The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remade for Switch 2, Polygon review

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Polygon reported on Nov 4, 2026 that Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time has been remade for the Switch 2 and that Polygon’s review argued the remake recaptures the original’s soul. In a review by Giovanni Colantonio published Nov 4, 2026, Polygon wrote that the Switch 2 remake “recaptures the soul of a masterpiece” and characterized Ocarina of Time as “the greatest game ever made.” The article highlights the game's human themes—a story about growing up and returning home—and discusses in-game changes across a seven-year span as part of its analysis.

• What happened: Polygon (Giovanni Colantonio) reported on Nov 4, 2026 that Nintendo released a Switch 2 remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and described the remake as recapturing the original's soul.
• Why it matters: Polygon's review called Ocarina of Time “the greatest game ever made” and emphasized the remake's retention of the game's human center and themes about growing up and returning home.
• Context: The article describes narrative elements such as the time-afflicted Link, political changes in the game's setting, and changes over seven years in the story as evidence for its thematic read of the remake, as reported by Polygon.
• What next: Polygon's published review does not, in the quoted excerpt, provide a release date, wider availability information, or an overview of broader critical or commercial response; those details are not confirmed in the cited report.