5 Things I want in Zelda: Age of Calamity (Breath of the Wild Prequel)

[@Zeltik]

I'm so sorry - I forgot to manually edit the midroll ads when I uploaded this, so KZbin thought it'd be a great idea to automatically whack FIVE ads in an 18 minute video. Should be fixed now, my bad.

[@porterwayman8643]

Hey Zeltik, this is just something to think about, but if you look at all of the misconceptions for Breath of the Wild 2, they all work for Age of Calamity. Zelda will be playable, it could be darker than Majora's mask, and that Breath of the Wild 2 will be a prequel. Anyway, this was just a fun detail that I noticed about Age of Calamity and Breath of the Wild 2. Love the videos!

[@envytee9659]

@@porterwayman8643 Those aren't misconceptions, except for maybe the last one. Zelda being playable is just something that everyone wants, not a misconception. And Eiji Aonuma said that we could expect BotW2 to be extremely dark, "in some ways more than Majora's Mask". He was talking about BotW2 specifically as well and we know this because he was asked about that game specifically right after its E3 2019 reveal.

[@envytee9659]

@Brennon Beecher Because pretty much everything that can be milked put of the BotW2 teser has already been milked. Nintendo isn't giving anything to work with and pretty much any theory you make now will probably step on the toes of another theory already on KZbin.

[@porterwayman8643]

@@envytee9659 check out nintendo black crisis on the misconceptions of breath of the wild 2, it will make more sense

[@sefirotsgame]

I think (and want) that we will see the death of the King of Hyrule, and his body being buried in the place his tomb is in Breath of the Wild. I also wish to see how the hole in Hebra Mountain was made, for example by the shooting of a Divine Beast.... or maybe by a giant Guardian (which design was already made for Breath of the Wild, but unused).

[@emeraldbonk5368]

"I want to see the Champions die" like yeah that sentence makes sense in context but if there's ever a Zeltik out of Context, that has to be in there

[@slabofbeef7104]

Right next to "I want to see Castle Town burn to ash."

[@nnnor22]

"i want to see the divine beasts being taken from our control"

[@laokeef]

How dare you and chill out

[@laokeef]

How dare you and chill out

[@haenaak8751]

I don't want to see only FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT... I want to see calm moments and hopeless moments... tears when losing a friend and stuff

[@Irrationaaaaal]

“I want to see castle town burned to ash” Someone’s got an arsonist complex.

[@bluecat3338]

*gestures broadly at BotW as a whole*

[@MasterLee2011]

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[@caiomz9]

"I want to see the champions die" - puts revali on screen when says "die"

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

Online school makes me want to commit arson.

[@billystokes3917]

@@anibalhyrulesantihero7021 You still do online school? I guess it's optional to go to school now right?

[@justsomerandomguy76]

Something I would just love to see is a cutscene of how Link becomes Zelda's appointed knight. When he deflected the beam from a malfunctioning guardian with a pot lid he found on the ground.

[@ShadowSkyX]

I bet it'll be one of the first cutscenes in the game lol

[@CosmicToad5000]

If the shield parrying system is in this game (which I think it is judging by how flurry strikes are returning as seen when Urbosa fights off the Yiga Clan in slow motion) that scene could make for a nice little tutorial on how to deflect guardian beams. Regardless I do hope they do something different with guardians. You couldn’t just attack them with weapons in BOTW, so I hope at least they do something like they’re invulnerable to everything except weak point gauge strikes.

[@traveller1231]

Might be a turorial

[@an0cin]

@@ShadowSkyX it is

[@gemmaharmonia6609]

I need to watch this but I have homework. Procrastinate or homework? Zeltik or boredom? Heaven or hellfire? Hotel? Trivago

[@murtymcfly]

Steak, nah, borger

[@gemmaharmonia6609]

The video was worth it 100%

[@strawberrrylady9451]

Lol me to

[@Rhobeni]

Do them both. IQ? 300.

[@albedo4008]

Always take zeltik

[@henrikfoersom9649]

I know you mean it in an excited way, but the Way you Said and i Quote: “i want to See the Champions Die” just sounded so hilariously brutal

[@the_joxter]

ikr i laughed out loud at that line 😂

[@iwilldeletethisaccountsoon6881]

i cant w a i t to cry

[@theBean_420]

Lol

[@murtymcfly]

What I want is, just a good game, like the Hyrule Warriors style, but hope it has a decent story which doesn't feel rushed

[@chickenperson5209]

Thanks for sharing!

[@hellothere3216]

Same, even though the warrior style gameplay isnt my type. I wont mind it of there is a good story

[@jeshuarestituyo284]

Since the story seems to be handled mainly by the Zelda team I doubt it'll be rushed

[@murtymcfly]

@@chickenperson5209 thanks fellow plussy!

[@TheKingsPride]

Edgier Name Pending _Plussy Fan 917_ a plussy outside of Alpharad plus;? Grrrr

[@markm0817]

I want to see the champions die The 4 champions: Then why the hell are we in the game *Crying in backround*

[@kidwuulf5692]

Why are still here? Just to suffer....

[@217adaptiveperspective]

@@kidwuulf5692 Revali would make a good Kaz. After losing his arm, leg and eyesight anyway, but I can see him saying the same kind of things in the same tryhard pissed way.

