Greatest for me is subjective. In its time and the context that it came out in, I'd say there is when it was the greatest. OoT, like Mario 64, pretty much set the basis for how characters should move around in a 3 dimensional space and how targeting systems work in modern games. At the time OoT's graphics were top notch, its story was epic and to some extent i still believe it is, its level design - outside of the Water Temple and Hyrule Field - is fantastic and memorable, and it features several tracks that I still listen to regularly and sometimes find myself whistling.
But I don't think it's the best game ever made. I feel like people who still say that OoT is the best game ever are blinded by nostalgia. I definitely feel it myself when I play it. Every time I start it up I hear the main menu theme and it reminds me of my childhood, when I would watch my older sister and a cousin whom I thought more as a brother take turns playing it, taking turns and trying to help each other out. It was the first Zelda game I was ever exposed to, and also the first Zelda game I actually owned. In fact it was the first non-Mario game I played. I remember all of this every time I hear the main menu theme and as I play through the various dungeons. Yet I also like to think I'm not blinded by this nostalgia.
The game is over 18 years old, and some aspects of the game haven't aged very well. Things that it pioneered, later games have fine-tuned or improved, such as the camera system, better combat systems, less-devoid overworlds, etc. I honestly think OoT is a masterpiece of its time and I still enjoy playing it (primarily the 3DS remake), but for people to continue calling it the best game ever is going a little overboard. I say all this with the n64 version in mind, but i still stand by a majority of this when considering the 3DS remake
But I don't think it's the best game ever made. I feel like people who still say that OoT is the best game ever are blinded by nostalgia. I definitely feel it myself when I play it. Every time I start it up I hear the main menu theme and it reminds me of my childhood, when I would watch my older sister and a cousin whom I thought more as a brother take turns playing it, taking turns and trying to help each other out. It was the first Zelda game I was ever exposed to, and also the first Zelda game I actually owned. In fact it was the first non-Mario game I played. I remember all of this every time I hear the main menu theme and as I play through the various dungeons. Yet I also like to think I'm not blinded by this nostalgia.
The game is over 18 years old, and some aspects of the game haven't aged very well. Things that it pioneered, later games have fine-tuned or improved, such as the camera system, better combat systems, less-devoid overworlds, etc. I honestly think OoT is a masterpiece of its time and I still enjoy playing it (primarily the 3DS remake), but for people to continue calling it the best game ever is going a little overboard. I say all this with the n64 version in mind, but i still stand by a majority of this when considering the 3DS remake