The whole child portion, before becoming an adult for the first time. It's lighthearted, the world feels alive. It gives the feeling of starting a big adventure.
The rest of the game is great too, but for me the first part of the game is just very special.
Finding the kokiri sword, the first time you beat the deku tree. Then you leave the forest and find out "holy shit hyrule is huge". As a 10 year old it was mind blowing
I'll never forget being a kid in that moment, running right up to that first Peahat, seeing it launch up, and realizing, "Oh shit, this whole thing is going to be crazy"
I echo this. Although none of the child dungeons are among my favorites, the whole section in general is still my favorite part to play through, just because, as you said, it has the feeling of this epic adventure youāre setting out on.
The peaceful, welcoming atmosphere of early-game Hyrule, talking to all the NPCs and picking up tips/hints that may otherwise go unnoticed, the hidden spookiness of the game that you stumble upon fairly early with the stalchildren in Hyrule field and redeads in the Royal Familyās Tomb, and the unreachable/unlockable areas that still make the game feel so big.
Itās honestly more nostalgia than anything, as it took me FOREVER to finally collect all the spiritual stones as a kid, but I still savor as much of the child portion as I can with each play through.
I would say probably the spirit temple. It was so cool to do half and half in the child/adult era.
I also feel like the ganondorf/ganon fights are so epic.
My fave is the credits because hyrule is so perfect and the music makes me cry.
Same for the credits, and sadly, I've never found the exact same music on youtube.
When I was a child, I remember playing again and again the ending just to watch it and hear its music again.
The Temple of Time. The moment you walk in, you just immediately feel like you're in a sacred place. The music, the architecture, the light that shines onto the master sword as you walk into the room. Sometimes I'd just hangout in the Temple and listen for a little while.
Water Temple is peak dungeon design. Forest Temple close second.
Final part of game, from the rise up Ganon's tower to the end of the Ganon fight, is the best final segment of a Zelda game. They really sell how epic and dire the whole situation is, it is incredibly well paced and executed.
I enjoyed the fact that The Water Temple was hard and confusing. Maybe back when I was a kid I felt frustrated, but looking back, almost every other part of the game was a breeze.
For me itās the transition from childhood to adulthood, and completing the Forrest temple. Itās really unsettling. Coming back to see your once peaceful homeland infested with pests and overcome with darkness and no way back to the (relative) safety of the past. But help is at hand, a few familiar faces are still around (even if they exist only as a soul, or in disguise) and with time youāre able to adjust to the new normal.
I also really like the battle with Dark Link. To me that marks the end of the first phase of adulthood, and the point where link is now an unstoppable force on a collision course with the king of evil.
But Iām probably overthinking it.
Itās a lot like BOTW vs TOTK for me. Thereās tons to do in TOTK and itās a bigger world, but BOTW feels more like this bare open world. Not exactly lighthearted, but the world has stagnated for 100 years. Itās so peaceful in a way. Thereās a lot less of that in TOTK.
Also forest temple is my favourite too. The music is unsettling and eerie but at the same time the melody is somewhat pleasant
I was a naive kid and didnāt understand that you play as both young Link and Link. Pulling out that master sword and then the camera panning to you, no longer a child, was a huge moment that shocked me.
I got the game shortly after its original release and I was also shocked (and pleasantly surprised) that you werenāt just a kid the whole time. The tonal shift also got to me and I was kind of a scaredy cat as a kid so it was my first āscaryā game after the Forest Temple.
Thank you! Thatās so wholesome of you to say. Never got past the ice temple and returned the game to planet video, which is hilarious to me because then I learned way later that it wasnāt just me and that most people got screwed there. In middle school my dad got me a GameCube around Christmas time and it came with the Zelda collectors edition and I eventually got another chance to beat it. Teared up at the ending credits. In my top 5 best games ever. Sorry for the rant.
It got me when I was 9, I couldnāt believe it. Coming back to it at 34 and seeing Zelda at the end insist on Link going back to reclaim his lost childhood had me tearing up a bit.
Fair enough. I just thought the game's advertising about being an adventure through time (+ the fact that there's items you can see in the shop as a child that are only for adult link) would have given it away
I originally played on my sisterās N64 copy of the game, and she didnāt have the box or anything, so all I had to go off of was the cartridge artwork. It blew my mind when Link became an adult.
Sheiks dialogue is really good.
"Time passes, people move... Like a river's flow, it never ends.
A childish mind will turn to noble ambition. Young love will become deep affection. The clear water's surface reflects growth."
This. Sheik's (temple) quotes always hold a mirror to Link / the player.
Especially the following hits hard, each time I read it :
*"The flow of time is always cruel... its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days..."*
Yes! Ice cavern imo is so underrated because itās not an official temple but gosh I just loved its puzzles, the music and the basis of the whole thing. I wish after competing we could enter it when itās all melted and have a separate bonus mini dungeon to explore but alas. :)
The start menu. I will have it just loop and be thrown back to a simpler time. The music, the title card, link riding around, the random cut scenes scattered if you stay too long. It's mesmerizing.
Gameplay wise though, it's gotta be either dodongos cavern or traversing hyrule fields.
Fishing was my favorite thing. Just relax while Hyrule was being ruled by Ganondorf. Nothing like procrastinating the final battle with a little bit of fishing.
The first three adult temples because theyāre like a dark reprise of the child dungeons. You meet the sages as a kid and develop important bonds with them and then here they are again becoming a key to saving the world.
I know you meet Impa as a kid and Nabooru using a time loop, but that doesnāt hit the same.
right after the master sword sequence. Seeing how the lovely hyrule town got so desroyed gives a really deep doomist vibe that I love
and the re dead... those re dead are probably the most important common enemies in the whole game. super impactful
I personally enjoyed the adult sections more than child, though Jabu is definitely up there in being my favorite child dungeon. If I had to choose though, probably Spirit Temple. I think all of it was very unique, the temple itself being one of my favorite Zelda dungeons of all time.
I don't even know if this is possible, but when I was a kid I used to sometimes save before talking to Sheikh because I didn't have internet, Sheikh was so cool, the writing introducing the songs were practically divine inspiration, and the Sheikh track music was absolutely mindblowing, without being in the conversation there is no other way to hear that track.
My heart wants to say all of it but damn, the "growth" dimension is a cop out but my favorite.
Innocent at home and with your friends but as an outsider. The heartache when Saria watches you leave the woods, and it is -so- quiet. Meeting normal humans like Talon and evading guards, and then the princess.
This is a biased community but Christ almighty the game is the blueprint granddaddy pinnacle of greatness in freedom with linear growth and story.
Iāll admit, people do talk this game up a lot but itās easy to see why.
Thereās just something magical about this one that Nintendo ever touched upon again.
When you meet Zelda for the first time and she sets you on your quest to save Hyrule.
The young naive ambition which inevitably changes the course of their lives and many others is a part of childhood that I think many people overlook.
Sometimes the kids playing astronaut on the playground do become astronauts, and I think thatās special.
The music and dialogue.
The flow of time is always cruel... its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days... Time passes, people move.
"Time passes, people move... Like a river's flow, it never ends... A childish mind will turn to noble ambition... Young love will become deep affection... The clear water's surface reflects growth... Now listen to the Serenade of Water to reflect upon yourself...."
