You're a Wizard, Zelda (The Game is Mid) ~ Echoes of Wisdom Quick Review

[@CaptainAstronaut]

Go to surfshark.com/captainastronaut for 4 extra months of Surfshark!

[@JasonGodwin69]

I refused to buy this game because of the bad UI. That's something a game that expensive should fix.

[@squid24736]

I get that this game wanted to highlight Zelda's intelligence, but the game's finale pissed me off so bad. I didn't want the game to end up feeling too short, so I decided to find all of the might crystals. the reward for this? a statue that maxes out your sword fighter form for free. that sounds super cool on paper, except that at that point of the game, literally the only task that will be left to do at that point is the final dungeon, where you fully lose access to the sword fighter form by giving all your equipment to Link. like?????? truly what was the purpose of that final upgrade then???? like I am genuinely struggling to think of what benefit you would see from completing that quest.

[@Professor_Utonium_]

Perhaps this is a lesson that you should only do things in games if you find them fun in the first place.

[@lucg4005]

@@Professor_Utonium_ What a shitty lesson. They didn't mention anywhere that they were only doing it for the reward, they just wanted to enjoy the game for longer. The reward for doing so turned out to be pointless, which was annoying since it would have been fun to use for the last stretch of the game. Doesn't mean they didn't have fun, just for them it's annoying how the reward is poorly thought out.

[@topcatfan]

​@@Professor_Utonium_maybe the lesson is you shouldn't be a baby?

[@NicoleColenico]

@@Professor_Utonium_ "Is your fault for trusting the game design"

[@Professor_Utonium_]

@topcatfan Who hurt you? 😂

[@nickcagecatgod]

As a French (sorry) I have to point out that Louis XIV was actually one of the longest reigning monarchs of all time and the template for absolute monarchy, and it’s Louis XVI who got the chop chop

[@OussamaBEKK-hr8wd]

Appology rejected

[@Edo_Luna_]

chop chop

[@magatsu212]

​@@Edo_Luna_ one of my childhood's favorite Skylanders

[@leaffinite2001]

@@magatsu212 same

[@toatrika2443]

was looking for this comment

[@nyxskip]

I think the fact that they brought back that boss from Oracle of Ages that you beat by creating objects using a rod in this game where the entire combat is based around creating objects using a rod really showed a lot of intelligence. Possibly the best creative decision in the whole game.

[@Ramperdos]

Captain has such a stylish outfit that I have no idea what game's on the screen in this video.

[@AlphaOmega-jh6ll]

Peak character design

[@MG-us5el]

Zelda with an EpiPen is such a wild mental image.

[@shiroihana4381]

she's also full of wisdom so she's definitely not going to shoot herself in the thumb with it

[@Xenowolf8]

12:19 Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon did this concept really well. Although in that game you directly control two characters at the same time yourself, and there is an option for co-op. The director Abebe Tinari had a lot of intelligence to make such a good game.

[@Jellyfishlady]

yes, finally someone mentioned it, it is so underatted.

[@CRITique7777]

The Legend of Link has finally come!

[@dpackerman4203]

I’m torn on this game because on the one hand it was a return to the classic top down 2D style Zelda AND they modernized it, and it was so good! On the other hand, the game was disappointingly short and boring to play. And while I do think people hate on the puzzles in this game a little too much, I do agree they’re not the greatest and left a lot to be desired. Overall, I really liked the game for what it is but I hope the next 2D Zelda game is a lot better than this.

[@nyxskip]

I agree they did a pretty good job modernizing it while still mostly maintaining all the stuff that makes the 2D style good, the game wasn't great but I'm just excited that they're still making new 2D Zelda games at all (excluding the LA remake, which was very good but I want new games as well, not just remakes.) Hopefully we don't have to wait another 9 years for a new one this time lol

[@theturtleking2454]

As someone who hasn’t played this game, you starting to rant about how you can just “summon more crows you have infinite crows” was so fucking funny

[@theturtleking2454]

Dude what is that echo menu….. have they learned nothing

[@aegrajag]

I find it so disappointing that Zelda has to become Link to fight when she had a rapier in TP and HW and a bow also in TP and HW (and a few others) honestly just changing her Link meter into a light meter which she would use to create her rapier and bow would be an improvement without much mechanical changes

[@raztalgeir5722]

kinda funny how the cd-i games had playable zelda long before the actual mainline games

[@CatsLilaSalem]

If you don't like to fight, you can just put a water block on a enemy and they drown 😅 But i do like the game, and the combat is fine for me, love summoning classic enemies to fight each other. And there are some that are actually decent at fighting

[@infinitepotato001]

9:00 Fun fact! The Kanji for noisy is just 3 of the kanjo for women in a circle. So 3 women in a room=noisy in the Japanese language.

