6 Biggest Takeaways From Hands-On With Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake

The remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is primed to be the crown jewel of this year's Nintendo lineup--after all, this is a lovely-looking reimagining of a beloved and classic entry in one of the most revered video game franchises in the company's catalogue. Ocarina has received the remake treatment before for the 3DS handheld, but that left many of the core systems and the graphical art direction of the original Nintendo 64 game largely intact, albeit cleaner. This Switch 2 remake, by comparison, appears to be making more ambitious changes, while still carefully retaining the original's core identity. Check out our full Ocarina of Time preview for more details, but for a quick primer, here are the six biggest ways that this remake is transforming the experience of the original game. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time The visual upgrade is beautiful From the very first trailer, the new art style for the Ocarina of Time has been divisive. In motion, though, it won me over very quickly. Link, his friends in Kokiri Forest, and other characters, like those in Hyrule Castle Town, have kept their zany, exaggerated designs with an angular doll-like look. Patterns and textur…

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