9 Secrets & Details You MIGHT Have Missed on The Great Sky Island! (Tears of The Kingdom)

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[@HyruleGamer]

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[@waldilks]

Who has done the quest when, on the great sky island, you have to light 3 bonfires without touching the ground? Sorry for spoilers…

[@TheWrathsblade]

The pillars on the sides of the statues (inside the shrines) that give you essence, they are he same as the sealing spike from Skyward Sword. The one embedded in Demise's head.

[@Runitback42]

I was wandering the depths and Nayru the Ice Spirit showed up out of nowhere in the dark! (hope that's not too big a spoiler)

[@Defender1876]

the beginning of the game mentioning the imprisoning war meaning this botw and this game might take place in the downfall time line due to the mention of that and how it happens before Link to the past

[@TheWrathsblade]

A nice touch I've noticed, also, is that Zelda got transported to 'a time of legend'. So we're actually witnessing the Legend of Zelda.

[@regigigars]

Here's a fun fact : I'm playing the French version, and Rauru's title in his introduction is "propriétaire du bras droit" wich can be understood as "landlord of your right arm"

[@mariellenpellegrino]

that is so gd funny i love that

[@drevsgames1172]

That’s hilarious 😂😂😂

[@Thenewbagman]

Well, he is the owner of the arm. Isnt owner and propietaire the same world in differnt langueages? In spain we have "propietario" and can be used to refer to anything you own.

[@mbii7667]

Wouldn't that just be owner and not landlord?

[@nessanixe7286]

@MB II this raises the upsetting implication that the arm is on loan only 🤣

[@JuwanBuchanan]

This area is way BIGGER than the Great Plateau for a starter area and the Plateau was already large enough as it was.

[@timg2727]

Yeah, I was honestly really surprised at how big it is and how long it took me, especially considering what people were saying in the various previews I saw. It took me something like 4-5 hours to get through it, and even then I'm confident there were a bunch of things I missed.

[@tonys_write]

​@@timg2727 yeah I believe it took my daughter and I about 8 hours to get to the ground. Which was amazing, but it definitely surprised. It's almost like Nintendo was so confident of the things you would find on the ground and below that they had no problem making you wait to make you long for the surface and paraglider.

[@Defender1876]

the world as a whole is way bigger to big with 3 layers for us to play

[@michaelgaber3600]

Took me 4 hours before I left. Longest tutorial ever. I wanted to take a break after I left the sky island but I was too excited to explore the ground

[@horneytoaster4773]

@@michaelgaber3600 bout the same for me and my wife. I was super stoked to explore the ground after too. We have little time to play so it took us like 2 days.

[@tsemiu]

Also, zeldas looking at the murals in the beginning and getting super excited was so adorable! I want to watch that again.

[@HyruleGamer]

YeS!

[@farideh4698]

That was super cute indeed, I loved it!

[@TheWrathsblade]

It was definitely an adorkable moment, kinda like her excitement about the frog.

[@farideh4698]

@@TheWrathsblade The frog one is my favorite memory in BotW 😁🐸

[@krishnamckay3247]

You can! In the last section of the adventure log yu can rewatch all cutscenes, like the dragon tears!

[@Hydrogen101]

I love the ZeldaTube community. You all actually LIKE Zelda. The speed runners and hackers are proud of beating the game many times already, but haven’t explored squat. You know what that means? NO ONE out there has the best secrets. The ZeldaTubers will look under ever rock and explore every crannie. I can’t wait to see the content you come out with for years to come. This is a magnificent time to be a gamer. Thanks for being so cheerful and thorough! Cheers!

[@sinistersurfer9249]

Limcube is definitely an exception in those regards

[@HavocHounds1988]

Ragegamingvideos has been posting a bunch of game breaking things like how to get incredible weapons and armor early, but they also aren't speed runners.

[@shawntraub7249]

We won't look under EVERY rock... just the ones in obvious or symmetrical positions.