I liked how it took itself seriously while still being goofy. Darunia dancing, Talon being afraid of being chastised by his daughter, the Deku Sprout launching out-of the ground and sending Link flying, carrying around Ruto, the male carpenters trying to join the all female thieves, stealing the fisher guy's hat...
Well this is a great prompt! Itās hard to choose a favorite, so I will go with the most memorable for me, in chronological order-
1) The opening credits. I should note I only played OOT for the first time at the end of 2021, when I was 25. Iād play after work, as a second year teacher, starting my career during the infamous covid/ post-covid times. It was so stressful; Iād come home to play oot every day that winter. One day I was so exhausted, just a few days into my playthrough. I turned on my n64, and let the title screen playā¦ the music and the scenery had me absolutely bawling. It was so peaceful and perfect. I wanted nothing more than to be riding Epona to the opening theme. I understood what everyone online had meant when they called this game a childhood escape. I felt like a child again, escaping the world for a beautiful and marvelous adventure. I thought how crazy it was that I let this game sit in the corner for my entire childhood, never playing it for some reason, and shuddering at the thought that in another timeline I might have never played the game at all. Something called me to OOT during that dreadful year, something mysterious and magical, for which I am forever grateful.
2) The cutscene in Zeldaās courtyard. The story of the Triforce, and Zeldaās Lullaby playing in the background throughout, had me enchanted. I somehow forgot to save after this point during my first ever play-through; this was an unintended delight, as I got to re-experience this critical scene yet again. The way that Ganondorf turns and spots you peeping through the windowā¦it makes me feel like a child again, full of an innocent, intuitive, fearful wonder. This may be the most well-executed scene of the game in my opinion.
3) The Princess Ruto storyline. Probably my least popular opinion, or in other words it suits my personal style more than it does for others. Iāve said this on other posts, but I just love this story line. Princess Rutoās character design and personality add such a fun and cute element to OOT for me. I love her sass and brashness, I love her backstory, I love that Link has to carry her all around Jabu. When I first played the game I couldnāt stop thinking how well she would get along with Peridot from Steven Universe ā in my head those two are fated to be friends. Princess Ruto and the gameplay around her will always some of my favorite Zelda moments.
4) Transition to adulthood. As a new player at age 25 I was not fully expecting the transition. Of course it didnāt quite feel āgoodā at first; but it was beyond memorable. I remember feeling sorrow for the castle town, but so excited that I had a whole 5 more medallions to acquire. I knew the journey was not even halfway over, and made sure to savor every following minute of gameplay.
5) Water temple. Sort of like the opening credits, the water temple had an ambience that left a mark on me. The design and the music are my favorite among the OOT temples. Another potentially unpopular opinion, I know, but itās my truth. The dungeon and the theme song have me practically smelling the chlorine of the water, lol. I love playing the water temple theme for 10-hours video. And again, my favorite character Princess Ruto gets an appearance. The mechanics and gameplay of water temple obviously have room for improvement, especially on the n64, but it was still incredibly memorable nonetheless.
6) Gerudo valley/ haunted wasteland/ spirit temple. I knew by this point my journey in OOT was coming closer to the end, and I made sure to continue savoring every second of it. The Gerudo Valley side quests calmed my anxieties about the game ending soon, giving me hours more of exciting gameplay to revel in. Then, traveling far away through the vast desert felt so right within the story. To me itās analogous to the Briggs Mountain plotline in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and to the Shiver Mountain plotline in Paper Mario 64. I guess itās a formula, but itās a good one; traveling to a far away barren land just before the finale feels heroic. As someone who struggles to finish games and stories, this final stage was so compelling that I couldnāt leave it sitting as I might with other media. I still have dreams about the haunted wasteland, dreams that carry the urgent feeling of adventure lying ahead.
7) The Sheik reveal. Iāve played enough Smash Brothers in my life, so my very first thought was God, I should have known. Somehow my naivety got the better of me, and allowed me to feel like a child once again playing through OOT. Every now and then, my poor memory does more good than harm. I loved Sheik, I loved his mystery, I loved his thoughtful words, his cutscenes, I loved Link having a male to guide him contrary to the rest of the plotline ā but finding out this was Zelda all along was the most delightful surprise I could have experienced. I immediately thought wow, how clever, how well done, I should have known! In this moment I wish more than anything I was a streamer and had streamed my first playthrough, but alas. Iām still so grateful for the greatest media reveal Iāve ever experienced. Yet another moment this game had me crying. I am also a genderfluid person, so it carries connection and significance for me. Again, such a memorable moment from OOT. As much as Iāve loved playing the randomizers, it makes me want to put the game down altogether for another 10 years, just to slightly reexperience the wonder and delight from moments like this one.
8) Final cutscene. The whole thing. All of the sages coming togetherā¦ Zeldaās lullaby coming back againā¦ when she looks away and says āall of the tragedy that has befallen Hyrule was my doingāā¦ the way she solemnly looks down after receiving the Ocarina from linkā¦ chills, and more tears. The exchange of peace for goodbyesā¦ I was just bawling again. Through tears I rewatched all of the scenes of where I had been in this great adventure. This was the most compelling ending to a game Iāve ever experienced. Smiling like a fool as Sarias Song played over all of the characters I met, and as the sages sent me off back into my reality. I was a child again, at least for another minute, and Navi returned to her reality, too. The ending in the courtyard, where the story began, will always sit in the most special place in my heart. I stared at the scene and cried for at least 10 minutes. The greatest and most beautiful adventure Iād ever experienced came to a close, as badly as I wanted it to never end. This final frame is the most memorable of all for me. Iām forever grateful to Shigeru Miyamoto and the entire team behind Ocarina of Time. And thankful for whatever compelled me to finally play this game, after 25 years of letting the game sit in my game bin unplayed. I cry at the thought that I might never have played this game. Writing this comment gives me a renewed compulsion to urge my twin brother to play through it for his first time. Life is so, so hard, reality can be just unbearable ā but at least weāve been blessed with Ocarina of Time.
Solid writing! Hope you are a teacher which also does something with writing :)
Just finished OoT 3DS and you are giving me the vibe to re-experience the master quest now haha!
Looking back on it now as an adult, probably all the Sheik segments. I played the game at 5. My dumb@ss self though that her scarf was her bottom jaw and she was terribly disfigured, if not monstrousš. However, between the theme, and the words of wisdom, I quickly felt safe whenever I saw Sheik, as an adult, all your allies either need your help or are dead, it's quite a lonely adventure, but Sheik would always be there to help push you forward and drop liquid gold. One I find myself thinking of often is the prelude to the water temple: Time passes, people move.... Like a riverās flow, it never ends... A childish mind will turn to noble ambition... Young love will become deep affection... The clear waterās surface reflects growth... Now listen to the Serenade of Water to reflect upon yourself....
The sheikah... Cruising along, finally feel like you're pretty good at the game and then bam the whole game changes and takes on this darker tone. I will never forget how glued to my tiny little box TV I was when they came on screen.
After talking to the Deku tree and trying to figure out who the fuck you you are....also if your parents left any sort of policy of hyruilanic insurance policy or something. Sleeping in a tree trunk kid......fuck it tho. Gotta save the world.....
Forest Temple. I love Minuet of Forest and I also love the dungeon music. It's very fun to complete in my opinion and I believe it's the perfect dungeon to start as adult Link.
