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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This video was edited by the lovely Kane!
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Additional gameplay credits:
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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

[@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!!!

[@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

[@kklondikke9019]

When you were talking about spoilers, I was like “that’s so silly, I love knowing everything about a game even before going in!” And then remembered the pure delight I had simply discovering there were moose in botw for the first time …

[@ItsTheLegendOfZelda]

@Ana Amaro For a second I thought you were a bot

[@jpowel]

the first time I saw one of those wooly rhinos I was absolutely amazed for some reason, even though they're just animals they're so freaking neat

[@v4n1ty92]

Didn't find my first bear in botw until a solid 150 hours in, and then I found out you can ride them like horses after seeing bokoblins do it. That was a truly special moment.

[@c.d.dailey8013]

Well there you go. BOTW is full of neat little things like that. Also the animals in the mountain zone have top quality meat. So if you see a moose, shoot it. Be careful to pick up the meat right away before it freezes.

[@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.

[@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!

[@Holy-Rowlo88]

@@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?

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@mikeyh0]

As a player who knew only the original Link game back in the 80's and now this one, I must say I have no criticism whatsoever of any part of this masterpiece. I never played a single other game like Skyward Sword, etc. I couldn't believe the changes. I am not a gamer at all and this is just pure joy. I played yesterday for 2 hours and discovered 3 new Koroks. Oh, I beat the game and have the DLC and am on Master Mode and all that. I'm also 71. I remember Pong for crying out loud! Cutting edge in its day. You kids just don't get it. I love saying that. And I can't wait for the next Breath of the Wild.

[@Breached18]

BoTW returns zelda to its roots of exploration

[@mikeyh0]

@@Breached18 And even as a man in his 70's I loved the exploration part. Having finished the game and defeated Ganon and that after Ganon thing I felt like a great journey had been completed and I was victorious. And the graphics blew me away. Well, the whole experience was immersive and fulfilling. Part two? Better hurry - my reflexes are fading. lol.

[@Breached18]

@@mikeyh0 its coming in the spring of 2023, I'd recommend playing the previous zelda games, especially Ocarina of time, Link to the past, and Majoras Mask, or just watch Zelda Lore videos.

[@lindboknifeandtool]

Have you tried the elder scrolls series? Skyrim is where I started, and it’s a fun little world to run around in. Fallout is another great open world franchise, and fallout new Vegas and fallout 4 feel like real places.

[@mikeyh0]

@@lindboknifeandtool I did look a bit at Skyrim. Very appealing. Red Dead Redemption looked cool, too. But I'm thinking my playing days are nearing their end. The new BoTW for sure.

[@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

[@SteveNathn]

This is longer than Avengers: Endgame. Respect.

[@kastov74u]

Copied

[@SteveNathn]

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

[@andrewmesser1955]

And more engaging too

[@alexrawls3074]

me me ihuagggggggggg yo oggiggggoIf ft sa fa FDA s Gaza’s Huff tuttturyrydyryydysysysdyyddyuuuuu

[@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.

[@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!!!"

[@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

[@dakkefernet8585]

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

[@user-qd8cs7nv7p]

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

[@tovawr]

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

[@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 🌈

[@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?

[@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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@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:

[@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

[@varunnarang7591]

Pathetic im in the middle of making a 3 century reveiw

[@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

[@The_Story_Of_Us]