[@Gokuh.]

So we can eat some fish and chicken

[@devilalastor3320]

Well thankfully they didn’t

[@a.liguria2698]

"Playable divine beasts" Nintendo direct mini of October 2020: "well, well, well, you called it!"

[@ashton5061]

"I want to see the Champions DIE" Me: holy crap dude chill out

[@Hunter-ku3ih]

I know right is he okay

[@agilroy2226]

I want more background on Link. I always found it odd that all the memories you find in BOTW were all about Zelda and her journey. Link deserves so much more than just 'the silent protagonist who lost his memories'. I want to know about his family, what he was like before becoming Zelda's protector, what his personality was like before he was forced to become this silent martyr.

[@danahira7084]

Totally agree 👍. I need more of his story. I personally don't want him to talk, but somehow know more about his personal life with his family

[@jesseyNiepce]

Yeah, we need to have a story for link.

[@samsakura7950]

100% agree

[@lillygames6117]

Maybe even see his family too

[@danahira7084]

@@lillygames6117 I would love that

[@bingobongoyippee]

Im hoping theres an ‘explore mode’ or something like that. Maybe the areas you fought in are areas you are to visit again to explore when you have completed the game or something, or another option in the main menu. I want to be able to explore castle town, the castle and other unruined areas and villages without having to fight but just to look around how it was before it became rubble and ruin. I know this is unlikely but im still keeping my fingers crossed!

[@marcelo06]

That's a great idea and I would love that too!/

[@End336]

Agreed!

[@bloodyhell2674]

And the explore is where were inviting the champions to be the champions, this would be good

[@lillygames6117]

Yes explore mode would be amazing

[@TheHyphen]

Na, we can't go back after game completion, it had to be traveling from area to area to protect it from ambush. And always arriving before monsters, at that point would be the exploring, and easter eggs maybe people hiding preparing for whats coming. I think the game should take play in a day, so that when you defend all towns you think you've won. And then the first blood moon occurres and everything you've done in so many towns becomes undone and you can't go back to save those you've met along the path.

[@thegreatmajora5089]

I hope we get more lore about the yiga clan, and maybe even the fortune teller. Though, that seems unlikely.

[@ankithd5242]

Dude, how little do you think will be in the game?

[@aaronolson6736]

I could see the Yiga being first lead by Ghirahim, if only because they were red like his cloak and serve Ganon

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@aaronolson6736 Ghirahim is probably long dead unless he's now Ganondorf's Trident.

[@fayev1360]

I think they show Urbosa fighting yiga clan members so id say more yiga lore could be likley

[@Esto_Quod_Es_iii]

Me too! That would be cool

[@Two_NPCs]

It’s almost like the story is sadistic lol. We know the champions die and the war is lost, but we’re going in to feel the hurt again, perhaps on a larger scale! Go ahead, AoC, make me cry!

[@porkypy]

Gonna cry?

[@Cryskely2488]

Piss your pants maybe?

[@yravassiliromero9610]

Why’d you guys leave me with the lyrics with the swear word?

[@houseofskulltulips]

oh, look at Little Goblin Junior!

[@pliskenx51mm83]

This will be Zelda's version of the Sacrifice scene from the Berzerk Anime. Where all the main characters that we have come to love, die a violent bewildering death and there is absolutely nothing anyone can do to save them. Even though we know they die already.

[@fluffymcmittens]

As a -rabid- fan of Hyrule Warriors, this announcement has been the news of the year for me gaming wise!

[@westhier]

Same here, Hyrule Warriors fan. Imagine seeing Linkle wanting to help, only for her to get lost and ending somewhere else, like in Termina. "Hmmm, I don't see Hyrule castle but why that moon is so big...?"

[@jpbrother]

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[@Dr.Pootis]

I haven't played the first game, but the opportunity to play something new and botw-related is impossible to pass up.

[@theenlightenedgnome9835]

d- did you mean avid?

[@dreamdesk7258]

Dr. Pootis same

[@Legend_Zone]

I get the feeling a lot of Zelda fans have been thinking almost the same things since Age of Calamity was revealed. A restored Castle Town and Hyrule Castle especially have been things I think we've all wanted to see for a while!

[@billyboy4400]

Since botw 2s announcement I always assumed that the fortune teller probably was right and they dig in the wrong place. When she said underground she meant literally underground; like go find ganondorf under there and stop the calamity from its source

[@NuiYabuko]

That'd make sense. Fortune tellers are usually depicted as cryptic, so it wouldn't be surprising at all to misinterpret the vision.

[@jacobosaldarriaga4820]

That's kinda cruel but I love that idea!

[@gothsloth]

Maybe then Zelda’s mother did predict it, but left behind some very unclear, riddled instructions after her death.

