5 NEW Changes in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

[@BanditGames]

Which of Link's new Zonai abilities is the MOST exciting to you? EDIT: I read that some of you were spoiled by the ability wheel in the thumbnail. I apologize for that, I assumed most were up to date with the gameplay videos, but that was not right of me. I've blurred that segment of the thumbnail and apologize for those of you that were spoiled by it.

[@oogadog3736]

the cool one

[@mitchell1850]

The possibilities of ultrahand are amazing, yet terrifying

[@bryze9594]

The one that make link can dive underwater

[@leonardouribe9183]

Fine cause I mean who doesn’t want a meat arrow

[@leonardouribe9183]

Crap meant to say fuse😂

[@amanda_inna_book]

So excited for may 12, been dying for something new to play, tears of the kingdom is going to be amazing

[@angelaburton997]

Same

[@Cman04092]

I'm exited too, but im more excited for may 15th, because i schedule my vacation for the week afte the release, lol.

[@portiac6097]

@@Cman04092 who knows

[@IHitTheWater]

Yep me too, if I didn't have stuff to do I am sure I could make the days go faster, but unfortunately I am in a play and have many lines to memorize, along with all my schoolwork, I must finish all the important stuff because you bet your ass I ain't doing that stuff the days after may 12

[@waldilks]

@@IHitTheWater I agree with all your comment, I’m gonna try to homework😥🤓

[@allcbrosx5930]

on the map screen, it appears there is room for MORE than 3 layers, which would be insane, the underground and surface seem great, but the sky islands seem fairly limited if i’m being honest, so if they go even higher, that would help greatly

[@mr.awesome6011]

They look like they're at various heights. Some are definitely higher than others.

[@ewerton8463]

that absolutely seems to be the case. in many trailers we see chunks of rocks leading way above the regular sky islands, and they all look like they can be climbed due to how they're positioned

[@kilsgb]

I agree. I think that if they only add a few sky islands and an underground area then that wouldn't suffice. The underground area better be huge and the sky islands better be way more than what we saw (meaning more higher up). Because the actual world from botw has been kept exactly the same which seems kinda lazy to me. I fear the worst but I hope I'm wrong.

[@SkorpleSlop]

@@kilsgb Ah yes exactly the same except new towns new Zonal ruins new building materials strewn about new Zonai shrines new dungeons new changes to old locations new Sheikah towers new strange malice holes new buildings and quite possibly time travel

[@nuh-uhbro765]

@@SkorpleSlop can’t forget all the new enemy types and mini bosses which will make it feel fresh, and the possibility that underwater exploration could still be a thing and that would expand the overworld dramatically without even changing it.

[@Skywolve1998]

The cool thing about the removal of runes is that not only do we have some improved replacements, but the things we are missing actually give cause to engage with new mechanics. Need to cross water? Instead of building a bridge out of ice block after ice block, you now have to build a boat, or find some other way. Instead of stasis launching something, you gotta stick rockets to it. It feels like it'll lead to more varied gameplay which is a pretty major step up and good for keeping a sequel fresh. I'm also excited to see Koroks return. I enjoyed just wandering about trying to find more of them in the end game. Though I would like it if there were something in the game to help track them all. Maybe like the shrine locator or even just a map similar to the Maiamai Map in Link Between Worlds, where you don't know the exact locations, just how many are left in a given section of hyrule.

[@zacharymcleod8050]

We had the korok mask in botw

[@largeboi4678]

In one of the DLC for botw you can get a korok mask which does stuff when you get close to koroks

[@theoaremevano3227]

The apparent ability to pocket your creations is greatly interesting because I always hoped Fuse and Ultrahand would allow the potential for traps. The many uses for material items make finding all sorts of random stuff in the world more valuable, as well as being able to buy those things in shops. I also wonder how easily you could make camouflage/hiding options. I hope stupid enemies can be fooled by fusing a bush to your shield. XD

[@that_nerdy_hylian]

Link is now a Kikwi

[@draconianfire]

bullet time has changed as well. it doesn't eat up a lot of stamina, and instead takes a large chunk whenever an arrow gets shot.

