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- Ocarina of Time (OoT) is often viewed as a "masterpiece", gaming's magnum opus. "Does It Hold Up" was originally designed to question the longevity and legacy of older titles. What better than the "perfect game" to put to the test?
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1) Since the Deku Tree dies immediately after Link goes to visit him, Mido believes Link is responsible. This is a rumor that eventually spreads amongst the Kokiri.
2) Hints from Navi, NPCs, or the Map screen is what I'm referring to when I talk about doing what is "suggested".
3) Malon will also spawn if you leave and reenter the area, as this is how she's programmed.
4) Talon's appearance is based on Mario, and the position he sleeps in is a direct reference to Mario's Idle animation in SM64. Talon and Malon both wear a Bowser pendant as a little bonus easter egg!
5) According to the games lore; Kakariko Village was founded and inhabited by the Sheikah tribe. Impa eventually opened the village to poor commoners, becoming the "leader" of Kakariko as a result.
6) The Goron Bracelets also allow Link to pick up grass and move the larger blocks found in the Temples. Link, even as an adult, needs this item to do said things.
7) It is technically possible to open the door to Shadow Temple using fire arrows, however this is an insanely difficult thing to do. This bubble was mainly for the "um actually" people.
8) This is the only section of the game where being completely lost is understandable to me. None of the NPCs or Navi provide any direction on where to find Ruto's Letter or Obtain the Silver Scale. While the path to the diving minigame is straight forward, its very easy to think “i don’t wanna play a minigame, i wanna continue the story” like i did during my very first playthrough
9) The clip used is sped up, so on a technicality I didn't play the whole thing for you :D
10) Playing sun's song during this time will mess with the skybox since the game is trying to force it to be night.
11) If you go into Dampé's hut, you can read his journal where he'll state that he'll give you his "stretching, shrinking keepsake"
12) These Poe actually have names! They are Joelle (red), Beth (blue), Amy (green), and Meg (purple)!
13) The fight with Dark Link reportedly doesn't change for OoT3D, however many other players also felt that it was easier. This may be a result of OoT3Ds increased frame rate.
14) Technically you can go through Shadow Temple and Haunted Wasteland without the Lens of Truth but unless practiced, doing so is highly unlikely.
15) Bottom of the Well features things like blood splatters, and visible torture devices in the main room. I avoided these areas on autopilot, but wish I had them for B-roll shots. My bad!
16) Shadow Temple does feature the "Gibdo", which is essentially just a redead, however they are programmed slightly differently. So I was incorrect, however they're still boring so who cares?
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:04:38 - Inside the Deku Tree // Kokiri Emerald
0:08:50 - Hyrule Field // Zelda
0:14:42 - Kakariko // Goron City
0:19:42 - Dodongo's Cavern // Goron's Ruby
0:21:18 - Great Fairies // Graveyard // Lon Lon Ranch
0:24:38 - Zora's Domain
0:26:43 - Inside Jabu-Jabu's Belly // Zora's Sapphire
0:28:42 - Temple of Time // Chamber of Sages
0:33:10 - Minuet of Forest
0:36:00 - Forest Temple // Forest Medallion // Mido
0:41:07 - Technicalities
0:42:01 - Fire Temple // Fire Medallion
0:45:25 - Epona // Ice Cavern // Serenade of Water
0:48:55 - Water Temple // Water Medallion
0:51:09 - Nocturne of Shadow // Lens of Truth
0:55:14 - Shadow Temple // Shadow Medallion
0:57:06 - Spirit Temple // Spirit Medallion
1:03:52 - Light Arrows
1:08:47 - Ganon's Castle // Ganon
1:11:57 - The End.
1:14:21 - Ocarina of Time's "Hidden" Plot
1:18:16 - Master Quest and Easter Eggs
1:19:57 - Glitches And Stuff
1:22:24 - Does It Hold Up?
1:24:23 - A Moment of Honesty
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I’ve seen a few comments claiming that people who enjoy OoT are nostalgia biased. As the creator of this video, I’d like to throw out the fact that I was not alive when this game came out. I didn’t play OoT until it got its 3D remake, and had never touched the original until a few years ago. Preferring other entries to the series is okay and understandable. Despite my high rating OoT isn’t even MY favorite Zelda, I’m just able to look past my own personal enjoyment to acknowledge that this game is fantastic. Gameplay and graphics aren’t everything
THANK YOU!! No one understands that last part at all. It just so annoying.
@@Ikronix007 I'd agree with most of what Flaaphy said, but an emphatic note here, OOT's graphics (yes, n64 version) are AMAZING. Not everything needs high poly count to be beautiful. OOT graphics were humongous in 1998, and are equally gorgeous in 2024, just with a touch of retro charm now. The use of atmospheric effects (hazy in the morning, misty in the forest, dusty in the caverns), the art direction, lake Hylia at sunrise, the textures and colors in the forest temple, the scale of the world, the colossus statue, the excellent poly count for a 1998 game, everything comes together for a majestic presentation. Just a gorgeous, gorgeous game for any era, any age, any time.
@@MarcioNapoliphotography Oh I agree. I'm saying that not every game has to be hyper realistic it pisses me off. Realism leaves no room for imagination. Thats what makes N64 Graphics great. Idc if the game looks like it was made for the N64 as long as the gameplay is good and it has a decent story.
@@Ikronix007 For real. Although Gameplay is more important than graphics. and a great story can sometimes make up for any lapses in gameplay. There's a reason why a very story-absent game like Tetris is still enjoyed by millions to this day.
@@szechuon6971 Exactly!!
