HYEAH HUP HYAH HUP HYAH HYEAH
Just beat this game for the first time and although its not the masterpiece everyone says it is, I had a ton of fun and it is definitely up there in my "favourite games" category.
Plot: Link or [Insert your name here] is a boy who is a part of the Kokiri Race and lives in the Kokiri Forest. Link's destiny is with the help of the Seven Sages is to defeat the evil Ganondorf and restore peace to Hyrule.
Gameplay: The gameplay was pretty good for the most part, just gets extremely frusterating because of the lack of buttons on the N64 controller. I praise the Z-Targeting in the game as without it, it would be an extremely hard. The enemies that will piss you off the most are the bats and other flying creatures as they are the hardest to aim at.
Sound: I found OOT funny in the sense that Link always makes the HYAH HYEAH HEYA HUP for every action you do besides running or walking. Didn't come across too many SFX issues because everything I hit sounded exactly how I think it would sound in real life.
Music: This soundtrack is incredible. Its so memorable and I see how people can keep humming or whistling this song wherever you go. A personal favourite of mine is Kakoriko Town followed up by the Song of Storms song in the windmill (Both places centered around Kakoriko Town :D). I certainly can't wait to play Majoras Mask and see their memorable soundtracks too!!
Characters: 85% of characters are very minor and do nothing with the story, but they are memorable and you know what type of traits they carry. Like the couple swinging around in the Castle Marketplace which they do that 24/7 and never get tired. The only characters that are probably the most memorable are Zelda, Ganondorf and Mido that little prick.
Textures/Graphics/Design: That true N64 look, reused textures and the polygonal shapes everywhere. It looks aged as of today, but that still doesn't stop me from thinking how mind-blowing it was back in the day, a truly wonderful and unique world.
Random Notes: Although I bought this game at a garage sale for fairly cheap, you are best off getting the 3DS version (Pirating is wrong mkay) the N64 title is highly demanded and will cost a lot.
Do you recommend? Yes
How long did it take you to beat? Approx. 25 hours (I collected a lot of items and did the side quests)
What's the best part about the game? The soundtrack
What's the worst part about the game? The stupid bats!
Overall Ratings (Reviewing like its 1998)
Plot: 9/10
Gameplay 8/10
Sound 9/10
Music 10/10
Characters 9/10
Textures/Graphics/Design 9/10
Overall 9/10
Awesome game, will be playing Majora's Mask and it better be just as good as Ocarina of Time and I bet it will.
