, da kann auch kein Breath of the Wild mithalten. Davon ein Remake und ich piss mir vor Freude in die Hose. Aber Nintendo ist ja nicht mehr das, was es mal war und haut lieber lieblose (nicht mal) Remaster raus. Expand
  36. Aug 8, 2022
    9
    Познакомившись с этой игрой лишь спустя почти четверть века после её выхода не сделало её ни чуть не хуже для моего восприятия, меня поразили разнообразные биомы в 3Д игре 1998-ого года с открытым миром, это делает мир игры по-настоящему живым и позволяет получать удовольствие от исследования локаций, находя каждый раз всё новые секреты.
    Подземелья в этой игре выполнены на должном уровне,
    Познакомившись с этой игрой лишь спустя почти четверть века после её выхода не сделало её ни чуть не хуже для моего восприятия, меня поразили разнообразные биомы в 3Д игре 1998-ого года с открытым миром, это делает мир игры по-настоящему живым и позволяет получать удовольствие от исследования локаций, находя каждый раз всё новые секреты.
    Подземелья в этой игре выполнены на должном уровне, каждое по-своему уникально, заставляет думать и искать подходы к боссам.
    Музыкальное сопровождение в этой игре заслуживает отдельного внимания, каждая композиция подобрана грамотно в зависимости от ситуации и позволяет проникнуться атмосферой игры в каждом её периоде. Сама же сказочная стилистика игры с её желанием развить в тебе характер исследователя погружает тебя в детство, в то время, когда всё казалось интересным и неизведанным, современные игры с открытым миром не могут тебе это предложить ввиду излишнего оказуаливания и отсутствия новых идей.

