Stop The Presses, Link Can Jump In Ocarina Of Time Remake

Today, Nintendo aired The Legend Of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct. We learned the Ocarina of Time remake is launching November 5. We heard about a new orchestra concert touring the world in 2027. We finally got to see the title of the upcoming full-length movie: The Legend Of Zelda (no, really, that's it). Then, Eiji Aonuma walked us through a 15-minute gameplay demo of the upcoming Ocarina of Time Remake, and while the game's new look and gameplay are already being debated, there's no denying one crucial addition: Link can now jump on command. At one point, the younger version of Link comes across a pond with rocks that he must jump across. In the previous Ocarina of Time game, Link would automatically jump when approaching the rocks. Now, however, players can make Link jump whenever they like, at the press of a button. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQvD3p2yGwc As Aonuma himself pointed out in the demo, jumping may not seem like a big deal, but because the original game didn't allow for free jumping, this is a major change in the context of Ocarina of Time. Though what was shown was faithful to the original, the combination of this jump mechanic and the new sprint mechanic coul…