[@Raliceia96]

I tell you, when I read Rauru's name, I screamed. I was so freaking excited!! I made the connection instantly, while playing and on the phone with my mom. Whenever I start a new game, I always call my mom so that she can experience it with me. She is just as into the Legend of Zelda as I am, and she's learning all sorts of new lore that she didn't know about. She actually came to me with a theory that the events of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom were from a timeline split that happened in Skyward Sword that people don't really talk about.

[@aliceiahollis7376]

I'm so happy that my love for TLOZ passed on to you and I love watching you play.

[@BioAlpha5]

! I theorized something similar but SS, BOTW And TOTK all exist in another timeline (and the OG Timeline but). The Era of Myth is a alternate reality version of the older games. And ganondorf in the era of myth that is similar in our OG timeline (the n64 games and other games etc) all exist or may not exist. Like a dragon break but like you said, doesn't necessarily end. So BOTW and TOTK somehow exist possibly in a way that well never experience? But use what we know from SS, Era of Myth, BotW and TotK in the "Fujibiyoshi Parallel Timeline" to help answer the questions of the old OG Timeline. Or something completely different. Some people say that BotW and TotK are contradictory to each other. AND some people are saying the games are a ll one timeline.

[@dinosaurman64robert78]

I noticed a quality of life update with chests you can drop a weapon if your inventorys full whilst not closing the chest 🤩

[@raphyangel9828]

I know its likely a massive project, that will likely span several vids, but I'd really like to see comparisons on what remained the same, & what changed (for better or worse) between both games, especially geographically. Im sure that'll be something that's best saved for way later, once the euphoria, adrenaline & hype about the game has died down a bit.

[@stevenhicks7613]

Looygi Bros has the best comparison content, just FYI

[@Freelancer837]

Secret number 69: If you open your eyes, you'll notice Link is walking on grass, which is a reference to how Link walks on grass in all the other games

[@verdantmistral442]

Rauru's name first appeared as a name of a town in Zelda 2. Actually, with the exception of Impa and Zelda Ocarina of Time's sage all are sourced this way. Also Mido gets his name the same way.

[@YumaHyrule]

(spoiler if you havent seen the memories of the past yet) but couldnt it be that oot rauru is an reincarnation of zonai rauru? he is the sage of light again. and zonai rauru has the temple of time.. maybe oot rauru wanted to have a temple of time again and builded it :)

[@verdantmistral442]

@@YumaHyrule Not saying that. Just wanted to include the little fun fact that the name was in the series before either character. That said. I always thought that Rauru was intended to be a King of Hyrule. Maybe not OoT Zelda's dad, but one of them. (Though if not the case in lore, I'm still 100% sure that his model was originally intended to be the OoT King before the decision to never show the King was made.) His appearance even sort of foreshadows the kings (WW and MC) that appear later in the series as they generally have a similar build and look about them. This is also somewhat shown in SS Zelda's dad, who is definitely referencing Rauru and his alternate form of Kaepora Gaebora. So, TotK Rauru just further pushed my theory that OoT Rauru was a previous King of Hyrule. If he isn't a reincarnation, he might at least be named after TotK Rauru.

[@YumaHyrule]

@@verdantmistral442 there is something that i dont understand too.. maybe you can help me with that xD there is one thing i dont understand about the story... [spoiler if you havent seen the memories of the past yet] the creation of hyrule kingdom was in the era of prosperity... the zonai sealed ganondorf in this era. and he stayed there underground (sealed) until TotK. so no ganondorf on surface from era of prosperity (before OoT) until TotK, which takes place long after all the old zelda games. BUT how is it possible then that Ganondorf DID show up in OoT (or TP) ?? He is supposed to be sealed because he was sealed in an era before OoT and is still there in TotK. so how can he be there in OoT?? is this a plot hole? i really cant see how its possible lore wise...

