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0:00Melancholy.
0:03This game made me feel a sense of
0:05melancholy, somewhere between sadness,
0:08poetry, and a touch of depression—
0:11really.
0:13And it's been years and years since I’ve
0:15felt that for a production.
0:18There are two Zeldas that manage to make
0:21me feel this a little bit: Ocarina of
0:23Time and A Link to the Past.
0:26The two games that truly manage to touch
0:29me.
0:31With this remake, I wasn't expecting
0:33such a well-mastered game.
0:36I'm talking about the overall experience
0:37, mind you, because this game clearly
0:39has flaws; it has a lot of them.
0:41But beyond that, the experience is such
0:44that all those flaws are veiled by magic
0:47.
0:50There’s a kind of melancholy that sets
0:52in—pardon me—a melancholy that sets in
0:54as the adventure unfolds.
0:57And frankly, I'll tell you, I would have
1:01liked to have my memories wiped, to have
1:04my brain rebooted, just to rediscover
1:07the game from this perspective.
1:12But really, a facet pushed even further
1:15into poetry and presentation, with an
1:18art direction that charms, and above all
1:21, they understood one thing: that the
1:24music is important and must match the
1:27visuals, match the emotion, match what
1:30is really happening during a sequence,
1:33and so on.
1:35There needs to be a union, a kind of
1:37harmony between the image, the sound,
1:39and the story. Ocarina of Time—we know
1:42the game by heart, we know it by heart.
1:46Except that here, it has been elevated
1:47in a way that makes this very feeling—
1:49this melancholy—well, I had forgotten it
1:51.
1:53It's crazy.
1:55So I’m going to share my impressions of
1:57the remake of The Legend of Zelda:
2:00Ocarina of Time on Nintendo Switch 2.
2:02There is a lot to cover. So sit back,
2:05put me in the background, and just
2:08listen. We're going to take it nice and
2:10easy.
2:11I'm going to list what I enjoyed and
2:13what I hated, because there are flaws,
2:15especially on the visual side.
2:18There are some little hiccups.
2:21But overall, for me, it deserves its
2:24score—an extremely high score—because in
2:27the end, when you put down the
2:29controller and you have that feeling,
2:32beyond just melancholy—not nostalgia,
2:35but almost, I don't know, sadness—of
2:38wanting to move on, yet it's forced upon
2:41you because, when "The End" appears, all
2:44you want to do is start over. You want
2:47to go back?
2:48Well, it deserves its score.
2:50It totally deserves its score.
2:53Ladies and gentlemen, I'll stop talking
2:55now, and let's get into my impressions
2:57of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
2:59on Nintendo Switch.
3:26Alright, Martial from the path sharing
3:27his impressions with us. I'm shaking his
3:29hand. There we go, live.
3:32Reviewing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina
3:34of Time. A sumptuous remake on Switch 2
3:36that really taps into nostalgia.
3:39Hyrule has never looked so resplendent.
3:43Released in 1998 on Nintendo 64.
3:49It's crazy.
3:501998 is my favorite year. The World Cup
3:54, extraordinary games, Resident Evil 2,
3:57memories with my mother.
3:59Anyway, I it really is my favorite year
4:03. I could make a video about it one day
4:06, I think, to tell you why it’s my
4:08favorite year in entertainment, cinema,
4:11and music. It is just a crazy year.
4:14Be that as it may, released in 1998 on
4:16Nintendo 64, The Legend of Zelda:
4:18Ocarina of Time left its mark on a whole
4:20generation of players and remains one of
4:22the most iconic episodes of the saga to
4:24this day.
4:26Today, when someone talks about The
4:28Legend of Zelda, they often talk about
4:30Ocarina of Time.
4:32It's not my favorite, clearly not.
4:35Yes, it left a lasting impression. Yes,
4:37back in '98, little Marti was amazed by
4:41what he saw, but it's not my favorite.
4:46With this new version destined for the
4:49Switch 2, Big N gives its masterpiece a
4:52real visual facelift, an orchestrated
4:55soundtrack, and much more modern
4:57controls.
4:59As for the soundtrack, there are even
5:02new notes, new melodies, music that
5:05captures the vibe of Ocarina of Time
5:07mixed with cinematics.
5:11Just talking about it gives me
5:12goosebumps.
5:15We join Link, a young hero who left the
5:17Kokiri Forest to save the kingdom of
5:19Hyrule from a terrible threat in an
5:21adventure that spans ages and cleverly
5:23plays with time.
5:25While the plot and the general structure
5:27remain faithful to the original work,
5:29the numerous improvements made to the
5:31gameplay experience considerably change
5:33the way we explore this universe.
5:36An ideal opportunity to rediscover a
5:38video game monument or to finally
5:41experience it in conditions worthy of
5:43modern machines.
5:45I told my daughter to stop.
5:48She had started the Nintendo 64 version
5:51because she’s curious, she kept hearing
5:53about it and so on.
5:56She is at uh Yes.
5:58There. Right when she’s about to pull
6:01the Master Sword in the Temple of Time,
6:04I tell her to stop.
6:06Honestly, I tell her stop because I want
6:09her to discover the game
6:12in a modern way.
6:14So, people will tell me "Yes, but it's
6:15good to show it to her.""I agree with
6:17you.""Do I really agree with you?" She
6:20said to me, "Are you sure, Dad?"
6:21I say yes yes yes, I really want her to
6:23play the game like this with the
6:25cutscenes, the immersion, the voice
6:27acting, the atmosphere, the visuals.
