A kid, a fairy, an ocarina, and a journey through time that marked a whole generation.

On gut feeling, the community reveres it, ahead of 95% of games, a score few classics reach. And the detail explains that respect, while also showing its age. Its soundtrack finishes almost at the top, attachment and the wish to rediscover it follow right behind, all well above 90%. On the other hand, controller feel, pure fun, and art style fall back around average. That is the whole paradox of foundational games: we love them deeply, we respect them, but their sensations have aged against today's standards. The heart says yes, the fingers feel the years.

Next to other adventure games, it laid the foundations of three dimensional action adventure, and its shadow still hangs over the genre.

So, who is it for? For you if you love the history of video games, classics you discover or rediscover with emotion. Much less if you judge first on modern comfort of play.