Age of Calamity: The Hero’s Path - Link and Zelda | Ft. @NintendoBlackCrisis

Age of Calamity: The Hero’s Path - Link and Zelda | Ft. NintendoBlackCrisis
Welcome to Part 1 of this 7 part mini-series, in which we analyze the paths taken by key figures during the events of The Great Calamity. In this episode we follow the journey of Link and Zelda.
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[@NintendoBlackCrisis]

The animations were incredible, as to be expected from Monster Maze! Looking forward to the rest of the series and was glad to join you in this one ;)

[@MonsterMaze]

I couldn't have asked for a better co-host! ^_^

[@neveerland]

I simply adore both of your channels :'D this collab is just the best!

[@Solomoncaesar]

I admire how good you guys make you videos

[@NatetheKindaOK]

Hopefully next time you guys will be on the same page when it comes to pronouncing Hateno

[@neveerland]

@@NatetheKindaOK HAHAHADFGJ

[@farhaanj4330]

Your animations of the Hyrule Map is simply fantastic. You deserve this virtual high five

[@MonsterMaze]

*high five!*

[@julianjuez]

@@MonsterMaze How do you guys make it!? geweldig!

[@SketchpunkLabs]

seriously how did you make the map? its totally awesome.

[@arfanbashir1759]

SketchpunkLabs they make it through VRchat I think thats why it looks like it does. Its the same exact graphic as the XC2 Gormott Unity VRChat

[@haileeraestout5567]

Hey @@MonsterMaze When's Part7??????????? I'm Tired Of Waiting So When Is Part7??????

[@jaredr1621]

"Scared Grounds" heck yeah I'd be scared too with all them guardians about

[@heroofangst]

XD

[@neveerland]

I LOVE how the entire zelda youtuber community is just this big family... Like zeltik and hyrule gamer are the experienced uncles who tell you the coolest fun facts, nbc is that one cousin that you want to hear a story from (since he has the nicest storytelling voice), and monster maze is the creative youngest brother who just blows you away with all the amazing stuff he does :) You guys are the best!

[@adams3616]

and croton is the slightly annoying but cool older brother

[@HelloThere-oq3vc]

Isabel Da Cruz Kromayer which „role“ would you give commonwealth realm?

[@FromsoftgoatKaj]

@@HelloThere-oq3vc commonwealth realm covers basically anything nintendo, so i'd say a grandpa.

[@Luigi-np8td]

This... This is so accurate

[@neveerland]

@@HelloThere-oq3vc cw is that one relative you always see at EVERY family gathering from both your mom and dad's side so you're not even really sure in which way he's related to you? but you love him so much so you decide to just call him uncle

[@toschiworlds7212]

Just thinking about most likely having to play Link's almost death and Zelda's sacrifce is so heartbreaking. This is Crisis Core all over again. You know what's going to happen and that you are powerless to stop it.

[@VelvetKitsune]

Maybe they could add some sort of what-if scenarios somehow? That'd also be really interesting.

[@AkaiAzul]

In the original Hyrule Warriors, you get to fight giant bosses. For this game, imagine if guardians were among such bosses. Imagine fighting one, then two at the same time, then four, then eight, then 16....

[@sonicking91784]

We'll probably play every champions defeat.

[@siriuslywastaken]

Oop

[@XshadOtakuX]

Imagine Link's final stand at Fort Hateno playing out like the final level of Halo Reach; just facing off against endless waves of Guardians until his hearts reach zero. I don't know whether or not Nintendo would actually be willing to do that, but damn would it be appropriate.

[@MonsterMaze]

Oh god yes. I would definitely prefer a gameplay section which you are destined to lose. I don't want to win, only to lose in the cutscene after. I hated that about Xenoblade 2 especially. You kick the enemy's ass, and then in the cutscene they are totally fine... and actually have the upper hand on you.

[@Flaris]

@@MonsterMaze I'm with you there. I hate it when games do that. If you want to send a message that your character can't win or the enemy is too powerful. Then make sure they are exactly that and you lose the fight.

[@luigi7781]

That would be epic

[@DeckKnight]

Here's a thought, you have a multi-phase battle based on time. You have to clear the first part out to actually complete the mission, but after that it starts spawning one guardian the first minute after you "win." The second minute it spawns two guardians. The third it spawns 3, and so on. By the time you get to 10 minutes guardians are literally spawning in numbers you objectively can't defeat in that time frame and you just get overrun. Terrifying, but thematically on point.

