Ocarina of Grind │ Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition Review

[@ArloStuff]

*ADDITIONAL NOTES* For this review I wanted to do things little differently. I normally like to go really in-depth, but in this case I wanted to be a little more concise. I have so many opinions about so many of this game's elements that I felt like if I let myself the review would end up being twenty minutes long, with more than half of that taken up by nitpicks. So instead of that I decided to keep it relatively simple (still well over ten minutes, heh) and drop a few additional points here in the comments. First off, I found out that when the game starts to bug out I can fix it by resetting the software. So it's good that it can be fixed, though it's still disappointing that it happens and I have to keep an eye out for it. The game has co-op play, and it's great that you can do it in every single map of every single mode in the game. The problem is that it's too limited. You've got to remember to enable co-op every time you're selecting warriors, and player 1 has to pick everything for player 2, who has no control over the menus. There's no system link, which is disappointing for people who want to grind their warriors on their separate games. (I know both players having different progress would complicate this, but I feel like at least one or two modes could have been made link-friendly.) Also in a tactical game like this it would be really fun to have vs. matches, but there's none of that either. The game tilts the camera down just a liiiitle too much. I constantly find myself fighting with the camera, tilting it up just a little bit to better see the map around me. This isn't a big problem until you do split-screen and both players are just looking at the patch of ground in front of them the whole time unless they're running at full speed forward, which is when the camera tilts up a little. Just annoying. The more I play the more I'm annoyed at how little the game values my time. It's one thing to require grinding and replaying and all that, but I feel this game takes it just a little too far. Between all the Legend and Adventure Mode scenarios there are so many things to get out of each level, but it often requires beating each one many times. You'll find yourself spending ten whole minutes just to get some minor item you missed or to farm some fairy food, despite the fact that you've played that exact level three times before. It just feels like a little too much sometimes. Instead of making me say, "Wow, look at all this content, I should really try to do everything," sometimes I'm like, "Wow...what's the point of even trying?" I mentioned "difficulty annoyances" in the review. This is the result of all character levels being used across all modes. And like I said, this is convenient for a number of reasons, but man, when you go into a scenario you just never know how well your character is going to do. Sometimes I just want to get past a certain square in Adventure Mode but the character it requires is too weak to do any significant amount of damage. As a result I've either got to sit there wailing on enemies and chipping away and their health for ages and hoping I don't take too many major hits, or go off and spend hours grinding that character. You can spend money to pump up their levels, but that's a surefire way to waste every last penny you've got, as the higher you go the more it costs. I also mentioned this in the review, but it really is annoying how often the game just doesn't give you the info you need. Different scenarios often have different requirements for getting an A rank, but (again, unless I'm just missing it somewhere) it doesn't tell you what those requirements are. I've spent fifteen or twenty minutes on a map just to find that woops, apparently 1500 KO's wasn't enough. Please try again, for twenty FIVE minutes next time. Same with gold skulltulas; the game tells you that to get some of them you've got to play maps as certain characters and on certain difficulty settings. What it doesn't tell you is that there are certain events that have to go a certain way and you've got to keep certain characters above a certain amount of health the whole time. How on Earth is anyone supposed to know that? So that's something I've wasted a lot of time on as well before finally looking it up. Anyway, that's probably it. It's definitely a fun game that I'm completely addicted to at the moment, but it's pretty flawed.

[@jasminedragon3315]

Arlo you won't pin this

[@jacqueline6475]

This is a review within itself!

[@shugi-rk3id]

omg so many wordssssssewasfdecgaes

[@alhbraed7621]

Arlo How was this posted two hours ago..?

[@Alexander-tw2kw]

Did someone read all of this? 😂 btw I love you Arlo.

[@Darunia18]

"Obscure characters like Darunia" This breaks my heart, Arlo. It really does. If not for Darunia, how would we know what a hot beat Saria's Song is?

[@KashKey-]

i don't even know to begin with how amazing everything about this comment is.

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Darunia was one of my favorite characters in this game. He's badass muscle.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

I don't even know how I feel when he called *a Sage from Ocarina of Time* obscure. Obscure is not a word I'd describe anything about Ocarina with, haha.

[@ironrazorblade3242]

Yeah Darunia isn't obscure. He's in a good portion of OoT. Agitha is obscure, yes, but not darunia.