The beginnings; when Link wakes up & goes out into kokiri forest, first visit to clock town, etc. The maze where you get the kokiri sword is probably my fave because it reminds me of the very first time I ever played it: in a Walmart electronics section with my bro in like, ā97 or something. We couldnāt figure our way out in the 2 minutes we had to play it, but we were hooked. Itās the ultimate nostalgia.
Itās a tie between the midgame (after collecting the last Spiritual Stone to clearing the Forest Temple) and the endgame (Ganonās Castle). I always remembered watching a letās play of OoT and always returning to the Master Sword pull. It was such a tone shift and one of the coolest moments to childhood me. Everything changed in the moment. There was no going back, the kid gloves were, literally and metaphorically, off.
The endgame really cemented OoT as my favorite game ever made. It was such a climatic journey up the tower, solving the mini dungeon puzzles and the cameos from the Sages, even if it was nothing special, made it feel like everything was coming to a pinnacle. Ganondorfās fight was a perfect evolution on the Phantom fight from the Forest Temple. The attack patterns were more varied and they even managed to include the Bow with using Light Arrows. Everything after is pretty much perfect in my eyes. The magnificent music blasting in your ears while you and Zelda both open paths for each other down the collapsing castle. Then you reach the final boss. Itās such a shame the 3DS version murdered the atmosphere of the fight because itās not the same without it. You can hardly see Ganon, except for his glowing eyes and tail. His massive model looms over you, really selling how powerful heād become. The fight is easy, but it didnāt need to be. It was about the moment.
Sorry for the paragraphs, I love this game to pieces and will never shut up about it.
Forest Temple easily. Link was forced to sleep seven years and instantly become a man, still with the mind of a child. He finds his safe home with the Kokiri a twisted nightmare. His childhood friend is gone, maybe dead. The forest temple is filled with ghosts. A nightmare of a childhood lost forever. The music and the atmosphere is haunting. His encounter with phantom Gannon a literal manifestation of his nightmare at the beginning of the game, and a recollection of the last time he saw Zelda before she fled what would become the ruins of the castle and castle town. It's chilling
I really like the end credits! The music and visuals really take you through the whole game and shows you what you've done. It gives you this epic sense of accomplishment and is just really satisfying.
The single solitary moment that wowed and stuck with me the most was cracking the face of the sand goddess statue inside the Spirit Temple. That is far and away the most epic boss build-up in the game and series imo. Love the visual spectacle but also symbolism of the hero lowering down into the depths, sun shining upon him, harnessing the power of light to carve the unsuspecting path through darkness.
Besides the entire thing ā¦ here are some of my top fave parts.
My favorite temple to complete is Spirit. Half child half adult is a blast, and the Mirror shield is so badass. I try to compete spirit as soon as I can in game because I love the aesthetic of the mirror shield. Twinrova is an awesome boss.
Gerudo Fortress - sneaking around and āsnipingā your way through made me love it so much as a kid. I also loved the bonus training ground too for ice arrows.
Ice cavern - my favorite mini dungeon alongside gerudo fortress. The music, puzzles, vibes ā¦ itās stunning.
I also think Ganonās castle is one of the best last levels of a game ever. Throwing back to each temple as a separate puzzle area was fun, genius and so enjoyable.
Truthfully my favorite part of OOT was playing it with my aunt when I was younger. Her and this game is what started my LOZ obsession. Some of my favorite memories were sitting in my grandparents living room playing this game with her. Probably not quite what you meant when you asked this question. The memories are my favorite part. š¤
Sheik
All that's needed to be said. Incredibly poetic writing, the song makes me sit there for an extra 10 min listening. It's Sheik
I know I said that's all that needed to be said but I wanted to say more
Maybe the Lost Woods. As a kid it actually felt infinite. And the idea that if you stayed too long you would be turned into a skull kid was terrifying. It was like a whole separate universe away from the rest of Hyrule.
My favorite part is when you get granted the ability to fire at objects in 3D without expending ammo by use of the boomerang. Shortly after, you're locked out of using that weapon as an adult, and you spend the next natural hour hunting to regain that ability seeking out the hookshot and the bow. The progression of game mechanics felt so satisfying.
I'm not the biggest fan of OoT, but I gotta say everything from the Spirit Temple and onwards is just absolutely peak. Following up one of the best dungeons in the franchise with one of the best finales in all of gaming is a diabolical 1 2 punch. Those last handful of hours almost made me forget all the issues I had with the game up to that point
Exploring the Zora area in both ice and unthawed, fighting Dark Link, first entering the Gerudo area, and (I think I'm the only crazy person who will say this) but I loved the Jabu Jabu dungeon šš
The part from where you reach Kakariko Village after beating the Forest, Fire and Water temples up through beating the Shadow temple. That whole portion of the game is the darkest part and the most atmospheric, I think.
TL;DR - stepping out into Hyrule Field for the first time
I had no idea it was open world. As a kid, I found the wooden sword and didn't know what else to do, so I stopped playing
Fast forward, and I'm watching my older brother play the game. He finished up everything in the Deku Tree, and I naively thought the game was over
.... and then he stepped out into this huge open world, and I had never seen anything like it up to that point. I genuinely thought he beat the game but instead he threw a curveball at my tiny kid brain
I'm one those autistic few that would copy my brother's finished save so i could free roam. The end. XD But seriously, i dunno i like the beginning because fetching spiritual stones is way easier then the fucking temples. But also the wooden ocarina is badass. Now that i have a real blue one. I'd love to find a prop of the Kokiri wooden one.
First becoming adult. End of tutorial, horse, hookshot, biggoron sword, arrows, forest temple, phantom gannon, ALL IN A ROW!? This part has the highest concentration of awesome per second in the entire game.
The sheer variety of it all, the horror elements which get forgotten in later entries, and that sense of going on a grand adventure.
That Ganondorf fight is just so incredible.
Itās like choosing a favorite child..
Everything is good! It starts with a sense of adventure, you need to help the deku tree. But after that it evolves into a (sort of childish) quest to prevent an evil man from doing bad things.
It takes a turn for the worst and you are faced with the consequences as you are hibernated a few years and the world is left in the worst state since many years.
Adulthood makes for heavier themes and the climax in Ganonās tower is so solid. They really make you feel like you are working with all the sages to stop Ganon. I havenāt played any Zelda game where they transition the story so well and the build up at the end in the tower is so intense. Brilliant stuff!!
That being said the temple of time is definitely my favorite place. The music and the entire structure kind of feels like a place of spiritual ascension, it has some really strong moments and scenes, so if I had to pick, it would be ToT!
Waiting until the sun was just about to set and then entering Lon Lon Ranch to hear Malon sing with that sunset in the background. I'd stay there for hours when I was a kid, it was beautiful
It's not too clear what my favorite part is on Zelda ocarina of Time. One of my favorite parts is the mirror shield because it harnesses energy fire and ice. It's much better than the legendary hylian shield. It's a pity that you can't find that same shield on other Zelda games like breath of the wild, tears of the Kingdom, Twilight princess etc. the ocarina itself is another one my favorites because you can use it to travel to places even through time. And my biggest favorite of the game should be obvious, it's when link eventually makes peace with the Gerudo tribe after being accepted as a member. (Not to mention the princess of the gerudo tribe Nabooru)!! Oh there's one more thing that's one of my favorites and that's when link is in the secret realm inside the Temple of Time to speak to sages and place magic medallions.