[@verdantmistral442]

@@YumaHyrule @@YumaHyrule Yeah, I do not currently understand that either. Maybe by the end of the game, it will make sense. My guesses are as good as yours. Anything from Ganondorf reincarnating to this taking place on a timeline separate from any previous game. Calling the battle the Imprisoning War suggests that this might have occured after OoT in the Downfall timeline, but that can't be the case if this takes place at the beginning of Hyrule. It is also possible that Ganondorf might have been able to complete his weird eggsac rebirth from BotW in a previous generation and the Ganondorf in OoT was a meat puppet for Mummy Ganondorf (which might explain his rebirth in Four Swords Adventures). This might even explain why Twinrova were his surrogate mothers then... OoT Ganondorf wasn't born like a normal person. Big take away. The story is still a mystery to me but it's lit the fire in my head to figure it out.

[@YumaHyrule]

@@verdantmistral442 damn didnt think of a possible "puppet".. i dont know what is true but your idea sounds really logical. at least ANY possible explanation. i really hope we will find out more at the end of the game.

[@emiliomartinez7573]

If you put a bomb flower on your shield and do a shield jump, it will blow up and launch link up a bit high just like from the scene from the old Zelda tv show where he jump off an exploding bomb while on his shield.

[@HavocHounds1988]

Fuse a minecart to your shield, I saw Bandit do that and it's awesome.

[@emiliomartinez7573]

@@HavocHounds1988 yea I know right that’s so cool

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@emiliomartinez7573 Yeah, Nintendo really thought of everything when it comes to Fuse and Ultrahand it seems.

[@brokenwave6125]

Bomb barrels work even better

[@TheWrathsblade]

Been theorizing thanks to this game, that the Rito may actually have descended from the Loftwings. It would also go a ways to explaining the existence if the Zora at the same time as the Rito. Came to this idea after talking to the Rito. Also fun fact, Link hums various Zelda tunes when cooking now, instead of his normal hum in BOTW.

[@ghoulchan7525]

that's an interesting theory. i mean i guess if you want to you can also take the Watarara from the OoT manga in account. given the Rito were inspired by them. so the Rito's absence for some portions of Hyrule's history can also be explained as them migrating. and at some point they permanently settled again. (oot takes place not long after a civil war so maybe they just hadn't rejoined yet.)

[@rafaelluciano5596]

The only thing that I can think of that complicates this is that Medli's ancestor and previous sage in windwaker is shown to be a Zora. Assuming the TotK flashbacks take place before skyward sword, it is still complicated that Roto are present as sages there and then are not seen again till botw

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I cuckled out loud when the Steward Construct pointed at the temple of time and quoted the "old man" almost one-to-one. 😂

[@theriffwriter2194]

I freakin hate that you can't upgrade the archaic tunic (at least not that I'm aware of yet) I planned on using it throughout my playthrough and it doesn't make any sense why. It's not like one of the novelty armors you can't upgrade. At least I kinda understand that.

[@ghoulchan7525]

guess you can use it as a challenge run?

[@theriffwriter2194]

@@ghoulchan7525 I know, right?

[@NekoSteamBoy]

I love how BOTW had a WiiU pad as the Sheika Slate (since it was original planned as a wiiu only title) and now its a Switch :D

[@nathanclarke6694]

Another secret is that you can use swords to do damage to enemies!

[@KristenABales]

Jumping in to give you that view, and to see if I missed anything on the first main island! Been freaking loving this game!

[@jgbailar]

Behold, the great secret of the Purah Pad looking like a switch. 😅

[@Kaira90211]

Listen closely to Link’s humming every single time you cook food. It’s a nice little treat.

[@jonolivier9126]

I guess based on this video "Weapons do damage" is also a secret. Everything here just carries the same energy as "A three minute egg must boil for three minutes" except it's just lame because I feel like I'm supposed to actually take this seriously.

[@krishnamckay3247]

I think a fun vid would be some of your fave fuse combos, especially bcuz different gear have different abilities. Like Zora gear has an ability called "water warrior." It doubles in power when wet, including the fuse bonus!!