[@ejones9106]

#Facts

[@TFconfused]

The new design for Link in this game is so simple but FANTASTIC. It is by far my favorite Link design, the metal shoulder pad and Blue scarf are small things but I just LOVE. Wish it was a costume in BOTW and SmashUlt

[@HutchIsOnYT]

For some reason I feel like if his design was released today, people would say it was made with AI lol. I always thought his face looked off

[@1PressL2P]

Visual glitches can happen with the game being left on too long. It's a common bug on the Switch version that will hopefully be patched soon. To fix it, just close and reopen the game from the Switch home screen!

[@Jdudec367]

you think that's bad?there was a glitch on one of the levels near the end where the boss wouldn't spawn so I had to reset the whole thing and it was the level with the master sword

[@lpsoldin3162]

I haven't seen any of these bugs even after playing 6 hours, so I am wondering what causes it to happen. The only "glitch" I've noticed is that the switch version seems to stutter the camera quite often when moving around, as if the camera is dragging on the ground or walls and stuttering in and out of the collision mapping.

[@GuyN0ir]

I've seen those problems. Also the game crashes occasionally.

[@Kyh_on]

1PressL2P Well nice to know thanks!

[@EmeralBookwise]

Huh... I guess that explains why I've was scratching my head in confusion when Arlo brought up all these visual glitches that I've never seen before. I usually only play for maybe an hour or two at time, and always close out the game between sessions instead of putting it into sleep mode.

[@theresastarmanwaitinginthe5149]

Arlo Warriors: New Funky Mode.

[@lneri7152]

There's a starman waiting in the sky Аin't no Planet X coming cuz there ain't not globe Earth

[@tastethepainbow]

& Knuckles

[@123goofyking]

Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry series

[@iceman-3024]

With Butternut Squash DLC coming soon. Preorder now!!!

[@cable_yours_truly]

D E L U X E

[@shulkthesmileyboi]

For anyone wondering, A Rank requires the following: Time: under 15 minutes K.O. count: 1600 or more Damage taken: less than 150 (37.5 hearts) Also, I've found that the visual glitches only really occur after extended periods of time playing, about 5 hours or so. Exiting out to the home screen and closing and restarting the software will fix it.

[@AnUncreativeGuy]

Shulk, the Smiley Boi Some require 1200 kills Damage is percentage so it depends but sometimes it’s 200 damage

[@dededeletethis9940]

These requirements do vary, actually. Sometimes you only have ten minutes, sometimes 1000 kills is enough, though i don't know about specific damage requirements. I usually go for around 1500 kills before facing the boss and try to stay under ten minutes - perfectly doable with strong characters and weapons.

[@DynastyWarriorsMaste]

Actually it depends on the difficulty of the stage, 1200 in easy ones, 1500 on normal and 1700 or more in the harder ones, 150 - 200 in damage is the threshold in damage recieved and is alaways under 15 minutes for A rank

[@superhamz7]

Who's here after the new trailer

[@creoa3911]

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[@disneyvillainsfan1666]

Me. Just wanted to check if Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition was worth playing before Age Of Calamity comes out.

[@logansumner4487]

@@disneyvillainsfan1666 I 100% recommend playing this game if you've never played a warriors game and are interested in playing the new age of calamity. This game was pure fan service to Legend of Zelda fans the story was ok a lot of text but its not bad. I'm sure age of calamity story will be more thought out because Nintendo is helping with that game; but this game is diffidently worth picking up.

[@isaacf8820]

Not me

[@eliasfarias842]

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[@magnificentmajunior]

Everyone knows when Arlo uploads, the sun shines exactly 0.078% brighter.

[@nojjon2985]

How much does that make the temperature rise?

[@magnificentmajunior]

Enough to melt my McShake, that's how much. Arlo's gone too far this time. unsubscribed.

[@KashKey-]

So *thaaaaaaaat's* what Global Warming is.

[@summitsummit3634]

The Magnificent Majunior #stoparlouploading2018

[@100billionsubscriberswithn4]

ARLO, YOU HAVE TO STOP. IT'S 103 DEGREES OUT. PLEASE STOP, FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND.

[@thelegocraftgamers5426]

I had this game for the Wii U, and except for the minor blemishes, I think that this version really improved on the original.

[@soullinks]

The LegoCraft Gamers didn’t buy the dlc so I have so much new stuff to do

[@grammajam3682]

Should I get the game on my Switch in 2020? I really love The Legend of Zelda and I want to try something new.

