Twelve years after its release on Nintendo 64, the first 3D episode of the saga returns to the portable Zelda 3DS. The title of Nintendo, one of the pillars of the series, first offered a graphical overhaul to assess textures and environments richer and thinner. But beyond simple port, the value of Ocarina of Time is still there intact?
Poetry, epic battles, engaging characters ... these ingredients are still recipe, and this episode of the Legend of Zelda remains a benchmark of adventure game. First, because the world of Hyrule as young Link can browse the resumes of all codes initiatory journey. Party of the Kokiri village, the hero will have to go through all the corners before facing Ganondorf.
What is striking, as we travel the land, on foot or on horseback, is the poetry that comes from this world. Woodland lost through the caves of the Goron, stone creatures, or the aquatic world of Zoras, this world still surprises with its diversity. Ocarina of Time also revisits the founding myths such as the level that takes place in the belly of Jabu Jabu giant fish, a reference to Jonah, made in the belly of the whale.
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The creators of the game have also excelled in the narrative. The game is sometimes severe, with the threat to Hyrule, sometimes light, as populated by many colorful characters. So, for example, Darunia, head of Goron playful, or cheeky Princess Ruto, the field of aquatic Zoras.
By playing the different ages of Link, Nintendo introduced, as in A Link to the Past, released on Super Nintendo, a scenario based on the interplay between two dimensions. The first phase, that of childhood, is more upbeat, despite the oppressive presence of the evil Ganondorf. Then the style becomes dark and disillusioned when Link becomes an adult.
Ocarina of Time also sounds like a happy reminder of what the adventure games, in the late 1990s. Even when already broken land of Hyrule, the game slice by its lack of clues to lead the player. The design of the dungeons, puzzles relentless for the players, also remains a benchmark of the genre.