Another one my favorites on Zelda ocarina of Time that I failed to mentioned earlier is the sacred realm that lies in Temple of Time where you speak to all the sages.
Leaving The Temple of Time after becoming Adult Link. Seeing the state of Hyrule Castle Town with all the ReDeads walking around, Hyrule Castle destroyed and replaced with Ganondorfs Castle literally sent chills down my spine as a kid.
When it first came out I got it for Christmas and played for hours until you first run up the mountain with Gorons rolling down and volcanic fireballs. It was at night and I couldnāt see the whole place so it just seemed so beyond anything Iād played in a game for immersion. Never seen much like that since.
Walking into the forest temple for the first time. As a kid it definitely took me a bit to figure out all the stuff to do all the while playing kid link. Then 3 dungeons later, good hours on gaming I finally get to the first dungeon as older link and that creepy, eerie forest temple theme starts playing and I knew I was in for some awesome shit
Entering Hyrule Field for the first time is such a great moment. You really feel like you are embarking on this epic journey and you get a chance to really start exploring the world.
I wasnāt into Zelda games when I was younger. Nothing pre-OOT, but I gave Ocarina a chance when I was at a friendās house and saw him playing it. But he wasnāt to the time skip portion yet, so I had no idea about that. So I get the game and start playing and I really enjoyed it and thought when I collected the spiritual stones and went to the temple that I was getting to the end. Let me tell you. When Link wakes up as an adult and I realized I wasnāt even halfway thru the game, it changed me and I have been a die hard ever since. That was my favorite moment.
The shadow temple and lead up to it. It reaches a new level of darkness and has so much lore behind it. The theories about Bongo Bongo are so fascinating and disturbing, and then you have all the creatures in dungeon and the cursed history of hyrule omnipresent
it's just that so much thought was put into everything! I mean everything!!!! It's such a complete package of a game. And I tell Shigeru Miyamoto poured his heart and soul into this game. It's just so, so good. Not only that but Konji Kondo as well with his music. It just feels like everyone just went all in and made this a masterpiece. From the music, to the graphics at the time, to the design of each dungeon, to the characters, to the themes selected. And even the revolutionary physics engine and targeting system. It both elevated the science of gaming and created a piece of art that is a masterpiece.
I was only 8 years old when I started playing video games and the N64 just came out. Of course, at the time. I was had no idea how mind blowing this game was. Of course, other people who experienced all the 2D games were probably mesmerized by the sum of the project.
It's kind of like cooking. Yes, someone can make a typical dish that everyone has heard of. But when you try something you never tasted/heard of before it is a different experience, because you have nothing to compare it to. Nintendo made a new dish, collected the most perfect ingredients for the dish, and created a whole new style of cooking all in one go.
For some reason the Twin Witches really stick with me. The way they transform from old hags into younger versions of themselves and the fire/ice dynamic.
Iād have to say the subtle lore. Zelda lore has always been of second-nature in relation to the gameplay, as per Shigeru Miyamotoās game design ideology. However, OoT has a story you can decipher from in-game dialogue and environmental storytelling that paints a greater picture of a Hyrule in war and the state of the land being much more vitriolic before the events of the game are in motion.
OoT is the only game to show that the Sheikah and the Royal Family are capable of great evils, something completely absent from other games and itās much more cartoonish to insinuate there can only be good factions and bad factions. Bongo Bongo seems to be either a torture victim, or a morbid simulacrum of the tortured souls of Hyruleās bloody history of greed and hatred. The Water Temple is implied to be a place of spiritual cleansing and achieving nirvana, the room where you encounter Dark Link under the ābodhiā tree is a literal test if you can overcome your inner darkness and become a bodhisattva. The endless pairs of Stalchildren that assail you in Hyrule Field after dark may seem innocuous at first, but then you remember that a great war had happened when Link was a baby, and if you think Lon Lon Ranch looks oddly fortress-like, well.
To me, this is still the darkest game in the series and it has the best use of lore. MM is phenomenal, but a little too on the nose sometimes imo, and TP tries too hard to be dark and gritty sometimes.
I love the ending sequence, where everyone's having a big party together, then you see the sages watching from a distance, Saria sitting on Darunia's head.
The water temple was honestly my favorite. Getting the blue outfit, the weighted boots (if my memory is right, it's been a few years) my kid brain was in awe at how large the water temple really was and the hoops you had to jump through to get through it.
Itās only a small part but I adore the small staircase you have to climb before you reach Ganondorf with the light growing more intense as you climb up and the music makes it perfect.
The whole child portion, before becoming an adult for the first time. It's lighthearted, the world feels alive. It gives the feeling of starting a big adventure. The rest of the game is great too, but for me the first part of the game is just very special.
Finding the kokiri sword, the first time you beat the deku tree. Then you leave the forest and find out "holy shit hyrule is huge". As a 10 year old it was mind blowing
I'll never forget being a kid in that moment, running right up to that first Peahat, seeing it launch up, and realizing, "Oh shit, this whole thing is going to be crazy"
That first time walking into Hyrule š¤Æ
I echo this. Although none of the child dungeons are among my favorites, the whole section in general is still my favorite part to play through, just because, as you said, it has the feeling of this epic adventure youāre setting out on. The peaceful, welcoming atmosphere of early-game Hyrule, talking to all the NPCs and picking up tips/hints that may otherwise go unnoticed, the hidden spookiness of the game that you stumble upon fairly early with the stalchildren in Hyrule field and redeads in the Royal Familyās Tomb, and the unreachable/unlockable areas that still make the game feel so big. Itās honestly more nostalgia than anything, as it took me FOREVER to finally collect all the spiritual stones as a kid, but I still savor as much of the child portion as I can with each play through.
the adult portion because it ahows you how important life is and how u should never skip any part of it
I would say probably the spirit temple. It was so cool to do half and half in the child/adult era. I also feel like the ganondorf/ganon fights are so epic. My fave is the credits because hyrule is so perfect and the music makes me cry.
Same for the credits, and sadly, I've never found the exact same music on youtube. When I was a child, I remember playing again and again the ending just to watch it and hear its music again.
Itās your scarecrow song yeah?
I fucking sobbed the first I completed this game and child Link walks into the courtyard to greet Zelda again.
Same!
Meanwhile we never see Sariah again š„²š„²š„²š„²
The Temple of Time. The moment you walk in, you just immediately feel like you're in a sacred place. The music, the architecture, the light that shines onto the master sword as you walk into the room. Sometimes I'd just hangout in the Temple and listen for a little while.
Yes
I agree with this guy
Yeah, something about that period between where the game starts, and where the game ends, that's definitely the right answer.
Facts
I didn't really enjoy before the game starts, and after the game ends is pretty mid.
Water Temple is peak dungeon design. Forest Temple close second. Final part of game, from the rise up Ganon's tower to the end of the Ganon fight, is the best final segment of a Zelda game. They really sell how epic and dire the whole situation is, it is incredibly well paced and executed.
Unpopular opinion but water temple is probably my 2nd favorite temple to complete
What's your favorite?
Iād have to say forest temple. The atmosphere and music is amazing
I enjoyed the fact that The Water Temple was hard and confusing. Maybe back when I was a kid I felt frustrated, but looking back, almost every other part of the game was a breeze.