I think there's more character development than Arlo gives the game credit for. Zelda's arc in this game is the best one ever put in a Zelda game, period. Those cutscenes carry some incredibly emotional moments because of that. I mean take Link for example: A passive bit of storytelling actually tells us that Zelda was able to get through his silent exterior and he tells her he doesn't want to talk because of the weight of his immense responsibility, preferring to just silently bear the burden inside. Not only does this detail about the character and his relationship with Zelda allow her to speak candidly with him on an intimately personal level in the memories, not only is it layered because she initially resents him for his silence as she interprets it as him judging her for her failure to awaken her powers despite seeming a natural at his own duties, but it also blends perfectly into the Link you get to play as, because while he awakens and is just silently confused, you don't go 5 minutes before you get to choose Link's dialogue to an extent no Zelda game has ever allowed you to, and he's a real people person (unless you make him act like a dick for some reason) who seems very easygoing and cheerful (his conversations with Hudson in the Tarrey Town Sidequest make you pick a response to almost his every sentence, creating a conversation so two-way by Link's conventional standards that it's almost comical). That feeds back into his characterization in the way that he wouldn't normally be silent, he's silent only because it's his way of coping with extreme pressure, and him dealing with that allows Zelda to relate to him and therefore feel comfortable talking to him about things that bother her, which deepens their relationship to the point where she grows to love him, which finally awakens her powers when she desperately tries to shield him from a Guardian about to kill him. Just this one character detail about Link spins into this web of character development that's integral to the story and the plot. And there's a lot more to go around as well. Like the way each champion helps inform or mirror some aspects of Zelda and Link's relationship and characterization. Like how in the japanese version, the entire quest log is written in first person as Link's personal diary of events, letting you in on his inner thoughts and reactions to everything around him (sadly lost in the english translation). And not to mention the community's favourite fish lady Mipha and her tragic unrequited love for our main man in blue, lost because she was too anxious to tell him how she felt and propose to him before being killed by Ganon. But again, there's so much more, and a lot of it isn't just watching cutscenes, it's connecting the dots between those cutscenes and other forms of passive storytelling, linking all the threads together into a comprehensive web of backstory for this world and its main characters in a way that's far more cohesive than most Zelda games. And yes, the english voice dub is horrible and I don't care, because the original language is japanese, the art style and execution is distinctly anime, so I play with the japanese voices on and it's far more enjoyable. Dubs are for children. Subs are for people who can read. And as for that comment about the ending where Arlo complains about there not being any more plot... after the plot concluded with the thing that was set up as the main objective like 100 hours ago from the very beginning... 'I was upset that there wasn't any more plot... After the plot ended.' I can't even argue with that, like that's just... 'This cake sucked because there was no more cake after I ate it' XD

[@caseycbenn]

I tried sooooo hard. I was convinced that if I wore all the electrical resistant rubber wear that I would be able to land on the yellow flying dragon and ride it all the way up to that whirlwind portal at the top of the sky and be transported to some wicked cool dungeon. Never made it of course.

[@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!🙏🙏🙏

[@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

[@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!

[@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? 🌈

[@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.

[@kalebm.6015]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@jaydeh.]

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

[@Yicama]

Bruh sound effect #2

[@DarkTyyp]

*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)

[@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

[@ralphismyname4940]

2:12:56 hearing this in the middle of playing Tears of the kingdom with my super awesome fire sword makes me so happy.

[@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

[@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

[@tannerwinward5025]

I appreciate how positive you are without disregarding things that could have genuinely made the game better

[@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.

[@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.

[@andrewlietz2798]

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.......

[@andrewlietz2798]

@@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.

[@tylerbegay9325]

I loved the characters voice actors .there’s little in the way of cut scenes but it makes it more exciting to recall all the memories for context.

[@XHeartCriztalx]

me too! it's unfortunate people attack it soo vehemently like damn chill... it's a video game not an A24 film with award winning actors and actresses. i think they all did a great job, and if you don't like it, just switch to the japanese voices or another language you don't understand so it doesn't bother you. I'm glad botw2 will continue with the voice acting from what we can tell. I hope more people change their minds when it comes out.

[@Blue-Apple-fc9eo]

@@XHeartCriztalx Agreed

[@acolvill1]

Arlo predicts Sky Islands at 1:45:30 talking about how verticality makes Hyrule seem even larger. Also yes I'm back to watch this video again for the 14th time.

[@cremudgenguy2132]

Me: I dont like 10 part vids Arlo: Ok

[@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

[@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!

[@wiggleywoohoot1]

Hello Arlo, I just wanted you to know that this video got me through my labor of having my baby. I watched this and listens to this as I was trying to get through some very very painful contractions. Your calming voice and watching The Zelda content was a good distraction but also relaxing and gave me something to focus on. Thank you!

[@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.

[@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]

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[@konan8353]

This is essentially how furries work

[@trickytreyperfected1482]

@@aidanrettich6552 Dude what the heck?!

