Just a post about the new love of my life that is Ocarina of Time as someone who DIDN'T experience the original release.

I'm an avid gamer, but missed out entirely on Zelda and Mario growing up. I was a PS2 kid before moving to Xbox in 2006, which remains my primary platform (now in my thirties).

As an adult, I've loved both Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom (around 150 hours combined), but Nintendo has never been a huge part of my gaming life. The original Switch was my first Nintendo console, and my Switch 2 has largely been an expensive Mario Kart machine until now. I went into Ocarina expecting to enjoy it, but 20–25 hours in, I'm already wondering whether it might become one of my favourite games of all time.

I love everything about this game. The biggest thing that has struck me is how much the game always trusts you as a player to figure its world out. It provides enough gentle direction without excessive hand-holding, but never feels deliberately obtuse either.…