New 'Ocarina of Time' is setting all-time Metacritic records
The remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for the Switch 2 has achieved record-breaking critical and user scores on Metacritic. It currently holds the highest user score in the site's history, signaling strong consumer reception for the title.
Why it matters
High-profile remakes of classic titles are a core strategy for Nintendo, influencing hardware sales and industry standards for game preservation and modernization.
Nintendo appears to have made the right call in remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2, at least from a hearts-and-minds perspective.The visually resplendent remake, which hit store shelves last week, has already set two records on Metacritic in just a few days. For starters, it has the highest aggregate score (96 out of 100) of any game to be released in 2026 so far.
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