[@loganedom3160]

Meme Man soooooooo much more content. Def worth it

[@thelegocraftgamers5426]

Meme Man yea it’s def worth it sry for the late reply lol haha

[@TheOmegazerox]

I'v herd some coments that de is harder then hw wiiu. I found de much easyer with the fairy system even though I never used the so called fairy nuke. I think it depends on your definition of hard. De has more to unlock and I personally think it can just take longer. On the wiiu my charecters wer around lv 100 before they wer ready to tacle adventure maps and even at max levell they wer strugleing on the harder maps. I oneley got Link and Ganondorf to max on de cause I used them moste. My uther charecters rang from 80s to 130 or so and I still got everry weapon and beat every Ganon on the adventure maps.

[@infernaltim]

Having never played this or any Dynasty Warrior style games, I can honestly say this is my favorite game on the Switch at the moment. I've sunk about 40 hours into it since release and still going through the Adventure mode maps collecting stuff. I guess I'm a fan of this style of gameplay and never had any idea.

[@everythingvanish7286]

infernaltim1 I used to be like you mate. But then I got bored and never want to go back to Warriors formula. It's just a fan service games.

[@infernaltim]

Everything Danish I could see how that style of gameplay could get old after a while. It still feels fresh to me, so I'm riding it out as long as I can. But as I say that I have the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection on pause so I kinda feel like I don't tire of things that easily. :-P

[@patyos2]

Samurai Warriors 2 and 3 was the shit man.

[@eon6274]

Same for me, but with Fire Emblem Warriors

[@JJAB91]

If you're thinking of getting into the DW series stay away from DW9. Its shit.

[@Flyxien]

How could you turn the music off?! IT'S SO GOOD!!! I realise its not traditional Zelda music but it really fits the gameplay and I personally really like it.👍

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

Just listen to the Eldin caves theme, eclipse of the moon, the final boss theme, that theme that plays in the very first skyward sword map, the water temple/lake hylia theme, etc. What song isn't amazing?

[@Flyxien]

HeavyDonkeyKong I know right! Every song in the game is really good!

[@TheZeroNeonix]

It probably just goes with the point he made about the game being repetitive. Even a good song can get annoying after you've heard it on repeat over and over.

[@jhonny3sicks]

true

[@Spezifischable]

Its sooo great isnt it? Mashing well known zelda melodies with that cheesy warriors guitars....hmmmm. I personally love the music in this game.

[@ontos8534]

Links look in Hyrule Warriors has got to be one of if not my absolute favourite design for his out fit I don’t know why but I just really love they scarf

[@amateurishauthor2202]

A number of features you're listing in this review weren't in the original, I think it should be pointed out. Commanding the other 'heroes' and swapping characters aren't in the Wii U version for starters.

[@nojjon2985]

Ooooooh ok had me scared that I was making it more difficult for myself back then lol

[@amateurishauthor2202]

Believe me, I wish those features were in the Wii-U version, I looked for them (long before I've heard of Arlo) but nope. Gotta make sure that information is correct

[@chaoticcranium]

Amateurish Author Ahhh, ok, I thought I had somehow clocked 300+ hours into the Wii U version not knowing an essential mechanic. Wonder if these changes were inspired by Fire Emblem Warriors...

[@JGuy97]

+chaoticcranium It was added into the 3DS version of Hyrule Warriors before Fire Emblem Warriors released.

[@FireSonicYT]

Chaoticcranium nope, character switching was in the 3ds version. the only new things that this game really adds from the 3ds version is buying item cards and of course BotW costumes for link and zelda, and also carries over the challenge mode from the wii u version.

[@yesfredfredburger8008]

I think this game is perfect for putting down and coming back to every so often. No big story to commit to, and you always feel like you'll be able to unlock SOMETHING if you spend an hour in game

[@MatTheGameGuy]

why is cdi link not in this game.

[@purplechip8020]

The 8-Bit pineapple idk but pantless link is an alternate costume and i love it

[@pixelmarshmello7902]

He is. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGG3eK2Fe9yrntU

[@oonadoodles]

CDI and "excuuuuuse me princess" have gotta be a DLC

[@callinater6133]

He’s busy trying to find out what ganons up to

[@Narutard713]

I dont know why i want this so fucking much

[@DansTubeTV]

Fantastic review, I love how detailed your videos are Arlo!

[@JEDonnert]

I appreciate this review and your take on the game. I'm one of those people you mentioned where this game was made for me and I can spend hours upon hours at it. I love the warrior games, and this game I've wasted a good couple hundred hours on already with the Wii U. Now I will have no limitations on my switch! The universe is mine!!! Oh sorry got a bit carried away... 😅

[@sanctusletum8522]

Interesting, I haven't experienced any of these graphical glitches. Anyone else experience this? Edit: of course, 15 hours of no glitches and almost as soon as I put this comment up it cropped up in my game too.

