The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

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About

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the fifth main installment of The Legend of Zelda series and the first to be released for the Nintendo 64. It was one of the most highly anticipated games of its age, and is listed among the greatest video games ever created by numerous websites and magazines. The gameplay of Ocarina of Time was revolutionary for its time, it has arguably made more of an impact on later games in the series than any of its predecessors even though they had the same cores of exploration, dungeons, puzzles and item usage. Among the gameplay mechanics, one of the most noteworthy is the time-traveling system. The game begins with the player controlling the child Link, but later on an adult Link becomes a playable character as well and each of them has certain unique abilities. Ocarina of Time also introduces the use of music to solve puzzles: as new songs are learned, they can be used to solve puzzles, gain access to new areas and warp to different locations. Dungeon exploration is somewhat more puzzle-oriented than in earlier games but they are not too complex.

Storyline

A young boy named Link was raised in the village of the elf-like Kokiri people. One day a fairy named Navi introduces him to the village's guardian, the Great Deku Tree. It appears that a mysterious man has cursed the tree, and Link is sent to the Hyrule Castle to find out more. Princess Zelda tells Link that Ganondorf, the leader of the Gerudo tribe, seeks to obtain the Triforce, a holy relic that grants immense power to the one who possesses it. Link must do everything in his power to obtain the Triforce before Ganondorf does, and save Hyrule.

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Game Info

Release Date11/21/1998
DeveloperNintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
PublisherNintendo
PlatformsWii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
GenresPuzzle, Adventure
IGDB Rating92/100 (2094)

Game Modes

Single player

Themes

Action
Fantasy
Sandbox
Open world

Perspectives

Third person

Release Dates

Nintendo 64Dec 1, 1998
Nintendo 64Dec 18, 1998
Nintendo 64Nov 21, 1998
Nintendo 64Nov 18, 2003
WiiFeb 27, 2007
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