•The first hands-on previews for the Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time have arrived alongside a fresh overview trailer. While much of what previewers played repeats early sections revealed during last month’s Nintendo Direct, hours-long sessions also let players stray from the main path and explore some of the changes in this new version of the Nintendo 64 classic.
Here are five additional details learned about the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake.
Link’s starting wallet can now hold 200 rupees
In the original game, players were limited to holding just 99 rupees at the start. Per IGN, you now begin with a wallet that holds twice as much. This used to be an upgrade unlocked by turning in 10 Gold Skulltula Tokens to the cursed family in Kakariko Village, and it is unclear what the new prize will be instead.
Dungeons have been extensively tweaked
IGN also notes that the Forest Temple has received a significant overhaul in some areas. This includes changes to how certain puzzles work, decorative renovations like color-coded motifs for each section of the dungeon to make it more obvious which area you’re in, and one mini-boss fight that now replaces a bottomless pit with a pool of acid. Nintendo also added an elevator shaft in one area to minimize backtracking.
There’s now a fifth bottle for Link to find
The N64 game only had four bottles, and getting the final one required Link to hunt down 10 Big Poes across Hyrule Field. A Nintendo rep confirmed IGN that a fifth space in the inventory screen is indeed for an additional bottle. It remains to be seen whether players unlock it through normal play or via a new puzzle or mini-challenge.
There’s a new area where you can rematch boss fights
Called The Hall of Fallen Foes, this location shows Link all of the enemies he’s defeated in the game. As teased in a new overview trailer, the big owl Kaepora Gaebora will carry the Hero of Time back and forth from the new area. Players will be able to rematch against bosses like Dodongo and Shadow Link, with each fight featuring a time trial counter showing how fast you’ve completed it. It is unclear whether there are any extra prizes to unlock.
Everyone is way chattier, especially Navi
Ex-Giant Bomb writer Jeff Gerstmann uploaded his B-roll footage from the event, which showed just how many times Navi will stop Link to explain the world or chat via word bubbles during exploration. The first time you run into a Peahat Larva in Hyrule Field, for instance, Navi freezes the game and delivers a mini-lore dump about the monster. Other previewers have confirmed that some NPCs now have more flavor in their dialogue and additional lines providing more world building than in the original.
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