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My favorite game of all time

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: August 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

The legend of Zelda has always been a series that continually delivers amazing games that are at the top of their class. The legend of Zelda has always been my favorite video game series of all time since I was little and their games continually suck away hours of my life. This is the game that made me truly love gaming(Before I just did it for fun). It also set the stage for other great games such as majoras mask, wind waker, and twilight princess.

Gameplay: If you have played any of the other Zelda games, you will know that you play as Link, a young Kokiry boy who must go out on the adventure of a lifetime to defeat the evil Ganondorf and save Princess Zelda. The controls are flawless. You just move the analog stick to make Link move, move forward and press A to roll, press B to use your sword, the C buttons are home to you other weapons such as the bow, hookshot, and the like. This game introduced the revolutionary lock on system where you just pressed Z, and staid locked on to an enemy, which meant no more aimless sword swinging, it realy made the combat more managable, and much more fun, Like any Zelda game there is a huge overworld to explore. You have grassy plains, tall volcanic mountains, serene lakes, sandy deserts, difeerent towns and villages, and lots to do. The overworld is just enourmes, esspecially for an N64 game. Hyrule feild stretches in all directions. One of the great things about traveling is part way through the game, you will get a trusty horse named Epona. Riding around hyrule feild is just realy addicting. There are many great minigames to do as well, such as the shooting gallery, bombochu bowling, selling mask, and fishing, yes fishing. There are also special task to do such as collecting ten special poes(Huge ghost that appear in hyrule feild), or collecting 100 Skulltullas(Spiders of a horrible curse). The meat and Potatoes is of course the dungeons. Each dungeon is completley uniqe and different than the last one and shows off alot of great elements. There are many challenging puzzles that reward you when you figure them out. You raise and lower water, look for paths that are invisible with the lens of trooth, push giant blocks with the silver gauntlets, use the megaton hammer to push blocks, and much much more. Each dungeon is just very well crafted that it is hard to beleive that it came out in 1998. There are many feirce enemies in each dungeon that fight to put an end to your quest such as Stalfos, bats, lizolfos, armos, iron knuckles, jellyfish, tektikes, readeds, skulltullas, and so many more. The boss battles are each intricitley desighned and completely different than thre last in the way they look and fight. The boss battle with Ganon at the end is one of my all time favorite final battles ever(only rivald by the fight in twilight princess, and Mother brain). The difficulty is always just right with the challenges and enemys getting toupher as you go on. Through the game you get alot of fantastic weapons to use, such as a bow, hookshot, megaton hammer, hovor boots, silver gauntlets, boomerangs, and much more. Each is always put to good use and none of them ever go absolete and are awlays usefull the whole way through One of the big mechanics is of course the ocarina itself, you play it manually with the button layout being like the holes in the real thing. You can change day into night, transport across the world map, and open passage ways with you trusty instrument, and much more. The biggest suprise is after you get the Master sword and travel forard in time seven years. Time travel is a huge element in this game as some things you do as a child will effect the things you do as an adult, and vice versa. there are also different things avalible to do in each time and it is a blast to go between two time periods and it realy makes you feel powerfull. Nore matter which aspect of the gameplay I am talking about, I cannot find fault anywhere, absolutely perfect.

Story: Hyrule was created by din Nyrule, and Farore, they left behinf the triforce which lies in the Sacerd realm. Many years later, an Evil Man named Ganondorf seeks the triforce and Places a curse on the deku tree, and does other horible things to many races . The deku tree tells navi, the fairy that she must awaken Link as he has been having a nightmare about the evil man. Link goes to get a sword and Sheild, and goes to see the great Deku tree who asks him to rid the curse. Link succeeds but finds out that he is far to late. Before dying, the Deku tree tells him the legond of the triforce and gives him the spirituall stone of the forest, the Kokirys emerald, and then tells him to go to hyrule castle to meet nPrincess Zelda. Link goes to hyrule castle, meets princess Zelda Who tells him of the dreams she has been having about Ganondorf and Ask Link to get the other two stones, Link obliges and gets them but finds that it is to late As princess Zelda and Impa flee hyrule catsle, Zelda throws him the Ocarina of time. Link then comes face to face with Ganondorf and gets a taste of his power. Zelda then Telapethacally teaches him the song of time. Link goes to the Temple of Time and Plays it at the alter where the stones are placed and opens the secret chamber where he finds the Master Sword. Link being the legendary hero, takes the master sword, but finds that he has fallen into Ganondorfs trap. He is then seald in time for seven years where he is awakened by the sage of light Rareu. Link discovers that he is now an Adult. and instructs him to find and awaken the other sages. This is where the game gets epic, but I wont spoil anymore fore, suffice it to say it is a great story that is very well told and will keep you wanting to find out what happens next.

