Our Big Interview With Ocarina of Time Producers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi
IGN interviews Zelda producers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi regarding the remake of Ocarina of Time. The discussion focuses on the importance of passing down legacy knowledge to younger developers and the franchise's 40th anniversary.
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Provides insight into the creative philosophy of one of the most influential video game franchises in history.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake is framed as a legend retold. It opens on a tapestry depicting Hyrule’s people and places, as a narrator reflects on Link’s journey like it’s a valuable story worth passing down. For Zelda producers Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi, a desire to pass the original game down to a younger group of Zelda developers is one of the main reasons this remake exists:
“There are much younger developers who are working on this game, and I do think this is a really valuable experience for them to familiarize themselves first with the original Ocarina of Time and then have their own reinterpretation of it,” Aonuma said. “And to have those conversations throughout the course of development that may aid them in future projects as well.”
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