[@JacobLorenzo-mv5yv]

If there is a second phase to ganondorf like calamity ganon in breath of the wild, I would like it to be an actual challenge and not feel like a waste of time unlike calamity Ganon’s second phase.

[@nicksrandomreviews]

I feel like Calamity Ganon was just supposed to look cool, while not being that tough. Similar to Ganondorf in Twilight Princess. He's piss easy, but damn if the fight wasn't cool as hell. Like, seriously, TP Ganondorf is one of the easiest final bosses in Zelda history, but also one of the most epic just on the sheer spectacle alone.

[@nahhchill]

Yeah the final bosses were ass we can admit, but I trust that they heard the fans loud and clear on that

[@lmTheLegend]

@@nahhchill I loved Monk Maz Koshia boss fight more than the final boss from main story itself. Even if it's a DLC again i trust Nintendo on giving us epic boss fights after this one. Maz Koshia fight + OST was awesome imo.

[@stevenhicks7613]

It kind of had to be a cheese fight. With weapon durability, what would you do if you ran out of inventory in the Hyrule plains?

[@demonangel9897]

I hope he goes back to being demise cause that would be a good battle

[@PieDivide]

the thing i am most concerned about is the performance. out of all of the gameplay previews that we've seen, most of them chug pretty hard at the Skyview Tower Bokoblin Camp, and while i'm hoping it's just because it's not a final build they played or there's a day 1 patch (which i think happened with BOTW to fix the same issue?) it is a little concerning. but aside from that i cannot wait to dive head first into this world in the coming weeks!! the wait's almost over!!

[@SkorpleSlop]

Some of them might be due to capture card issues, at least I hope

[@theoaremevano3227]

@@SkorpleSlop : It can happen, yeah. Saw a Josh Strife Hayes video of a Wild West MMO where the framerate looked bad due to capture, but he said it was actually buttery smooth on his end.

[@Zepimo123]

I really hope there's some underwater stuff in this game. I didn't like how botw's lakes and rivers and the such felt like obstacles and nothing else

[@kennycarter5682]

ya you should be ready for no underwater, that way you wont be too let down when you beat the game never to go underwater.. best to be expecting nothing. then get let down later

[@mikethehunter5212]

@@kennycarter5682 I've been doing that enough for the past 9 years with a certain other franchise. The Zelda series has exceeded expectations more than fall flat.

[@Marco-Tusenartist]

No underwater I think

[@quentinbrzezula1935]

No this is sad but i think it's very difficult to create a 3D world with water dynamic

[@keithtorgersen9664]

I liked what they did with the water temple in this game, even though there was no underwater exploration. Being able to moon jump from place to place was awesome. And trying to climb up structures in the temple your X grab was greatly boosted

[@JonnZth]

About the Sheikah Slate kinda thingy we see on the trailer: I think that what we see on link's hand that looks like a nintendo switch might actually be Purah's Sheikah Slate. I think we saw somewhere on BotW that she was trying to make one of her own but it was different.

[@1-upboyy272]

yea when she used the anti ageing rune on herself

[@midnightbloomofeorzea7182]

​@@1-upboyy272 mind-blowing theory: she was using Recall to try to deage herself but it went too far.

[@eyalb8421]

@@midnightbloomofeorzea7182 nah, recall is the tear's ability because the icon of recall and the symbol on zelda's tear are identical. further more, I think the tear is a tear of time, not of recall.

[@Old.Codger]

I noticed that the stamina gauge doesn't continuously fall when in slo-mo for bow and arrow now. It only seemed to fall when Link fired.

[@tjeerdtrekkie1030]

I think that the abilities regarding dropping items is amazing. The fact that we can now drop items directly from the swap menu as well as when you open a chest is a huge life changer

[@josuecornejoponce]

I’m trying to cry tears for this kingdom now

[@Demanufactur3r]

9:08 Also, 'Flame Gleeok' implies there are other elemental Gleeok. Maybe that white tornado.. Thing is a wind or ice Gleeok? Maybe there will be more three headed Gleeok but using other elements?