[@billyboy4400]

@@gothsloth I was moreso thinking her visions only gave her the idea of looking underground. In my opinion if botw 2 starts with Zelda having a vision in a dream or something which causes them to go down under the castle then I feel like it'd almost definitely be Zelda's mom who said to go underground first, if of course it isn't confirmed in the new hyrule warriors

[@ShadowSkyX]

@@billyboy4400 you know how to hype the sequel? I would love it if they bridge the gap to the sequel with game ending with Zelda jolting awake: the whole Age of Calamity was her dreaming. Remembering all of it. The details Zelda eventually forgot over time... It all comes crashing back. It renews her urgency to look for that which is still underground. It eventually reveals her new haircut or something. Or the blood moon rising, to her horror

[@Overglock]

I keep thinking about the "Dungeon Music SOS" theory (I think you covered it at one point), where the music in every Divine Beast eventually plays a Morse code SOS and how it may relate to the Champions being defeated. Maybe we'll get to see that play out, and if so, Revali's downfall is going to be the one I'm most interested in. The SOS comes very late in Vah Medoh's theme compared to the others, and is much more urgent in sound, implying that Revali held off the corruption the longest, but when he fell, he was panicked and desperate.

[@ShadowSkyX]

There's also another message in there as well. SAD, or rather, Search and Destroy.

[@michaelhall9146]

You should narrate a movie, TV series or an audio book. I really hope the story in this game is well done and not just skimmed on.

[@arowyn.m]

I hope we're able to see more of the relationship between Impa and Zelda. I've always been interested as to how she looked before the calamity. Honestly I can't wait to see the Champions' final battles as well, even though...you know. Great video 👌

[@ahann4]

fortune teller: maybe it was more of a doctor strange situation. they forsees we have to lose this battle to win the overall fight later.

[@pliskenx51mm83]

Wars aren't won without sacrifice.

[@matthewmuir8884]

One thing I hope to see is a mission where Link is having to protect Zelda from the corrupted guardians, and after tearing through guardian after guardian, Link is overwhelmed. The Master Sword takes damage, Link gets wounded, and yet the player still has to keep fighting a hopeless fight.

[@mewtron5242]

Like in the final battle against Malladus in Spirit Tracks where you had to protect Zelda from getting hit so she could restore her power

[@Dr.Pootis]

I'd love something where you have a set objective(i.e. "kill [x] guardians" or "Protect Zelda") for the first half of the mission, but the rest is basically a Zelda version of Halo: Reach's "Lone Wolf" mission(the origin of the "Objective: Survive" meme).

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@mewtron5242 Yes, like that. But Link and Zelda are on the run and being pursued, the atmosphere is somber and melancholic, and the guardians just keep coming. Basically, the leadup to the final memory.

[@matthewmuir8884]

@@Dr.Pootis I've never played Halo, but yeah; a mission where Link and Zelda are just trying to survive as they're being pursued and overwhelmed, and Link is protecting Zelda. That would be great.

[@mewtron5242]

I would also like the final stage where you play as Zelda with her overpowered godess moveset and it's at Hyrule Castle and it's just her but she's so OP it wouldn't matter and imagine if the Hyrule Castle March theme was playing

[@Buphido]

I hope that, as Link gets worn down fighting hordes and hordes of enemies, you can feel Links exhaustion in the gameplay, as he gets more sluggish and staggers occasionally, until you eventually have no choice but to loose. I feel like this would represent the actual events nicer than "hey, you won, but I‘ll show you a cutscene in which you lost anyway."

[@danahira7084]

I was thinking the same. I hope Nintendo thought about this 🙏

[@PixelHeroViish]

In the same way as Crisis Core's final segment, yeah that'd be a really nice touch

[@romano-britishmedli7407]

Damn, that's a really good idea, I've never seen being mentioned before. Nicely done!

[@ShadowSkyX]

Kinda like ori, typo man, and little nightmares? Depending on events, the characters will slow down and stumble and what-not. Typo man makes both the character sluggish and the screen go off kilter when he's been stabbed (I presume mimicking the idea that he's been poisoned). I can see them making the sword weaken in each level. Getting more chipped and stained with malice on its blade (it's not rust) as you advance. Each guardian taking longer to destroy because you're getting weaker. I think the best way is have you face a hoard of guardians. You still "win" in that you managed keep Zelda from being shot dead and defeated the last wave - I have a feeling that'll be a criteria - but that's the end of link's campaign. The final memory from botw will play out; in fact I think all the memories from botw are probably going to be in aoc (dlc ones are a maybe)

[@danahira7084]

@@ShadowSkyX hopefully!!!! It would be very emotional 😢

[@TheBitishDragon]

I can actually envision the Divine Beasts acting like the Great fairy moments from the original Hyrule Warriors, triggered events that do massive damage to enemy forces or altering the battle field

[@CZsWorld]

If Age of Calamity is going to be considered canon then Link's Crossbow Training should too.

[@ridwanali6186]

@Deso Lark Nintendo actually said that it’s not canon

[@Letoiusprime]

Hm. Haven't been this early in a lil' while. To whomever is reading this: Have a pleasant day

[@sanneros4363]

Thank you. I will have a very pleasant night though. You have a nice day as well

[@UltimateTobi]

Likewise.

[@emilyemmons1531]

I'll do you one better. Have a fantastic rest of the week! 😄

[@kingcreeper938]

As someone who is having a horrible day, thanks.

[@christophertornow6482]

@@kingcreeper938 Good vibes your way, my friend! I hope whatever it is resolves and your future gets brighter!

