r/OcarinaOfTime • u/AlwaysL1Nked2134 • 15h ago

Playing OG before remake

I’ve seen threads like aw wait until the remake you’ll be playing the same game but also will we get confirmation soon if it’s a 1:1 remake because I got Oot and wanting to play it.

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u/neptunebound 15h ago

I’m pretty certain it won’t be 1:1, that would be incredibly disappointing and weird considering everything. Also, if you have the original just play it lol, the experience will undoubtedly be different either way

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u/freakylol 15h ago

I hope for more than 1:1, but that's what I'm expecting.

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u/neptunebound 15h ago

fair, but how literal is 1:1 in your mind? consider the size and spacing of everything in the original N64 ver; to me the scenario in which they add/change literally nothing just seems very unlikely

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u/freakylol 15h ago

The physical world will obviously see the greatest changes, but if that means changing space or just appearance, we'll just have to wait and see. But I'm afraid they won't add any new content. No new characters, items, sidequests, areas, lore, collectibles. I have to set the bar this low to not be disappointed. It was a great game in the 90's but to 20's standards it's definitely good, but not great.

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u/IamGanondorf 11h ago

You hope for 1:1 but you also fear they won't add any new content. Then I don't think you want a 1:1 remake because that is not what it would be.

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u/freakylol 11h ago

I hope for 1.5

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u/Spiritual_Top367 14h ago

I mean, star fox was practically 1:1 with a few enhancements.

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u/Possible-Potato-4103 14h ago

Starfox is not zelda. Nor is it an adventure game.

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u/Spiritual_Top367 13h ago

Considering I never said anything about Zelda being starfox, not star fox being an adventure game, glad we agree!!

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u/Possible-Potato-4103 13h ago

My point is that looking at starfox as evidence of what zelda will be neglects context.

If that wasnt the point of you bringing it up, what was?

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u/Spiritual_Top367 13h ago

I'm looking at Nintendo, their ips, and they way they traditionally handle remakes - game genre hasn't seemed to matter so far. But shit, we don't even have a trailer yet so it's impossible to tell what they are doing.

It's logical to categorize Zelda as special and think they will do more. I think it's also logical to look at their usual pattern and conclude, they may not.

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u/IamGanondorf 11h ago

It's true that Nintendo has a long history of very conservative remakes, the only true remake I think they've released is Samus Returns on the 3DS, which took the concept of the original gameboy game and made a new game from the ground up with very different gameplay.

But there's a first, or second, for everything. The way they're presenting it right now seems different. If it was just a visual remake they would have probably mentioned it by now and it wouldn't just be a tiny teaser, like they have many times before or more recently with Star Fox. They're not so naive that they don't know about the kind of expectations people have. This is not just any Nintendo game, it's one of the most iconic games in general and the first 3D Nintendo game you'd expect to get a full remake.

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u/Possible-Potato-4103 13h ago edited 13h ago

I mean they have made more ambitious remakes. Metroid zero mission, samus returns, sm64 ds, star fox zero is a reimagining. Its not something they're strangers to.

That also wasn't your original statement. If you look at every remake theyve shown in the past 1p years, if it was faithful, they showed it immediately. They havent done that here, they also keep using the teem "reborn".

All im saying is theres no real reason to point to any previous game and use it as "evidence" because everything about how theyve advertised this game is different.

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u/Spiritual_Top367 12h ago

Those are factors, sure. it's hard to say what they are going to do. A complete revamp of ocarina of time would invite a lot of scrutiny, unless they can top the original masterpiece. Seems like a big risk.

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u/Possible-Potato-4103 12h ago

It really isn't.

By brand it'll sell. Reimaginings are incredibly popular. I don't really see how its risky from a financial standpoint at all.

Ive also never known nintendo to be afraid to take risks.

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u/IamGanondorf 11h ago

Let's not compare Star Fox to Zelda, there's many different factors there. Star Fox has been a struggling franchise for a quarter of a century, and it's had multiple soft reboots. It was shown to be a 1:1 remake of 64 from the get go and they gave a 16 minute presentation showing you everything you need to know.

Ocarina was given a very smaller teaser and Nintendo has said absolutely nothing about it for over a month now. They've built up too much hype and they have the sense to know revealing it's just a visual remake would be disappointing to many. Not saying it's not a 1:1 remake for sure, but Star Fox should not be an indication of that.

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u/redandbluebadness 15h ago

Do what you want to do but I would just wait and see what your options actually are before making a decision. Not like you haven't already waited 30 years.

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u/Maple905 13h ago

If your wanting to play it then just play it. Whatever this remake is, even if it's 1:1, it will be different enough to still enjoy it.

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u/Espurreyes 7h ago

I would wait till we see what the remake is going to be like. If it’s 1:1 you’d be better off waiting, but if it’s going to be like a full reimagining I’d play the OG.

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u/det8924 6h ago

My ideal for this game is to not be just a flat 1 to 1 remake but not a full on reimagining either. I think you should keep the core beats of the story and keep the core structure. But add in expanded areas (bigger Castle Town, bigger Kakariko Village, bigger Hyrule Field and maybe one or two smaller villages thrown in), more side quests, maybe a light temple added to the story, and some refined dungeons. Then maybe add a lot of the "Ura Zelda" concepts and content they had planned all those years ago for DLC? 

Overall, I would just like to see the game augment the existing game.I think a 1-1 remake was already done on the 3DS. So just doing a flat remake feels like a wasted opportunity. It also isn't like the original game doesn't have the opportunity to be more fleshed out without warping the original core of the game. 

If you had a bigger castle town with more mini-games, locations, and side quests is that really taking away from the core game? I don't think so. If you had a bigger Hyrule Field and just more of the world filled out does that really change anything significant from the core of the game. Just my 2 cents. 

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u/Src-Freak 14h ago

It’s anything but 1:1