[@mjuno2909]

I liked it. For me I found that the combat is boring if you let it be boring. Sure, I could sit back and let a slime slowly kill an enemy for like 3 minutes, or I could circle around it summoning a bokoblin letting it attack, then summoning it again so the wind up period to the next attack doesn't happen. Though that said, just because I found the fun doesn't mean the game can't be faulted if a significant amount of players didn't. I think your idea of having the echoes power up over time is a great one. Would've probably increased the combat enjoy-ability for everyone and would also have probably cut down the number of echoes by allowing early game ones to stay relevant over the game. Plus rewards for exploration could be an echo power up rather than needing a billion echoes to reward exploration.

[@NorthSudan]

i did the bokoblin method you described above in my own playthrough, but i dont think we had fun. i think we just werent bored. at least it was better than waiting cause literally any flying enemy was hell

[@nerathi]

The targeting system is so painfully useless. Why can't you just hold the targeting button down and use the right stick to select different targets or, more importantly, why the hell are my own summons valid targets for the only system to influence who my summons are supposed to target!?

[@Jonassoe]

I think it's so you can target them with Tri for the bind mechanic. But yes there really should be a better way to target specific enemies. Just like there should be a better way to select echoes. The game has a lot of great ideas that should have been executed better.

[@Kriseiri]

"the game is mid" to the tune of The Boy is Mine by Brandy and Monica

[@teero121]

you do eventually become pretty op with the lvl 3 darknut and lizalfos but too much of this game is you playing as an underpowered spectator. i feel the only way to make summoning gameplay fun is to have the minions be really strong and balance it out by making the summoner super fragile. enemies do hit pretty hard in this but early to mid game echoes are just way too slow and weak

[@DanielVCOliveira]

Hero mode does exactly that. I turned it on at the start of my playthrough and had a blast. Actually died a handful of times, even. And the final boss in hero mode is quite the challenge.

[@lissyvale629]

I also enjoyed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of INTELLIGENCE and I agree that there are many things that a potential sequel could flesh out more.

[@BwaBwabu]

People can finally say "In this Legend of Zelda game... You play as... Zelda"

[@femaleclerka4092]

The time between attacks was honestly one of the most frustrating parts for me, summoning a mob and watching it just sit there for a second feels so bad. The game really really grew on me though I have to admit!

[@cashnelson2306]

the trick is to learn a new language and play games in that language then they're always fantastic

[@pickyphysicsstudent201]

I think Spirit Tracks was the best rendition of Zelda.

[@jackking1900]

“She echo on my done ‘till I wis” is the best joke I’ve heard in Q4 2024

[@treesauce2625]

Now we need an intelligent comparison to which is more fun to say: Zelda EOW or YIIK

[@destinymace]

YIIK by a long shot

[@Silver-tb7hf]

I WATCHED ETERNALS, but I don't remember SHIT about it because that movie was ASS, so I STILL can't fact check you!

[@unrighteous8745]

I would've felt better about the game if it was half price. There was definitely some cool stuff, but so much of the game was pure tedium. Combat is just better with the sword, summoning creatures and waiting around for them to slowly kill stuff was so bad. Couple that with the performance issues and I was extremely underwhelmed. I've not been impressed with Nintendo lately.

[@juragunn7921]

I think Zelda's moveset should've had greater emphasis on the telekinetic abilities rather than the summoning ones. I found EoW the most engaging when I limited myself to using what objects were provided to me in the world, rather than summoning echoes. For combat, maybe Zelda could use the tri wand to cast spells that manipulate how objects interact with physics or deflective spells to turn enemies attacks against themselves. Giving her a copy-paste Link moveset that can be activated any time really defeats the purpose of playing as Zelda. On the subject on Tri, I actually kinda liked what they were going for with his writing. He's a being from beyond the mortal realm, so emotion is something of a foreign concept to him; so we get to see him learn to express himself as he spends more time travelling with Zelda.