[@Ckhyros]

Knowing the game design of Hyrule warriors, the divine beasts will most likely be support weapon/ cutscene weapon that fires on a powerful boss and the enemy army , or an objective we will have to activate. Edit: welp that was completely wrong

[@namegoeshere8564]

They’ll likely be special attacks for their champions

[@Ckhyros]

I don’t think so because since the divine beasts are weapons they’ll most likely be just there for show pretty much, only in a cutscene when your army needs assistance they’ll wipe out most of the enemy army like in previous hyrule warriors games

[@namegoeshere8564]

@@Ckhyros Good point

[@user-ol7bh5gu4i]

@@namegoeshere8564 ye they would propably be kinda like the great fairy bombs and also I see you are here as well

[@namegoeshere8564]

@@user-ol7bh5gu4i I am everywhere and nowhere (Off topic to this, but I’m predicting we’re going to see the Meta Runner s2 trailer tomorrow)

[@abeshuler2640]

I’d love to see Castle Town as an explorable hub, functioning like the bazaar in the first Hyrule Warriors.

[@anibalhyrulesantihero7021]

Same. It would be disappointing if you can't explore Castle Town.

[@BigBadLenn]

I wish to see all towns as explorable hubs like in Spirit of Sanada

[@skull_boi8195]

I love how they're taking the story with a prequel game .

[@laurencapri]

“The power to oppose the beast lay dormant underground” What if they were referring to Ganondorf in some regard and not the shiekah tech? 😳

[@g.masterlordoftheg-force4770]

You mean like have Link stab the defenceless (presumably) Ganondorf with the Master Sword? That probably would have stopped everything.

[@hasunoushasu9710]

My interpretation is that the power in question was the shrines, and not the guardians. But hey

[@tristanneal9552]

Hasunous Hasu That’s a great interpretation that strangely I’ve never heard anyone come up with before

[@ikohamamburgalur1528]

yeah, ganondorf could be the power to oppose the divine "beasts"

[@laurencapri]

This isn’t that literal. But a different take. We still don’t know anything about this ganondorf or if he was inherently evil or if he’s separated from the mindless evil beast we see or why he was ruthlessly held in a state of agony or what any of the backstory is. I like to imagine the script, flipped, though it’s unlikely. :)

[@davidnystrom9059]

You nailed it with your description of what “a dark story” should be. The story here should be similar to the vibe of Rogue One or Episode III in the Star Wars movies almost. These were stories where the bad guys essentially won, but the thread of hope endured. That’s the story of the Age of Calamity. Heroes standing up and continuing on, even when all hope seemed lost.

[@thejediconsular4488]

That was a wonderful explanation there at the end about the tone of Breath of the Wild. I hope your (and mine as well as many others') wish comes true and the game is as dark as it deserves to be.

[@facepwnagewtf]

2 things i would love to see. 1. Actual attention to the Hylian races battle strategies and civilian evacuation plans to make this feel like an actual war. 2. Link's final battle at Fort Hateno playing out like the end of Halo Reach. Have him face off against wave after wave of ultra difficult enemies until he is eventually overwhelmed, and Zelda powers awaken.

[@normal6483]

I want the Divine Beasts to be taken control of *in the middle* of us playing as them. Shifting between Ganon's control and ours, alternating between damaging enemies and destroying allies. I think it would be an amazing way to depict the struggle for and subsequent loss of control.

[@gabrielkrows488]

Zeltik: playable divine beasts are extremely unlikely Me after the trailer: *Boy do I have some news for you*

[@Catlover69307]

I want to also be able to play as the evil as well is the good

[@TheLadyLiddell]

Hyrule Warriors had plenty of playable villains, so hopefully Age of Calamity will too! Maybe the leader of the Yiga?

[@MrDudeGuyMan]

I don't know if it's commented or not yet, but I'd love to see more of Link's apparent family in the game. Link joined knighthood after his father, and I'm pretty sure there's some scrapped ideas involving Link having a dad and sister, with some concept art and all. I've always been a sucker for Link having a family since Wind Waker, so I hope we see something like that here in the prequel.

[@visitinggoat6696]

For the exploration side, rediscovering hyrule castle for example, maybe we can have a sort of hub, where we explore the castle, and go to certain places or certain people to start a mission. This goes for other places too, of course.

[@Dr.Pootis]

