Nintendo Reveals the Changes It Made to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Notoriously Difficult Water Temple for the Remake

Nintendo has discussed the changes it has made to the notoriously difficult Water Temple for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.

In an interview with Zelda boss Eiji Aonuma, Production Group No.3’s HokWai Ng, and other members of the development team published on the Nintendo website, changes made to dungeons were outlined. Crucially, Aonuma — who worked on the original Ocarina of Time back in the ‘90s — was able to finally get to what he called “overdue homework” on the Water Temple.

The original Water Temple in the 1998 N64 masterpiece is infamous for its complex puzzle solving, but also its lack of handholding. This made it a bewildering challenge for many players of the original game. As someone who played Ocarina of Time back in the day — and without the help of a guide — I found the Water Temple pretty frustrating. …