A Big Fat Review of Breath of the Wild

This is my complete Breath of the Wild review series, all in one convenient package. It covers nearly every aspect of the game, and as such is very spoiler-heavy.
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[@BossCrazyRoss]

You just HAD to hit that 10 minute mark didn't you?

[@kevvdawgcooldude1412]

BossCrazyRoss this is the most underrated comment of all time

[@BossCrazyRoss]

@@kevvdawgcooldude1412 Thanks bud

[@CynthiaTestarossa]

UGH wtf are you talking about it's more then 3 hours LONG it's WAY over 10 minutes. I'm waiting for a comment like this that is actually serious cause yknow someone out there will Lmao.

[@BossCrazyRoss]

@@CynthiaTestarossa Glad you're joking. You almost made me use my secret weapon

[@braidy4450]

You dumb dumb, video says 3 hours 20 mins

[@DarthFennec]

You know ... I think one of my favorite things about the Korok Seeds is that they're a direct testament to the excellence of the map design. So the entire concept is if you see something "weird" or "out of place", like a rock all on its own or a set of three fruit trees or a group of boulders, it's probably a Korok Seed. In order for that to work as a game mechanic, there must not be anything in the game that looks "fake" that _isn't_ a Korok Seed. They're explicitly training their players to search out things in the game world that look even the slightest bit unnatural, and to expect a reward for finding those things. They can't do this unless they're 100% certain that their world design looks completely and totally natural and organic. And they pull this off beautifully. It's really incredible if you think about it.

[@LaNoir.]

Oh boi, when I was in a town on the sea and totally random looked up and saw that banana on the coconut palm tree...IT DROVE ME CRAAAAZY!!!

[@ahuman2791]

@DarthFennec That’s the Nintendo way.

[@gh8735]

I didn’t even know the korok seeds existed until I played the game. I had a super genuine moment where I saw a circle of rocks with one missing. I thought to myself, “hm i wonder” and I found a rock next to it, filled in the circle, and by golly the korok appeared. I was super surprised how it felt like I discovered that all on my own, and it felt super genuine

[@LaNoir.]

@@gh8735 I wish I would have those moments a little more often. The internet and trailers spoiler so much these days, it's barely a surprise to play a new game...

[@gh8735]

LaNoir right. I stayed away from mostly any footage of the game until I got my hands on the game. Though there is a ton of stuff in the game not shown in any of the trailers

[@genevievefangirl]

“Most people went to Zora first.” For some reason I went to Gerudo first and was terrified that every boss fight would be that hard...

[@jimmyxoo3222]

samee

[@Lucas-jc2go]

I went to the Rito, it was the farthest away and I was up to explore

[@ryantindall213]

Me too bro

[@scottaitken3149]

I went zora, rito, gerudo, gorons

[@djbubblegum9975]

I went to Zora's domain before I ever even spoke to Impa. I was on my way to kakariko village and somehow through exploring I just ended up meeting Sidon. Dude told me to meet him up at the top of the river and despite seeing all the thunder and I rain I just went "ok, I guess I'm gonna do this now". Keep in mind the waypoint leading me to Impa was active the entire time, I just didn't feel like going towards it lol. After beating Zora's Domain I went to Impa and she told me all the plot stuff. I spoke to her again without even leaving the room and she said was surprised I had already beaten one of the beasts lol

[@LadyxSky]

So I left a comment two years ago about how great this review was and how it made me want to play the game. This is now probably my favorite game I've ever played, and this video is a comfort watch for me. I have watched it like, 10+ times. Thanks for this, Arlo. I cannot wait for the Big Fat Review of Tears of the Kingdom and Pikmin 4. :3

[@A_chocolate_bar_review_channel]

Got the Switch 5 years ago when it was released and always intended on getting BotW but some how 5 years slipped by. I picked up the game a month ago when I took two weeks off from my job. During my play time I was looking up reviews and other content on BotW and I ran into this video. I was still about halfway through the game so I did not want to spoil the game for myself. This game consumed me. I am a busy working adult! So hype for TotK!

[@AyshKing]

@@A_chocolate_bar_review_channel Ha I thought she was replying to herself... haha

[@duckbeaver6925]

That’s 30 hours of arlo botw

[@seorasmcnab8593]

@@A_chocolate_bar_review_channel for a did dad did do do a different thing in different day to d6dddddddddddddddddd guys good GG TT guy GG GG TT ft GG GG GG GG GG dydd GG GG GG GG GG yd GG GG guy guy f Huff GG GG GG GG GG df GG y GG y GG GG GG d guy GG TT GG GG GG GG GG GG TT d

[@jackalwater]

Best 30 hours of your life?

[@danielgrotha8764]

when I got the champions weapons in breath of the wild, I never used them either because to me they were like precious antiquity, and I didn't want to break them. Instead I used them for the mounts in links house. I know everyone else used the great swords for those, and I did to at first, but I decided on mounting the champion weapons as a sort of memorial to my fallen comrades. Edit: Wow I've never gotten so many thumbs up on a comment before. It feels good.

[@theotherbeatle707]

Imagine it being like every other game where you can just use the cool shit u find instead of being scared of it breaking

[@blocktexas4211]

I did the exact same thing

[@Ingenium04]

I did it too

[@uzer141]

Same man

[@deliriouszora]

@@theotherbeatle707 which what makes it great! It teaches you to treasure things more. A lot of games are just like "oh you have now you have it forever" and slowly feels like "eh cool"

[@ArcaneSeason3]

Here some Time-Stamps 0:00 Introduction 2:56 The Magic of Exploration 18:06 Presentation, Sound, and Atmosphere 49:04 Story, Characters, and... That Ending 1:11:05 Difficulty, Combat, and Progression 1:43:09 Traversal, Physics, and "Crafting" 2:22:44 Shrines, Dungeons, and Quests 3:02:29 A New Era of Zelda

[@Reisen_Inaba]

Thanks, that's helpful

[@Incurtus]

srry im commenting the same as the person before but thank you! also wanted to comment so ur comment gets moved up :)

[@Reisen_Inaba]

that's actually why I commented lol, to try and get this more visibility

[@Coolking5678]

Hm

[@nintendoaddict9615]

Very helpful!🙏🙏🙏

[@spookybow4391]

I feel like absolutely no one has pointed out the horror and panic you feel when you think you saw a lynel notice you, but it’s just a bokoblin on a horse.

[@notShadowFax]

no thanks. What about hearing the guardian piano

[@spookybow4391]

ShadowFax that’s also horrifying

[@wallywest4727]

The first couple of Lynel gave me trouble but once i realized how broken Stasis is on them they have never ever bothered me since.

[@spookybow4391]

I personally prefer flurry rushes, considering I’ve gotten pretty good at timing them.

[@heckingbamboozled8097]

Best thing you can do against lynels is shoot them in the face for stagger, climb on their backs to hit 5 times for no durability-draining damage, then when you get flung off, slow mo shoot him in the back of the head a few times. Rinse and repeat, and you're now a force of nature against Lynels.

[@kokazon6522]

I went in to breath of the wild ENTIRELY blind. Not even knowing what link would look like. I have a distinct memory of playing the game when it first came out and coming upon a stable at night and thinking “uh oh. monsters” and approaching the stable by crouching and having my weapon drawn. those were the good days. it was amazing.

[@prons_gaming5083]

I'm hoping to do that with totk, I was spoiled a lot on botw because i didn't get the game until a year after release

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

Yeah I went into it only having heard the name Zelda in passing and not even knowing what the game/series is about

[@zaappz]

i went in completely blind too. i remember thinking the great plateau was the whole map so when i accidentally put out a marker far away using my scope i opened my map to remove it but I couldn't find it, not knowing that I could zoom out. i ended up googling it and finding out that way that you can zoom out in the map and then i kinda realized that the great plateau was not the full map. i wasn't sure though.