So, after watching the video, I came up with a few very-not-so-short ideas on how to make botw's kind of underwhelming final boss(dark beast ganon, not calamity) better(in my opinion). TL;DR: Honestly, if I tried to do this, it would probably just turn out being a SS;SDR(Slightly Shorter, Still Didn't Read). So, this will serve rather as a warning. This comment is *_long._* As in "longer than the 'divine beasts attack ganon'" cutscene. 1. Make it Harder: In the base game, Ganon, although massive and intimidating, is kind of a slouch. Sure, his beam may do quite a bit of damage, but he's so slow that you're not likely to actually get hit by it. One part of this is his turning. He turns fairly quickly, but never when firing, so that by the time he is facing you and firing his laser, you're arealdy to the side of him. He also never moves, which is another issue. Make him run around, make him charge you like the massive rage pig he is. Make him try and crush you underfoot. In addition Zelda, clearly weakened from a literal century of holding back the apocalypse, would take longer to create weak points in Ganon's armor, and would only be able to create 1-2 at a time, rather than 3 for the first two rounds. These ideas tie into my next point, which would allow the game to take full advantage of Ganon's now-advanced mobility. 2. An Open Fight for an Open World: With Ganon moving around a lot more than before, the walled-in area of Hyrule Field would begin to feel rather small. To alleviate this, I propose removing Zelda's magic boundaries from the area, and allowing the fight to be contained solely by Hyrule's natural barriers(Mountains, Lakes, Etc.), or, at least expand the pre-existing barriers to include the majority of the Central Hyrule region. Although the fight would likely never make it's way to any of the main settlements of the game, the same would likely not apply to some of the smaller npc groups of the region. For instance, as Ganon approaches a stable, the former residents of said stable could be seen escaping on their horses before thier former home is reduced to ash. This truly-open fight would also open up some new opportunities, which will be detailed in the next point. 3. A Kingdom (Somewhat) Reunited: After hearing of Link's heroism from thier race's "representative"(Riju, Teeba, Sidon, etc.), each group would journey to the spot where thier "territory" meets Central Hyrule to provide support to the hero, whether it be out of respect, or a feeling of debt. For instance, getting too close to the Eldin reigon may lead to seeing a firing squad of Goron cannons open up on Ganon from some elevated area, with Boss and Yunobo manning the lead cannon personally. The Sheikah however, would take a indirect approach, providing Link with various healing items to keep him in the fight. The attacks from the other races would deal next-to-no damage, but would make the fight feel more active and "alive," take the heat off you for a little bit, and decrease the time it takes for Zelda to create her weak points, as Ganon's attention would be fully occupied on wiping out the new opposition. Speaking of that, if you linger too long, Ganon will force the friendly forces to retreat from the fight, allowing Ganon to re-focus his attention back on you, and on keeping Zelda from comprising his armor. However, there would be one more factor to add to the fight... 4. Divine Support: The reason for me making this post in the first place, playable divine beasts being mentioned in the video made me think, "What if the beasts actually did stuff in the dbg fight?," and this unholy concept was born. Anyway, the Divine Beasts would also take a more active role in the battle, occasionally firing on Ganon with a weaker, but faster recharging beam. The Champions would essentially be in "fire at will" mode at this point, so they would no longer fire at once. Each individual beam woild do anywhere from 1/20 to 1/35 of his health, and a beam would strike Ganon about every minute and a half, but would also stun him for 10-15 seconds, allowing you to get in range to take a shot, or to allow Zelda to create a weak point. All in all, if you actually took the time to read this absolute monster of a comment in it's entirety, Thank You. Any (constructive) criticism is welcomed, and if you have any ideas of your own, feel free to share them.

[@raphyangel9828]

Those are some good ideas, & it would've been nice to have that as a final battle instead, because it would make it feel more like an actual final battle...but since that wasn't implemented, maybe the team is saving that kind of battle for when we'll fight the actual Ganon, in BotW2...At least I *hope* they'll think of this elaborate of a final battle plan.

[@Xyler94]

I think the whole reason behind the lackluster fight was because, Dark Beast Ganon is literally a desperation moment. You defeated Ganon in the chambers, but he wasn't quite defeated. In a desperate moment, it thinks to unleash it's hatred and become gigantic, giving up everything to just show how strong he is. Anyone else may have been scared. "How do I take on such a beast?". Unfortunately, Link's unbreakable courage, and Zelda's sacred powers, are no match for such a desperate attempt to create fear itself. So while it's underwhelming, it's only because of our unbreaking courage, and our will to defeat this evil, at whatever cost. Could it have been more cinematic or climactic? Yeah. But I believe they didn't want the final fight to be something to always look forward to. Instead, spend as much time in the Wilds as possible, and enjoy the wilds. Amnesia the Dark Descent is not a "hard" game by any stretch, and if you focus just on beating it, you're not playing it as intended by the devs. They literally put a disclaimer saying "Don't play this game to beat it. Play it to experience the game". I think that's what Nintendo wanted here, was for us to experience the Wilds and exploration, rather than simply fighting and taking on the final boss...

[@gothicbutterfly013]

@@Xyler94 this is along the lines of a comment I made on another video. Dark Beast Ganon is Calamity Ganon's last gasp, and Link/the players know this, but *no one else does*. DB Ganon is *massive*, easily at least the size of the castle and thus, like the castle, able to be seen for miles. From an outside perspective, such as almost any NPC, (all but maybe a dozen people, half of which are *ghosts*) only know that the divine beasts were causing trouble, then they stopped, them 'randomly' fired lasers towards the castle, and a few minutes later the thing that nearly destroyed Hyrule 100 years ago is stomping around setting the earth on fire. They don't know he's already on his last legs and desperate, they think it's the actual end of the goddamn world with no miracle to save them again....until suddenly a miniature sun comes out of nowhere and straight up deletes him and every other bit of malice in the land.

[@thewanderersrespite8074]

For what it's worth, some Warriors games DO have hubs you can run around in. Maybe it would be more related to the Free Mode or any other kind of special mode they'd have, but maybe we could still get to run around at least a segment of Castle Town or something! (While not in combat, at least).

[@metallixpheenicks2628]

Welp we’re getting playable Divine Beasts. Now wish me a million dollars, please.

