{"id":383079,"date":"2026-11-04T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-04T17:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=383079"},"modified":"2026-11-04T09:20:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T17:20:20","slug":"the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-lands-a-96-on-metacritic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-legend-of-zelda-ocarina-of-time-remake-lands-a-96-on-metacritic\/","title":{"rendered":"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake lands a 96 on Metacritic"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5<\/strong>, and it\u2019s landing with serious momentum. Metacritic currently has it at 96\/100<\/a> based on 42 critic reviews. That already makes Nintendo\u2019s remake the highest-rated game of 2026 so far, and it puts it in Metacritic\u2019s top 20.<\/p>\n\n

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For a little context, it\u2019s ahead of 2011\u2019s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, which sits at 94, though it still trails the 1998<\/strong> Nintendo 64 original at 99, according to Metacritic. Critics keep describing the remake the same way: faithful, polished, and visually impressive. The tone of the reviews leans more toward \u201cmodern reimagining done right\u201d than simple nostalgia bait.<\/p>\n

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Nintendo says The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake was rebuilt from scratch<\/strong>. Players are getting new visuals, voiced cutscenes, an orchestral soundtrack, updated controls, full camera control, a dedicated jump button, faster swimming, motion aiming, a Breath of the Wild-style interface, and a Japanese puppet-show look.<\/p>\n\n

Eiji Aonuma says the project from Nintendo EPD Group No. 3, first announced on June 9<\/strong>, should help newer staff and players better appreciate the pacing and story of the original.<\/p>\n\n

If you\u2019re eyeing one of Nintendo\u2019s big Zelda releases for the series\u2019 40th-anniversary holiday lineup, this looks like an easy one to pick up on Nintendo Switch 2. Nintendo launched the system on June 5, 2025<\/strong>, with stronger graphics, more storage, and a larger LCD screen.<\/p>\n\n

Nintendo says the 24.5GB<\/strong> game will be available digitally for $59.99 or physically for $69.99, with the boxed version getting a textured foil cover. There\u2019s also a themed Nintendo Switch 2 console, released October 29.<\/p>\n

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The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 5, and it\u2019s landing with serious momentum. Metacritic currently has it at 96\/100 based on 42 critic reviews. That already makes Nintendo\u2019s remake the highest-rated game of 2026 so far, and it puts it in Metacritic\u2019s top 20. For a … Continue reading “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake lands a 96 on Metacritic”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9351,"featured_media":383078,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[6823],"class_list":["post-383079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","content-category-games"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t