For me itās the transition from childhood to adulthood, and completing the Forrest temple. Itās really unsettling. Coming back to see your once peaceful homeland infested with pests and overcome with darkness and no way back to the (relative) safety of the past. But help is at hand, a few familiar faces are still around (even if they exist only as a soul, or in disguise) and with time youāre able to adjust to the new normal. I also really like the battle with Dark Link. To me that marks the end of the first phase of adulthood, and the point where link is now an unstoppable force on a collision course with the king of evil. But Iām probably overthinking it.
That's why I get on Reddit. To hear other people's overthinking on Ocarina. Lol It's so entertaining to me.
That's my favorite part, too!
Itās a lot like BOTW vs TOTK for me. Thereās tons to do in TOTK and itās a bigger world, but BOTW feels more like this bare open world. Not exactly lighthearted, but the world has stagnated for 100 years. Itās so peaceful in a way. Thereās a lot less of that in TOTK. Also forest temple is my favourite too. The music is unsettling and eerie but at the same time the melody is somewhat pleasant
I really liked getting epona
I was a naive kid and didnāt understand that you play as both young Link and Link. Pulling out that master sword and then the camera panning to you, no longer a child, was a huge moment that shocked me.
I got the game shortly after its original release and I was also shocked (and pleasantly surprised) that you werenāt just a kid the whole time. The tonal shift also got to me and I was kind of a scaredy cat as a kid so it was my first āscaryā game after the Forest Temple.
I always wondered if there was anyone who actually didn't have that scene spoiled for them their first time. Glad to know there was.
Thank you! Thatās so wholesome of you to say. Never got past the ice temple and returned the game to planet video, which is hilarious to me because then I learned way later that it wasnāt just me and that most people got screwed there. In middle school my dad got me a GameCube around Christmas time and it came with the Zelda collectors edition and I eventually got another chance to beat it. Teared up at the ending credits. In my top 5 best games ever. Sorry for the rant.
It got me when I was 9, I couldnāt believe it. Coming back to it at 34 and seeing Zelda at the end insist on Link going back to reclaim his lost childhood had me tearing up a bit.
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Fair enough. I just thought the game's advertising about being an adventure through time (+ the fact that there's items you can see in the shop as a child that are only for adult link) would have given it away
I originally played on my sisterās N64 copy of the game, and she didnāt have the box or anything, so all I had to go off of was the cartridge artwork. It blew my mind when Link became an adult.
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Seriously how do you even choose
- The entire Child section - Anytime Sheik's theme plays. - The first time entering the well and the shadow temple
Sheiks dialogue is really good. "Time passes, people move... Like a river's flow, it never ends. A childish mind will turn to noble ambition. Young love will become deep affection. The clear water's surface reflects growth."
Sheik's writing is imo the best writing in all of zelda
This. Sheik's (temple) quotes always hold a mirror to Link / the player. Especially the following hits hard, each time I read it : *"The flow of time is always cruel... its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days..."*
It really is, I love it so much!!
I tear up every time I hear it. so simple, yet beautiful
Its my fav Zelda song!!
The Ice Cavern; the music, the atmosphere, the fire, such a delight.
That cut scene with sheik at the end of the ice cavern always makes me and my son crackkk up
really! whatās so funny about it?
They do like a close up jam session of the wall with all the pixelated diamond shapes. I love all the sheik jam sessions
Me too!! Iām glad someone else feels the same way.
Yes! Ice cavern imo is so underrated because itās not an official temple but gosh I just loved its puzzles, the music and the basis of the whole thing. I wish after competing we could enter it when itās all melted and have a separate bonus mini dungeon to explore but alas. :)
The start menu. I will have it just loop and be thrown back to a simpler time. The music, the title card, link riding around, the random cut scenes scattered if you stay too long. It's mesmerizing. Gameplay wise though, it's gotta be either dodongos cavern or traversing hyrule fields.
Fishing was my favorite thing. Just relax while Hyrule was being ruled by Ganondorf. Nothing like procrastinating the final battle with a little bit of fishing.
The whole spirit temple process from the gerudo training grounds to the grand sculptures to the twins. I just love that area and music
The first three adult temples because theyāre like a dark reprise of the child dungeons. You meet the sages as a kid and develop important bonds with them and then here they are again becoming a key to saving the world. I know you meet Impa as a kid and Nabooru using a time loop, but that doesnāt hit the same.
right after the master sword sequence. Seeing how the lovely hyrule town got so desroyed gives a really deep doomist vibe that I love and the re dead... those re dead are probably the most important common enemies in the whole game. super impactful
I personally enjoyed the adult sections more than child, though Jabu is definitely up there in being my favorite child dungeon. If I had to choose though, probably Spirit Temple. I think all of it was very unique, the temple itself being one of my favorite Zelda dungeons of all time.
I don't even know if this is possible, but when I was a kid I used to sometimes save before talking to Sheikh because I didn't have internet, Sheikh was so cool, the writing introducing the songs were practically divine inspiration, and the Sheikh track music was absolutely mindblowing, without being in the conversation there is no other way to hear that track. My heart wants to say all of it but damn, the "growth" dimension is a cop out but my favorite. Innocent at home and with your friends but as an outsider. The heartache when Saria watches you leave the woods, and it is -so- quiet. Meeting normal humans like Talon and evading guards, and then the princess. This is a biased community but Christ almighty the game is the blueprint granddaddy pinnacle of greatness in freedom with linear growth and story.
Iāll admit, people do talk this game up a lot but itās easy to see why. Thereās just something magical about this one that Nintendo ever touched upon again.
When you meet Zelda for the first time and she sets you on your quest to save Hyrule. The young naive ambition which inevitably changes the course of their lives and many others is a part of childhood that I think many people overlook. Sometimes the kids playing astronaut on the playground do become astronauts, and I think thatās special.
The music and dialogue. The flow of time is always cruel... its speed seems different for each person, but no one can change it... A thing that does not change with time is a memory of younger days... Time passes, people move. "Time passes, people move... Like a river's flow, it never ends... A childish mind will turn to noble ambition... Young love will become deep affection... The clear water's surface reflects growth... Now listen to the Serenade of Water to reflect upon yourself...."
The whole segment from after getting the last spiritual stone and heading to the castle to the Sheik reveal after growing up
Final boss, cause it's the first boss fight i ever fought in OoT
The whole game from start to finish but the sound track is my favorite
I liked how it took itself seriously while still being goofy. Darunia dancing, Talon being afraid of being chastised by his daughter, the Deku Sprout launching out-of the ground and sending Link flying, carrying around Ruto, the male carpenters trying to join the all female thieves, stealing the fisher guy's hat...
Waiting for King Zora to shuffle his giant body over 3 feet.