[@markbelisle9675]

I loved Fi’s theme with the shots of ruins at the end you. You have a very artistic touch with your vids and it doesn’t go unappreciated 👍👍👍

[@GomerJ]

Initially I was struggling to picture a large roster of playable characters, and how the ending would be handled, but diving back into Definitive edition I remembered there are missions where you play as Ganon or other villains, and actually fight the heroes. So I'm going to assume that's how the tail end of the story mode will play out. Outside of Ganon, they'd likely be original characters, but he must have had trusted allies of some sort so it works.

[@Rprot_traveler]

Yes i would like that but it could just be cut scenes after definting the bosses or just keep playing until you loose all your health.

[@remem95]

For a second I thought "Playable Koga" but then I remembered he's not that old. Which means we might get an actually intimidating Yiga leader?

[@GomerJ]

@@remem95 Yeah I’d think one of the playable characters being Yiga is a safe bet

[@thebearboss9861]

GomerJ Monk Maz Koshia?

[@brianna7705]

Maz Koshia is 9,000 years old in AoC, I highly doubt he’ll be playable.

[@bowenorcutt78]

Your description of the last stand at Akkala really helps drive home the parallels to Reach, I think.

[@zombieslaya3456]

Currently at work. Need something to keep me awake. Thank you Zeltik

[@sonicthegoldengreektortois4402]

Funny that u said that playing as the divine beast was the most least likely out of theses but now IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT U CAN

[@0perativeX]

I think the Divine Beasts will be like multi-kill perks. If you perform enough combos you call to call down support from a nearby Divine Beast. Then at the end of the game, they get taken over and the champions meet their doom.

[@evan-kx6ob]

prediction: they make hyrule castle and castle town a main hub world for the game

[@nintendosgamer2613]

Warriors games don't have a hub world it's just menus

[@MJTRadio]

Maybe it's too much to hope for, but if they're going to the trouble of modeling some of the towns and villages anyway, maybe they could have some limited exploration of them as a way of adding more flavor to the menus. Like, instead of just upgrading stats or training party members from a menu like in the original Hyrule Warriors, there would be shops and dojos in the towns you could walk to between campaign stages. That'd be a cool way to appreciate Castle Town and stuff like it in a way that wouldn't need to mess with gameplay too much or force the creation of a ton of new assets.

[@theisheep2676]

Oh hearing fi's theme at the end literally made me feel like crying. I hope we get to see something about her in the prequel but in a canonical way.

[@Fidodo]

While non combat exploration isn't normally in Warriors games, Persona 5 Scramble does have between battle overworld exploration. The Persona 5 devs specifically asked to incorporate more aspects of Persona 5 into the game and KT worked with them to make that happe. With this entry being a closer collaboration between the Zelda team and KT, I can see that happening since they even said they wanted to break the mold like BotW did. Another thing is that the reason the reason HW followed the Warriors formula so much was that Miyamoto specifically requested it. KT actually wanted the game to be more like Zelda. Since this game is a direct prequel to BotW and KT proved themselves with HW, it would make sense if they were to fulfill that original idea and make a more fusion like game for this entry.

[@aninternetgamer3170]

Hey zeltik if you happen to be reading this I just want to say I love your content and I overall just wanted to say hi

[@TheHyphen]

The way this game would be perfect is if they made it a travel story. Where you arrive at locations before the enemies make there's way to towns and spots that are now in ruins. Upon our arrival as the player, it would be sick if they gave us time to exisit peacefully in these areas and sort of camp out for a bit meanwhile locals prepare and hide and solder's ready up. This would let us explore a bit of lore and appreciate pre ruin areas and load up on Easter eggs from past fan service and the botw as well as hints about botw2, and then once we begin the ambush then it's game time and the story moves forward.

[@tristanneal9552]

If you follow their routes after splitting up on the day of the calamity, Daruk actually passes right by the citadel on his way to Vah Rudania. When you also include the guardian in the background of his Hinox fight, I’m inclined to believe that gameplay is from the last stand.

[@Gaamaru]

In other Koei Tecmo games like Attack on Titan you can walk through a part of the city besides the main gameplay. You could say that its like a hideout where you prepare for the battles. Upgrade your weapons, spend your money etc. I would like that to be the case with a part of Hyrule Castle or the town. Running around with Link and the others in the town would be so awesome ^^

[@markm0817]

Thank you zeltik for another great vid

[@duhimdave]

Hyrule Warriors is my number one favorite guilty pleasure game. It's just so much mindless fun. A great way to unplug. This game was a very welcome surprise for me

[@Zeldinion]

What if it turns out that *we* kill the champions, by playing as the blights

[@danahira7084]

Brilliant 👏

[@kidwuulf5692]

Top 10 anime plot twists

[@Flaris]

Unless that's an optional segment that you can play outside of the main story, not sure I'd finish the game in that case. I can work with a tragic ending that can't be avoided. But I probably draw the line at actively killing the main characters myself.

[@PixelHeroViish]

That'd actually be a pretty cool idea while also keeping one of the original Hyrule Warriors' main selling points. Great idea

[@fuzzydude64]

Entirely possible given that the first HW had an entire extra storyline detailing and letting you play the villains side of the story.

