I played this for the first time in 2023, so as someone with no nostalgia for this game, it’s remarkable how well a quarter-century old game holds up, which is a testament to how incredible this game truly is, and especially was in 1998. Games this old are always filled with tedium and annoyances, but with everything Ocarina of Time does right, they’re easy to look past. The existence of the water temple alone (which ranges from boring to downright miserable) makes it hard to call the game “perfect”, but then again there hasn’t been a game yet that is. If you judge it by modern standards, sure there is lots to criticize, but in the context of when it came out it’s as close to a masterpiece as you’ll find.