Well this is a great prompt! Itās hard to choose a favorite, so I will go with the most memorable for me, in chronological order- 1) The opening credits. I should note I only played OOT for the first time at the end of 2021, when I was 25. Iād play after work, as a second year teacher, starting my career during the infamous covid/ post-covid times. It was so stressful; Iād come home to play oot every day that winter. One day I was so exhausted, just a few days into my playthrough. I turned on my n64, and let the title screen playā¦ the music and the scenery had me absolutely bawling. It was so peaceful and perfect. I wanted nothing more than to be riding Epona to the opening theme. I understood what everyone online had meant when they called this game a childhood escape. I felt like a child again, escaping the world for a beautiful and marvelous adventure. I thought how crazy it was that I let this game sit in the corner for my entire childhood, never playing it for some reason, and shuddering at the thought that in another timeline I might have never played the game at all. Something called me to OOT during that dreadful year, something mysterious and magical, for which I am forever grateful. 2) The cutscene in Zeldaās courtyard. The story of the Triforce, and Zeldaās Lullaby playing in the background throughout, had me enchanted. I somehow forgot to save after this point during my first ever play-through; this was an unintended delight, as I got to re-experience this critical scene yet again. The way that Ganondorf turns and spots you peeping through the windowā¦it makes me feel like a child again, full of an innocent, intuitive, fearful wonder. This may be the most well-executed scene of the game in my opinion. 3) The Princess Ruto storyline. Probably my least popular opinion, or in other words it suits my personal style more than it does for others. Iāve said this on other posts, but I just love this story line. Princess Rutoās character design and personality add such a fun and cute element to OOT for me. I love her sass and brashness, I love her backstory, I love that Link has to carry her all around Jabu. When I first played the game I couldnāt stop thinking how well she would get along with Peridot from Steven Universe ā in my head those two are fated to be friends. Princess Ruto and the gameplay around her will always some of my favorite Zelda moments. 4) Transition to adulthood. As a new player at age 25 I was not fully expecting the transition. Of course it didnāt quite feel āgoodā at first; but it was beyond memorable. I remember feeling sorrow for the castle town, but so excited that I had a whole 5 more medallions to acquire. I knew the journey was not even halfway over, and made sure to savor every following minute of gameplay. 5) Water temple. Sort of like the opening credits, the water temple had an ambience that left a mark on me. The design and the music are my favorite among the OOT temples. Another potentially unpopular opinion, I know, but itās my truth. The dungeon and the theme song have me practically smelling the chlorine of the water, lol. I love playing the water temple theme for 10-hours video. And again, my favorite character Princess Ruto gets an appearance. The mechanics and gameplay of water temple obviously have room for improvement, especially on the n64, but it was still incredibly memorable nonetheless. 6) Gerudo valley/ haunted wasteland/ spirit temple. I knew by this point my journey in OOT was coming closer to the end, and I made sure to continue savoring every second of it. The Gerudo Valley side quests calmed my anxieties about the game ending soon, giving me hours more of exciting gameplay to revel in. Then, traveling far away through the vast desert felt so right within the story. To me itās analogous to the Briggs Mountain plotline in Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, and to the Shiver Mountain plotline in Paper Mario 64. I guess itās a formula, but itās a good one; traveling to a far away barren land just before the finale feels heroic. As someone who struggles to finish games and stories, this final stage was so compelling that I couldnāt leave it sitting as I might with other media. I still have dreams about the haunted wasteland, dreams that carry the urgent feeling of adventure lying ahead. 7) The Sheik reveal. Iāve played enough Smash Brothers in my life, so my very first thought was God, I should have known. Somehow my naivety got the better of me, and allowed me to feel like a child once again playing through OOT. Every now and then, my poor memory does more good than harm. I loved Sheik, I loved his mystery, I loved his thoughtful words, his cutscenes, I loved Link having a male to guide him contrary to the rest of the plotline ā but finding out this was Zelda all along was the most delightful surprise I could have experienced. I immediately thought wow, how clever, how well done, I should have known! In this moment I wish more than anything I was a streamer and had streamed my first playthrough, but alas. Iām still so grateful for the greatest media reveal Iāve ever experienced. Yet another moment this game had me crying. I am also a genderfluid person, so it carries connection and significance for me. Again, such a memorable moment from OOT. As much as Iāve loved playing the randomizers, it makes me want to put the game down altogether for another 10 years, just to slightly reexperience the wonder and delight from moments like this one. 8) Final cutscene. The whole thing. All of the sages coming togetherā¦ Zeldaās lullaby coming back againā¦ when she looks away and says āall of the tragedy that has befallen Hyrule was my doingāā¦ the way she solemnly looks down after receiving the Ocarina from linkā¦ chills, and more tears. The exchange of peace for goodbyesā¦ I was just bawling again. Through tears I rewatched all of the scenes of where I had been in this great adventure. This was the most compelling ending to a game Iāve ever experienced. Smiling like a fool as Sarias Song played over all of the characters I met, and as the sages sent me off back into my reality. I was a child again, at least for another minute, and Navi returned to her reality, too. The ending in the courtyard, where the story began, will always sit in the most special place in my heart. I stared at the scene and cried for at least 10 minutes. The greatest and most beautiful adventure Iād ever experienced came to a close, as badly as I wanted it to never end. This final frame is the most memorable of all for me. Iām forever grateful to Shigeru Miyamoto and the entire team behind Ocarina of Time. And thankful for whatever compelled me to finally play this game, after 25 years of letting the game sit in my game bin unplayed. I cry at the thought that I might never have played this game. Writing this comment gives me a renewed compulsion to urge my twin brother to play through it for his first time. Life is so, so hard, reality can be just unbearable ā but at least weāve been blessed with Ocarina of Time.
Solid writing! Hope you are a teacher which also does something with writing :) Just finished OoT 3DS and you are giving me the vibe to re-experience the master quest now haha!
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Looking back on it now as an adult, probably all the Sheik segments. I played the game at 5. My dumb@ss self though that her scarf was her bottom jaw and she was terribly disfigured, if not monstrousš. However, between the theme, and the words of wisdom, I quickly felt safe whenever I saw Sheik, as an adult, all your allies either need your help or are dead, it's quite a lonely adventure, but Sheik would always be there to help push you forward and drop liquid gold. One I find myself thinking of often is the prelude to the water temple: Time passes, people move.... Like a riverās flow, it never ends... A childish mind will turn to noble ambition... Young love will become deep affection... The clear waterās surface reflects growth... Now listen to the Serenade of Water to reflect upon yourself....
The sheikah... Cruising along, finally feel like you're pretty good at the game and then bam the whole game changes and takes on this darker tone. I will never forget how glued to my tiny little box TV I was when they came on screen.
Either water temple or spirit temple. The vibes in those dungeons are immaculate
the whole vibe in general i guess rhe first section is where the vibe starts, also castle town, also everything else.
After talking to the Deku tree and trying to figure out who the fuck you you are....also if your parents left any sort of policy of hyruilanic insurance policy or something. Sleeping in a tree trunk kid......fuck it tho. Gotta save the world.....
The Music.
Probably when you become an adult until you beat the forest temple.
Yes
Forest Temple. I love Minuet of Forest and I also love the dungeon music. It's very fun to complete in my opinion and I believe it's the perfect dungeon to start as adult Link.
The beginnings; when Link wakes up & goes out into kokiri forest, first visit to clock town, etc. The maze where you get the kokiri sword is probably my fave because it reminds me of the very first time I ever played it: in a Walmart electronics section with my bro in like, ā97 or something. We couldnāt figure our way out in the 2 minutes we had to play it, but we were hooked. Itās the ultimate nostalgia.