[@farideh4698]

Shall I watch this video? Shan't I? Decisions, decisions... What I do love about the Great Sky Island so far is that there are quite a few incentives to make sure you keep coming back. To hearken back to one of your other videos about the Great Plateau in BotW being underutilized: it seems like the game devs listened to you and made sure it wouldn't happen this time around

[@latexchariot]

Thank you so much for going the extra mile and including subtitles. It means so much to hearing impaired like me!

[@docAvid314]

My theory (based on nothing beyond the Great Sky Island, plus Ocarina of Time and Skyward Sword, for anybody worried about spoilers), is that the Rauru of Ocarina was an important member of the royal family, and as such, counted both Tears of the Kingdom's King Rauru, and Zelda's father from Skyward Sword, Gaepora, amongst his ancestors, explaining why he has both the names Rauru and Kaepora Gaebora. It almost seems obvious really: first, Skyward, Gaepora; next, the pre-history of Tears, Rauru; finally, Ocarina, a descendent of both of them, who uses both their names.

[@justinlovell13]

The title drop jingle with the piano keys makes me feel such a sense of discovery

[@Levacque]

Self-imposed Zelda video moratorium has been lifted! Time to binge!

[@robuxyyyyyyyyyy4708]

Fun fact there's special dialogue if you try to upgrade your battery without it

[@elsiebartlett6808]

5:30 rauru also says the island was on the surface in his time if you talk to him at every island location SPOILER WARNING BELOW FOR READERS!! 7:40 I’m curious also if prior to putting the master sword back through time, the dragon of light (which I believe is flying around the island as soon as you arrive) can be seen with it in its head? It would make sense if it wasn’t there, but I’m curious if they programmed that detail and if it can be seen through the scope on the purah pad or not. Honestly I can’t even remember if the scope on pad works at that point in the game or if purah and robbie need to activate it below first. Great video! Can’t wait for more

[@joseybryant7577]

Link looks like he's about to open an updated version of Plato's academy.

[@axmajpayne]

After having played the game for a while, I've come to the conclusion that this game (and BotW) is in it's own timeline that splits off at some point before OoT. There's no point even trying to do the mental gymnastics of trying to put it in one of the existing three.

[@judaiyuki5597]

rauru cant be both the first king of hyrule and the guy from ocarina because the kingdom of hyrule was established prior to minish cap and ocarina takes place a long time after minish capthe first king of hyrule would have been long dead by the events of ocarina

[@joshuamackey2326]

This is either it's own timeline or time period I believe or a convergence of the timeline or because of all the time travel in the series, somehow the time line has been jumbled and caused this time line to take place like ots playing out now

[@YumaHyrule]

there is one thing i dont understand about the story... [spoiler if you havent seen the memories of the past yet] the creation of hyrule kingdom was in the era of prosperity... the zonai sealed ganondorf in this era. and he stayed there underground (sealed) until TotK. so no ganondorf on surface from era of prosperity (before OoT) until TotK, which takes place long after all the old zelda games. BUT how is it possible then that Ganondorf DID show up in OoT (or TP) ?? He is supposed to be sealed because he was sealed in an era before OoT and is still there in TotK. so how can he be there in OoT?? is this a plot hole? i really cant see how its possible lore wise... ??

[@coffeec8873]

re: the great sky island being basically the great plateau… several months later we know that some parts actually ARE the great plateau!! that’s funny :) great observations in this video!! thank you!!

[@Elizabeth_Paz]

Thank you for the captions!!!❤

[@chesspwn7457]

My timeline theory is this is a rebuilt Hyrule fitting between all the other games and botw. Like maybe new Hyrule came back and made Hyrule again after the water went away after thousands of years. Not done with the game to know if anything in it counters this, but this is my explanation

[@gabriellockwood2780]

I think it's crazy that they're rewriting the timeline.

