The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time turned 20 years old today.
In spite of this, Ocarina of Time remains a unique experience even two decades later.
There have been countless open world games since 1998, but Ocarina of Time was the moment when the concept of massive, interconnected worlds began to really crystalize.
AdvertisementOcarina of Time isn’t the most narratively daring or thematically compelling game in the Zelda series.
Many games seek to emulate the scale and scope of Ocarina of Time but omit the simplicity.