6:31I want her to get excited about modern
6:33consoles. It's her generation.
6:35In '98, it amazed us, but her, I see it
6:38of course, she likes it.
6:40But it's not the same feeling because we
6:43are in a generation where video games
6:45are overdeveloped with crazy graphics
6:47and so on.
6:49And she told me herself, "I'll go back
6:51to the Nintendo 64 version later, okay,
6:53I trust you and so on."
6:55I really want her to discover this
6:57production with this rendering.
7:01That's to tell you how crazy it is. It
7:04blows your mind.
7:06Anyway, let's move on to the visual part
7:08.
7:17Let's start with what jumps out at you
7:19immediately. The art direction has been
7:22enhanced. The result is simply
7:24magnificent.
7:25The environments have gained in richness
7:27. The textures are much more detailed
7:29and every corner seems to have benefited
7:32from special attention.
7:34The temples, villages, and landscapes of
7:36Hyrule enjoy a new lease on life with an
7:38impressive amount of small details that
7:40give more character to this universe.
7:43The lighting effects are particularly
7:46successful to the point that we
7:48sometimes take the time to simply stop
7:50and admire the scenery. That's something
7:53I often do in video games. I want to
7:55look at the environments. I want to look
7:57into the distance. I want to see what's
7:58happening. Is it alive? Is there
8:00wildlife? Is there flora? Does it move?
8:03Because it's animated and this game
8:05really treats us, really treats us
8:07visually, it's insane.
8:10They added lots of little details to
8:12Hyrule Field, little streams, little
8:15birds, butterflies, the grass moving in
8:17the wind, that kind of thing, and it
8:20works.
8:21When I talk about the lights too, well,
8:23the little life fairy delicately
8:25illuminates the areas plunged into
8:26darkness.
8:28There are some slightly dark moments in
8:30the game and you have the little fairy
8:31circling around you, and you have this
8:33little slightly reassuring light in an
8:35area where you feel something is about
8:36to happen.
8:38I find it well-executed, and that's why
8:41I want my daughter to play the game
8:43under these conditions, because there's
8:46an extra little something visually that
8:48gives you a sense of comfort.
8:50I think that's the word.
8:53And I promise you, seeing the little
8:55Navi spinning around with the light
8:56passing from one side to the other,
8:58reflecting on the wall and so on, well,
9:00it adds a little something extra.
9:03When it's handled well—and it’s
9:05well-made here—well, it just works.
9:07While the bluish glow of our charged
9:09blade illuminates the surroundings. I
9:11really enjoyed doing that so many times
9:13in little caves, things like that, and
9:14so on. Just charging the blade to
9:16slightly light up the area and see
9:18what's happening, because there are
9:20zones where it is extremely dark.
9:22There you go. And I, I, it’s amazing,
9:25it’s amazing.
9:28The lighting effects and particles bring
9:29a real magic to the whole experience.
9:32The work done on the environments isn't
9:34limited to just a simple fresh coat of
9:35paint, by the way.
9:37Certain areas have been densified,
9:39notably with new waterfalls and pools of
9:42water in Hyrule Field.
9:44Kakariko Village has been rearranged,
9:46and new elements allow for further
9:48exploration of certain sectors, like the
9:50grates and connections added to Goron
9:52Village or the Gerudo Fortress.
9:55The animations also benefit from this
9:57update, while the time that passes—
10:00continuously this time—helps make the
10:03kingdom feel more alive. Hyrule really
10:05gives the impression of being a world
10:08that exists independently of our
10:09movements.
10:12What they’ve done visually, they’ve
10:14brought this slightly realistic side,
10:15and personally, I appreciate it.
10:17The fog has been a subject of debate on
10:19social media.
10:20It didn't bother me at all; on the
10:22contrary, because you can really feel
10:24the humidity of the locations, and the
10:27damper it is, the denser the fog gets.
10:31It’s well-integrated.
10:33There you go, it's not always present;
10:35it depends on the forest, the humidity,
10:37and places like, for example, where the
10:39Zoras are, or the lake.
10:42Exactly, you really feel like you’re in
10:45a
10:47natural area in the end, and our
10:49movements—every step we take—actually
10:52make the fog dissipate accordingly, and
10:55it's super well-made.
11:00Now, I am obviously showing you the
11:03qualities here, undeniable qualities,
11:05and you've seen them through the
11:07trailers and so on.
11:10There are flaws, and we are going to
11:12talk about them. However, this idyllic
11:14picture must be qualified depending on
11:16the mode used.
11:18On a television, technical flaws are
11:20easier to notice, especially aliasing,
11:21which corresponds to the jagged "
11:23staircase" effects visible on the edges
11:25of objects and characters.
11:27Unfortunately, we see quite a lot of it
11:31.
11:33We also note some popping and clipping
11:35issues when elements of the scenery
11:37appear abruptly.
11:39uh, on the screen as we move forward or
11:42when textures load to display more
11:44detail.
11:46So you will see it in the game.
11:49When you walk around, poof, a small
11:51element appears, poof, a texture that is
11:54a bit sharper, a bit flashier, and so on
11:57.
11:59So they want to push the concept of "we
12:01put a lot of things on screen, we bring
12:04this photorealistic side," but
12:05unfortunately we work according to our
12:08hardware.
12:09We still want to dazzle you, but we
12:11can't go any further because the
12:14hardware doesn't allow it.
12:16I really feel it, but it remains very
12:19pretty.
12:20Furthermore, the density of certain
12:23foliage and certain clumps of grass can
12:25seem strange. Let me start over.
