Breath of the Wild's Behind the Scenes Secrets

We take a look at how The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild was made, and how the game's music almost sounded completely different!
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[@DidYouKnowGamin]

Happy 4th anniversary to Breath of the Wild!

[@sunshinex2012]

And to the switch

[@thevorst6119]

Spiderman 2 is objectively better than homecoming

[@KomodoMagic]

@@thevorst6119 I see your a man of culture

[@ASTR0Banana]

I feel so old 😔

[@WilfredCthulu]

Already?

[@PkmariO64]

“Four words, fourteen letters. Say it, and I’m yours.” “The bike... the bike...”

[@RobotacularRoBob]

Folks don't realize how fun the bike is. I don't normally spend money on DLC, but when I heard of The Horscycle, I was sold. Having an everlasting map trail of your quest is great too.

[@MegawackyMax]

Looking at your user avatar, I thought the word was gonna be "Geno in Smash". But it was one letter short.

[@amh7912]

@@RobotacularRoBob I wish SO BADLY I could have it carry over to a new game.

[@chidaluokoro9104]

good thing he did

[@adamangeles9570]

imagine youre Fujibayashi, being tired after a hard day at work, get in the bed with your wife, she hugs you from the back and whispers: *THE BIKE*

[@foolishgoose453]

then you look over to her but it's Aonuma and not your wife...

[@BiggusJakeus]

Imagine going to college, learning to program, getting a job at your dream company Nintendo, working on your favorite franchise, and they buy you a god damn dirt bike

[@user-ti6us2br4x]

@@foolishgoose453 same thing

[@foodplsOld]

“The bike... the bike...”

[@brobunni]

Fujibayashi: In Five minutes, could you not be yourself. FOR FIVE MINUTES!!! *long pause* Aonuma: ..... The Bike *Fujibayashi screams and goes insane*

[@josephjones1886]

I love that I can exactly imagine how he says that

[@gamingnubs7628]

I just love the idea of a grown man coming up to another grown man and just whisper "The bike..... the bike" during development.

[@WooFooBattlefield]

Samus from Metroid: Other M: *What ho? A foe?* (Only Mexican and/or Latin American people may understand it)

[@DJIVision]

Their desks were next to each other, so Aonuma wore him down just repeatedly whispering it. “The bike... the bike...”

[@ArcRay20]

"We planned out this whole special section for Miyamoto to try out and see if he liked the game's progress, but all he did was climb trees for hours."

[@enforcerridley158]

That reminds me of the situation where Miyamoto brought his son in to playtest Super Mario 64 but all his son did was try to climb an unclimbable hill, cause Miyamoto to question his intelligence. Well, like father like son.

[@NoahDaArk]

@@enforcerridley158 Miyamoto Climbing That Tree: “*Now* I understand why my son got so attracted to that damn hill.”

[@KegOfMeat]

Sounds like Matt Groening kicking Marge from The Simpsons house to the Kwik E Mart when he was shown Hit and Run

[@Mari_Izu]

@@enforcerridley158 Climbable trees vs unclimbable hill, Miyamoto won.

[@Number9Robotic]

11:45 I love how the official artbook has a section titled "Pointless Stuff I Want The Horses To Do"

[@King_Luigi]

_"Hey. Whatcha doin'?"_

[@HyperDefective]

lmao, good eye

[@MatthewSanthos]

I cant stop imagining Fujibayashi saying "OK, I WILL PUT YOUR STUPID BIKE IN THE GAME, ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?"

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

And then Aonuma just grinning like a fool.

[@patricioart4301]

I hate the bike! I would have rather they kept the grapple

[@Red_MOON187]

@@patricioart4301 Imagine having the bike and the grapple!

[@TheEtherny]

And he cut the goddamn hookshot :(

[@naomidierckx5467]

The fact that "people want to pet dogs" was a revelation to the man...

[@etaquince5220]

I mean in a video game? That probably what was weird to him I guess.

[@weebsquit347]

Meanwhile Fire Emblem Three Houses locks that behind a paywall.

[@lxxvx]

cuz they eat doggos

[@crisnmaryfam7344]

@@lxxvx hes not Korean...

[@RestlessWandererOriginal]

Not everyone worships dogs, you know?

[@SolidNeodark]

Miyamoto must've loved climbing trees as a child.