[@Alkaris]

It would be nice to see how the GSI geographically fits with the surface below, as piecing together the landscape like this can be quite hard to place visually just looking at the surface and the GSI itself. Seeing as it was once part of the Great Plateau, it shows that Great Plateau being much bigger than we initially realized, but the placement of where the Temple of Time resides in the sky is a little bit further away, putting it much closer to the Proxim Bridge as we see in certain cutscenes, and so the other Temple of Time that we know of on the Great Plateau is built in a different location entirely. Just knowing where each sky island fits on the surface will make a more complete picture of how everything use to look before they were raised into the sky. But when you also factor in landscape shifts and changes with the weather and time, it changes how things fit in place.

[@fraby2710]

Btw: missed opportunity to release a Pru-ha slate like Nintendo switch, this would have been so unique!

[@beanieboos321]

i am just loving TOTK so far!! 🤩

[@mbii7667]

I was thinking the video would point out chests/Korok seeds that are easy to miss in the Great Sky Island, but clearly I was wrong...

[@ash_tray]

I commented earlier that I put this in my watch later bc I couldn’t get the game when it came out, now that I’ve been playing I can come back and watch! Yay!

[@HyruleGamer]

Hope you enjoy!

[@ash_tray]

@@HyruleGamer oh I have been. 250+ hours haha. Which is a lot for me because I have twin toddlers I watch full time!

[@co0ki3M0NstAr]

I like your last secret it's cute and it's true, n yes it is a secret because at first the great island sky Islands I feel it a place your stuck, when you're running around trying to get down to Hyrule can seem like forever and then later you realize it's loaded with all sorts of cool fun stuff... So totally agreed they're great- it took me awhile to come to that feeling lol and that's how it's a secret

[@chrispike7249]

Great work HG 👍

[@omiai]

i work in glasgow, and although i have no idea where in scotland you live, in my head i'm like 'it would be awesome if he came into my work, i could tell him how much i love his videos!' but then i always forget what people look like so i'd never even notice XD

[@Saluteme10288]

6:31 not just a spirit but the spirit of the king featured in each game.

[@pixywings]

OMG the featured snack is a *Monster Cake* !😱That's awesome!

[@HyruleGamer]

Very awesome!

[@KatrinaGamse]

I believe that Rauru in OoT is a descendent of Rauru (therefore apart of the royal family) so the Sage of Light we know and love is simply named after the King maybe because he has inherited his powers a bit.

[@YumaHyrule]

oot rauru also built the temple of time... maybe because he knows zonai rauru had a temple of time too. maybe he is even an reincarnation of him

[@HavocHounds1988]

I think it's possible that this Rauru is the one from OoT and that all the games before BotW are basically just legends that have been passed down over generations. I think it might be that they are true in their own right, but the exact details aren't exactly accurate to what actually happened, such as Rauru actually being a Zonai and not a Hylian. But maybe we'll learn more about who this Rauru is (knowing Nintendo though we probably won't lol.)

[@YumaHyrule]

@@HavocHounds1988 for me, to think that the old games are only "legends" and arent real stories anymore is so sad. i really dont wanna believe that only botw and totk are the real shit.

[@HavocHounds1988]

@@YumaHyrule Yeah, but it would explain why there are hints toward events in all three timelines. And I'm not saying that the older games are completely wrong, just that they are skewed do to retelling and such. Basically like a huge game of Telephone. I believe they are still canon, and they did happen but that the exact details might not be 100% accurate. I think it's possible that each race has put a twist on the stories that fits their ideals, and over millennia the who's and what's have been mixed up or change. Basically like our own real history and how the way it is written may not be exactly how things played out.

[@YumaHyrule]

@@HavocHounds1988 yes i understand your idea. would be cool if nintendo confirmed that but i guess they wont and its on us to do theories 🤭😌

[@kevlikesmovies4442]

You can immediately recognize the Purah Pad as the Nintendo Switch just by how thicc that bezel is.