Is it literally without flaws? No. Is it better than the vast majority of software released mile? By a country mile. Is it one of tje most important and influential 3D games ever made? Undeniably. Goated.
The duck is a country mile
This. I feel most of the people who claim this game is over rated simply expected the game to be perfect, which is stupid. no game is perfect. but OOT still remains as a masterpiece. i'd rather keep replaying it than play most of the AAA releases nowadays.
No, the game is good, but compare it to breath of the wild or tears of the kingdom. Ridiculous comparison. It's the same thing as comparing SM64 to odyssey. Think I'm biased? Then compare it to wind waker or maybe twilight princess. Even better: compare it to majora's mask. So many other zelda titles are better and even more fun than ocarina of time. You guys are all just nostalgia biased
@@thomazplays9305 that’s just ridiculous. what you are basically saying is that newer always means better. each zelda game brings something unique to the table, especially botw and totk, they are a complete departure from the past zelda formula.
sure, mechanically they might be better i wont deny that. but gameplay wise each of the games you mentioned are worlds apart. it’s ok for someone to have enjoyed an older title more than the most recent sequels.
@@thomazplays9305 people have preferences here. I personally do think ocarina and Majora's are better than botw and totk. I also prefer Mario 64 to Odyssey. I don't think it's nostalgia because I certainly say prefer ultimate to Smash 64.
I had a great childhood in every aspect, but the N64 and especially Ocarina of Time still hold some of my fondest memories .. This game truly is a masterpiece, especially if you consider that it was the first 3D Zelda game on a very new Console in an era where 3D wasn't common at all yet, and they absolutely *nailed* it first try.
Beating the game 100% all by myself without any help, not even internet, at the age of 10 made me feel so incredibly proud!
I think OoT is more about the extremely lasting impact it had on gaming and its legacy. Sure, even in its time, it was completely groundbreaking. This game basically defined an entire genre and showed people what games could be rather than what they had been. That alone is probably already enough to get most people dropping near perfect scores, but then it has the audacity to actually have a compelling narrative (for its time) with intricately designed 3D environments and dungeons and a completely unforgettable soundtrack? Maybe some aspects of it don't hold up these days, but there's no denying its place in gaming history, and I think that's the most important thing about it to preserve for the generations to come.
Bro this just made realize how good oot is, i always thought it was a good game but nothing outstanding, but now that i saw this i have a new Appreciation to this game.
Glad you enjoyed! It was a goal of mine to give someone a new perspective on OoT so hearing this early on was extremely validating. Thank you!
This game and Epona was the main reason why I learned horse riding in real life :D
This is actually one of the coolest things I’ve heard, that’s awesome!
horse girl
@@samu-chanain't no shame in it, they're beautiful creatures. I'm just concerned about what the bronies want to do with the horses...
That’s cool bro 👊
You need to apologize right now for your thumbnail
Edit: I’m just joking around by the way
Im not
No you’re not. You had it right the first time
I'm glad that very early on you phrase the internet's complaint about not being able to find stuff as "the game wasn't designed for babies". The majority of zelda games only give you partial information about where to go at some point, figuring it out is meant to be part of the quest. Hell, the original game genuinely didn't tell you anything if you didn't have the manual
the thing is, OoT tells you exactly where to go. It's just not presented in a quest log with markers. Navi will literally always tell you where to go next at every mile point. And NPC's dialogues also give a lot of extra information on top of that. If you're still stuck, Saria will also give you more information at each mile point.
@@CalamityVirus and yet some of these people (mostly vocal on twitter) are STILL too stupid to figure it out. Sad when you think about it
@@CBTZeppeli Exactly
I grew up with this game, in an extremely literal sense. When I was around 5 years old, I got to the Deku Tree but had no idea you could light deku sticks on fire, so I never progressed beyond the room below the first spider web. Anytime I entered the room with the locked door and the unlit torch I thought I had softlocked, so I would grab the compass then save and reset, which would put me at the entrance of the Deku Tree.
For about 3 years, I would play from the beginning of the game to that point in the Deku Tree and then reset. Then, one day, I accidentally lit a deku stick on fire, and that was when I realized what I had been missing the whole time. I made it through the rest of the dungeon, and I entered Hyrule Field for the first time. It was such a surreal experience watching the world open up to me beyond my comfortable home in the forest, and far beyond anything I could have conceived as a 5 year old.
Not long afterward, I got to the Adult Link phase, and I was haunted by the Market. I remember crying because of how scary and menacing it was. I also saw Ganon’s Tower for the first time, and something about the camera staying really close behind Link in that area made it seem even scarier, as if I myself were hiding close behind Link. The crows and whooshing noises made it even more harrowing.
Forest Temple definitely spooked me, too. But Spirit Temple left the biggest impact on me. It’s hard to put into words the way that temple made me feel. The idea of reconciling my youth with the necessity of growing up was such a profound message at my age.
The impact this game has left on me is something I’ll never forget.
I don’t have to even watch this vid to know the answer. I’ve played this game 5 times. Latest play thru was last year. Short answer is yes. It’s a masterpiece to THIS DAY.
Great job on the video. I am someone who played this game shortly after its original release, and have also played it several times afterwards. It is a very special game not only for the nostalgia prisoners such as myself, but also to anyone willing to dive fully into the experience. In my opinion, it is best played without a guide, without cheats, in it's original form (no remasters), and without a set schedule. As you so thoughtfully highlighted in your video, a lot of the charm that makes the game so special are the environments, the characters, the vibe, and the music. If you're rushing through the game just trying to beat it, going from A to B as fast as possible, you will miss a lot of this, or experience it in a different context than if you just take your time and have fun. Yes you will get stuck, yes you will get frustrated, but that was just as much of a part of it as everything else.