[@rebirth020506]

Love this! One location I've always been drawn to...the collapsed tunnel that leads up/into The Great Plateau. Was this tunnel collapsed/filled/flooded to protect The Temple of Time!? Was it collapsed by the 2 Sheikah as/after they placed Link in the Tomb of Resurrection to protect him!? Imagine playing as the two Sheikah that took Link to the Shrine of Resurrection: You place him in the Shrine…then fight off Guardians that have already made it to the Plateau. You make your way down to the gate/tunnel and realize you are outnumbered/overrun….so you self-sacrifice and blow up the tunnel leading up/into the Plateau!!!

[@marcosamartinso]

I hope to see new characters, specially villains to fight with. One thing that I will love to see is a battle against Skulltulas at Lanayru Promenade. This place was known as Spider's nest in the past, so it is an excellent opportunity to see that in action

[@SynysterProjects]

Your first wish is actually very similar to a hope I have for BotW2. I'd love to see some base-building elements. It was sort of explored in BotW, with the sidequest to build an entirely new town, but I'd love to see that expanded, where you can build sanctuaries for Hyrule residents all over the map and customize what buildings look like, where they are placed, and what their functions are.

[@marche800]

I actually think it's very possible to have an explorable hubworld in Age of Calamity rather than the menus of Hyrule Warriors as this is something that was featured both in Dragon Quest Heroes and Persona 5 Scrambled, two Musou games made in between this game and the original Hyrule Warriors. The team has expressed a desire to design a more Zelda like game so it's possible that an extension of that would be to implement an explorable hubworld. I for one would really like to see that for Castle Town or maybe the castle itself (up until the calamity hit).

[@lowkey-making-stuff]

WAAAAAIT imagine if we could control the divine beasts in the story mode BUT at a uncertain moment they are taken over by ganon AND we had to fight a blight of the divine beast with the champion of the divine beast! (ex: we fight windblight with Revali)

[@LupercalRising]

Well will probably play as the divine beasts, calamity and pig ganon, hopefully the giant sheikah, lynels, hinox etc are playable too

[@Highstar25]

it's entirely possible this game WILL have a full-blown hyrule castle town. Both Persona 5 Scramble and Dragon Quest Heroes 2, musou games by the same development team, included towns that functioned exactly like the ones in their respective series.

17:00 steady now that’s just sadistic

[@TiVo2Go]

*I want to see...* *Dueling Peaks get split into two.* *Maybe origin of dragons.* *The younger version of the Zora people who recognize Link.* *The dead monks from the shrines when they were alive and younger.* *Horned Statue before it was cursed.* *Horse & Great Fairy's.* *Younger Hetsu.* *Kass's teacher.*

[@jonalee5262]

11:45 Boy do I have news for you

[@kailawson6471]

I've been watching this channel for a long time and I gotta say thank you for keeping us hyped for the games. I finally subscribed.

[@catalyst539]

PLAYABLE DIVINE BEASTS IS CONFIRMED

[@bradfisher22]

Intro music still gets me amped even after however many of your videos I’ve watched. Definitely some magic to a good sonic ID!! Anyway, really looking forward to your upcoming BOTW and BOTW2 theory videos after HWAOC comes out. Keep up the good work!!

[@dalalal-shemary3358]

"This isn't a game where we are meant to win" laughs in hindsight

[@adambrooks822]

What if playing out the siege of Akkala Citadel is like a survival challenge? Slowly you’re allies cannot assist you and slowly the enemies grow stronger you’re goal is to set a personal record for how long you can last

[@mattthehat8023]

I want to see the champions die, gee well that got dark really quickly

[@dra6onrider]

I understand the tone being somber and am hoping for the same thing by the end but I feel as if the game at the beginning should start out with the hope and optimism that we see in some of the flashbacks with zelda that Gannon could be stopped before the odds are turned and everything goes bad... I am hoping for a game that makes you feel like maybe I can do this and then utterly abolishes that feeling with overwhelming numbers and sheer force that everything becomes an abyss of despair. Just a thought

[@theycallmebad]

What I would want? 5. A good story (it's low on my list since I'm confident they'll do it justice what with the Zelda team being there.) 4. More playable characters beyond Link, Zelda, and the Champions (like Impa and maybe guest characters) 3. Dual Audio 2. Bonus Content / Post-Game content beyond Free Play etc. 1. For the love of god, let Materials be automatically picked up like in Fire Emblem Warriors. All that aside, I agree with your list! I personally don't care much for playable Divine Beasts, but I ain't gonna say no if it happens. As for playable characters, Impa is a safe bet and I'd love to see even original characters; some people in the comments brought up some good points. A playable Yiga leader? Other Sheikah? Maybe Linkle who might just be Link's actual sister in this game? I'm not saying the roster needs to be huge, but a good handful more and a villain or two would be cool since we had playable villains in the last HW game. Oh well. Keep up the good work! These videos will help make October and November pass by faster, haha!

[@tjbolton3728]

Top 3 things I'm helping you route for in this: 1.Akkala battle 2.Dark Story 3.Mysteries (some) solved Here's hoping Nintendo doesn't lose their stride on this.

[@airiatasui8591]

As neat as playable divine beasts would be, I think they would operate similarly to how the Great Fairy did in HW. Something like; Objective- Get Mipha to Divine Beast Vah Ruta. And when you do she commands it in a cutscene to wipe out large swaths of enemies. I think I'm mostly interested in who the enemy generals will be. We had Volga and Wizro in HW, who will it be in AoC? Maybe we'll get Yiga generals this time.