[@alejandroe3616]

How about the final level of Ryse son of Rome, that would seem more fitting, Link just fights until a cutscenes plays just like that level

[@verkupfert3392]

dude the quality of this video is amazing how do you create those masterpieces in the span of... 3 days? I especially liked your animated map and the whole script, it gave me goosebumps

[@MonsterMaze]

It was a looot of work, and a lot of sacrifice in terms of my sleeping schedule. But it was worth it!

[@srluskas6803]

@@MonsterMaze worth it indeed, you just came into the scene as a Zelda theorist and you just blew us away in the first months

[@DashSwordSlash]

Honestly, after having played (and enjoyed) Age of Calamity’s weird, non-canonical time traveling story......the version of the events and possible gameplay scenarios that you two have placed here are faaaaaar more like what I wanted to see from the game. Again, that isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy the blend of the champions with a feel-good storyline, but I was ready to be wounded and to feel the emotional trauma of the calamity itself. I really wish we had gotten to see the actual canonical events of the calamity as advertised by Nintendo, but I understand why Ninty wanted to keep their baby out of 3rd party hands i guess. Absolutely excellent work guys, I really hope that BotW 2 delivers (and soon).

[@Vivigreeny25]

Yeah, as much as I do really like AoC, it just would have been so amazing to expirience this horrible event hands on. I mean, imagine playing a game where, no matter what you do, you *fail.* (Or maybe it would have 2 different endings.) Plus, it would have been really cool if the end of the game was just the start of BotW.

[@Vivigreeny25]

Yeah, as much as I do really like AoC, it just would have been so amazing to expirience this horrible event hands on. I mean, imagine playing a game where, no matter what you do, you *fail.* (Or maybe it would have 2 different endings.) Plus, it would have been really cool if the end of the game was just the start of BotW.

[@UndernetChara]

There are a few moments which I really would love to see in Age of Calamity: the Champions' defeat at the hands of the Ganon blights, the battle at Blatchery Plains/Akkala Citadel and Zelda sealing Ganon and herself in Hyrule Castle while Link's placed in the Shrine of Resurrection (which may very well be the last cutscene in the game).

[@cbrownjc7633]

@Fluffynator Well, after placing Link in the Shrine, Purah and Robbie make their way back to Kakariko Village to talk with Impa, before heading off to the Akkala and Hateno respectively. Maybe you can play as them having to make their way to those places.

[@david_laranjeira]

I would love to play as Zelda after her sealing power awakens. She could be super op and just obliterate any enemies in her path.

[@Flaris]

@@david_laranjeira I hope they do exactly that. A wonderful showing of how darn powerful she is. But it's mixed with the sadness of the situation. All that power and Zelda can't bring back her lost friends, her near death knight, or erase the Calamity Ganon. And yet still an awesome battle or two where Zelda is just smoking boss enemies on her way to the castle.

[@WizzyRadius]

:(

[@farhaanj4330]

Heck, I'm more hyped for this series than I am for the actual game, which is a bit weird when you think about it.

[@orangeapples]

I get that. In many ways Zelda theorists consume and analyze Zelda to the point where they could be considered experts. Part of the fun is either just listening to someone really passionate about something, or to see how close their thoughts were to yours or if there is anything they caught that you may have missed (or vice versa).

[@mclaire9447]

I AM SO FREAKING HYPED FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!!!

[@facepwnagewtf]

I hope Links final stand at Fort Hateno plays out like the ending of Halo Reach where you keep fighting wave after wave of enemies until your eventually overwhelmed.

[@DarshanBhambhani]

facepwnagewtf that’d be so epic

[@freshphilip410]

@@facepwnagewtf it's an alternate timeline

[@heroofangst]

@@facepwnagewtf if onlyyy

[@aloisplissonneau1597]

Me: *sees comment by nbc* *realises these are actual people (and not gods)* *tears rolling down my face*

[@shadowsquid1351]

Glad this is a series! I never thought about it before but BotW is such a sad game, now with HW: AoC we'll get even more sadness. I love the characters i this game, Impa, Purah, the monster weird dude.. I wish we get to see them in HW, really love how they made a canon prequel, can't wait!