    Да, эта игра действительно заслуживает свою оценку, лично я снизил 1 балл лишь за бектрекинг, но он там настолько незначительный, что большинство сочтут его за логичный манёвр игры, чтобы ты ещё лучше мог познакомиться со старыми локациями в этом маленьком, но таком большом мире.
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  37. Aug 5, 2022
    10
    This Game is for me personally, the BEST Nostalgia Game and one of the biggest Adventures that you ever experience. Mixed with the Perfect Music and Fantastic Open World, makes this game unforgettable for me. Thanks Grandpa for showing me the N64 with this Game together (Rest in Peace
  38. Aug 1, 2022
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pra época foi bom, mas ele é superestimado assim como a saga zelda, o game não merece essa nota toda Expand
  39. Jul 30, 2022
    10
    Juego de juegos, épico por donde se lo vea, un total antes y después en la industria. Hoy no hay juego de acción que no tomé inspiración de alguna forma en lo que definió Zelda. A día de hoy aun persiste en cuanto a calidad y entretenimiento.
    Sin duda uno de los mas grandes, en lo personal, el mas grande de la historia junto a Mario 64.
  40. Feb 23, 2022
    8
    smh my head nostalgia blinded nostalgia goggles living in the past get a grip move on times have changed get out of 1957 get out of your mums basement get a life get a girlfriend + ratio
  41. Jul 22, 2022
    10
    Of one of the best that I Ever played.
    Stunning quests and the remarkable sound track.
  42. Jul 21, 2022
    10
    This was my favorite game when I was in 1 min in the game. absolute MASTERPIECE!!!!
  43. Jul 20, 2022
    10
    While don't want to bore you with everything you've been hearing for the past 24 years, let me just tell you that it damn well deserves its praise unlike other overrated games like the Witcher 3 which did nothing new or original
  44. Jul 18, 2022
    10
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  45. Jul 18, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece, masterpiece, masterpiece, masterpiece, masterpiece, masterpiece.
  46. Jul 13, 2022
    10
    It saddens me to see 500 negative reviews complaining about the graphics or the water temple. Of course the game isn't perfect but what makes a game good is the gameplay and Ocarina of Time has stellar gameplay. The invention of Z targeting and the new verticality in the dungeons have changed gaming forever.
  47. Jul 8, 2022
    9
    Отличная игра, прошел с огромным удовольствием ставлю 91/100
  48. Jul 7, 2022
    10
    ~I AM ANNOUNCING MY IMMINENT MASTURBATION. I am aware that the announcement of imminent masturbation has been a serious reocurring issue lately, and I am here with my bottom-level social skills to ensure that it will only worsen. I hope that this server full of mostly male members will appreciate the fact that I will soon be cumming, and offer me that coveted high-five that I so surely~I AM ANNOUNCING MY IMMINENT MASTURBATION. I am aware that the announcement of imminent masturbation has been a serious reocurring issue lately, and I am here with my bottom-level social skills to ensure that it will only worsen. I hope that this server full of mostly male members will appreciate the fact that I will soon be cumming, and offer me that coveted high-five that I so surely deserve. As the announcement of imminent masturbation is NOT in the current ruleset, I will continue to toe this line. Any and all action taken against me by the mod team will be considered extra judicial and I will retaliate by mobilizing my army of alts. If any males want to provide me a high-five or emotial gratification, please do so. If any females wish to provide me sexual gratification, ew. Thank you, and please remember: I AM NOW MASTURBATING~ Expand
  49. Jul 7, 2022
    10
    A game from a time where developers actually finished, and released a full 100% game.
    This is peak gaming at its finest, 1997-1998, was one of the best years for games
    It just cannot be matched, Graphics are great, but its not fun. they are not everything.
  50. Jul 5, 2022
    5
    Easily my favorite game of all time
    It really ended up forging my childhood
  51. Jul 5, 2022
    10
    This game is amazing. You can’t say anything else. My pick for the greatest game of all time. And apparently people agree with me. There is nothing bad about this game. The realism, the gameplay, the story, these are all superb! And if anyone tells you that the game is worse because of it’s heavily outdated graphics, tell them to get over it and realize that doesn’t make a game. Or tellThis game is amazing. You can’t say anything else. My pick for the greatest game of all time. And apparently people agree with me. There is nothing bad about this game. The realism, the gameplay, the story, these are all superb! And if anyone tells you that the game is worse because of it’s heavily outdated graphics, tell them to get over it and realize that doesn’t make a game. Or tell them to play Ocarina of Time 3D for the 3DS for a graphics upgrade. There is seemingly nothing bad about this game! Expand
  52. Jun 28, 2022
    8
    Прошел игру в 2022, играется довольно интересно, несмотря на то, что игра выглядит детской, тупил и не знал что делать довольно часто.
    Графика сносная, как и управление.
    Ну а музыка шикарна, хочется слушать и слушать. До этого не в одну часть серии не играл, так что знакомство довольно приятное.
    Прошел игру в 2022, играется довольно интересно, несмотря на то, что игра выглядит детской, тупил и не знал что делать довольно часто.
    Графика сносная, как и управление.
    Ну а музыка шикарна, хочется слушать и слушать.
    До этого не в одну часть серии не играл, так что знакомство довольно приятное.
  53. Jun 28, 2022
    10
    A masterpiece of a game loaded with temples, puzzles and boss fights that are among the greatest in video game history!
  54. Jun 27, 2022
    10
    The best game I have ever played in my life, a masterpiece this game is incredibly perfect I would choose this game to play for the rest of my life there are no words to specify how magnificent this game is simply the best game ever made in the world The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time will always be in my heart.
  55. Jun 26, 2022
    9
    This game is very good. It has aged very good even though it's a N64 game. Let's be real though, if you want to play this game today than play the 3ds version. Its better and anyone who's says it objectively isn't does not understand what most people actually enjoy in a game.
  56. Jun 26, 2022
    10
    O jogo simplesmente é sensacional, perfeito e a história dele... Maravilhosa e as músicas nem se fala todas são perfeitas, sem dúvidas O MELHOR JOGO DO MUNDO!!!
  57. Jun 25, 2022
    5
    The game that redefined the innovative way to play. The game that made me a fan of the franchise! The game where I listened to the songs non-stop.
  58. Jun 18, 2022
    10
    Usually, most parts of games are good, but some parts are bad. But this game, no matter if your in the first half, or the second half, you will not find anything bad.
  59. Jun 15, 2022
    10
    People that rate this game below 9 just probably didn´t give it enought time or had enough interest, even if you didn´t played it as a kid doesn´t mean that people rate it based off of their nostalgia, it´s just, objectively, the best game of all time. I understand an 9 or even a 8 but bro, a 0? are you rating OOT or **** morbius(morbin time)
  60. Jun 14, 2022
    10
    When i first played this at release as a kid and thought I was close to the finish i had barely scratched the surface. Great gameplay, story and sound. To solve the puzzles you needed to talk to other random kids on the bus as there were no complete walkthroughs on youtube. This is an example of how games used to be. A legend that i will forever remember.
  61. Jun 13, 2022
    10
    Best game of all time. A truly enjoyable experience right from the moment the game begins all the way through the ending!
  62. Jun 12, 2022
    10
    Absolutely the best game ever made. Completely revolutionary mechanics and graphics of the time. Fun and creative, I could make an essay of me just shouting it's praises. Try it!
  63. Jun 10, 2022
    10
    "Zelda : Ocarina of Time" Jogo do ano em 1998 . Jogo divertido , graficos que na epoca era o top , belas musicas , jogo caprichado da Nintendo com detalhes do cenario e a gameplay em geral . Tem uma certa dificuldade , que me fez travar alguns meses , e por causa desse jogo e "Majora Mask" , essa franquia se tornou minha preferida dos jogos . Bem melhor jogar esse jogo sem revista e sem"Zelda : Ocarina of Time" Jogo do ano em 1998 . Jogo divertido , graficos que na epoca era o top , belas musicas , jogo caprichado da Nintendo com detalhes do cenario e a gameplay em geral . Tem uma certa dificuldade , que me fez travar alguns meses , e por causa desse jogo e "Majora Mask" , essa franquia se tornou minha preferida dos jogos . Bem melhor jogar esse jogo sem revista e sem video tutorial . "Zelda : Ocarina of Time" 10/10 . Expand
  64. Jun 9, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This video game is more than just action adventure. This game to me represents a feeling, an atmosphere. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time shows of life from childhood to adulthood like no other game does, in the most subtle way possible.