[@CathDad4]

I've played for 30ish hours? I've never seen any of those so far **Knock on wood**

[@daytimegaming3122]

It usually happens when you play for a few hours straight. Restarting the game clears it up immediately.

[@RonocHK]

I've played the first 3 missions dare I say it hasn't happened to me yet

[@hen0tic02]

i have 80 hours, never seen it. still have not seen it, and i was playing for 8 hours straight. i haven't seen anything but my switch fan is going crazy

[@nacitalatincirli793]

İ Played it for 200 hours and the game looked just fine

[@CrimsonNick171]

I like it just for the fact that Link has an army with him, instead of just having Link be the only one to save Hyrule.

[@iammaxhailme]

What Arlo said about this game: (paraphrasing) "One day, I'll feel like it got too grindy and repetitive, and I'll feel like it's a job and just say, I'm not playing this game anymore. But I don't know when I'll get to that point" I've felt that way about Guitar Hero and Rock Band for, what, 13 years now? Still play almost every weekend.

[@benstolen69]

fucking sick bro

[@andrewulrich5570]

Whaaaaat the music was one of my favorite parts of this game!

[@rossjones8656]

good to see I'm not the only one but the music can be an acquire taste that both me and you have

[@jacobs.9661]

As cool as this video is, next week comes the long awaited E3 prediction vids, and I can't wait for that!

[@Sackboy612]

I didn't expect to love this but I did, played nonstop up until adventure mode, now I'm just going to chip away at it occasionally. The story was actually quite nice, at least in terms of context

[@heavydonkeykong5190]

I liked the story a lot, but some things weren't fleshed out enough. It didn't live up to its full potential. Honestly, something about this game is just... So addicting. I just don't want to stop fighting some of the enemy commanders, especially Volga and Ganondorf. There is some frustrating stuff, but overall, a lot of fun imo.

[@Sackboy612]

HeavyDonkeyKong Yeah that's what my brother said to me, we don't know what it is that makes it so addictive

[@Sackboy612]

EA You've nailed it there, there's so much to work towards to and you're forced to improve/learn time management if you want to unlock everything. Some of the challenges are ridiculously hard as well such as the survival challenges haha, I can't do half of them

[@The_Mossy_One]

I feel exactly the same way I do that all of the time

[@Narutard713]

Honestly I felt the same. I beat this on 3ds and got this to reexpierence in (somewhat) HD. But I want more story with VA and everything. Adventure is cool and all but I want this to be a real story based game but with same gameplay.

[@RasheemH]

I love you and your witty titles.

[@MaleekGames]

"Let's make our own ganondorf and make his as cool as we possibly can" gets 69 kills

[@nacho2000]

Just by watching the intro I can confidently say that Arlo is the most wholesome KZbinr ever Arlo, you are just great

[@SliderGamer55]

I put 200+ hours into the original game, without downloading the DLC maps. This game's absolutely insane, and secretly brilliant.

[@astrotrain3332]

You know what terrifies me about this? I could spend 100's of hours playing this and unlocking stuff... and 3 years from now, maybe I'm too busy and don't feel like paying for Nintendo's online service (which will be $40 a year by then), so I stop... then I drop my Switch.... and my Zelda data is gone. And no way to get it back. I just can't understand Nintendo. I pre-ordered the Smash Bros. collector's edition Switch, but I'm still on the fence due to not being able to back up my saves without paying money for the rest of my life.

[@Wernershnitzl]

*Sees Ganondorf combo ends with 69 kills* Me: Nice

[@Jma952]

Hi Mr. Arlo, I really enjoy your content and it has sparked a drive to deeply think about video games.

[@kayden2119]

Love this game so much! Started playing literally the minute it came out and now I have 25 hours on it!

[@infernaltim]

Kayden 21 I'm pushing 40 hours since release and seriously can't get enough. I had no idea I even liked this style of game.

[@Oboewan]

The reason I bought this for the third time is that lovely English Horn solo in the story scenes...... Damn my love for Oboe Family instruments.

[@caseyday9945]

I'm at 55 hours so far, and I am determined on fully completing this game, even if it drives me to Absolute Madness!

[@kendrajade6688]

How's this going?

[@rayflyers]

Arlo, you really come up with the best video titles. This one is right up there with "Banjo-Reviewie." It's so true!

[@donnylurch4207]

Oh, dude. I didn't know they gave Tetra a pistol. I hope Nintendo isn't against having old-timey firearms in 1st party Zelda games, because I like how that looks.

