In terms of game screen, critics appreciate the depth and details of the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time, but at the same time, they think that the function of Nintendo 64 has not been fully exerted in the screen. Game Revolution commented that the face of a character is "the most difficult challenge in 3D character design", but the facial expressions in this work are made "surprisingly elegant". IGN thinks that the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time is better and more proportional than Super Mario 64, and he also praises the excellent drawing distance and great leadership role. However, IGN also thinks that although this work is better than another Nintendo 64 work "Banjo-Kazooie" released in the same year in terms of color and environmental details, other picture quality is not as good as the latter. The legend of zelda: The time flute is not as good as banjo-Kazui in terms of frame rate and texture display. Among them, the picture of Hailar Seiki market was even described as "vague" by IGN.
This game is generally evaluated as rich in content, with many branch tasks to kill the player's time. IGN said that players will be surprised by the details of the game environment and the amount of creativity put into the design process. Electronic gaming monthly praised Nintendo's ability to "perfectly retranslate elements from the previous the legend of zelda series in 3D". In terms of manipulation, the user interface related to the environment is also regarded as one of the strongest elements of the game. Critics believe that this system allows players to make simple manipulations with fewer buttons, but it occasionally leads to some unexpected wrong manipulations. Although the camera control of the game takes time to adapt, its convenience is described as making fighting "second nature". On the other hand, some critics think that the game pays too much attention to isolated temples or caves. The editor of Thunderbolt described the legend of zelda: Flute of Time as a game that is "exhausting and redundant" and "boring and rambling in a dungeon".
The sound effects of the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time have also been well received, so IGN's works are compared with those of the famous American minimalist composer philip glass. Critics believe that the application of stereo and a large number of environmental sound effects in the game makes it easy for players to participate in the game world. Some critics complain that the game uses outdated audio, but there are also objections that it is a "retro" move and worth appreciating. Game Revolution described the sound effect of this book as "good for Nintendo, but not so good at a higher level", arguing that the cassette interface forced the game to use "MIDI music with mediocre or even poor quality".
In terms of awards, "the legend of zelda: Flute of Time" won the prize of the Interactive Art Department of the Japanese Media Arts Festival with 1998, and won the Best Game of the Year, Outstanding Achievement Award of Interactive Design, Outstanding Achievement Award of Software Engineering, Best Home Computer Game of the Year, Best Home Computer Adventure Game of the Year and the Second Annual Interactive Achievement Award.
In contrast, the sequel to this work is much eclipsed. The legend of zelda: In the flute of time and when will it be re-launched in the Wii virtual host? IGN gave the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time a perfect score of 10, but gave the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time a score of 9. Zachary Lewis, the editor of RPGamer, gave the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time a low score of 2 points (5 out of 10 100) in his article. He said, "Although this game used to have excellent menu interface, combat system, puzzle solving elements and distinct geographical division design, unfortunately, by today's standards, this game is getting worse and worse. Due to the frustrating nature of the game, there are few opportunities to play this game again. " GameSpot gives the version 8.9 of virtual host (10), and thinks that the game lacks attractive selling points and removes the game functions such as supporting controller vibration. Even so, Jeff Gerstmann, the former editor-in-chief of GameSpot, still thinks the legend of zelda: The Flute of Time is surprisingly interesting, even nine years after its launch. Give players a long and often surprising adventure ".The summary score is GameRankings97.6%(3 1 comment) NGC: 89.7% (24 comments) Metacritical 99/ 100 (22 comments) NGC: 91/kloc. 0 comments) Comment rating Media rating AllGame Edge 10( 10) electronic gaming monthly 65438 Gamespot10 (10) VC: 8.9 (10) ign10 (.