Ocarina of Time Remake’s Great Fairy All Covered Up
Nintendo’s upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has attracted criticism over changes to the Great Fairy’s famously revealing appearance, with some accusing the company of censoring the character in its modernized version of the Nintendo 64 classic.
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