    Going into this game, I had high expectations. I've heard many claims that this is the best Zelda game of all time, or even the best video game to have ever come out. After finishing Ocarina of Time, I can tell why people like this game so much.

    I think that this game was designed to be special and revolutionary. One of my favorite parts of the game is it's veriaty. Ocarina of Time never fails to establish folk, lore and characters in the most thought out and polished way. I like every society of this game: From the Kokiri to the Gerudo. They're all distinct and intersting. Nothing like you would see in real life. I felt like I was a child again while playing this game. Once I played the game for longer, it hit me, and it hit me hard. That moment after you become an adult and arive at hyrule town, it's dark. And a lot of the dungeons want to convay that same level of unease.

    Talking of Dungeons, I liked every single on of these dungeons. Every dungeon works with the items you get in set dungeon. It's how Zelda began. But it goes beyond that. The dungeons work with levels. You need to climb up and down diffrent levels. You would think that you would get lost or overwhelmed, but no. Besides the water temple, every dungeon was straight forward but interesting. The puzzles are at times too easy to solve but dungeons like ice cavern or the water temple are challenging.

    If there was something that I personaly didn't like about this game, it is it's diffuculty. Every boss, even Ganandorf, is relativly easy to beat. But that's not necesseraly a bad thing. I think this game was designed for newcomers and veterans of the Zelda frenchise. It's learning-curve is perfect.

    If there's one thing I like about the bosses and enimies, it's there creativity. Every boss felt special and distinct. I exptremely liked Bongo Bongo Boss and the Twinrowas. Ganodorf/Ganon was so epic to fight. The music was confusing and uneasy, which is fitting.

    Alright, I think the music is my favorite part of this game. Koji Kondo has been the composer of many legandary Nintendo titles like Super Mario Bros. and composed the music for the first Zelda as well as A Link to the Past. He was familiar with the Zelda games. I think he reflected the gameplay and atmosphere with his composing skills perfectly. Probably my favorite tune was the Gerudo Valley theme and like I've stated before, Ganondorfs Boss theme. Even though Koji Kondo was limited with using MIDI'S only, he was doing a very good job. To this day it still sound amazing. Every song fits the enviroment and doesn't get anoying because of repetition. I like that music is so interactive in this game. You play the ocarina yourself and it's essential to the game. Tunes like the Song of Storm are breathtaking.

    There's still a lot of things I would like to talk about, however I don't have a lot of characters to write left.
    Simply put: this game,
    no,
    this peace of art is a master peace.

