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Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time
The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina's remake was led by […] The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina 's remake was led by producers Eiji Aonuma (a director on the original game who is now the franchise's steward at Nintendo) and Hidemaro Fujibayashi ( best known for directing Breath of the Wild and its sequel ), the team also featured a number of younger develo
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The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina's remake was led by […] The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina 's remake was led by producers Eiji Aonuma (a director on the original game who is now the franchise's steward at Nintendo) and Hidemaro Fujibayashi ( best known for directing Breath of the Wild and its sequel ), the team also featured a number of younger develo
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According to The Verge’s source item, Nintendo’s designers strove for ‘elegance’ when remaking Ocarina of Time, The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina’s remake was led by […] The Ocarina of Time remake on the Switch 2 smashes together the past and present. The game retains much of the original N64 experience while updating it with modern graphics and gameplay that make it feel contemporary. But the mingling of time periods also extends to the development team. While Ocarina ’s remake was led by producers Eiji Aonuma (a director on the original game who is now the franchise’s steward at Nintendo) and Hidemaro Fujibayashi ( best known for directing Breath of the Wild and its sequel ), the team also featured a number of younger develo
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