12:27Furthermore, the density of certain
12:29foliage and certain clumps of grass can
12:30seem strange.
12:32And I put in parentheses: because of the
12:34resolution or FSR.
12:36I think it's more likely because of FSR
12:37. There you go, for those who don't know
12:39, it's a technology that improves the
12:41image, upscales the resolution, and
12:42improves the frame rate.
12:44The problem with using this type of
12:46technology is that it can bring a
12:48slightly messy look to the image. That's
12:51what I feel.
12:52Being used to the PC world now, as I've
12:54been playing on PC for X years now.
12:56When you activate these kinds of things
12:58, well yes, the image is less flashy and
12:59less sharp.
13:00For example, if you look at the ground,
13:02you will see some foliage moving, etc.,
13:04but from time to time, you get the
13:06impression it's a bit blurry, a bit, a
13:08bit strange. There it is. And I think
13:10it's due to FSR. If there's no FSR, then
13:13it's the resolution. It's just not
13:14possible otherwise.
13:16In short, this can give a slightly
13:19smudged look; nothing dramatic, but
13:21these small imperfections stand out more
13:24on a large screen.
13:25So, I specify, in TV mode. Look at this
13:28absolutely crazy image.
13:30However, in handheld mode, the results
13:33are much more flattering.
13:36The image looks sharper, more vibrant,
13:38and the defects mentioned previously
13:39become much less perceptible, especially
13:41the aliasing.
13:43And that is normal. Why?
13:45Well, the screen size, you see, the
13:47smallness of the screen almost acts as a
13:50particularly effective beauty filter.
13:53Yes, it works.
13:56In both configurations, the game runs at
13:59around 60 frames per second, offering
14:01very welcome fluidity. Movement is
14:03pleasant, animations benefit from this
14:05stability, and we find a level of
14:07comfort perfectly suited to this new
14:09version.
14:10Another particularly welcome improvement
14:12is that time now flows continuously,
14:15including inside villages and buildings
14:17.
14:18Transitions have also been overhauled in
14:20several areas, and that is a joy.
14:24That is a joy. Transitions, for example
14:27, when I'm on Hyrule Field, I can go to
14:30Lon Lon Ranch without any issues,
14:32without cutaways or loading screens,
14:34including the lake nearby.
14:36I can go there.
14:38There you go. And there are many things
14:40like that.
14:43Even in the Citadel, I can enter shops
14:45without any issues, without cutaways,
14:47without a black screen, and I love that
14:48.
14:50Certain areas are now connected without
14:53black screens or loading, notably Hyrule
14:55Field, Lon Lon Ranch, and Lake Hylia.
14:57There you go, these three sectors are
14:59connected.
15:00Even when we enter a house or a shop,
15:02the experience proves to be much more
15:04fluid.
15:05These small changes provide a welcome
15:07continuity to exploration and
15:09significantly strengthen immersion.
15:19The gameplay. Come on, let's look into
15:21it.
15:23Link has finally taken some lessons in
15:25modernity, and I’m telling you, it feels
15:28good.
15:30Whether you like it or not, the 1998
15:33gameplay is extremely rigid.
15:36If you defend the '98 gameplay, it's
15:39really just nostalgia talking.
15:41Because between the targeting, the
15:44camera, and the fact that you can't jump
15:48, it's...it's heavy.
15:50It's very heavy, and we remember it.
15:53Well, I remember it. It's not nostalgia
15:56that's going to cloud my brain here.
15:58Truly, the first time I played Ocarina
16:01of Time in my room, quietly in the dark
16:04, it took me a while to adjust to
16:06understand the controls.
16:09Link not jumping, it’s done
16:12automatically. The camera being a bit
16:14stuck from time to time.
16:15At the beginning, you struggle. I'm
16:17sorry, you struggle, and I see it today
16:19with my daughter.
16:20When she started the adventure, I felt
16:22like I was seeing myself, actually.
16:25I really feel like I'm seeing myself.
16:27So yes, modernizing the gameplay is
16:30something to be appreciated.
16:32Having this freedom in the controls is
16:35what we've always wanted in the end.
16:39If the graphics impress. The controls
16:41likely constitute one of the most
16:43important evolutions of this version.
16:46Our hero finally benefits from controls
16:48adapted to current standards. without
16:50however denying the identity of his
16:51original adventure.
16:53The free camera is pleasant to use and
16:56the button for jumping manually truly
16:58changes the way you approach movement.
17:01I tell you, even there, I had a hard
17:03time getting used to it. Why?
17:06Because precisely, I was conditioned to
17:08play a character that jumps
17:11automatically. I fell I don't know how
17:14many times.
17:16There you go, it's muscle memory.
17:19uh from a cliff, from a platform,
17:20etcetera because I forgot to press the
17:23jump button.
17:24It drove me crazy.
17:27And yet this jump button, frankly it's a
17:29joy for many things.
17:34Gone are the days when you had to rely
17:36solely on rolls to move a little faster
17:38; Link can now sprint, which makes long
17:41traversals much less laborious.
17:43And yes, right?
17:45Ah well, the little trick, we all knew
17:46it, didn't we. You had to do rolls back
17:49then to move very fast and get from one
17:51area to another when you didn't have
17:54Epona. Of course.
17:56Here Nintendo understood very well and
17:59listened to the community. We are going
18:01to bring a button.
18:03You hold it down and you run. However,
18:06what I would have liked is to add that
18:09button to the left joystick as well.
18:13You press once and the character runs.
