Ocarina of Time Remake: Temple of Time and Master Sword

After Lord Jabu-Jabu’s Belly, your next destination is the Temple of Time. This chapter carries you through the change to adult Link and the tool needed to enter the Forest Temple. Use the walkthrough hub to return to the chapter list.

What should you have before returning to the castle?

Check that you have all three Spiritual Stones from the Deku Tree, Dodongo Cavern and Jabu-Jabu. Return through Zora Domain and Zora River to Hyrule Field, then follow the route to Castle Town’s entrance.

This route leaves the ranch races, bottled ghosts and other collection detours for later. Once you become an adult, the immediate objective is the Hookshot; you can travel to Kakariko on foot.

How do you recover the ocarina and open the temple?

1. Approach Castle Town from Hyrule Field. With the three stones collected, the gate scene shows Zelda and Impa escaping and Ganondorf following them. Let the scene finish; the object Zelda throws remains nearby.
2. Search the moat for the blue light. Navi points toward the water beside the entrance. Walk down the bank, enter the moat and dive at the glow to retrieve the Ocarina of Time.

3. Learn the Song of Time from Zelda’s message. Follow the notes displayed during the scene. Once you regain control, cross the bridge into Castle Town.
4. Find the Temple of Time. Follow the town’s main street to the fountain square, then climb the broad stone steps leading to the temple. Inside, walk along the carpet to the stone tablet before the sealed door.
5. Play the Song of Time at the tablet. Choose the newly learned song and perform it in front of the altar. The three stones move into their alcoves and the Door of Time opens. If the door stays closed, check both your position at the tablet and the song you selected.

What happens when you draw the Master Sword?

6. Enter the inner chamber and draw the sword. Climb the low steps to the pedestal. Interact with the hilt and follow the draw prompt. The following story scenes move the adventure forward seven years.

7. Finish the sage’s explanation and speak with Sheik. Rauru entrusts you with the Light Medallion. Back in the temple as adult Link, walk toward the hall to meet Sheik. The next objective is the Forest Temple, but its entrance needs a tool from Kakariko Village.
8. Leave the ruined town and go to Kakariko. Follow the street back toward Hyrule Field. Keep clear of the staring enemies; if one freezes Link, recover before trying to push past it. Take the field route to the village at Death Mountain’s foot. Inside the village, follow the path past the houses and well toward the stone steps into the Graveyard.

Where is the Hookshot in the Graveyard?

9. Open the grave giving off blue mist. Look along the row of tombstones beside the path for the slab with mist rising around it. Stand at its front and pull it back. Drop through the opening, then follow the tunnel toward the purple-lit gate and the gravekeeper’s ghost, Dampé.

10. Accept the race and keep his lantern in view. Follow Dampé through the tunnels as soon as the gate opens. At each fork, take the passage he enters; use his purple glow and calls to keep track of him. Climb the low ledges, steer around the purple flames and stay on the curved walkway around the final pit. Do not stop for side paths: falling too far behind ends the attempt.
11. Collect the Hookshot from the reward chest. Speak to Dampé at the finish, then open the large chest on the red carpet. The first run rewards keeping up with him. A later, separate race adds a one-minute timer for a Heart Piece; that extra prize is optional here, and the Hookshot guide covers how to win it.
12. Use the new tool to reach the exit. Climb the steps behind the chest. The door below the upper ledge is blocked, but there is a round Hookshot target above it. Aim at the target and fire to pull Link up. Follow the tunnel into the windmill.

What should you do in the windmill before leaving?

13. Learn the Song of Storms downstairs. The tunnel enters the windmill on its upper floor. A Heart Piece on a side ledge is an optional stop: use the rotating platform to cross to it before learning the song. Then go downstairs and speak with the musician. Bring out the ocarina when he demonstrates the tune, follow its notes and finish the conversation. Confirm that Song of Storms is now in the song list.

The song is preparation for the later well chapter. Learning it here does not complete the well dungeon. Leave through the windmill door and return to Hyrule Field for the journey back to the forest.

Are you ready for the Forest Temple?

Before moving on, confirm that Link is an adult, the Master Sword and Hookshot are available, and the Song of Storms has been learned. The Song of Time remains available on the new ocarina; the forest route will also use the song learned from Saria in the earlier mountain chapter.

Continue with the Forest Temple walkthrough, which covers reaching the Sacred Grove, entering the elevated doorway and completing the temple.