After long last, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake for the Nintendo Switch 2 finally launched just last week, and to nobody's surprise, it has already cemented itself as the highest rated game of the year. At least so far.
As the first remake since 2011's Ocarina of Time 3D, a lot of expectation was on Nintendo's shoulders, but it seems as though it pulled it off, and at the time of writing, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake sits at a whopping 9.6 User Score on Metacritic. However, the good news does not end there, as it has been confirmed that DLC is on the horizon.
Discovered in brand-new data mining of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake, fans have discovered that the Master Quest will be released in the future. However, unlike previous rumors, it will not be unlocked by beating the base game, or reaching 100% completion. Instead, it will be paid DLC that is set to launch at a later date.
With talented fans already working behind the scenes to bring The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake to the PC courtesy of emulation, it is during this process that they are combing their way through the game's data. In the very long code, it has been revealed that there is future content for the game that has not yet been released, with the most notable discovery being numerous duplicate files that are named 'MQ', which we can safely assume to refer to Master Quest.
According to user OatmealDome over on Twitter/X, these Master Quest missions mirror the ones found in the original Game Cube version, and are even set to add brand-new content, such as “cows in Jabu Jabu’s Belly.” Very intriguing. At the time of writing, this Master Quest content looks almost identical to the original, but users also suggest that it is incomplete, meaning that more will be added when the DLC officially launches in the future. Not only that, but taking Nintendo's track record into account, we can safely assume that this will be paid DLC, but take this with a pinch of salt unless otherwise confirmed.
As of right now, the Master Quest DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake has not yet been officially confirmed by Nintendo. However, in an interview with IGN, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma was asked about the beloved Master Quest, to which he replied, "So certainly anytime that we release a game, if there's an opportunity for the devs to consider what might come in the future, we want to leave that possibility open to them and support their interests. But I don't think that we would announce anything specific at this time.“
For now, fans are definitely in no rush for Master Quest, as they are enjoying all that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Remake has to offer. Here at Screen Rant, our very own Chris Carter awarded the game a near-perfect 9/10, with his review reading:
The Switch 2 remake preserves that legacy, though it resists change in ways that occasionally clash. Remakes are always a sticky subject: many fans want the game to be completely different, while others want it to be basically the same, but on a modern platform with easy access.
There's no real solution to making a remake that satisfies everyone, but Ocarina of Time comes close. With some additional content and replay value, it could easily have been the definitive version. But it will "just" have to settle for being an incredible remake that's worth playing at least once. Ocarina of Time is arguably worth playing in any iteration, including Switch 2.