    It's pacing is perfect, it's length is perfect. There's just nothing I could critique really. Yeah I know, it's an old game so it's not the most fluent game, and it has a lot of glitches, but that's fine. Although that might sound cliché: to me it's more of a characteristic of the game. I think it has become my favorite game. This masterpiece is beautiful in every way imaginable. For me, it change how I look at games and at life even. It's not just some piece of entertainment: It's almost like a lesson of life.

    This is the only game I cried in. The ending was so emotional for me. I felt complete, but I was sad at the same time that the game has come to an end. I had to move on and play other video games.

    It's time for me to leave, but I will be back!

    Sincerely,
    3N50
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  65. Jun 7, 2022
    10
    Was 12 years old when it released. Loved it ever since. Perfect game in so many ways. Thank you for this game in my childhood.
  66. Jun 2, 2022
    9
    Un buen juego que marcó un antes y un después como la gran mayoría de títulos de Nintendo 64 si bien no fue la consola más popular de su época; fue la más revolucionaria
  67. May 29, 2022
    10
    A timeless classic. The dungeons were fun to explore and it had memorable story with a likeable cast of characters. The controls were revolutionary back in the day. The atmosphere is really strong in this game. and music is some of the stuff legends
  68. May 27, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ocarina of Time launched the Zelda series into 3D and set a bar for video game excellence that has stood the test of time to this day. This game is the video game equivalent of The Godfather movie it is that excellent and brilliant. Like The Godfather, it did not just make waves, it made a tsunami still being felt today.

    When I booted it up and saw the title screen for the first time, I realized immediately that Ocarina of Time would be absolutely historic before I even started playing it. When I started playing it, the game completely blew me away with its excellence, and kept topping itself over and over again all the way to the end. After beating it for the first time, the feeling I had at that moment was to replay the whole game from start to finish all over again. The key to this game’s greatness and timelessness is its story. It is so solid, that most movies have worse plots than this game. The plot of Ocarina of Time was clearly intended for it to be the keystone game of the Zelda series for everything that came before and after it, well before Nintendo came out the official Zelda timeline. When Nintendo came out with the official timeline, Ocarina of Time was placed as the keystone game of the series in it.

    The rest of the game is just as solid as the story. The soundtrack is an all-time great, The villain in Ganondorf is extremely intelligent akin to a real life dictator, despite being mostly third person felt first person in immersion, and has easily some of the most powerful women warriors and leaders in all of fiction; topped off by a princess in Zelda that disguises herself as a reclusive warrior boy called Sheik for 7 years, and is never a damsel in distress. As I have grown over the years, it is that latter I have the greatest respect for in this game because it is still extremely rare. While Zelda/Sheik is the most notable woman warrior and leader in Ocarina of Time, there are many other powerful woman warriors and leaders in this game as well. Princess Zelda literally gets trained to be a warrior by her caretaker in a warrior woman in Impa. There is also a strong willed but bratty Zora princess and sage in Ruto, your forest friend and later sage in Saria, and a tribe that consists of nothing but powerful women warrior of color in the Gerudo. One of them in Nabooru gains the courage to defy her evil leaders in Kome, Kotake, and Ganondorf, and pays the price for it only to be revealed as a sage.

    This Gerudo tribe portion is by far the weakest point in Ocarina of Time. I have massive respect for the Gerudo tribe being powerful women of color, but the way you defeat them I recoiled in racist disgust. You have to stun them by taking pot shots with arrows, and it was exacerbated by Link being white, blond, and blue eyed. Despite this cringing way of winning over the Gerudo, the game still shows extremely powerfully how their own leaders in Kome, Kotake, and Ganondorf abandoned and betrayed them, with Nabooru proving to be the only Gerudo Leader with a moral compass to care and believe in her own people. This racial factor also led me to conclude that Princess Zelda is only member of the Hyrulian Royal Family with a moral compass because she is the only one not imperiously detached from the rest of the kingdom, and saw it all as Sheik. (An extremely rare occasion where the material redeemed itself by the masterful and perfect execution of the story around the Geurdo Tribe, Nabooru, Kome, Kotake, and Ganondorf.)

