Reddit reviews OcarinaWind 12 Hole Sweet Potato Ocarina Red Pottery Ocarina in Alto C … (Red Pottery)
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Pitch: A4-F6 including sharps and flats.Material:Red PotteryIt comes with an instructional booklet,finger chart and a songbook, as well as a strapThe protective bag is beautiful and it can protect the ocarina from damage.
I recently bought my first ocarina as well, and I went with this one, costing $17 (for the red clay version). It's not suitable for performances, but it sounds pretty decent. The high notes can get airy but it's not terrible.
My recommendation is that you buy regular ocarinas, not replicas. Obviously an ocarina could be very well crafted and be a replica of the Zelda ocarina, but at $10-20, it is almost certainly going mainly for the looks, not the sound.
As to whether it's you or the instrument, ocarinas are very basic instruments to play, almost like a more fancy recorder. It is possible that one could be blowing air into the ocarina at an angle, instead of straight in, but I'm certain no non-beginner musician would not be able to figure out a fix by themselves. But, on higher notes you may need to blow more air to get the right tone. The Zelda ocarina probably sucks, though.