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I start up the game. I expect to see a heart-pumping intro of the angry young warrior slicing & dicing legions of foul undead monsters, while rescuing the beautiful princess. But no. The intro for the greatest game ever consists of Link riding across a field in a horse. He stops at one side near some water, then rides over to the other side. I press start, and an annoying loud chime is heard. I am then told to enter my name. I do so, and I start the game. Nothing prepared me for what was ahead. The greatest game ever, without a single doubt. As I start I see the figure of the Deku tree instructing a fairy named Navi to find the chosen one, Link. Link lives in the Kokiri forest, but is mocked because he has no guardian fairy. Link has the dream, again: A white horse runs away from a magestic castle; a little girl on the horse looks at him. Then an evil man on a black horse appears. He scares Link, who wakes up. Link is then instructed by Navi to meet the Deku Tree. The Deku Tree explains that the fate of the world is in Link's hands and that the Deku Tree has been cursed. Link travels into the Deku Tree and dispels the curse. But it is too late. The Deku Tree's dying words were instructing Link to seek the Princess of Destiny. And off he goes on his long journey.
The level of immersion is incredible. You are Link. You feel his pain. You feel sorry for him. You smile at his cute tunic & how funny he looks wearing a Hylian Shield. Zelda is like a relaxation tape. While playing this game, you're worries disappear, as you rejoice in the wonder & genius that this game is.
Zelda's controls and movement are the best ever in any 3rd person game on any system. There is a mode called Z targeting, in which pressing Z will lock on to an enemy or object, ensuring that you're shots will hit. Z will also position the camera behind Link. And if the camera is in any one point for a period of time, the camera will automatically center itself behind Link. The auto-jump feature is brilliant too. If Link walks to the end of a ledge, he will automatically jump. It sounds peculiar, but
is done to perfection.
Gameplay is different yet similiar to Link's Awakening. but 3D allows so much more. There are 8 dungeons in total, with 2 mini-dungeons plus lots of secret caverns & areas.
Hyrule is huge. It would take you 10 minutes to get from Zora's Domain in the east of Hyrule to Gerudo Valley in the west. In Zelda 64 the time changes, and this is done superbly. The sun moves to different places in the sky; Links shadows increase, and don't expect anyone in town after dark.
The dungeons look & play great. Some, like the Shadow Temple & the Bottom of the Well look drab but it all adds to the atmosphere. The Bottom of the Well is one of the scariest places you could ever go in a video game.
The bosses. From the giant dinosaur King Dodongo to the infernal dragon Volvagia, they look spectacular. They are all accompained by their own intros, too. For instance, in the Water Temple the boss is a water mass that can change into a tentacle and throw link like a baseball. The intro sees it in first person view, swim through the water ( Jaws-like ), and position itself behind Link. Link turns around, thinks oh my god! and prepars to battle the thing. Andthe bad guy, Ganondorf. He's bad. He even refuses to call Link by his name until the final showdown. Link first encounters him on his way to the Temple of Time. Ganondorf knocks him over will a ball of lightning, hen says ( in typical evil-guy fashiion ) " I am Ganondorf. And soon I will rule the world!! " before riding off into the darkness. Link stares off into the distances, remembering that man. Which brings me to another thing. Real-time cut scenes. This shows that you don't need FMV to tell a good story. The cutscenes are all well down, some humuorous, all telling the story.
The amount of detail in the characters and dungeons is amazing. The gravekepper, Dampe, notorious ugly, looks it. He really does look like Quasimodo. The royal robes & jewelery can clearly be seen on Princess Zelda.
I forgot something...oh yeah, Link can travel between time periods. Unfortuantely, when Link is an adult, things have turned to crud for Hyrule, as Ganondorf has taken power and built an Castle of all things bad where the once-proud Hyrule Castle stood. The places are different seven years on too. The once-lively market has been overrun by zombies. Zora's Domain, the best looking location in the game, has been completely frozen solid. Lake Hylia has no water.
As the title suggest, the Ocarina plays a big part in this game. It can be used to warp from place to place, change the time of day, make big rock kings dance the cancan. You can even make you own music. In one part, you have too.
Mini-games. They rule. The Fishing pond look stunning, with realistic fish and water effects. In fact, it look so good you'll cry. You'll spend all day there. Other mini-games include the diving game, the shooting gallery, the bowling alley, the horseback archery ( this is just too cool ).
