For over two decades, one untouchable truth has hovered above the gaming industry: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is the highest-rated video game of all time.
Since its original launch on the Nintendo 64 back in 1998, Link’s jump into 3D space didn't just revolutionize game design, but it permanently claimed the top spot on review aggregators like Metacritic, where the game boasts a virtually mythical score of 99 out of 100.
Throughout generations of gaming, other masterpieces have tried and failed to dethrone it, and Ocarina of Time simply remained untouched at the top without anyone batting an eye – after all, nobody can reasonably question how vital this game is to the industry as a whole. Still, even ground-breaking titles like Red Dead Redemption 2, Grand Theft Auto V, and Nintendo's own Breath of the Wild capped out at a 97.
Sitting alone at the summit as the only game on Metacritic holding that 99 score felt like an unbeatable world record locked away in the history books. However, a fascinating new investigation suggests we might have been living a lie this entire time.
Recalculating History from a Pre-Metacritic Era
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