The Legend of Zelda – Ocarina of Time (Remake)
I just got home after spending the afternoon and evening with J and A and this sensational remake of a video game masterpiece.
This game is beautiful, the soundtrack has so much depth and nuances, the controls are snappy, script and voice acting are top-notch, and everything—from cutting grass to defeating bosses, from talking to townsfolk to exploring every last corner of this mesmerizing world—feels juicy and satisfying as hell. The atmosphere they created, the attention to detail in textures, how they tweaked the staging of the cut scenes—I am loving everything right now! Well done, Nintendo.
I can’t wait to return to Hyrule! Some fun statistics of today’s session, courtesy of the Zelda Notes companion app: We played for 395 minutes, cut grass 1,491 times, flew with cuccos for 222 meters, and defeated 163 enemies, including Gohma inside the Great Deku Tree and King Dodongo in Dodongo Cavern.