Welcome to Part 4 of our 100% Walkthrough of Zelda Ocarina of Time Remake. With Zelda’s Lullaby learned and the ranch done, you head back towards Kokiri Forest and into the Lost Woods, the maze of identical clearings that sits right above Link’s home.
Your main goal here is to find your way through the woods to the Sacred Grove, where Saria is waiting to teach you Saria’s Song. Along the way, there is a lot to pick up.
Now that you have bottles, you can also start on the Gold Skulltulas hidden in soft soil.
Back to Kokiri Forest
After leaving Lon Lon Ranch, you will next be going to the Lost Woods to learn Saria's Song; however, there are a few things you can do along the way. In preparation, before heading back to Kokiri Forest, head towards the entrance of Kakariko Village in the northeast of Hyrule Field. Just before going in, look for a group of plants on the left close to the mountain wall. Cut them all and loads of bugs will come out (this is your go-to spot for bugs, since they respawn every time you exit and then re-enter Hyrule Field). Then fill both of your empty bottles with a bug (drink whatever you have in them if they are still full).
Note that since you can sell each bug for 20 rupees back at the shop in Hyrule Castle Town, this is also a good place to farm rupees.
With bugs in both bottles, it's now time to head back to Kokiri Forest by taking the southeast exit from Hyrule Field.
As soon as you arrive, if it's nighttime, head up to the house on your right to find a Gold Skulltula (9/100). If it's not nighttime, don't worry: you will be getting a song that switches between day and night whenever you want, and I will place a reminder to come back then.
After collecting the Skulltula, head to the shop where you purchased the Deku Shield at the start of the game and go round the back of it to find a patch of soft soil. Take out one of your bottles with a bug in it and use it while standing next to the patch. The bug will go into the soil and another Gold Skulltula (10/100) will crawl out.
Before heading into the Lost Woods, you will need to refill your empty bottle with another bug, since there will be another 2 patches of soft soil. If you don't want to waste time, just quickly walk back to the group of plants outside Kakariko, since bugs are 100% sure to spawn from them. It will take you about 1 minute. Otherwise, the plants and bushes around Kokiri Forest can also spawn them if you are lucky. They seem especially common in the bushes on the eastern side of the house to the west of the shop and in the ones close to the water.
Lost Woods
With bugs in 2 bottles, it's time to head through the northern exit in Kokiri Forest and enter the Lost Woods. This is a bit of a maze, since if you go in the wrong direction you will spawn back at the entrance in Kokiri Forest. If you follow the music, it will take you to your main objective; however, you will also be doing some side stuff along the way, so you won't always be following the music.
From the first "room", head left and you will find a Skull Kid on a tree. For now, ignore him and go through the tunnel on the left. Then, as soon as you come out the other side, plant a bug in the patch of soft soil and another Gold Skulltula (11/100) will pop out.
From the patch of soft soil, continue forward by going down the slope. Keep going to the end to find a Business Scrub. Bounce a nut back at it and it will sell you a Deku-Stick Upgrade (1/2) for 40 rupees. You will now be able to hold 20 sticks.
Now, return to the first "room" of the Lost Woods and take a right to see a hanging target. Hit the red bullseye three times in a row with your slingshot to get the second and last Deku-Seed Bag Upgrade (2/2). With this, you will now be able to hold 50 seeds.
In the same area as the upgrade, you will notice two Skull Kids standing on trunks in the far lower area. Stand on the smaller trunk and take out your ocarina. Then follow along for 3 whole songs and you will get a Heart Piece (2/36).
Next, from the target (while looking at it), head left, right, left and left to reach an area with two scrubs. Behind them, look for a patch of soft soil and plant a bug in it to get another Gold Skulltula (12/100).
After picking up the Gold Skulltula, head back through the tunnel and then follow the music by going left, left and right to end up in the Sacred Grove.
Sacred Grove
First, defeat the Wolfo, the new wolf-type enemy, by dodging its attack with a backflip and then hitting it, to open the gate. After that, follow the ruins while you defeat or avoid the scrubs, and once you get to the northern point you will find Saria. Here she will teach you Saria's Song (Song 3/13).
Head back down the stairs to the south and, once you reach the ruins again, go straight to find a large hole at the bottom of a ladder. If you go down it, you will find a fairy fountain where you can catch fairies with an empty bottle. With a fairy in a bottle, you can heal yourself and even be revived if you die.
Before heading back to Hyrule Field, there is one more thing you can do now that you have Saria's Song. Head back to the start of the Lost Woods by taking any wrong turn. Then re-enter and take the first left to get to the Skull Kid you ignored before. Stand on the small trunk and play Saria's Song to get a Heart Piece (3/36).
After that, you are heading back to Hyrule Field to start off the next part, where you will be heading to Kakariko Village. Also, when passing through Kokiri Forest, if it's nighttime and you didn't pick up the Skulltula behind the house before, go get it now. If not, you will be getting the Sun's Song in the next part anyway.