Graphics. As i've mentioned, the characters & dungeons are all so detailed, and only on a few occasions does the frame rate slip. Sound is perfect. All the tunes fit perfectly to their location - hawaiiann music in Zora's Domain, Wild West Music in Gerudo Valley. The only thing missing is the original Zelda theme.
Secrets. More than ever, secrets are abundant in this game. In the game there are 100 spiders of the curse, the Skulltullas. Defeating a certain amount gives you prizes. Killing all of them gives you...good stuuf, believe me. There are now 20 hearts to collect, with heart pieces in even stranger & obscure places than ever before.
Why only this game? Why can't all other N64 games be this good? Why are there no other RPG's on the N64? Zelda really needs a few other RPG's to try and get back lost territory in Japan. If you have an N64, buy this game. Again, this is the greatest game EVER along side with Major's mask and Conkers bad Fur Day.
The level of immersion is incredible. You are Link. You feel his pain. You feel sorry for him. You smile at his cute tunic & how funny he looks wearing a Hylian Shield. Zelda is like a relaxation tape. While playing this game, you're worries disappear, as you rejoice in the wonder & genius that this game is.
Zelda's controls and movement are the best ever in any 3rd person game on any system. There is a mode called Z targeting, in which pressing Z will lock on to an enemy or object, ensuring that you're shots will hit. Z will also position the camera behind Link. And if the camera is in any one point for a period of time, the camera will automatically center itself behind Link. The auto-jump feature is brilliant too. If Link walks to the end of a ledge, he will automatically jump. It sounds peculiar, but
is done to perfection.
Gameplay is different yet similiar to Link's Awakening. but 3D allows so much more. There are 8 dungeons in total, with 2 mini-dungeons plus lots of secret caverns & areas.
Hyrule is huge. It would take you 10 minutes to get from Zora's Domain in the east of Hyrule to Gerudo Valley in the west. In Zelda 64 the time changes, and this is done superbly. The sun moves to different places in the sky; Links shadows increase, and don't expect anyone in town after dark.
The dungeons look & play great. Some, like the Shadow Temple & the Bottom of the Well look drab but it all adds to the atmosphere. The Bottom of the Well is one of the scariest places you could ever go in a video game.
The bosses. From the giant dinosaur King Dodongo to the infernal dragon Volvagia, they look spectacular. They are all accompained by their own intros, too. For instance, in the Water Temple the boss is a water mass that can change into a tentacle and throw link like a baseball. The intro sees it in first person view, swim through the water ( Jaws-like ), and position itself behind Link. Link turns around, thinks oh my god! and prepars to battle the thing. Andthe bad guy, Ganondorf. He's bad. He even refuses to call Link by his name until the final showdown. Link first encounters him on his way to the Temple of Time. Ganondorf knocks him over will a ball of lightning, hen says ( in typical evil-guy fashiion ) " I am Ganondorf. And soon I will rule the world!! " before riding off into the darkness. Link stares off into the distances, remembering that man. Which brings me to another thing. Real-time cut scenes. This shows that you don't need FMV to tell a good story. The cutscenes are all well down, some humuorous, all telling the story.
The amount of detail in the characters and dungeons is amazing. The gravekepper, Dampe, notorious ugly, looks it. He really does look like Quasimodo. The royal robes & jewelery can clearly be seen on Princess Zelda.
I forgot something...oh yeah, Link can travel between time periods. Unfortuantely, when Link is an adult, things have turned to crud for Hyrule, as Ganondorf has taken power and built an Castle of all things bad where the once-proud Hyrule Castle stood. The places are different seven years on too. The once-lively market has been overrun by zombies. Zora's Domain, the best looking location in the game, has been completely frozen solid. Lake Hylia has no water.
As the title suggest, the Ocarina plays a big part in this game. It can be used to warp from place to place, change the time of day, make big rock kings dance the cancan. You can even make you own music. In one part, you have too.
Mini-games. They rule. The Fishing pond look stunning, with realistic fish and water effects. In fact, it look so good you'll cry. You'll spend all day there. Other mini-games include the diving game, the shooting gallery, the bowling alley, the horseback archery ( this is just too cool ).
Graphics. As i've mentioned, the characters & dungeons are all so detailed, and only on a few occasions does the frame rate slip. Sound is perfect. All the tunes fit perfectly to their location - hawaiiann music in Zora's Domain, Wild West Music in Gerudo Valley. The only thing missing is the original Zelda theme.