    As for Ganondorf abandoning and betraying his own people, you can just see him lose all shreds of his remaining morality as the story progresses. He wanted to better his fellow Gerudo when seizing the royal throne, but in that timeless phrase “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” he unleashes a seven-year long reign of terror. By the end of the game, he becomes an isolated out of control dictator seeking more and more power in a complete loss of morality, and completely abandons his own tribe. Ganondorf in Ocarina of Time reminds me vividly of real-life dictator Idi Amin of Uganda. They both seized power in a similar way in a coup, and unleashed a reign of terror and destruction of similar length that ended with them being forcefully removed. (Ganondorf 7 years and Idi Amin 8 years)

    Despite its racial flaws, Ocarina of Time remains a masterpiece of a game that has and will be remembered for decades to come as one of the greatest games of all time. You simply will not see all of video gaming, never mind Nintendo and Zelda until you play Ocarina of Time.
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  69. May 25, 2022
    10
    One of the greatest Zelda games of all time! Managed to take a great series to the next level with the 3rd dimension. Absolutely amazing!
  70. May 23, 2022
    8
    ذا ليجند أوف زيلدا اوكارينا اوف تايم أعظم لعبة زيلدا بالنسبة لي وأشوفها أحد الأشياء الثلاثة العظيمة اللي سوتها نينتيندو بجانب جهاز القيمكيوب ولعبة لويجي مانشن
  71. May 21, 2022
    10
    easily the best game of all time, also the most innovative. in fact even today games don't even come close to the greatness that is ocarina of time. Nintendo, please remake ocarina of time for switch again!!
  72. May 20, 2022
    2
    these were my notes as I was playing this game:
    I'm already seeing needless back tracking, there's a guy sleeping in my way and apparently I can't wake him with a slingshot.
    I can observe a full day go by and he doesn't wake up, I have to go back to the start of a zone with no puzzles or enemies just to pick up an item to wake him you don't ever get to use this item again I can only
    these were my notes as I was playing this game:
    I'm already seeing needless back tracking, there's a guy sleeping in my way and apparently I can't wake him with a slingshot.
    I can observe a full day go by and he doesn't wake up,
    I have to go back to the start of a zone with no puzzles or enemies just to pick up an item to wake him
    you don't ever get to use this item again
    I can only wonder how somebody thinks of something this terrible

    context sensitive button prompts suck my ass, it slows the game down and it's frustrating when you walk up to something you want to push and end up climbing it or jumping at it or something
    pushing a block on a grid is not something you should have to take care to do, it's not as tho this game has intelligent puzzles
    there's nothing contemplative about the extra 1 second it takes to completely halt your character and slightly realign yourself to get the correct prompt to show up

    dialogue speed is awful
    you either skip the entire conversation or you're forced to read at the pace of someone with a severe learning disorder
    it's even worse beacuse you're forced through conversations with an owl who tells you what to do because this game would be too directionless otherwise I guess
    and then navi tells you what to do anyway
    WHYYY
    the **** owl will even show up to give you tutorials on things that you already know how to do and have already done and the only way you can avoid it is using speedrunning tactics

    the stealth section is the same thing 4 times in a row, a rectangle with 2 guards walking around it

    sometimes the spot you have to stand in to do something is so ridiculously precise I thought more than once I just didn't have some key item yet or something but NOPE
    you can't just be standing on the tree stump with your ocarina out, you have to be standing in THIS EXACT SPOT on the tree stump with your ocarina out
    I had similar issues like this over and over

    in jabu jabu's belly it's one thing to constantly be admonished by the stupid zora child for leaving her alone, it's kind of funny and even tho it's irritating it characterizes her
    it's another thing entirely to "solve a puzzle" and then have navi tell you that you "solved a puzzle" and tell you what the outcomes are and totally slow the game down for no reason
    generally dungeons are just poorly designed and boring, they would all be better if they were linear
    because as it stands all that you do is walk down a corridor, find you can't proceed, backtrack, repeat until you find the place you're supposed to be
    there's nothing interesting about it, you're not exploring, you're not solving a puzzle, you're just walking in circles

    you can get an area of effect spell from a faerie and you get maybe 4 uses of it before you're out of mana so you might want to use it sparingly
    but as it turns out it's never **** useful anyway
    mini game where you have to light some torches? using your magic fire won't solve it, no feeling clever for you
    enemy that's 50% underground and can't be hit by your sword til it's out?
    fire won't hit it either, you just gotta lure it out and hit it with your boomerang
    it's not the worst to have items of your kit that you don't use but it's indicative of how bad the designers were at putting these ideas together

    combat is dull and z targetting doesn't even function properly, it sort of locks you in the direction you're already facing and sort of locks on to a target but only if they barely move and are very close

