Following his Unreal Engine 4 recreations of the Temple of Time, Zora’s Domain, and Death Mountain, YouTuber CryZENx recreatesOcarina of Time’s popular Gerudo Valley.
Ever since Epic Gamesreleased its Unreal Engine 4to the public for free,Ocarina of Timefans have put this technology to good use. A number of modders have made some impressiveZeldarecreations with Unreal Engine 4, but the work of YouTuberCryZENxhas caught the eye of numerous gamers - us included. After their stunningrecreation of the Temple of Time, CryZENx followed that effort up with an equally-stunning recreation of theZora’s Domain and Death Mountain Crater levels. Proving that they are far from done with theOcarina of Timeuniverse, CryZENx has now released their new project: an Unreal Engine 4 recreation of Gerudo Valley.
Using a rip fromThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3DSas a reference, CryZENx built the Gerudo Valley level from scratch. Aside from looking absolutely gorgeous, this rendition of Gerudo Valley is made much more realistic by the addition of heat distortion and wind effects. Rather than stick to the originalOcarina of Time’s version of the Gerudo Valley theme, CryZENx opted to use the version fromSuper Smash Bros. 3DS,althoughOcarinaLink’s voice is still kept intact.
For those wanting to check out CryZENx’s brilliant take on Gerudo Valley, check it out right here.
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With four levels now recreated using the Unreal Engine 4 by CryZENx, as well as a separaterecreation of the iconic Kakariko Village, fans are slowly making their way throughOcarina of Time. While all these fan demos are all fantastic, they’re not official Nintendo products, meaning that a proper release is highly unlikely. But seeing as how Nintendo have yet to comment of CryZENx’s work onOcarina of Time -as well as their work withPokemonandKirby-it appears that everything is all good for now.
These fan-recreations ofOcarinaof Timedoes bring up a good question regarding whether another remake is in order. With rumors ofconsole ports making up a part ofNintendo NX’s launch library, there’s hope that Nintendo will use CryZENx’s work withOcarina of Timeas inspiration and give the game the Nintendo NX treatment.
Whether Nintendo will actually remakeOcarina of Timeagain is obviously nothing more than speculation for now, but perhaps the recent slew of Unreal Engine 4 projects has convinced the company to start looking into using the Unreal Engine for some of its future games. With the Nintendo NX rumored to be morepowerful than the PlayStation 4, we should at least expect some seriously good-looking Nintendo games in the near-future.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timeis available for Nintendo 64, and the official remake is available for Nintendo 3DS.