THE WORLD'S WORST REVIEW of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time is one of the most legendary video games ever made, and as a result near-countless reviews and analyses have been made of it.
And yet I'm certain that I can craft THE WORLD'S WORST REVIEW of The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time.
The World's Worst Review is a review series in which I am attempting to review a game whilst also never once using the words "good", "bad", or any of either words' countless synonyms. Should I make such a catastrophic mistake, a lifetime of shame shall befall my family and my children shall be cursed.
"Worst", "worse", "better" and other terms are relative terms by the way! And do not mean "good" or "bad" on their own and are thus fair game. Words with good or bad connotations do not equal words that mean good or bad.
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0:00 - 0:59 Intro
0:59 - 6:22 The World's Worst Review
6:22 - 7:48 Rumination
7:48 - 8:29 Post-Video

[@NocturnalFudj]

Some of you have really never heard a British accent before, huh? An extra special thanks to Johnathan Kozlowski - who signed up as a high tier patron in the last week and whose name I thusly forgot to put in the end credits. Thank you Johnathan! You could join such esteemed company as Johnathan and support the channel here! :) www.patreon.com/nocturnalfudj Song List: 0:00 - 0:59 Zelda's Lullaby (The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time) 0:59 - 4:53 Out Of Touch (Hall & Oates/SEGA Genesis Remix by TheLegendOfRenegade II) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYiqnZqjeL5glZo 5:39 - 6:23 Hyrule Field Theme (The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess) 6:23 - 7:46 Misty Trees (Digimon World) 7:48 - 8:29 Shop Theme (The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time)

[@BBWahoo]

MIKE WAZOWSKI!!!!! 🟢👁

[@BDbiogamer]

Thank you for the time stamped song list!

[@denimchicken104]

What’s a ocareener?

[@kevinvu5432]

It's not your accent. You just need a better mic.

[@ZeranZeran]

@@denimchicken104 its an oocoos weiner

[@agnuswulf]

That "I thought it was Hyrule, not Brazil" hit me hard. I'm a Brazilian youtuber that makes jokes like that to be able to cope with the ever growing dread that it's steadily overcoming all hopes for this place. Great video. Send help.

[@alexwolfe]

Good luck

[@whim165]

Olá mano. Outro BR aqui e eu concordo plenamente. Vide de brasileiro é difícil, mas fico feliz vendo pessoas que nem tu.

[@BBWahoo]

Sopa de macaco, uma delicia

[@tomaspalma5168]

Buena suerte.

[@agnuswulf]

@@whim165 Valeu mano! A vida é foda mas a gente sobrevive.

[@Shadrio]

I think one underrated point you mention in this video is: "So I'm not trying to tell you that Ocarina of Time hasn't aged, I'm trying to tell you that a game from 1998 should have aged much worse than it has". It's the perfect middle point between those who still refer to it as a masterpiece and those who say it's old and clunky. Also, the wit is on point, as ever. "I thought it was Hyrule, not Brazil" and all the Irish jokes made me bust a gut.

[@thefrubblewarrior4678]

That “a game from 1998 should’ve aged much worse than it has” feels disingenuous as my immediate thought was “so every 3D- no, games in general would be poorly designed enough for them to show their age?” While I get it it’s also a testament to how some view this time as a time of mediocre 3D games abound and some games like OoT and Mario 64 are the exception to the rule.

[@radiokunio3738]

Goemon 64 predates OOT by a year, and while not as grand i think it aged better as an 3d game.

[@thefrubblewarrior4678]

@@coldtea7 That’s what I’m saying!

[@corrupttempest2597]

When you said the thing about "simply existing in this game sometimes", I felt that. I use to spend hours when I was a child just enjoying the mystical lost woods, the peaceful noises of crickets at night, climbing up on the draw bridge chains and watching the sun set. It was and still is an experience unmatched by any other in my mind and heart. I didn't grow tired of beating the game over and over again, and just dicking off in the overworld, attempting to find any crumbs of new secrets. That was before the internet destroyed my attention span, before it spoiled secrets in the games I played. I wish I could go back. I can still replay it, but it's not exactly the same now that I'm 30. My attention span is in tatters. The ADHD defiantly worsened thanks to the immediate gratification the internet gives us. Despite all of this, Ocarina of Time for sure has a number one place within me, and it's magic still has an affect. It was the first game I ever beaten.