[@medicalpotion]

Was going to get this for Christmas, but for 60 bucks I can get Metal Gear Solid 5, Shadow of the Colossus and Final Fantasy 7 Remake. I'll get Zelda later.

[@radaf4429]

Sotc is horrible

[@dpackerman4203]

Just get EoW when it goes on sale. Oh wait

[@orga7777]

@@radaf4429 Get better bait.

[@0llyMelancholy]

@@radaf4429 nice bait m8

[@secretlyaslug2325]

Remake to me was a game that kept giving. I never played the original and was so swept up by the visuals and the music. But knowing it's only part 1 of 3 I felt it was gonna end any minute and it just didn't. Loads of content and I don't even remember beating it. I normally also hate female characters who brainlessly fawn over male Protags but man I'd be lying if I said I didnt love Tifa, Jessie, and Aerith. They're so genuinely lovable and human even if I know they're JRPG women.

[@Jumperboy333]

Man, the thing that disappointed me the most were the dungeons. The only design I really dug was the dungeon in Hebra Mountains, which I did last. The whole heating up/cooling down of rooms mechanic through navigating rooms with a breakable object was really cool and fun. The rest of the dungeons tho... Just meh

[@zap2099]

the only game my sister's ever beaten is pokemon sword. she spent her time shopping until the dlc came out and then she went to the max lair, got a level 70 gigantimax shiny alcremie and beat the whole damn game. that shows you that women like to shop in videogames.

[@interrobangings]

women be shopping

[@JasonGodwin69]

One woman I dated just ran around and around in circles in the starter area in Dragon Quest 8. No plot progression. She just recruited Jessica and said... this is the game now. Time to grind.

[@cosmicspacething3474]

Rip Sheild

[@havvomusic]

I was shocked when Tom and Jerry were revealed as the twist villians EOWWW

[@niyo919]

9:28 doggy :D

[@n0b0d1-rc6dz]

I haven’t played, but no Sheik form seems like a missed opportunity.

[@Eltron92]

I just legit used the peahat for most of the game cuz it was the only thing that attacked quick enough to stun lock shit and not get constantly one shot before it can attack.

[@FratFerno]

15:00 Zelda and 6 Crows has that one episode of Rick and Morty running for its money.

[@ultimate_pleb]

Echos should level up like smash bros amiibo Literally just copy and paste that system and change a few things to make it work and you're good

[@bobvella7228]

what's with bombs? i used the fish for them for too long and that was a pain? why are they a link power? did down on the dpad do anything?

[@SALT-cp4eu]

I know Zelda’s intelligence and wit was supposed to be highlighted through the puzzle parts but what bothered me the most is they really could have explored some of the political aspects of her being a princess. I wasn’t expecting the game to have players win over and unite the other species mass effect style and then deploy them in a tactical way (which would have been cool they literally had a military general character) but I was expecting for there to atleast be turmoil in the kingdom with everyone thinking Zelda was causing the issue or for the other species to come to the main castle for help and support. Instead no one even knew who she was or even cared about Hyrule Kingdom a stark contrast from BOTW/TOTK which I think did that well. I did like hearing about Link’s achievements throughout her journey though.

[@Limayde]

EoW 2 should be a tactics rpg where you summon little guys as your troops a la Fae Tactics

[@kaleb2643]

They should have given Zelda a flintlock

[@leaffinite2001]

Im glad you continue to recognize the reality that totk is good, and the ppl who dont like it probably just never liked botw that much either

[@unluckyfives]

I waited like a month until I caved and bought it. I gaslit myself into thinking I was being childish by assuming I wouldn't enjoy it just because TotK was shit. Turns out I was mostly right. It's fine. Legitimately mid. I haven't finished it. I probably will eventually but I'll definitely never want to play it a second time. If it wasn't Zelda then I wouldn't be upset at all. Hell, I'd probably like it. But this was another waste of a Zelda game. Time to wait 6 years for the next one.

[@unknownbowser1439]

Intelligence was such a huge part in this game :)

[@crystallemming6027]

The spacemen yearn for Pikmin. Poetic

[@xsubzerox3412]

22:17 literally what alot of people feel with totk, it was their echos of wisdom and they hate it. Too much freedom is not actually what u want, u want proper cosntraints but enough options to find ur own way through. Every game does this but are smart enough to know where to draw the line to give that balance. Totk and eow are constantly walking on the tight rope and constantly falling

[@hotgirledits2000]

exactly. for some fans it was botw, for some it was totk, and for others it's eoq-- but it feels like a lot of fans are starting to get fed up with the "more freedom=more fun" ethos

[@hippopotamus3025]

I genuinely don't understand how the echo menu made it into the game. I can't imagine missing something like that in playtesting. It was bad enough that they kept that thing in totk, but bringing it to a whole other game that's not even a sequel is insane.