[@WizzyRadius]

:( They juked us

[@Mrbuzzyy]

*AOC SPOILER WARNING !* . . . . . . Though I really enjoyed the story of AoC, I'm really disappointed that we did not get to see the real events of the day of the Calamity. It would have been so tragic, heartbreaking and fucking good to see. I get why Nintendo chose to do a What if scenario for the sake of the gameplay and probably because they don't wanna show a game where everybody dies but it's just sad that it will never happen. Maybe they'll do a AoC DLC with the real story but that's very unlikely since it would have to either be a very big DLC or they'll have to trim down the story.

[@WizzyRadius]

It can work as a side mode with just as big a linear story, they dont even have to change much, the map setting is there, just change the cutscenes and the final fight, just with no runes as we wont get to use any in this hypothetical side-mode.

[@WizzyRadius]

Also no Astor fight since he would be useless as a minion without harbinger ganon :( Wish he had more light of his own to not seem like a dependent weakling. I was personally hoping he would be like this sort of badass mastermind that kicks link's ass wherever he goes.

[@theghostofjeffgoldblumdail9613]

When the game ends the last scene of the game should be the opening of BOTW with Link waking up in the shrine and running out of it seeing all of Hyrule, and if Nintendo wants to make players cry they should pull an inFAMOUS 2 and have the player play as the 4 blights and kill the champions as the blights keep firing their lasers at them while they struggle to get up and die, and if they do that, afterwards have the player play as the guardian that was going to blast Link and Zelda and when you fire the laser, that’s when Zelda unlocks her sealing power and then play the rest of that memory and the last memory.

[@jamieson.]

Yes! This was so good! As if I wasn’t hyped enough for the prequel and sequel!

[@marche800]

Despite never seeing any gameplay of them I could totally see Young Robbie, Purah and Impa as playable characters, in which case it's possible that there will a gameplay section right before the last one with Zelda where the three of them must protect link from enemies while securing the shrine of resurrection, possibly from an attack by Ganon using his forces to actively try to prevent link from getting to the shrine (which is thwarted for 100 years shortly after this mission by Zelda).

[@marche800]

Actually now that I think about it there are a bunch of guardians around the great plateau so he possibility of that area being used for a battle during the calamity is very likely.

[@gabrielguzman6018]

They shown 7 characters so far but there will be more hopefully

[@Dock284]

kinda wish this was what Age of Calamity was instead of what we got the whole time travel thing. But it was a good game and much better than the og Hyrule warriors.

[@hasanelrabih283]

This makes me really sad for some reason. Seeing these characters engage in such a brutal war is depressing. I'm sure Age of Calamity will be intense.

[@WizzyRadius]

I'm disappointed it was a happy-go-lucky alternate timeline spinoff :(

[@hasanelrabih283]

@@WizzyRadius Yeah...well, I guess it did clarify SOME events that occurred in the BotW timeline, and I generally like the Terrako plot and his relationship with Zelda. Hopes up for the BotW sequel! :)

[@m.h.9062]

Nintendoblackcrisis, Zeltik, CommonwealthRealm, Monster Maze, Croton. You are fueling my 2020.

[@ricardoenrik]

Hey I recommend you @MaskedNintendoBandit and @HyruleGamer as well ;)

[@ZeldaLore]

@Xenogamer @EdibleIncredible are also great channels. (and myself lol xD)

[@Zoroark_Master]

Makes a series about the timeline from calamity ganon awakening while using AOF footage for reference. AOG: haha game go alternate timeline.

[@bayronalbazan1725]

Attention everyone, I have just lost the game, and now you have too

[@wutmagna7222]

Darn you, I lost the game.

[@Scharfster]

classic

[@puline397]

plotwist, you play as Ganon and Guardians and monsters, which means you win

[@MrKirby365]

This is far more dramatic the the actual game play in BOTW, and I live for it.

[@princesscadance197]

Could you imagine how terrifying this would be if it happened in the real world? Under some important, government structure, completely unknown by everyone, erupts a massive, hate-filled specter, a demon, bent on destroying everything and killing everyone.

[@brolytriplethreat]

Well not completely unknown since they were actively preparing for it and apparently had evacuation routes set up according to this video. That said, the laser death robots were supposed to be on _their_ side, so still plenty terrifying and even then

[@HopeB555]

I had my doubts before this video, but now I can't wait to get the game!

