The transformation from A Link to the Past to the full 3D world of Ocarina of Time was truely breathtaking. The Nintendo 64 had the amazing power to ditch the top-down view of previous Zelda games and give us the beautiful third-person view between Link and the young boy Link, two seperate time periods to advance the game, each with their own items and levels.
I received the special edition version of this game with the glossy box art and golden cartridge, I had not played the game yet and I was already overjoyed.
The game follows basically the same formula as other games; gather your items, explore dungeons and solve puzzles all while slashing away at the bad guys or putting a few arrows in them. The biggest addition was the use of the flute like instrument, the ocarina. Certain button combinations played one of the numerous songs that aided in solving puzzles to simply calling your horse for transportation. The dungeons were excellently crafted and added the dark, gloomy and creepy feeling when you turn a shadowy corner. I think this was the first game that gave a significant atmospheric feeling to me. The music and sound effects were simply remarkable as well and the mix of visuals and audio came together to form a top 5 game in nearly anyone's list.
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