[@SatoshiEK]

As a brazilian I can confirm we're constantly fighting zombies everyday

[@pedro_.]

Sim

[@eustuart]

and by comparison, Ganon looks like nice

[@ArrozComCastanhas]

Bolsodorf is evil

[@ThatAnArchyDude]

The odd thing is this was actually the BEST review I've ever witnessed of Ocarina of Time.

[@GustavoIto]

fix that kzbin.info/www/bejne/faq4lKqpn96XbrM

[@BertilWAF]

Make this blow up youtube plz i want people to experience a non-traditional review, and thus realize how boring and politically correct modern reviews are.

[@alexwolfe]

Holy shit what a video, loved the Irish jokes, we'd be proud to have Link, he too seems to repress all emotion, a true lad

[@BBWahoo]

He drinks to make the pain go away

[@dahuntre]

I love the perspective you take in this series. It’s not about objectifying quality, to boil the experience down to a number or scale or whatever. It’s about the experience itself. Stepping back and reflecting on the human experience of it, how it made you feel, and whatever else the media brings to mind. It’s a breath of fresh air in an environment where it feels like we’re trying to objectify all these subjective pieces of media and try to have the “right” opinion. Thank you fudge man.

[@CaptainAstronaut]

That Rumination part at the end hit so, so well, amazing video Fudj

[@wonderfulone2902]

My brother-in-law and I have been doing randomizers for this game and it's absolutely shocking how well it works for this game. Every chest is potential and every playthrough you rethink how you can do dungeons. I highly recommend to anyone even remotely curious

[@moof9994]

Vibing with that Hall and Oates. Another great retrospective my dude. I’m stealing “staring button.”

[@sawkchalk6966]

I'm impressed that these shorter videos are no less lacking in wit and insight

[@jaredhoeft2832]

I'm so early, nobody will know that I have literally eaten poop

[@NocturnalFudj]

not so fast

[@BBWahoo]

So you've tried Spyros delicious subway sandwiches I take it?

[@caravaneerkhed]

Ok I never heard of you before and went into this skeptical of what I was about to experience. I’m glad I stuck around, I had a shit eating grin throughout this entire experience. Great stuff!

[@jacobmonks3722]

Fudj's back must be crippled from how hard he's carrying KZbin's creativity.

[@pyrrhickong]

I remember being 5 years old, getting this game from my cousin for a birthday. Being transported to a wonderful, creative world, far darker but still somehow as beautiful as anything else I'd touched. Just spending time running around, climbing over little fences, discovering how everything worked. And I still remember that one thought I held in my heart, that probably changed my life and how I appreciated video games forever. "What's wrong with his knees? Why can't I jump?" And then I went back to Banjo because his funny skeleton face man was less spooky and his knees were okay. Really loved how you handled this one as a sort of deconstruction of the retrospective. I feel those same feelings that I get from hearing someone else's experience with a game and getting to live in both the game's world and the presenter's memory of it, but this is a lot snappier, a lot more direct, really clever with simple things like pacing and formatting that make it so engrossing. Thank you, really enjoyed this one!

[@Keylan36]

That is so true, we have autism so that means that *per definition*: nothing that ever happens is ever our fault

[@KonaKonaKaabisteru]

Its 3 AM midnight here Fudj, can you keep your giant fairy waifu quiet

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

AHAHAHAHA! (Sparkly noises)

[@SkylightCiel]

I'm literally turning 25 years old in less than a month. This video didn't need to slap me so hard.

[@BladeCrossEXE]

"World's Worst Review of Ocarina of Time"? This isn't Sequelitis!

[@icholasyurgh]

I never thought I'd subscribe to someone in response to hearing a strangely modulated/distorted voicing of "Brazil", but here I am and I've done exactly that.

[@FrnzFrdnnd]

I've been to Brazil and it looks exactly like Hyrule, 7 years into the future.

[@bread9574]

Sometimes I watch videos and I hear a joke and think that's funny, sometimes I hear a joke and I sharply exhale without thinking. Fudj's videos make me not think

[@SirVyre]

Games are powerful nostalgia vehicles, practically nostalgia transports. They have visuals accompanied by a setting and music. More importantly, it's your own choices that affect what goes on around those scenes, your own choices affecting how long you're immersed in that setting and music. Even a music once found annoying or trifling or spooky can transport you back in time with a fondness unfounded by other mediums. Love the video man. I now believe Link is Irish too.