[@teathesilkwing7616]

I went in (to my knowledge) completely blind too but I got it when I was like 11 so it’s more due to me being a kid

[@justyourfriendlyneighborho903]

@@teathesilkwing7616 same lmao

[@deeaaydir]

Arlo: Makes 3 hour review of BOTW Nintendo: Lets make him do another one *BOTW 2 is announced*

[@AmaterasuOfOld]

Dj Khaled: *in the distance* another one

[@SheriffDuncanFlynn]

xD

[@rdm0108]

Wait a minute. 3 hour video? Botw2? ..... HALF LIFE 3 CONFIRMED PEOPLE!!!!!!

[@owenevans8541]

@@rdm0108 Honestly tho, When botw2 comes out i'm not gonna watch any videos for it, just gonna go into it with no knowledge of what to expect. A complete surprise :D

[@paradygmshift7826]

Well the rumor is that the only reason Nintendo is making Breath of the Wild 2 is because they watched this review.

[@Videogamer96_]

Me: “It’s my turn to pick the movie” Brother: “Alright, you better pick something good.” Me:

[@tarynwinterholler3099]

You picked something good

[@AlriikRidesAgain]

Tell him it's a Muppets Movie.

[@RavenEleven11]

@@AlriikRidesAgain Muppets: the story of Link

[@aidantanis4478]

Brother: Leaves immediately because this is the fourth time you've pulled this crap

[@seamustheshameful9498]

Brother: Why, this is the eighteenth time this weekend!!!

[@Drdoomerang]

Avengers Endgame: Our movie runs for 3 hours! Arlo: Hold my butternut squash

[@blazingvictory3260]

Avengers Endgame: yes please

[@Kirbystadium]

BUTTERNUT SQUASH? YES PLEASE!

[@pizzawithoutanythingelse6111]

Vela S Where? What youtuber?

[@seamooseplays5051]

You don't know how much I just laughed out loud at that!

[@TheNightmare75II]

Yeah, but Solid Thanos.

[@Bee-lm7ey]

i actually went to rito village first and completed the divine beast stuff before going anywhere else, literally just because i wanted tabantha wheat. i saved rito village because i wanted to make carrot cake

[@justaguy5862]

I did the same for a shrine I couldn't figure out how to do because I was an idiot 9 year old and literally got revalis gale just to find out it didn't work and finished the shrine with the easiest solution I've ever seen.

[@randomguy6909]

I went to Gerudo town first because I didn’t want to walk far I didn’t finish the beast did the other three and then came back

[@fernando47180]

I accidentally fought Ganon early, because I wanted to find a cookbook, and thought the "kitchen" would be inside the palace. ...There wasn't a kitchen there.

[@SergioEduP]

Will you stop joking around and release the FULL review!

[@angry8232]

Yeah! Like is he really that lazy that he can't finish the whole thing? Like *3 hours* , really? That's barely any content! WE WANT THE 15 HOUR VERSION

[@tarynwinterholler3099]

@@angry8232 yeah! I'm waiting for the 25 hour version

[@fuckingdork3526]

I’m still waiting for the 1005 hour version

[@GamingWithCalvin1]

I think she wants a score. I mean, if you haven't figured out it's a 7/7 by now then you should be ashaimed

[@john-zm4iu]

Gaming With Calvin It was sarcastic toy dumbass

[@Karzakus]

First 10 seconds "Hello friends, I'm here to talk a little bit about breath of the wild" *3 hour video* "A LITTLE BIT"

[@eusticom5821]

He spoke the truth

[@ocelotplush1666]

Well... This is only half of the game. The game is over 200+ hours long. This only covers about 100 hours of the game... IN 3 HOURS!?

[@amongallothers]

Like #1000!

[@goaty7766]

Haha so funny bc the video is long hahaha

[@anothergamer112]

"Ganon went on a rampage, tons of people died, there was fire everywhere, it was just one giant mess... ...but the deer dont know that. The grass doesn't care. The sun and moon rise and set like always. Nature is just...nature, and nature is beautiful." Can we talk about how poetic this line is?

[@inactive6405]

also here hm?

[@dialga236]

i like it a lot but at the same time it scares me cus it reminds me just how insignifigant i am in the grand scheme of reality lol

[@scottchampagne767]

Ganon is spelled wrong.

[@rainnchen9632]

No, and also, it's just plain wrong to say nature is beautiful when it created ganon and hence the disasters lmao. You people need to stop romanticizing this shit.

[@bruhmoments3830]

Rainn Chen stfu

[@arkomi1774]

Talking about Cryonis being the “least useful rune” and then talking about how rain sucks for climbing… It gave me the idea of using a Cryonis laser to freeze a climbable path up a surface while it’s raining! Would make the rune way more fun and cool to use

[@consie6553]

I've never seen this and this is such a cool idea, I'm up for another rune upgrade

[@senzasmentalissues474]

Seems awesome, and now that we know that the runes will be altered (at least we saw that in the trailer with the time-stop rune that I forgot the name of), we might be getting something like that for cryonis!

[@teddybear5788]

It would be useful but would ultimately ruin one of the challenges that the game gives you. What‘s the point of rain if you can just freeze your way around it?

[@invadeandraid]

@@teddybear5788 Maybe you would unlock it after getting all the labyrinths done or some sort of underrated quest like them, would grant it after a lot of effort

[@teddybear5788]

@@invadeandraid that would be a nice idea, but then in an open world game you could just do that right at the start and we're back with my first comment.

[@kalebm.6015]

Looking forward to the 6 hour review of Breath of the Wild VR.

[@cecil_242]

not gonna lie, beating that lynel in zora domain for the first time was such a satisfying achievement

[@litessbu]

I just used an ancient arrow. I have no shame

[@keatonsinclair1327]

@@litessbu same

[@Mattchu.the.Pikachu]

@@litessbu those arrows are the only reason I find guardian parts. They make master mode easy.

[@litessbu]

@@boscy stop

[@keatonsinclair1327]

@@boscy what

[@MuskyWeeb]

Was going to block ads, but anyone who puts together a three hour passion project has earned my upmost respect. Liked and subbed

[@Pants.69]

Welcome welcome

[@whythehecknot5038]

Yeah, ads a little excessive, but its not **that** bad

[@apictureoffunction]

*utmost

[@itsnottimetostop4462]

@@whythehecknot5038 how is it excessive? 17 ads on *200 MINUTES* worth of videos. KZbinrs put 3 ads every 10 minutes. This is less than 1 every 10 minutes. The length of the video is important z not just the number of ads.

[@whythehecknot5038]

@@itsnottimetostop4462 your right, sorry. I didnt do any math, i just counted on feelings. He deserves all the money he gets anyway.

[@gamer3ed484]

One if my most memorable moments playing this game for the first time was when I went to my first divine beast. I decided to go to Rito first, since it was one of the things that grabbed my attention at the beginning. I somehow ended up on the back end of the chasm that the village was in, so I couldn’t see the bridge on the other end. I’m racking my brain for like 10 minutes about how on earth I’m gonna get up there, and I then decide that I just have to craft some stamina potions. I spend about an hour gathering resource, before warping back to that spot and starting the long climb up to the village. I used all my potions and just BARELY made it up to the Rito village. The music starting up as I sat there and felt so accomplished was amazing… Until I realized that there was a bridge on the other side…

[@lazyliongames6660]

Even muppets can feel that pain

[@michealcampbell7038]

My first time playing Skyrim I couldn't find ivarstead to get up the mountain so I basically fought thru "Bethesda climbing" up the other side of the mountain, finding out how to get around the storms cuz I had no shouts yet, went across the throat of the world, and back down to the Grey beards. I was pissed when I learned about the stairs

[@PsychoDiesel48]

It's that moment of: " YES!!! I AM THE B- . . . . . OH COME ON!!!" XD

[@glendarjj3991]

@@astolfofansunny4047 in my opinion, this is what the game is all about. You can always play it your own way. There will often be a direct and easy way for newcomers who aren't sure what to do. But if you find a way to solve a problem by yourself, the game encourages you to do so. That's what makes it so great.

