Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe

NPR News Nov 4, 2026 00:00 1 min read 1 reads

Nintendo's new Ocarina of Time remake enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values, the game left me feeling oddly bereft.

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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe November 4, 20266:00 AM ET

James Perkins Mastromarino

Link, the Hero of Time, grown-up and newly awoken from a magical seven-year slumber. Nintendo hide caption

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With its tale of an idyllic world despoiled by the lust for power, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time feels as relevant today as it did in 1998. Nintendo's new remake, out Thursday on the Switch 2, enshrines its place in the gaming canon for generations to come. But despite its stupendous production values and painstaking details, the game left me feeling oddly bereft.

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is superb, streamlined and safe

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