[@skyt6560]

I just want Darknuts back, personally. Do it, Nintendo!

[@HB4o8]

Hope all is well Bandit, we really need a new video out from you! Haven't seen you in my sub feed in over a month!

[@Jack-ld4pb]

For those who dont want spoilers from leaks, don't read this: The "new sheikah slate" is called the Purah Pad, and in the paragliders description, it says that it was given to you by Purah. The leaked artbook shows us that Purah has grown up a substantial amount, so it seems like Purah will play a big role in the game. (one more thing, in the leaked art book, we see Purah giving Link a hairband to tie back his hair to how it looked in botw).

[@FI0ch]

Bro! Where did you go?? I was REALLY looking forward to your Zelda vids

[@leplaio]

Ah yes can't wait to have 50 hearts and 10 stamina wheels but fr more hearts implies more dungeons/ways to get hearts which is pretty cool

[@GravityRavenYT]

If i remember correctly, in one of the preview videos, one of the chests found in the sky islands had some sort of map, so there's a slight chance that it may contain coordinates and that's probably why they are included on the mini-map now, so we would have to find treasures based on the coordinates shown in said maps, who knows, maybe even sidequests related to reach places or find people with the only clues being coordinates, of course this is just merely speculation from my part and I can very much be wrong once the game release, but it would be really cool if it happens to be true.

[@maxietime3071]

IM LITERALLY CANNOT WAIT ANY LONGER FOR TOTK!!

[@mr.awesome6011]

Hi Literally Cannot Wait Any Longer For TOTK

[@SoulerClash]

@@mr.awesome6011 I will remember that forever XD

[@cloudb.1071]

The "horney great sword." 🤣

[@hist150project5]

The mushrooms in Hateno Village might be Minish

[@jamesredline1352]

Honestly as someone who has been playing video games since the SNES. I have never in my life been more excited for a game. This is just the coolest ever.

[@stevenhicks7613]

Unpopular opinion: I'm most excited for the land of Hyrule. Not the sky, not the underground, not potential water... But the kingdom of Hyrule. I'm so familiar with the map of Hyrule, it'll be awesome to see all the changes and nuances

[@Potactical]

rip windbombing

[@ProphetOfSarge]

One thing I don’t think anyone has pointed it out. But Ascend has a height limit. But that seems to be only for he ENTRANCE of the ascend. And not the entire length of be Ascend ability. I think it can go much higher as long as the entrance is at the right limit.

[@MurderPigeon]

iirc zeltik covers that in his video reviewing his demo of the game

[@ProphetOfSarge]

@@MurderPigeon But He wasnt really able to tell if that "height limit" is for the whole ability, or if lets say there was a cave with a roof just at the edge of Ascends ability. However when you go through it, theres more limit of like, how much mountain you could "swim up" through. Like in Mr Zelda homies gameplay of the Great Sky Island.

[@MurderPigeon]

@@ProphetOfSarge ahh. I bet there's probably gotta be a height limit, cause otherwise depending on how far underground you are, it could take ages to get all the way up. Maybe if we get rune/ability upgrades like in BotW, we could increase both the height limit and the "swim" speed.

[@ProphetOfSarge]

@@MurderPigeon probs right. But hey. Less then 2 weeks!

[@mausstheman7493]

I’d really love a better cooking system. Like a recipe book where each new dish you make is saved, that way it could also be easier to know what to make and auto-hold the Ingredients.

[@midnightbloomofeorzea7182]

Spoilers : There is a recipe feature to actually check what makes what. And one of the Zonai parts is a portable, one-use cookpot to make a meal anywhere.

[@MXK_BS]

@@midnightbloomofeorzea7182 thats not really a spoiler, it was shown in every preview

[@midnightbloomofeorzea7182]

@@MXK_BS fair, I just figured marking posts as spoilers is so easy in the off chance someone hasn't seen it yet.

