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.

Reviewed on Oct 30, 2023


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