[@Stephen-Fox]

I want a Windwaker prequel where I can do pirate goodness as Tetra, gosh darn it. If she's armed with the pistol as in here, all the better.

[@Somerandomnobodyonyoutube]

I dont see why she wouldnt have one, i mean yeah guns arnt exactly in zelda, but a flintlock pistol seems like it fits in with the pirate theme, after all like has the mastercycle

[@flygonical3931]

oh my god that sounds great

[@rolandodr98]

I swear, that is the official Arlo Direct intro at this point

[@Kibogu]

I laughed when he skipped the first cutscene.

[@TheLucanorian]

The really cool thing about this version for people like me who'd already played the heck out of the 3DS version, is that the story is largely optional this time. Everything you unlock from the story mode besides the tools is already available so you can almost immediately jump into Adventure Mode

[@NeoBlueCD]

I've been really enjoying my time with Hyrule Warriors so far, and I've somehow managed to avoid any of those wacky shading and animation issues. I'm not sure if it's just luck, but I'm glad i've avoided it because the footage of those issues seem atrocious.

[@Abstractpeace]

Arlo, you're one of the most concise and honest reviewers I've found on youtube and your content is excellently edited alongside great video commentary. Glad I found your channel and stay true. Thank you for your work. -Nintendo Fanboy

[@TheArloFanCommunity]

Arlopalooza 2018 huh? Hmm...

[@OhsoWoobie]

I found you less than a week ago, and have just been watching all your videos haha I love your script-writing.

[@ChiruKobra]

[Skip cutscene?] YES, PLEASE!

[@corgarian745]

I'm sick today, and my cuddly, fuzzy friend Arlo knew and uploaded for me to pass this 'sick' day away with a sweet note owo

[@glaita]

I loved this game on the wii u, it's simple and fun to play, i completed the main story on all difficulties and then went to adventure mode, there i just got tired and one day didn't play it anymore, but i guess i had more than 100 hours played there. If you didn't play it on wii u, give it try, most of arlo video are complains that are particular for him, i loved the ost of this game (i sometimes play it for my self while working..), never had a big deal with the map, or got bothered by the non complex story or cinematics. So you may like it :)

[@brendanblair64]

I'm getting this tomorrow! I'm so excited!

[@comradecat1922]

BrendanBlair64 have fun my dude👍

[@brendanblair64]

Switcheroo Thanks!

[@SamWeltzin]

I remember when Nintendo rejected StarFox Warriors because they had "concerns" about the future of the franchise. Haaaaa, good times. But yeah. I put a couple hundred hours into Hyrule Warriors and then reached that exact point: "You know, I think I'm done playing this now." Almost 100%'d the WiiU version and its DLC, even.

[@YoshyRyuDCC]

By far, the best video title I've seen EVER. Bravo! Also, great video as always!

[@SuperGoomba554]

I think you had a glitched cartridge? I never experienced any of those big graphical glitches...

[@lpnp9477]

Happened in my digital version. it's rare but it happens.

[@devenjordan9667]

It happens if you leave the game on for too long. You have to close the game out entirely in order to clear it out.

[@ro_the_lion]

These graphical glitches never happened to me once on WiiU. I'm honestly a little shocked that the Switch messes up this badly when their whole promo is the graphical improvements from WiiU.

[@Joeynator3000]

Also, weird...I never ran into visual glitches. I did keep running into this bug where my character is attacked and knocked back into a wall, then I CANNOT MOVE at all until I take a big attack again.

[@marcellocalbesi]

Today is the 3rd birthday of Splatoon

[@comradecat1922]

Mr. Charmander i am proud of it.😄

[@johnsullivan186]

Mr. Charmander Awful game

[@tarynwinterholler3099]

@@johnsullivan186 i would like the game if there was offline multiplayer

[@Tman-gt7fk]

ink animates no sorry your wrong good bye

[@mikestrong3512]

Hey! I appreciate your reviews Arlo. Looking forward to more.

[@daandedodo3045]

They couldve easly made it so you could buy rupees with real money. But theu did not, i love you nintendo

[@daandedodo3045]

Koops Akimoto nintendo would never, but if this game was made by ea this would certainly be a thing

[@Narutard713]

If it was made by many others yes, and I'm so glad they didn't cause Hack n Slash should be a little grindy. Which this totally is the perfect bit. It's like an RPG old school beat em up in a way

[@milboxr9772]

They could've made it so online stayed free but they didn't...