[@JimmyDThing]

N64 is always going to be hard to consider how the games aged because it was such a middle ground for 3D gaming. It was necessary to get fully into 3D, but having only one thumbstick pretty severely limits your ability to maneuver a 3D world.

[@milos1967]

Is that out of touch by hall and oats playing in the background?

[@AltoPiano12]

interestingly enough despite being old enough to have had an N64 as a kid, and growing up very much into zelda, i never actually played OoT until a couple years ago, after i had already experienced BOTW. so at that point OoT was a little underwhelming for me, especially since i didn't have any nostalgia for it to go on, but i still had fun and enjoyed seeing the 3D games' origin. i was struck by how much it still felt like "a normal zelda game" and wished i could have appreciated it in its time, trying to imagine what it would have been like for that to be the first 3D game i'd ever played... AND what it would have been like to have heard so many of the iconic zelda musical themes for the first time all in one game! from that perspective i could definitely understand why people would cite it as their best/favorite game of all time. for me though, it was mostly just a bit of interesting zelda series history homework lol. though i agree that it's held up impressively well for a literal 24 year old game!! super metroid feels the same way to me - just played that for the first time last year and it still felt so natural and intuitive and fun i LOVED majora's mask though (which i also only played for the first time recently) & i really hope the sequel to BOTW carries some of that MM energy... taking a great world and just playing around with it and refining it... adding some darker/creepier elements to it... like i want it to be WEIRD in the best way, just to see what they come up with

[@MegaEQus]

@fudj thanks for that video. I laughed out loud at some moments like Link is Irish. Never saw a review like yours and loved it. Keep up your great work

[@bigbigx2250]

Hearing out of touch in the Zelda soundfont was truly horrifying

[@trumpsdailytruthsmakelibsc6952]

How about Maneater in the goldeneye 64 soundfont

[@mistermike4023]

What an amazing video. You truly captured the nostalgic metatextual tactile feelings of this game beautifully. Even though we age, our games may not age with us, and yet they remain as polydextrous as they day we met them, with all they have being time capsules into our very souls. I think Kanye West put it best when he said: "The game is, as it always has been, the journeys of our crystalized mementos braxing along the sides of all the beaches in the world, and just as the bird flies, so too do our lives." - Bilbo Baggins Also, I like that how, despite being a joke review, it's still leagues better than Egoraptor's OoT video

[@typho6279]

The only problem with OoT for me now, is the combat which consists of pressing shield/god mode button, wait, and strike.

[@SullivanDoesGames]

The Irish jokes all rocked, and I think you made some very salient points about nostalgia as well. I’m really enjoying the shorter format!

[@aaronm1246]

Not watched the video yet obviously but just wanted to let you know this is the first time in a long while youtube has given me a notification for an upload of yours so maybe some progress being made? Finished the video now, another great one!

[@aygiosmio]

The humor and analysis in your videos are spot on! I also love 8-bit Out of Touch playing in the background but yes, great videos!

[@-Rua-]

OoT has always had such a special place in my heart ever since I was a kid. Even after 24 years, I will never forget the feeling of stepping out into Hyrule Field for the first time. And ngl, the rumination at the end hit deep, to the point where I was tearing up, then the end just instantly made me laugh so hard from feeling emotional that I almost got whiplash lmao. Brilliantly done.

[@richardqustmrk]

I swear I've played this game over 50 times. This is easily my favorite game of all time.

[@colinsmith8937]

that 8 bit hall and Oates is fuckin slappin in the background

[@jamesbrond6438]

Where do i fight zombies on Brazil? I never did

[@DDViking]

I felt instant nostalgia when the song Misty trees from digimon world started playing

[@KittyKatty999]

Those eyes and eyebrows remind me of TotalBiscuit...Rest in peace entertainer of my teen years.

[@MegamanGuy444]

Still a better review than Arin Hanson's review. Man can't even beat Twinrova correctly or have the patience more than of a gnats'.

[@BaconMaken]

Arin's review and then gameplay of OoT was downright embarrassing. He was acting like DSP throughout the whole ordeal. My favorite bit was when he said, "Ocarina of Time confused difficulty with waiting" when he referred to timing your attacks and using your shield. Yes, because the combat would be sooo much more interesting if you could just stab everything over and over again without thinking about it. And he didn't even acknowledge that you can use a variety of items to circumvent "waiting." I don't think he used deku nuts to stun an enemy even once.