I actually miss the days videogames would let us think, even a bit, and eventually succeed with tries and errors. I'm currently playing PM the Origami King, and Olivia is super annoying ! Anytime I come to a new location, I barely have the time to just spot things and there she goes "oh, see this ? You should do that. Why don't you try this ? Oh, I know what to do....". Just let me fuc**ng play !
It can get insanely cryptic though. For example; how am I supposed to know I have to go to one obscure fairy fountain, in an area I thought I would never need to go back to just to get Dins fire, so I could get into the Shadow Temple.The game seems to already expect I had it. Was there something I missed?
This is well produced for such a small channel. I hope you find success out there, you're clearly putting the work in
As someone who played it recently. Yes it holds up and deserves its title as a legend. Sure you could focus on things like graphics or how limited the game is but you gotta give it to them, it's better than a lot of modern games that have all the bells and whistles.
I hate when people these days complain that the game is too had and they don't know where to go or what to do.... What do you think kids did back in 1998 without guides and TH-cam walkthroughs???
It was par for the course back then. This doesnt mean it wasnt frustrating for a kid to be stuck in one puzzle for say a whole week.
I think it holds up,especially when you consider hardware limitations of the mid 90s. But i mistsay i really do wish i could see it with fresh eyes again
This video made me realize I took for granted having a vast wealth of knowledge about the game not just at my disposal, but engrained into me. I grew up watching my older brother play OoT and MM religiously, over and over, for years. Of course you try to emulate your siblings, so I’ve loved Zelda (N64 especially) for as far as I can remember conscious life (being born the year OoT came out). Watching him beat the game repeatedly, I just absorbed the order of events and I beat the game by myself for the first time at 7. Come to find out afterwards that beating OoT is like a rite of family passage. My brother couldn’t figure the game out by himself when he was my age and it first came out, so my MOTHER beat the game in its entirety by herself and that’s how he learned what you’re supposed to do. I plan to make it family tradition passed from one generation to the next, where beating OoT is a requirement for coming of age. Thank you Momma for spending months homemaking a Link Halloween costume for me at 6 years old because I insisted that’s who I wanted to be and refused to cede ground (OoT Link! I hated Wind Waker as kid.) Majoras Mask is my favorite game ever and OoT is definitely top 3. While I see the valid criticisms made, I’m so blinded by nostalgia of simpler times and innocence, that these games can never be knocked off their pedestal in my eyes. Just too much of my childhood and emotional well-being wrapped up in these beautiful bundles we call N64 cartridges.
Great video dude! One thing that always bugged me was when you receive the medallions from the sages, they say they are adding their power to yours, but of course you can't use the medallions so they didn't add any powers to you. Of course, I learned later that that was the original intention in an earlier version of the game. Each medallion would give you different elemental powers, including dark and spirit! But in the end, they relegated the powers you WOULD have gotten from the medallions instead to elemental arrows and the 3 spells (din's fire, farore's wind, nayru's love). I like the idea of getting powers from the medallions way more. Would be fun to play a version of that game with that added back in.
HOW DO YOU ONLY HAVE 200 SUBSCRIBERS YOU'RE SO GOOD AT THIS FORMAT
OoT is really babies first Dark Souls game. And I mean that in the most endearing way possible
I was gonna say something along the line of that Majoras Mask is Zeldas Elden Ring when it comes to StoryTelling. Unless you explore every nook n cranny and read every NPC quest log and think of the items needed to progress each subsequent quest then you weren't getting anywhere and this is coming form a GEN Z.
Don’t compare Dark Souls to OOT. They’re completely different.
@@johnhayden4226 not really if we're talking game mechanics.
That would make MM the dark souls 3 to OoT.
May have been mentioned already, but:
The shield discount from the guard actually varies from playthrough to playthrough! It can be anywhere from 5 to 40 rupees discounted, though you will still have to be able to afford the full price! Just a fun little detail that makes it fun to share those small details with other players!
if you can obtain a legal rom, i highly recommend trying ship of harkinian; a reverse engineered port of the game that has tons of quality of life features
It's hard for me to be objective about this game. I played it properly for the first time in 2000 when I bought a used N64 with allowance money. I remember that at that time, and at that age the game felt like a sandbox full of possibilities and secrets. I probably spent countless hours just exploring the world, finding hidden areas, and doing sidequests. These days it's a hard game to go back to because I know it so well. I've sorta optimized the fun out, and had done so long ago. I know where to find things, which things are necessary for completion, and glitches and exploits to make the game easier. I can't see it with fresh eyes anymore.
I think the game probably holds up in a lot of ways, but it's more notable for its impact on the industry than where it stands today removed from that context. It's a good game, and an important game, but not a perfect game or some unreachable benchmark of quality.
I agree 100%. If anything I feel like OoT is more of a benchmark for gaming in today’s standards, as it was able to accomplish so much with the limitations the N64 had. For me it’s still in my personal top 5, and I often find myself thinking of how well OoT managed its space while I’m grinding out the same exact side quest 40+ times in newer releases
It is perfect. You’re just not good at the game. Replay it.
This will always be my favorite game.
Not sure if you realized this at time, but Dodongo's fight is basically a call back to the original Legend of Zelda on NES where you killed Dodongo the same way.
oh this was a great video
how many subs?? 350k?? wait...350?!!!
bro you can tell me this channel had 3.5 mil and i'd believe you
only a matter of time
great ass video man
I don't care how outdated it is, I still enjoy playing OOT and MM original N64 versions
Same here. For quality reasons the gameplay was filmed on Emulator, but I still chose to use an N64 controller! Definitely the best way to play OoT and MM if you have access to it but unfortunately copies are hard to come by now, especially if you’re not looking to spend a lot of money. I was actually considering using console footage for a while until I remembered that I only own the Japanese version of the game, as it’s all I could find across multiple local game stores :/
I don’t have a N64 so I just play them on the 3DS.