[@AnUncreativeGuy]

Daan de dodo If it was EA, we would’ve had to rebuy the dlc

[@thepoorliltaxi2176]

Maybe it’s just me playing all three version since 2014, but I’ve always understood where everything is and what they are on the map.

[@FirionLeFleur]

Honestly, every few weeks I think, "I should play Hyrule Warriors again." Then I play three rounds and say , "Ok, I'm done for now." And put it down for another few weeks .

[@Mystic-Aidan]

#NOTIFICATIONSQUAD Edit: great video! I’m thinking about buying the game (despite just getting the 3DS version) and now I can take your opinions into consideration. Thanks! Keep up the great work :)

[@ee-ly4jb]

I had the original hyrule warriors

[@loganvantrease5023]

If you liked the original, then you should really try the definitive edition. The game has dozens and dozens of hours of content in it and it has certain game mechanics that weren't in the wii u version, such as the ability to switch characters midbattle, the my fairy system, etc. It completely outclasses the wii u version in every way. If you have a switch and liked the wii u version, you should get the definitive edition.

[@sawyerthe4561]

Arlo: 11:53 Arlo: Shows Link beating up Fi Me: Okay

[@D3D3D]

Please upload your predictions for the E3!!!

[@TMS-Oddbot]

I love the beginning where you make a point to show how much the cutscenes just DRAG.

[@Polaricey123]

Aw man, I remember when this game was released on the Wii U and I played it over at a friends house. I would later waste so...SO much time playing this. Once it came out on the 3DS, I wasted some time on it then as well, though not nearly as much. It's been a while, and I see it's on the Switch. ... Mayhaps I'll have more time to waste soon~

[@jacqueline6475]

Loved this review! Thanks Arlo! You are litteraly the best, and always make me smile, cant wait for more!

[@MrPomegranX]

If we don’t get this Ganondorf skin for Smash I will die.

[@jonathanwilliams1271]

There's mods for it in Smash 4 ^^ ridiculously amazing looking

[@bullterriergaming6424]

Rip

[@ro_the_lion]

Woah... WOAH that visual glitching. That never happened to me on the WiiU, even once. The worse that happened was getting trapped in The Imprisoned's model frame when he slithered over me, which was a nightmare experience, I can tell you.

[@anaspatel9822]

Arlo are you part of the Nintendo Partner program or have they finally got rid of the pointless thing?

[@waverazor]

Anas Patel doing things correctly? Doesn't sound like pretendo

[@anaspatel9822]

Waat?

[@albinoDlN0]

4:32 “Hit em with the Bow-meringue.”

[@tudororor]

Yes, I AM trying to see if I like hack and slash games

[@wolfpackgaming2492]

I haven’t watched one of your videos in a while ! It’s always enjoyable content :)

[@xXxZlvyerxXx]

I needa hyrule warriors tunic for link in breath of the wild two. Like this is you do too

[@LucasTigy2]

i found that going to the other maps fixes the grind issue, so far, i have not hit a "grind wall" by heading to the great sea map, and experimenting with the harder maps aswell

[@simaopereira9416]

Who else is seeing this video again just to make sure that Hyrule Warriors is a fun game and to buy the Age of Calamity?

[@trashpanda8297]

me. kinda looks boring.

[@KuMo]

Me hahahaha

[@Cinnuhminn]

I played Hyrule Warriors on the WiiU and can safely say I loved it. Sure you might argue it can get repetitive but due to side missions, the added switching between characters and their different weapons, you can pretty much play a stage in many different ways. Plus, more lore to BotW? Why not!

[@FirebladeXXL]

you can look up the objectives in adventure mode in the menu. its somewhat hidden, but its there within the game.

[@Lessembarrassingman]

Nobody is reviewing this as a definitive edition. Everyone is reviewing it like it’s the first time we have seen this game! I have known about the playable characters and skill tree and levels and what not for years! What I WANT to know about this game is whether is an noticeable improvement over the original or not.

[@ro_the_lion]

Yeah, same. But it seems like I'm learning about a lot of that from scrolling through the comments.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

It's kinda easy to know, though. Have you played the 3DS version? This version is exactly that with a couple extra bells and whistles and a performance boost.

[@Lessembarrassingman]

UltimaKeyMaster I have played every version of the game. I just feel like this review and most others spend a lot of time talking about things we have known about for years instead of talking about why we would buy THIS version instead of the base version on wii u

[@shawnenjump]

For me Hyrule Warriors was the first Dynasty Warriors type game that I've played, and I love it, I could always come back to this game on the WiiU when I was bored because it had so much content, so I bought it for the switch because I never did finish it on the WiiU, and I hope to complete it now, especially because I can take it wherever I go

[@PikminandOatchi]

Why on earth would you turn the music off?.