[@MegamanGuy444]

@@BaconMaken Exactly. Like if Link to the Past is better somehow with its combat. Literally just swing the sword to win every fight. (Anti-Faeries get a pass though). Yes its simple, but enjoyable? Eh- More passable. (FYI Link to the Past is my first Zelda game. I can knock it down a few pegs and I understand its faults.) Zelda 2 did combat better in all honesty than LttP. But only because its just a touch more creative.

[@acdgamer7292]

I don't know fudj, "masterwork" seems like a positive description to me

[@cameronbrooks3767]

The only sad thing is how they don’t have different levels of difficulty - I died maybe once the first time I beat the game

[@Rowenawhite]

That Awkward moment you realise that Castle town is the future we are heading at.

[@Witchblades_nococa]

I got this game when I was 5 years old for Christmas. I had a strategy guide and my mom helped me interpret it. I’ve played through this game more times than I can count, and remember the puzzles like the back of my hand. While replaying most games feels like a chore, I’m always excited to reboot OOT and launch myself into its world.

[@majoraslayer64]

"Link is clearly Irish." I am NEVER going to forget this LMAO

[@daydreams6956]

was trying to figure out how i knew this song and then realized it was out of touch lol, nice vid

[@Envy_May]

dang, i wish it was called the staring button the eye contact button eyeball magic button

[@kytherne9257]

Thank you for finally reviewing this game fudj, after finding out link is irish this whole time I finally feel ready to buy this game 24 years later. Superb vid, and happy early birthday!

[@CosmicTornado1]

Never thought a reviewed self titled as the world’s worst review would hit me so hard as the best. But eh, maybe after a given time I won’t remember this review so fondly. Guess we’ll have to wait and see

[@TaleOfTheToaster]

I've come straight from a MockRock video who also sounded hay fevery, truly this is a new aspect of May-July content to unwittingly keep an eye out for Truly, if there was going to be a WORLD'S WORST REVIEW that was openly positive about a game while basically calling it good throughout, it might as well be Ocarina of Time

[@BBWahoo]

Fudj, are you playing the PC decompilation project?

[@nicholaszacharewicz693]

From the jokes to the music choices to the points made, I love this.

[@MarshallTheArtist]

Yes, Link is Irish, but don't acknowledge his in-game orange hair. That's against the law, apparently.

[@mrshmuga9]

This video was chock full of Fudj. Just as it should be. Great job.

[@dukesoniclofibeats9418]

Brazil is not a dictatorship.

[@Midnitethorn]

Amazing video! I was raised on this game and know it's old (like me), but it really has aged pretty well. I'll still ask for a remaster until I die, but the original is still golden.

[@nsim4295]

Really appreciated hearing Out of touch, wasn't expecting that.

[@KultClassic]

OoT the greatest game and the groundwork for all that came after.

[@williamjacobsmusic]

Probably my favourite channel on the site - beyond excited to watch! Edit: another banger 😎

[@Athesies]

I can't believe im going to be 25 one day. Thats terrifying

[@HasXXXInCrocs]

If the algorithm fucked you again, I will make KZbin pay. I will use it slightly less.

[@NocturnalFudj]

Get 'em for me king

[@cassiusdna]

I love this game so much, but my nostalgia might be blinding me. I'm excited to hear your opinions

[@cassiusdna]

I really enjoyed the video. You talked about a lot of the feelings that I had about the game that I never even realized existed. This was funny and insightful. 10/10 video, huge W

[@amandabrito1186]

As a brazilian, I laugh SO HARD at the moment "I thought this was Hyrule, not Brazil!" And after that I became sad with our country current state 🙃 Please, send help!!! 😅

[@zacheray]

I thought this would just be a repost of Arin Hanson’s various takes

[@rapidriver]

i want to start calling it the staring button

[@TheGodofweak]

Worst review? Concisely worded opinion and analysis that isn't a 3 hour video essay? More like best review.