The way you intensely described lighting a torch in the deku tree makes me feel like you intensely struggle late game
It got that title bc of its impact on games and the industry at the time, and that's not something ppl's personal dislike of it or better made Zelda games can strip away, unfortunately for ppl who dismiss it for being "old and ugly" and "overhyped".
I'm so sick of ppl complaining abt it being overhyped. What hype lmao its 20+ years old. Like what nerve is it hitting that so many ppl hate it simply for having been impactful and remembered for that? Is it that they were too young to be there and feel left out?
I lived through it, I yelled at my tv, "LOOK AT THOSE GRAPHICS HOLY COW YOU CAN GO EVERYWHERE!!! THIS WORLD IS AWESOMEEEE!!"
And now games are 70 bucks and less feature complete than this n64 game... but they sure look fancy!
Also newer zeldas have eroded the classic zelda formula; botw and totk dont feel like "zelda" games at all
@@pianoman7753 don't get me started on BotW and TotK. I love those games to death but they are NOT Zelda games in the conventional sense. All they had to do was add dungeons and they would've been, but noOoOoOoOoOo, we gotta make Skyrim for the upteenth time. "Nintendo doesn't follow trends" lol ok
@@Volgotha nailed it.
@@pianoman7753it was ocarina of time that eroded the Zelda formula, not breath of the wild and tears of the kingdom. Botw felt like such an unfaithful game because a bunch of kids grew up on the wrong formula, the traitorous games, assuming they were what Zelda games always were. If you look at the original game and link to the past, they were some of the most open games in the world at the time. Skip to ocarina of time. Completely and totally linear, without taking advantage of that linearity like most games do. It’s like it’s trying to trick you into thinking it’s open, just a cheap way to fill up the game with nonsense. The intention is to get you to explore every square inch of the map, so the developers didn’t have to make a big game for it to feel big. The result is a bunch of nostalgia blinded no life’s proclaiming to the whole world that it’s the best game of all time, when in fact its specific game design aged particularly horribly compared to other 5th generation games. I would rather play Mario 64, which aged quite well for a 5th generation game. (Although it has still aged)
@minecrafter3448 Literally every Zelda game other than the 1st and Zelda 2 are linear. Oot didn't erode the formula it took the existing formula and translated it into 3d as the 1st 3d game in the series. The only part of the game design that aged poorly was the water temple. How does the game design age poorly when the blueprint for 3d combat and general gameplay is still being used in 3d action titles? Hell even botw uses what Oot started and if anything eroded the formula it was botw and totk. Ppl scream linearity yet forget the main criticism botw gets for being open being how lame the dungeons are in both titles. You keep saying the 5th Gen games have aged, no shit they came out in the 90s and it's aged better than titles that came out within the last 5 yrs. Also Mario 64 is a mindless platformer, it's turn your brain off fun and Mario in general appeals to more ppl for this reason, weird takes dude.
Please make more videos like this, this is honestly one of the best videos i have ever seen
OOT holds up so well, my roommate and I (more my roommate) are currently playing through the whole game again, on the N64
What possible reason could you have for disliking OOT 3D? It upgrades the 25 year old (12 at the time) textures and makes quality of life changes to gameplay like having gyroscope aiming for the shooting galleries. It also revamped master quest and brought it to a wider audience which is great in and of itself.
I will grant you that Majoras Mask 3D is inferior to the original due to some quality of life downgrades but Majoras Mask 3D still has good quality of life changes like the New 3DS compatibility and it is still my preferred version. OOT 3D however was untouched in pretty much every regard.
I think preferring OoT3D is absolutely fine, and I enjoyed my time with it just as much as I did the original. It’s honestly one of the best remakes that have been released for any game period. For me, I prefer the original mainly due to the glitches that can be performed. Once you learn some stuff OoT becomes like a sandbox and it’s TON of fun. Forgot to mention this in the video :/
@@flaaphy That's cool, I'm pretty sure most glitches are still in the 3D version since Nintendo staff didn't want to remove them. They might have removed some bugs that cause crashes or game breaking softlocks.
Oot 3D is still really good, but I do think the coloring is just a bit too bright. It does at least add nice QOL features without screwing up anything like MM3D.
@@heavylobster4339 The bright colors match the style of the concept art better than N64 did
@@flaaphy That makes sense. They patched bombchu hovering which is not that great. Have you ever seen the death hole wrong warp glitch in OOT3D before?
Ocarina of Time doesn't compare with something like Tears of the Kingdom and such. Big. Many features. Mechanics, Weapons and Equipment. Detailed graphics and so on.
But Tears of the Kingdom doesn't have that Atmosphere and Themes Ocarina had. Ive played Tears of the Kingdom just once.
I played Ocarina many times to this day. Same with Majora and A Link to the Past. Nostalgia isnt everything. I played Wind Waker when i was still a kid and i dont feel anything at all for that game, for example. No matter how well made it is.
Exactly, hate the word "nostalgia". It's all about replayability for me, I tend to replay the older games, with the new games it just feels tedious to replay them...
Tears of the kingdom is a chore to get through, it's a great game but it ain't got nothing on ocarina of time.
@@brandonslone8937agree 💯
Wind Waker's enemy combat is what causes me to replay that one. I remember watching a video of a guy fighting molgera, and I wound up playing through the whole game again because I liked the sound his minions made when they died.