[@ro_the_lion]

IKR? The metal remixes are one of the things that really blew me away with this game. The Skyloft theme remastered is just 1000% more awesome. And the original music for the desert confrontations are really masterstrokes. I had to burn the soundtrack for my car, it's excellent driving music.

[@DogratDavis]

Seriously lol. It's one of my favorite things about this game.

[@scarletdreams4228]

Lol he turned the music off xD

[@scarletdreams4228]

Pete HrapStick none at all, zero taste

[@cadjr2003]

Ro the Lion The Skyloft Theme is the song I play continuously in the settings. It’s one of if not my favorite song in the game.

[@appetjoek123]

heh at 3:51 you can see a visual glitch with the crystal at the corner of the keep. The visual glitches often start appearing if the game has been running for a longer time (including sleep mode) and indicate a possible crash is near. It's best to restart the game every few hours to avoid the issue

[@Danbo22987]

I never played the DLC for Wii U or got Legends, so this was almost like a sequel with the additional content

[@cyruscolter6882]

I appreciate this review, very helpful. Thank you

[@facilityhues]

Hey guess what, the newest game is canon

[@jumpyman9754]

Not really

[@michaelplaysbass8311]

This is my second favorite game in the Zelda series! I'm so happy that you covered this game! This was the game that introduced linkle!

[@leviathan_4967]

My only problem is that I think it’s not worth the 60 dollar price tag.

[@IanJulian02]

Levi Stuart if anything it’s worth that price now more than when it first released.

[@leviathan_4967]

Julian Es El Mejor but they just ported it to the switch and made the dlc free. If you never had it on Wii U then it’s worth .

[@IanJulian02]

Levi Stuart okay see specify what you mean cause in that case yes it is not worth full price if you already owned it

[@leviathan_4967]

Midna78 I guess yea.

[@NejisBreakingVlogs]

It's a complete game this time

[@AmnieKa]

I am extremely late but the things you have to keep in mind to get A rank on adventure mode are Time - less than 15 minutes Damage - less than 5k or 10k (if the character has high lvl) KO’s - 1200 to get A rank, if there’s a skulltula on the map I believe it depends but it’s usually about 1500

[@PhongNguyen-nz9kz]

You can literally run around and win the game. Press attack the whole time.

[@TMS-Oddbot]

Oh my gosh. I love those rating Arlos. Funny way to turn ratings into more than just numbers.

[@HCN-002OldChannel]

"pre-rendered cg cutscenes" at least it isn't the cd-i games

[@MrVacca]

I like the new intro where you change your classic “thanks Nintendo” to this new one! I hope you don’t mind if I imitate your style on my reviews!

[@rahulchawla7896]

When's the BOTW review coming?

[@Sam_T2000]

what happened to the BotW review?

[@notyouravrgjoe102]

Sam T. hush

[@basic_youtube_channel9493]

I feel like one of the things that keeps me going is seeing the costumes, the new weapons and what they are, and there's even a neat little feature that you can turn on that makes the highest level weapons in the game turn into 8 bit items, so you get a couple of neat references there. That's mainly what keeps me going, unlocking new weapons, and honestly how satisfying it is to just destroy whole armies. Also I feel like this is a really good game for the switch, because in my opinion most Nintendo licensed games don't have near as much content in them as I would personally like. I played fire emblem three houses for the first time and loved it. For about 14 minutes then I have to replay all of that. I want a game I can turn on and play whenever and never feel like I'm going to run out of content soon

[@nin8769]

The music harkens to the rest of the Warriors series. It was a sheer joy for me listening to the new renditions of Zelda music and the creative ways they incorporated guitar into the score. as far as the items go, the powered up versions are the most worthwhile which is why one should purchase those upgrades early on, the power-ups drop often enough and do enough damage to justify using resources on them early on. As far as time management, you can always save during whatever mission you're on. As I had anticipated when this game was originally announced for the WiiU, I pictured it being better received from Warriors fans than Zelda fans, though plenty of my Nintendo fanboy friends have loved the game(s) as much as I. In short, I can agree with most of your review but one of the best parts (the music) I just have to disagree with. It was a breath of fresh air in the Zelda fanfare. My favorites are from Windwaker and the other 3ds Zelda games as it was more lively fun than killy fun. Don't get me started on Linkle's music changes once the main objective of her Legend missions are finished, it really adds a cinematic feel to the experience. I enjoy your content and look forward to future videos. See you in Smash 5.