[@joemama2737]

First divine beast interaction for me was the elephant one in the water. I jumped off a mountain (pretty sure it was the Lynal one or however you spell Lynal) anyway I slowly floated down onto it when out of nowhere it’s boss health bar appeared and it activated. Genuinely shit my pants when that happened it just made a loud sound and hit me with a shockwave or something.

[@DarKNesS7026]

2:53:15 Today, more than 2 years after BotW has released, I learned that you can burn the Hinox's wooden leg guards and shock the metal ones, even though I thought by this point I knew everything. This is the game that just keeps on giving.

[@ramen4047]

....... I was today years old when i learned this

[@mb-qi1qq]

I recently learned you can parry lynel attacks after a full summer of just hunting them.

[@vivienneseargent842]

@@mb-qi1qq oof thats gotta hurt

[@dragontears]

Well. There's a thing I now know.

[@toastyrabbit1937]

I found it out when I only had flame weapons on me. Wasn't expecting it though.

[@delabys1224]

“But, at the very least, we can all hope that Breath of the Wild will eventually get its very own ‘Majora’s Mask’ equivalent.” [Arlo at 1:10:40] Nintendo: yes.

[@cunardaspud]

Nswitch The comment isn’t saying that Arlo predicted Nintendo is making a BOTW sequel, but a Majora’s Mask style sequel.

[@Les_Bane_Bea]

Nintendo: TECHNICALY

[@sgsuperkiddan]

...

[@Purple_Sloth]

connorthepotato Judging by ganondorf’s return, it _looks_ more story based. At the very least, by bringing back a fan-favorite, they are at least listening to fans and their criticisms.

[@octavia8836]

@@Purple_SlothStory was so disappointing lmao I'm so tired of nintendo games without stories

[@SteveNathn]

This is longer than Avengers: Endgame. Respect.

[@kastov74u]

Copied

[@SteveNathn]

me me I didn’t see anybody else that commented that lol

[@andrewjmesser]

And more engaging too

[@alexrawls3074]

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[@EtanMarlin]

@@alexrawls3074 you trying to summon a demon over here?

[@roobeedooo]

36:40 this is the beauty of having a silent protagonist. you don't know how they feel about things, you don't know _if_ they feel anything about it. so it's up to YOU to determine the mood. and BotW did a phenomenal job at setting the tone. solemn.

[@Evilpricetag]

Noo! The most important aspect of Lynels you didn't mention it! When it makes eye contact with you as long as you are unarmed it will passively watch, it will swap between bow and melee as you do, it will fight honorable and fair, your skills against it, it is the monster that shows you the peak choices you might have in combat. You cannot however invade a certain amount of its personal space without enraging it. I do forget, but I believe you are even allowed to to go free as long as it's not already drawn a weapon and engage you in combat. It's hard to believe this creature is a monster of Ganon, with a similar image of him.

[@curtisjackson4090]

I've played over 255 hours and I NEVER even knew about the "unarmed won't agro" aspect. Kudos

[@WintrBorn]

Lynels are Lawful Evil. Yeah, they are some of Gannondorf's troops, but they have standards. Which is why my Hyrule is going to have a massive Lynel problem at some point - they get my respect. Plus, as a design, they're awesome. And kick my ass.

[@albertocoktama8333]

@@curtisjackson4090 well, it seems that im not alone

[@TKDGal76]

Had no idea, Lynel’s fought with honor.....to a degree. They are still terrifying tho.......

[@Evilpricetag]

@@TKDGal76 Yeah when you fight the stronger ones that start going supernova, that really starts to push the terror factor! If one of these minions had access to the Triforce of power I think they really couldn't be stopped.

[@cremudgenguy2132]

Me: I dont like 10 part vids Arlo: Ok

[@Ravio_Z]

Added timestamps so that Arlo doesn't have to: 0:00: Intro 2:56: The magic of exploration 18:07: Presentation, sound and atmosphere 49:05: Story and characters 1:11:06: Difficulty, combat and progression 1:43:10: Traversal, physics and ''crafting'' 2:22:46: Shrines, dungeons and quests 3:02:30: A new era of Zelda 3:18:21: BLOOD MOONS and "I AM GOING TO DIE!!

[@linkthepig4219]

Bruh

[@arabellaallen5613]

Wow, thank you for this 🙏 Very useful

[@Ravio_Z]

@@arabellaallen5613 Sorry, to lazy to actually finish it😂

[@Ravio_Z]

@@arabellaallen5613 Sorry, to lazy to actually finish it😂

[@arabellaallen5613]

@@Ravio_Z haha lol

[@jaikthesnake6285]

Man the complaints about no crafting system aged like fine wine

[@tater.thot.8863]

Facts 😂

[@AstaIsAMonster]

Why! what happened

[@afriendlycampfire260]

@@AstaIsAMonstertotk

[@skyellama8374]

​@@afriendlycampfire260totk still dropped the ball though. Fuse is not a crafting system, it's just a gimmicky mechanic that changed the meta to require all viable weapons to have a shitty looking fuse. Missed potential for sure.

[@pezdoma5674]

@@skyellama8374 honestly I hate how shitty strong weapons fused weapons look in totk like the only way that I can make a strong weapon is by fusing another dumb lynel saber horn

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

I had no idea the dragons existed for a long time. Then one day I'm exploring and I see the wind, then I get hit by a ball of lightning, and as I'm recoiling from the confusion I see a giant friggin' dragon rising out of the water beside me. I think that was the one moment that really cemented to me that this was completely unlike any other game I've ever played. This massive thing just exists, out in the wild, and you have no obligation to find it, I just tripped over it randomly.

[@rhiannn3416]

Same. I saw one rising up from over lake hylia and was like :O And then when I was fighting a silver lynel the fire dragon came up from behind me out of nowhere and started firing fireballs at me. Was pretty wild, not gonna lie. Very memorable. Both beautiful and terrifying.

[@Zizzy13]

*laughs in 3 years of skyrim experience*

[@linkthepig4219]

Dragons are real. Bearded, komodo and sea dragons are all dragons.

[@ohhryann]

"The idea that even ONE person on this great big planet would want to hear me talk about one game for 3 hours is absurd." has over 5 million views and is still being watched several years later*

[@camix3229]

Exactly

[@8DarthGhost8]

2 years =/= several. Just saiyan

[@geo_frou]

Lmao yes

[@flarfschnikelman6780]

It’s his most popular video lmao

[@jvpro2076]

I will be waiting for his 6 hour video on botw 2

[@nintenjabennie7917]

I remember how surprised I was when I discovered Lurelin village. It is so far from all the necessary story locations, you would never know it was there without going on a massive detour through Faron. Might be my favourite village in the game.

[@angelkato1401]

it was such a pleasant treat to find such a unique place when i first found it

[@darcidious99]

First playthrough, never new it existed. Second playthrough only found it cause I went right first to the big forest with farosh (wanted early durians and bananas) and discovered good GOD are porgies broken🤣

[@kasprong3944]

I remember fooling around and traveling the beaches entirely on foot. It was a welcoming surprise!

[@jonathanwilson7949]

@@darcidious99 same!

[@DARKENINGTIMES]

@@angelkato1401 lurelin is the place on the beach right?

[@Arcadio_Castellanoz]

One of my favorite things about this game is that I was able to get through the icy part of the great plateau without knowing how to cook or getting the clothes-I just held a freakin torch in my hand the whole time up the mountain and it worked. And finding out from friends later about their methods and all of us going “I didn’t know you could do that!” was just awesome.

[@TedWilder]

I literally ate the peppers raw and thought it worked. I just assumed it mitigated the damage as opposed to actually preventing it lol. I just figured I'd better move fast if I wanted that shrine

[@Yassonim]

Marvel: Avengers Endgame is gonna be exactly 3 hours long Arlo: Hold my peanutbutter sandwich and my juice box

[@lincolnb.3158]

I love the specific non-beer food & drink items

[@novastar3990]

And butternut squash.

[@PhillipLemmon]

Hold my lasagna and my wine

[@pablozky21]

And Arlo includes bathroom breaks

[@SheriffDuncanFlynn]

Nice one!