18:16No, because here, you are forced to
18:18press A all the time, all the time, all
18:21the time to run, well, sprint.
18:23And it's annoying.
18:25It's annoying. Why not put it directly
18:27on the key, well, the joystick?
18:29There you go.
18:30Maybe the developers thought that it...
18:32Well, maybe there are old-timers who
18:34still prefer to run quietly, without
18:36really pressing the button, etcetera.
18:39But in the end, no, it's a very welcome
18:42control and it should have been, once
18:45again, included in the left joystick.
18:49You press once and then he sprints all
18:52the time. Period.
18:54I find it a pity. Well, afterwards you
18:56get used to it. You keep holding down
18:57the A button, you dash and that's it.
19:00These additions may seem obvious today,
19:02but they truly transform the comfort of
19:04the game entirely.
19:07The inventory also benefits from nice
19:09modernizations with a quick item
19:11scrolling system that avoids multiplying
19:13pauses and menu manipulations.
19:16like in Breath of the Wild, I could have
19:18added that.
19:20So we really have a menu like in Breath
19:22of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom, a
19:24straight, squared-off menu, and it works
19:26.
19:28Uh, another thing, the iron boots and
19:31hover boots can be assigned to the d-pad
19:34shortcut to be equipped or removed
19:36instantly.
19:38So look at this image on the left side,
19:39we have the directional pad.
19:41So you can put the hover boots, the iron
19:44boots. On top, you put—well, it’s no
19:47longer called the Lens of Truth but the
19:50Glasses of Truth. It’s been changed.
19:53So on top you put either masks or
19:55glasses, and on the bottom, the boots.
19:57There you go, and it's a joy, I'm
20:00telling you. It’s a joy.
20:03So the Lens of Truth has also been
20:05redesigned as glasses that can be
20:07assigned to a shortcut with a rather
20:09nice eye-opening visual effect.
20:12Very clean.
20:13Another small improvement: moving
20:15underwater with the iron boots is now
20:17less tedious.
20:18Ah, that feels so good. Especially the
20:20Water Temple.
20:22So instead of moving forward,
20:26Link walks faster. Ta-da-da, and
20:28thankfully so.
20:30And it feels great.
20:32And we move forward, there you go, with
20:35better fluidity. This is the kind of
20:37thing we want.
20:39Everything is designed to limit
20:41interruptions and make the adventure
20:43more dynamic.
20:45And it feels great.
20:47The Switch 2’s gyroscope is another
20:49excellent surprise.
20:52That also feels great. Aiming becomes
20:54particularly precise and we quickly take
20:56a liking to this way of controlling our
20:58movements. Whether with the slingshot or
21:01the bow, the adjustments are intuitive
21:03and pleasant.
21:04Veterans of the old versions should
21:06appreciate this increased comfort, while
21:08newcomers will benefit from more
21:10accessible controls.
21:12There you go, even the shooting
21:14challenges gain in fluidity, to the
21:15dismay of the merchants who were hoping
21:17to extract a few more rupees from us.
21:21Well yes, there are mini-games in the
21:23game.
21:24We’re thinking of the games with the
21:26slingshot, the bow, and so on.
21:29So yes, it brings better comfort in
21:32terms of handling.
21:35The console also puts its microphone to
21:37good use.
21:38It is now possible to play Ocarina
21:41melodies by humming directly into it or
21:43even by using a real instrument.
21:46I found that funny.
21:49Though, I think it’s a feature meant for
21:53kids because, yes, it’s well-suited for
21:56that.
21:57I can hardly see myself continuing the
21:59adventure like that. Oh my, it’s every 3
22:03seconds.
22:07No, you try it once, it’s funny. You
22:10whistle, and it works. It works. The
22:13thing understands everything, it detects
22:14everything, it works. Okay, but you go
22:16back to the buttons very quickly. Kids,
22:18on the other hand, are really going to
22:20love it, either with the ocarina sold
22:23separately or by using a real ocarina.
22:26Uh, for those who have one at home, just
22:29try by whistling, singing, or humming
22:31along.
22:32There you go, it works, the kids are
22:34going to love it.
22:36Obviously, I tried it, I'm telling you,
22:38I tried it, it works and I found it fun
22:40, but after a while I switched back to
22:41the classic controls, that'll do.
22:43Thanks, goodbye.
22:46Anyway, Link visually adjusts his finger
22:49positions on his ocarina while Navi
22:51performs a little choreography dedicated
22:54to each melody.
22:56It's true that the finger placement,
22:58well, everything was thought out to have
23:00a beautiful animation on screen and it's
23:02great. A fun feature that cleverly
23:04exploits the machine's capabilities.
23:08We almost want to dig out our old
23:09instruments, provided we don't scare off
23:11the neighbors.
23:13I wrote this sentence because I remember
23:16making an ocarina, uh, what do you call
23:19it?
23:20Out of clay.
23:22Oh boy, I don't even remember that you
23:24heat up in the oven.
23:26I made an ocarina. Well, it didn't work
23:27.
23:30But hey, I did make one.
23:33Finally, those who might have lost track
23:35of their journey can check the timeline
23:37.
23:38And that's also a welcome idea because
23:40in Ocarina of Time, if you leave it for
23:43a week, where was I?
23:46But really, the '98 game, when you're in
23:48school, I only played on weekends
23:50because my mother only allowed games
23:52then, not during the week, just on
23:53weekends.
23:55Wait, where was I?
23:58So yes, this new tool is well
24:00implemented.