[@elijah-aaronrowan4345]

I love the look of getting to control other heroes on the map, and warping etc. This wasn't in the WiiU version. However neither were the glitches, hopefully these will be patched soon. Think I will pick this up after all, there's enough changes and improvements to justify it :) ALSO I MISS SMASHING ALL THE THINGS

[@rootbourne4454]

Yo Arlo! What do you think of Pokemon lets go pikachu and eevee?

[@DivinePudding133]

Ultra Palpitoad 3 Did you really just mispell Eevee's name wrong?

[@mangoshernandez128]

Ultra Palpitoad 3 Eevee not eevie

[@rootbourne4454]

Pudding The Toadette, whoops, fixed it. I guess I've been watching too much CandyEvie lol

[@noahnederlands7642]

We don't know anything about it yet, useless to make a video about it now

[@rootbourne4454]

Noah Blunt except every pokemon KZbinr I'm subscribed too is going nuts about it lol

[@elambyrd3158]

I seriously just got a notification for this video right now.

[@jacqueline6475]

If I made an arlo direct animation how could I share it with you? 😊

[@seamooseplays5051]

It's insane how much Arlo is growing! He only has 190 videos, and 250K subscribers! I swear, in 2019 you'll have 1M! I hope you do at least! I'm sure you will.

[@LinkingYellow]

I didn't like how the enemies always just stand there. Would have felt more epic if the minions fought with each other, actively take bases, or try to attack you more than once a minute.

[@ro_the_lion]

Our mooks and their mooks are equally ridiculous with their 'combat' attempts. Pause........poke. Pause......... Having said that, they do actively take keeps with their raid captains, which are usually the same low-level breed as the mooks come from.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

I'm pretty sure every console ever would catch on fire if they tried to do that. Granted, I've seen other earlier Warriors games and mooks can actually damage you pretty well if you're careless. But I guess quintupling the enemy size made that increasingly harder to do.

[@louiswindsor7334]

Am I the only thinks a missed opportunity was to have the links from ocarina of time twilight princess and skyward sword be involved in tbe story

[@Sao0011]

So..... KZbin recommended me this video After Nintendo..... REVEAL THEIR NEWEST Hyrule warriors GAME

[@josephrobinette8609]

It looks really pretty and itll be cool to see what happened prior to BOTW but I hope its got adventure maps and more than like 8 characters

[@alexwilliams3078]

Here's some help for A ranks to come easier: --Aim for 1600 KOs in stages, though I found some missions lax that a little. --Never spend more than 15 minutes per mission. Going over will lose the A rank. --You can take up to 150% damage per stage. That number will also be displayed when you pause the game, which eliminates the guesswork. Also, I think we have different definitions of "grind". I find myself "grinding" when I have to play missions/stages over and over in order to overcome a specific difficulty wall or challenge. That said, there's surprisingly little of that here. I find myself consistently moving from mission to mission without having to replay it just to progress. (Maybe to earn rewards, but not to simply clear things). Using spare rupees to level out my weaker characters also cuts down on grinding time. The game is surprisingly balanced in that regard. Glad you're enjoying the game though. I agree, its flawed, but it's a grand freaking time. I'll be going 100% on this one (god help me...)

[@OpXarxa]

Seeing your opinions on warriors games, I'd like to reccomend you to try Fate/Extella, wich is a quirky spin on how musou works, much faster-paced... ...but I wouldn't really reccomend that game to anyone that's not at all familiar with Fate/ cause keeping up with the story is an exercise in fustration otherwise. It's good if you recognize the technical terms, but for new players, having to look up the stream of new words in the encyclopedia everytime would be just annoying.

[@UltimaKeyMaster]

I watched a friend play Fate without really knowing anything and a couple days later (knowing how much we loved FEW) he said "YOU HAVE TO BUY THIS." So clearly I don't think the unfamiliar story deterred him.

[@seacliff217]

The issue is that it's a sequel to a spinoff that is an alternate dimension to the main series, so in terms of context, there is a lot to not get for a newcomer. However, playing the game myself, the story is decently standalone, and you can appreciate the characters enough if you are familiar with their real-world history or mythology.

[@OpXarxa]

huh. I guess I can't judge too well myself as I've pretty much played the whole series, so wouldn't really know what it'd be like for an unfamiliar player, but I imagined the way the plot just assumes you already know what the se.ra.ph is, or general fate terminology like what's a servant or a command seal, would get in the way of trying to follow it. Then again, there actually were people that started watching DBZ without the prequel, so I guess it's not impossible...