[@LegendofLink5204]

I was so confused when Ganondorf was talking about Rauru and tbh I still am but hopefully the story clears that up

[@tsemiu]

I felt like the great island was a little tedious. Mostly because I haven't played botw in a super long time so I was fumbling everything. I couldn't wait to finally get off.

[@HyruleGamer]

I understand that a bit, it was still fun imo!

[@horneytoaster4773]

I can see that. I didn’t find it tedious personally although I was chaffing at the bits to get to the ground. I enjoyed every minute

[@tsemiu]

@@horneytoaster4773 that may be why. I wanted to explore and not having the paraglider or enough stamina sucked lol

[@axmajpayne]

It felt more linear and guided than the great plateau did to me. You had to do all the shrines in a certain order instead of getting to explore and find your own path to each one.

[@Mish1035]

@@tsemiu I agree! And I’m still wondering and getting frustrated about how the heck I can get it!

[@mbii7667]

#3 I really don't think you know the definition of the word secret. The Sheikah Slate in BOTW was modeled after the Wii U gamepad and it was pretty obvious for everyone to see. So the Purah Pad being modeled after the Switch is in no way secretive.

[@boniklasmattiasson5413]

rauru in OoT is the sage of light and *SPOILERS* this rauru is telling us/zelda that he has light powers so yea that fits

[@drsynax]

Love your videos and content!

[@HyruleGamer]

Thanks a lot!

[@cirnopyramidcirnopyramid8796]

yea but the footage of ultrahand is fucking painful

[@HyruleGamer]

@@cirnopyramidcirnopyramid8796 🤣🤣

[@stevenhicks7613]

I love Rauru having an Owl chest plate.

[@Sakabatou77]

I think number 10 was just a filler for you. :) lol And I loved that image of the snack at the beginning.

[@DarthTella]

The necklace Rauru wears kind of looks like an owl to me. I'm certain this is intentional, but I'm not sure if it's just an Easter Egg or if it's significant to the game as a whole as I'm only half way (I think) through the story portion of the game. As a whole, this game reminds me a lot of Ocarina of Time. I won't get into specifics (obviously) but it just has that kind of vibe.

[@boblionia]

Number 3 isnt a secret even a little bit.. every person legally playing this game is playing it on the console referenced by the tablet, that would be like saying that link being in the game is a "secret" 😂

[@7th_hokage944]

Rauru’s chest piece!! Looks just like rauru from oot

[@YumaHyrule]

there is one thing i dont understand about the story... [spoiler if you havent seen the memories of the past yet] the creation of hyrule kingdom was in the era of prosperity... the zonai sealed ganondorf in this era. and he stayed there underground (sealed) until TotK. so no ganondorf on surface from era of prosperity (before OoT) until TotK, which takes place long after all the old zelda games. BUT how is it possible then that Ganondorf DID show up in OoT (or TP) ?? He is supposed to be sealed because he was sealed in an era before OoT and is still there in TotK. so how can he be there in OoT?? is this a plot hole? i really cant see how its possible lore wise... please of someone has an answer, tell me🙏

[@saramartin4791]

we need an updated hyrule historia!! or at least creating a champion type book for this game!!

[@paulhausman6137]

The ancient past in totk is obviously after oot. Rauru says he’s the founder of hyrule, but that’s just his head cannon. The castle in totk is not the castle in oot, the great plateau contains oot castle town, and totk states the hyrule castle was built there to protect gannondorfs seal, therefore the events of the ancient past happened after whatever happened that made the great plateau.

[@verdantmistral442]

Ganondorf: LINK BUILT THIS... IN A CAVE... FROM A BOX OF SCRAPS! Science Bokoblin: Snort...

[@OfficialMummyCat]

Took me almost 6 hours to complete the 4 first shrines

[@judaiyuki5597]

the mooshter sword XD

[@centurosproductions8827]

When MummyDorf dropped Rauru's name in the opening, I legit thought for a moment that this could be the same Ganondorf from OOT somehow. Though given the very existence of the Zonai in this timeline, I almost feel like OOT may not even have happened in this universe.