    "if you let me go I'll sell this to you for 50 rupees"
    "no"
    "okay I'm going home then"
    ????
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  73. May 15, 2022
    0
    OOT is simply not at the level of exploration and freedom as many other 3d-Games on the Tier-list of the greatest games of all times are… Moreover the movement abilities are very limited… the Dungeons inside the game are everything but funny, they are time consuming and in my opinion just a way to make this pretty short game feel a bit longer… The story is a little bit weird and confusingOOT is simply not at the level of exploration and freedom as many other 3d-Games on the Tier-list of the greatest games of all times are… Moreover the movement abilities are very limited… the Dungeons inside the game are everything but funny, they are time consuming and in my opinion just a way to make this pretty short game feel a bit longer… The story is a little bit weird and confusing because it feels like the programmers changed their mind about what the games story should be mid to end-Development. The grafics are solid, at least looking back to the time it was created, but there are still many little flaws in the game that make it unplayable for me and many people that I know… People who grew up with this game, not knowing what a really good game is about, probably have a better and less critical view on the game than I do, but objectively it is not worth playing anymore… To finish off my overly critical review I want to point out some really good soundtracks in the game, even though many were copied from older games of the series and many were simply used to often and annoying, some are indeed very good and worth a shoutout! Expand
  74. May 11, 2022
    9
    As a not Zelda Fan i Like The Game. The Story is Cool and it was my First Zelda Game that I Played. Must Play!
  75. May 9, 2022
    10
    Это игра внесла большой вклад в развитие игр. С уверенностью могу сказать, что оценка этой игры заслуженная.
  76. May 8, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is an awesome adventure, and at the same time not boring and not repetitive. This is great and worth for playing even 24 years later (now) Expand
  77. May 5, 2022
    10
    Es un juego increíble ya a pasado más de 20 años y cada vez que lo juego me divierto un montón. Ojalá Nintendo saque otro Rimake. La verdad muy recomendable.
  78. May 4, 2022
    10
    Marcou minha infância, e realmente é um dos melhores jogos de todos os tempos!
  79. May 4, 2022
    3
    As someone who didn't play this game when I was younger and have the bias of it being a game I played when I was young, I can't stand this game. I very much understand why someone who played this game when it came out, or when they were a child would love it so much. But coming from a person playing it in the year 2022, this game just isn't fun. I really don't think I dislike the game asAs someone who didn't play this game when I was younger and have the bias of it being a game I played when I was young, I can't stand this game. I very much understand why someone who played this game when it came out, or when they were a child would love it so much. But coming from a person playing it in the year 2022, this game just isn't fun. I really don't think I dislike the game as much as I'm putting here, but for how much love this game gets I think that definitely brings it down. For me its at a point where its not at a retro point where its simplicity is fun, or at a modern point where exploration feels exciting and interesting. It's in between in a really gross area where everything feels janky and outdated in a horrible way. I very much understand why people like the game, but to me this just is not it. Expand
  80. May 1, 2022
    5
    “its open world, so it must be good!” -every gamer ever
    yeah yeah it’s revolutionary or whatever but this game does nothing to captivate my interest.gameplay is boring. donkey Kong 64 better.
  81. Apr 30, 2022
    10
    | As Close As Perfect Can Get |

    The game has some undeniable flaws: The Water Temple is a bit tedious, there are two parts of the game that can feel a bit too cryptic, and Navi, a side character that serves as a guide for the player, is annoying. However, the game has far more pros than cons. The gameplay is fun. Combat isn't difficult, but neither is it too easy. It feels
    | As Close As Perfect Can Get |

    The game has some undeniable flaws: The Water Temple is a bit tedious, there are two parts of the game that can feel a bit too cryptic, and Navi, a side character that serves as a guide for the player, is annoying.

    However, the game has far more pros than cons.

    The gameplay is fun. Combat isn't difficult, but neither is it too easy. It feels intuitive and easy to get used to.

