"The flow of time is cruel"
This is a watershed title in video game history, and for me personally too. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the moment my imagination spurred into something greater as a three year old child. Everything I've ever thought of creatively has been influenced by this game in some way, shape or form. I cannot stress enough how much this game has shaped me into who I am today. From this whimiscal hero's journey that Link goes on throughout the course of the 20 hour experience, to the fantastical world of Hyrule and its myriad of wonderful, diverse and creative races, to Koji Kondo's sublime soundtrack that mixes atmosphere and amibience with melody and triumph. Ocarina of Time is not a perfect game, but it was the perfect game for me at that time in my life, and that's all that really matters to me. While it's not as thought provoking or as deep as its contemporaries, it still is a must play for anyone who is serious about video games as an art form.
This is a watershed title in video game history, and for me personally too. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was the moment my imagination spurred into something greater as a three year old child. Everything I've ever thought of creatively has been influenced by this game in some way, shape or form. I cannot stress enough how much this game has shaped me into who I am today. From this whimiscal hero's journey that Link goes on throughout the course of the 20 hour experience, to the fantastical world of Hyrule and its myriad of wonderful, diverse and creative races, to Koji Kondo's sublime soundtrack that mixes atmosphere and amibience with melody and triumph. Ocarina of Time is not a perfect game, but it was the perfect game for me at that time in my life, and that's all that really matters to me. While it's not as thought provoking or as deep as its contemporaries, it still is a must play for anyone who is serious about video games as an art form.