The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time
A.
System
What is a gaming console?
Gaming console is a device that
specially designed for gaming (play games). It is usually at size of a shoe box
or even smaller. Most of them are CD/DVD/Blu-ray optical drive in order to play
games but the one uses cartridge as they game storage; Nintendo.
(Nintendo
64 usually called N64)
This
is a console that made by Nintendo in 1996, this one uses cartridge. This is
the first ever console from Nintendo that capable to play 3D animated games.
Also here the first 3D Zelda game; The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
released in 1998.
SNES
controller (left) and Nintendo 64 controller (right)
The controller has a very different layout
over the SNES controller. The N64 controller has an analog stick, Z button and
C stick.
B.
Graphic
Ocarina of Time has a really great
graphic at the time, it is the best game on the platform in graphic. This
happened because the fact that this game designed for the next gen platform
N64DD which will be using VCD as the game storage. This make the Ocarina of
Time has a huge amount of data to port to the cartridge, it contain 32 MB data
which is very large at the time. Because of the amount of data that very far
from the other games on the platform, Nintendo decided to make a different
cartridge for Ocarina of Time, making the game as the biggest on the platform
in size and popularity.
Ocarina of Time’s Cartridge
The
huge size of this game is not just size, the game has size that much because of
the stunningly awesome graphic that served by Nintendo in Ocarina of Time. It
has a massive map to explore, lots of dungeons, and highly detailed objects, we
can even see different expressions on some characters faces.
We
can see different expression on characters faces
C.
Story
The events of Ocarina
of Time are set in the fictional kingdom of Hyrule, the setting of most The
Legend of Zelda games. Hyrule Field serves as the central hub connected to
several outlying areas with diverse topography. Most of these areas are
populated by the races of Hyrule: Hylians, Kokiri, Gorons, Zoras, Gerudo, and
Sheikah.
The fairy Navi awakens
Link from a nightmare in which he witnesses a man in black armor pursuing a
young girl on horseback. Navi brings Link to the Great Deku Tree, who is cursed
and near death. The Deku Tree tells Link a "wicked man of the desert"
cursed him and seeks to conquer the world, and that Link must stop him. Before
dying, the Great Deku Tree gives Link the Spiritual Stone of the Forest and
sends him to Hyrule Castle to speak with Hyrule's princess.
At the Hyrule Castle
garden, Link meets Princess Zelda, who believes Ganondorf, king of the Gerudo,
is seeking the Triforce, a holy relic that gives its holder godlike power.
Zelda asks Link to obtain the three Spiritual Stones so he can enter the Sacred
Realm and claim the Triforce before Ganondorf reaches it. Link collects the
other two stones: the first from Darunia, leader of the Gorons, and the second
from Ruto, princess of the Zoras. Link returns to Hyrule Castle, where he sees
Ganondorf chase Zelda and her caretaker Impa on horseback, and unsuccessfully
attempts to stop him.[34] Inside the Temple of Time, he uses the Ocarina of
Time, a gift from Zelda, and the Spiritual Stones to open the door to the
Sacred Realm. There he finds the Master Sword, but as he pulls it from its
pedestal, Ganondorf appears and claims the Triforce.
Seven years later, an
older Link awakens in an area of the Sacred Realm known as the Chamber of Sages
and is met by Rauru, one of the seven sages who protect the entrance to the
Sacred Realm. Rauru explains that Link's spirit was sealed for seven years
until he was old enough to wield the Master Sword and defeat Ganondorf, who has
now taken over Hyrule.[35] The seven sages can imprison Ganondorf in the Sacred
Realm, but five are unaware of their identities as sages. Link is returned to
the Temple of Time; there he meets the mysterious Sheik, who guides him to free
five temples from Ganondorf's control, allowing each temple's sage to
awaken.[36] Link befriended all five sages as a child: Saria, the Sage of the
Forest Temple; Darunia, the Sage of the Fire Temple; Ruto, the Sage of the
Water Temple; Impa, the Sage of the Shadow Temple; and Nabooru, the Sage of the
Spirit Temple. After the five sages awaken, Sheik reveals herself to be Zelda
in disguise, and the seventh sage. She tells Link that Ganondorf's heart was
unbalanced, causing the Triforce to split into three pieces. Ganondorf acquired
only the Triforce of Power, while Zelda received the Triforce of Wisdom and
Link the Triforce of Courage.
Ganondorf
Ganondorf kidnaps Zelda
and imprisons her in his castle. The other six sages help Link infiltrate the
stronghold, where he frees Zelda after nearly defeating Ganondorf, who destroys
the castle in an attempt to kill Link and Zelda. After they escape the
collapsing castle, Ganondorf emerges from the rubble and, using the Triforce of
Power, transforms into a boar-like monster named Ganon and knocks the Master
Sword from Link's hand. With Zelda's aid, Link retrieves the Master Sword and
defeats Ganon. The seven sages seal Ganondorf in the Dark Realm; still holding
the Triforce of Power, he vows to take revenge on their descendants. Zelda uses
the Ocarina of Time to send Link back to his childhood. Navi departs and young
Link meets Zelda in the castle garden once more.
D.
Gameplay
I.
A boy without fairy
Link meets The Great Deku
tree
Open
up with an intro telling you about The Great Deku tree, kokiri forest, and a
kokiri without fairy. Then we showed up with a cut cense where Princess Zelda
and her takekeeper Impa run out from the castle, b riding horse. Then Ganondorf
(wich is the villain in this game) run after them.
After
the cut cense we will watch The Great Deku tree talks to Navy (the fairy), he
tells Navy about the bad that would happen in soon. Then he order Navy to look
for the boy without fairy (Link), to come and meet The Great Deku tree.