24:02It summarizes progress, current
24:04objectives, and the major milestones of
24:06the adventure. Everything is presented
24:09through a large tapestry retracing
24:11Link's adventures.
24:13A welcome aid for resuming a game after
24:16several days away or for remembering the
24:19next destination when our memory starts
24:22acting up.
24:24Not everything is perfect, however. The
24:26controls on Epona's back remain just as
24:28clunky and unpleasant as ever. But what
24:30have you done?
24:32What have you done?
24:34They kept the exact same controls with
24:37Epona.
24:38Back then, it was already clunky and
24:40annoying. But when you have the horse
24:42heading toward a wall and you try to
24:44turn right, and it just gets stuck, it
24:46does...
24:48I'm just trying to go back a little bit
24:50. Ah, you just want to scream.
24:53I think they could update that.
24:57I think people are going to complain,
24:59and they'll release an update later to
25:01make the horse controls a bit more fluid
25:03.
25:04I hope so, because it's very heavy, very
25:07heavy.
25:09We would have appreciated it if this
25:11part had received the same modernization
25:13work as the rest of the adventure.
25:16They changed everything except that.
25:20I don't understand.
25:22It's a shame to keep such clunky
25:24controls when so many other aspects have
25:26been improved.
25:29They changed everything except for
25:34this.
25:36I'm telling you, it's just heavy.
25:46Story, length, and soundtrack.
25:49So, we’re going to talk about all that
25:51nicely.
25:53So, a melody that crosses generations.
25:55Yes, something rather funny.
25:58My daughter, who had never played
26:00Ocarina of Time—obviously with a dad who
26:02loves the franchise—she already knew the
26:04tunes. The melodies literally cross
26:06through.
26:07The ages are also included in recent
26:11games.
26:12With remixes, new notes, and so on, but
26:15the tones are still there.
26:18And I think Ocarina of Time was a great
26:20foundation for all the subsequent ones
26:22in terms of music.
26:24For the rest, we find exactly the great
26:26adventure that marked the history of the
26:28saga. Link’s journey keeps its structure
26:30, its characters, its dungeons, and its
26:32puzzles. Now, the puzzles have been
26:34modified for many things.
26:36Basically, to try to bring something
26:38fresh, new, and original.
26:41They removed the somewhat clunky puzzles
26:42from back then and replaced them with
26:44stuff that's a bit more accessible,
26:46let's put it that way.
26:49What was annoying back then isn't
26:51anymore, and I personally prefer it that
26:55way.
26:56Fans of the original episode will
26:58happily rediscover the iconic locations
27:01of the kingdom of Hyrule, while new
27:03players will be able to discover an
27:05adventure that largely helped shape the
27:073D action-adventure game.
27:09It was a foundation, really, for video
27:11games.
27:12The dungeons in particular retain that
27:15ingenious construction that pushes us to
27:17observe the surroundings, understand
27:19their architecture, and intelligently
27:21use the items recovered as we progress.
27:25So that hasn't changed.
27:27It really is globally the same game.
27:33But regarding content, one new feature
27:36deserves to be highlighted anyway. The
27:40monster amphitheater. It's actually nice
27:42. It's nice. What is it?
27:45Well, this new area gathers the statues
27:47of the enemies and bosses we have
27:49defeated.
27:51We can thus examine their models and
27:53replay the boss battles at will.
27:56A nice little touch for combat fans and
27:58those who wish to revisit certain
28:00memorable confrontations.
28:02So, you know that when you go back into
28:04a temple, originally, you can't fight
28:05the boss again.
28:07Well here, they made a system where you
28:09can return a bit during these battles,
28:11and there's a scoring aspect with the
28:14timer and everything that goes with it.
28:18There you go, it's nice, but that's
28:19where I'm getting at.
28:20Exactly.
28:22On the other hand, we regret the absence
28:24of any real novelty related to the story
28:27.
28:29The map remains fundamentally identical
28:32, and no new location, no uncharted area
28:35, nor any expansion extends the
28:37adventure.
28:39Nothing.
28:41Everything is the same. Everything is
28:43the same in the layout of Hyrule.
28:47But you might think, maybe they'll add a
28:49new location.
28:51They went with a remake. It's great.
28:53Maybe there are ideas abandoned in '98
28:55that they can include in this game.
28:58Zip.
29:00After having finished the game 100%.
29:02I have all the hearts.
29:03I have all the hearts. I have—I have
29:05everything. I have everything. I have
29:06all the Gold Skulltulas. I have—I have
29:08everything.
29:10We would have liked to discover an
29:11additional bonus storyline.
29:13I would have really loved that.
29:16For those who go through the trouble of
29:18getting everything, arriving at the end
29:19, once the credits roll, adding a little
29:20something extra.
29:23You see, there's not even the Master
29:25Quest, there's not even that.
29:30It's really just the same game but
29:32prettier, a remake actually. A remake.
29:35I'm going to tell you something
29:36regarding remakes.
29:38With remakes, every time we have a
29:41divided community, players totally
29:44divided.
29:46By that, I mean there are people who
29:48expect a game that is reworked in a
29:50certain way, keeping the base game in
29:53terms of adventure and exploration, but
29:55with quite a bit of difference, quite a
29:58bit of change.
29:59I'll take Resident Evil 2 as an example
30:01.
30:01I know the game by heart, the '98 game,
30:04I know it by heart.
30:06But with the remake, I was surprised to
30:08rediscover things and areas.
30:11The work was redone on many things, even
30:13in terms of the scenario, and that's
30:15pleasing.
