The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Scores 96 On Metacritic

Ahead of the game’s launch, review aggregator Metacritic has published the Metascore for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake.

With 80 critic reviews at the time of this writing, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake has been given a Metascore of 96. Metacritic classifies this score as “Universal Acclaim”. This score is just a few points lower than the original Ocarina Of Time at 99, and one point below Breath Of The Wild at 97.

Check out what some of the reviews had to say below:

VGC ~ 100

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Switch 2 remake is a remarkable restoration of one of gaming’s most beloved adventures. Rather than reinventing a masterpiece, Nintendo has carefully refined what made it special, creating the definitive way for a new generation to discover it and returning players to fall in love all over again.

Eurogamer ~ 100

Alongside great judgement and clever tweaks, this astonishing remake has a proper ace up its sleeve.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a lavish remake of the original action-RPG for the Switch 2 with gorgeous visuals and some quality-of-life adjustments. It feels like a lovely update, along with some embellishments to add additional life and opportunities to some areas from the original. I would call it another tribute to perhaps one of the best and most influential entries in the series.

The 2026 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a fairly straightforward recreation. But an admittedly very good one.

Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 is a stellar reimagining of the original, one that completely revamps the experience with stunning visuals, modernised gameplay, and vastly improved audio. Despite some minor blemishes, this is comfortably the most visually stunning work Nintendo has ever put out, and it’s unquestionably the best way to play one of the most seminal games of all time. That said, it is a very safe remake. Despite lots of minor changes throughout, it’s still essentially the same game you’ve likely already played, and so you might find it offers little challenge if you’re familiar with the N64 original or 3DS remake. This makes the lack of Master Quest — or really any kind of hard mode — particularly glaring, but I’m hopeful it’ll be added in the future.

It’s in our nature to pass old stories down, and I think there’s meaning in the ones we choose to revisit. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is both an exceptional remake of an incredible game and a rich adventure that stands on its own. This remake proves there’s still so much value in the traditional Zelda formula: the dense, intimate world of Hyrule is stuffed with charming characters and fascinating secrets. Its intricate dungeons are satisfying to unravel, even if their somewhat streamlined design has slightly dulled the special feeling that comes from solving them. Still, the depth, quality, and attention to detail in every corner match the lofty reputation of this series. Whether you’ve played the original 100 times, once back in 1998, or never at all, I highly recommend this beautiful retelling of a legend.

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