The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D
So I managed to pick this little gem up for quite cheap the other day while on a course outing. Quite glad I did as I've been meaning to pick up both the Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask 3D remakes. Ocarina of the Time is one of those games that fills you with nostalgia the minute you hear the title theme. Originally released on the N64, it later made it's way onto the GameCube in the special edition of Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. It was this special edition that I first played, spending many days and nights with old friends working together to complete the master quest rendition of it - an edition where all the dungeons are changed somewhat to make them harder (and weirder).
The overall premise of the game is that the evil Ganondorf is plotting to turn the land of Hyrule into his own evil kingdom. In the Kokiri forest live a race of never ageing kids that worship the great Deku Tree. These kids all have a fairy partner - except our protagonist Link! When the Deku Tree realises that something evil is happening in the land of Hyrule, he summons Link and sends him on his quest to save Hyrule.
The game takes place in two different time zones. While the beginning of the game is primarily played as young Link, not too long into the game however you skip forward 7 years due to plot based reasons. However, you can freely switch between young Link and adult Link as the game progresses providing you with unique and interesting ways to problem solve via time travel!
Like all Zelda games, Ocarina of Time gives you a variety of interesting tools to use in order to help you progress through dungeon. Some can only be used as a kid, some can only be used as an adult, meaning you have to take a moment to consider which time zone you need to be in when confronting a problem.
The overall story to Ocarina of Time is one of my favourite Zelda stories along side Majora's Mask, and while the game holds some bad memories for me, it's still a great game that's always fun to play - whether it's hardcore getting into it, or simply spending an hour or so a day just leisurely playing it. It offers so much in the style of optional tasks and quests, and main story quests.
The 3D adaptation for it, while featuring great graphics updates, and a more developed menu interface. The menu's don't quite sit right. They're a bit too compact due to the 3DS screen. The use of the motion sense in the 3DS as the aiming method for long range weapons can get quite annoying if you're like me and slouch or play games in bed - however they've saved this by allowing it to be adjusted with the analogue stick, a nice touch on Nintendo's part.
Overall it's a great remake for a beautifully classic game, that while some interfaces fail somewhat on the 3DS screen, the rest of the improvements work brilliantly and really breath new life into a game that no one wants to see die.
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