[@colfdralegend]

0:00 Intro 2:55 The magic of Exploration.......14:30 best joke in the video 18:05 Presentation, Sound And Atmosphere 49:03 Story and Characters 1:11:03 Difficulty, Combat and Progression 1:43:08 Traversal, Physics and Crafting 2:22:44 Shrines, Dungeons and Quests....... 2:24:08 second best joke in the video 3:02:28 A New Era of Zelda 3:20:45 bonus scene :)

[@drakon0873]

Colfdra Legend I

[@gnarkilleptic4871]

Those weren't really jokes

[@colfdralegend]

@@gnarkilleptic4871 were you watching the video?

[@captainstardrive5776]

Thanks

[@milk_bath]

DA REAL DAMN MVP

[@julioi.3166]

I feel like the piano also lends to the sense of solitude. The other games had music with a larger sense of fullness. The lone piano found throughout the areas reminds you of your own isolation. The people are gone and thus the music halls are empty. Then when you get to the villages you are reminded that society has barely survived and it's amazing.

[@MasVikingSam]

I couldn't agree more. I also think how beautiful the horse riding theme is, just a piano and violin, 1 for link and the other for your companion.

[@kristopher3623]

You could say most of society survived, probably 42 percent, why? Because at the rate that hirule healed, it means that there was many people, many people still alive, still, the player could feel kind of lonely, but, he has many towns to accompany him, and there is not only humans to accompany but also the spirits of the champions, or even corocs, anyway everyone's opinion matters, but I just feel you say that because of the, cought, cought, PIANO=SAD formula, but piano could be fun, happiness, or just beatifullnes, same with the violin

[@kristopher3623]

But also piano gives a scence of wilderness, the music matches the sounds from the wild.

[@moochthebutthead4215]

Mono n

[@Mrbird321]

@@kristopher3623 I'd hardly call it 'most' of society surviving. Youv'e had a hundred years since the disaster - that's two generations of possible breeding and re-population of Hyrule and look how little has been achieved. Ganons beasts have been picking people off slowly over time too, granted - yet towns aren't densely populated a lot of the time. The ones that are, they tend to be the last bastion of an entire species. Compare the number of forgotten hamlets, castles, ect. to the handful of sparsely populated towns and the implied loss of life is a little haunting. Hyrule castle alone was armed to the teeth by hundreds of soldiers judging by memories. As for the company, ghosts and forest spirits aren't the best but Link definitely has options - it's just how few and far between they are. Aside from the occasional stable, I've gone hours without seeing a friendly face as I explore Hyrule. The way the Piano is used can mean so much and a lone instrument is very evocative symbolically. I'd agree that specifically within BotW the slow tempo and soft, non-intrusive nature emphasizes the macabre beauty of the world around you as well as your isolation from what little pockets of society remain. I'd be lying if I didn't say something about the delicate piano composition coupled with the ruined imagery didn't rip out a visceral feeling of sadness just as easily as it did wonder. "Oh, this world is empty. Everyone is gone."

[@zizimugen4470]

46:35 The use of horns seems to be reserved for the largest bosses. Horns push a lot of air, and make a powerful sound. But a piano literally has ten fingers crawling around the keys like spider legs, or Guardian legs. And those Guardian legs wriggle quick, just like the music. The guardian shifts left and right, ducks aside, hunkers down for a shot, and the music mimics that.

[@everweld]

“But the deer don’t know that. The grass doesn’t know that” Man, what brilliant lines. This video had me so emotional in so many different places. You’ve got such an eloquence that kept me captivated all the way through. Thanks for this video. I really appreciate this ❤️

[@MarioBeart]

Yes it was a great review. Some parts are really poetic and romantic.

[@unpleasanttruth238]

Felt a bit maudlin to me.

[@d-dubbz6014]

´FLUFF' A loud sound just erupted out of my ass. Ya it felt maudlin to me too.

[@jaredbarker9515]

I recently watched a star fragment land in a river next to a waterfall in the Akkala region. I noticed that if I used stasis, it could clearly be seen at the bottom of the river, but I couldn't dive deep enough to get it. There were two metal chests nearby that I started pushing the fragment around with, but it was slow and tedious. I then tried using stasis on the fragment and launching it using magnesis and the chests. After a couple of launches, I intentionally knocked it out of the water and onto a beach where I could pick it up. I also figured out a long time ago that you could place down five bundles of wood and light them on fire to create an updraft to help you glide above enemies or obstacles. No other zelda game has this level of interaction. It's incredible.

[@George-pz3ue]

Sums up botws specialty perfectly

[@ToxiChaos]

I always thought when the fragments went into water they were gone forever, that's awesome!

[@vincentmarcellino7183]

When Cookie Monster overcame his addiction, his sentences became more coherent and he lost a lot of weight. And then he turned to video games, a new vice.

[@Lycanthromancer1]

Z is for Zelda; that's good enough for me.

[@SuckMyJohnson]

It’s clearly Grover without a nose

[@surgicalfixer1720]

Over 8M views now. Well done Arlo. Well deserved.

[@ts7844]

Yea 1% got past 10 minutes with the unbearable voice.

[@inakibolinaga8078]

@@ts7844 Nothing cant stop the haters

[@dr.wolfstar1765]

Coming back to see his opinions on this game vs TotK

[@robertschnobert9090]

​@@ts7844you mean 0.00001% got past the first second, am I right? Oh wait, I meant NANOSECOND! No one watched the video. The view count is bots from North Korea and North Pole. Haha 🌈

[@Corndog1340]

I have had issues sleeping for over 10 years. I wake up multiple times a night and usually it takes a long time for my brain to shut off. This video is the number one thing that has kept my mind from running wild at night. I have this on repeat all night long and have been sleeping so much better. Thank you Arlo.

[@mariomaster101official]

Wow Arlo hearted a comment that's 1 day old in a 1 year video also yeah Jon I hope you have good nights you deserve it

[@Corndog1340]

@@mariomaster101official I'm not going to lie, it meant a lot to me that he did that. Doesn't make too much sense for him to check something like this on a year old video but I'm glad he did. ☺️ I can't describe how much better I'm sleeping now, how much less running my mind does in the middle of the night. The only thing that wakes me up sometimes is when at the end he screams "I'm going to die!" At the end when talking about blood moons 😂 Also, thank you for saying that! ☺️

[@mariomaster101official]

@@Corndog1340 no problem

[@linkthepig4219]

Arlo hearted the comment that's wholesome af

[@Corndog1340]

@@linkthepig4219 I have a whole bunch of his videos on a playlist now, I cannot explain how much better in sleeping and how much these videos about games I love have helped with my overall health.

[@bacon-sandwich4726]

"Track down that one frog to make my pants stronger" -Arlo, 2019

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

For me it was those fire lizards.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

I'm also tempted to ask the timestamp so you have to watch the whole thing again just to find it.

[@aidanrettich6552]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/epislayjnNpjr9E

[@konan8353]

This is essentially how furries work

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@aidanrettich6552 Dude what the heck?!

[@77ale]

I first played botw in January of this year. I was completely going in blind, never caring at all or knowing anything about the Zelda franchise. It truly changed my gaming experience forever.

[@g1bb3t]

The same thing happened to me, I didn't even know about thos game until my uncle decided to buy me the game

[@ryancarrell3186]

Gibbet did you have a Switch at the time? I’d be super surprised if you somehow had a switch but hadn’t heard of BOTW. It is *the* game to have with a switch.

[@g1bb3t]

@@ryancarrell3186 lol, no, I got the switch and the game at the same time

[@badboat3146]

Jacob The Poet Twilight Princess and Ocarina of Time?!? I understand if you couldn’t get into Zelda after playing those titles, but even after playing BOTW and you still don’t like it, makes me think you don’t appreciate good games.

[@77ale]

Everyone’s different but I highly recommend

[@Polaricey123]

I came back to this after finishing Tears of the Kingdom and nearly fell out of my chair when I heard Arlo's crafting suggestions. It feels like Nintendo execs watched this and were like, "Write that down, WRITE THAT DOWN!!!"