[@emersonawesome3778]

It was helpful when trying to get away from dogs that broke free of their chains

[@DementisXYZ]

He must've related to Tiny Kong on a spiritual level.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

I think he did, if I remember an old interview correctly.

[@Poever]

What child didn’t?

[@BBWahoo]

well he IS mr platformer!!!

[@regojozsa]

I really appreciate how Fujibayashi really went out of his way to make sure all the developers had their voices heard regardless of their rank or role. His solution to it was such a good idea, and I think that really helped make this game special. Shows the signs of a good leader. And here I thought I can't love this game any more than I already do

[@quackerzdb]

The sword stabbing into the rock to rest while climbing would have been very nice. Maybe OP though.

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

Make it a side quest reward

[@41tinman41]

I would think they’d add a drawback to remove it being OP. Maybe using your sword that way decreases sharpness which means less damage. While swords rarely break, they do decrease in damage if used too much without sharpening. Another side quest sees you assisting a blacksmith and the reward is being able to assess your equipment to know if they need repair. You use materials to repair weapons and armor, as well as improve them.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

@@41tinman41 More likely that it would reduce durability, given that they have that as a core mechanic. I like the idea of weapons simply losing damage but it really doesn't incentivize looking for new weapons, since it would mean you'd have a full inventory but only ever use one or two.

[@misanthropiclusion]

high durability damage on use would be good it'd fit the game's weapon system and prevent exploiting it just to climb extremely high places too freely

[@CabJC]

@@demi-fiendoftime3825 Or make swords lose durability so you don't abuse it unless you expand the inventory with replacable swords.

[@CirnouliK]

I love how Eiji Aonuma's favorite shirt, the Wind Waker PJ shirt, is the sole reason Link has a blue tunic in BotW. "He wore it to work, promotional events, and even off the clock." Talk about dedication-

[@dogdjinn]

it really does make a lot of sense compositionally for link to be blue because the world is so green

[@DesignDoc]

I neeeeeeeed to see what BoTW 2 is gonna look like. This made me so much more excited.

[@SteamEngine-yz6yy]

WE WILL FINALLY PET DOGS!!!!

[@BBWahoo]

cue to link pooping in the woods new, digestion feature

[@Hangman1313]

I find it so enjoyable to come across people I’m subbed to in other people’s videos. Good design/bad design is such a fun series, thanks for making it. ☺️

[@nostalgialovesmypaycheque9382]

I 100% guarantee that it’ll look like Breath of the Wild 🙃

[@anneprocter]

the animal stuff is gonna be so hype

[@JustJohn43]

I love the way Nintendo broke down the barriers of seniority with that reddit style posting system. genius

[@Reldonator]

This process is known as Kaizen, and I wish my job worked that way

[@JustJohn43]

@@Reldonator what do you do my friend?

[@ElJosher]

Not nintendo, Fuyibayashi, the director.

[@Reldonator]

Well its a concept that can be applied to any project or job, but I work in a paint and body shop. I learned about Kaizen through Toyota actually. They apply it to the assembly line, if there is a problem in any part of the process, anyone can halt production to address an issue and retool stuff accordingly. It goes to their build quality

[@oldschoolman9878]

This sort of development style could greatly improve any industry, and not jus game development which each studio should consider this system of development

[@Icebolt854]

"His team built a prototype Hyrule the same size as Kyoto" Man, I'm surprised they managed to build something that big in Japan without someone wandering along and finding it.

[@Alice-un3kq]

I think you mean Kytoto

[@xaoz2362]

@@Alice-un3kq what?

[@99percent_]

@@xaoz2362 there was a typo in the video where it says "Kytoto"

[@xaoz2362]

@@99percent_ Ah

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

"For the last time, no." * Fujibayashi wakes up that night next to a motorcycle gas tank like the horse's head from The Godfather *

[@mrnoodlr0284]

The ways Miyamoto finds to selectively suspend his disbelief will never not astound me

[@alexanderlessila2891]

I'm not super familiar with any other examples, but in this instance I'd say he was absolutely right. Even if for example lightning attracting to metal objects being carried by someone may not be realistic, it's intuitive and understandable, and also makes for an interesting gameplay feature. Stabbing a rock with a sword is a bit ridiculous, and would also remove any real challenge with climbing. I'm sure there's more to it than what's explained in the video but in my personal opinion some of the best moments in BOTW were when you were so close to reaching the top of a cliff with your stamina blinking red. That sword mechanic wouldn't have just been a bit far fetched, but also it would've removed that tension you felt from a gameplay perspective. I'd imagine if I can recognize that surely Miyamoto could as well.