Secrets. More than ever, secrets are abundant in this game. In the game there are 100 spiders of the curse, the Skulltullas. Defeating a certain amount gives you prizes. Killing all of them gives you...good stuuf, believe me. There are now 20 hearts to collect, with heart pieces in even stranger & obscure places than ever before.
Why only this game? Why can't all other N64 games be this good? Why are there no other RPG's on the N64? Zelda really needs a few other RPG's to try and get back lost territory in Japan. If you have an N64, buy this game. Again, this is the greatest game EVER along side with Major's mask and Conkers bad Fur Day.
i think the ocarina of time is really godd and i like the part where darunia starts to do this queer dance and i bet link is thinking WHAT THE...
There are lots of tunes on the ocarina, you can even play the simpsons and titanic on the ocarina when they are'nt even meant to be in the game!!!
the mini games like archery, fishing etc are really funny and in the fishing game you can even catch the owners hat!
there are lots of different people to meet in the game like the gorons and zoras. two good features to this game is the old link young link feature and the night and day feature. the down side to the legend of zelda:OOT is that the instruction manual you get with it isn't in english and most of the websites are german.
i would give this game a 10/10 grade because the graphics are excellent, the mini quests are challenging and riding into the sunset on eponas back is so relaxing.
i would reccommend this game to anyone who has just brought a n64. when you turn this game on you will enter a world of your own!!!
There are lots of tunes on the ocarina, you can even play the simpsons and titanic on the ocarina when they are'nt even meant to be in the game!!!
the mini games like archery, fishing etc are really funny and in the fishing game you can even catch the owners hat!
there are lots of different people to meet in the game like the gorons and zoras. two good features to this game is the old link young link feature and the night and day feature. the down side to the legend of zelda:OOT is that the instruction manual you get with it isn't in english and most of the websites are german.
i would give this game a 10/10 grade because the graphics are excellent, the mini quests are challenging and riding into the sunset on eponas back is so relaxing.
i would reccommend this game to anyone who has just brought a n64. when you turn this game on you will enter a world of your own!!!
i think the ocarina of time is really godd and i like the part where darunia starts to do this queer dance and i bet link is thinking WHAT THE...
There are lots of tunes on the ocarina, you can even play the simpsons and titanic on the ocarina when they are'nt even meant to be in the game!!!
the mini games like archery, fishing etc are really funny and in the fishing game you can even catch the owners hat!
there are lots of different people to meet in the game like the gorons and zoras. two good features to this game is the old link young link feature and the night and day feature. the down side to the legend of zelda:OOT is that the instruction manual you get with it isn't in english and most of the websites are german.
i would give this game a 10/10 grade because the graphics are excellent, the mini quests are challenging and riding into the sunset on eponas back is so relaxing.
i would reccommend this game to anyone who has just brought a n64. when you turn this game on you will enter a world of your own!!!
There are lots of tunes on the ocarina, you can even play the simpsons and titanic on the ocarina when they are'nt even meant to be in the game!!!
the mini games like archery, fishing etc are really funny and in the fishing game you can even catch the owners hat!
there are lots of different people to meet in the game like the gorons and zoras. two good features to this game is the old link young link feature and the night and day feature. the down side to the legend of zelda:OOT is that the instruction manual you get with it isn't in english and most of the websites are german.
i would give this game a 10/10 grade because the graphics are excellent, the mini quests are challenging and riding into the sunset on eponas back is so relaxing.
i would reccommend this game to anyone who has just brought a n64. when you turn this game on you will enter a world of your own!!!
What is the lengand of Zelda why not use the review site?
I start up the game. I expect to see a heart-pumping intro of the angry young warrior slicing & dicing legions of foul undead monsters, while rescuing the beautiful princess. But no. The intro for the greatest game ever consists of Link riding across a field in a horse. He stops at one side near some water, then rides over to the other side. I press start, and an annoying loud chime is heard. I am then told to enter my name. I do so, and I start the game. Nothing prepared me for what was ahead. The greatest game ever, without a single doubt. As I start I see the figure of the Deku tree instructing a fairy named Navi to find the chosen one, Link. Link lives in the Kokiri forest, but is mocked because he has no guardian fairy. Link has the dream, again: A white horse runs away from a magestic castle; a little girl on the horse looks at him. Then an evil man on a black horse appears. He scares Link, who wakes up. Link is then instructed by Navi to meet the Deku Tree. The Deku Tree explains that the fate of the world is in Link's hands and that the Deku Tree has been cursed. Link travels into the Deku Tree and dispels the curse. But it is too late. The Deku Tree's dying words were instructing Link to seek the Princess of Destiny. And off he goes on his long journey.