[@yeetskeetcicle]

There better be the Master Cycle or I’ll riot.

[@kolbycheeze7607]

@BanditGames new Zelda theory idea! I was playing through Oot again and realized some places specifically have a weird mechanic where time doesn’t pass when you are there. Kakariko Village, lost woods, Kokiri Forest, etc… I know it’s probably just game mechanics, but I’m curious if you think you could make a theory on why some places have time that pass and some don’t. Side note, in the little bridge area where Saria gave you the fair ocarina, that’s a part of the lost woods. And yet, no music plays… Just a couple of ideas

[@767KirbyLord]

Everyone knows the true pinnacle of Tears of the Kingdom are the meat arrows

[@pheonix_clapsfn7258]

Yo the new sheika slate is so fire🤩

[@keithtorgersen9664]

No updates in 2 months, I hope you are doing ok

[@BlueBerry20071]

I just hope that [[spoiler ability]] can let you fuse arrows to the same ingredient instantly so that you don't have to do it manually every time.

[@catalyst539]

what spoiler ability? fuse? it’s not a spoiler it was shown by aounuma

[@MXK_BS]

@@catalyst539 no, the purple one. I will explain what it is: Spoiler The purple abbility lets u save the vehicels that you build with Ultrahand, so it builds your vehicel of choice instantly while taking some of, the ,,Zonai Chards,, His hope is that woth that abbility you will be able to save a arrow-fusion, so you dont have to manually stick your material( like a red chu chu) to your arrow. But i do think thats very unlikely, cause the abbility is called autobuild. None of the ,,Spoiler Reviews,, like from IGN said something about saving fused arrows.

[@HTMangaka]

So excited to play Korok: The Sequel! It's the game we all really wanted! ^^

[@lgzlink1]

I'm still very Hopeful to see Dungeons and also Weapons Like the Hookshot to come Back!!!! I also would Love to have another Water Dungeon Level like in OOT. Hope to Win that TOTK Game!!!!

[@Cmoney60454]

A thing I noticed (and I bet a lot of others have) is that in the upper right of the “runes” circle there is a greyed out ability. I don’t think it’s there just because but I think it’s some underwater exploration thing.

[@jwswish21]

Not related to this video and idk if you’ll see this. But I was just thinking, I’m sure you’ll be doing nothing but Tears of the Kingdom for a while once it’s released. But I really enjoyed the Lore of the Temples/Bosses. So I’ve got another idea, how about the Lore of the Settlements/Towns? Same idea as the bosses and temples, you just go through each game and go over each location or settlement or town you can visit. Like Ocarina if Time you’d go over the history of Kokiri Forest, Kakariko, Castle Town, Gerudo Valley, Zoras Domain, Gordon City, Lon Lon Ranch. I know I’d definitely watch that!

[@GhostKunShinka]

aw man... please just... at least blur the thumbnail... it will get you more views and it won't spoil the game for people that dont want to see anything about it...

[@isabellagerrits214]

i just really wanna use that horse wagon they showed in the last trailer :')

[@melocitygaming7081]

I think the boss aspect for them is for creatures that aren’t considered bosses. In my opinion lynels are already considered a boss so I doubt there is a boss lynel.

[@terryferguson3996]

Where u at bandit

[@rinny2131]

really looking forward to this to keep me busy before 6.4 in FFXIV.

[@zelatoth]

(spoilers if you haven't seen the final trailer) I just want to know how the companions work. Are they temporary or can Link summon them in whenever?

[@SkorpleSlop]

I REALLY hope that the one grayed ability slot is a “summon” ability so that this game can add Kingdom Hearts to the list of games that are inside this game

[@trebmaster]

If we get full dungeons, a super duper solid storyline, and more weapons that don't break (even if you have to work hard for it), we'll all be very happy for those major improvements!

[@magicth]

I just can’t get over the fact we are nearly 2 weeks from release. I’m so excited it’s tough finding a game to play right now. This is pre Elden Ring hype all over again.

