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And yet a certain sameness had set in ever sinceOcarina of Timetransitioned the series to 3D in 1998.

Its up to you to restore your lost memories, defeat Ganon, and return peace to the kingdom.

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Credit: Nintendo

Monster parts can be combined with critters to create elixirs that grant magical buffs.

Minerals can be mined to sell to merchants.

Everything you do in the game rewards you with something that will somehow prove useful in the future.

lightning struck, killing him instantly as I gawked at the cruelty (and utility) of Mother Nature.

moments when you finally figure it out.

But these hiccups never affected the gameplay, and Ill take fantastic art direction over pure performance any day.

Walk in any direction, and there are countless areas to find and untold mysteries to solve.

More than any game in recent memory, its about the journey, not the destination.

(Though the destination is actually fantastic, as well.)

And when I checked my completion level, it was at an astonishingly low 13.39 percent.