The Ocarina of Time remake is breaking all the records in terms of Metacritic.
It seems that people enjoy this game!
In the end, Nintendo seems to have gotten the best of both worlds when it comes to remaking The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for Switch 2.
The slickly-attractive remake, which sold its way to stores last week, has already broken two records on Metacritic in its first few days. First of all, its aggregate score (96 out of 100 points) is the highest so far of any game set to be released in 2026. This was set when reviews rose a week ago, though, so it’s not necessarily news at this time. As Forbes pointed out, though, Ocarina for Switch 2 has reached another sensational Metacritic milestone: It is the highest-scoring user-rated game ever in the site’s history, with an all-time 9.6/10 rating.
If that’s not enough, Ocarina of Time for Nintendo 64 is the top-scored, critics’ favourite game on ever since it was released, with a score of 99/100 for Metacritic which is a record long time ago.
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Ocarina isn’t being influenced by a small user base, as over 8,750 users have submitted scores to Metacritic. It should be absolutely noted and emphasized that it is not absolutely required to verify a purchase for a user to add a review score to Metacritic; it’s theoretically possible that people are adding numbers to the mix in either direction without having played the game.
The Ocarina remake is also just over 4 days in the general public’s hands at the time of publishing, so individuals may change their minds as time goes on.
We also would be remiss not to mention that Grand Theft Auto VI launches on Nov. 19, so there’s a chance (albeit a small one) that Ocarina doesn’t sit atop the user review throne for very long.