[@ghoulchan7525]

then why is the Hero of Time set in the game? because that kinda hints at stuff too. since it's not just a simple Amiibo unlock this time around.

[@saramartin4791]

at first i was so freaked out by Ganondorf talking then he says Rauru and i was like WOAH HOLD UP!!!

[@greenlightning6803]

So when do we get a purah pad themed switch?

[@mxhyrule]

I love this island so much hahaha

[@HyruleGamer]

Me too!

[@Tigery760]

7:53 it seems link doesnt have his battery pack here. I assume this is from one of the trailers, right?

[@cairneoleander8130]

I have a theory: Tears of the Kingdom is the second game in what will be a trilogy. The third will bring back the Triforce itself, and via the timey-whimey shenanigans of Zelda’s time powers, will wind up wrapping all three previously established timelines into the same shared world. Also because we will need to… SPOILER WARNING BELOW: I think we will need to use the Triforce to turn Zelda back into a Hyrulean human post draconification. And also it’s my theory that this will wrap up the Ganondorf saga and bring about a new big bad or possibly Demise himself. Also I expect the Zonai will be back in further force in the third.

[@saramartin4791]

personally i'm not done with this layout of hyrule and they added the sky and the depths i would love to see a way for the twilight realm to be incorperated

[@Gay828]

Spoilers.Maybe the reason there’s a mini temple of time is because this is the legend of Zelda that’s Zeldas temple

[@ash_tray]

Can’t get Totk until Wednesday (payday) so I can’t watch quite yet but just know I’m on the sidelines cheering all you zeldatubers on and I wanted to leave a like and comment even though I can’t give you my watch time. Much love! Update: I got the game and I’ve got like 250 hours lol I’m obsessed with it, finally able to watch your video!

[@BradsWorkbench]

Notice zelda had a "third eye" open on her forehead in the scene before leaving sky island? I just started a few days ago

[@sihnpax6220]

Maybe the sage from OOT was named after the first king of hyrule?

[@Jan12700]

3:35 Steam Deck xD Nothing about the Intro and the Imprisoning War (Downfall Timeline)?

[@emiliomartinez7573]

Btw the champions leather outfit is behind the king’s throne in hyrule castle by lighting two fires that’s in front of the throne.

[@HavocHounds1988]

Did you get a new mic? It sounds crisper than usual.

[@jerseyjay607]

Lots of hidden things in the sky plateau such as gear and weapons! Look around!

[@l.d.walters4650]

I laughed when I saw the Purah Pad as a Switch😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@inukrieger5206]

would be cool if the devs make aleast 1 bigger dlc for this game with new cool weapons and armors and maybe some other cool stuff. If also wish the Motocyle from BOTW would be in Tears too. So i realy hope the devs are not done with tears and have some plans to bring some new stuff to it. I bought 7 days ago a switch just to play the 2 Zelda games and 3-4 others.

[@JCM311]

I hate that I have a life and have to do things lol I just wanna spend hours and days into this game… I only get like an hour or so a day to play this game and that goes by like it’s 5 mins. Can the pandemic please come back and close down everything again 😂

[@dwagner6]

Lol, so sad but…true. I first played through BoTW in the beginning of the pandemic and now…why can’t I spend all day every day playing ToTK?.

[@JCM311]

@@dwagner6 I’m truly jealous of people who are able to put time into it haha. But I am having a great time when I do play the game, I just suck right now. I think this game is a lot harder than BOTW. Dude 2 trees randomly came alive and jumped and beat the shit outta me lol

[@blackattack1840]

These seem to be notable design details, not really secrets. Hard to not notice any of them really.

[@RyzenZegend]

Can't wait till Pro gamers leave sky island with only 3 Hearts!

[@emilelariviere2712]

I knew all of these.