[@override7486]

Too bad the execution of that sucks so bad is IMHO more game breaking than lack any of it in BOTW. And there's ton more of such gimmicky ideas in TOTK, it's baffling.

[@mattzilla331]

Would of been cool if when you found the memories you had to actually play them instead of watch. Imagine fighting the guardians until they eventually just overwhelm you and that's the memory

[@LaNoir.]

Wow that would've been really cool

[@TheVividKiWi]

Sounds like halo reach’s ending lol

[@mahoushoujos]

yeah kinda like persona 5's beginning

[@KNDraws]

What if you defeat them tho?

[@EvilAngel4116]

@@KNDraws Then you get to fight lynels and guardians at the same time.

[@dakkefernet8585]

You wrote "advemture" 2:11:59 Analysis invalid.

[@אילןדרל]

Lol

[@PassTheSnails]

Captain Sanke same, fuckkkk

[@LaNoir.]

I thought that was some english joke I didn't get

[@animecrafter100]

Imvalid*

[@gusic5095]

I think it was a joke

[@miliquewaaz-uncut-8367]

I WISH, in all of those part where you said “I’m not even gonna get started on that” I wish you got started on it. Make it 2 hours longer

[@campbellgardiner2740]

Same

[@squirtleislife1312]

I feel like he says that to keep himself from going insane. Making a video like this is already a pretty big time and energy consumption

[@jvpro2076]

Honestly I listen to long videos when I have a session of terraria

[@venusrenee1364]

phopcllvo of fr r

[@TylerXC91]

I know it's like normal for a Zelda game to end and you just spawn outside of the boss door but I was really hoping that when I beat BOTW I was going to be able to explore the world with Gannon dead and have some new thing happen. I was so disappointed. But I should have known

[@froglv.2097]

"And hopefully Breath of the Wild will get it's very own Majora's Mask equivalent" Is Arlo a prophet?

[@Gayd1]

No I think thats just what we all wanted

[@scipio42]

@@Gayd1 and I think that was a rhetorical question

[@DeadBoneJones]

inshallah

[@Katt-ci6gw]

frog LV. 20 No... arlo isn’t a prophet ... ... ... ARLO IS AN ALMIGHTY GOD

[@gamescapegamer]

i read this EXACTLY when arlo said this

[@YoungsterSkaymore]

“The Rito are very quiet and dignified” Revali: hold my bow

[@I_am_box]

It still balances out, he’s dignified to the point of arrogance, but he doesn’t know how to keep his beak shut

[@BlackStarSymphony]

Mr. Snark xD

[@rndmzr153]

you misspelled Ravioli

[@guilhermme5280]

REVALI’S GALE IS NOW READY

[@johnyay9539]

Me fighting ganon: wow this is pretty easy Me when it starts raining: OH MY GOSH WHYYYYYYY

[@cyberjoy404]

“Looks up to the sky on my knees dramatically “ NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@PaulHofreiter]

Rain is the true antagonist in this game.

[@Natendo]

Horses became a lot more useful in this game with the addition of the ancient horse armor where you can whistle from anywhere and it teleports to you.

[@thatoneguy5343]

Master Cycle Zero:

[@theecodyak]

Finally! They released the full season of Sesame Street!

[@certified_npc3]

What are you talking about? This is only episode one

[@joejoe2658]

brought to you by the letters N, 6 and 4...

[@Jevmin]

@@joejoe2658 Ah yes, my favorite letters, 6 and 4.

[@goldbergshekelwitz1596]

I want the directors cut with commentary from the french devs

[@skimbeeble8115]

@@goldbergshekelwitz1596 we we

[@foxmccoy6595]

There's people that finish the game in less than the time it takes to watch this video

[@TheGamingTeam101Tgt101]

Fox McCoy yeah but you bearly get any worth out of bestin* the game is less than an hour

[@caseys2698]

That is... sad.

[@arda6301]

@@caseys2698 That is not sad cuz they may have spent hundreds of hours on the game to figure out how to speedrun.

[@roxxor3]

the people who finish this game in less than an hour are people who finished the whole game (100% or close to 100%) before. speedruns are only something to top it off.

[@felttan2317]

It took me 163 hrs to complete because I took my time

[@w00tyd00d]

8 seconds in: "I'm here today to talk a _little_ bit about Zelda: Breath of the Wild." _looks at video length_ Me: :|

[@XxItsRuexX]

I'm halfway in, I better buckle up cause I'm here for the long haul

[@bubblyytiffyy]

Marissa Crego im 2 and a half hours in 😳

[@Depression---]

@@bubblyytiffyy I'm 30 minutes in

[@wadervision5826]

14 mins in I'll come back to you at about 11:30 am

[@SL2797]

A L I T T L E B I T

[@blindvalkyrie9352]

This video autoplays on my TV so many times, it's like a cozy video to fall asleep to now

[@connortheduke8132]

The ending in Breath of the wild has hidden beauty. One of the bird guys sings a song about how pink pedals reveal true love, and you see them fall at the end of the ending with memories

[@AlphaxZero28]

I actually never knew that, when/where does kass (I assume) say this?

[@connortheduke8132]

@@AlphaxZero28 If you do all the quests and beat the game, you'll unlock it. I'm not gonna spoil.

[@rileygoddard7181]

@@AlphaxZero28 do the Tarrey Town quest and pay close attention to what Bolson says near the marriage.

[@Gayd1]

Ok I can't take this anymore why do so many people use that channel icon?!

[@connortheduke8132]

@@Gayd1 It's funny, and I like the artstyle

[@charliehodgkinson7179]

i think it makes sense that the memories link needs to see again to regain his memories aren’t the ones where he’s fighting but the time he spent with the people he loved

[@StonetheDestroyer42]

I agree. You already have the heroic weight of your mission. You know it if you've played a Zelda game. You know it if you've played any video game at all. But the personal weight of the tragedy for Link? That's where the connection to the character happens. You have to see his relationship with Zelda grow, above all else. It creates a real urgency to save her. And I think the absolute most important aspect of the failure to seal Ganon 100 years ago is to show that Link himself failed. That he never even made it there. That he *wasn't* yet a fully-realized hero back then, even if he was wildly impressive as a knight. You have a responsibility not only to saving Hyrule and Zelda, but a responsibility to redeem Link.

[@mr.f716]

Makes sense locically. No sense for a games story tho

[@roseallai]

I hadn’t ever considered that. What an amazing point.

[@TCOFFICIAL01]

While that is true, they could have struck a more equal balance of fighting and talking. Good point though.

[@prons_gaming5083]

Person*

[@FearlessGamer27]

I think one of the most legendary moments I had in this game was in my fight against that damn Lynel. When I first saw it I knew I had to fight it and kill it so I ran right up to it and died instantly. After a couple a deaths I decided to try and cheese it so I climbed on a rock so he couldn’t get to me and would peel from the rock to deal chip damage. After he fired his arrows into the rock, he decided to try something different. He shot his arrow straight up and I actually laughed at him thinking his AI must be full on broken, but then the arrow came back down straight on top of me and I died again. From this point forward, I knew I couldn’t cheese him anymore. For the next hour I decided to try and kill him, each time I got closer and closer but died. Then something clicked and I learned his pattern, I knew when to dodge and mount and arrow him and I finally won. I have never had a game make me feel so relieved and happy and it was the cherry on the cake to buy the dlc and watch hero’s path show how many times I died but in the end became victorious.

[@jashipeanut9124]

That’s amazing! Man, it’s really cool how well this game sets up for stories. It’s like sitting by a campfire and telling others campfire stories. This is like the perfect internet era game!

[@pokemaster8989]

Been doing this for 2 days straight and I still can’t get it

[@jordanchicksen]

@@pokemaster8989 you don’t have to right now! That Lynel will always be there for you when you’re ready.

[@MJCarrilloCastro]

Congrats, you got gud. Giant dad would be proud.