I think when it comes down to it, the main reason OoT is more fun for me to play than ToTK is because it has heart. It has soul. ToTK might be bigger and have more complex and advanced mechanics, but it doesn’t grab me and keep me like OoT. It’s forgettable in a way, whereas OoT and all pre BoTW Zelda games are unforgettable.
This game was my entire childhood and will always remain a timeless classic.
It's a shame. Ocarina of Time holds up BEAUTIFULLY in everything except pure tech.
If they just took the 3DS-version and upscaled it to HD or 4K they would be there.
Well I’m planning to get the 3DS version and see if it holds up more then the N64 version.
It holds up good, but lets not lie and say it is not aged. I think the biggest signs of age (outside of tech and graphics) is the abundance of rushed/ obvious cut content and the bare bones story. Fantasy adventure RPGs have much more developed stories nowadays
OOT is not a RPG though.
@@traviscunningham7062 Just because it's lighter on the rpg elements than titles like dark souls and baldurs gate doesn't mean it isn't an rpg. By today's standards it might not fit perfectly into that label, but in the broad spectrum of the genre, yes. You play the role as a character who is not you. You upgrade your character throughout the game.
Whether it's an rpg or not doesnt matter. the points I said still stand even if it's just action adventure and not action adventure rpg
@@hydroxide6552 bare bones story? it's one of the most goosebump-inducing ever lmao. it's iconic. some might say... legendary
I watched this assuming you were some TH-camr with a sizeable amount of subscribers, but 149 is insane. Criminally underrated channel, I'm your 150th and I can't wait to see what comes next and to see your channel inevitably grow. Such a well put together video, great job man
thanks
Same, I was really surprised about the subscriber count. This video will certainly push it up quite a bit though.
It’s not the greatest game of all time but it did lay down the foundation for the future games to come and for that it will always hold a special place but that’s as far as it goes. The scenery is just plain, the temples aren’t as memorable, and a couple of the items were very underwhelming and unnecessary. But the 3ds version fixed a lot of these problems especially with the water temple, if you know then you know.
It is the greatest game of all time. But it's by no means the best. It was incredibly influential and the gaming industry would be completely different without this game. Almost no game has been as revolutionary as OoT. For that reason it deserves the title of "greatest game of all time". But because of your complaints (which I agree with) it should never be considered the best game of all time
@@hydroxide6552No. It's not really the greatest game of all time. IGN or other reviewers might of think so. But for some of us? Not really. Is it an bad game? No. But I do think there are better games than OoT.
@@jaretco6423 you completely missed the point of the comment. I literally said I think there are better Zelda games. Thats irrelevant to the conversation here. There have been few games that have had the impact and been as revolutionary as that one. thats why it's the greatest. Its not the "greatest games for some" because IGN says it is, its the greatest game because gaming as a whole would be so different without it. How many games can you genuinely say have that power
@hydroxide6552 OK. My bad. I just hated when people say something like " You should adore Ocarina of Time cause it's the greatest game ever and at the #1 spot. You wouldn't play other games without it ". Which kinda ticks me off and makes me kinda dislike it.
@@jaretco6423 I feel the same way. It's probably the least fun 3D Zelda game in my opinion. I still like it, I like almost all the Zelda games, but it's not even close to the best one they made. I might even prefer some 2D games to it. Thats even that OoT was the first video game I ever played when i first learned to read. People rely way too heavily on nostalgia to boost the enjoyment of that game. But its influence and its place as a historic title does need to be respected
16:12 Gorons: “A big rock is blocking us from getting into a cave filled with rocks, which we eat.”
I always envisioned it to be like crystals that they are and that's why they didn't eat normal "rocks" I always thought they are like geodes. Then when I saw that there are none in the cavern then my brain thought Dodongo fossils. But the gorons just think they are special rocks.
I always think of it like, human eat lettuce but not grass, goron eat special rock but not rock 😅
Wait... A common complaint about Ocarina of Time is that people find it ''impossible'' to figure out what to do? Sheesh... 8 year old me begs to differ. xD
To describe where you find the Kokiri sword as "on top of the hill" is _right out_
Well got damn man. A well edited and beautiful video. A good look at the themes of a game I’ve played countless time in countless ways and kinda let go from my memory or just didn’t understand at the age I played.
I played this sucker with the old strategy guide and I remember child me being so terrified of gohma that I would just restart and play the intro again, til one day I took the plunge and fought her. My gaming life forever changed.
Thank you genuinely for this video.
Ps. Dodongos cavern is great, fire breathing lizard bosses are the coolest
Excellent
Can’t wait to start this for the next week before I go to sleep, fall asleep to it, and go back to where I was over the next 5 days. Love these videos
i love long video essays like this, subscribed (please make one on majora's mask!)
Really good quality youre making it im sure!
shadow temple is about facing past regrets and past sins. And maybe even past traumas. What we hide within our "shadows"
I Just subbed. How you have under 200k subs is ridiculous. INSANE quality bro and AMAZING video. I hope to have quality this good one day lol. First I gotta upload more than once a year🤣
thanks man I appreciate it!
how many other games have a boss like gohma? a boss that only starts when you catch it staring at you? i did realize how cool i thought that was until recently when i started trying to learn how to make games my self.
Yes the 3DS version of Water Temple has this tremendous advantage. Where, in that middle room, the camera spans to show you that there's a secret underground place where the block just raised from. That alone, helps with so, so much
I love this. What a great way for me to relive this experience. Thank you!!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I loved this video! Thank you for making it❤
Thank you so much
Amazingly quality video! Absolutely underrated creator.