[@DelanoSeven]

Didn't he almost scrap the Propeller Suit in NSMB Wii because he didn't understand how it worked? Yet, the Koopa Clown Car makes perfect sense to him.

[@josechamu240]

@@alexanderlessila2891 u can cheese the climbing on most places by letting go and running then climbing again after you start slipping

[@alexanderlessila2891]

@@josechamu240 Didn't know that, kinda glad I didn't though. Limitations can add a lot to the experience.

[@Mari_Izu]

He tried to remove the Morph Ball on Metroid Prime because he thought a girl turn into a ball was dumb.

[@chompythebeast]

"In place of Revali, concept art shows a whip-wielding Kokiri champion." Alas, the grass truly is always greener on the other side

[@thiccorquit]

Revali’s Gale is awesome but I CANNOT STAND Revali. Especially in Age of Calamity.

[@p.a.4512]

@@thiccorquit I know right? even his gameplay is fucking annoying

[@tripalink]

@@thiccorquit maybe im stupid but Revali is my favorite of the 4 champions

[@jongameaddict]

Well yeah, Revali is blue-black and Kokiri are green

[@megame5573]

@@tripalink I agree. Especially with the DLC and AoC we get to see more of him. He's my favorite Champion and I love playing as him in AoC. I honestly would choose Revoli over a Kokiri kid with a whip any day.

[@misterzygarde6431]

I can't believe this game is 4 years old.

[@NeoTechni]

and still costs full price...

[@about_average8808]

@@NeoTechni and its still worth it

[@jdb2002]

I got my Wii U version from a Toys R Us.

[@ace-trainer-aj]

And players still find new stuff to do ingame.

[@vgf64-27]

I know, and by the time the sequel comes out, the game will be over a half decade old.

[@DraakjeYoblama]

"If a bug is fun, keep it in", this is advice more developers should follow. (Mario games for example)

[@philatio1744]

why mario games?

[@BloodRedFox2008]

@@philatio1744 Mario 64's original release had the famous backwards long jump glitch that helped with speedruns, but when the game got a re-release in Japan in 1997 they patched that glitch and the version in 3D All Stars is based on the patched version rather than the original.

[@Atari-Dude]

@@BloodRedFox2008 A bug isn't fun, in the developer's eyes, when it breaks the game THAT much. Being able to skip a vast majority of the game. I do, however, 100% agree that devs should be willing to keep some fun bugs in or even embrace them and make them a part of the mechanics

[@jdb2002]

When making Orcania of Time 3D, they made sure to remove the bugs that were in the original game. But after finding out that some fans enjoyed the bugs, they added some of them back in (leaving out any game breaking bugs or ones that would crash the game or whatever).

[@Blazingflare2000]

@@jdb2002 I always felt like that quote was BS, since most of the fun bugs were in fact patched out, and many of the existing bugs that were "left in" work very differently. And the plethora of tweaks they made to the game introduced a large number of new bugs.

[@OstianOwl]

Why is the mental imagine of Aonuma being a gremlin and whispering "the bike" so funny to me?

[@Gianski150]

"They bought the programmer an off-road bike so he'd have an intimate understanding how Link should feel driving on all terrains" That's an understatement

[@Zx30]

Imagine if that type of strategy existed in other industries.. "We bought our car salesman a Tesla so he could have an intimate understanding of the vehicle and be able to sell it" " We gave our bank teller $100,000 so they would have an intimate understanding of money and know how to hand it out to people" That would be amazing.

[@RoseTheVideomancer]

I could listen to people talk about BotW's development for hours

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

Same😁

[@JohnnyFerno]

Same! It's so freaking interesting to look behind the scenes and into the thought process about games like BotW!

