Ocarina of Time Remake Announced at Nintendo Direct — Fans Knew From One Note

Japanese fan reactions (excerpted from 266)

• Goosebumps the instant Saria's Song kicked in 🎉🎉🎉

  サリアの歌流れた瞬間、ゾワーって鳥肌きました🎉🎉🎉

  — @外ハネハイヤー230 likes

• The moment that Hylian text appeared on screen, I knew for sure. There was no way it wasn't Zelda.

  この、ハイリアの文字が出てきた瞬間かくしんした。絶対にゼルダだと

  — @リーパル124 likes

• ...? They literally say 'Hyrule' in the first second though, lol.

  ？開始1秒でハイラルって言ってるやん

  — @マダタスカル-z3 likes

• That's basically like saying 'I knew it was Zelda the moment Zelda showed up.'

  ゼルダって出てきてゼルダって確信したって言ってるようなものやぞ

  — @conniciha4 likes

• People clocking it as Ocarina that fast is genuinely impressive.

  時オカって気付くの早すぎて凄い

  — @telnan828629 likes

• It IS ridiculously fast, but for fans, the second Saria's theme plays right after the word 'Hyrule,' it's confirmed Ocarina. No doubt about it.

  めちゃくちゃ早いけど、ファンにとって「ハイラル」の言葉の後にサリアのテーマが流れたらその時点で時オカ確定なんや、、

  — @l7klay7 likes

• I genuinely cried. Worthy of the 40th anniversary. Link's little 'u... uuh' grunt is EXACTLY the same as the N64 version — that one detail alone told me how serious they are about this. Gave me chills. Absolutely insane.

  これはマジで泣いた。さすが40周年。 リンクの「う、うぅうっ」って声がマジで64版と同じすぎてそれだけで本気さ伝わってきて鳥肌たった。エグすぎ。

  — @audio4a3123 likes

• Honestly, everyone's gonna cry at this.

  これは普通にみんな泣くやろ

  — @せやよなマン62 likes

• It looked so unreal I thought I was watching the movie trailer.

  やばすぎて映画かと思った

  — @ふいとっつぉ54 likes

• If we actually get to run around as a Link that looks this good, this could be the best-looking game in the entire series. Fingers crossed.

  このムービーのクオリティのリンクが走り回れるんだったら、シリーズ最高レベルの映像表現になりそうだけど、どうだろうか。

  — @Coa2009187 likes

• Man... a true masterpiece is back.

  いやー名作が帰ってきたな〜

  — @ぶじ2195 likes

• If they follow this up with Majora's Mask, it's gonna be full-on ugly crying.

  この流れでムジュラも来たらガチの大号泣やろ

  — @knife7547679 likes

• If Ocarina's getting a remake, does that mean a Majora's Mask remake is on the way too?

  時のオカリナがリメイク来るってことはムジュラの仮面のリメイクも来るのかな？

  — @ejirricho31 likes

• Any chance Twilight Princess is next in line too?

  その流れでトワプリ来ないかな?

  — @kia916660 likes

• Dropping the Ocarina remake at this exact moment... maybe the live-action movie is going to be based on Ocarina of Time.

  このタイミングで時オカリメイク出すってことは映画が時オカベースなのかも

  — @yasa2615376 likes

• Right? The game's out this year and the movie's next year — the timing lines up perfectly.

  やっぱりそうなんですかね？ 発売今年中、映画は来年だし

  — @y-k72521 likes

• I've never played it either, so I don't know if it's okay to start with the remake — but I really want to give it a shot!

  おれもやったことないからリメイクからはじめていいのか分からないけどやってみたいです！

  — @柳-hr417 likes

• Please, absolutely go for it. It's an incredible, god-tier game.

  ぜひやっちゃってください。めちゃくちゃ神ゲーなので。

  — @HOPE-u1q5f61 likes

• There's no such thing as it not being okay to start. Jump right in.

  始めちゃよくないなんて事、ないんだぜ

  — @BangBangKIHARA7 likes

• Never played Ocarina, but now I want to. Congrats on the remake 🎉

  時のオカリナやった事ないからやってみたい リメイクおめでとう🎉

  — @ドラゴンボール好き-d2w14 likes

• This is where my Legend of Zelda journey began. Getting it back as a remake genuinely makes me tear up.

  俺のゼルダ伝説はここから始まったんや。リメイクとして来てくれたのまじで泣ける

  — @天の紙-d5o5 likes

• I get to visit Lon Lon Ranch again. Honestly, that alone is enough to keep me going.

  ロンロン牧場にまた行ける それだけで生きていける

  — @まっすん21214 likes

• 'Have you witnessed the legend yet?' — that old tagline still gives me shivers.

  君はもう伝説を見たか？ このキャッチコピー今でも震える

  — @月明かりtsukiyo59604 likes

• If they make the release date November 21st this year, that'd be epic — it's the original N64 Ocarina's launch date.

  これで今年の11月21日が発売日だったら激アツですね！(64の時オカの発売日)

  — @berry_no15 likes

• Guess it's time to tick off the Windmill guy with the Song of Storms all over again.

  嵐の歌でまたあいつを怒らせるか

  — @華陽-u3s52 likes

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