2. Assumptions about the water temple, redesigned boss and dungeon mechanics are also wrong. They all seem 80-90% faithful to the original game, gameplaywise.
Nintendo's Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct revealed the first gameplay for the Ocarina of Time Switch 2 remake, confirming a massive open-world reimagining rather than a 1:1 port. Co-developed with Monolith Soft, the title features a seamless, transition-free Hyrule, modernized combat mechanics, and completely redesigned physics-based dungeons.