[@dragonbornexpress5650]

Well, most of the gameplay predictions didn't age well at all.

[@facepwnagewtf]

The story scenario for Age Of Calamity is already golden, and I hope Nintendo and Koei Tecmo can nail the characters dialogue, and accompanying music. Age Of Calamity has the potential to be one of if not the most grandiose, poignant, and heartfelt narrative's ever told in Nintendo's history.

[@viniciusmonado8205]

Nah, Xenoblade Chronicles is the best narrative in a Nintendo game.

[@facepwnagewtf]

@@viniciusmonado8205 XC is definitely near the top, but it is a story with 10+ hours of cinematics so it aught to have a good story. I'm hoping Age Of Calamity can achieve the same/better results with a more streamlined narrative.

[@WizzyRadius]

Too bad it ended up cheap :(

[@facepwnagewtf]

@@WizzyRadius Your right they really dropped the ball on this one.

[@WizzyRadius]

@@facepwnagewtf tbh i dont think it could AoC could have ever been capable of achieving deep narratives like that as a musou game that are known for fast paced stories with little to no time for immersion

[@BlueLegacy]

Damn dude. The more we learn about the history in Botw, the sadder I get lol. Pretty messed up story if you think about it. Amazing job on the video!

[@MonsterMaze]

It is indeed very sad :(

[@xSlickSi]

There is a typo error on the map, it says ‘Scared Ground’ instead of ‘Sacred Ground’

[@MarshallTheArtist]

I'd be scared if I were that ground. Wouldn't you?

[@MonsterMaze]

Ah, thanks for pointing that one out! I can fix that for the upcoming episodes. Well... aside from tomorrow's episode that is. As that one has already been rendered hehe.

[@nicosiano1174]

oh my god this is AMAZING! I think I speak for everyone when I say we would be content with a 20 minute summary with pretty editing but then this is here! A seven part theses! How often do you see that out side of KZbin premium seasons! grate work everyone :) also I love how the intro sounds like an audio book.

[@azaram8133]

While the game didn’t deliver on this, this still paints quite a vivid pixtuee

[@NotteGiovanni]

I have to watch it from the beginning beacouse i don't want to lose anything

[@joshbourne9679]

Yessss I’m here for the premiere!!!!

[@jokx4409]

This is awsome! I thought others were already uploaded until I saw it had been uploaded 18 hours ago. I was sad. IT'S SO GOOD. Can't wait for more. Minor detail I noticed myself. In the memory where Link defends Zelda at hateno fort, he might not be where you think he is. He is NOT standing in front of the wall. He's not between the guardians and the wall, he's actually behind the guardians. I could figure this out by examining the landscape in the background and you can even see the two guardians Link destroyed if I remember correctly. I couldn't believe it when I discovered and denied it. But yeah, he wasn't defending the wall, it's weird. My theory is that he gave up defending the wall because saving the princess was the biggest priority, so he tried to sneak away with her and that's why he's so far from the wall. Another theory I have is that the guardians eventually noticed Zelda and she became their main target. Link must have noticed that the guardians were no longer trying to get past the wall and were just aiming for Zelda. He must have found this to be too dangerous and tried to get away, and this would explain why the guardians seem to be looking for them at the beginning of the memory. What are your thoughts about this? What are your explanations? Would love to hear it.

[@MonsterMaze]

Well, it is still possible that the fight initially started in front of the wall. I mean, its a way safer option to be there with the Militia at the fort having your back than to be far out into the field with no backup. The scene where Link almost dies starts after most of the battle has already taken place. So there is a big chunk before that missing from the event. They may have moved further up into the field at some point, perhaps to make a run for it towards Kakariko Bridge, and towards the village. But the Guardians just kept on coming, and Link was barely able to move anymore. But who knows. We won't know for sure until we actually see it play out in Age of Calamity ^^

[@revali_champion_of_the_rito]

I can just about picture the ending of Age of Calamity: Before Zelda goes to face Ganon, she turns around to face the Great Plateau as if looking to Link in the Shrine of Resurrection, saying something like “See you in 100 years, Link” *Roll credits* And at the end of the credits we faintly hear “Open your eyes”

[@hajimesenpai7996]

I just remembered......All of this went down on Zelda's birthday......well that sucks

[@warnettelvlr]

They wouldn't be with impa at castle town because they go back to kakariko village to warn impa

[@thetwizard9290]

Nothing like a collab from 2 of my favorite Zelda youtubers to get me even more hyped for the 26th! I’m already counting down all the days!