    The story is amazing. An expanding world with interesting side characters and a story easy to follow, I can't help but consider this my favorite Zelda story. Its simplicity allows a lot to be desired, but also a lot that is fulfilled.

    The challenges the game brings are not too hard, but neither is it easy. It's fun solving what to do and how to do it.

    The world is small yet potent. There's surprisingly so much to do and lays a foundation for future Zelda titles, despite Hyrule being its smallest compared to the rest of the Zelda games.

    And the best part of the game: the tone. The feeling you get playing the game is that of child-like wonder and a genuine sense of adventure. It can be serious when it needs to, funny, happy, and scary, and yet never does it feel like one tone overrides the other.

    And the gameplay (as i said) is the best part of the game, and easily compliments the story.

    Overall, the game is a 10/10
    Closer to a 9 than a Perfect
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  82. Apr 28, 2022
    10
    Amazing game from start to finish all the temples are great water temple is a little annoying but the graphics looked great for the time
  83. Apr 27, 2022
    10
    Meilleur souvenir vidéoludique, je n'ai jamais ressentie autant d'excitation et de plaisir sur une session de jeu vidéo ! C'est mon jeu préféré de tout les temps et j'ai beaucoup de mal à trouver le jeu qui pourrait le détrôner
  84. Apr 15, 2022
    6
    It's a good game and I understand why people like it. But I think it's time for them to move on...
  85. Apr 13, 2022
    9
    I only played this game as I got older, 20 years after it originally released and yet, despite the many technical limitations and the annoying camera, I think this game is a masterpiece. I hope Nintendo will one day return to making those classic dungeons and fun stories.
  86. Apr 10, 2022
    10
    Es lo que es , uno de los mejores juegos de la historia si ni es que el mejor , lo bien que ha envejecido es increíble , las mecánicas , la curva de aprendizaje, el diseño de las masmorras , diseño de personajes , las misiones secundarias que no parecen serlo ,todo junto con la historia tan atrapante que tiene , se merece el puesto en el que está , uno de los juegos que revolucionó losEs lo que es , uno de los mejores juegos de la historia si ni es que el mejor , lo bien que ha envejecido es increíble , las mecánicas , la curva de aprendizaje, el diseño de las masmorras , diseño de personajes , las misiones secundarias que no parecen serlo ,todo junto con la historia tan atrapante que tiene , se merece el puesto en el que está , uno de los juegos que revolucionó los videojuegos con su gran libertad de exploració , un juego super recomendado para todo gamer de corazón que busque un hgram experiencia Expand
  87. Apr 8, 2022
    10
    Quite simply the best game I've ever played. I still have my N64 rigged up and it still plays brilliantly many years later.
  88. Apr 7, 2022
    10
    Get the 3ds version. Looks so much better. Massive shame Nintendo cant port it to the **** Switch.
  89. Apr 4, 2022
    10
    Jedna z najlepszych gier w które grałem nawet dzisiaj niektóre mechaniki potrafią zadziwić.Na prawdę trzeba zagrać
  90. Apr 2, 2022
    0
    bu kadar çöp grafikli bir oyun bu kadar puanı anca fanboylar sayesinde alır .
  91. Mar 30, 2022
    10
    This is an absolute masterpiece that I hope the younger gamers will get a chance to play. It’s as magical now as it was in the 90’s.
  92. Mar 30, 2022
    1
    Hra si nezaslouží být v top nejlepší je nudná a specializovaná na konzoli Nintendo
  93. Mar 30, 2022
    10
    Nada para decir de uno de los mejores juegos de la historia. Obra maestra completamente atemporal. Diseños únicos en un ambiente 3D que en la época era inexplorado, momentos memorables, y una de las mejores bandas sonoras que recuerde. Lo jugué de grande, en una época donde ya había grandes AAA y mundos abiertos, y aún así me marcó. Fue mi primer Zelda y el que me inició a una de mis sagasNada para decir de uno de los mejores juegos de la historia. Obra maestra completamente atemporal. Diseños únicos en un ambiente 3D que en la época era inexplorado, momentos memorables, y una de las mejores bandas sonoras que recuerde. Lo jugué de grande, en una época donde ya había grandes AAA y mundos abiertos, y aún así me marcó. Fue mi primer Zelda y el que me inició a una de mis sagas favoritas del momento.
    Nota Final: 10
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  94. Mar 29, 2022
    10
    Honestly this is the perfect game, I love it! it's open world and has a lovely and heart felt story and i played for hours.
    Goron city is a spectacle to behold, quirky characters and Dodongos cavern has an absolutely perfect level layout to have fun and enticing gameplay.
    Controller layout makes sense even for new player. Even with delicate n64 controller and with how prone the joystick
    Honestly this is the perfect game, I love it! it's open world and has a lovely and heart felt story and i played for hours.
    Goron city is a spectacle to behold, quirky characters and Dodongos cavern has an absolutely perfect level layout to have fun and enticing gameplay.
    Controller layout makes sense even for new player. Even with delicate n64 controller and with how prone the joystick is to failure over time.
    My friends and I played so much of this it brings back so many great memories!
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  95. Mar 29, 2022
    10
    One of my first games ever, so it has overall a special place in my heart, but it's also one of the best games of all time, because this game, even for it's age is better than many other new games of this time. Surely it doesn't have good graphics etc. but there never was even one game that's better than this if you think of the age, it's almost 23 years old. If you see after that aOne of my first games ever, so it has overall a special place in my heart, but it's also one of the best games of all time, because this game, even for it's age is better than many other new games of this time. Surely it doesn't have good graphics etc. but there never was even one game that's better than this if you think of the age, it's almost 23 years old. If you see after that a Cyberpunk, a GTA V, a GTA IV, a Super Mario... you only see those good graphics, but never such a great content with a great story.