[@BadMann3rs]

I ain't even watch yet but i agree. This game was half baked and felt like a tech demo for a system that's been out for several years already 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@Widdershyn]

Pretty comprehensive review and I can say I probably won't be getting the game, which is a shame because I've wanted a Zelda-focused game for a while now. And yeah I don't mind striking the balance between combat and focus on Wisdom but... yeah there could've been better ways of going about that I think. People saying "well you didn't HAVE to use the echo that makes everything trivial" I think kind of miss the point: it is there, ergo it means that you can skip a large amount of content. CHOOSING not to defeats the purpose of the GAME creating the challenge for the player. They could've put further limitations on summoning the cloud, for instance, and it looks like in one of your clips the little spider dude was outright climbing on the camera side? Which makes me wonder if they just. Didn't realize how far that could go. I will say though, the "girl game for girl gamers" bit got pretty old pretty fast. I understand it was supposed to be sarcastic, and I could hear that, but it really didn't add anything to the review, sorry. Just got kinda painful to listen to, a case of satire sounding... a little to close to what it's trying to make fun of to effectively be satirical. Tone alone can't do it.

[@karenbonds264]

18:17 Personally I think Dark Gaia from Sonic Unleashed would be a more apt and relatable comparison here.

[@Noir-xq8ko]

Most of the bosses feel like the MM3D first boss. Basically, you can just hit them. Other then like, the first one, no real puzzle...

[@michaelvisosky743]

I enjoyed Echoes of Wisdom. However, I'm of the opinion that it's not as good as many other Zelda games. That said, even the worst Zelda game is alright, and EoW is not the worst Zelda game. What this got me thinking about is puzzle design. I'm relatively confident making objective assessments of many other game design elements (e.g. The Echo selection menu is poorly designed, and would have been better designed if you could whitelist (favorite) or blacklist Echoes.) But I'm not confident in assessing puzzle design. I'd welcome your thoughts, dear reader. Puzzles seem to come in two breeds: logic-based ones, where the elements of the puzzle are all completely clear (e.g. rotating a room full of mirrors and push-blocks to direct a laser), and perception-based ones, where undeestanding the puzzle elements is the solution to the puzzle (e.g. once you notice the bombable wall, you have solved the puzzle). Most puzzles in EoW are logic-based, I think. You enter a room with clearly defined elements, and you use your clearly defined tools to clear the room (e.g. Room has a gap, Flying Tile time). Since Zelda has some incredibly powerful tools that can be applied to solve a great deal of puzzles in the exact same way (Flying Tile, Water, Cloud, etc), people say the puzzles are poorly designed. I'm inclined to agree; surely solving this many puzzles by "skipping" them is less than ideal. I suppose, then, that using different "skips" in TotK is more acceptable, because there aren't solutions that can be applied to solve so many different puzzles for so little effort. Some puzzles in EoW, or at least some puzzle components (almost necessarily) are perception-based. There is a chest in the Gerudo sanctum dungeon that is visible, but blocked off entirely from, a room you pass through - a tease. The hint to the puzzle's solution is a trickle of sand particles coming from the ceiling in the chest room. On the roof of the dungeon's exterior, there is a one-tile patch of sand that can be excavated by the mole Echo, allowing you to drop into the chest room. This puzzle has exactly one solution. Is this a good puzzle? I know I didn't like it, because I felt frustrated, never figured it out on my own, and eventually saw the solution in a Let's Play. But the hint was there. Maybe it is a good puzzle, because it's optional. I strongly disliked the gameplay of Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective for that reason: the entire game is composed of mandatory perception-based puzzles that I either solved very quickly or became very frustrated with. (Amazing story though). Another Zelda example is early on in Twilight Princess. If I recall correctly, you find a gap that you cannot cross, and Midna wonders if you can find something to use as a bridge. The solution is to literally backtrack to a completely different part of the map where, earlier in the game, you saw an out-of-place bridge sitting against a cliff. Once you understand the puzzle, it is solved. Until then, you wander aimlessly. I'll take a Bed Bridge over that any day. And don't get me started on how many times I tried to dig in my heels and catch that Goron before realizing that the task I thought I had to complete was literally impossible before I backtracked for the Steel Boots. But surely not all perception-based puzzles are bad. We all love hidden walls - looking out for whatever visual elements the game uses to communicate a secret and bombing/smacking it. And surely not every puzzle needs to be a room of mirrors and blocks on a tile grid, or a bunch of pipes, or switches that toggle overlapping groups of lights, some other logic puzzle in order to be good - or in order to be both challenging and not awful at the same time. Challenging logic good, challenging perception bad? Is the Deku Jail Echo-less Piece of Heart puzzle is a gold standard? Do people who think EoW needed better puzzles want more puzzles like the Deku Jail Piece of Heart? I'm running out of steam. I don't understand what makes a good or bad puzzle. Please help.