[@danplaysguitar6706]

The underwater actually looks so pretty I can't believe we never got to see it properly

[@Nurdse_326]

I've spent an embarrassing amount of time just swimming off of Laurelin Village just because the water and coral designs are so darned pretty, lol

[@ryanahr2267]

Same, man. I love nautical things and mysterious underwater environments in video games. Both the whale and manta ray celestial beast concepts made me incredibly excited. I have to imagine that the whale in particular would have contained some sort of a nod to the Wind Fish

[@sanforero79]

Well maybe in Tears of the Kingdom we will

[@cvanims]

It's insane that I have 500 logged hours between the Wii U and Switch versions, but I learn new things about it anytime a reputable channel makes a video. I.. love.. this.. game.

[@Gabo2oo]

3:54 The environments are definetly seen in gameplay. They're most noticeable when tilting down the camera under sunny weather. One of the best visual details in the game IMO.

[@Goodsuh]

Very true. We need diving in BOTW2

[@JoseAvila-zq7ct]

BOTW was supposed to be released in 2015 but it saw the light of day until 2017. For the sequel all I can say is: "It's ok, take your time"

[@L337M4573RK]

"Cave diving", you say...? The trailer for the sequel to BotW is starting to make more sense...

[@Cr3zant]

Miyamoto: "Standing on a sword isn't realistic, ridiculous idea." Also Miyamoto: "Freezing object momentum very realistic, fantastic idea."

[@AlexRN]

I'm actually glad they removed that feature. It would've made climbing way too easy, especially when you haven't upgraded your stamina bar too much.

[@LupinticDream]

Maybe it could've worked if standing on the weapon too long would eventually break it, to discourage players from overly relying on it. Definitely sounds like it could had helped with climbing in the rain, at least.

[@KainYusanagi]

@@LupinticDream Or it can only work with metal weapons, and doing so made it unusable afterwards, and not usable on solid stone walls, as well (brick walls, cracks in rocks, or lumpy walls you can fit it between), sorta thing. Plenty of ways for it to be realistic. Metal can support a massive amount of strain like one's body weight just fine, too.

[@pokemonduck]

one is a physical feat that nobody is going to be able to accomplish and the other is magic. Apples and oranges.

[@samuelphillips2090]

I just find it humorously ironic that this is the same guy who tried to justify giving Link of all characters an automatic weapon for crossbow training.

[@ryohio4706]

All extremely interesting. The reddit style Dev board is absolutely brilliant. And personally, I loved the soundtrack, the piano went so well with everything

[@EmilyS-gk3st]

The drone reminds me of that one bug you could send out in Skyward Sword!

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

Exactly, thought the same thing

[@Nosretep]

"Driving on all terrains" Gerudo Desert: ...

[@armandosantiago9572]

They only want us to be able to shield surf there. At least that's a fun mechanic

[@epsi9923]

@@armandosantiago9572 I'm honestly so happy that the sands don't take durability from shields, so you can shield surf all you want. Can you imagine breaking 6 shields on the way walking to Gerudo Town?

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

The place I spend time the most, and I can´t use it there

[@xaoz2362]

@@Fermin-hw5pd Well, the wheels won't get any "grip" on the sand so it wouldn't be able to move forward...

[@gastonnoone982]

While I understand that from a gameplay perspective, I would have loved to have seen the bike sink into the sand or something. The game doesn't put up many arbitrary barriers, so it just felt annoying at the desert

[@deekaym836]

That hidden music stuff at the end was incredible. I had no idea

[@KyleDavis328]

The original Kakariko theme is hidden in BotW's as well, and it's more hidden than just a tempo change (There's a vgm youtuber that has a video on it I can't remember if it was 8-but music theory or someone else)

[@metashrew]

They bought a developer a all-terrain bike just so he would know how to make it right. It really gives you an idea of how big the budget for these games is.

[@THL_Jontae]

An all terrain bike costs what a couple grand? In the scheme of a multi million dollar budget for a game like this that’s literally pocket change

[@theonlyone1895]

@@THL_Jontae yeah ok, but what about....idk borrowing an all-terrain bike from someone at Nintendo knew or somethingz there must be someone haha

[@Brawph]

They didn't say it was a brand new bike! Could've got something lower cost on the used market.

[@miami2881]

@@Brawph Highly unlikely they spent time bargain hunting lol

[@cixlo]

Software developers make 120k on average.....

[@AndrewMalkin]

I love the horses sticking their heads through windows. I really want that now.

[@ecanoya]

You don't need to speed up Rito Village theme to hear Dragon Roost though, it's pretty easy to tell that one.