[@DemonicBolt66]

just like how many people get named Link and the royal family has a Zelda in every second generation, Rauru is a name frequently given to sages. Names in the Zelda universe are cyclical, being used over and over... which really helps propagate the legends since, by sheer luck, every time these events happen again it happens while a princess has been named Zelda and a kid named Link is around In Majora's Mask we find out that Link is actually a common enough name that Gorons have it as a name too, and we know from several different games that Zelda is a passed down name of the Royal Family, applying to at LEAST every other generation. This was actually stated, concretely, in one of the games manuals and repeated in Hyrule Historia Every name in Zelda games will come up again... and again... and again...

[@treybrzezowski3259]

Can we take a moment to acknowledge that the Zonai figured out DOCTOR WHO TECHNOLOGY IN A ZELDA GAME??? The Shrines are Tardises (bigger on the inside)!

[@mischarowe]

Did you get a new microphone?

[@hokton8555]

i think tptk & botw are in another universe

[@chysavrc.3643]

About Rauru and the entire “Beginning of Hyrule.” I don’t know how this would work in the actual timeline. It feels like they’re re writing the entire lore… Ganondorf being there from the start doesn’t make any sense whatsoever. I haven’t seen all memories yet, but it just doesn’t feel right so far. The story is awesome, but Ganondorf came in Ocarina of Time. Unless this is a Ganondorf before that. I wonder what else we’ll learn about Rauru and Ganondorf. I’ve been playing since release date daily.

[@lvc394]

I thought you were going to tell me were to get pants for link :( My mother was watching me play and said "So who is the girl in the dress".

[@thomasroberts9404]

I had to take a day off. My eyes were bleeding. The only problem with the game is that it's sooo big. It's a bit overwhelming. But as problems go, that's a fantastic one to have.

[@g_u_m_m_y_s_h_a_r_k]

these arent even hidden or secret things ???? they are ?? so exxtremely obvious and easy to see ?? 💀

[@technician0096]

to me, i’m starting to feel as though BOTW and TOTK are “The true history of hyrule” while the other games while they may hold some truths, they all mostly lie in myth and legend. that’s how i feel they are taking things

[@UsaM]

I will go back to this comment years from now and will remember the first 5 hours I spent. I love this series.

[@mbii7667]

The logo of the game is considered a secret?

[@TailsFan-ix3hx]

*Contains a Spoiler for Tears of the Kingdom* I think for a secret or reference. Just look at the general shape of the Great Sky Island. Its almost one to one with Skyloft from Skyward Sword. Of course its not exactly the same there are differences that we can point out. But the more I look at the shape of main island the more I can't help to compare it to Skyloft. Even seeing a large area where the pond/ floating waterfall is supposed to be. Current headcannon or theory. Is that once the first humans descended to the surface after Skyward Sword the Zona inhabited the remains of Skyloft; replacing it with their culture and architecture until they disappeared, leaving only their constructs behind. Even Tears of Kingdom reference that the Zonai descended from the heavens. (The Sky in this case.)

[@Matt-zq1gi]

It is so skyloft

[@toxic_waste4k]

I missed everything because I haven’t played it 🥲

[@whitespider3725]

Is somthing wrong with the audio?

[@user-lp3ew1xb5u]

BOTW is not the “prequel” to TOTK. That’s not how that word works. Great video though. Excited for more.

[@Final07]

Spoiler * . . . . . . i think that the two dragons are a metaphor for the final boss of totk the one where Dragon Zelda and Link fight Demon Dragon/Dragondorf i know they have different horns in the two dragons sculptures but this thing is just my theory

[@keyblademaster1534]

In my opinion, give me my shikah slate back, purah pads a newer iPhone lmao

[@Mish1035]

Help! I’m stuck! I can’t get the Paraglider! …

[@Mari_Izu]

Don't call Breath of the Wild a "prequel". Prequels are stories telling the past events from a work released AFTER said original work. And Breath of the Wild was released before Tears of the Kingdom.

[@HyruleGamer]

Okay then, predecessor*