The level of immersion is incredible. You are Link. You feel his pain. You feel sorry for him. You smile at his cute tunic & how funny he looks wearing a Hylian Shield. Zelda is like a relaxation tape. While playing this game, you're worries disappear, as you rejoice in the wonder & genius that this game is.
Zelda's controls and movement are the best ever in any 3rd person game on any system. There is a mode called Z targeting, in which pressing Z will lock on to an enemy or object, ensuring that you're shots will hit. Z will also position the camera behind Link. And if the camera is in any one point for a period of time, the camera will automatically center itself behind Link. The auto-jump feature is brilliant too. If Link walks to the end of a ledge, he will automatically jump. It sounds peculiar, but
is done to perfection.
Gameplay is different yet similiar to Link's Awakening. but 3D allows so much more. There are 8 dungeons in total, with 2 mini-dungeons plus lots of secret caverns & areas.
Hyrule is huge. It would take you 10 minutes to get from Zora's Domain in the east of Hyrule to Gerudo Valley in the west. In Zelda 64 the time changes, and this is done superbly. The sun moves to different places in the sky; Links shadows increase, and don't expect anyone in town after dark.
The dungeons look & play great. Some, like the Shadow Temple & the Bottom of the Well look drab but it all adds to the atmosphere. The Bottom of the Well is one of the scariest places you could ever go in a video game.
The bosses. From the giant dinosaur King Dodongo to the infernal dragon Volvagia, they look spectacular. They are all accompained by their own intros, too. For instance, in the Water Temple the boss is a water mass that can change into a tentacle and throw link like a baseball. The intro sees it in first person view, swim through the water ( Jaws-like ), and position itself behind Link. Link turns around, thinks oh my god! and prepars to battle the thing. Andthe bad guy, Ganondorf. He's bad. He even refuses to call Link by his name until the final showdown. Link first encounters him on his way to the Temple of Time. Ganondorf knocks him over will a ball of lightning, hen says ( in typical evil-guy fashiion ) " I am Ganondorf. And soon I will rule the world!! " before riding off into the darkness. Link stares off into the distances, remembering that man. Which brings me to another thing. Real-time cut scenes. This shows that you don't need FMV to tell a good story. The cutscenes are all well down, some humuorous, all telling the story.
The amount of detail in the characters and dungeons is amazing. The gravekepper, Dampe, notorious ugly, looks it. He really does look like Quasimodo. The royal robes & jewelery can clearly be seen on Princess Zelda.
I forgot something...oh yeah, Link can travel between time periods. Unfortuantely, when Link is an adult, things have turned to crud for Hyrule, as Ganondorf has taken power and built an Castle of all things bad where the once-proud Hyrule Castle stood. The places are different seven years on too. The once-lively market has been overrun by zombies. Zora's Domain, the best looking location in the game, has been completely frozen solid. Lake Hylia has no water.
As the title suggest, the Ocarina plays a big part in this game. It can be used to warp from place to place, change the time of day, make big rock kings dance the cancan. You can even make you own music. In one part, you have too.
Mini-games. They rule. The Fishing pond look stunning, with realistic fish and water effects. In fact, it look so good you'll cry. You'll spend all day there. Other mini-games include the diving game, the shooting gallery, the bowling alley, the horseback archery ( this is just too cool ).
Graphics. As i've mentioned, the characters & dungeons are all so detailed, and only on a few occasions does the frame rate slip. Sound is perfect. All the tunes fit perfectly to their location - hawaiiann music in Zora's Domain, Wild West Music in Gerudo Valley. The only thing missing is the original Zelda theme.
Secrets. More than ever, secrets are abundant in this game. In the game there are 100 spiders of the curse, the Skulltullas. Defeating a certain amount gives you prizes. Killing all of them gives you...good stuuf, believe me. There are now 20 hearts to collect, with heart pieces in even stranger & obscure places than ever before.
