Seven Open-World Games That Hint at an Alternate Ocarina of Time Remake
This feature ranks seven open-world games while considering how an open-world version of the Ocarina of Time remake might have looked. The author praises Nintendo's choice to keep the upcoming remake faithful to the original. The list uses other genre achievements to imagine an alternate design direction without arguing the remake should abandon its classic structure.
The piece is by Josh Cotts, a GameRant lead features and lists editor who joined in December 2023 and previously wrote for CBR. He says he has played Zelda for most of his life and is pleased Nintendo is keeping the remake close to the original.
The list is explicitly hypothetical: it imagines borrowed ideas without claiming Nintendo erred. In the Ghost of Tsushima entry, environmental cues such as wind, smoke, and a golden bird are cited as navigation aids, with Navi potentially serving more as a companion.
This story could affect Zelda fans and game-culture readers by framing remakes as a choice between preserving classic structure and exploring open-world design. It may shape fan discussion around how environmental cues and companions guide players, and could influence expectations for future remakes. Its impact is likely conversational rather than decisive, since the article presents the open-world idea as a thought experiment rather than a recommendation.