Ocarina of Time remake draws praise and reservations over its changes

Entertainment · First reported 5 Nov, 11:03 · Updated 22:31

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Coverage presents the Switch 2 remake as a refreshed version of the 1998 game, with updated visuals and controls, while one hands-on account highlights changes to boss fights, movement, cutscenes and the day-night cycle. The available reports offer limited detail beyond those broad points.

The remake updates the classic game’s visuals and adds new controls, according to The Week’s brief description.
A hands-on account says some boss fights have new attacks and animations, while Great Fairy upgrades now require rupees.
The same account says the hookshot no longer reaches Kakariko’s rooftops, and aiming uses an over-the-shoulder view rather than a first-person lens.
It also describes longer, voiced story cutscenes and a lengthened day-night cycle that runs in towns as well as outdoors.
WIRED’s headline calls attention to a changed appearance for Link, but its supplied excerpt gives no further details.

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Key facts

Original game: Released in 1998, according to the supplied coverage.
Remake platform: Nintendo Switch 2.
Boss fights: Some have new attacks and animations, according to Mashable.
Hookshot change: Mashable says it can no longer grapple onto Kakariko’s rooftops.