A mod for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
A randomizer mod for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
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I had no sword at all for two and a half hours.
I eventually found Biggoron's Sword on sale for 15 Rupees in the Goron City shop as Adult Link. However, as an incredibly frustrated young Alex learned in 1999, you cannot defeat Ganon in Ocarina of Time with the Biggoron Sword. In order to finish the game, the final blow must come from the Master Sword.
During my first playthrough of this (or any) randomizer, the Master Sword was the very last item that I found. This is what it took for me to find it:
• Both the Master Sword and the Kokiri Sword were in the Fire Temple in optional chests, with the Master Sword's chest requiring the Scarecrow Song to reach it. But I couldn't get to either of those without access to the Megaton Hammer, as the room to the left where you encounter Darunia had no keys in it. (The key to the door on the right side of the entry hall turned out to be in the Boss Key chest)
• The Hammer was in the Gerudo Training Grounds, so I was ultimately gated by my lack of Hover Boots.
• The Hover Boots were in Jabu-Jabu's belly, in place of the Zora's Sapphire. But I couldn't complete that section without the Boomerang.
• The Boomerang was in the moat in place of the Ocarina of Time, but I needed the 3 Spiritual Stones before Zelda would chuck it in there.
• The Kokiri Emerald was in one of the Gibdo coffins in the Bottom of the Well, so I needed the Lens of Truth to discover that.
• And the Lens of Truth was sold by a Business Scrub in Dodongo's Cavern. I got a good deal though, it was only 10 rupees.
Obviously, I had no idea where the Master Sword would be, so this wasn't a plan or a list of instructions I followed, it's just how things shook out. And I had a great time! I used Ship of Harkinian's randomizer, and there are some fantastic options that made the constant back-and-forth scouring of Hyrule more feasible. The most useful ones were unbreakable Deku Sticks (absolutely critical since I didn't find a sword for a while), changing Link's age with the Song of Time, Bunny Hood increasing speed like in Majora's Mask, and ageless items (allowing Young Link to use the Hookshot, for example). I was incredibly impressed with Ship of Harkinian though, and will definitely put more playthroughs into that, randomized or not.
I eventually found Biggoron's Sword on sale for 15 Rupees in the Goron City shop as Adult Link. However, as an incredibly frustrated young Alex learned in 1999, you cannot defeat Ganon in Ocarina of Time with the Biggoron Sword. In order to finish the game, the final blow must come from the Master Sword.
During my first playthrough of this (or any) randomizer, the Master Sword was the very last item that I found. This is what it took for me to find it:
• Both the Master Sword and the Kokiri Sword were in the Fire Temple in optional chests, with the Master Sword's chest requiring the Scarecrow Song to reach it. But I couldn't get to either of those without access to the Megaton Hammer, as the room to the left where you encounter Darunia had no keys in it. (The key to the door on the right side of the entry hall turned out to be in the Boss Key chest)
• The Hammer was in the Gerudo Training Grounds, so I was ultimately gated by my lack of Hover Boots.
• The Hover Boots were in Jabu-Jabu's belly, in place of the Zora's Sapphire. But I couldn't complete that section without the Boomerang.
• The Boomerang was in the moat in place of the Ocarina of Time, but I needed the 3 Spiritual Stones before Zelda would chuck it in there.
• The Kokiri Emerald was in one of the Gibdo coffins in the Bottom of the Well, so I needed the Lens of Truth to discover that.
• And the Lens of Truth was sold by a Business Scrub in Dodongo's Cavern. I got a good deal though, it was only 10 rupees.
Obviously, I had no idea where the Master Sword would be, so this wasn't a plan or a list of instructions I followed, it's just how things shook out. And I had a great time! I used Ship of Harkinian's randomizer, and there are some fantastic options that made the constant back-and-forth scouring of Hyrule more feasible. The most useful ones were unbreakable Deku Sticks (absolutely critical since I didn't find a sword for a while), changing Link's age with the Song of Time, Bunny Hood increasing speed like in Majora's Mask, and ageless items (allowing Young Link to use the Hookshot, for example). I was incredibly impressed with Ship of Harkinian though, and will definitely put more playthroughs into that, randomized or not.
Sooo fun to play
This was a great change of pace from a regular OoT replay. I did get some great early game luck, but some bad late game luck.
In multiworld applications like Archipelago it turns into a slog at endgame when you're equipped with everything and go through early dungeons with overkill. But if you're keeping up with the pack, it's great fun piecing together what you can or can't do at any time. The discovery section is such a joy to route.
one of the best randomizers out there
If you have played Ocarina of Time a half dozen times like me, then you can get a hundred more out of the Randomizer. Many interesting interactions come from finding items out of order.
By default, the Randomizer has a bit of a pacing problem. By the nature of randomizing items you end up needing to check 100% of the locations, and OoT is a BIG game with proportionally few actually important items. There are also many required items that have very few uses, such that the search for Light Arrows might stall a run for an hour after it would otherwise be finished.
The above issues are resolved by the extensive customization offered. Personally, I have settled on a preset that restricts all required items to dungeons, so I can spend 90% of my gameplay inside dungeons instead of wandering the overworld and doing minigames. You can also add hints, bountiful items, skip checks, start with items...
Overall Randomizer has a lot to offer, but it may require a few runs before you land on a way of playing that suits you, especially if you're not super knowledgeable about vanilla.
By default, the Randomizer has a bit of a pacing problem. By the nature of randomizing items you end up needing to check 100% of the locations, and OoT is a BIG game with proportionally few actually important items. There are also many required items that have very few uses, such that the search for Light Arrows might stall a run for an hour after it would otherwise be finished.
The above issues are resolved by the extensive customization offered. Personally, I have settled on a preset that restricts all required items to dungeons, so I can spend 90% of my gameplay inside dungeons instead of wandering the overworld and doing minigames. You can also add hints, bountiful items, skip checks, start with items...
Overall Randomizer has a lot to offer, but it may require a few runs before you land on a way of playing that suits you, especially if you're not super knowledgeable about vanilla.