As that Super Mario Bros Wonder re-release with the really long title proves, when Nintendo has holes in their schedule and no finished new titles to patch them with, they usually resort to remakes and revamps. Given how long it took to get Tears of the Kingdom, we would not expect to see any trace of the next mainline Zelda anytime soon. But what about a mainline Zelda from…the past?
I wouldn’t trust a guy named “NateTheHate,” personally, but apparently every other journalist does. He leaked a bunch of information about the Switch 2 last year that turned out to be spot on. And the statements he made in his most recent podcast seem to have been backed up by sources at VGC.com, so….if he’s wrong, blame them. He predicts a new Star Fox will arrive on the console-handheld hybrid this summer…not a hard guess when Fox happens to be appearing in a new animated movie. But it’s his prediction for the big holiday title that’s raising the most eyebrows.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is still one of the most influential games Nintendo ever put out, even if the formula it established was eventually abandoned by the series itself after one too many turns. Despite its age I still think it holds up. The leaker believes a full-fledged remake of the 1998 classic will be Nintendo’s big Switch 2 offering this fall.
I love this game but I have concerns, partly BECAUSE I love it. Ocarina of Time was already remade once, for the 3DS in 2011. The thing about it is, the graphics are shiny and pretty but lose something in the translation. The N64 original feels gritty and edgy, and at times outright scary. And — this is an opinion no one else but me has — it belongs at 20 frames a second. Part of the reason it feels so cinematic is because it has a cinematic framerate!
I’m sure the Switch 2 OOT will be even shinier and prettier, with a squeaky clean Bottom of the Well you could eat off the floor of. But that ain’t OOT for me, and I’m let down by the thought that it might be OOT for a new generation. ….These are gripes about a hypothetical product, however. Assuming Switch 2 Ocarina of Time actually exists, we’ll see what it winds up looking like.
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