The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is being wrapped up in all kinds of modern touches for its imminent Nintendo Switch 2 remake (that owl seems to be less chatty , for starters), but there's at least one quality-of-life feature borrowed from Breath of the Wild that the developers felt was better left on the cutting room floor: fast travel. Read more
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Added Fast Travel Before Devs Decided It Never Needed It in the First Place
Source: IGN
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Earlier reports and follow-ups on the same developing story.
- We Finally Know Who Made The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake
- Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Devs Tried Adding Even More Fast Travel Points, But That Sucked
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake Foil Cover Preorders Sell Out at Amazon – Here's Where You Can Still Get a Copy Before Release
- Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Link’s Tunic Looks Like That Because He Made It Himself
- Nintendo tried adding fast travel to The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake, before devs realised "we were missing out on the moments of discovery"
- Nintendo Explains Why It Chose to Do Another The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake
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