After interviewing devs for almost 6 years, I've come to the conclusion that level design and mechanics are the two most important pillars of a game and you need to nail them first before focusing on anything else, everything becomes easier that way. When Nintendo is laser focused, they are untouchable in this regard. OOT is living proof, the remake barely changed the level design and it is still miles ahead of most games today. GTA 6's level design and mechanics and how they weave together will be the most important thing to me when I play it and everything else, the story, world building, attention to detail with animations/art etc. should be there to enhance those 2 things. Rockstar is really going to have pull out all the stops for GTA 6 to top OOT for me as my favorite game this year.

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time is the highest rated Metacritic user review game ever with a score of 9.6 after 4.4k user reviews!

Completed: The Legend of Zelda, Ocarina of Time remake. I have a lot to say, but I'll keep it brief; Despite this being made by a younger team, they somehow managed to not only replicate the sense of wonder and adventure from the 98' original, but surpass it in every way. This has all the bells and whistles of tech today, but the heart and soul of a bygone era of gaming. While it is very simple by modern standards, its true strength comes from the fundamental goal of a videogame; To be fun. This was quite simply the most impressive effort I've seen from Nintendo. The idea of taking one of the most beloved games of all time and doing it justice must have been Herculean. But those madmen somehow pulled it off and then some. It was so good, I had to keep playing every moment I could find. I miss this style of Zelda so much, I hope those who never experienced it give this a whirl. 100/100

BotW and TotK are masterful games and just what Zelda needed at the time. But I absolutely believe that the future should be (and will be) going back to the classic 3D linear Zelda format that everyone is experiencing again right now with Ocarina of Time Remake. It’s just better.

The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake development team!

Nintendo revealed the game director of The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time remake is HokWai Ng! He joined Nintendo in 2006 as a planner and worked on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. He is part of Nintendo EPD3 and Ocarina of Time remake is his debut as a director. nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask…

Zelda series Producer Eiji Aonuma says one of the reasons they remade Ocarina of Time is to help new staff understand the significance of the original to help them make new Zelda games in the future! "This year marks the 40th anniversary of the very first Legend of Zelda game. With that in mind, I was thinking about what I should create as the producer of the series. Many of the team members who work alongside me on Legend of Zelda games today have only experienced developing the more recent titles. That led me to wonder, “Do they truly understand just how significant The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was to the series as a whole?” Of course, there are team members who vaguely know the game, and those who played it in their childhood days. But I started to wonder how they'd interpret The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time as they go about developing future Legend of Zelda games. By learning the game structure and development style behind the original The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and by actually rebuilding it as a full remake, it may trigger new insights that they can carry forward into future development. If we could achieve that, I thought it would be incredibly valuable. That’s what led us to the conclusion that now is the right time to revisit The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time once again." nintendo.com/us/whatsnew/ask…