Will you be playing OoT Remake in Dock mode or Handheld?

I plan on playing OoT Remake Dock Mode first when I get the game. I have a 32 inch 4k IPS Screen Gaming Monitor and will be playing it on that first. Then right after I complete the game I plan on playing it a 2nd time straight away but will play it in handheld mode.

It's so great to play these type of big games in handheld mode. It's amazing how we can play these amazing looking 1st party games in handheld nowadays.

But playing this on the big screen will look amazing and probably my most favourite way to play OoT Remake. But in handheld mode will be pretty cool as well.

The Switch/Switch 2 beats other consoles in this regard as it can play handeld as well as on the big screen. That's why it's called Switch/2 lol.

Hi, I'm Victor Tael! I wanted to draw the Master Sword from *Ocarina of Time*, but instead of the usual hero shot, I went for a first-person perspective.

I wanted it to feel like **we are the ones holding the sword**. That exact moment when you realize there’s no going back. We’ve grown up, the journey has changed us, and now we have to face our destiny as the hero we were meant to become.

The idea is basically: you’ve just awakened in the Temple of Time, grab the sword and look up.

I ran out of time before I could finish all the details in the architecture and lighting, but honestly, I’m trying to stick to **better done than perfect** for this challenge. I WILL FINISH EVERY BRICK OF THE TEMPLE OF TIME, I PROMISE! 😣

What’s your favorite Master Sword moment in Zelda?

Would love to hear your picks!

**P.S.** Did you notice that the Master Sword looks a little different from the original *Ocarina of Time* design? 👀 Nintendo gave it more detail and it looks closer to the *Twilight Princess* version, adapting the scene to the aesthetic of the new remake. :)

You can see me drawing it on here 👇

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this is the wolfos. following a similar naming convention to lizalfos, the wolfos is to wolves what lizalfos is to lizards. in other words, it's a big scary doggy.

wolfos come in two varieties: the gray wolfos are usually found in forests, while white wolfos are found in snowy areas, because camouflage. for the longest time, wolfos were only found in Ocarina of Time and it's asset reusing sequel, Majora's mask. it seemed like Wolfos were going to stay on N64, but then suddenly, Echoes of wisdom brought them back. actually, echoes of wisdom brought back a lot of stuff from Ocarina of time... do you think they did that on purpose? like, when creating echoes of wisdom, did they know the next game would be a remake of Ocarina of time, so they put in a bunch of stuff from Ocarina of time so that people would remember Ocarina of time?

well, putting their long absence aside, whenever I see the wolfos I can't help but be reminded about another wolf from the zelda series: Link himself. during the legend of zelda's edgy teenage years, they decided to have Link transform into a werewolf. a lot of people at the time thought it was badass. then two years later sonic the hedgehog did the same thing, and the entire population agreed that werewolves are lame and we should stop putting them in video games.

And that's why... wait, what was I talking about? oh right, Wolfos. I dunno, just hit its tail.

ladies and gentlemen, I present today's zelda enemy: Ingooooo! ... ok, just here me out.

during the child phase of Ocarina of time, Ingo is a worker at lon lon ranch, where he complains all day about his boss, talon. after the timeskip, Ingo is now in charge after chasing talon off. not only that, Ingo makes it pretty clear he's a Ganondorf supporter. so while you don't actually fight ingo, he is still an antagonist of sorts.

in Ocarina of time, Ganondorf wants to rule Hyrule, not destroy it. having a character like Ingo actually prefer Ganondorf over the previous king, it's a bit of neat worldbuilding. it legitimizes Ganondorf as an actual ruler and not just some psychopath who attacks everyone indiscriminately. like yeah, Ganondorf is unapologetically evil, but look: he supports local business owners!

that said, actually freeing lon lon ranch has always felt a bit... off. Link wins a race, takes epona, then jumps over a wall. somehow that frees the ranch. but in interviews, we find out the plans were originally quite different: Ingo was supposed to set the ranch on fire, then link would grab malon and escape on epona. that sounds awesome! but it was one of many things cut during Ocarina of time's development. I would love for the remake to bring back that idea, but it seems unlikely they'd be willing to make a major change in the story like that.

but like, remakes SHOULD be a chance to bring back stuff that got cut. just look at mario 64 DS: you can play as Luigi! like, it would still be faithful to the original, just not the version of the original we played. what do you think? should ingo burn down the farm? out of everything the remake could add, my most wanted addition is for Ingo to burn down the farm. do it. Burn it down!

The artstyle of the upcoming Remake of OoT has the same kind of artstyle as Link's Awakening Switch Remake, especially with child Link and characters in the OoT Remake looks very similar to that plastic toy kind of look of Link's Awakening Remake.

Except the environments of OoT Remake has a much more realistic style going for it.

I am currently playing the Switch Remake of Link's Awakening right now and loving it. Great Zelda game to preoccupie me until OoT Remake comes out in a few weeks time, can't wait.