    The best is: You can always play the game again and it always makes a lot of fun, it's just a 10/10 everyone who can't agree with this haven't played the whole game or hates old graphics, but you can't dislike The legend of Zelda: Ocarina of time
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  96. Mar 26, 2022
    9
    Christmas day 1998, walking into the living room and unwrapping the N64 was only the start.

    After Christmas dinner I dived straight into Zelda for the duration of the night and fell in love with this
    game ever since.

    Literally my childhood and an amazing one with Ocarina Of Time apart of it.
  97. Mar 25, 2022
    9
    The only reason it's not a 10 is that certain elements have aged, which you'd expect for a 24-year-old game. One of the most important games in the history of games.
  98. Mar 23, 2022
    10
    This is hands down the best game ever created, I originally wasn't planning on getting the game, since I never played any past Zelda game before OoT, but man that commercial I saw on our living room TV seeing Volvagia for the first time, I snapped immediately "I need this game"
  99. Mar 21, 2022
    10
    The best of all time! It is an amazing game! Beyond its time! I player this many times when I was a kid!
  100. Mar 14, 2022
    10
    este juego es una obra de arte, cada cierto tiempo lo vuelvo a jugar, me lo abré pasado unas 4 veces, pero nunca me aburre, para mí está en el top 3 de los mejores juegos de la historia, un juego adelantado a su época, Miyamoto debe ser recordado para siempre como el más grande creador de sagas, este juego es la mayor razón para tener una N64 obligatoria ,espero en un futuro enseñarle esteeste juego es una obra de arte, cada cierto tiempo lo vuelvo a jugar, me lo abré pasado unas 4 veces, pero nunca me aburre, para mí está en el top 3 de los mejores juegos de la historia, un juego adelantado a su época, Miyamoto debe ser recordado para siempre como el más grande creador de sagas, este juego es la mayor razón para tener una N64 obligatoria ,espero en un futuro enseñarle este juego a mi hijo y pasárnoslo juntos Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#1 Most Discussed N64 Game of 1998
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#1 Most Shared N64 Game of 1998
Metascore
99

Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 22
  3. Negative: 0 out of 22
  1. Mar 24, 2016
    94
    The player will be drawn into the Zelda fantasy world from the moment the opening sequence bursts onto the screen, and the game won't let go-not even after finishing the quest.
  2. Happy Puppy
    Mar 24, 2016
    90
    Realism is one of the major reasons this title is so amazing. After playing for a while it feels as though you have actually been to Hyrule.
  3. Mar 24, 2016
    95
    Featuring unparalleled 3D environments, a deep and involved quest, brilliant and intuitive play controls, and a well-developed cinematic quality that enhances rather than overwhelms the whole game experience, Miyamoto's latest soon-to-be-classic title deserves to be played by each and every person who might deign to consider themselves a fan of great games.