I feel like many may criticize or disregard this game since it has become synonymous with the title of “greatest game of all time” which is just an impossible standard for any game. To me, I view that title more as a marker of a game that has had a deep impact on the medium and video game culture, and in my eyes, this game is a pretty good choice for this. It’s an old, archaic game, but there is no denying its impact.
Personally, I beat the game for the first time last year on my third play through attempt. It is now my personal favorite game.
When I was young young, we got stuck before Hyrule Castle, as I thought the moat the Blue townsperson talked about was the creek outside the castle with a drawbridge. I thought it was the most to the castle town…. “Why doesn’t this lead anywhere?!?!” And the kid-like time of forever engaged before my sister and I figured it out :)
It's still got a better camera and lock-on system than any of Fromsoft's souls type games!
Hey now! Just you wait. Once I get the camera out of the wall, it's over for you!
@@resorufin6164 More like, out of my colon.
;o I always welcome a OoT video. I've seen 100s by now, but I love zelda so much imma listen to others takes xD
That's a lot of heresy to put in your thumbnail for someone in Exterminatus distance
By the emperor, what is that... HERESY!
You can actually acquire a free shield, in the graveyard. Rather than having to purchase one.
I definitely have bias as OoT was my first Zelda game as a kid, but it’s one of the few games that has ever had me shed a tear.
I would’ve loved BotW and TotK if they just embraced the open world formula and made it a full RPG. Let it be in the Zelda universe, but you’re your own character and your choices and actions dictate which triforce wielder you’re an incarnate of. Would’ve been so cool!
thats a really cool idea, i can't believe they haven't thought of that lmaooo
I havent played through all of oot it was just to hard for me as a kid but it was stil a big part of my childhood and the attention to detail in this game is just beautyfull.
For me its a masterpiece that will always have a place in my heart.
TH-cam blessed me with this video majoras mask vid when?
Not sure as of right now. Currently working on other videos, but I’m trying to find a balance where I can work on smaller projects while doing more involved things like this. I plan on starting MM after the next video is published
I've watched this video at least 15 times now, absolutely love the way it's put together ✨️ Excellent to just watch or slowly fall asleep too.
Would LOVE to see a Majoras Mask video!! 🙏👀
This was pretty good, I hope you do more Zelda Content.
I was made aware of this a few days ago, if you listen to the shiek theme you can hear zelda's lullaby! koji kondo is a genius!
Come on bro with the equipment and software they had at that time this game is flawless. They were hardcore limited on memory and what they compacted into the game is insane. It holds the award in Guinness record for most memory use in one cartridge. They didn’t need to fix every problem which would have taken up memory to make it perfect. It was let me put as much stuff into the game to get the player an experience they’ll never forget which they fully accomplished. How they were able to guide the player, give an amazing story, awesome soundtrack. good dialogue, good game mechanics is insane. This is literally one of the greatest of all time, it still outdoes many games made today which is crazy.
Great video. An idea for a video this makes me think of is what we know of what Zelda underwent putting Hyrule back together in the timeline she stayed in.
Also this Zelda is Sheik! While Link spent 7 years in the sacred realm to become the Hero of Time, princess Zelda’s life was perilous. She’s unlocked enough of her light power to shutdown The Demon King himself!
Now, she’s pretty much queen, and probably nuked Hyrule town with a light meteor.
Idk, wish I knew.
Hey bro good shit, new sub. Keep it up
Thanks, I appreciate it!
yes ofc it holds up. i've played through it 4 times in the last 12 months already (1 vanilla 3 randomizers)
Just played it and completed it again after about a decade a few days ago. Other than the dreaded water temple(lol) I had no real quarrels or complaints with the game. It's controls can use some refinement, but they are still more than adequate to do everything the game asks of you.
The duels with Dark Link, Stalfos, Wolves, Lizalfos and Gerudo guards all boil down to spacing, footsies, and timing your hits. You can also use Din's fire, and a well timed Deku Nut also opens them up to a jump attack if they get stunned. Really the flying enemies are the toughest enemies to kill without getting hit sometimes since they just kamikaze into you lol, but I've seen players just quickly spin attack to deal with them effectively, so I just suck eggs.
A lot of people complain about how linear the game is, but in reality you can do quite a bit of sequence breaking in this game. It's possible to get the Biggoron sword before you even get the hookshot I heard lol, and on my last playthru, i went and got the Ice arrows before going into the Shadow Temple since I saw how effective they are at dealing with Bongo Bongo. You can also do the first three adult temples in any order you want. The game will guide you a certain way, but it doesn't force you to go that way. Theres still player freedom, just like in A Link to the Past where it's possible to get the Orange Sword after getting the Magic hammer in the first Dark World dungeon.
This game even tho it's over 25 years old as of this comment absolutely still holds up, especially if you play it with quality of life mods to iron out some of it's minor kinks and blemishes. It's timeless. It's something i thought of over a decade ago when i first played it, and that statement still remains true for me personally. I hope every gamer out there plays this iconic masterpiece so they can also share with us their tales and read some of the most heartwarming experiences this game has produced for others.
Dude that thumbnail baited me hard, you’re a snake oil salesman of the TH-cam era 😂
Thanks for watching! ❤
Ocarina of time is the GOAT, there's no denying it
Basically OOT is pound for pound the greatest game of all time and its not close, meaning at the time, with the limitations of the technology, and lack of experience of making 3D games, being played by you when you're a kid, this the greatest gaming experience of all time.
It's still a great game. We are just way past the point where it should be the end all be all standard bearer for what Zelda games need to be moving forward. That and better quality and selling Zelda games have been released since.
