Following the lead of one of the most acclaimed and beloved video games of all time is a thankless task, and to think that Nintendo managed to release Majora's Mask just 18 months after the previous game, Ocarina of Time, is mind-blowing by any contemporary production standard. Set in the Hyrule-esque parallel world of Termina, antagonist Skull Kid has stolen the famed Majora's Mask, and using its powers is causing Termina's moon to come crashing towards land, which it will do in three days. Link is tasked with using the Ocarina of Time to continually travel back to the start of the three days (54 minutes in real time) and figure out a way to stop Skull Kid. As if this wasn't ground-breaking and unique enough, there is also the ability to use a number of masks to transform into different creatures, adding even more variety to play. Against tremendous odds, Majora's Mask is the near-equal to Ocarina of Time, a surprisingly dark, much more challenging game that isn't quite as suited to younger players as a result, though benefits from ingenious execution and is sure to have you running back to your N64 time and time again (at least until an HD remake is released).
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