The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct recap, Ocarina of Time remake release date revealed

Moogley · 2026-09-08T20:47:44+0100

BlazeHeatnix said:
Now, here we are in 2026 with a brand new remake made from the ground-up, and Hyrule Field is STILL empty. How is this ok?

I know it's rhetorical, but my 2 cents is that the influencers and clout-mongers on YT are only partly to blame for this. It really comes from a general de-intellectualization of gamers as a demographic post-COVID.

People forget that the Switch rightly got 7/10 when it came out, the performance and games were criticized, as was the lack of new IPs. It wasn't until COVID made it explode in popularity to millions of people who had no serious knowledge of or standards for Nintendo that the company became completely complacent.

When they announced the jump button, I mistakenly got excited, thinking that SURELY this meant when they opened up on Hyrule Field, it would be a massive, completely new overworld rich in terrains, characters, settlements, and tasks, a true revision of what that field meant when it was first made, to match a dramatic change in controls, not just a recreation of what it was.

When they showed it in its greasy 1:1 Unreal Engine glory, my stomach dropped. What a sad result of 40 years of passion.

retrospect · 2026-09-08T22:06:10+0100

Am I the only one here that think the 3DS version is best-looking version?

I appreciate these are "better graphics" but I don't think they suit the game and I don't think they have any character of their own.

LeyendaV · 2026-09-08T22:10:21+0100

Sony: "We are stopping making physical games."

Nintendo: "Here's a physical game with a textured cover."

RetroNerdGamer · 2026-09-08T22:25:08+0100

Man I think I need a break from the internet, all people know how to do is criticize all the time.

It looks fine, and who knows maybe there is new content but at this point I'm happy to replay a childhood game that looks like how it felt at the time.

And mind you I think its okay to criticize, as I criticize things I love but it looks fine, it's just nitpicking at this point. I bet if it were more of a reimagining than remake people would complain about that too so yeah just can't win I guess.

Magnus87 · 2026-09-08T22:41:28+0100

I was expecting at least an expanded map, with new areas to explore.

New routes between towns

Marc_LFD · 2026-09-08T22:42:55+0100

retrospect said:
Am I the only one here that think the 3DS version is best-looking version?

I appreciate these are "better graphics" but I don't think they suit the game and I don't think they have any character of their own.

The 3DS remastered graphics are definitely much more faithful to the original N64.

If people don't like the NS2 remake, well, just don't play it. I skipped Star Fox 64 HD because I didn't really like the graphics.

Jayro · 2026-09-08T22:55:01+0100

Okay... I'm impressed with the remake.

The only thing I'm disappointed with is that it didn't end with a Majora's mask jingle or Skull Kid laugh at the end, with a vague "The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask remake is now in development." against a plain black background.

donaldgx · 2026-09-08T23:03:01+0100

Idk, will probably take a while to get used to, but not feeling the art direction.

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