[@fuzzydude64]

You could also play as the Great Fairy though, as an unlockable weapon for Link

[@error0b8cfd51]

"i want to see playable divine beasts but that's the least likely thing" and it's the one thing we got :o

[@beeegl8928]

The mad lad predicted it

[@georgeenstock4980]

if the story isn’t rushed i’m fine with a combat oriented zelda game, i’m also very glad we have another one so if this works well we can have more of a variety for zelda. Also the champions deaths are gonna make me cry

[@macdot9551]

The fortune teller could have realized that there was only one way for everything to transpire

[@komali100]

Wants from Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity! 1st) It'd be awesome if we could see or learn more about how the ancient Sheikah built the Guardians, Devine Beasts, Sheikah Towers, and Shrines and how they used them to defeat Calamity Ganon 10,000 years ago! 2nd) I would LOVE to see when and how the Royal Family received the prophecy for Calamity Ganon's return and then how they went about locating and excavating the Divine Beasts, Guardians, the Sheikah Slate, and the shrines.

[@_brendanlopez_]

I’m just excited for the overall expansion on the past of Breath of the Wild! We have only seen small glimpses of an inevitable end and I can’t wait to experience it. Also who’s replaying breath of the wild for the 100th time in hype for this game?!

[@soleilki606]

You know, when you look at how the Persona 5 warriors game is structured, it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility that there will be non battle sections where it’s more akin to regular BoTW gameplay. In that way we could be able to explore Castle Town and Hyrule Castle in a BoTW style. I’m not saying it’s 100% likely, but I think KT has been a lot more creative with these existing series warriors games so it wouldn’t be bad to hope for something like that.

[@randomchickrobin]

I'm thinking the divine beasts will be like the special moves (idk what they're called). Like the inclusion of the majora's mask moon.

[@PsychOsmosis]

About the fortune teller thing, the fact that Hyrule dug up some guardians wasn't the deciding factor in Ganon controlling them. Most of them poured out of the pillars that Ganon rose from underground. That most likely would have happened regardless of Hyrule knowing about them and Ganon's return.

[@bradhedgehog12]

Well Zeltik? I already know about the dark story. But as for the the others I hope we do get them too.

[@Singeferno]

I don;t think we'll be playing as the divine beasts themselves, but I remember that in some of the Warriors games you could activate environmental things. to cause floods, disrupt enemies, etc

[@astrthefgsfds4810]

Zeltik at the end of the video: "Please nintendo, I wanna see Hyrule burn!"

[@malikevans634]

In my own personal opinion, I'd have to disagree with the theory that the fortuneteller was a saboteur. It makes a lot of sense, and it's a pretty interesting twist, but with the context that the Sheikah technology proved successful in defeating Calamity Ganon in the distant past, it brings into consideration the idea that the Calamity's time to fester for 10,000 years made it strong enough to corrupt the ancient machines, rather than the corruption the second time around being the plan all along.

[@skel3tron]

11:47 hehehe...little does he know...

[@SFYRl]

I’d love to see castle town, along with Zora’s Domain, Gerudo Town and the Goron settlement as some sort of hub where you can buy upgrades and select different items for you character loadouts, it would make the game more immersive!

[@itswolftime4597]

*"The darkest moment in the Zelda history"* So... goddess hylia dieing dosnt count?

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Honestly, that's peanuts. Can you literally compare it with the destruction of an entire kingdom, killing thousands in the process?

[@itswolftime4597]

@@dragonbornexpress5650 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

@@itswolftime4597, figures you'd go with that.

[@neptuneplaneptune3367]

Not realy. We never acually see that happening. Its only told in storys, and frankly ther still things that are darker. The moment when Hyrule was fludded for example. Heck that was WORSE then the Calamaty. After the Calamaty you can rebuild Hyrule. But the Hyrule from that timline is gone forever. And imagine how it was for the poeple living in Hyrule! Seeing ther home being consumed by the waves of the see, seeing ewrithing they hold deer destroyed and lost forever.

[@sinteleon]

Hoping there'll be a villain campaign the same way the original had. In a way, it would also resolve the issue of forced defeat, by making the player be the one to control the blights, defeat the champions, take over the beasts, and conquer hyrule.

[@Excalibur-Sonic]

For me it would adding online co-op.

[@SableGear]

I think my number one want is for the final encounter to be Zelda vs Calamity Ganon. We know Link falls at Fort Hateno, and that seems a likely final battle, but being able to see what Zelda does to keep Calamity Ganon contained to Hyrule Castle after that would be really cool. Especially if, as the trailer hints, we get to play as her prior. Playing a powered-up Zelda who has tapped into her sealing magic would be a fun finale to the game.

[@APG93]

#2 playable divine beasts... Well... good news everyone! 😂😂

[@williamf.6673]

Personally, I’d prefer if the fortune teller (if they are a saboteur) to be a gerudo witch like koume or kotake. Even though this is going to be a ‘warriors’ game, it would be nice to have a hub world so we can explore the cities before the calamity.

[@Imfleurious]

Mission 12, part 3. "Final Stand" Objective: *Survive*

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

HALO Reach memes for the win!