[@closedchill5243]

TOTK isn't a bad game. It's just not amazing if you played BotW a couple times. The great thing about BotW was exploring fresh overworld. Bafflingly, ToTk had almost no fresh overworld. Somehow the Zelda team didn't know why BotW was so awesome. The underworld was vastly inferior to the overworld. Seemingly the devs thought gamers would be blown away by a whole new map. But we realized very quickly the map was copy/paste, removed everything interesting, apply a single color scheme, and add poison everywhere. Super lazy, tedious, and uninteresting. Sky islands were so sparse they barely deserved a layer. Crafting system felt cool at first, then cumbersome. EoW team really should have taken note that large inventories of craftables isn't a positive mechanic. In TotK once you craft the 2-fan bike you basically break most of the game and no longer need to bother crafting anything. Dungeons were worse than the absolutely fantastic Divine Beasts. Bosses were better at least. The second map should have been the ancient past and you control Zelda. Zelda explores the ancient past where the Zonai ruins are alive and active cities. She activates new Divine Beasts where they appear in Links time as allies. She works with Link across time to help him reach new areas and finish his quest. The other TotK criticism is the time in dev. It was longer than BotW. This is not great looking at how much copy/paste they did. Yeah COVID happened but it didn't stop other teams from cranking out fresh open worlds. Feels like Nintendo started coasting on Switch success. If Zelda wants to get back on the radar and not slide back to pre BotW sales, I think the main team has its work cut out. Streamline or scrap the crafting. Do something impressive like liquid physics (See Astro Bot for inspiration). I would vastly increase world size and add oceans and sailing along with huge continents. Build on the army raids and allow Link to recruit hundreds of warriors and engage in epic battles, both on land and in ships. Give all NPCs voice acting. Make Zelda a full on AI companion who talks and comments on her surroundings and interacts with NPCs. Make Ganon a live AI opponent who reacts to Links progress in intelligent non-scripted ways.

[@SALT-cp4eu]

I agree with all these points TOTK fumbled the time travel mechanic, and I was really hoping for Zelda to be playable and more involved. My biggest criticism is it would have been so much better with still an open world but a linear story design that respected the lore and wanted to tell an actual story. Twilight Princess I felt did this phenomenally. Another thing too was side quests could have helped fleshed out major side characters saw them get involved in the war and strengthened the Hyrule army but instead was relegated to bring me this item or kill this monster which only amounted in new gear or 20 rupees and never impacted the overall story. Much like how the last level gets easier if you do other quests they should have had the world get better as you unite everyone and help out key players resulting in something changing story or even just shops getting cheaper and towns developing

[@amandaslough125]

TotK isn't a good game though. You're right they took all the wrong lessons from BotW, but TotK sold well on BotW and brand hype, not for being actually good.

[@closedchill5243]

@@amandaslough125 I finished it, which is more than I can say about a lot of games. I think of it as the "Master Quest" for BotW. A less interesting remix for people who want to keep playing. I'm fully expecting 4K re-releases for both games on Switch 2. Not sure I have yet another playthrough of this map in me though. It's going to take a very compelling DLC (not 10 shrines and a dungeon) to get me to play again. Mario Odyssey 2 and Mario Kart 9 will need to carry. Smells like WiiU.