[@goo724]

Watching this after TOTK came out made me realize how much Arlo was right about

[@gloomxd2204]

after spending a few days watching this on and off, and having finished the game a few years ago (2017), I can honestly say I miss this title. I wish I could play this game over and over again, forgetting what has even happened in it. Not only was the game a magical journey, but this video too. It was a reminder of how youthful I felt when booting up this game on my birthday. How excited I got when finding new bosses like lynels or stone taluses. Thank you so much for this re-experience of this beautiful game. I might go ahead and start a whole new playthrough, including DLC this time!

[@GamingCornerYT580]

i agree with this soooooo much

[@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

[@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"

[@YellowBaffin]

I'm watching this days before TotK release, and the "There is no crafting on BotW" part made me smile :D Its like Nintendo heard you when you talked about crafting and decided to make this a thing in the sequel! Nice review, keep up the good work, and i'm looking for your big fat review of Tears of te Kingdom !

[@salomonolvera2143]

1:27:08 I felt the same way when I first found the Lynel while in the Van Ruta quest at the top of the mountain. I tried about 50 times to beat it and failed every single time. Later in the game, having around 15 hearts and the master sword, I returned and beat it much quicker. I felt so proud of that.

[@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

[@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.

[@UnusedGamertag]

Honestly I’m so excited for a big fat review of totk

[@UnusedGamertag]

Long form arlo content is a itch I fiend to scratch

[@AriShinato]

I still come back to this review every once in a while. Thanks Arlo, you’ve kept me company for a lot of night shifts

[@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.

[@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.

[@zaidlacksalastname4905]

For my style of exploration (which I used for my first run, 120 shrines) horses were great to have. I'd get to stables, venture out, and when I find something cool I'd just do it and keep going. Never limited me, I loved having horses around.

[@andresporras5361]

Arlo, your videos are full of comfort and whimsy. You share your opinions yes, but not as a way to take down the game or the creators, but rather as a way to highlight improvements. What’s even more amazing is you offer solutions to the sections of the game that you think need some re thinking. Please, continue to do this amazing work, this review especially was wonderful, it’s a great comfort watch and I appreciate the time and effort it must have taken for you to put together. Keep it up! Your work is making a difference!

[@steefthegamer3287]

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

[@steefthegamer3287]

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

[@steefthegamer3287]

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

[@arabellaallen5613]

@@steefthegamer3287 haha lol

[@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.

[@Menacetosociety05]

I had watched one of ZackScott’s videos on this game where he made it to the base of the mountain that you have to scale to get to Zora’s domain. About a year later when I got the game, I was eager to get to that exact place. And once I saw the blue lights on the bridge, I felt so much happiness and excitement.

[@thomaslheureux3846]

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

[@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?

[@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!

[@Mr.Smiley_J]

One thing that made me so excited in this game was one time, while questing about in the mountains, I thought I heard some music. Faintly, I heard it again. I remembered that this game doesn't have too much ambient music whilst walking in those mountains, what could that music be? I kept climbing and searching and battling around, the music getting louder as I got closer, or quieter as I went the wrong way. Until finally, I found a bird man playing an accordion, Kaz. So much fun!

[@Uploader55]

I keep coming back to this video, I can't help it

[@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.

[@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."

[@lewisclark1122]

You play this game for 200 hours, you think you've seen it all, and then it's 'OMG - Link can ride around on a grizzly bear?!'

[@ItzContrast]

coming back to this video after watching it countless times critiquing my favorite game of all time now that the sequel out gives me a whole different perspective. Tears of the kingdom took the ideas laid out and amplified it by 10. I hope we get one of these for tears because there's so much to unpack with that game it's unreal. Tears my take the cake for my favorite after this but as Arlo said "this game will always be my first". The first game I've ever been so consumed by the world around me, it's a joy to see it expanded upon nearly 6 years later

[@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

[@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

[@stickonfish4086]

Coming back after the totk gameplay, and I am glad to say that Arlo, your crafting dreams came true

[@mariaveenema4337]

I discovered parry accidentally on the plateau. I tried to do a flurry rush but I pressed A rather than Y. As such, when I got to the shrine with the guardian. I (after several deaths) parried its laser. It felt soooooo satisfying. Lynel's though, they scare me still :3

[@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

[@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

[@RastafarianUploader]

Anyone else realize that most of the DLC for this game literally covers every small detail that arlo talks about? Like the “distance to call your horse” or the “upgraded Divine Beasts Powers”?