30:17Final Fantasy 7's remake as well, they
30:19changed a lot of things, and we aren't
30:21looking at a copy-paste of the games of
30:23yore.
30:24And on the other side, we have a
30:26community that complains about Final
30:28Fantasy 7, for example, and who really
30:31want a copy-paste but with modernized
30:33graphics. So no matter what, one way or
30:36the other, we will never manage to
30:38satisfy people when proposing remakes.
30:40There you go, either a remake with
30:43differences, or a copy-paste remake.
30:47This Zelda is a carbon-copy remake in
30:49terms of progression, story, and
30:51experience; it’s truly a carbon-copy
30:54remake.
30:56So it’s going to satisfy a whole segment
30:57of players.
30:59Usually, I’m the type who likes new
31:01features, having extra content, and so
31:04on.
31:05Nintendo doesn't want to take risks;
31:07they want to keep the Ocarina of Time
31:10story as is and bring it to old players
31:13, but also to the new generation.
31:16It works. Usually, once again, I’m the
31:19type who wants them to change quite a
31:21few things, but here I have nothing to
31:23say.
31:26I mean, it’s a beautiful remake, a
31:29well-thought-out remake that keeps
31:31exactly the same story, but a story that
31:34has been visualized and elevated with
31:36cinematics and voice acting, and it
31:39works, it really works.
31:43However, what I would have liked, once
31:46the credits rolled, is to have an extra
31:49mode or something, maybe an idea
31:52abandoned in '98.
31:56You see it in the early trailers, for
31:58example, in the first Ocarina of Time
32:01trailers from 1998, excuse me, you see
32:03Link getting the Triforce.
32:06Why not make a little extra mode with
32:09abandoned ideas, you know, with
32:11modernized graphics, with a separate
32:14sequence?
32:16That would have been really cool.
32:19Really cool.
32:21And on the other hand, the Master Quest
32:22, I think people are going to complain.
32:24Why not include it? That, I don't
32:25understand.
32:26But regardless, I find it a shame not to
32:28bring something extra to the table. So
32:30yes, you’re going to tell me there’s the
32:32amphitheater. OK, the amphitheater is a
32:34very good idea. The monster amphitheater
32:36, going back to smash some monsters.
32:39But I wanted that little something new,
32:41because in the end, you’re just hitting
32:42monsters you’ve already defeated in the
32:44game.
32:45I wanted that little something like, I
32:47don't know, a hidden cave somewhere that
32:50I blow up with a bomb, and as soon as I
32:52enter the place, it leads me toward the
32:54forest from Majora's Mask.
32:56You know, to tease, I don't know, the
32:58sequel to a remake or something. Anyway
32:59, you get what I mean?
33:01Or whatever, a lost idea, something
33:02extra, something extra—that’s what I
33:04would have wanted.
33:06There, I have the right to say it,
33:08because having played the game inside
33:11and out when I was a kid, obviously, I
33:13think it would have been cool to have a
33:15bit of original content in the story.
33:19However, and I repeat, the fact that
33:21it's a copy-paste remake, it works and
33:24it holds up.
33:26Once again, to such an extent that I
33:28told my daughter, stop the game, really
33:30stop. on the Nintendo 64 because I want
33:32you to play it that way with those
33:35graphics, those cinematics, that voice
33:37acting and that music. There you go,
33:39it's the same game.
33:41So later, she can go back to it on
33:42Nintendo 64 and discover the game, how
33:44it was made for us back then, and so on
33:46. But there you have it. Anyway, where
33:48was I?
33:50Uh, why not have integrated a few ideas
33:52imagined and then abandoned during the
33:54original development in the 90s? There
33:57was material to surprise veterans
33:58without distorting the work.
34:01We understood that Nintendo doesn't want
34:03to change the story, doesn't want to
34:04modify the overall aspect of the
34:06experience and the adventure.
34:09OK, but adding a little something extra
34:10would have been cool for us veterans,
34:12for the old-timers, you know, who have
34:14been here forever.
34:16So the respect for the original is
34:18commendable, but a small dose of new
34:21content would have made this version
34:23even more essential, really.
34:26So yes, they changed the puzzles, they
34:27changed a few things, etc., but it's not
34:29exactly striking.
34:31I'm opening a parenthesis here, I don't
34:32remember which journalist said, "Yes, it
34:33takes 15 minutes to find the sword." I
34:35don't know what they were on.
34:37It's it's no longer in the same place.
34:39It's, you'll see, it's in the same place
34:41but without being in the same place.
34:43Anyway, well, you'll see.
34:47For players discovering this epic for
34:48the first time, count on about 25 hours
34:50to reach the end, depending on the pace
34:52and time spent exploring.
34:54Those accustomed to it who already know
34:56the paths to take and the puzzles to
34:58solve will naturally progress much
35:00faster.
35:01But beyond the game length, it's above
35:02all the pleasure of returning to this
35:03universe that makes the difference. And
35:05what about the soundtrack? The
35:07re-orchestrated music is absolutely
35:09superb.
35:10The cult melodies benefit from richer
35:12arrangements and an interpretation that
35:15gives them a new dimension without
35:17losing their identity.
35:19We particularly appreciate the work done
35:21on the transitions between day and night
35:23. That is really so good. When the moon
35:26rises, the notes calm down and slow down
35:29gradually before regaining their energy
35:32when the sun returns.
35:35The music accompanies the passage of
35:38time with remarkable delicacy.
35:41But really, everything is thought out so
35:43that the whole thing is in harmony with
35:45our senses.