[@aarondonnelly4744]

As a fan, it makes me so happy to see Monster’s Maze’s subscriber number rising with each and every video

[@MonsterMaze]

That is heartwarming to hear

[@trizziefresh23]

I've been waiting a while for this. Also, that editing is on point 👌

[@sgtguy1]

I say a big oof every time he keeps bringing up age of calamity filling in the gaps

[@MonsterMaze]

*gulp* :O

[@dozonater562]

Age of Calamity is going to be dark, scary, and awesome. I can tell that much

[@dozonater562]

I think the inclusion of the egg guardian being a time traveler is going to make the game even darker, if they end up still failing in the end. Think about. Whereas before they didn't see it coming, so they wouldn't have as much to blame on themselves, but now they know it's coming, know what will happen, and still weren't able to stop it. They failed despite thinking they had all the cards to win. They have false hope

[@WizzyRadius]

I hate that it ended up being a Weenie hut jr version of botw :(

[@kellokabana2399]

My ears bleed a little every time NBC says Fort “Hat’n’ No”.

[@domino3861]

this was a great collab. im excited to see more Zelda content

[@painuchiha2694]

I love that age of calamity is a game that even exist! I was only expecting botw2 Not a whole trilogy

[@harkharring2572]

I want to explore the same route in botw now

[@MonsterMaze]

I walked it a couple of times. It's fun to see the details!

[@r_i_e_n_a1471]

When i saw the trailer i was like okay cool but watchin this video MADE ME REALIZE JUST HOW MUCH GOODNESS WE'RE POSSIBLY GETTING WITH THIS GAME 😱💓💓💓 the whole story is so tragic NOW IM VERY EXCITEDDDD 😱 idk it's interesting to get to play a losing battle 😂 The music and effects were so on point here... Watching your videos is just the best and i alway make sure i take my time to rly focus on them 😍 nbc and monstermaze the best voices on the same video? Don't mind if i do! 👌🏽

[@stuffz1757]

Wow this sorta illustrates how awful the Calamity was. Anyways I'm hyped for the other parts and for the game. I'm curious when it'll start though.

[@tristanneal9552]

One thing to note, I think Zelda’s moveset will *have* to change to be based on her sacred power in that final segment - the Shiekah Slate ends up with Link in the Shrine of Resurrection, meaning she has to give it up when she sends Link away, basically trading the slate for the master sword.

[@SashGirl34]

I want to see more Zelink's relationship...because from the few scenes I saw...Zelda has no resentment towards Link...not until he gets the Master Sword. So does she gain affection towards him before trying to push him away. ?? As we see in flashbacks she resented him in breath of the wild....I need answers. Plus I want to see what Kass' teacher looks like...and see his jealousy and hatred towards Link for having Zelda's affection. Plus I want to see what he looked like and know his name. And his reactions with Link....we never got any of this in flashbacks....

[@doge229]

Nice video, but you forgot to mention how Zelda leaves the Champion's Tunic with Impa and instructs her what to tell Link.

[@JPValoo]

Age of Calamity definitely will have about 1/3 ou half the game playable before Ganon awakes. I know your intention is to depict what hapened during those moments, but seeing link using the soldier armor, or zelda with her normal attire, and aluding to the memorie with link having defeated all those monsters in Death Mountain, I can see them using a lot of fights just against those monsters, before the Guardians are corrupted

[@blakerenimu9033]

It makes sense now! Zelda uses the sheika slate as her primary weapon but has to change to Sacred Power midgame because she gave the slate to Link!

[@Ryan-yi6uu]

This > aoc

[@DH-gk8vh]

Beautifully put together! Loved it. Can't wait for your next one!

[@d_lzno]

Only 4 dislikes? Wow, you are the f king!! :D

[@SeeTv.]

This video is amazing! I'm even more hyped for HW Age of Calamity.

[@gaelfelixcat]

I have seen the two videos and the two are so goooood. This is the best way to wait for more news about the game!（✽＾㉨＾）

[@gaelfelixcat]

Oh I got my first heart (*^ω^*) And from one of the best Zelda theorists

[@josiahtheobald689]

Man this sounds cool... where was that game!?!

