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Yes and No. All classic Zelda games lose a lot on repeat playthroughs of the game. If you have never played it before it is a fantastic game with dated controls, if you have played it it could go either way. For me it's boring AF. I beat it when I was ten and it has lost a lot of the initial charm. I still like it, but I have to force myself to play it. I know of others who can play it every year and never be bored. So 'Yes' it still holds up, but also 'No' it doesn't.

I hate how he says "Vovalgia" instead of "Volvagia"

someone who was a 12 year old who played the 3ds version in 2021, i can confirm as a (idk gen z) small lad, that it is, an amazing game.

What, I've beaten this game like a thousand times, and I never knew you could detonate bombs with the arrows. I also didn't know the map indicates quests, guess I never used it when I have a key item or quest active. Hey buddy I saw that, you didn't read the hoot hoot, line from the owl.

May be overrated. But it has something no other Zelda game has. A detail i appreciate a lot in videogames. An atmosphere, mood and themes. The other Zelda games ive played them only once and never bothered to play them again, no matter how better are the graphics, mechanics, length and so on. A Link to the Past, OoT, Majoras and Twilight Princess are the only ones i keep replaying. If those four games are overrated also? I suppose it must be for a reason. Nostalgia? Well i played Wind Waker when i was still a kid and i dont feel nostalgia for that one whatsoever. Yes, it may be a far better made game, but doesnt have that atmosphere i like.

16:41 I Love Snowhead In The The Springtime.

Can't lie, Rayroo is the funniest way I've ever heard Rauru's name be pronounced 😂

Just don't z target Dark Link and he won't jump on your sword ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I really appreciate that you play all the songs in the video! They were my favourite thing about the games, along with everything else that is my favourites lol

Additionally, the poe sisters in the forest temple are named after the sisters from Little Women! Jo, Meg, Amy and Beth

I actually find the Fierce Deity Mask trivializing Majora something that fits nicely into the game's themes. What are masks ? I believe they are the physical expression of a person's gratitude, in the sense that Skyward Sword gave it, that of a fundamental force of good that is diametrically opposed to the malice used by Demise and the Ganon(dorf)s ( and also Majora, obviously ) To obtain the Fierce Deity Mask, Link must gather all the masks of Termina. In a world where everything was broken and where Link can only fix a few things at a time, things will quickly come undone, the only things he keeps are the memories of the feelings those he saved expressed, and the masks, physical proofs of these feelings. And so, the Fierce Deity Mask is what you obtain after you save everyone. It is the gratitude of an entire world, their hopes and dreams all funneled into this one object. I believe this is the only transformation mask that doesn't cause sorrow, but instead more positive feelings, when Link wears it, because it is the only transformation mask made out of purely good emotions, instead of regrets. And so you fight Majora, the root of most evil you had to face, and most problems you had to solve. But you don't do it as the lone boy, the forgotten Hero of two lands. You do it as the vessel for an entire world's will to survive, fighting for a better tomorrow. How could a being fighting with the strength of a world be anything lesser than a deity ? How could the Mask of Majora, a single entity, offer any amount of resistance against an entire world ? It is only natural that it gets crushed like the bug it is.

While the 3DS version of Gyorg is, imo, superior. People like to bash on the eyes, but by splitting it into the first phase that is more focused on the human form and the surface, and a second one taking place entirely underwater.

you pronounce rauru wrong

Great video!

As a kid I definitely remember finding a way to light all the torches in The shadow temple without dins fire because I never found that item. 😅

Solid vid, and it's a ground-breaking game... On the other hand, I just played through completely, and I'm left feeling slightly disappointed in the game, plus disappointed that TH-cam videos seem so monolithically positive about it. (Plus I can't knock the hustle, but I can't believe that it's so popular for TH-camrs to just recap the entire game!) Which is all fine, but myself, I don't feel it's a perfect masterpiece of a videogame, or a perfect analogy of growing up, etc. What I do agree is that it was probably the perfect game for a kid to grow up with: Cozy natural environments, great music, practically endless gameplay. It's great that there's tons of safe spaces that Link can stand and let the game keep running indefinitely, to enjoy the environments & music. But I do wish the environments were a little better. Link's village is probably the best environment to hang out, in the entire game! Most places are subject to day/night cycle and music changing, so you can't really just leave it on a waterfall most of the time, you'll keep hearing the rooster crow and overworld music, half the time. Environments could have been more. There's no way to have it just rain without constantly hearing thunder every few seconds, AFAIK. Kokiri Village music is lovely but you can't stop hearing cows and chickens, lol, so Super Nintendo has the better version of the same song. Whatever, but also, traditional RPG's usually have more of a flow, and more of a reading element (plus more characters, etc.). I think a more compelling series is Ecco the Dolphin, albeit a dead series now, and on Dreamcast, I think it's the best nature graphics of any videogame ever. Ocarina of Time is great but it leaves me feeling let-down, and just wanting to go outside in real nature (or use Google Earth to wander around somewhere lol).

Sadly there is no "perfect" game as no matter what someone will have negative things to say about it. For me it suffers from the one big issue most Zelda games have and thats the Water/Ice themed dungeon/area

I didn’t see you mention this but…did you ever use/ hear of the inverted song of time?