35:46The sight, the ears, uh the action on
35:49screen, the whole thing, but really
35:52really it's it's bravo.
35:55The big new feature also lies in the
35:57full voice-over for the cutscenes. A
35:59historic first for this entry.
36:02The French dubbing brings a real, but a
36:05real—excuse me—a real added layer of
36:08immersion and gives more life to the
36:10characters.
36:12When it comes to the ending, which is
36:15quite iconic in the Zelda universe, with
36:18voice-over and polished cutscenes, you
36:20get goosebumps.
36:24As I told you earlier, when you see "
36:26The End" on your screen, you don't want
36:28it to stop because, precisely due to the
36:30work done on the voice-over and the
36:32cutscenes, you don't want it to end.
36:37Right now, I'm replaying it in Japanese
36:38, it's amazing, but in Japanese it's
36:40just as amazing. Anyway, moving on.
36:43The cinematic sequences have also been
36:45reworked with animations and direction
36:47that fully highlight the dialogue.
36:50The visuals, the movement, the music,
36:52and the voices come together perfectly
36:53to offer particularly successful
36:55sequences.
36:57The result works wonderfully and gives
37:00new intensity to moments that
37:01aficionados already know by heart.
37:12Alright, time for Uncle Marti's
37:14conclusion, let's go.
37:16The years haven't gotten the better of
37:17the Hero of Time.
37:19We almost wish we could wipe our
37:21memories to discover this odyssey in
37:23this new light.
37:25Returning to the lands of Hyrule with
37:27such a level of polish is an immense
37:29pleasure, especially since every
37:30improvement seems designed to make the
37:33experience more enjoyable without
37:34distorting its identity.
37:36The art direction has been elevated.
37:39The lighting effects are magnificent,
37:41the environments are teeming with detail
37:43, and the re-orchestrated music gives
37:45new scope to melodies we already know by
37:47heart.
37:49Add to that full French voice-over for
37:52cutscenes, reworked animations, a frame
37:55rate around 60 frames per second, and
37:57greatly modernized controls.
38:00This remake succeeds in deeply evolving
38:02a video game monument without betraying
38:04what made it strong.
38:07Of course, not everything is flawless.
38:10The few technical imperfections are more
38:12visible on a television screen.
38:14Epona's controls could have used a
38:16serious refresh, and we especially
38:18regret the absence of any real new
38:21narrative content.
38:22The Monster Amphitheater is a nice
38:26addition.
38:27It's cool.
38:29But it's not enough to renew the
38:31adventure for those who already know
38:33every corner of the kingdom.
38:36We would have really liked to discover a
38:38new area, an original dungeon, or even
38:40some narrative elements that were
38:42imagined back in the day and then
38:43abandoned.
38:46I even want to tell you that back in the
38:49day with Link's Awakening on Game Boy,
38:51when the transition to Game Boy Color
38:54happened, they even added an extra
38:56temple.
38:58to play with the colors.
39:01I mean, you could do that, add a temple
39:04, something extra that gives you a
39:06little bonus you don't find in the base
39:09game, something, you know, that's what
39:11I'm a little disappointed by.
39:17Anyway, respecting the original work is
39:19a great thing, but a surprise of that
39:22scale would have added even more value
39:24to this new edition.
39:27The fact remains that expectations
39:28aren't necessarily the same depending on
39:30our history with the saga.
39:32Old-timers will find an adventure that
39:34transported them to a unique universe
39:36when they were younger, with the joy of
39:39rediscovering iconic places in a totally
39:41different light.
39:44Certain passages, certain puzzles, and
39:46certain battles retain that very special
39:48flavor despite the years that separate
39:51us from their first discovery.
39:54As for the new generation, they can
39:56finally understand why this episode
39:58holds such an important place in gaming
40:00heritage without having to deal with the
40:02technical limitations of a 1998
40:04production.
40:07The title clearly needed such a facelift
40:09, and this version pays it a very
40:11beautiful tribute.
40:14In the end, we take immense pleasure in
40:16finding Link, Navi, and the lands of
40:18Hyrule on a more modern machine.
40:21This adventure retains all its magic,
40:24its sense of exploration, its ingenious
40:26dungeons, and its ability to make us
40:29travel through time.
40:31We certainly would have appreciated a
40:32bit more audacity regarding new content
40:34, but it's hard to deny our pleasure in
40:36the face of such polished work.
40:39This new version reminds us why The
40:40Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time holds
40:42such a special place in video game
40:44history.
40:45Consoles evolve, graphics gain
40:47refinement, controls modernize, but some
40:50adventures simply don't age a day.
40:55And when the first notes of the ocarina
40:57ring out again, we immediately
40:59understand why we are so happy to return
41:01to Hyrule.
41:03We are looking at the rebirth of a
41:06gaming masterpiece.
41:11The pros, ladies and gentlemen: the
41:14enhanced art direction, the successful
41:16lighting and visual effects, the free
41:19camera, manual jumping and sprinting
41:21that modernize the controls, smoother
41:24exploration thanks to the removal of
41:27certain transitions, the French voice
41:29acting, perfect immersion, the
41:31absolutely superb re-orchestrated music
41:34, the Timeline and the Monster Arena on
41:37a complete cartridge.
41:39I’m putting it in my pros and cons.
41:42The game, it’s a physical edition.
41:44There’s no game card download nonsense
41:46or whatever.
41:48The cons, a few technical imperfections
41:51more visible in TV mode.
41:54Epona's controls are still as clunky as
41:56ever.
41:57No new locations or real narrative
41:59expansions. But then again, I think that
42:02suits a part of the community.