[@SilvaShadow1990]

3:07 Sturdy-stick stick LMAO Names for fused items are gonna send me XD

[@jalynp1787]

Oh God. Not the Redeads... 😢

[@abrahamcisneros1425]

8:05 This didnt age well at least we have a Live Action Movie to look forward too 🫤

[@borinthe41st15]

I wonder if we can ultrahand fuzed weapons to our mechs. That would increase the potential of the game even more.

[@bigbig-g8l]

Also, in the game demo of Zeltik link had paraglider with the head of a Yiga member on it, which makes me think that we might have customizable paraglides!!

[@portiac6097]

We already knew that

[@bigbig-g8l]

Edit: what I mean is new paraglider designs without needing the use of an amiibo, if that clears anything up

[@catalyst539]

*The head of Master Kohga

[@kakarikokage2514]

I'm most excited to explore the caves.

[@kituro8139]

everyone forgot about ONE thing... in the trailer they showed that you can fight along NPC

[@eileensmiller8041]

Can't wait for the fuse ability and I want to see how Zora's Domain and Gerudo town have changed

[@bradup]

4:06 why is the beam rainbow? More accurately *how*

[@TsukabuNosoratori2]

I'm looking forward to throwing things or shooting things attached to arrows and seeing what crazy chaos will unfold. It's going to be fun!

[@etraintrain5315]

I know bandit doesn’t only want to be Zelda content but he’s the only Zelda content I watch. Much appreciated

[@bodenchapman4165]

The music played during the sponsor is the music from the market on skyloft in skyward sword

[@thedupuis]

Heres a thought, in zelda, after ganondorf, all male gerudos were cast out, you know who was cast out as a child in the desert? Sooga, kogas body guard hes not actually a sheikah but a male gerudo that is born every 100 years

[@thedupuis]

Maybe

[@jasono120]

Bandit, with malice pouring from old shrine locations, consider the “spirit orbs” from BotW - they’re purple…

[@dplayer2693]

I'm excited to play with the hylian hood on but down.

[@RestlessWandererOriginal]

The hype is killing me, seriously, Ganondorf is back 🎉

[@BalboaBaggins]

Video starts at 1:01 :)

[@hatboi124]

I hope Bandit is okay, it sure has been a long time. He hasn't even been updating his twitter much. I hope he is okay.

[@theaveragegamer7221]

Listen to Calamity Ganons boss music. I believe it tells the story of tears of the kingdom somewhat. The high and low backward notes may signify something.

[@alexanderroman270]

One thing I've noticed is no more shiekah sensor that helps you to locate shrines. Giving me an even bigger belief that dungeons will be returning in TOTK.

[@wayneniccolls7985]

How did Bandit get so good graphics and shaders in his gameplay

[@wayneniccolls7985]

3:38

[@nibroc06]

Mods

[@49HEALTH]

Nitendo truly is amazing. They are the only triple A company that hasn’t left the golden age of gaming.

[@zer.oo.o]

if u look at the new switch sheikah slate, you can see that it has the same markings on the side as the map page, and link's teleport animation is the same, so link does use the sheikah slate for teleportation

[@alejoreignen]

Best use of groose’s theme

[@keithtorgersen9664]

Just a reminder that starting 5/1 Nintendo has the online trial for Cadence of Hyrule. It’s a fun game, great music tracks.

[@tryorse8340]

I'd love to be able to fuse things to enemies to throw them off. Like a boulder to knock a moblin kff balance, or a zonai fan to mess with a bokoblin. Maybe we cild upgrade the ability to do that like we upgraded runes in botw

[@keithtorgersen9664]

Hopefully the blank space in the Zonai skill wheel is for something along the lines of Master Cycle Zero

[@deltaboi9014]

I'm so excited for this game!! I can't wait to get lost in an entirely new world again

[@WaterSauceJr4]

I’m just excited in general. I’ve preordered tears of the kingdom and I got an oled model on the way so gonna put another 400 hours in to this one

[@Seraphim_1172]

That shaders mod for that BotW gameplay is amazing. I really want it.

