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Release date is Nov 5 2026. I believe the physical release is an actual physical release and not a game key card.
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Looks dumb.
“This will be graphics in 2013.”
Nintendo really is stuck in 2013, huh? Wonder when they’ll get to the UE5 Slop trend… 2040s maybe?
“We kept the load screens in some areas to keep the essence of the original game.”
No dawg, you did that because the hardware required a load screen there. The transitions would have been instant without the animated triforce if it was purely a style choice and not a hardware limitation.
For anyone lamenting they don’t have a Switch 2, or looking for OoT with QoL improvements for cheaper than whatever Nintendo’s asking price is, there is a free PC port of OoT that will run as fast as your hardware can handle it without messing up gameplay speed etc, has a ton of switchable QoL features, and has mod support for using 3DS (and better) graphics/models. You can even use Master Quest’s edited dungeons with all the benefits of the 3DS version.
It’s called Ship of Harkinian. All you have to do is provide a copy of the game ROM.
Never played the orig (never had a console after the Atari 2600), but as much as I’ve hears of the zelda-games, it’s probably worth a shot?
A pirated ROM will probably do fine too? Before even thinking of giving nintendo a single Buck.
Thanks either way!
I think so, I think Ocarina of Time earns its high esteem, and Ship of Harkinian irons out a lot of the QoL issues that make the original annoying, like being able to toggle boots without going into the menu.
After you finish OoT I’d recommend running Majora’s Mask via 2 Ship 2 Harkinian as well. It’s less popular than OoT but every bit as good, I think. I can’t pick just one, but if I had to pick a “#1 favorite video game of all time”, Majora’s Mask would be a finalist. It’s really good.
I’m still not sure if I want to get a Switch 2 over this as much as I love OoT (and the Zelda version of the Switch looks really nice). But the Link and Zelda amiibo statues are so cute, I might grab those just to put on my shelf.
This is officially the first Switch 2 release I am sad because I don’t have a Switch 2 and won’t be able to anytime soon… at least this fall is stacked with a ton of other great releases. Hopefully next year ill be able to get one.
Nintendo finally hired that guy!
Jokes aside, looks pretty good. The faces are throwing me off a lot though. They’re so… weird. I was expecting something closer to breath of the wild than the semi-realistic style. I hope they adjust kid link, at least.
I thought the faces looked good, except young Zelda looked a little weird to me.
Looking closer I think all the child characters look really uncanny. They’re all so stubby with huge eyes and it’s just weird. Adult link and Ganon look great though.
Child Link looks exactly like the mini cherub statues my grandma used to have, and I really like that in the context of what he has to go through in OoT/MM and what we know of the Zelda timeline. Adult Link looks good though, I’m really happy they kept his and Zelda’s noses like the OG instead of giving them button noses.
The water on people makes them look a bit too shiny. I hope they adjust it before release. Otherwise I think they mostly look pretty good.
If I can still parry Ganon with a bottle, I’ll be content.
The Nintendo discourse cycle:
- Months of furious, irrational debate
- Releases to record sales
- 1 year later, no lasting cultural impact and most people agree that you should probably just play the original for the historical context (maybe the 3DS remaster, more debate ensues)
I prefer their remakes, not gonna lie. Improvements to gameplay QoL here and there, good looking graphics, better frame rates(!).
And I grew up with on NES and N64. I know what it was like. The slow frame rate is a big source of frustration for me, personally. But upgraded visuals are a big plus to me also.
I think most people would agree with you, the remakes have QoL improvements that basically make them the best version.
Sure some people will always be nostalgic for the originals, but as remakes continue what is the original?
Let’s look at Link’s Awakening. If you played it on the Game Boy, it’s a great game. But if you played it on the Game Boy Color it had the camera side quest and color dungeon, those were excellent. But if you played it on the Switch the camera side quest is now Dampe’s Dungeon Creator.
I personally liked the camera side quest, but Dampe’s Dungeon Creator was an interesting addition and I think it was cool to see.
At this point we already have the ridiculously extensible PC ports. There’s no shot that there won’t be mods to bring over whatever QoL this remake adds (assuming it’s anything not already in the port) within weeks of release. I’ll give it maybe a year or two for homebrew graphics mods to catch up or for someone to extract the new assets into a mod.
And there’s no debate regarding the 3DS remaster anymore. You can just shove its graphics into the port if you prefer them and flip a few settings to toggle the changed behavior.
Plus everyone knows the best way to play is with the Beatles in OOT mods (seriously go search up the stupid fucking fever dream that is the remixed OST).
I believe the physical release is an actual physical release and not a game key card.
So far all first party Nintendo games have had a physical release and not a game key card, I would bet you’re correct.
Looks awesome! Can’t wait to relive my childhood. I love Ocarina of Time so much, but it hasn’t aged well like pretty much every N64 game. Really looking forward to playing it again with modern quality of life.
The voice acting makes me envy the deaf.
So it appears to be a 1:1 straight remake, but with modern graphics, better sound and probably some improvements to the UI.
I’ll be honest though; I preferred how all the characters looked in the 3DS remaster. Oh well; I don’t have a Switch 2 anyway, so it’s not like I was gonna get this either way.
Sheik has a long braid? Are they just giving up on the disguise thing?
Wow I really got gaslit by Hyrule Warriors and Smash Bros Sheik, because I thought the braid was always there lol.
let me guess… this will cost just as much as a new, original, top tier title made this year
wrong. It will cost more because of the Nostalgia surcharge
That’s cute that you think any new original top tier titles are coming out this year.
It’s remakes and sequel slop all the way down for the major publishers
Luckily there are exactly 3 games coming out this year to be excited for, so it’s fine anyway.
At least 70 bucks USD, maybe even 80
It’s confirmed to be $60.
$60 for digital, $70 for physical. Luckily, it’s not a game key card either.
Oh that’s good to know. Nintendo seems to price their games all over the place
