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Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
GameRatio Review
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Published by
Nintendo
Released on
1998-11-23
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| 97% GameRatio |
100% GR% Review |
Shay
Reviewed on
2003-11-10
Ocarina of Time came closer to gaming perfection than any other game, and it is still a wonderful game 5 years later. The gameplay is fun, the music is enchanting, the dungeons are huge and intimidating, and the graphics were excellent when the game came out. Expectations were riding high on this follow-up to another classic game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Fortunately, Nintendo was able to produce another superb Zelda game. In fact, they created such a superb game that many consider it to be the greatest game ever created.
Gameplay consists of targeting enemies, fighting, pushing blocks, playing the ocarina, solving puzzles, exploring, and talking to people. You will explore dungeons, fight bosses, and find hearts and new items. I didn’t find Master’s Quest difficult, despite all the talk of it being much harder. The puzzles are only slightly different, and the fighting is the same. I was able to finish the game without dying, despite playing recklessly and jumping off all the cliffs just to hear Link scream (one of the funniest sound effects ever).
One of the coolest things about Ocarina of Time is the whole time feature, which allows you to play as young Link and old Link, both with their unique items. Traveling around Hyrule is a pain at first, but you learn songs that let you warp to locations, and old Link gets his own horse to travel on. Each dungeon has its own boss to fight, most of which are on the easy side. There also happens to be a story to go along with all the events. Although it isn’t spectacular, the story does move along to keep things interesting.
By today’s standards the graphics are pretty old. However, they still do a good job bring the game to life. There are no real problems with them other than their age. The creative atmospheres are still better than what we see in games today. Music in this game is really nice and fits perfectly with the locations. I always thought that OoT had an excellent soundtrack with music that was both unique and a great addition to the game. A few classic Zelda tunes are mixed in at places, but the OoT music is great. All of the classic Zelda sound effects are present. All the other sounds in the game are perfect as well. This game also has what I consider to be the funniest sound effect of all time: older Link screaming when he falls off a cliff!
Ocarina of Time easily gets a 10 because the game is one of the greatest gaming experiences of all time. It is so much fun, so interesting, and just a joy to play each time. The fact that it is still such a wonderful game to play 5 years later is proof of its greatness. Games don’t get any better than this.
Shay O'NeilGameRatio review by Shay
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