[@ZeldaLore]

This video was incredible! Those map animations were fantastic!! Can't wait to see the other parts!!!

[@theknight957]

This video is so well made. I’m almost in tears just from this video. I can’t imagine the actual game.

[@CaptainDoge1]

Fantastic production

[@LinkandAllensGirl77]

My god what a great video

[@AndresRestart]

Loved this, makes me wonder if the final fight/level in Age of Calamity won’t actually have Link. I am excited to see the rest of this series, great stuff as always!

[@UltravioletNomad]

That was some History Channel tier shiz, but like, the actual historical features and not the ancient aliens and ghost hunters stuff.

[@MonsterMaze]

Haha yeah, the history channel became...... different...

[@workedsnow7450]

nice vid keep keep up the great work

[@myralyra2404]

this was amazing just take my subscription already

[@MonsterMaze]

Fine jeez! ;)

[@salamandersharp]

8:55 THE DEKU TREE DOESNT HAVE FEET DKSNDJCU

[@princesscadance197]

I feel the tension of the Great Calamity much more than similar events in other games. Namely the Omnic Crisis in Overwatch. In that game, it’s a bunch of people from all over the world with superpowers and tech, so the stakes are *much* lower. While in the Great Calamity, it’s really only two people, Link and Zelda, that’s it. Only two people can fight off what’s essentially Satan.

[@ZackMuffinMan]

:D

[@angelo8606]

It might seem like an insignificant detail but I've noticed something... In the memory showing Ganon's return we don't see the five pillars rise. My guess is that Ganon activated them much later. And with the trailer for AoC, I think I know when. Just after Ganon's return, as instructed by Daruk, Link and Zelda make their way to the castle. They pass by Kakariko village where Impa join them. In the trailer, for a few frames we can see the trio in the castle, near the Second Gatehouse, retreating in fear. That's because Ganon just activated the pillars, as in the next shot we see Zelda in shock and the corrupted Guardians later coming out of them. In one of the last scene of the trailer Link and Zelda are rushing out of the castle when they get fired at by one of the already excavated Guardians, Ganon took control of them. We don't see Impa with them, so they probably lost her shortly before, that's why Impa sent guards to find the princess.

[@MonsterMaze]

Yeah there is indeed a good chance that the pillars rise later. In the Age of Calamity trailer, Zelda seems to witness them rising. So that means they rose around the time that Link and Zelda arrived at the castle.

[@cbrownjc7633]

I'll bet anything the pillars rise around the same time - or the exact same time - that Ganon sends his Malice Blights to corrupt the Guardians and kill the Champions as well. Doing both at the same time would create such chaos, who might have thought they had a good chance to still beat him back. And think on this: some Guardians have already been dug up and were in the Castle grounds. We've already seen in a cut scene those dug up Guardians being corrupted. What if those guardians are corrupted *first*, and are the Guardians Link and Zelda and Impa have to fight as they make their way through Castle Town to get to the Castle. That give the player a good gameplay fight section, and still has the heroes thinking they can still win. Then, just as they make it to the Castle Gate, the 5 pillars rise up & are corrupted, spilling out thousands of corrupted Guardians. The Devine Beasts, which are close and ready to take on Calamity Ganon are also corrupted at this exact moment as well (Link and Zelda *seeing* them being corrupted, because later Zelda talks about the other Champions being trapped inside the Devine Beasts which, along with the Guardians, have turned on them). At that point, Link and Zelda have no choice but to flee for their lives (maybe with Impa giving them cover to escape first before she flees too).

[@benjaminmead9036]

Btw, the two sheika soldiers are Robbie and purah

[@benjaminmead9036]

Nvm maybe not

[@ryancunningham2404]

Most underrated channel

[@Thundertron55]

This video is so well done! It is so clean and the animations look so good! If the Calamity Map video is still on the table for after AoC and it has half of the care put into this video, it may be one of the best videos on KZbin. I love your content Monster Maze. 10 out of 5 stars!

[@MonsterMaze]

10 out of 5? Wow! Breaking the scale ^^

[@Thundertron55]

@@MonsterMaze Your videos really are that good! Looking forward to your next video!

