'Very, Very Scary' — Ocarina of Time Remake Producer Reveals the New Game's ReDeads Were Originally Even Scarier Than What We Got

The producer of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake revealed that the game's ReDead enemies were originally designed to be "very, very scary," but Nintendo decided to "dial it back" during development, IGN reported. Nintendo Life said the same, noting Nintendo pulled back the horror from one of the remake's most terrifying enemies. Yahoo reported that Nintendo explained why it made ReDeads less scary while developing the remake. Nintendo Everything also covered the decision to reduce the enemies' scariness. IMDb reported that the remake confirms once and for all that ReDead are corpses. The source texts provided do not include the producer's name, the specific original design details, the remake's release date, or any quotes from Nintendo explaining the decision beyond the "dial it back" phrasing. The IMDb source text contains unrelated entertainment news items and does not substantiate the headline about ReDead being corpses within its body text.