[@KagomeYasha023]

Not for climbing in rain tho lol

[@Junotrigger]

He says he didn't want to talk about the dlc in the video

[@texmechs5757]

I'll never forget my voyage to Zoras Domain. Holy fuck it was so much fun! I'll admit that everything kinda sucked after Vah Ruta. It gave me the impression that there was a team for each region and the ones who did Zoras Domain simply cared more. It also doesn't hurt that the guy who did Sidons voice is basically a legend at Nintendo. I've heard from more than one person that he's just as nice as his character. Did I mention he is a legit legend at Nintendo?

[@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.

[@MikeConleyFan]

I can't wait to bomb some dodongos

[@pandinus1377]

How about a kiss, for good luck?

[@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?

[@c.d.dailey8013]

Oh I am finally done beating Breath of the Wild. Finally. As of this comment, Tears of the Kingdom has recently come out. So I am late to beating Breath of the Wild. So I don't mean to brag. I defeated Ganon. Plus I did all the shrines and divine beasts. It is nice watching this big review and see Arlo gush all over it. Your welcome. :) 1. Exploration. Breath of the Wild is my favorite game. The greatest thing about it is the exploration. My favorite video game of all time is World of Warcraft. Breath of the Wild reminded me of that. Both games have a lot of opean world stuff. I wonder if Nintendo was checking out Blizzard's World of Warcraft. That could explain quite a bit. Breath of the Wild was where I discovered that I was an explorer kind of gamer in Bartel's taxonomy. That is special. I like to go out and explore in the game. I like to enjoy the natural scenery, fill out the map, gather items, do quests and fight enemies. It is a good time. Breath of the Wild heavily emphasizes this. The towers fill in the map. There are items found in the world. They are used for food, elixers, weapons and armor upgrades. There are shrines to boost health and stamina. There are plenty of main quests and side quests. Story is gained through memories. Inventory space is gained by koroks. There is so much that is gained from going into an area and poking around. It is truely amazing. Arlo seems to be an explorer too. So he enjoys the game too. I do appreciate that he defended weapon breakage and koroks. These two parts are so underrated. They really benefit the explorer type. Getting a good weapon is all the more rewarding. Even if it identicle to something I already have, it is still rewarding. It is nice to know that the new item can be a good replacement when the old item inevitably breaks. I get more weapons than I can use, so running out of them isn't that bad. Later in my playthrough, I liked to hunt hinox. This is good whenever I run low on good weapons. Koroks are good as a little mini puzzle to find in the wild. The extra weapon and shield slots are nice. It is great for explorers, because it gives that more of a reward for poking around. This also pokes fun at another type of player, the achiever. Yeah there are a bagillion korok seeds, but only about half of them are needed for the spaces. Finding all of them gets a reward of a golden poop. That is hilarious. Personally I get Koroks whenever I notice a puzzle. Otherwize I don't go out of my way to find them. Unfortunately I have seen disturbing KZbin videos of players torturing koroks in Tears of the Kingdom. Poor little guys :(. Aparently not all players get the joke. 2. Presentation. This game is so gorgeous. I am not going to picky about the graphics. The game shows nature in a very beautiful way. I love that stuff. I can't complain. I just love nature in general. Whether it is Hyrule or Azaroth, whenever I am in nature, I am in my happy place. I especially like forests. The character designs are pretty cool too. I prefer Link looking more mature. He can make a cute kid I guess. However the more mature version is something I find more attractive. One perk of Breath of the Wild is that it does have one of my favorite Link designs. It us good. Since I am going to spend hours and hours playing the game, it is nice to have that eye candy. Heck there are even bits of fan service. There is nothing extreme enough to warrant a T or M rating. Yet there is some stuff. There was the time Link wakes up the the resurection chamber. Then there was the Eventide Isle and Blood Moon shrine quests. At one point, Link goes to the desert area and crossdresses. Yeah, that happened. Oh la la. There are two amusng comments. Arlo isn't sure what the Gerudo town is based on. I am thinking of Saudi Arabia or at least something in the Middle East. I guess Egypt is a good enough guess. The town looks like something out of Disney's Aladdin. It is wierd for Arlo to desire cyberpunk Zelda. That seems a bit too off brand, since Zelda is a fantasy series. I even get the impression that the Sheikah stuff is magic. I can get the link to tech, as it is noticable in some parts. The Shiekah slate resembles a smartphone. It even vomes with a camera app. The survey towers resemble radio towers. Tears of the Kingdom did manage to deliver on Arlo's wish. It uses special magic or technology to build machines. So that does get into cyberpunk.