[@Pants.69]

This was an intense comment

[@gamsougher3574]

with what you said about the importance of nature persisting despite the calamity, it's one of the things that makes the game so close to my heart. i think there are things about this game thematically that touch on trauma, in general, in a very special way. when i lost someone tragically i often thought about the fact that nature persisted, and that gave me great comfort. link's silence and the relaxing soundtrack, added to the majority of the gameplay being adventuring alone, almost gave me a sense of companionship with another lonely wounded soul whose world was changed irreversibly. i never rly see link as a stand in for me as a gamer, more like someone i have empathy for who i'm guiding on an internal healing journey as well as an external saving-the-world journey. and the way the game contrasts link's internal journey--the fact that he really isn't Just a lawful hero, that he is chaotic and loves to cook and the pressure put on him as the chosen one is often to his detriment emotionally--and his external mission to save zelda and avenge the champions, makes it even more nuanced and complex. it's like the player IS the midna or navi or fi of the game, it feels a lot closer and vulnerable and PERSONAL to bare witness to link's activities in the past and present. it is genuinely a healing experience to play this game in the same way it's healing to be in nature.

[@Adharaaa]

So true I love this so much about this game

[@kameron6956]

me after watching 3 hours and 20 minutes of thoughtful, well researched, well presented content: “yeah i guess i’ll give it a like”

[@zayeer11]

@Otneimica Pretty depressing when you think about how much effort he put into this video

[@zayeer11]

@Otneimica Yes this is so true! I try to make an effort support videos like this by subscribing.

[@SharpShadow7]

6.2 million views and only 62 thousand likes. I always like videos i enjoy and it surprises me how many people don't.

[@bcl3341]

This is just an observation, but I'd be willing to wager that vastly more people have a few moments available to watch as opposed to 3+ hours. Going even further out, not many folks are interested in LoZ research papers as much as things like smoky-eyed-cat make-up tutorials, getting 200HP boosts from air filters, or cryptocurrency secrets "they" don't want you to know. This a niche.

[@jsgv7935]

@Otneimica it doesn't say shit about how shallow people have become (we are animals, we are basically wired to act the way we act) but you're right about the attention span part

[@isaacstevenson7971]

This game has only been out for 3 years and it’s already nostalgic

[@roseendose7693]

I only just now started playing it and I'm in love. I have revalis Gale and it's so amazing it baffles me I've never heard of this game and I just love it so much ♥️

[@moviefilmstudios9828]

No.

[@noradosmith]

@@moviefilmstudios9828 yes.

[@gusic5095]

just shows how great this game is

[@DKaldes]

Yes, I bought this game 3 years ago when I was in 7th grade, every thing from that year feels nostalgic to me now mostly because it was the best year of my life

[@KatM26]

the first time i saw a lynel was by the lanayru road, and i panicked and ran away as soon as i saw it. when i got to zora's later and heard them talking about the lynel, i was dreading climbing up the mountain

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

When I first met the Lynel, I was just like "you want me to grab how many arrows?"

[@LinkMountaineer]

Trey Atkins I didn’t even really have to fight the Lynel. I got a chest of 5 Shock Arrows in the Mount Lanayru (Hateno) region and took the free Shock Arrow in Zora’s Domain on the way out. By the time I left Shatterback, I had 28 Shock Arrows. I then felt gutsy and charged that Lynel. It didn’t end well.

[@ApeBlin]

My first time seeing a lynel was at the mountain. Then it one-shotted me. Then i git gud and defeated it.

[@apictureoffunction]

I beat the Lynel in the Zora regina by hoarding and cooking mighty durians and hoarding fairies.

[@Daedalus33]

Lol the first time i saw one i took it on mano a mano and got shit on for an hour straight before i decided they were probably end game content. And then i came back later and got shit on for another hour before finallt getting a kill

[@tovawr]

3:17:14 "...now it feels like the sky is the limit" indeed... that aged well

[@jumponeverything]

I can't wait for "A big fat review of breath of the wild 2"!

[@adityachandrapradeepnair2920]

Obviously you have to wait like a year 😔

[@kleinfeicht]

@@adityachandrapradeepnair2920 better to wait 10 years for a MASTER OF A GAME than rush it and ends like FALLOUT76 OR CYBERBUG

[@adityachandrapradeepnair2920]

@@kleinfeicht yea but I’d rather play it before I die 😂☠️

[@luigiongaming3959]

@@adityachandrapradeepnair2920 I cant wait for it i held off this whole time but the last few weeks botw 2 is all I've been thinking about. I cannot wait for another of this masterpiece.

[@luigiongaming3959]

@Zane Blaire well yeah nobody is saying they want them to rush the game out unfinished we are just excited to play the game

[@jakeisepic1019]

"Blue is the least common color in nature" Sky: am I a joke to you?

[@QuagFire101]

Ocean: HERESY!

[@lamegamertime]

"Even Breath of the Wild's sky isn't as blue as it could be" -Arlo in the next sentence

[@bassplayertaylor6983]

@@QuagFire101 The ocean is only blue because the sky is blue, so does it really count as being blue itself? 🤔

[@QuagFire101]

@@bassplayertaylor6983 Eh...

[@wulfherecyning1282]

The word "blue" is generally the latest colour addition to any language. Also I think the Greeks referred to the sea as "wine dark". And the sky? A guy raised his daughter without ever saying "the sky is blue", and when she was about 8 he asked her what colour the sky is and at first she said "white". Eventually she chose blue, but even so it wasnt super clear that it was blue to her. Then you look at some of the still-Tribal groups across the world. In colour perception tests, they struggle to tell between blue and green, but manage to perceive differences between various shades of green really easily, because blue doesn't appear much in nature. Of ancient civilisations, pre Roman, the first society to come up with a regular standardised word for blue that wasnt just a modifier to green was the Egyptians, and that's probably because they had the ability to make blue dye.

[@shandyuzzle]

Link: I’m going to save the entire world! Link 5 mins later: (gets killed by a bat with one eye)

[@tartarous4610]

Cringetastic 0007 shudders in one hit obliterator challenge

[@jimmytwotimes932]

Arlo , During the summer of 2021 I was diagnosed with a stage 4 cancer . I did close to 300 hours of chemotherapy in a very short timeframe . I lost 60 lbs was hospitalized a total of 18 days . 8 the first time 10 the next . I was read my last rites twice . I was told if I lost any more weight I’d need to have a feeding tube put in . My chemotherapy cycles were 5:days a week 6-8 hours a day . The next week I’d go back for a small one hour session then they’d give me a week off and I’d repeat that cycle . I can’t even tell you how many times I watched this video in chemo or even at home in bed . Due to the intensity of my regimen and factors like chemo brain made it hard to play games . I’ve been a gamer my whole life and not being able to do the things I loved were one of the worst parts about cancer . I wanted to thank you for making a very difficult time in my life so much easier to get through. You are a decent human being err puppet ? I wanted to thank you and share my story with you .

[@seibetsu]

I'm so glad you recovered. Not even gonna lie, I didn't know you could recover from stage 4. I hope you've been able to / have had fun playing tears of the kingdom bro. I wish you a long and happy life.

[@jaydeh.]

Damn, that is big fat indeed. *Skips video* I respect your opinion.

[@Yicama]

Bruh sound effect #2

[@BraxtonKovary]

*skips to the end of the video* *_THIS VIDEO IS SPONSORED BY NORDVPN_*

[@squeemlives]

@@raulrojas9253 Because imagine you're looking for an in-depth review of Breath, and you find *this* - a three-and-a-half hour mega deep dive by a fucking puppet. This is a way cooler pitch to non-subscribers than a half dozen different episodes.

[@AlriikRidesAgain]

@@raulrojas9253 Also for binging. It's great for background noise while cleaning, and Arlo is surprisingly one or the more mature(See: Less swear and dirty joke heavy) Gaming KZbinrs, and it's good to just listen to, leave eventually, and just pick up later.

