I got sick of having to look up what obscure mechanic wasn’t explained or what minor part of the story I needed to complete before I could advance.
Okay understandably, Majora's Mask doesn't exactly hold your hand through it all but it quite literally gives you the song to turn back time, dumps you in the middle of town, and says "go". You're supposed to go from there! That's it. Keep repeating the cycle til you've talked to everyone/observed what they do and surely you'll have at least some sort of mission. You don't really need to do anything in order as far as getting the masks, progressing far enough with the dungeons. There may be nerds who say "you need both bottles" or whatever but truly the game isn't difficult to get to the end of. I recently did so with the 3ds remake having not played it in a decade since playing it on my uncle's N64.
Man, when I was a kid, I ran into the area where you pick up the first sword, got hit by a boulder, ran around, got some rupees or whatever, got hit by another boulder, and ran out. The rocks hit me in a specific way where my camera never pointed toward the little alcove with the sword. I mentally checked that area off, because it was just some place to get a rupee and maybe die. I spent like, 8 hours trying to find my way out of Kokiri Village. Including trying to get through the Lost Woods every which way.
Okay understandably, Majora's Mask doesn't exactly hold your hand through it all but it quite literally gives you the song to turn back time, dumps you in the middle of town, and says "go". You're supposed to go from there! That's it. Keep repeating the cycle til you've talked to everyone/observed what they do and surely you'll have at least some sort of mission. You don't really need to do anything in order as far as getting the masks, progressing far enough with the dungeons. There may be nerds who say "you need both bottles" or whatever but truly the game isn't difficult to get to the end of. I recently did so with the 3ds remake having not played it in a decade since playing it on my uncle's N64.
OOT is even easier and linear so uhh.....
Man, when I was a kid, I ran into the area where you pick up the first sword, got hit by a boulder, ran around, got some rupees or whatever, got hit by another boulder, and ran out. The rocks hit me in a specific way where my camera never pointed toward the little alcove with the sword. I mentally checked that area off, because it was just some place to get a rupee and maybe die. I spent like, 8 hours trying to find my way out of Kokiri Village. Including trying to get through the Lost Woods every which way.