Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake's Most Common Criticism Is the Reason It Earned a 96

Before Nintendo showed off the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake's gameplay in September, I was leaning toward the idea that it should be a much bigger reimagining of the N64 original. I've played Ocarina of Time enough times that I could practically navigate parts of Hyrule without looking at the screen, so the thought of being surprised by a completely different version of one of my favorite games was pretty appealing. But with the Switch 2 remake now sitting at a 96 on Metacritic, I've been paying particular attention to what critics have had to say about Nintendo's approach. And strangely enough, one of the complaints that keeps coming up is also what I suspect helped it earn such an extraordinary score.