I see Oot, i click. This was a great analysis, i was afraid youre answer to the title question was just simply "no" (?)
Tread lightly 🫵👁
Yes.
You don’t have to watch the video, this is the correct answer.
The only two things that bother me are the painfully slow text speed and the fact it's capped at 20fps (and not even a smooth 20fps on the original N64 version). Other than that, the actually game design hasn't aged a bit in my eye.
rayru? vovolgeea? interesting. did you know theres a fanmade pc port?
Ship of Harnikin?
@@traviscunningham7062 yeah
Best way to play the game hands down
Dodongos Cavern is awesome!
I personally think it holds up but definitely respect and understand why it wouldn't for the majority
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Duude, great video holy balls.
Appreciate it!
It’s almost like Epona is used to promote exploration and getting her allows you to get an extra bottle as well. She’s got her uses. Especially since Ice cavern is stupidly easier with 4 bottles
Yes Epona is used to promote exploration, and if you'd like to go through the trouble of hunting down and turning in all 10 Big Poe before Ice Cavern then by all means you can do that. The portion of the video where I talk about Epona is within the context of the main story, which she isn't required for. I never claimed that she was "useless", just that she wasn't required or important to the story. Outside of that, you only NEED her for the quiver upgrade and Big Poes, and as a result I don't often find myself using Epona. I can certainly appreciate the option, it's always cool to be on a horse
I don't care how y'all choose to play it, but for reference, I believe it is available on the Switch's VC in the n64 games.
I love Dodongo's Cavern dungeon but honestly fair enough
6:29 "23 is number 1." Is that confusing to anyone else? In german it roughly translates to: "right before left, but first the golden middle" refering to the order you have to hit the targets.
I like MM and TP more. I really am sad that we haven't had a zelda game with this format for almost a decade or more now. Open world formula is just missing some stuff but it does have potential however this is the issue. Still being thrown as the word has potential when it had larger budget and more dev time to make a more memorable formula. OOT took ALTTP's adjustments to the formula that started with Zelda 1 and OOT took what ALTTP established as the formula for the series going forward. At least fan projects exist cause i can still get my itches scratched with enough searching. OOT is a product of its time and has aged really well which is very impressive for a game like this. Sure its not perfect but nothing is not to mention the flaws don't ruin the game imo.
The reason why we have the open world format was because of how Skyward Sword didn’t do so well to many people. People didn’t like it because it wasn’t open enough.
@@traviscunningham7062 Motion controls and not being open enough were valid complaints but that didn't mean take traditional staples to the back of a shed and fill them with holes with a shotgun. Anouma has already gone on interview claiming we all only like the old stuff mainly cause of nostalgia which was never a good argument as A a lot of games are built off of nostalgic feelings and B the whole idea that newer is always better is not an objective truth when BOTW and TOTK have far less content than most of the old games if we get into the nitty gritty of all you can do in zelda games not to mention a simple action like Run and Jump in OOT has more deph and nuance than a lot of the new stuff being introduced to the series.
@@dave9515 what are you talking about? The newer games have way more content than any of the old games and running and jumping doesn't have any depth in the older games, there isn't even a button to jump or run in oot.
About the note 8, that's not totally true, the path to the minigame is the only straightforward path in all of Zora Domain, after that, however, finding Ruto's letter is totally up to you and Navi going underwater
Thanks for the comment, I’ve updated the section a little bit! You’re right the path is straight forward, but I think many people would be like “what? No I don’t wanna pay rupees to play a minigame, I wanna continue the story” (at least I did as a kid lol) thanks again!
the perfect game :'3
Did you ever play Starfox adventures on GameCube? I’d love a video on that. Or other Zelda games 😍
I can only play the 3DS version of Ocarina of Time. The framerate is better, and the iron boots are assignable to a button so you can flip them on and off at will. The Ocarina has its own button and there's more items you can hold without going into the equipment screen.
I agree. BTW, you should check out the PC port of Ocarina of Time called Ship of Harnikin.
@@traviscunningham7062 Oh? Is it good?
As a huge Zelda fan, I always get a bit peeved when I hear people say OoT is the greatest game ever, (especially from people that I know have never played/finished the game) like, it's not even the greatest Zelda game ever. But I do acknowledge it as very impactful and its addition to the pool left one of the largest ripples we've seen, hell, even Demons Souls and its children were based on OoTs gameplay. I personally find that LttP and MM are better, more fulfilling games with more replay value, but everyone gets different things from these games and theres nothing wrong with saying OoT is your favorite Zelda or game in general for any reason, game is still leagues better than BotW 1 and 2, by far.
I honestly think the 3d version is just objectively better and easier to play if you’re going for a vanilla experience, personally playing it on an emulator with a controller is much more comfortable than the n64 version and obviously looks much better so I don’t know why it gets so much flack.
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You *can* get the switch online membership and play it on the n64 emulator *legally* speaking.
So fyi the Gordon bracelet is useful until you get the silver gauntlets in the 4/5 dungeon, because if you glitch the game and become an adult before getting the bracelet you are unable to push the large puzzle blocks you find in temples as adult link! I understand that the game does not specify this, but not as pointless as previously thought huh?
I would have loved if this video was actually your thoughts on the game like how it was from 1:14:00 onwards rather than an hour long oot sparknotes. If you really wanted to just summarize OoT without saying anything unique you should've talked more about side content and NPC interactions rather than just saying itll take too long and assuming someone watching an hour long video isnt here for long-form content.