[@theSato]

@@AlriikRidesAgain "Less swear and dirty joke heavy" is a pretty low bar to clear. Highly recommend Joseph Anderson, KingK, etc for more "mature" in-depth reviews/retrospectives on a regular basis (though this video is just fine :3)

[@morgancage8526]

I bet he hasn't even played the game. If you're gonna make a review please make sure it's longer than a meer 3 and a half hours.

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

Make it 3 and a half days if you really know how the game works. 3 and a half hours for a "full" review? Yeah right.

[@mynamo12]

Trey Atkins Pathetic. Absolutely pathetic. Should have been 3 weeks AT LEAST.

[@crowstothefeast2254]

My Namo pffff 3 weeks? MORE LIKE 3 YEARS

[@jakedexterrr6967]

Jenjorgo Jorg ha. laughable, it should’ve been 3 decades

[@crunchy_butter1]

Pathetic im in the middle of making a 3 century reveiw

[@jwalt2577]

“It’s all just very still.” As a Yiga Clan member is chasing you in the background.

[@Sean-sw5qv]

jwalt2577 I once was chased by a Yiga Soldier who got shot by a Guardian as a Guardian also chased me.

[@alexjaimes8023]

33:17 if anyone is wondering

[@bobbyvader1776]

Alex Jaimes thanks

[@thatvisiblemanoverthere3182]

33:26

[@KP_Uravity]

The thing i like most about botw and i guess now totk is that when you walk into a shrine you know you have everything you need to complete it. I hardly ever had to look up the solution to a shrine. In any other zelda game you may walk into a dungeon room and you won't even have an inkling of a notion of what you're supposed to do. You may need an item or to speak to some random villager or do a different room first. Dungeons are frustrating because when you finally get the answer by chance or like "well how was i supposed to know that??" but shrines are dedicated puzzles meant to be solved in one session. The question i ask in a shrine is "alright, next step?" not "what am i meant to do??". In zelda games your companion will give you tips you already knoe about mechanics. But you could be in a dungeon for hours and they'll never say "oi you don't have the item you need for here yet". I'll take shrines any day of the week over a dungeon

[@brett_zesty]

I wholeheartedly agree, I think there is definitely an appeal to being utterly lost in a huge Temple or Dungeon, but this new system of NEVER requiring any tools from outside that space makes it not only more fun to solve and approachable, but allows for the non-linear approach as a player who has already tackled 2-3 other dungeons will not only have different tools but think about tackling the puzzles in new, exciting, and probably faster ways to justify their prior discoveries and learning.

[@sketchyboi2422]

On my third viewing of this video and I just realized that arlo's horses are named "butternut" and "squash"

[@wariolandgoldpiramid]

Yes, please!

[@conic2721]

Mine are Juan. Man. Epona Juan. is dead.

[@cameron8847]

that's like 10 hours of just this video

[@cathacker13]

@@conic2721 on my current playthrogh I have just one horse and I called jim quartz. No deep reason, I just really like the word

[@pla6ue]

Why in the HELL, would you watch this 3 times, let alone ONCE?

[@DarthFennec]

"He sorta had the same role in Skyward Sword, but he was hardly a king at that point, really more of a mayor or something." Or, you know ... a school principal.

[@jakeholland1848]

DarthFennec he’s a manager at Arby’s in skyward sword

[@putridmoldyman306]

"This is the first zelda game with speaking beyond a few noises" Im so hungry, I could eat an entire octorock!

[@shinysilverstardust]

My boy

[@michaelbowman6684]

This peace is what all true warriors strive for!

[@hyruleguy9569]

Gee, it sure is boring around here.

[@WaluigiLebron]

I can't wait to bomb some dodongos

[@pandinus1377]

How about a kiss, for good luck?

[@mikeychartrey4124]

I drive long distances and have listened to this review many, many times. Thankfully I’m not as sensitive to spoilers as yourself. I’ve never been into Zelda games, never have, and I thought I never would…until now. This review alone made me want to get the game just to see for myself and I have to say it’s one of, if not, THE best game I’ve ever played and I’m only a few hours in! Thank you for this review (which I still listen to as it gives me great audio entertainment whilst driving), because if it weren’t for this one video I undoubtedly would not have experienced this masterpiece. Thank you once and again and keep up the great work. I can’t wait for the Big Fat Review of Tears Of The Kingdom! 👍🏼

[@MintyBubble]

Same!

[@brownsfan3290]

Summary: Blue man thinks game is good

[@bizar0]

Brownsfan32 you saved me 3 hours

[@richardmartinez4496]

Quality analysis. Much approve

[@lrc4263]

He’s not a man he’s a monster

[@bizar0]

@Richard Martinez Dead meme. Hate much

[@oscartoon8481]

Are you assuming its gender?

[@chocolatethecray9541]

You don't know real fear until you hear the guardian's theme randomly when you walk around

[@gameman3981]

I agree to some degree.

[@sasook]

It was never fear for me, more like annoyance

[@gameman3981]

@@sasook I agree but in my opinion that depends on what i'm doing.

[@donteprice9864]

I put on my guardian resistance armor and smack the shit out of it with my master sword

[@momopeach23]

@@donteprice9864 i started playing for the first time in october so i’m a bit new. guardian armor exists?? where do i find it?

[@shbarchive7]

This video took me back to 2017 when I first played BOTW. Gotta say Arlo, you went all out on this one. Nice job.

[@brandonschooner8298]

Arlo - your crafting comments are spot on. I was so disappointed that I couldn't decorate my house in a meaningful way, I always wanted to have a pond where I could stock fish or even a farm area with my own stables and places to plant trees or veg

[@theprocrastinationnation4802]

You perfectly summarized how I felt about the dragons “Huh wonder what WTF IS THAT”

[@pirksaddict]

Followed shortly by, "Do I have to FIGHT THAT THING!?"

[@roseendose7693]

Banuner at least naydra has a little bit of lore. Although I wish I got to fight them in order to get an item. Because just an arrow doesn't seem realistic when it comes to a HUGE DRAGON

[@TheNintendoWizrad]

Adore this game. So being able to listen to someone talk about it for over 3 hours.. bliss.

[@calamitify3140]

I'm watching a 60 hour long playthrough rn

[@remainingthoughts1448]

@@calamitify3140 damn I watched a 12 hour stream of a botw playthrough once but that's-

[@kilyworang7087]

💕💕

[@hashtag88]

There are two ‘Nintendo gotta Nintendo’ moments in botw. 1: Gyro puzzles. 2: The FREAKING YIGA CLAN HIDEOUT

[@Ckrost]

Yiga clan hideout fun unless you rush it

[@Ckrost]

But the gyro puzzles...

[@jackconroy7122]

I didn’t mind a most of the gyro puzzles but some are total ass

[@MidoriOfTheShuinsen]

You can use the platform to yeet the ball to the end of the puzzle

[@linkkicksu]

I don't understand the hate for the Yiga hideout. It was one of the most "Zelda" parts of the whole game.

[@kendrakirai]

Coming to this EXTREMELY late here, but regarding the battle that wounded Link so badly, you missed the environmental storytelling there. The memory is found in a vast field full of destroyed Guardians. The implication is that Link took down *dozens* of them, all attacking at once, a true marathon of a battle, all alone, while protecting Zelda.

[@robertschnobert9090]

I always mix up Zelda and Link hahaha. How do you remember which one is the hero? 🌈

[@SpinoKingandSports99]

I didn't know you had your own Movie, Arlo!

[@JC-lk3oy]

I was just thinking the same thing. I've watched movies half as long as this lol.

[@Auden.]

I subbed 2 u

[@Gayd1]

Did you know that he actually had a cameo in one of the muppit movies?

[@christophvierhaus3247]

My Mother was a biiig fan of the Zelda Series, but she died as i was 13. I bet she would have LOVED Breath of the Wild

[@NoSmoke1]

Rest in peace 🙏🏿

[@DeXyfero]

R.I.P |:

[@IntegralKing]

she's living it right now, bro.

[@cactusisez3505]

That sucks man, sorry to hear that

[@SunshineRey]

May your mom be like link and be resurrected to play Zelda. RIP.

