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Ocarina of Time-Basics
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a videogame developed and published by Nintendo, launched for the Nintendo 64 in 1998, being the fifth in the series and the first one in 3D graphics
The Hero of Time-Plot
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A kid wakes up in the Kokiri Forest, he had that nightmare again, the dark horseman after the princess, the cursing, the storm, a strange being flies around him, It's called Navi, a Fairy, he never had one, but the times are at change, and he has a mission.
The Fairy told him he has a mission, and that the guardian spirit, The Great Deku Tree, need to be cured, he was cursed, and despite the brave efforts of Link, he died, not before telling the boy the story of the Gerudo man, looking for the forest spiritual stone, and sending him to the castle, to meet Hyrule princess, Zelda, Link obey the Deku Tree orders, and after Speakingg with Zelda, he departes in a journey, looking for what Ganondorf also wants, the spiritual stones.
During his travel, Link discover that Ganondorf also attacked both Goron and Zora tribes, but didn't get the stones, Fighting bravely, Link gets the stones and head back to the castle, just to see his nightmare become true.
As a last resource, Zelda throws the legendary ocarina of time to Link and teaches him the Song of Time, last piece in the puzzle to open the Gates of Time.
Link rush into the city, reach the Temple of Time and open the gates, enter the sanctuary and draws the Master Sword, proving that he is the chosen hero, and opening the path to the sacred realm, Ganondorf doesn't waste the opportunity and tocuh the Triforce, but his corrupt heart can't handle all that power, so it splits in three parts, Courage, Wisdon and Power, only keeping the last one to himself. Link gets then sealed in the chamber of the sages, waiting for the destiny.
7 years later, he wakes up, the Sage of Light, Rauru, explain the situation and send Link in a quest to awaken the other sages, dispersed across Hyrule, giving the hero the power of light in form of a medallion.
Link returns to the Temple of Time, where a misterious character named Sheik appears, after a short talk, disappears again. helping Link in his whole journey, in which Link finds that these five sages are all people he befriended as a child: Saria (the Kokiri girl from the forest) is the Sage of Forest; Darunia (the King of the Gorons from d**h Mountain) is the Sage of Fire; Ruto (the Zora Princess from the river) is the Sage of Water; Impa (Zelda's caretaker, a Sheikah originally from Kakariko Village) is the Sage of Shadow; and Nabooru (the second-in-command of the Gerudo Thieves of the desert) is the Sage of Spirit.
After completing his quest, travel across time and the land of Hyrule (Destroyed by Ganondorf), and fight countless enemies and foes, with enough power and streght gatered, and mastering the legendary sword, Link returns to the Temple one last time, there, Sheiks unveils her real identity, she is Zelda, the seventh sage, the time is just enough to give Link the arrows of light, because Ganondorf sealed princess Zelda and taked her to his castle.
Link go to battle with his last enemy, after reaching the top of Ganon's Château, The three pieces of Triforce are gatered again, and Ganondorf attacks Link to take his fragment, but is defeated and the tower starts to fall, leaded by Zelda, Link reaches the ground, just to see Ganondorf, revitalized by the power of his fragment, become a giant beast, the last battle begins, and Ganon is defeated once again, this time, the sages seal him away in the sacred realm.
With peace restored, Zelda send Link to his childhood again, and take the ocarina, after returnig to the past, Navy departs, and Link, in a final scene, meets Zelda at the Courtyard once again.
Gameplay
Link's primary weapons are sword and shield, but he has a huge number of items with diferend¿t functions that play an important role in the game progression, Link moves in a huge 3D world, explores dungeons and complete quest in order to advance, he can interact with NPCs and complete secondary missions, the game control system includes context-sensitive actions and Z-targeting.
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Ocarina of Time was released to universal critical acclaim and strong commercial success worldwide, with over 500000 preorders, in 1998, in the short time of 39 days, it sold 2.5 million copies, and has sold 7.6 million copies worldwide.
The reviews praised every single aspect of the game, from graphics to story, level desing, sound and gameplay, it is taken for many gamers as one of the best, if not the best game ever released.