[@c.d.dailey8013]

3. Story. I think the way the story was delivered was brilliant. The amount of story one has to go through is very minimal. Link wakes up from a chamber with amnesia. He has to help Zelda and defeat Ganon. That is about it. Even with the divine beasts added, it isn't much. This is actually a good thing. Story can get in the way of gameplay. It doesn't bother me personally. However I have heard that complaint before. The Pokemon games get this criticism a lot especially Sun and Moon. Given that Zelda is from the same company as Pokemon, the developers probably got the memo and acted accordingly. I think that is the real reason why the obligatory story is so minimal. Some players want to just go out and explore Hyrule without fussing about what happened a century ago. Story and lore are a double edged sword. Some people love that stuff for being interesting. Some people hate it for being boring. It is polarizing. The game has a brilliant compromise. It makes most cutscenes of the story optional. This is done by searching for the memories. So only the people that are into the story and search for the memories, while others can easily skip them. Personally I liked the memories. I unlocked them early on in my playthrough. I thought the game ending was fine. I just beat the game, so it was fresh in my mind. Calamity Ganon was a decent challenge. I like how all six characters get together and work as a team. Link is the beating Ganon directly, like a tank. Zelda blasts with her incredible light magic. The remaining four blast Ganon with their divine beasts. That is so cool. It is all the more touching when I got to know the characters. My favorite part of the memories was Zelda herself. Zelda and Peach go together in my mind. Both are Nintendo princesses. Both suffered from the misogynistic trope of damsel in distress. I am so happy for them to be upgraded to a modern feminist time while still being iconic characters in Nintendo. I am pleasantly surprised by both. In Breath of the Wild Zelda works hard in developing her magic powers. She also works hard in studying. I never thought of Zelda having a nerdy side, but there you go. When push comes to shove, Zelda can be an incredibly powerful character in her own right. This is in the last memory as well as the end of the game. Peach was awesome in the Super Mario Brothers movie. She took charge as an actual ruler. She also gets into the exciting platforming action, and even teaches Mario. That is awesome. Breath of the Wild has six main characters in a team. I like how that team is gender balanced. Zelda, Mipha and Urbosa are female. Link, Daruk and Revali are male. There is way more emphasis on teamwork as opposed to rescue. I think teamwork is a lot more wholesome. Arlo does criticizes the story a lot. I can see where he is coming from. It is just that I am not expecting an engaging and well written story from a video game. So the shortcomings don't bother me that bad. I do know a good compromise. Just make more collectable memories. Then there is ample room to flesh out the plot and character of the story. I think this system can be taken so much further. A player in a game can explore an old ruin. Then they unlock the lore of the place in its heyday. The player can be an archeologist. That would be cool. 4. Difficulty. Difficulty is tricky in this game. There is no leveling system. This actually benefits the exploration. A player can go anywhere they want. A big part is that there are no artificial roadblocks preventing a player from doing adventures in a different order. Another part is that enemies are equally strong in different areas. So one isn't locked out of a specific area because fighting is too hard. As an explorer I like either having no leveling at all or level scaling. Without a traditional level system, there is less limits to exploration. The closest thing Breath of the Wild has to a level system is the accumulation of shrines