[@thekiss2083]

Did you know?? Zora's Domain has the same theme as in OOT!!! It's really subtle but if you turn up the volume on your TV it reveals the incredible secret

[@KyleDavis328]

Man when I first walked up to Rito Village my first play through I was thinking "they better add in some dragon roost music" with the clarinet opening I was starting to get a little disappointed, then the clarinet plays a riff from the original, and I start to get my hopes up. Then the guitar comes in with the melody... * chef's kiss *

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

14:51 holy shit that's actually brilliant.

[@dominiccsanjay]

0:31 ah yes, the famous Japanese city of “Kytoto”, second only to “Kydorothy” and “Kytinman”

[@NonisLuck]

Kytoto's anthem is Kyafrica

[@TailsMiles249]

I don't think we're in Kyansas anymore

[@bernietea]

@@NonisLuck It's actually Kyholdtheline

[@olliecyclops9164]

They are all going to see the Kywizard of Kyoz

[@Marnie_C]

I like the idea of an anonymous reddit like comment system, means people like Miyamoto can't axe features because of sonority. He has a history of removing features or even the idea of story bits just because he personally doesn't like it

[@chrange9714]

He listens to his co workers opinions, but he has the final say. He is the boss.

[@cixlo]

His style is vague. He way less hands on than other producers. Someone has to make these decisions.

[@diggsj0536]

Miyamoto has a very....how should I say, “NES” approach to what he allows and doesn’t allow. Especially when it comes to story elements or continuity. Where he just doesn’t see a need for some of those things but the fans would love.

[@Marnie_C]

@@diggsj0536 Games can be many things. They can be stories, art, social spaces, sports, games, toys, or experiences. However, Miyamoto sees every game like its a toy: something that needs to have a short, unique gimmick. He can't see them as anything more. Its like back then when developers felt every game was an esport so they forced multiplayer. Miyamoto sees video games as just toys and its dangerous as his intervention can prevent other developers who see games as potentially other things from making their vision. Hes like an art critic who enters an art gallery and bashes the art for not conforming to his narrow world view.

[@Lynndissimo]

Unrelated to the video, but I’m currently studying Japanese and hearing the names Kinkakuji and Ginkakuji both with their metal phoenixes... it’s really exciting being able to know the naming scheme there lol. Kin means gold and Gin means silver in Japanese.

[@KainYusanagi]

It was also the other burnt down shrine in Gold/Silver, lol. The whole theme of the game was based around those two temples!

[@larrylaffer3246]

Link on a Fat Hog: Guess now I'm in Breath of the Born to Be Wild! Yeah! VROOM!

[@NellyHartnell]

"He spent about an hour climbing trees". -Talking about Miyamoto.

[@AlexRN]

I'm surprised they didn't mention the Eldin Volcano theme being a very slowed version of the Level 9 dungeon (aka Ganon's dungeon) from Zelda 1.

[@agilezero5457]

Oh shit, you're right. I forgot about that.

[@KorriTimigan]

Right? To miss that is silly, especially while trying to pass off something like the Rito/Dragon Roost Island theme as "hidden".

[@AlexRN]

@@KorriTimigan yes. The Rito village callback is super obvious unlike the volcano theme.

[@songsong6311]

imagine trying to make a videogame and someone whispers in your ear, “the bike”

[@RamenPoweredShitFactory]

The dulcimer soundtrack would've also been sick.

[@lxxvx]

agreed, maybe in the sequel? also had no idea the old zelda tracks were hidden in the tempo

[@thekiss2083]

Maybe a little too "The Witcher" but it did sound good

[@64SMBZ]

This makes me excited to see what new things they’ll do in BOTW2 now that the developers can take full advantage of the Switch’s hardware.

[@cierramandeville-jordan6786]

"The bike.. the bike.." that killed me

[@vineheart01]

"people cant stand on a sword realistically" thats his excuse? not the ability to stab a sword deep enough to be able to support an adults weight with one arm and probably exhausted? I'd argue that feature shouldnt have been there since it kills the point of the stamina bar.

[@chrange9714]

That wasn't his "excuse." It was that realistically, people climbing something like a rock can't just stab their sword through it and stand on it to rest.