[@bluezaton]

The music is also iconic

[@niahoad]

I spit my coffee out at the brazil comparison

[@AlexxxanderV]

Ok but the Hall & Oates in the background 😌

[@Chreoh]

what's with the hall & oates song in the background LMFAOOOOO

[@davidclaxton3674]

0:15 you're making me feel old for being 25 now

[@jessiescholten9119]

I love how even the bossfights are puzzle solving

[@Bboy_OatsnRice]

This is the world's BEST review of TLoZ: OoT

[@jacobj3933]

I think the expectation that something should have aged or expect something to age, is warranted, but also should as well be considered along with the probability of a game still being able to hold up despite the passing of time. While definitely should be expected with most games from previous decades, I believe it's also a bit misguided to assume all are to be as such. Oot is amongst the gems that still hold up today, even despite it's technical flaws. Some definitely could have been avoided or fixed, yet I do forgive it to a degree since this was Nintendo's first 3d Zelda, of course most would agree with this point. Over all, my point is that there really shouldn't be this over confidence in the idea that games of previous decades will Majority of the time, or as the comments in the video have suggested, assume that absolutely all after much time has past will be difficult to play, yet also needing someone to look past said flaws to be played. Yes, many games will and have ended up in such states, but there will always be exceptions that will prove to be able to hold up well despite how much time passes. I also am a bit biased, but nostalgia doesn't blind me to the issues with Oot, however, flaws aside, as we all know, Oot still holds up regardless of the naysayers. I find that majority of time the ones who object the most tend to be younger than the oldest of Gen Z (the oldest having been born mid to late 90s). There's a lot to be said about the youngest who play video games these days, but that's for another time.

[@szymps]

Opening: zero percent chance to hear that something is good/bad. Review starts: Temple of Time sucks!

[@lordsmellvin1151]

I love that out of touch background music, made me crack up

[@casaroli]

OOT aged better than some games that came out in 2015.

[@Therealrealbenji]

"All intents and purposes." Things I learned in my late 20s.

[@Slave-of-the-most-merciful]

I’m so glad I found this channel

[@psynta9831]

Oh yes, a new channel to absolutely obsess about. LETS SEE YOU GROW BUDDY.

Hey, he really did the Brasil joke he mentioned on twitch. Nice.

[@troy.travassos]

This is my first one of these videos. I’d argue that’s one of the best reviews ever. I’m confused.

[@BaselardFE]

Man your jokes just keep getting better over time B)

[@ramonmujica3193]

As much as I liked Breath of the Wild, Wind Wanker and Twilight Princess (not you Skyward Sword), nothing will ever beat Ocarina of Time's / Majora's Mask atmosphere. I especially like the sound of the torches crackling.

[@treysandbothe3748]

Fudj! Missed you, man!

[@NocturnalFudj]

I've been back for months! KZbin just hasn't been recommending my stuff or notifying anyone lool

[@treysandbothe3748]

@@NocturnalFudj ah, binge time, then.

[@mentalkidgaming357]

people who say games like this and sm64 dont show their age are blinded by nostalgia

[@GanondorfKingofEvil]

OoT can be hard to review. Opinions can be and often are all over the place for numerous reasons. For me it was the first Zelda game, with the help of a prima guide, I was capable of beating. ALttP was too difficult until I was like eight or something. Maybe (probably) longer. I don't remember how much I used that guide as it was like 24 years ago and I was five when the game came out. But still. I do know I replayed OoT for years and years on our old N64. Many of those memories have faded into emotions more than anything at this point. Heck there's no simple way to describe how I feel when the credits roll when I replay it even today. That said I can also look at OoT and recognize it has aged. Far better than it should have for a game in its position, but it has aged. It's certainly not trash, however it's hard to say if 'masterpiece' is the best word for it either anymore. If only by today's standards. Though it isn't exactly fair to judge it that way either. I suppose much like SM64 that a game like Ocarina of Time might be better measured by their impact and importance now. Both are still great. Just not easy to call perfect anymore.

[@josephbrandenburg4373]

0/10 worst review ever. didn't expect it to be so bad. please give me the last eight minutes of my life back

[@FelixGraye]

Wonderful (terrible?) review. I don't often audibly laugh at KZbin videos, but that Brazil joke got me.

[@SamuelBoxold]

that was wild thanks fudj

[@Saintbalor]

Can you do Majora's Mask sometime?...

[@joeshittheragman6252]

Hall and Oates got me vibin

[@radiobe4179]

I'm brazilian, and our main town central church does look black and grimy after all those years under bad government lol

[@ninjagaro.]

brasilzilsiu

[@anasofiaamaral9539]

I'm from Brazil and this is true

[@firesquid6]

I actually got a notification for this wtf

[@MadSociety-uy6zg]

The worst review thought would be talking crap about this amazing game but no if anything this is the best review.

[@Top_Hat_Walrus]

3:27 God i wanna nail 3D Zelda too

[@BronzeEleven]

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