[@Smokey1419]

When I first played this game, I left the plateau and went towards the Hyrule bridge. As soon as I start walking across the bridge, timed perfectly, I saw Faron, the green dragon coming from my left under the bridge and arcing above it. I just stopped walking, used my camera to follow him, and just stared in awe. I immediately fell in love with the game at that moment.

[@John4Dragon]

I had the exact same experience. We were early in the game, not many weapons, just trying to kill those lizfalos on the bridge. You kill them, look up and just see this majestic dragon wrapping around the bridge, which you had never even imaged would be here, it’s just so perfectly timed. Some people don’t even see them for 10+ hours of playing, given that they only spawn at certain times. It’s just such great design.

[@TheKaizokuman]

I was on the Plateau when i saw Dinraal. It was awesome.

[@sidnew2739]

Faron is yellow.

[@gram7534]

Look I know this is a 3 year old video and you probably aren't going to see this, but I wanted to make a comment of defense regarding the story and the ending. Link "beats" Ganon but what really finishes him is Zelda figuring out how to use her power: the thing that was stressed and emphasized and repeated so many times throughout the game. But what's really interesting is that the only two times in the game she ever uses it, she uses it for Link. Once when he fell while defending her from the guardians, and then to aid Link and seal Ganon off forever. I think that's a nice little plot point you missed. Another thing, about the secret ending that's unlocked after finding all the memories, it's a little less disappointing than you think. The biggest side quest in the game, Tarrey Town, ends in a wedding between the house guy and a Gerudo with flower petals all through the air. After the wedding if you talk to the house guy he will tell you about the symbolism of flower petals to relationships, love, and marriage. In the final memory, as the camera pans out, we see thousands of flower petals surrounding the two protagonists of the series, representing the start, or RESTART of their relationship. I think that's another great example of the game rewarding you for exploring and trusting you to be smart enough to put two and two together. If anyone read this, thanks lol. It was a long one.

[@MintyBubble]

Thanks for this! I am finally playing it for the first time, I'll be sure to keep an eye out for subtle storytelling like this! And watch for flower petals 😄

[@gram7534]

@@MintyBubble Of course! Breath of the Wild always does a great job of rewarding the player for exploring and finding out details about the world!

[@ZeldaUniverseTV]

I could watch a movie, but honestly this is better.

[@Chuckles-9838]

I did watch a movie, and then this was in my recommended so here we are

[@cartires]

2 movies

[@sgsuperkiddan]

Ikr i have watched this so many times now and cant het over it.

[@AvertAT]

Oh hey

[@marcmurphy581]

i cant watch movies they are all long, boring and apocalyptic.

[@jb-iu6dr]

The thought of how much footage had to be recorded, watched, and edited to create this gives me a headache

[@RogersBase]

Even two year later, Breath of the Wild CONTINUES to impress me. I played it for half of my plane ride to Tokyo a couple weeks back and I was STILL having fun exploring and having fun with the game's mechanics.

[@victorolavarria8772]

omg its roger

[@inactive6405]

Gol D. Roger?! tell me! What is One Piece? Please!!! Oda won’t tell me :(

[@HaloJaxed]

@J M Show us on the doll where BOTW touched you.

[@colton.421]

J M Good job bro, you didn’t fool anybody. Obvious troll. Was that supposed to fool people?

[@sasook]

colton421 I mean, I agree with him. I’m playing through the game for the first time now, I’m decently far in (75 shrines, all the memories found, 3 divine beasts done) & the game has not lived up to the hype AT ALL. It’s been mostly a chore.

[@GentlemanGamer94]

4 years ago, I commented on this video stating something to the effect of "I'm not the biggest BOTW fan, but I really enjoy listening to this 3 hour review of someone who is." Two years after that comment, because of how much love you have for BOTW, I decided to give it another go in the summer of 2021. I'm not sure what it was, maybe I just needed time to appreciate the game for what it was vs what it wasn't, but I love love LOVED the game that second time around in a way I wasn't expecting. It Now, it's probably my favorite Zelda! Today, as Tears of the Kingdom is finally out in the public, I just wanna say thank you Arlo for this video. It converted me into a Breath of the Wild fan, and consequently, has hopefully prepped me to enjoy this sequel as much as I possibly can 😊

[@bboydaveo]

Arlo: “I’m here to talk a little bit about legend of Zelda” *MAKES A 3 HOUR VIDEO*

[@gameman3981]

By technicality it's a short video going by how long a video about the whole The Legend of Zelda series would be, plus the fact that this is a video about only one of the games in the series plus that it's (as is said in the title) a "Big Fat Review", PLUS, this is technically a compilation of seven videos.

[@gabepontones7801]

Arlo: If you watch this review all the way through, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. Me: *Watches it a fourth time*

[@greencapzelda372]

Glad to know I'm not the only one who does that

[@Person5385-w4s]

i bit more then 4 i think.

[@okthen1608]

@@Person5385-w4s Same

[@headhxntrr]

Those are rookie numbers

[@Darksamus51]

Lol dang I must be a beginner, this is my second time through.

[@Josh-xu4uc]

When he started talking about how everything was in ruins, I thought about how if Earth in a couple hundred years would look like Zelda BOTW. I also thought about how people in a post apocalyptic world would feel when they saw New York City or Las Vegas in ruins. Imagine your whole city or town gone; everything about it, gone; the place's history, gone; hundreds, thousands or maybe millions of people living there, gone. Just the feeling that was once a whole city or town where you are standing really messes you up. Also, the feeling of knowing in a couple hundred years that your history, your family's history, your friends' history, and everyone's history is buried under rock and dirt messes you up too. Just some thoughts.

[@Katt-ci6gw]

Don’t sub or else we’ll shoot.... time to copy my life history onto uranium

[@Josh-xu4uc]

Ty The Great that’s also the sad thing about that too, your name is lost to the wind after a generation or two. Your name only gets remembered if you were a VERY important part of history. Like George Washington or Albert Einstein. Even those names after a long times will be forgotten forever.

[@chairmen1873]

Fallout is basically this, especially New Vegas

[@lloxu]

It's so amazing watching such an in depth review for a game I love. This was my first Zelda game and it just felt absolutely magical, I felt like I was walking through a Ghibli movie

[@anerdiguess1029]

Mom:One more video before bed. Me: :)

[@chriszk5754]

😂

[@carlthewinner]

lol

[@eusticom5821]

I wonder how long Arlo's Breath of the Wild 2's review will be...

[@loganwest1782]

Since it's a sequel, the review must be 6 hours long

[@Tunde444]

42

[@hankboog462]

*Yes*

[@tomgeytenbeek2207]

@@hankboog462 damnit I literally checked these comments hoping someone hadn't already replied "yes", how dare you

[@RunnyElephant44]

If a sequel is the second game and that is 2 then the review is 2 times or twice as long, logic. I’m only joking this review is pretty long and unless there’s a lot of changes in the sequel then it probably wont be close to as long.

[@twistedtoast3538]

I like to think that Link wasn't taken down by one big blow but he kept fighting and taking small injuries to the point when he pretty much killed himself by fighting nonstop during the apocolypse

[@linkthepig4219]

I actually think it would be more human if he died from one blow. More real and understandable.

[@brendancorey7831]

It seems you are correct!

[@chanmarr8118]

He was fighting A LOT of Guardians. Even someone as skillful as he would have trouble with 50+ Guardians aiming lasers and crap. I fought 3 at once in AoC and that was annoying but not too difficult to get through if I could get the parry right. Unless one had Ganon steroids 🙄 So yeah I think it was accumulated small injuries. He had already taken down a lot by the weakened point.

[@foopfoop6670]

Bruh the game says he got his fatal blow by gannon

[@linkthepig4219]

@@foopfoop6670 Seems pretty dumb. Idk I just like the idea that Link died from a guardian as it's more believable and realistic.

[@thomaslheureux3846]

Picking what I thought were random apples and "Haha you found me!"