Of cause both games are different but is Ocarina of Time really very similar or the same as A Link To The Past in many aspects?
Lets explore how both games are similar.
1. Collecting 3 items from dungeons to allow Link to pull the master Sword out.
2. Pulling the sword from the stone.
3. A secondary world being much darker in theme than the original one. The Dark World and Adult Link world both share the same darker aesthetic.
4. The Ocarina of Time soundtrack is heavily influenced from the music in Link to the Past. Sure Ocarina of Time has a few totally original tracks, like the Gerudo Valley one but those are few and far between.
5. You fight Ganon at Hyrule Castle in both games.
6. Both games have the light beam tennis as part of a boss mechanic. Agahnim and Gannondorf.
7. Both games feature an instrument that looks the same. Sure one game calls it a flute and the other calls it an Ocarina but both look the same. Even have the same blue colour.
There are probably even more similarities that I can't think of right not as well.
Sure Ocarina of Time was great at the time for many reasons, however it was not as original as people thought. Link to the Past was the more original game as it took Zelda 1 and expanded on it in so many ways. Not all of them good but overall ALTTP is still a good game.
Lets explore how both games are similar.
1. Collecting 3 items from dungeons to allow Link to pull the master Sword out.
2. Pulling the sword from the stone.
3. A secondary world being much darker in theme than the original one. The Dark World and Adult Link world both share the same darker aesthetic.
4. The Ocarina of Time soundtrack is heavily influenced from the music in Link to the Past. Sure Ocarina of Time has a few totally original tracks, like the Gerudo Valley one but those are few and far between.
5. You fight Ganon at Hyrule Castle in both games.
6. Both games have the light beam tennis as part of a boss mechanic. Agahnim and Gannondorf.
7. Both games feature an instrument that looks the same. Sure one game calls it a flute and the other calls it an Ocarina but both look the same. Even have the same blue colour.
There are probably even more similarities that I can't think of right not as well.
Sure Ocarina of Time was great at the time for many reasons, however it was not as original as people thought. Link to the Past was the more original game as it took Zelda 1 and expanded on it in so many ways. Not all of them good but overall ALTTP is still a good game.