[@saltwyn]

Hello captain astronaut, I was wondering if you recorded one clip of “EOW” or did you record it each time it was mentioned? I think it’d be very intelligent to save your voice but is enjoyable either way

[@catborg780]

First thing I did was complete the map & warp points. I find it oddly satisfying. Did the same for BOTW

[@aliminator1310]

Sadly, I HAVE watched "Eternals"...

[@edwardgamerx9061]

I totally agree with you, the game is pretty mid. I had some "euphoria" for it that lasted like... 3 days, and I've been having a better time with the completely unnecessary Switch Lite I bought (and I fucking scratched day one) with BotW, TotK, HW and Minecraft.

[@ultimate_pleb]

22:00 that is the worst pronunciation of volvagia i have ever heard it's right up there with arc-oo-se and yah-val-tal

[@painuchiha2694]

EoW is great imo Personally think it was good overall even if maybe I wanted Zelda to talk but it’s not a big issue. Game is fun

[@Your_Native_Mothman]

This was the first Zelda game I couldn’t finished just because I got so bored

[@AcousticHarmonia]

22:59 "The framerate is also there" Untrue, I would recommend Digital Foundry's video on the topic Edit: Looking back at it again you can literally see the framerate dipping in the clip where this is said

[@CaptainAstronaut]

(I was making a joke about the framerate, it's not great in this game)

[@AcousticHarmonia]

@ Oh pfft, r/whoosh then I guess, sorry about that. Sometimes it’s so hard to tell these kindsa thing these days, especially when it’s not super glaringly bad like Scarlet/Violet and might not be noticed by everyone, like I don’t recall framerate being something that came up from most coverage I saw on this game which really surprised me.

[@Urastinker]

​@AcousticHarmonia because while it's not great it's not as bad as alot of other games on the switch tbh

[@capgorski]

Your videos are always funny, but this one is even funnier than usual. I share that feeling that I completed this game out of obligation rather than fun. Echoes of Wisdom felt like Artificial Intelligence - technically competent, but lacking soul.

[@ihappy1]

Man, Tears of the Kingdom should have been Zelda's game. Like instead of staying with Link in the present, you should have followed Zelda to the past. It would be a reason to start at 3 hearts again, since Zelda isn't as seasoned as link. And it could be more of a reason to reuse the map (which I wasn't even bothered by) because it's in the past. So the floating sky islands and the underground wouldn't feel as out of place. Sure some of the story stuff would have needed to have been shuffled around, but all of the Zonai devices and contraption making feels like it gels with Zelda's intelligence more. Link would climb a mountain with his bare hands, Zelda would build a hot air balloon to ascend. Every time I watched one of the dragons tear cutscenes about what Zelda was doing I felt like "these should have just been the cutscenes of the regular game." Zelda deserves a genuine mainline game to herself, not an okay spinoff

[@DariusDuplechan]

Is that a failboat reference 1:47

[@AHylianWarrior]

I got so mad when they said they were going to give Link lines but then didn't cause "dunno what he'd say uwu" like man, it's really insulting to the fan's intelligence, like we can't handle him speaking finally??

[@Zuckussbuilder]

I dunno man, I kinda enjoyed echoes of wisdom, maybe my intelligence is higher

[@annalisa32]

It’s crazy how it seems like people are trying to not say anything negative about this game… and I say it as the biggest fan of the series

[@jamieohjamie]

i really liked this game while i was playing it. but i finished it in one weekend and have no desire to replay it.

[@Lowkey-NoPressure]

Anyone who ever asks why you ban Aarakocra from your DND game should just play Echoes of Wisdom and then they'll understand.

[@aiden_metcalf4444]

The dungeons introduced no new true mechanics no zelda old likes this game the whole cycle is place bed and get up, 4:13 so idk where you got this info, its obvious that you have never played a zelda game made past 2017 lol, Watch The Plinksters Video on this game I agree alot more with his videos points, I dont agree with all but a majority because he knows mostly whats hes talking about unlike you

[@furyberserk]

Worst zelda game ever. She sleeps around too much going from bed to bed. She's lucky there's no stalker trying to kiss her thinking she's dead or something.