42:05You know, once again, I saw it with the
42:07Final Fantasy 7 remake. The community
42:09was totally, totally divided. So here,
42:12the fact of having a game that’s really
42:15identical but with all these extras, all
42:17these perks, well, it’s going to be
42:20great for everyone; it’s going to please
42:22everyone in that group of players.
42:26Anyway, it’s an adventure I recommend.
42:28It’s an essential game to play on
42:31Nintendo Switch 2.
42:33I wish I could have had my memory wiped
42:35.
42:35My score is crazy.
42:38I gave it a 19, despite the flaws,
42:40because when you put the controller down
42:43—and there aren't many games that manage
42:46to make me feel that—when you turn off
42:48the TV and you have that feeling of
42:51melancholy, as I said at the beginning
42:53of this video, and you lie there with
42:56your eyes open in the dark, you tell
42:58yourself: "I just had a wild adventure.
43:00" I can't give it any less; it's
43:04impossible.
43:06And when you wake up in the morning,
43:08having finished the game 100%, and you
43:11say, "I want to go back." Yes, it's an
43:14excellent title.
43:17It's an excellent title.
43:20Stop, my daughter, stop playing the '98
43:21game.
43:23You really need to play this game like
43:25this.
43:26Well, she could play the 5th one.
43:30That's a bit—that's a bit complicated.
43:31Playing in secret at home is a bit
43:33complicated. But either way, she could
43:34play the 5th one comfortably. But I
43:36really want her to discover this
43:38experience. I want her to feel things.
43:42I want all her emotions to be stirred up
43:45as she discovers the adventures of Link
43:47, Zelda, and the villain Ganondorf.
43:51I want her to say to herself at the end
43:53, "I did it." I want her to see the
43:56credits roll at the end and, as the
43:58screen freezes, I want to see her eyes,
44:00her eyes just locked in place. And
44:03that's what I felt, I'm telling you; I
44:05didn't think I'd feel that for this
44:08remake.
44:11We saw it in the trailers, I had my
44:13concerns about the copy-paste issues,
44:15maybe it would make me grind my teeth
44:18and so on.
44:20And that's really what it is, isn't it?
44:21There really isn't any major new content
44:23in terms of locations and so on.
44:26I told myself, well, in the end, this
44:28isn't going to thrill me, it's just a
44:30remake, they just made the game look
44:32better.
44:33But no,
44:35the fact that they reworked the
44:37cutscenes, the fact that they reworked
44:40the...well, brought in voice acting,
44:42reworked the environments, brought in
44:44something much more organic, much more
44:47alive, much more poetic, bringing a
44:49sense of melancholy when you travel
44:51through time between adult Link and
44:53child Link, and then you go talk to
44:56characters and you have this sadness
44:58when you chat with NPCs you've met and
45:00grown attached to.
45:04and in the future, seeing them depressed
45:06, well, it actually works, it works.
45:10Bravo.
45:11And ultimately, it also changed my
45:13perception of remakes.
45:15Because in my head, for a remake, the
45:18publisher or studio absolutely has to
45:20change things in the story while keeping
45:23the foundation to bring in something new
45:26.
45:27But here, in the end, I tell myself that
45:29a copy-paste isn't actually that bad.
45:32It’s not terrible, either.
45:35So, they’ve managed to reconcile me with
45:37the idea of having an identical game.
45:41We had that with Demon's Souls on
45:42PlayStation 5.
45:43It really is a copy-paste identical
45:45version and so on, but there isn't much
45:47emotion, I find, compared to a Zelda
45:49like this one, Ocarina of Time.
45:51Well, here, they pulled it off. Bravo.
45:53So yeah, I’m happy for them to bring
45:56back old games now. Copy-paste, why not
45:58a Final Fantasy 7 remake, but a
46:00copy-paste of the '98 game.
46:03I’d take that, I think I’d sign up for
46:06it, and I say why not, because if they
46:08can make me feel so much with a game
46:10like this, I figure other publishers and
46:13companies can do it too.
46:16If Nintendo did it, the others can do it
46:18even more with these high-end consoles,
46:19right? There you go, that's why it
46:21deserves its score.
46:23It deserves its score because, once
46:25again, when you turn off the TV and you
46:28have this warm, slightly strange feeling
46:30thinking "more, I want more," I can't
46:33give it any less, it’s just not possible
46:35.
46:36I I just can't.
46:39Because in the end, the most important
46:41thing in all this, despite the little
46:42technical flaws here and there that we
46:44can see, is the experience.
46:47The experience.
46:50And I guarantee you, as a side note,
46:51there are indie games that bring you
46:53just as many feelings like that.
46:56And yet, we're not talking about
46:57triple-A games in terms of graphics.
46:59And yet, the experience makes you say,
47:02wow, this game with three colored pixels
47:05made me feel so many emotions that I
47:07just have to give it a crazy rating.
47:11There you go.
47:13But here, Nintendo found the right
47:15balance between the visuals, the
47:18cinematics, the progression, the
47:20rendering, while keeping the core
47:23material to bring to old and new modern
47:25players an Ocarina of Time that left its
47:28mark in 1998.
47:32And there you have it, ladies and
47:34gentlemen, I'll leave you to it.
47:37I'll let you react, excuse me, in the
47:38comments as usual, and I invite you to
47:40follow me on Twitter, Facebook, Twitch,
47:41and TikTok at Marti Japan.
47:43And I'll see you very soon. Alright,
47:44cheers! Kisses! Ciao! Ciao!

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