Loz: Oot 3d - Page 2

Keile · 06-20-2011

Ok, so I picked up my copy of Ocarina of Time 3D yesterday afternoon, and have been playing quite a bit. Enough to give a decent impression of it for those curious about it:

I will be comparing it to the N64 original.

Gameplay: It feels exactly like the original. Naturally, the buttons are different to wok on a 3DS, but overall nothing is missing. Things like aiming using the motion control are actually really well done. By using the accelerometer on the 3DS you can easily fine tune aiming with items like the Bow or Slingshot making some of those harder to hit targets (such as during the bow/slingshot games) a cinch. There are a few tweaks and bug fixes, but even some of our old favorite glitches are still in the game. Sheikah stones are the one major addition to the main game. They show you hints on where to go next....useful to noobs to OOT. Also included in the game is a Boss Challenge mode and The Master Quest that was released on the GCN version...only this Master Quest is mirrored for extra awesome :P

Graphics: It looks beautiful. Seeing video and still images on your PC do not do it justice. These videos/pics are not shown in their native resolution of the 3DS so they look a bit pixelated. This game is wonderfully colorful and smooth! The game runs at a perfectly smooth 30FPS with zero slowdown compared to the N64's 15-20 with slowdown on some of the more "intense" parts.

Sound: Sound Effects are the same, probably a little clearer though.

Music: To the untrained ear it would seem like its the original N64 score, but it is not. The entire soundtrack was redone but done in such a way that it would SOUND like the N64 score. The music is much more crisp, though. The reason behind this was that the composer had created an entire ORCHESTRATED score for the game, but Miyamoto told him he wanted the music to sound as close to the N64 version as possible. So he had to scrap all that he worked on and make a NEW version that would sound nearly identical to the N64...I really wish they would have allowed us to choose orchestrated or original, but meh.

Overall, this is a nearly PERFECT remake/port of a nearly perfect game (c'mon you can't say anything really bad about OOT).

If you own a 3DS, get this game...no excuses. But this game alone really isn't worth buying a 3DS if you don't already have one...but I'd recommend buying it anyway because I'm hearing whispers that it will only have a limited production....so even if you are getting your 3DS down the road (like within the year), it wouldn't hurt to snag a copy while you can :P

06-20-2011	#1
Keile OMG OMG OMG I'M IN SPACE! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Floating somewhere in Space. Posts: 1,752	Loz: Oot 3d Ok, so I picked up my copy of Ocarina of Time 3D yesterday afternoon, and have been playing quite a bit. Enough to give a decent impression of it for those curious about it: I will be comparing it to the N64 original. Gameplay: It feels exactly like the original. Naturally, the buttons are different to wok on a 3DS, but overall nothing is missing. Things like aiming using the motion control are actually really well done. By using the accelerometer on the 3DS you can easily fine tune aiming with items like the Bow or Slingshot making some of those harder to hit targets (such as during the bow/slingshot games) a cinch. There are a few tweaks and bug fixes, but even some of our old favorite glitches are still in the game. Sheikah stones are the one major addition to the main game. They show you hints on where to go next....useful to noobs to OOT. Also included in the game is a Boss Challenge mode and The Master Quest that was released on the GCN version...only this Master Quest is mirrored for extra awesome :P Graphics: It looks beautiful. Seeing video and still images on your PC do not do it justice. These videos/pics are not shown in their native resolution of the 3DS so they look a bit pixelated. This game is wonderfully colorful and smooth! The game runs at a perfectly smooth 30FPS with zero slowdown compared to the N64's 15-20 with slowdown on some of the more "intense" parts. Sound: Sound Effects are the same, probably a little clearer though. Music: To the untrained ear it would seem like its the original N64 score, but it is not. The entire soundtrack was redone but done in such a way that it would SOUND like the N64 score. The music is much more crisp, though. The reason behind this was that the composer had created an entire ORCHESTRATED score for the game, but Miyamoto told him he wanted the music to sound as close to the N64 version as possible. So he had to scrap all that he worked on and make a NEW version that would sound nearly identical to the N64...I really wish they would have allowed us to choose orchestrated or original, but meh. Overall, this is a nearly PERFECT remake/port of a nearly perfect game (c'mon you can't say anything really bad about OOT). If you own a 3DS, get this game...no excuses. But this game alone really isn't worth buying a 3DS if you don't already have one...but I'd recommend buying it anyway because I'm hearing whispers that it will only have a limited production....so even if you are getting your 3DS down the road (like within the year), it wouldn't hurt to snag a copy while you can :P __________________ Last edited by Keile; 06-20-2011 at 03:52 PM.