Nintendo confirmed the remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time with a brief trailer, but the surprise had already faded thanks to leaks from user Nate the Hate. Former marketing executives pointed out that the company, stubbornly, did not adjust its plan despite the leak, generating a lukewarm reception. However, the underlying problem is not the leak, but how little the product offers.
Superficial improvements: clean textures, same 1998 skeleton 🎮
The remake barely touches up the visual finish with more defined textures and slightly adjusted lighting, but retains the same engine, animations, and level design from the Nintendo 64 version. There is no trace of the canceled Ura Zelda dungeon or the cooperative mode that previous rumors suggested. Nintendo opted for low-risk, minimal-cost development, prioritizing a safe product over a substantial overhaul. The result is a 1998 game with cosmetic filters.
60 euros for the same game: the masterstroke of stubbornness 💸
The citizen fan pays 60 euros for the same trip to Hyrule from 1998, but now with textures that don't look like they came from an emulator with shaders. Nintendo, true to its style, decides that cheap and safe is better than risking new content. After all, if you've already paid for the original adventure three times, what does a fourth matter? Stubbornness has its price, and this time you pay it.