[@InmateOmighty]

17:34 Ah yes the Genshin Effect of dialogue 😂

[@tezereth]

Truly a wisdomless showing on combat. There are a few mechanics to combat you didn't really seem to be using that allows you to not just wait around. Hell, even some echoes do that job, sword moblins attack near instantly, you can just spam summon them to make them hit fast. It's like discount swordfighter form! Also about fighting stronger enemies, there's just situations where if using an echo doesn't work, using another one can work absolute wonders, and I don't talk about crows. That big sword and shield moblin is tough but there are some echoes that fight it very well, and it's certainly NOT the sword moblin lv2. Same for that fire shitass boss, there's literally rock golem that can walk on lava and get increased attack speed that way, they're fun to use AND efficient. Clearly thy wisdom hath been a little lacking, or at the least for that point. Now if you're excuse is the echo selection system is horrible, uh, accepted, that system is indeed horrendous 👍

[@bobvella7228]

i just spawned a thwomp for link to ride

[@benjaminlane7715]

thank you the stuff that gets in the way of this game just is oof. why didn't they do a 10 fav radial menu...

[@LarryDeskPlant]

Honestly it could've been a 10/10 short and sweet game if it was just a little harder and had less cheese strats.

[@CopelandPlays]

I’m so glad to are playing Disco I recommended it on a community post you had a while back. It’s truly a masterpiece.

[@bog4612]

14:58 When you use "Soul of Eve" in The Binding of Isaac:

[@DarkErdrick]

I have, in fact, seen Eternals. But buddy boy, even I don't have the intelligence to tell you wtf that movie's plot was about, so I still can't judge the veracity of anything you're saying, Cap'n.

[@zeneck7387]

"And it's a women with blond hair and a catsuit ". Meanwhile people kneeling and begging for Link to have one in the next game ( don't lie , we know who the fandom is )

[@meechsanims]

18:23 i watched eternals and it was mid as hell

[@gnomegguy69]

FINALLY, ZELDA IS A GIRL!!!

[@TalysAlankil]

hearing you say EOW over and over never got old. excellent. i personally loved the game but i think most of your points are pretty salient anyway. also intelligence or something.

[@matthewlynn6108]

I clicked the Like exactly when he said “Golden Showered” and I want everyone to know that.

[@vulblhotdiessfi]

I have to disagree with you here. I actually love this game a lot. The whole " A girl game for girl gamers ", and " feminism " stuff in this video kind of bothers me. I hate DEI and Woke games, but this is just not that, like at all!? This is a great example of how to make a female lead, I just don't understand the hate. Personally, after the utter and absolute failure of a game that was tears of the kingdom, this was a very fun title.

[@JustJulyo]

KZbinrs be Starving from KZbin

[@sledgecomplex]

intelligence

[@BwaBwabu]

Echoes of wisdom? More like Echoes of cheese and breadcrums for nearest crows to side with you

[@SaturnFreak]

Capt Astro you're my favorite KZbinr. What's the plan for 2025? More videos? More streams?

[@absolutedomain9642]

As a woman, I can confirm: we do be reading and napping

[@outeremissary4438]

Allegations joke took me out. Absolutely perfect, definitely a show of Cap's intelligence

[@DonutSwordsman]

I agree, mid and they are still coward and make her turn into link to use a sword. How actually sad is that

[@DylanMatthewTurner]

This is a top 5 Zelda

[@kakunamatata7672]

13:50 I love you captain but I disagree with combat being this tedious. There is such a large variety of echos and a lot of enemies are designed around a specific echo being used to counter the other (flying enemies are good against short range, armored echos are good against range, magic goes through armor etc.) The combat isn't perfect but I didn't find it as cumbersome as you did.

[@bobvella7228]

just beat it, thought there weren't any epic moments but it was fun

[@circumquentiam]

Intelligence

[@mackyhilden4573]

Interesting review! It's always nice to see games broken down with thoughtful analysis and intelligence.

[@commanderblackheart5856]

I don't get way everyone was so hyped about Null, Bellum was a better villain, Malladus was a better villain, and people are saying this dollar-store Yami is some "New interesting villain that re recontextualize's the entire Zelda naritive" by making the trinity heroes akin to Hylia instead of the amoral beings they have been painted as since they where introduced! Plus, be honest: WE ARE NEVER GOING TO EITHER SEE OR HEAR OF HIM EVER AGAIN! Also, they don't even call the Triforce the Triforce, Instead everyone call's it "the prime energy" the entire game! Because apparently we can't have the Triforce, you know, the LITERAL LOGO FOR THE FRANCHISE in modern Zelda games anymore!

[@jackking1900]

You did not just call this game “Zelda EOW!!!!”

[@7PMNewz]

Yo RTVS audio hell yeah