with spirit orbs. Even then shrines can be completed in any order. One can also get stronger by weapon and armor upgrades. It takes some getting used to, but it is fine. A general rule of thumb is that games should be easy to pick up and hard to master. Breath of the Wild excels at this rule. One the easy side one can wander the wilderness picking mushrooms and fruit. They can fight the occasional weak bokoblin. This is good for when I am a new player or I am coming back from a long hiatus. On the difficult side there is lots of challenge. The bosses in the overworld and in dungeons are very challenging to defeat. They are a good test of gear and movement. A lot of the puzzles can get difficult too. Arlo is criticizing about stuff that is too easy. I don't see it that way. I think he may have benefitted from something like a master mode or a challenge run. I have two nitpicks on difficulty progression. This is things to improve. One improvement is to remove the progression of lynals. They are already tough enough as is. There are plenty in Hyrule. So there are more than enough individual lynals for each type. I didn't start fighting lynals until late in the game. I completed all shrines and dungeons by then. I wanted to wait until I was ready. By them most lynals have already upgraded to silver. Weaker lynals are too rare to provide good practice. It seemed unfair. It is better to either not progress lynals at all or make their progression separate from the progression of other monsters. I beat a silver lynal once. After that I took down Ganon. Another improvement is to balance the Divine Beast. The Blights are not that bad, once one has good gear. The real challenge in a Divine Beasts is the puzzles. Some are absolutely harder than others. There is a definite order in Divine Beasts to go more smoothly. It takes out the point of the freedom to do them in any order. I got an order of regions. I better keep this in mind for a new playthrough. The first part is the fire. The zones are Great Plateau, Dueling Peaks, Hateno and Eldin. The Gordon dungeon is simple. The salamander just moves horizontally or vertically. The quests leading up to the dungeon are kind of tricky, but they are not that bad. The second part is air. The zones are Ridgeland, Hebra and Tabatha. The bird dungeon is a little more complicated, but still simple. It just tilts in three positions. The third part is water. The zones are Lake, Faron and Lanayru. The elephant dungeon is one of the more complicated and difficult dungeons. The elephant moves it's trunk in so many ways. The lynals quest beforehand is tricky. It is shame that the game nudges players in the Zora area, because it is not good for starters.The fourth part is earth. The zones are Akalaa, Gerudo, Wasteland, Woodland and Central. The camel dungeon is so much harder than the other three. If one gets there early, they will likely to be punished. The wasteland region is difficult to get into in the first place because it is too hot. Then there is the most difficult quest line, because it involves the stealth mission in the ninja hideout. The thunder blight boss is the most difficult of the four blight bosses, because it is too fast. The biggest difficulty comes from the camel dungeon. There is a complex system of rotating cylinders. It is tough to understand. I don't know why the Gerudo have such a crazy difficulty spike, but that is a flaw. It may be a holdover from the linear Zelda games. I remember my last shrines were in the same zone. I can't get to them when the camel stirs up a sandstorm. These shrines were hidden which makes them even harder. One shrine was about delivering ice for a thirsty Gerudo. One was about racing sand seals. The final shrine I did was the one about seven statues and putting the balls in the right sockets. That one was really difficult. I had to look up KZbin video guides for that one. I hope future open world Zelda games have more balance in dungeons.