[@new_donker7189]

When he said: 'Ｔｈｅ　ｂｉｋｅ.' I felt that

[@gaming_bigfoot]

"It helps us in our war against the KZbin algorithm" I admit that one got me

[@james441]

“Hey whatcha doing?”

[@thegrapefruit8362]

This and the Lugia video have been really good in 2021

[@RolandTheJabberwocky]

I'm actually glad the rock stab was removed, climbing being difficult early on made it feel amazing when you had more stamina or could make stamina food.

[@briansilva3344]

and yet they didn't remove climbing in the Rain?!

[@IISuzakuII]

@@briansilva3344 you slip most of the time unless people glitch it and that doesn't count

[@jaidens.g.1920]

I could imagine it being a mechanic that could help with climbing in the rain, with the cost of degrading weapons even further. I feel like the idea could be interesting enough to not completely toss out

[@jokesplays4059]

The music bit near the end had me going, I knew I heard bits of old melodies but that’s just crazy

[@xanadude5973]

Kinda just realized the channel used to be just "cool videogame fun facts" and now its "we did extensive research, translation work, and deep dives into code to deliver intricate insight on games for more cool video game fun facts" and thats dope

[@Alfonso162008]

I mean, there's only so much stuff you can talk about if you're just gonna mention the superficial and more well known facts of a game. So it was either this or just basically die as a channel, I guess.

[@mtamer2943]

This video is a huge insight on the wholesome place full of passion that Nintendo is as developers - something that people seem to forget as they call them out on their business side.

[@thekiss2083]

There's no reason both can't be true.

[@alexg.1883]

This was literally the best video you guys have ever made, or maybe i'm just a huge zelda fan

[@wermutton2125]

Terrific video Very interesting to hear how much Fujibayashi's excellent direction shaped up the game

[@iridescent7816]

Glad to know climbing trees for an hour is a normal reaction when playing BotW.

[@emthegem8141]

This is so cool! The dedication during the development phase is crazy impressive. I really liked this video, kind of annoying the see the algorithm mess up the incoming views recently :/

[@jennaperkin]

Man the soundtrack in this game is straight up mind blowing.

[@rafabib]

One of the best videos about gaming trivia ever made! Well done!

[@canciana]

Thank you for this. Those musical easter eggs are incredible! I can’t wait to go and play those parts myself and listen for them

[@The_Chocolate_One]

When I tell you that the amount of references Nintendo puts into their games always makes me smile. I feel like you can get a history lesson while playing a video game.

[@c.w35t87]

4 years and in my opinion is still one of the most beautiful looking games of all times.

[@4thechivostreamsarchive586]

This video was a real treat full of things I didn't actually know already. Thank you so much for this!

[@NvFongyy]

Hearing about the scuba diving and then thinking back to how there was a lack of underwater swimming in BotW, it really makes me hopeful for the sequel

[@SneakyDice1]

Other companies: You have to work 70 hours this week to make up for lost time Nintendo: You have to take a week off of work to play test the game

[@allstar3711]

Got this game since launch and it took me a year and 3 months to find all korok seeds. All 999 of them

[@chompchomp8759]

The development of this game is a testament to how Nintendo's developers focus on game play first, which is why so many of their games are considered classics. Some of the ideas they had during development were really cool, I'd love to see them implemented in BOTW 2

[@jrscientist8783]

The game is 4 years old and I have seen tens of videos speaking of behind the scenes information and material. But you actually provided a lot of new information, kudos!

[@Ice_2192]

I really love this game. I got this game because i had enough points to redeem back when pepsi had a reward system. Supposed to be a switch as a reward but instead i got 6 games (this one of them) and accessories that matched up to a switch price.

[@brycevo]

Wow. This is so interesting! I'm looking forward to the sequel

[@bulbasmoker]

This video was absolutely incredible. Thank you for all the new information.

[@MumboMod]

One of your best videos, such a fascinating insight!

[@papingosstudios161]

I hope they add diving in botw2 because the sea life and corals look so pretty

[@chagrined4days]

Really loved this video, it's great to get all that cool BTS development info.

[@MBK812]

This was a fantastic video! I love this game so much

[@pedrocouto226]

Great video as always!

[@conansboy]

God they did so much right at every level for this game.

[@Dragnfly_mynamewastaken]

Does changing the tempo of songs really count as "hiding" them when they're some of the most iconic songs in gaming? They're still clear as day.

