Excellent early 3D transition of the series. Today the graphics look old and the FPS is low, but you stop noticing it real soon because the game aged really well overall.
Everything feels so distinct and on its place - every location is atmospheric and memorable, every NPC is cool and funny in a way and the soundtrack is genius - it sounds unique and burns into your memory, despite each song starts from the same 5 notes.
The gameplay doesn't offer any unique combat mechanics or spectacular puzzles, but everything is put together and balanced in a way that it's fun to play. The controls, unlike many other early 3D games, aren't clunky at all. You don't even need getting used to it, it just feels modern enough, except the fact that you don't have a second thumbstick to turn the camera.
All the dungeons are well designed, even the Water and the Spirit temples people keep complaining about. I guess their main problem were the boots you constantly had to change in the inventory to solve puzzles, but even that wasn't too annoying for me.
I wasn't there when Zelda OoT came out, but I see why everyone praised it so much back then. Today it isn't such a groundbreaking experience anymore, but still a very solid game to get into.
Everything feels so distinct and on its place - every location is atmospheric and memorable, every NPC is cool and funny in a way and the soundtrack is genius - it sounds unique and burns into your memory, despite each song starts from the same 5 notes.
The gameplay doesn't offer any unique combat mechanics or spectacular puzzles, but everything is put together and balanced in a way that it's fun to play. The controls, unlike many other early 3D games, aren't clunky at all. You don't even need getting used to it, it just feels modern enough, except the fact that you don't have a second thumbstick to turn the camera.
All the dungeons are well designed, even the Water and the Spirit temples people keep complaining about. I guess their main problem were the boots you constantly had to change in the inventory to solve puzzles, but even that wasn't too annoying for me.
I wasn't there when Zelda OoT came out, but I see why everyone praised it so much back then. Today it isn't such a groundbreaking experience anymore, but still a very solid game to get into.