Graphics: These graphics were truly groundbraking and ahead of their time back in 1998. The moment you step out into hyrule feild and se the scale and distance you will be mesmerized. The game shows off some fantastic day and night sequences as well as many different colors. Hyrule market looks and feels alive, the kakariko village will look like a town with houses and shops. The desert esspecially is arguablly the best way to show off the N64s power with snadstorms and wind effects. The Charecter models are great for Lnik, to Zelda, To Ganondorf, to the bosses, to even the NPCs. The enemys realy look feirce and different. These graphics truly set the standerd in 1998.

Sound: The sound effects themselves are Spectacular like the flowing water, the clank of a sword hitting a wall or an enemy, the enemy sounds when thay are struck bu the sword or when they are attacking, Lniks yelps, and much more. The game features a brilliant musicalll score, Koji kondos work is reminiscent of John williams almost, and that is not a comparison I make lightly. You will hum the beat of the lost woods, love the powerfull melody of the temple of time, be entranced by the song of storms, there is just so many great melodys that I have lost count. The song of time is truly memorable as well as all of the others. My only complaint might be the lack of the traditional overworld thing and Navis annoying hey listen screams, but these are all tossed aside once you hear Koji Kondos work at its finest with the lost woods theme and song of time.

Replay Value: I still play this game nonstop. It truly proves that Amazing agameplay oulives any other aspect of a game. There is just so much to do and so much to see and so many places to explore that you will never want to drop the conntroller.

This game is My favorite game of all time and is a must buy for any N64 owner, or enouph of a reason to get one if you do not have one already. It is also avalible on the Wii vertuall console and is well worth the download. This is the game of my Childhood and I cannont stress enoph how much you need to get this game.

A so called excellent game with several flaws

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 16, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I think that this game is really awesome. It has beautiful graphics, a fairly good, but not original, story, and plenty of action and different secrets to keep you playing until you drop. The characters are very convincing and they all have all sorts of emotions locked inside of their well-detailed polygonal bodies. The ocarina is really great, for warping back and forth if you don't feel like traveling the whole entire distance. And risk losing your hearts/health. Now come the down parts. All of the bosses are as easy as they get. ALL of them. It took me only one try for each of them to slash them down and get my next heart piece. The major dissapointment of this one is that the esiest boss is the final boss of the game. If you have the right sword, it's about a ten minute to a fifteen minute battle. Otherwise it is only 20 minutes long. Another thing: The Water Temple. The third temple that you need to help with is very long and extremely tedious. You travel back and forth between room after room, repeating steps, and getting and doing the same things over and over again. This dungeon took me about two hours, with the strategy guide walkthrough right next to me thewhole entire time. If you did it with out the guide, it migh take you around 6-7 hours! The final flaw is taht this game is far too short. I beat it within 4 days of purchase. It has about 9 hours of gameplay with the guide, and about 14 without it. My brother beat it the day we got it. All in all, this game is geared for people of all ages, and is very entertaining to everyone that i know who has played it...including me. You may want to rent or borrow it first to see if you like it though.

Decent game, could have been a bit more challenging...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 7
Date: April 25, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Zelda: The Ocarina of Time was a decent game. The puzzles and mini-games gave it a decent replay value. The music and graphics were decent, especially in Zora's Domain. The Z targeting feature made gameplay flow smoothly and fighting less tedious. I didn't find the "dastardly" Water Temple all that difficult; I beat it the first time in a little under 45 minutes, without a guide. I didn't find the game difficult enough as a whole to warrant the purchase of a guide. This leads into the games few failings: it could have been a little more challenging. The enemies were few and far between, and the only boss that was even a bit challenging (to me) was Bongo-Bongo, and even he was quickly mastered. None of the temples were very challenging either; I figured them out and beat each of them within an average time of about one-half hour. The game also seemed incomplete. It would have been nice to see the Triforce, even if it couldn't have been obtained. It also would have been nice to thaw Zora's Domain. The game could have used a better ending sequence, and it muddled the plot of the series somewhat, but I won't get into that. It wouldn't have hurt if the game was a few hours longer either, with a more developed plot. But in the end, I enjoyed the game and felt it was a welcome, regardless of being somewhat flawed, addition to the Legend of Zelda. I recommend its purchase, especially to fans of the series.