[@jinx1987]

Wow there were a lot of assumptions for AoC

[@clonetrooper2003]

This inspired my rewrite of this game

[@chair3258]

Yeah, heh, not really.

[@anthonyfisher5417]

I am so HYPED For this game!!!!!!!!!!!!! And I can’t wait to get the game and play it

[@KevenNewsome]

I've watched a couple of these and will watch the rest soon. It seems like you're assuming Age of Calamity will begin exactly when the Calamity emerges. But this ignores the fact that we clearly see battles taking place without guardians, the castle in its pre-Calamity state, and Link and Revali without their Champion's garb. In BotW it seems obvious to me that the Champions were all chosen and given their garb DAYS, maybe even weeks, before the Calamity. It's my deduction that we will be playing pre-Calamity attacks by monsters and may even play through the Champions (at least Link) being selected. This gives us days for things like the attack on Gerudo Town to unfold without having to reconfigure Urbosa's path. Your thoughts?

[@UltimateTobi]

I am very intrigued! Thank you for this upcoming series and this video.

[@puline397]

All it took was raise her hand and everything stopped. Such a shame she didn't do it a bit earlier. well, it was so difficult to watch, i've been putting it away since i saw the video come out, because i knew i would hate it, but i watched it to give you a chance, and... yeah, i knew giving it a chance was futile. i mean, i know you put a lot of work and research into this, but i can't believe you still haven't realized this (whole Hero's Path) doesn't make sense, and can talk about it so freely. All those paths, and possible battle scenes, and whatnot? It's nice and cool, i admit, but there's one of the main factors important in storytelling that is absent from this story: time. Technically, Zelda and Link can travel to all these places...if they have a week to spare, that is. Not if they're pressed for time because Calamity is destroying the world within moments. You'd think that a mindless, unstoppable force of hate that everyone said the Calamity was would kill everything it could right off the bat. But no, instead, it chose to scare people with some monsters and guardians, not doing anything itself. Because what exactly was Calamity doing while everybody was running around in panic? Floating above the Castle and roaring into the sky? By some *strangely* convenient plot, it didn't do anything else, and simply waited for Zelda to arrive at the castle. Were you going to make a Hero's Path for the Calamity maybe? i'll give you an idea about how it would look like: Ganon: manifests itself, roaring into the sky. Zelda & Champions: make a plan Ganon: waits, roars some more, maybe starts sending out malice to possess Guardians Zelda & Champions: make their way back to their designated places, with possible stops on the way people: evacuate Ganon: waits, sends out blights to kill champions Zelda & Link: change their route midway, decide to go elsewhere, Ganon: waits Link: gets killed (or damaged enough that he needs to be taken to SoR) everybody else: dead Zelda: goes to Kakariko Ganon: waits Zelda: goes ALL the way to Korok Forest Ganon: waits Zelda: goes all the way back to Hyrule Castle Ganon: waits, roars a bit for effect Zelda: raises her hand The end. see what i mean? And i'm sorry for my comment being rude, but i can't believe nobody is noticing it, for all these years... to be honest, for this reason i hate Botw's story, it bothers me on a story-writing level. Probably because of how terribly the story is written. Everybody is satisfied with flashy battles and dramatic cutscenes. Unfortunately, to me more important are story writing and logic- if the events make sense. Here, they don't. i guess i just wanted to say this, and this was the right video for it. Maybe no one will read this, and even if someone does, they'll probably disagree with me. The video was good aside for this.

[@jellycore1316]

This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so very much! I am REALLY, really excited for the rest of these!

[@julianjuez]

Monster Maze at his best! I enjoyed every second of the video, looking forward to the rest of the series. NBC's voice is a great addition. I envision you two together locked in a room studying every aspect of the game, books, trailers.... Awesome!

[@Unreload0]

2:35 The memory you show and where you start your route it's not Spring of Wisdom, it's Spring of Power, in Akkala. Zelda went to Spring of Wisdom, in Mount Lanayru as a last try to awake her powers, and I think was a part of her coming of age 17 or something like that.

[@sa3270]

The original Hyrule Warriors was the first Zelda game I ever played, so I couldn't relate to all the references to the other games. But I have played botw (3 times) so I'm really looking forward to being able to appreciate Age of Calamity all the more on my first playthrough!

[@ceph9443]

wouldnt it make more sense if a corrupted guardian is able to be returned to its original state using zelda's powers?