Itās a tie between the midgame (after collecting the last Spiritual Stone to clearing the Forest Temple) and the endgame (Ganonās Castle). I always remembered watching a letās play of OoT and always returning to the Master Sword pull. It was such a tone shift and one of the coolest moments to childhood me. Everything changed in the moment. There was no going back, the kid gloves were, literally and metaphorically, off. The endgame really cemented OoT as my favorite game ever made. It was such a climatic journey up the tower, solving the mini dungeon puzzles and the cameos from the Sages, even if it was nothing special, made it feel like everything was coming to a pinnacle. Ganondorfās fight was a perfect evolution on the Phantom fight from the Forest Temple. The attack patterns were more varied and they even managed to include the Bow with using Light Arrows. Everything after is pretty much perfect in my eyes. The magnificent music blasting in your ears while you and Zelda both open paths for each other down the collapsing castle. Then you reach the final boss. Itās such a shame the 3DS version murdered the atmosphere of the fight because itās not the same without it. You can hardly see Ganon, except for his glowing eyes and tail. His massive model looms over you, really selling how powerful heād become. The fight is easy, but it didnāt need to be. It was about the moment. Sorry for the paragraphs, I love this game to pieces and will never shut up about it.
The whole part. Itās still one the best and most iconic games to date.
All of the Sheik cut scenes when learning the new temple songs. So much fun
Spirit temple with shadow temple coming in close 2nd
Forest Temple easily. Link was forced to sleep seven years and instantly become a man, still with the mind of a child. He finds his safe home with the Kokiri a twisted nightmare. His childhood friend is gone, maybe dead. The forest temple is filled with ghosts. A nightmare of a childhood lost forever. The music and the atmosphere is haunting. His encounter with phantom Gannon a literal manifestation of his nightmare at the beginning of the game, and a recollection of the last time he saw Zelda before she fled what would become the ruins of the castle and castle town. It's chilling
Telling my little sister it is ok to attack the Cuccos. They drop health.
The game.
I really like the end credits! The music and visuals really take you through the whole game and shows you what you've done. It gives you this epic sense of accomplishment and is just really satisfying.
Water temple
The single solitary moment that wowed and stuck with me the most was cracking the face of the sand goddess statue inside the Spirit Temple. That is far and away the most epic boss build-up in the game and series imo. Love the visual spectacle but also symbolism of the hero lowering down into the depths, sun shining upon him, harnessing the power of light to carve the unsuspecting path through darkness.
Yes
Hanging out in the lost woods and listening to Sariaās song
Besides the entire thing ā¦ here are some of my top fave parts. My favorite temple to complete is Spirit. Half child half adult is a blast, and the Mirror shield is so badass. I try to compete spirit as soon as I can in game because I love the aesthetic of the mirror shield. Twinrova is an awesome boss. Gerudo Fortress - sneaking around and āsnipingā your way through made me love it so much as a kid. I also loved the bonus training ground too for ice arrows. Ice cavern - my favorite mini dungeon alongside gerudo fortress. The music, puzzles, vibes ā¦ itās stunning. I also think Ganonās castle is one of the best last levels of a game ever. Throwing back to each temple as a separate puzzle area was fun, genius and so enjoyable.
Truthfully my favorite part of OOT was playing it with my aunt when I was younger. Her and this game is what started my LOZ obsession. Some of my favorite memories were sitting in my grandparents living room playing this game with her. Probably not quite what you meant when you asked this question. The memories are my favorite part. š¤
Sheik All that's needed to be said. Incredibly poetic writing, the song makes me sit there for an extra 10 min listening. It's Sheik I know I said that's all that needed to be said but I wanted to say more
Maybe the Lost Woods. As a kid it actually felt infinite. And the idea that if you stayed too long you would be turned into a skull kid was terrifying. It was like a whole separate universe away from the rest of Hyrule.
My favorite part is when you get granted the ability to fire at objects in 3D without expending ammo by use of the boomerang. Shortly after, you're locked out of using that weapon as an adult, and you spend the next natural hour hunting to regain that ability seeking out the hookshot and the bow. The progression of game mechanics felt so satisfying.
I'm not the biggest fan of OoT, but I gotta say everything from the Spirit Temple and onwards is just absolutely peak. Following up one of the best dungeons in the franchise with one of the best finales in all of gaming is a diabolical 1 2 punch. Those last handful of hours almost made me forget all the issues I had with the game up to that point
Exploring the Zora area in both ice and unthawed, fighting Dark Link, first entering the Gerudo area, and (I think I'm the only crazy person who will say this) but I loved the Jabu Jabu dungeon šš
All of it. But no really the shadow temple and the spirit temple, especially the needing to actually go through time to get into it part
The part from where you reach Kakariko Village after beating the Forest, Fire and Water temples up through beating the Shadow temple. That whole portion of the game is the darkest part and the most atmospheric, I think.
TL;DR - stepping out into Hyrule Field for the first time I had no idea it was open world. As a kid, I found the wooden sword and didn't know what else to do, so I stopped playing Fast forward, and I'm watching my older brother play the game. He finished up everything in the Deku Tree, and I naively thought the game was over .... and then he stepped out into this huge open world, and I had never seen anything like it up to that point. I genuinely thought he beat the game but instead he threw a curveball at my tiny kid brain
Throwing chickens
I'm one those autistic few that would copy my brother's finished save so i could free roam. The end. XD But seriously, i dunno i like the beginning because fetching spiritual stones is way easier then the fucking temples. But also the wooden ocarina is badass. Now that i have a real blue one. I'd love to find a prop of the Kokiri wooden one.
The Gogonās Dungeon
First becoming adult. End of tutorial, horse, hookshot, biggoron sword, arrows, forest temple, phantom gannon, ALL IN A ROW!? This part has the highest concentration of awesome per second in the entire game.
The early adult portion where you're rediscovering everything
The sheer variety of it all, the horror elements which get forgotten in later entries, and that sense of going on a grand adventure. That Ganondorf fight is just so incredible.
Itās like choosing a favorite child.. Everything is good! It starts with a sense of adventure, you need to help the deku tree. But after that it evolves into a (sort of childish) quest to prevent an evil man from doing bad things. It takes a turn for the worst and you are faced with the consequences as you are hibernated a few years and the world is left in the worst state since many years. Adulthood makes for heavier themes and the climax in Ganonās tower is so solid. They really make you feel like you are working with all the sages to stop Ganon. I havenāt played any Zelda game where they transition the story so well and the build up at the end in the tower is so intense. Brilliant stuff!! That being said the temple of time is definitely my favorite place. The music and the entire structure kind of feels like a place of spiritual ascension, it has some really strong moments and scenes, so if I had to pick, it would be ToT!
Iām a sucker every scene with Zelda, Ruto, malon, and Saria.
Waiting until the sun was just about to set and then entering Lon Lon Ranch to hear Malon sing with that sunset in the background. I'd stay there for hours when I was a kid, it was beautiful
The whole god damned game is just fuckin perfection
I always love passing through kakariko village
Too hard to narrow it down
It's not too clear what my favorite part is on Zelda ocarina of Time. One of my favorite parts is the mirror shield because it harnesses energy fire and ice. It's much better than the legendary hylian shield. It's a pity that you can't find that same shield on other Zelda games like breath of the wild, tears of the Kingdom, Twilight princess etc. the ocarina itself is another one my favorites because you can use it to travel to places even through time. And my biggest favorite of the game should be obvious, it's when link eventually makes peace with the Gerudo tribe after being accepted as a member. (Not to mention the princess of the gerudo tribe Nabooru)!! Oh there's one more thing that's one of my favorites and that's when link is in the secret realm inside the Temple of Time to speak to sages and place magic medallions.
Another one my favorites on Zelda ocarina of Time that I failed to mentioned earlier is the sacred realm that lies in Temple of Time where you speak to all the sages.