[@troykv96]

Well, they aren't "cheap fanservice" that could be recognized by your typical journalist, but something you only get to notice after hear it for a while.

[@vl-s1716]

the music Easter eggs are just wonderful! Genius

[@Bman54X]

You definitely don’t need to speed up Rito Village to hear Dragon Roost. I noticed the connection right away when I was playing

[@ashleyncl40]

gonna be honest I only knew about the music on horseback ones since I ride the horses a bunch. Didn't know about the others because I'm never in the area long enough to hear the full song

[@TheFupaKing]

The music is so beautifully made, i love the nostalgia it brings with each song coming from different zelda games. It makes me happy to see theres much more to come.

[@traviscooper2205]

Great video! So much I didn't know.

[@SuperSniffen]

Honestly, this is the best video yet

[@selfaware7617]

Replaying it for my first time since it's release. I have more knowledge to beat the shrines but I am still discovering new things

[@Tzen03]

Using a sword to make a temporary ledge in walls would have been so useful!

[@ZeranZeran]

4:57 is hilarious. "Uh.. Mr. Miyamoto, this is a vast game.. there's so much work we did.. would you like to see something else?" Miyamoto: .......... _Remains silent.. climbing up and down the same tree for 1 hour_

[@anthonyrios2311]

I can't stop laughing about "The Bike...The Bike."

[@Fwoup]

"Free from the dual connection of the Wii U for HD Rumble" Switch Lite is gonna assure we never get this feature fully realized lol

[@AlexRN]

Switch Lite doesnt have HD Rumble?

[@nintendoge1575]

@@AlexRN no unfortunately :(

[@AlexRN]

@@nintendoge1575 does it have any rumble whatsoever even if it’s not of the HD variety?

[@nintendoge1575]

@@AlexRN I have a one and it unfortunately has no rumble at all :(

[@AlexRN]

@@nintendoge1575 well that does it then. BotW2 will not feature any rumble Mechanics other than superficial ones. That sucks.

[@Reel-zu8ld]

Is nobody gonna bring up the image of Link swinging a cucco around like a bat?

[@ryanahr2267]

Huh. I missed that, but I suddenly have an idea for a D&D weapon

[@miguelito6031]

This team is simply the pinnacle of game design. What an inspiring game in every possible aspect! I’m super excited to see what they can create in the next installment.

[@NoahDaArk]

Ubisoft’s devs would beg to differ… They also beg for actual knowledge on game development

[@st555ne]

*”THE BIKE.... THE BIKE”* is my favorite piece of nintendo trivia

[@scotta547]

They were SO smart when designing this game.... wow

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

"Wakai made a rule they coulnd't use old music for cheap fanservice" Man, if i could give this guy a big hug i would, this game was worth every penny

[@BloodRedFox2008]

Ironically I recall when this game came out in 2017 some people (namely it seemed mainly people who hold A Link to the Past or Ocarina of Time as their favorite Zelda) bashed this game for not being enough like the older games, including the soundtrack going for a more limited use of instruments as I recall at least one person going "I wanted a full 100 person orchestra playing the Kakariko Village theme, not one guy on a piano." The two I remember the most were JonTron (his initial twitter posts about the game had him complaining and saying he just went back to playing Ocarina on his 3DS, though to be fair he said he later went back to it witht he mindset to treat it more like a survival game and he was enjoying it more), and Mike Matei, aka James Rolfe's best friend (though more so his livechat when he was streaming the game, I recall the chat was full of people going "game's boring, fuck this shit, I wanted another Twilight Princess" and whatnot).

[@rodrigomarcondes5857]

@@BloodRedFox2008 glad these are the minority. My favorite Zelda is a link to the past, and i love breath of the wild for being the departure

[@Fermin-hw5pd]

@@BloodRedFox2008 Calling the game boring it´s understandable, even more if you are watching gameplay, it´s really slow and the lack of music only adds to that. But it´s a different type of game, from my perspective

[@aritaylor8642]

Thank you for making this video

[@elfman1357]

One musical reference I've never seen anyone mention (including in this video) is that the death mountain music is the same as the final dungeon in the original LOZ slowed down. This make sense because that last dungeon in that game was supposed to take place in death mountain.

[@Vergil-940]

This is why it is such a masterpiece