Best game ever? Sure, and Laetitia Casta is my girlfriend.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 29
Date: October 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Miyamoto slacked off on this one.

1.This is certainly not the best game ever. Not even the best game on Nintendo 64. Super Mario 64, and Perfect Dark both stomp this game into submission.

2.This is not a role-playing game. Role-playing games have a lot of text and character involvement. This game has a script that is about two pages long, maybe less. What you say or do in this game really has no effect on the games out come.

3.This is not the best Zelda game. The Legend Of Zelda, Links Awakening, and A Link To The Past are all much better games, especially for their time.

4.This game is not 256 Mega Bytes. It is actually 256 Mega Bits, which is equal to 32 Mega Bytes. So sorry the game isn't nearly the size of a 650/700 Mega Byte CD-ROM.

5.The game has no replay value, I played through it once, then about a year later, I attempted playing through it again, I couldn't bare it, the game is just too boring. I played through Final Fantasy VII and VIII twice each, and those took alot longer than this to finish, they were both great both times through.

I loved the good old Zelda games but this just doesn't deserve the Zelda name, lets just hope that Zelda on the Game Cube doesn't turn out the same way.

one of the best games ever made

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: October 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS THE BEST OUT OF ALL THE ZELDA SERIES. I HAVE IT ON THE 64 AND GAMECUBE AND I HAVE AT LEAST BEAT IT 50 TIMES. THIS GAME CAN NEVER GET BORING. IT USED TO TAKE ME ABOUT A MONTH TO TURN BIG THE FIRST FEW TIMES BUT NOW I CAN DO IT IN ABOUT 3 OR 4 HOURS. THIS GAME IS SO ADDICTIVE I WOULD STAY UP UP TO 2 AND 3 A CLOCK IN THE MORNING PLAYING THIS. I KNOW THE WHOLE STORY BUT IT NEVER GETS BORING. I ALSO GOT IT ON MY GAMECUBE AND I BEAT MASTER QUEST AT LEAST 10 TIMES AND WIND WAKER TWICE. IF YOU CAN FIND THIS GAME I SUGGEST YOU BUY IT IMEEDIATLY!!!!!

The most spectacular game EVER!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 09, 2001
Author: Amazon User

To put it short this game is PERFECT!!

ocarina of time review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I loved it.It just draws you in.There was some parts i got snagged on but it is one of the best puzzle solving games you'll ever buy.I'd give it 5 stars any day.Like finding one of those big chests wondering what will be inside,is it a bomb bag,is it a bow and arrow,is it a sling shot?It's a magnificent game,i'd recomend it for anyone and everyone.So next time your out buying video games and you see it on the shelf BUY IT!

Youkai abound

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This has to be one of the best N64 games I have *ever* played. Fun; challenging - hundreds of monsters, each with their own method of attack and weaknesses, and so many puzzles you'll go insane; tons of side quests; extremely well done graphically for its time, brilliant all around!

THE BEST GAME FOR 64

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: February 24, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is truely the best game for 64 becuase link is so cool. This is probabaly the best zelda game. Ganondorf is the man and you beat him in this game. If you havent played this game, i dont know but anyways in this one you could be big link and little link. Not like in majoros mask where you could only be little link. This game is way better than majoros mask. If you still have 64 (get a gamecube, so you can play windwaker)you need to get this great game.

HOLY MOLY!! THE PERSON WHO WROTE THE REVEIW JUST RIGHT BELOW ME IS RIGHT!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 29, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game IS fun! The reveiwer below me, I took his advice... AND I DIDN'T REGRET IT!! I'm addicted so much that I'm already on the Shadow Temple boss, Bongo Bongo, on the same day I got this game! I love this game like a wife! NOTE: Bongo Bongo is a really tough boss. He's the toughest boss so far... I still haven't beatn him!!

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