[@c.d.dailey8013]

5. Crafting. It is pretty cool that Breath of the Wild has intricate physics and chemistry systems. They are pretty fun to play around in. My favorite Shekah slate ability is bombs. They are useful for fighting enemies and breaking up ore. I also like using bomb arrows. Traveling is also nice with climbing, gliding and teleporting. It is a shame that horses are so impractical. I love horses in general. If Link can already do funky things with his Shikah slate, than the reality ship has passed. In World of Warcraft, a player can summen any mount they have. It just uses a special window in the game interface. The player doesn't have to be near a stable or other special place. I wish horses were used in Breath of the Wild in the same way. There is a funny thing. The only time I used horses a lot, was late in the game after doing all shrines and dungeons. I was preparing for the Ganon fight. Unfortunately, I accidently fell off the horse during the final fight. So instead I ran around the giant pig and shot light arrows. It was surprisingly effective even without the horse. I didn't even get hit by Ganon's attack. That really shows how unnecessary horses are. The crafting aspect of Breath of the Wild is awesome. It fits in well with the exploration aspect. I like to go around and pick resources from the environment. If that stuff can be useful, then that is great. I definitely prefer to focus on getting good gear as opposed to practicing moves. Later on in the playthrough I really got into armor upgrades. Each set upgrade provided it's own mini quest in away. Farming rare materials is it's own challenge, and it is fun. I even got to glide with dragons. That is awesome. Link gets a special green set for completing all shrines. Upgrading it all the way takes lots of dragon parts. Overall the crafting system is good. I do agree with Arlo that elixirs are not great. Thier materials are more difficult to obtain and they don't provide extra health. Maybe elixirs should have maxed out effects in order to make up for lack of health. I don't bother with stealth, electric protection and temperature protection in food and elixirs. There are great armor sets to provide the effects. I prefer attack, defense, speed, extra health, and stamina buffs. Arlo is critical in the review. The crafting system is where this criticism is most enjoyable. I think Breath of the Wild has a good crafting system as is. However Arlo's suggestions make me so excited. World of Warcraft has a full blown crafting system. Other games can do similar things. Breath of the Wild is strictly single player. So there is no player interaction, let alone an auction house. Link can go all out and use all the crafting professions. There is already a method for getting food and elixirs. There can be more. Shooting animals can give both meat and leather. Breaking ore can give stone, metal and ore. Maybe the humanoid enemies can have cloth pieces. Metal, leather and cloth can be used to make new armor sets. Metal can also be used for making weapons. 6. The dungeons are a huge improvement. I enjoy the exploration in the overworld so much better. So I like shrines so much better than traditional dungeons. Shrines are short and sweet. They provide more variety to gameplay by having a little puzzle. I especially like the combat ones. They are straightforward and they give good practice. It is nice that sheikah slate abilities are used in both shrines and the overworld. It is also nice that the divine beasts are built on the easier shrine puzzles. People can have their ideas by what the hardest shrine. Some people, like Arlo, struggle with motion control. Some struggle with Flower light Ganon. For me the toughest is shrines hidden in the environment. Finding them at all is tough. A lot of them are based off of gimmicks, and that is difficult and no intuitive. Eventide Isle is the most notorious one. There are other ones. There is on about the blood moon. There are three in labyrinths. There are four regular dungeons. Breath of the Wild has four traditional dungeons. I find this the least fun part of the game. It is probably a compromise between the old formula and the new innovation. The divine beasts can be frustrating to solve and they can wear out their welcome. Watching the video I see that they are not as bad as they could have been. I appreciate it. Even with a similar art style, I do like how all the divine beasts have their own themes. The triforce is a big part of Zelda. It is cool and all. However my favorite number is four. I think the triforce is really lacking in an air or electric component. A great thing about the divine beasts is that they adhere to my number of four. There is even an air component with its own bird people. It is as awesome as it sounds. There is a bit of an elemental theme. Rito gets air. Gordon gets fire. Zora gets water. Gerudo gets earth. I do have a nitpick. It is strange for Gerudo to have electrical associations. I think that would have fit the Rito a lot better. I got the impression that Gerudo had earth. Thier desert has lots of exposed ground free of vegetation. There is also lots of sandstorms. How electricity goes in there, I have no idea. It is possible for the camel to be a fullblown earth dungeon without changing the game systems in place. There are magnessis puzzles moving metal balls and blocks around. There is stasis to move large stone balls. There can be cracked stones that are cleared by bombs. Shrines already have stuff like that. Just take that and make it bigger. The camel dungeon is in need of a good nerfing. So there can be a simple elevator inside. There are two or three levels. One can use the elevator to move from the belly up to the humps. I like quests, but I didn't do much of that. It was busy trying to learn how to play the game. I would like to do side quests in a new playthrough. The major side quest I did do is the Hylean Homeowner and Tarrytown quests. Those are awesome. 7. Legacy- Breath of the Wild is the second Zelda game I ever beaten. Ocarina of Time was the first. I did play Majora's Mask but never finished it. With this video I can see why. Time management is tough. I haven't played a whole lot. So when Breath of the Wild strays from the Zelda formula, I don't mind. To be honest, it is a game that can stand on its own without the rest of the series.

[@Still_Pixels]

The first time I knew about the dragons was when I was trying to find my first memory, so I asked the painter guy in Kakariko. He mentioned that dragons like to visit said spot and I. WAS SO. EXCITED. I immediately went to try and find one. (Btw the quest involving Naydra HAS to be one of my favorites.)