The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Hacker ApprovedRanked 2 of 12 action adventure games by recommenders
Players call it a still-good game with an engaging world and Z-targeting that later action games built on.
Players call it a still-good game with an engaging world and Z-targeting that later action games built on.
20 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 85%
Recommended in 8 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 5.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 8 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Still good after decades
“Ocarina of Time is a good game. It was a good game almost 30 years ago when it first came out, and it's still a good game today.”
Comment from 8 May 2026 in “Nintendo announces price increases for Nintendo Switch 2” “I still play OoT on my original N64... when it gets boring I just wait another year or so and can play through again.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Walt Disney Company is the most successful at monetizing human nostalgia [audio]” “As an adult I recognize that it is a good game”
Comment from 30 Jan 2026 in “PlayStation 2 Recompilation Project Is Absolutely Incredible” Favorite Zelda game
“I first played it in like 2014 (after playing the others) and immediately considered it the best Zelda game.”
Comment from 12 Jun 2026 in “How we made hit video game Prince of Persia” “It's one of my favorites (tied with Ocarina).”
Comment from 31 May 2026 in “Dusklight – GC Twilight Princess Decompiled” “OOT-WW-TP are all better than BOTW”
Comment from 27 Oct 2026 in “Genie 4” Engaging dream world and gameplay
“Nintendo did a great job providing enough to keep everyone engaged into the dream and fantasy behind it”
Comment from 18 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: The Zelda timeline to catch up before the Ocarina of Time remake” “the story is a background to excellent gameplay”
Comment from 19 Oct 2026 in “Show HN: The Zelda timeline to catch up before the Ocarina of Time remake” Fond memories and replays
“I still play OoT on my original N64... when it gets boring I just wait another year or so and can play through again.”
Comment from 22 Jun 2026 in “Walt Disney Company is the most successful at monetizing human nostalgia [audio]” “Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, etc. Great memories.”
Comment from 12 Dec 2025 in “Super Mario 64 for the PS1”
Other action adventure games people recommend
The four most recommended other action adventure games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breath of the Wild | 27 | 8 | 77% | 9 | — | Approved |
| The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of TimeThis page | 17 | 3 | 85% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Shadow of the Colossus | 14 | 2 | 88% | 4 | — | Approved |
| God of War | 12 | 6 | 67% | 6 | — | Approved |
| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | 12 | 6 | 67% | 6 | — | Approved |
What people said
18 of the 20 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“OOT-WW-TP are all better than BOTW”
“Ocarina of Time for the 3d experience”
“the story is a background to excellent gameplay”
“Like Ocarina of Time Majora's Mask and/or Breath of the Wild Tears of the Kingdom”
“Nintendo did a great job providing enough to keep everyone engaged into the dream and fantasy behind it”
“Every modern action game owes its lock-on system to the Z-targeting system from Zelda: OoT”
“Good think there’s a remake”
“That early 3D with the fogging and pop-in and muddy textures just doesn't hold up”
“A few of the more interesting ones, newest to oldest:”
“This fall, buy Ocarina of Time”
“I still play OoT on my original N64... when it gets boring I just wait another year or so and can play through again.”
“They think if they just buy Ocarina of Time one more time with newer graphics that they'll be able to fill the void in their life.”
“I first played it in like 2014 (after playing the others) and immediately considered it the best Zelda game.”
“Oh boy as long as it's not another pixel remake, those were getting a bit stale.”
“It's one of my favorites (tied with Ocarina).”
“Ocarina of Time is a good game. It was a good game almost 30 years ago when it first came out, and it's still a good game today.”
“As an adult I recognize that it is a good game”
“Goldeneye, Ocarina of Time, etc. Great memories.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.