Attacking chickens until a swarm comes for you
https://i.redd.it/on7ng6xqdy0d1.gif Need I say more?
Forest temple was pretty dope but hitting Volvagia with the megaton hammer was pretty dope as well
The bolero of fire scene.
Garudo temple
Jumping the bridge with Epona was so epic
Lon Lon Ranch or the finale. For complete opposite reasons.
my childhood
The whole temple of time part and seeing the village before and after... and def first going to hyrule field, getting Epona, and jumping the fence.
Leaving The Temple of Time after becoming Adult Link. Seeing the state of Hyrule Castle Town with all the ReDeads walking around, Hyrule Castle destroyed and replaced with Ganondorfs Castle literally sent chills down my spine as a kid.
When it first came out I got it for Christmas and played for hours until you first run up the mountain with Gorons rolling down and volcanic fireballs. It was at night and I couldnāt see the whole place so it just seemed so beyond anything Iād played in a game for immersion. Never seen much like that since.
Walking into the forest temple for the first time. As a kid it definitely took me a bit to figure out all the stuff to do all the while playing kid link. Then 3 dungeons later, good hours on gaming I finally get to the first dungeon as older link and that creepy, eerie forest temple theme starts playing and I knew I was in for some awesome shit
Entering Hyrule Field for the first time is such a great moment. You really feel like you are embarking on this epic journey and you get a chance to really start exploring the world.
Areas that have really good music in the background also Ganondorf scenes
I wasnāt into Zelda games when I was younger. Nothing pre-OOT, but I gave Ocarina a chance when I was at a friendās house and saw him playing it. But he wasnāt to the time skip portion yet, so I had no idea about that. So I get the game and start playing and I really enjoyed it and thought when I collected the spiritual stones and went to the temple that I was getting to the end. Let me tell you. When Link wakes up as an adult and I realized I wasnāt even halfway thru the game, it changed me and I have been a die hard ever since. That was my favorite moment.
The whole game
The shadow temple and lead up to it. It reaches a new level of darkness and has so much lore behind it. The theories about Bongo Bongo are so fascinating and disturbing, and then you have all the creatures in dungeon and the cursed history of hyrule omnipresent
Ganondorf playing the organ. That whole scene just before his fight always gives me chills
Water temple
it's just that so much thought was put into everything! I mean everything!!!! It's such a complete package of a game. And I tell Shigeru Miyamoto poured his heart and soul into this game. It's just so, so good. Not only that but Konji Kondo as well with his music. It just feels like everyone just went all in and made this a masterpiece. From the music, to the graphics at the time, to the design of each dungeon, to the characters, to the themes selected. And even the revolutionary physics engine and targeting system. It both elevated the science of gaming and created a piece of art that is a masterpiece. I was only 8 years old when I started playing video games and the N64 just came out. Of course, at the time. I was had no idea how mind blowing this game was. Of course, other people who experienced all the 2D games were probably mesmerized by the sum of the project. It's kind of like cooking. Yes, someone can make a typical dish that everyone has heard of. But when you try something you never tasted/heard of before it is a different experience, because you have nothing to compare it to. Nintendo made a new dish, collected the most perfect ingredients for the dish, and created a whole new style of cooking all in one go.
Getting Bolero of Fire cause that little piece of music fulls me with joy! Oh and the Water Temple, I love that dungeon!!
My favorite part is the Water Temple. Ok maybe not the boss fight but I definitely loved the temple.
For some reason the Twin Witches really stick with me. The way they transform from old hags into younger versions of themselves and the fire/ice dynamic.
Shadow Temple
Iād have to say the subtle lore. Zelda lore has always been of second-nature in relation to the gameplay, as per Shigeru Miyamotoās game design ideology. However, OoT has a story you can decipher from in-game dialogue and environmental storytelling that paints a greater picture of a Hyrule in war and the state of the land being much more vitriolic before the events of the game are in motion. OoT is the only game to show that the Sheikah and the Royal Family are capable of great evils, something completely absent from other games and itās much more cartoonish to insinuate there can only be good factions and bad factions. Bongo Bongo seems to be either a torture victim, or a morbid simulacrum of the tortured souls of Hyruleās bloody history of greed and hatred. The Water Temple is implied to be a place of spiritual cleansing and achieving nirvana, the room where you encounter Dark Link under the ābodhiā tree is a literal test if you can overcome your inner darkness and become a bodhisattva. The endless pairs of Stalchildren that assail you in Hyrule Field after dark may seem innocuous at first, but then you remember that a great war had happened when Link was a baby, and if you think Lon Lon Ranch looks oddly fortress-like, well. To me, this is still the darkest game in the series and it has the best use of lore. MM is phenomenal, but a little too on the nose sometimes imo, and TP tries too hard to be dark and gritty sometimes.
for me i dont have a favorite part of the game the game is my favorite zelda game and the first one i played was TP
i like the part where he says "hyah!".
I was always obsessed with Sheik. If we ever get some kind of remake, Iād love a few chapters dedicated to playing as sheik
The Water Temple! Just because everyone else hates it :D
Iāll tell you whatās not. The first time you walk into Hyrule Market as an adult.
Opening the temple of time and the whole spirit temple sequence (Gerudo prison to finishing the temple)
A down up A down up Windmill Song of Storms
Any moments with Sheik. Every song in the game is nostalgic, but that one hits different for me.
The best ending credits scene in the history of entertainment
I love the ending sequence, where everyone's having a big party together, then you see the sages watching from a distance, Saria sitting on Darunia's head.
LOVE THAT HOT BEAT!
The water temple was honestly my favorite. Getting the blue outfit, the weighted boots (if my memory is right, it's been a few years) my kid brain was in awe at how large the water temple really was and the hoops you had to jump through to get through it.
I have to say the Forest Temple. It kind of marks the change of tone of the game to me, which definitely leaves a mark.
When young link played the ocarina with adult link straddling his shoulders
The Spirit Temple is my favorite. Love the music and atmosphere.
When you drop onto the drum. The slow build-up by Bongo Bongo before the battle is my favorite.
Water templeš
The music
The climb up the staircase to Ganondorf.
pretty much i was in my way to beat every temple, the side missions n that stuff y know
Credits def. Seeing link finally fix hyrule amd seeing everybody honor him was just amazing
Forest Temple. The music, the vibe...it was a perfect way to show that things weren't all nice and clean like when he was a child.
When we see dem Goron titties
not that fucking camera
Star wars ahhh poster
The water temple. Jk rage baiting
Fairy Fountain š
Stepping out into the field for the first time. And I mean the *FIRST* timeā¦ like in the 90s lol
The one where Link dies
Happens to me a lot
When you get the gold gauntlets and throw the huge long stone to reveal the fairy fountain near Ganons castle
idgaf iāll be clichĆ© and say the whole game fr š i have front-to-back that game so many times
I had this as a poster growing up
Itās only a small part but I adore the small staircase you have to climb before you reach Ganondorf with the light growing more intense as you climb up and the music makes it perfect.
Slurmp
i have a 3d poster of this image :)
Nabooru getting imprisoned by the old hags. Watching her run for her life as she gets sent to the gap between dimensions goes so hard dude
the randomizer
Spirit temple and the volvagia fight
Lol, looks like small Link is blowing big Link!š¤š¤
i would say the part where nabooru shows adult link how to become a real man and makes his deku stick make white pee
The part where young Link gives adult Link a piggyback ride.