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Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time
Release Date: November 24, 1998
Platform: Nintendo 64
Review: I would have to say that Ocarina
of Time is one of the best games that I have ever played,
and maybe the best game that I have every played on the
N64.
The story is very good and
is at all points very smooth and parallel. Although it is still
a slight knock of of your average RPG story, its still manages
to be a very creative game. It was great to see that the story
stuck very close to previous Zelda games. It also manages
to be humorous at times while keeping the overall perspective
very serious, which is not an easy thing to do. The game is also
quite difficult, consisting of nine total "dungeons".
One of these is the Water Temple, famous for it ridiculously difficult
puzzles (I didn't think it was that hard, but its still
very common to here conversations about Water Temple). There
are quite a few little side-quest you can do, which can be pretty
fun: fishing, racing, gathering cuccos, and much more. As
long as the game is there is never any tediously repetitive quests
required.
Wow, the graphics were completely
amazing. I realize that they aren't much now, but think back to
when it came out, James Bond 007, that game was considered
to have good graphics and then Ocarina of TIme came out
...I almost fainted. It was a new age of graphics for N64. One
of the biggest differences was the stressed use of textures.
Texturing is the biggest noticeable difference when you think
way back to Super Mario 64 up to Ocarina of Time. Lighting
was also a very nice improvement. One strong pointer to
this is Link's fairy Navi who glows creating a shadow at Link's
feet, also nearby objects light up when Navi is near to
them. The torches have the same effect. Lighting adds to the very
relaxing environment of Lon Lon Ranch and to the erie darkness
in Shadow Temple.
The music is also very good. It
always fits 100% perfect in with the surroundings. The only place
where this could be questioned is in Gerudo valley, but
still very good none the less. Also, Link's "Yah" noises
when he swings his sword was also very neat. I realize this
is strange of me, but one of my favorite sounds is when
equipping a magic arrow.
This game is a near perfect
recreation of A Link to the Past in 3D. This game will hopefully
forever be a classic.
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