Why only this game? Why can't all other N64 games be this good? Why are there no other RPG's on the N64? Zelda really needs a few other RPG's to try and get back lost territory in Japan. If you have an N64, buy this game. Again, this is the greatest game EVER along side with Major's mask and Conkers bad Fur Day.
The level of immersion is incredible. You are Link. You feel his pain. You feel sorry for him. You smile at his cute tunic & how funny he looks wearing a Hylian Shield. Zelda is like a relaxation tape. While playing this game, you're worries disappear, as you rejoice in the wonder & genius that this game is.
Zelda's controls and movement are the best ever in any 3rd person game on any system. There is a mode called Z targeting, in which pressing Z will lock on to an enemy or object, ensuring that you're shots will hit. Z will also position the camera behind Link. And if the camera is in any one point for a period of time, the camera will automatically center itself behind Link. The auto-jump feature is brilliant too. If Link walks to the end of a ledge, he will automatically jump. It sounds peculiar, but
is done to perfection.
Gameplay is different yet similiar to Link's Awakening. but 3D allows so much more. There are 8 dungeons in total, with 2 mini-dungeons plus lots of secret caverns & areas.
Hyrule is huge. It would take you 10 minutes to get from Zora's Domain in the east of Hyrule to Gerudo Valley in the west. In Zelda 64 the time changes, and this is done superbly. The sun moves to different places in the sky; Links shadows increase, and don't expect anyone in town after dark.
The dungeons look & play great. Some, like the Shadow Temple & the Bottom of the Well look drab but it all adds to the atmosphere. The Bottom of the Well is one of the scariest places you could ever go in a video game.
The bosses. From the giant dinosaur King Dodongo to the infernal dragon Volvagia, they look spectacular. They are all accompained by their own intros, too. For instance, in the Water Temple the boss is a water mass that can change into a tentacle and throw link like a baseball. The intro sees it in first person view, swim through the water ( Jaws-like ), and position itself behind Link. Link turns around, thinks oh my god! and prepars to battle the thing. Andthe bad guy, Ganondorf. He's bad. He even refuses to call Link by his name until the final showdown. Link first encounters him on his way to the Temple of Time. Ganondorf knocks him over will a ball of lightning, hen says ( in typical evil-guy fashiion ) " I am Ganondorf. And soon I will rule the world!! " before riding off into the darkness. Link stares off into the distances, remembering that man. Which brings me to another thing. Real-time cut scenes. This shows that you don't need FMV to tell a good story. The cutscenes are all well down, some humuorous, all telling the story.
The amount of detail in the characters and dungeons is amazing. The gravekepper, Dampe, notorious ugly, looks it. He really does look like Quasimodo. The royal robes & jewelery can clearly be seen on Princess Zelda.
I forgot something...oh yeah, Link can travel between time periods. Unfortuantely, when Link is an adult, things have turned to crud for Hyrule, as Ganondorf has taken power and built an Castle of all things bad where the once-proud Hyrule Castle stood. The places are different seven years on too. The once-lively market has been overrun by zombies. Zora's Domain, the best looking location in the game, has been completely frozen solid. Lake Hylia has no water.
As the title suggest, the Ocarina plays a big part in this game. It can be used to warp from place to place, change the time of day, make big rock kings dance the cancan. You can even make you own music. In one part, you have too.
Mini-games. They rule. The Fishing pond look stunning, with realistic fish and water effects. In fact, it look so good you'll cry. You'll spend all day there. Other mini-games include the diving game, the shooting gallery, the bowling alley, the horseback archery ( this is just too cool ).
Graphics. As i've mentioned, the characters & dungeons are all so detailed, and only on a few occasions does the frame rate slip. Sound is perfect. All the tunes fit perfectly to their location - hawaiiann music in Zora's Domain, Wild West Music in Gerudo Valley. The only thing missing is the original Zelda theme.
Secrets. More than ever, secrets are abundant in this game. In the game there are 100 spiders of the curse, the Skulltullas. Defeating a certain amount gives you prizes. Killing all of them gives you...good stuuf, believe me. There are now 20 hearts to collect, with heart pieces in even stranger & obscure places than ever before.
Why only this game? Why can't all other N64 games be this good? Why are there no other RPG's on the N64? Zelda really needs a few other RPG's to try and get back lost territory in Japan. If you have an N64, buy this game. Again, this is the greatest game EVER along side with Major's mask and Conkers bad Fur Day.