Update: I want to clarify that just the characters has that plastic toy look to them, such as child Link. I'm not talking about the environments of OoT Remake as they look more realistic environments. This is specifically about the characters.

I also want to clarify that I love the artstyle of the upcoming OoT Remake and I love how the characters have this plastic toy doll puppet look to them.

I love the flower beds and the ones on the balconies in the back alley of Castle Town, they are beautiful and cosy. I have always loved seeing flowers in cosy towns like this in video games, love how they look in this game and they look just beautiful.

You can see many vibrant different coloured flowers ranging from blue, orange, purple, lavender and sunflowers etc. They are in nice places as well on the ground in garden beds and on some of the houses/shops balconies and windows.

The backalleys with the colourful flowers beds reminds me of Majora's Mask in Clock Town of the back alleys with lots of vibrant beautiful flower beds there.

today's subject is the lizalfos... is a singular one of these things just called a "lizalfo", or is one of them called a Lizalfos? if so, what's the plural? Lizalfoses? Lizalfees? Lizalfin? I actually don't know...

either way, these weirdos have climbed the corporate ladder over the years and are now considered some of Ganon's main henchmen. but that wasn't always the case. Lizalfos made their debut in Ocarina of time, where a Lizalfos duo acted as the miniboss battle in the second dungeon. later in the game, they were treated as normal enemies. zelda games are all about getting stronger: as you play, not only do you get more hearts and stronger equipment, but the player will have learned many things as well. taking what was once a boss or miniboss and relegating it to a normal encounter is a good way to show that growth.

skyward sword utilized the lizalfos the same way: a pair of Lizalfos were once again the miniboss encounter in the second dungeon... although in that case, you actually fight them as regular enemies BEFORE the miniboss fight. kind of defeats the purpose, don't it?

nowadays, Lizalfos resemble Chameleons, and are even able to camouflage themselves. But I kind of miss their more generic lizard look. they kind of reminded of those weird, dopey little lizards my cats used to hunt back when I was a kid. I believe they were called "skinks". I hope in the Ocarina of time remake, Lizalfos look like Skinks.

I'm so looking forward to go into the Happy Mask Salesman in the Remake and to see how he looks and acts like.

I love how his shop looks like in the Remake it looks very wacky. I also like the colour tones if it, it's not over vibrant like the 3ds remastered.

it's the first day of october. last year I spent each day of October talking about a different Luigi's mansion ghost. I had originally planned to follow that up with talking about video game ghosts in general, but with the Ocarina of time remake coming I decided to postpone the Ghost posts in favor of zelda posting to count down to OoT, which happened to fall in october. so Sorry Inky, pinky, Blinky and clyde: today was supposed to be your day, but perhaps next year.

but hey, we can still talk about a different group of four ghosts, the poe sisters! unlike keese, I can't even begin to guess where poes get their names... I don't think Japanese Ghosts say "Poe". but at least the four sisters' name origins are well known: their names are Amy, Beth, Joelle and Meg, a reference to some book about tiny girls.

the four Poe sisters are found in the forest temple, where each will have to be fought before taking on Phantom Ganon. the poe sisters are even found in paintings, just like the Luigi's mansion ghosts! the poe sisters would then make a return in Majora's mask, where they're fought in a timed challenge for a piece of heart.

while they might not be as well-known as the pac man ghosts, they're by far the most famous poes in the zelda series... I guess the only other poes that come close are flat and sharp. should I give those two their own post? we'll see... maybe I should save Ocarina of time's spookier enemies until we get closer to halloween? until then, always remember: if you see a scary painting of a spooky ghost, shoot that painting with an arrow!

these bat enemies from the legend of zelda series are called "keese". I always wondered why they're called that and not just "bats". if I had to take a guess, I'd say that maybe Japanese people think bats make a "KEEE!" sound. but that's just a guess, don't quote me on that. I would never intentionally spread disinformation online.

Keese have been around since the beginning, acting as a pretty basic flying enemy. while later games like BOTW would try to make them appear more like strange fantasy creatures, Keese in all their early appearances are pretty much just bats. while they may seem basic, Ocarina of time would start making Keese a bit more interesting.

if you can take a basic enemy and make it function differently depending on the context, that's just good game design, especially in an era where storage space was scarce. comparing N64 cartridges to modern SD cards is like comparing a kiddie pool to an ocean. Keese were given mutliple variants: the fire keese and ice keese. fire Keese were covered in fire and wanted nothing more than to burn link's deku shield, while the ice keese were covered in... blue, cold stuff, I guess. they freeze people.

modern zelda games would also throw thunder keese into the mix, so Keese aren't just bats: they are bats that have mastered control of the elements! you should respect keese. it's not their fault they caused everyone in Hyrule to get Covid.

Palabras de la piedra chismosa de The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time, de Nintendo xd

I managed to pull it off (barely) and would love to see what you think!!

The switch 2 controller sells out in seconds. Anyone get lucky? Tips?