A legend, reborn.The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 later this year.
Sigh I feel like this has been done to death. When are we getting a TP remake? I would actually consider buying a switch 2 for that.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake – Coming 2026
Submitted 5 days ago by simple@piefed.social to games@lemmy.world
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8eMoxo4ipE
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emmanuel_car@k.fe.derate.me 5 days ago
iamthetot@piefed.ca 5 days ago
The TP recompile on PC, Dusklight, has been a blast. 120fps and 4k textures. Also runs really well on steamdeck.
I acknowledge that’s nowhere near the same thing as a proper remake, but thought I’d mention it in case you hadn’t heard of it.
garretble@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Yeah, it’s awesome, honestly. I agree people should check it out.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Original in 1998, 3DS reskin in 2011. I don’t think that qualifies as “done to death”.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 5 days ago
OoT3D isn’t a reskin, it’s a remake. A lot of stuff changed under the hood, which is one reason most OoT speedruns stick to N64.
skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Releasing the same game for the third time isn’t done to death?
We all clowned on Bethesda about it for Skyrim, Nintendo doesn’t deserve any different. Besides which this is an obvious ploy to try and regain control over their game after the decompilation projects.
I’ll pass. I can continue to play the game just fine, upscaled in 1080p 60FPS like we’ve been doing.
jacksilver@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Don’t forget the GameCube “Master Quest” version.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Don’t need TP remake. Dusk is already out and Courage Reborn is supposed to be arriving soonish.
Airfried@piefed.social 5 days ago
Just play TP decompiled. It probably beats the HD remaster and is the closest thing to a remake we will get.
emmanuel_car@k.fe.derate.me 5 days ago
Yeah if I had the right hardware I would, but I don’t have a gaming PC and not looking to buy one any time soon with the state of component pricing.
Katana314@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Or just like…not pour dev resources into more remakes?
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Nintendo has fuck you money and lots of teams. I doubt this was any kind of mutually exclusive thing.
silver@das-eck.haus 5 days ago
I will be interested to see if they actually make any changes or improvements, or if this is yet another round of a the exact same game with new graphics. Ever since the decompilation, the modding scene for OoT and MM has been booming, I can’t imagine the switch 2 version will be worth it unless it brings something really interesting to the table
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Pretty sure this is a ground-up remake rather than another reskin.
grinning_serpent@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Pass. Ship of Harkinian already exists and other than some of the QoL features like assigning d-pad to item shortcuts like ocarina, boots, etc (which Ship and the randomizer both offer), OoT is one of those retro games that really doesn’t need changes or, IMO, even significantly benefit from them. You can’t improve on perfection.
But if people want to spend $80 for a 30 year old game to justify buying the $650 console, more power to em.
I’d rather Nintendo just pull a Konami and bundle related old games in a prepackaged emulator and sell that instead.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Was really hoping for more than what was shown, but at least it’s confirmed, I guess. This will be my second Switch 2 game purchase.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Was your first also a full-price version of a game they made 20 years ago?
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
No, it was Bananza, and OoT was actually made 28 years ago! This looks like a full-on remake, not just a reskin like the 3DS version. I’m willing to pay full price for that.
athatet@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Who tf is downvoting this absolutely true and factual comment?
Zoomboingding@lemmy.world 5 days ago
If you’re talking about Star Fox, it’s 30 years
LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 5 days ago
That trailer seemed like a parody of this genre of reboot. The slowed down Saira’s Song motif, the super serious narrator, the darker aesthetic, it all seems so clichéd. Hard to believe they’re actually serious about this.
AvocadoSandwich@eviltoast.org 2 days ago
To me it kinda felt like what twilight Princess would have been if they had the hardware back then. Like a bit more serious and gritty I guess… In any case, the trailer felt a bit uncanny and unzelda like to me, but time will tell if they manage to stick the landing.
Although for now I’m happy they didn’t have this tech while making twilight princess
cattywampas@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Hell yeah brother, cheers from Hyrule.
Cellari@lemmy.world 5 days ago
As with everything, I’ll consider it after launch. I know it should be good, but I’ve been burned too many times already.
iamthetot@piefed.ca 5 days ago
It’s coming out this year and that’s all they had to show? Disappointing. I’d love to see more to decide if I’m buying a switch 2 for this.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Better not be an open world game.
cattywampas@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Ocarina of Time was already very open world. Once you beat the Deku Tree almost the entire map opens up. You can go anywhere anytime except for west of the bridge the Gerudo Valley and a couple of small areas that house the entrances to temples.
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 days ago
No, Ocarina of Time was not an open world Zelda game. It was “open zone,” if that, and was only non-linear in like, two places. Only some of the temples as Adult Link could be completed in a different order thank intended. Ocarina of Time is a linear game, with a curated experience. You more or less accomplish a task that unlocks the next place you need to go. Sure, you could technically go to the front door of some areas despite you never needing to, but doing so was pointless because it was just a barrier until you completed the necessary task to unlock it. The order of those places getting unlocked is more or less the same for every playthrough.
This is different from the other open world Zelda game, where going somewhere is technically never pointless, because your can always access everything from any point in the game (making Quest Items meaningless, which is likely why they were removed from those games).
mellowistheyellow@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
It was not even close to being an open world game lmao
Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 days ago
The OG was a fucking open world game 🤦♂️
RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 5 days ago
An open world is a level or game designed as nonlinear, open areas with many ways to reach an objective.
Open World Game - Gameplay and Design
Ocarina of Time’s maps are NOT designed as non-linear areas with many ways to reach an objective. Areas in Ocarina of Time are funnels that direct a player to the exit or to the entrance of a dungeon necessary to the linear progression of the game.
The only way to get to Dodongo’s Cavern is through the Path to Death Mountain. The only way to get to the Water Temple is from Lake Hylia. The only way to get to the Shadow Temple is from Kakariko Village Graveyard. While some areas connect, such as Zora’s Domain connecting to Lake Hylia, or Lost Woods connecting to Gordon City, these are not “non-linear paths offering many ways to reach a goal.” Each of these is an item-gated shortcut, requiring progress in the linear game to obtain the necessary items to unlock the shortcut.
Ocarina of time says “I know you want to go through that door, but it is locked. Come back when you have the correct key.”
And open world game says “What is a lock? What is a door?”
carotte@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 days ago
props to them for just calling it its name instead of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Reocarinated or whatever like all other remakes these days
isyasad@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I like it when they at least differentiate the title a little bit. Makes it a little bit easier to distinguish between the two games.
Remakes often have different staff, art direction, design philosophy, gameplay, etc. so personally I kinda prefer that they give it a new title instead. Using the exact same title makes me feel like they’re trying to replace the original.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Everyone will just say “remake” after the title, like with the Resident Evil games.
rafoix@lemmy.zip 3 days ago
It’s just gonna be like Doom and Doom 2016.