The video game that has influenced me the most has been The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. From the moment I picked up the controller of my Nintendo 64, I have been in love with this game. From the design of its characters to its innovative game play, it continues to be one of the games I revisit time and time again.
The Legend of Zelda was one of the first games that I became obsessed with because of its immersive qualities. The programmers of this game created an entire world for Link to explore, not just levels to pass, but a continues journey throughout the land of Hyrule. By intertwining an action-adventure game with mini puzzles, this became a truly entertaining world. This is what set this game apart from other games of that time, it made you a part of the game and not just another player.
The story of the game re-imagined the world of Link and his friends and allowed us to follow him from an innocent child to a noble warrior. It took the characters we already knew and allowed us to see them in a more dramatic, adventurous, and sometimes, scary way. This was important because it allowed the gamer to see other dynamics of the video game genre. For the first time we were not only playing a game but also watching a narrative tale unfold as we continued on our journey. The combination of a role-playing game, mini puzzles and short animated scenes made this one of the greatest interactive games to this day.
I must have played this game from beginning to end at least ten times. Even with more advanced platforms and other Zelda releases, I still go back to this game, its characters, and its world.
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