Then
Navy flies to kokiri village and search for Link’s house. Navy wake him up and
tell him about The Deku tree’s message.After it the player stars to play the
game. First, they have to find the kokiri sword and buy a shield to pass the
guardian that prevents them in front of the gate that has the way heading to
The Great Deku tree. After passed Mido (the guardian), player will meet The
Great Deku tree, then He would speak to the player a short history of the
Triforce and bad thing which would happen soon.
II.
Inside The Great Deku tree
Player fights against enemy
In
this level player will have a special training to be able to play the game, a
tutorial to be exact. And that’s it the adventure begins, we’ll pass some check
points, enemies, puzzles, items, and so on, this game is an action-adventure
game so don’t surprise if you lost. In this game player pushed to explore every
single part of the map in order to find items, solving puzzle, fight against
enemies.
III.
Queen Gohma
The look of Queen Gohma
In
this level player will fights against Queen Gohma. To be able to destroy this
monster player have to shoot on its eye by using the slingshot, the slingshot
it self you can get it in the previous level. After shoot its eye this monster
will fall down and lay then player can attack it using the kokiri sword. But if
player doesn’t kill her immediately, it will spawn some Gohma larvas that you
have met in the level before, and they are very annoying enemies. After kill
the Queen, player will find a heart container left after it, then a blue portal
will appear, when player gets into it, player will be transported back outside
of The Great Deku tree. After it Deku tree tells Link about the very short
history of the Triforce, and then Link will be gave “Kokiri Emerald” by Deku
tree. Not long after it Deku tree die.
IV.
Hyrule Castle
Another
adventure stars, Link have to go to Hyrule castle. Player should come out from
the village. But, before reach the Hyrule field Link will met his friend Saria,
who give him an ocarina (a flute) that will be used for playing songs that used
in this game. Yes, we have to play song in this game, that’s why this game
titled ocarina of time. We can change the time in this game (day to night or
reverse) by playing special songs using the ocarina.
After
reach the Hyrule filed player would see a stunningly beautiful land that well
animated. Not only the play system that becomes standard for games in the genre
but also the great graphic making it no denying that this is a great game. So
no surprise if this game called as one of “the world’s best game ever made”.
In
this Hyrule field player have really large place to explore, there is some
trees and thing that make it awesome is the time set. Yes there is day and
night change in this game and it happens while the player play the game, unlike
another game that usually only change the time after they come out from a
building, for example you get in to a house in the night, then when you get out
of it, the time would have been change to day. And also in transition between
day and night there is a sign. You would hear a chock crow as the sign of day
comes and a wolf howl as the sign of night comes. Player have to reach the
Hyrule castle before the night come, there is two things why it shuld be like
that, first is because the castle’s gate would have been closed in the night
and second is because there would appear enemies in the night which is the
skulls.
The skull (left) and the
crowd of hylian (right)
Inside
of the castle player would pass hyrule market before get in to the palace, tha
filled by the crowd of hylian. Get in to the palace is such a hard to do,
because of the guardians (soliders) but fortunately we can crawl a root on the
side of castle’s hill. That way we can get in to the first gate, then we have
to pass the guardians while they are seeing on the opposite side so we can
crawl on another hill. After it we have to get in trough the castle’s side
(yeah there is so many gates in this castle) and swim under the gate so in that
way another guardians don’t see us and get us out of the castle. After waking
up Lonlon we have to do a little puzzling to be able to jump and get in to the
castle trough a little hole across the canal. Then we have to pass some more
guardians just like in front of the castle, we pass them while they are seeing
in another way. After passing those annoying guardians we can get in to the
castle’s little park where we can meet with princess Zelda.
V.
Princess Zelda
In
this level player will meet Zelda, the Princess of Hyrule. Then Zelda will tell
player about another short history about the Triforce, and her dream about the
bad thing that would happen soon. In this level player would also have another
look at Ganondorf, the leader of Gerudo, the main villain in this game. After
saw Ganondorf, player would get a letter from Princes Zelda that will be used
in the game as an official permission from Royal Family to pass the guardians
on the next level.
Actually
to keep the Triforce from Ganondorf we have to seal the Triforce in the Temple
of Time, and defeat Ganondorf using the special sword from the temple. But to
open the gate of the temple we have to open it up using tree different
spiritual stones.
Also
here player will be use the Ocarina for the very first time. We will learn a
song from Impa the takekeeper of Princess Zelda. The song that player will
learn is Zelda’s Lullaby which is also another official permission from Royal
Family of Hyrule, but instead of use it for the guardians, player will use it
for temples, the sages, spiritual gates, and hidden treasures. After learned
the song Impa will guide the player to get out from the castle to the Hyrule
castle. Ten Impa will tell the player what to do next, which is come to her village and then go to the Death Mountain, home of
Gorons, that hold the spiritual stones of fire. This spiritual stones is what
Princess Zelda told in her story.
VI.
Lost Woods
Before
we go to the death mountain we have to go to the lost woods. This woods is
located in Kokiri forrest, here we have to meet Saria and learn Saria’s song.
This song would be very useful for a symbolic relation to Gorons. But the fun
fact is player wouldn’t have any instruction to learn the Sarias song before going
to the death mountain. This game really push player to explore every single
part of the map. Not only exploration but also player shouldn’t have to miss
every single word from conversations with the other characters, because every
conversation would have its own benefit in some levels.
E.
Music
When
it comes t omusic this game is pretty interesting, mainly because in this game
we have to play specific song in order to pass a quest. The is some songs that
used in this game such as Zelda’s Lullaby, Sarias song, Sun song, and so on.
I’m
so sorry because I couldn’t finish this article for the gameplay part. But I
promise you to finish it as soon as I can. Not for my own score but simply
because I really love this game, this is the game that makes me become a gamer,
a virtual adventure that I do love. I think that’s it for the article see you
on my bolg .