[@aiden9298]

It’s possible but it’s unlikely simply because Zelda just wanted the guardians gone and as she didn’t understand her powers she simply destroyed them

[@ceph9443]

@@aiden9298 oh wait forgot about that lol

[@Lavendelaura]

9:38 with newest trailer having dropped, this has been confirmed, those predictions were incredible

[@user-cl2uv3hv4x]

This was amazing! I'm kinda late to watching this video since I had a lot of school work but damn, I really love your videos. I'm watching part 2 now!

[@mariejosephine8662]

been said like twenty times but YOUR ANIMATIONS ARE AMAZING

[@Flaris]

Props to putting together this series. Said it in the second part, but this is an awesome thing. So much gameplay possibility for all these main characters as they journey across all of Hyrule on their respective tragic journeys. One thing I'm taking away from all this is how utterly tragic Breath of the Wild is. Has this Link had the most brutal road in the series? Maybe he hasn't, but it feels like it to me. Thrown into a full blown war that doesn't end well. His companions in the champions, his comrades in the knights, his family, and even a potential love interest in Mipha all get killed. Or if they survive they pass to old age. Even after piecing together his memories (to whatever degree they are by the end) he's in a world that is completely different from the one he knew. But unlike Ocarina of Time, this Link doesn't have time travel to go back with. All he has by the end of the first game is Zelda. Admittedly having your main love interest is definitely something. But he's still got a whole other adventure in the sequel to get through. Not to mention Zelda's journey and she's got a pretty pristine memory of how much she's lost. Regardless of how dark the sequel is, it sure feels like this coming trilogy is going to be heavy on the darkness and tragedy side of things.

[@avon_c6199]

"....aswell as story predictions for the game" huh🤔 😂 y'all are trying really hard to predict and possibly know all about the game and don't wanna dwell in wonder and be surprised anymore, don't ya? :D

[@IAmTheMaybee]

At 3:25, there is a typo on the map. "Scared Ground". Well I guess that since Calamity Ganon just spawed right next to it so that's a freaking good reason to be scared! XD

[@SheikAshii]

How convienent that during your creation of this series, an official game gets announced covering this exact topic. It's almost like you knew something that we didn't. Want to explain yourself Mr. Nintendo insider? ;) Jokes aside, thank you for making these videos. It is apparent how much work goes into them, even BEFORE Nintendo blindsided you with more info that you could add to the video.

[@Silvio_Nightwind]

You know you've got it bad when you're rewatching the entirety of the Hero's Path in preparation for the 7th and final episode. Why isn't it November yet?

[@stianberg5645]

My guess is that if Zelda is playable on her journey back to Hyrule Castle, it will be something akin to playing as Ciri in the Witcher 3. Perhaps not as fast paced, but a big break from the usual gameplay experience

[@finnthedog5321]

8:18 some people believed that the sheikah guy on the right was Kass's teacher. Maybe because it is said that on his way to kakariko, he witnessed how Link attempted to save Zelda and collapsed. But court poets have different clothings right? Hmmm

[@AusSP]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but weren't the Guardians suggested to be offline after the Calamity? The guy on the bridge on the way to Impa the first time through says that the Guardians were inactive, right?

[@Graphomite]

It would be cool if Princess Zelda's moveset completely changes after the battle at Hateno. Like, she goes full OP and can blast whole guardians away with magic. I just hope they continue to not give mention to the Triforce before BotW2. I like the idea that the existence of the Triforce has faded into obscurity over the thousands of years since games prior, and nobody but Ganondorf really understands it. Kinda like how it was set up in Wind Waker, but with less blatant foreshadowing.

[@ryanprescott1636]

This video was so amazing! The details are insane I love your speculation that we will be able to play as zelda in the last part of the game (with unlocked sealing powers!) would definitely love a dramatic ending level where you’re practically invincible !

[@revand8011]

This is just amazing. For me, the best channel to know and learn more about the Zelda franchise. Keep it up!

[@OpenWorldAddict0]

So, i would like to see 2 battles in the Age of Calamity that have to do with the end of Link and Zelda's journey. 1st is a battle where Zelda helps defend the Korok forest from attack monsters/guardians. 2nd is a battle on the Great Plateau defending Link's entourage as they carry him to the Shrine of Resurrection.