Playing Ocarina of Time for the First Time in 2026 Feels Like Living a Fairy Tale

It shouldn’t be possible to feel nostalgic for a memory that isn’t yours. But playing Nintendo’s remake of The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time for the first time in 2026 feels like remembering a long-forgotten childhood adventure. Though I’ve only spent a few hours with the game so far, I’m besotted with its chipper cast of storybook oddballs, refreshingly unfussy combat, and compact open world.