I like the interpretation that the game represents the 5 stages of grief. 1 denial: the people of clock town are largely in denial of their impending doom, many ignore it or pretend nothing is wrong 2 anger: the deku king is furious at the loss of his daughter and lashes out at the monkey who did nothing wrong 3 bargaining: darmani pleads with you for help, asking you to bring him to life or soothe his pain 4 depression: the loss of her eggs drives lulu into a depression that literally robs her of her voice, unable to muster the energy to do anything besides stand on the pier and stare into the water 5 acceptance: the dead of ikana canyon brought back by majora wreak chaos until they're brought back to themselves and accept their death The acceptance one doesn't match as cleanly and I think there are some videos that explain it better, but to me that fits together well enough.

It's hard for the new generation to appreciate this game and overlook lack of quality of life functions

It definitely doesn't hold up! I'm just glad I didn't start my entry to the series with it or I would've give up on it.

I would LOVE to see your take on a comparison between MM64 and MM3D.

hey dude great video! really enjoyed wtching this b2b w the oot video. excited to see whats next!

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There's a neat easter egg I love: in the ending cutscene, when Link walks towards Zelda, he has the Triforce mark on his hand

58:25 This likely wasn't intended back then, but I just realized how TotK's "restoration of the Master Sword" with Zelda's Powers over Time MIGHT just be the reason the Master Sword had the power to make you or others travel through time later on. After all, it was directly regenerated WITH Zeldas "Divine Dragon Body", that had power over time. It didn't show that power in Skyward Sword, which, if I get it right, is still the ONE game chronologically before ToTK. And later, in OoT and Wind Waker, it showed to have that power. It also didn't show a time travel power in many later games, but maybe it still POSESSED that power in those. Just a little idea.

i love this video its awesome, i love that you're analyzing ocarina of time, an amazing game, pointing out why its so awesome, but it also looking at the game's faults as well so many details about the game i've never known despite playing and watching the game for years, attempting to find out everything about the game

Regarding song of storms, after Dampe's race if you take the exit you arive in the windmill which is when I assume you're supposed to get it.

I think Ocarina of time is definitley "overrated" in the sense that it is definitley not the best game of all time, it definitley has its flaws. But it's cultural impact along with the world and journey it creates is amazing.

bro it holds up better than the last 3 new 3ds zeldas

It's not perfect but it does hold up well for an N64 game. 25 YEARS O_o? Old 👴... I didn't find Master Quest that difficult. Only the child dungeons were more difficult. THEY REPLACED THE SWITCHES IN JABU JABU WITH COWS! I also took off the Fisherman's hat and lost it XD. His hat is missing in the credits? I don't think I ever noticed this. I also saw Young Link with Adult Zelda and vice versa.

Oh yes. I dont have a controlled of any kind currently, which is the reason its been well over a year that ive last picked up a randomiser (i love playing with others in multiworlds. No, its not one world, its the items spread out through different worlds each one plays), since ive moved 20.000 kilometers theres still a lot of stuff back at my fathers house.

3 min already. and thats why i love half life. THERES NO HUD POINTING THE DIRECTION. go ahead and explore by yourself

In my opinion, MM needs some guides and a plan of what you want to accomplish in that cycle to really enjoy.

22:59 how did you react when you learned getting the stone mask made it infinitely easier?

13:49 false there is also a hot spring closer to him, its beneath that hole with a glacier over it.

9:45 you are quite litterally the first person i ever heard call that boss hard. Most people beat him easily, in fact depending on how far into the game you are when you first face him you have to try hard to not one cycle him.

Don't use an emulator to play oot, search up ship of harkinian, which is a full pc port that enhances the game in so many ways, there is even a built in randomizer if you want to do that

If you were actually good at Goron rolling and paying attention to the movements Goht isnt annoying and is fun. Also see speedrunners shoot him with arrows as he stands still and only shoots lightning if far enough ahead.

Idk if im just built different but the water temple was the only temple i never had to pull up a guide for

majora's mask shouldnt randomly crash like that unless its being emulated really badly. if you played via collector's edition on gamecube, random crashes will happen. same applies to emulators.

16:20 - c'mon man, goht is fun to play, he challenges your abilities, don't go dissing on it, rolling to hit the boss is fun. 20:30 - Dude, I beat this game when I was in the fourth grade... no offence man but all ya gotta do is take a look around and eventually you'll spot entrances you have yet to go through. Have fun man, nobody is asking you to speed run we want you to have fun with it, observe and examine with your eyes, that's how you beat games, nobody expects you to pull off pro moves at the start of the game :P

amazing video honestly it was great ❤

loved this video, thank you for making it

Ocarina Of Time is a mastha peace

Love the video but sometimes the criticism/complaints feel less like ‘these are legitimate logistical errors and narrative flaws,’ and more like ‘I was bad at this part, so this part is bad,’ which to be honest is very entertaining, and the takes are interesting, and I’m almost positive it’s, at least, half satirical, however the whole pirates fortress low arrow low magic thing - that’s just not being prepared. The goht complaint also does not at all click with me. The racetrack after builds on your increasing ability to control the goron roll, and goht is a test of how fine tuned you’ve developed using the mask. You can also damage him in other ways, besides. Also the stone tower flip switch issue? You just missed. I’m sorry. That’s not a design thing, you just had an odd and inconvenient angle.

Loved your input, gotta agree on almost everything. Except Goht!! I don't know why, this boss was so much fun

I don't disagree with any of the opinions you have, but the way you get fake-mad and start yelling around the Goat boss section just makes the video unwatchable. I have no doubt you have strong feelings about the design, and I agree with you, but the way you expressed it was much too over played. Tone it down a good bit and you're golden. 😎👍

It’s a masterpiece and a gem 💎

One of my top Favorite old School 3D games ever made. I still own my N64 Copy of:Ocarina of Time, but it’s the later release & not the 1.0 or 1.0 Ver.