Part of the idea of the “Does It Hold Up” series is to summarize the events of the game so that even those who haven’t played them in a long time can be on the same page. I do agree that this video is a little overdone in that regard, which is why I stated at the end of it that I’m revising the format because it’s “not sustainable”. I’m also not happy with it for the record. I like to try to take away advice from criticism but tbh I don’t really understand how if I had summarized all the side content, that would’ve somehow been better since you already seem to “not love the video”. The main reason I didn’t add on the side content is because I work on all the videos by myself while also working a 9-5 job, caring for an animal, and attempting to maintain healthy relationships. Sure, it would’ve been like an extra 30 minutes of video but that translate to multiple days worth of scripting, filming, editing, etc. If you feel like you could’ve done a better job than you should 100% do it! I’d love to see that video, because quite frankly I think I could’ve done a TON differently with this one. Thanks for watching all the way through, despite not thoroughly enjoying it btw. I admire that a ton.
@@flaaphy I did not mean to imply that I didn't like any of the video, I just had mixed feelings about it. I didn't enjoy the summary because it glossed over quite a bit of the game and listening to it felt like I was just reading a Wiki. I liked the parts where you analyzed themes and talked about your opinions and experiences with the game. I really loved the "Hidden Plot" segment.
I only wrote that comment because I wanted to let you know that I wanted to hear your own thoughts more.
From my perspective, the video was framed as an opinion/review but only about 10 minutes of the hour and a half runtime is actually analysis. So what I mean to say about adding more to the summary is that If you wanted the main focus of the video to be an OoT summary you should make the summary complete instead of leaving out chunks of the game.
Thanks for the video, I look forward to seeing what you have to say about Majora's Mask.
@@98unknown89 ah okay okay thank you so much for the clarification. That’s the overall direction I’d like to take the series heading forward, and the Majora Mask video is going to be the first in the series to explore the more opinion focused narrative. Working on right now! Hope you enjoy when it’s finished, and thanks for the feedback!
I love OoT very very much. It's tied for my favorite Zelda alongside Skyward Sword. But more than that I think this is THE Zelda experience. There's not a game that really nails the core of Zelda like this one. It defines the franchise.
However, I disagree with your take on 3D. I've played both to 100% multiple times and honestly I consider 3D to be a straight upgrade and the best way to play the game outside of mods. N64 has some charm, but 3D's visual updates are very good and fine tuning the controls only helps the presentation. N64 is fine on original hardware but because of the quirks of the N64 joystick, every version of it after is absolutely unplayable to me. The only reason I play the N64 version anymore is to play on the big screen and only on original hardware since the Switch version made me suffer nonstop. Otherwise, it's 3D all the time. Too many upgrades. And if we ever get OoT 3D HD, that's the only version I'll ever touch
Skyward Turd is literally the worst other than Phantom Hourglass, good one 🤣
@@Elwood128 To each their own in this case. I loved Skyward Sword on release and I still love it. It has some flaws yes, but with some of the best dungeons, bosses, music, story, and characters in Zelda, it more than makes up for the problem.
And for the record, Phantom Hourglass is fun. It's not a top 10 Zelda by any means but for a DS Zelda adventure? Loads of fun. I'd rather go back to Skyward Sword or Phantom Hourglass again than what passes for Zelda post-Triforce Heroes
Just found your channel, loved this video. You’ve got legitimate quality content here. I’m attempting to make content too, if you have any advice I would genuinely appreciate you. Much love.
Thanks I appreciate it! As far as advice goes I'm not sure how much I can really provide. One of the biggest things that helped me sort of understand what I wanted to do and how to work towards achieving it was watching other creators talk about their process. Theirs a lot of people who are open about how they create content, but off the top of my head I've learned a lot from watching Colin & Samir, Ludwig, and even podcasts with Mr.Beast (even though I don't want to pursue his style of content AT ALL lmaoo). In retrospect, I think the best thing you can do is just continue to create and try to learn things along the way. Make a video and then after you post it, look at it and think "oh I could've done etc etc. here". I notoriously overthink and stress about learning everything I can do whenever I have an idea, and if you're able to just work through that stress and take the learning one step at a time you'll do significantly better than me. Hope this helps!
that thumbnail is striking fury into people bro 😅 dude went straight for the let's put something absurdly controversial to get clicks mindset. believe it or not, as much appraisal as it got, if you could transport your mind and existence back to the simple times of the 90s you would understand that OoT couldn't possibly ever be overrated in any fashion. I will say though, you can only truly appreciate it to its maximum magnitude if you knew what life was like before then and lived in it. it will take games developed by quantum computers once they're optimized to make a leap that equates to the jump from LttP to OoT. literally a world with an additional dimension from the previous title. combined with the world building, music, progression, and atmosphere, it deserves that mythical Michael Jordan esque status that it has
Dude I really didn’t think people would get mad at the thumbnail since the focus of the video is discussing whether or not it holds up / is it overrated, but I think that “?” Is pulling A LOT of weight 😭. Still though, the answer is simply “no. This game is fantastic”. Couldn’t put your analysis of OoT shifting the gaming industry any better myself!
Agreed that it’s almost impossible to share in the experience of someone playing this game in the 90s. I played OOT on the N64 when it came out and playing this game as a little kid was so great. I think as a minimum you need to play the OG and avoid the 3D remake to even come close. Same holds for MM obviously.
Great video!
I would rather play Twilight Princess. Played OOT on Switch online and did not enjoy it.
@@traviscunningham7062 Because you played it on an emulator?? Thats crazy
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I got the ver of OoT with the Islamic chanting..... I feel it works ssssoooo much better for the fire temple's music than the creepy edited Shadow temple music
PUT A POO IN IT