[@bodenchapman4165]

1:24 groose's theme

[@Gio_64]

The purple ability have been leaked by IGN by accident or on purpose that Nintendo took down. (Spoiler name below) Its called --Auto build-- What it does it saves what you have previously built before and you can use your creation again by using this feature, But I do not know if it has prebuilt blueprint samples that already provided it for you if you are bad at building creativity.

[@chickenman5137]

Both

[@r_i_e_n_a1471]

Me watching this after finishing totk: woah cool new things!!!!🤩

[@BirdieSenpai]

I'm still so torn on whether or not to play this game. I'm seeing quite a few gameplay changes I like, but it still seems very much like Breath of the Wild, the only game I've ever hated, and I completed Ghosts & Goblins on NES. Very difficult choice.

[@theoaremevano3227]

To me, (who didn't exactly love BotW either) it looks like Breath but with a lot more of the tangible immersion focused content you'd find in a typical Zelda game. It looks to have a lot more main story sections leading to major dungeon-like areas. They may be more open in nature, and may have both underground and sky segments. It also appears to feature some type of staged battle content where you fight alongside other Hyrulean races. Ultimately I guess it depends on whether you feel BotW's features were just not fun, or not fun because they could have been executed a lot better, and whether or not you think you'd enjoy building stuff. I'm willing to give it a go because I do like building a good bit, and because it looks like it does better putting BotW's mechanics and physics to work with more direct story-based content.

[@In.New.York.I.Milly.Rock.]

I didn't hate BOTW, but I disliked it enough that I'll wait for reviews that directly address the things that made my experience less enjoyable. You should probably do that instead of paying 70 bucks out the gate

[@judaiyuki5597]

i really hope there are quests that tell you to go to a set coordinate instead of it just being a thing that exists

[@bradencosier80]

I'm excited to explore Hyrule again in a brand new way. To encounter areas that we couldn't access in BotW, and to find out what has happened since we last saved it

[@Moldytoes.]

I think in the next game it will follow the age of calamity timeline

[@atothebtothezakadonutlord2951]

Side quest reference from the ground up

[@GeminiRandom56]

Ok- video idea- hear me out. (Spoiler warning for a big part of totk) In the depths, below each leviathan skeleton, there’s an even bigger skeleton called the “dark skeleton”. Maybe a theory on those three monstrosities?

[@samfcarvalho]

Didn’t get invited for the earlier gameplay but it still our favorite Zelda KZbinr bandit!

[@wangledteb5671]

i was so excited and curious to see the blank space in the ability wheel thinking itd be a cool new ability we havent seen yet! but then i realized its probably just the camera ability like in botw since that was also in the same menu as magnesis and stuff

[@WorldWeave]

I’m still not really a fan of the Bokoblin and Moblin’s new horns…I get they’re designed that way to encourage fusing, but some of them look a bit TOO weapon-like, the red Bokoblin horns are especially disproportionate

[@jasonmg99]

boss bokoblins actually look like smaller/cuter hinox's

[@IMAidenWaters]

Les gooo my fav zelda KZbinr

[@fredkaanapu8693]

I hope bandit is doing ok

[@thatrandomgamer28]

I honestly didn't notice the long row of hearts at all. That's weird and scary.

[@Merjedmedia]

Ahhh I can’t wait for the discoveries to start!! We still know pretty much nothing until our hands are on it beauty

[@jechumanzanares3542]

Hey bandit where you at ?

[@peterhaber592]

We’re all going to miss the bombs

[@judaiyuki5597]

6:25 is there any scarier word combo than this

[@thatperson278]

Man I'm sitting here at 4:40am having just finished the game and damn. I want to know more I want to experience this all over again. Its so astoundingly good

[@tommyhaverman8072]

Love your content man. One of the best zelda youtubers out there. Keep up the good work!

[@spacemanduke3404]

The koroks must have have a short memory. When link finds one in the gameplay vids the korok is surprised link can see it and doesn't know who he is. But link already went through all that 900 times in botw

[@efix9967]

We already know the name of the new shika slate