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Ocarina of Time Remake: The Bearded Guy of Castle Town Can Now Locate Other Bearded Men
A Dorito-shaped man with no real name gets a new trick in the $60 Switch 2 remake, and it points you to a horse.
A man with no name and a beard beacon
The Bearded Guy of Castle Town is a Dorito-shaped man in the remade Castle Town who has no real name. [1] If you own a Switch 2, he is waiting in the $60 Ocarina of Time remake, which is exclusive to that console. [2]
He tells Link that his beard acts as a beacon that can locate other bearded men throughout Hyrule. [1] The reviewer describes him as a big, burly guy who can search for other bearded gentlemen, apparently thanks to his own beard. [3]
What the beard gag leads to
The game uses the gag to tell you about Talon, the owner of Lon Lon Ranch, who also has a beard. [1] The side objective it points to leads to a horse that helps you cross Hyrule more quickly than on foot. [1]
The Bearded Guy was in the original Ocarina of Time, but he did not have the ability to find other bearded men there. [1]
What else changed in the remake
Everything in Ocarina of Time has been created fresh in the remake, with completely redone graphics. [2] The remake runs at what felt like a constant 60 frames per second both docked and in handheld mode. [3]
The controls have changed too. The old game had no jump button, while the remake lets Link jump anywhere. [2] Players can also look around and Z-target using a trigger button. [2]
Weapons no longer clash and bounce off walls and instead pass straight through them. [3] The short puzzle for the Kokiri Sword and the sneak through Hyrule Castle to reach Zelda have been slightly redesigned. [3] The Water Temple and other locations have been adjusted to be less headache-inducing. [3]
A new Hall of Fallen Foes lets players test their skills against enemies and bosses they have previously slain, some in a boss rush fashion. [3]
The story stays the same
The remake does not alter the story of the original game. [3] It follows the small child Link, who is called by destiny to stop the evil Ganondorf. [3]
Using the Ocarina of Time flute, Link travels to the future and back to collect the allies and power needed to stop Ganondorf. [3] The remake celebrates the hero's 40th anniversary. [3]
Where the remake falls short
Players are given only a single active item slot. [3] The remake also has only a single save slot, with five auto-saves per profile. [3]
It does not include a Hero Mode or the Master Quest variant. [3] Due to adjusted controls and battle tweaks, the reviewer found the challenge provided by bosses to be the most diminished aspect of the remake. [3]
How we got here
A previous Ocarina of Time re-release arrived on the 3DS in 2011. [2] The new remake is part of a trend of Nintendo updating classic games that began with Star Fox and continued with Switch Sports Resort. [2]
What this means for you
The remake costs $60 and is exclusive to the Switch 2. [2] If you want the horse, the Bearded Guy's beard gag points you to Talon at Lon Lon Ranch. [1]
If you are a veteran, note that the remake has no Hero Mode or Master Quest variant, and the reviewer found bosses the most diminished part of the challenge. [3] The story is unchanged from the original. [3]
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