Legend of Zelda - TEARS OF JOY :)

Tears of the KINGDOM?? It's finally upon us...
Name? ✔️
Release Date? ✔️
...Beautiful?? ✔️✔️✔️✔️
I was very very ecstatic during this reaction
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[@Croton]

we were starving...but now WE ARE EATING GOOD THIS SPRING, WOOOOO!!! So happy for what is to come, can't wait to play this on stream here as soon as it comes out!!

[@Croton]

All titles and thumbnails will be spoiler free for those wanting to play blind, but we will keep the VODS of it up along with highlights for those who want to return at a later time!!

[@pigeontheseconth]

Omg it’s croton I’ve seen your stuff

[@SeyrenSamin]

2023 is a good year for gaming

[@LordCoso]

The game will be available from 12/05/2023 (d/m/y) and my birthday is three days later so it is going to be the perfect gift

[@MossMothMyBeloved]

This is the feast of the century!

[@danwhitehead8803]

There’s a specific sound that can be heard when the title is revealed at the end. It’s the same sound in the spirit realm in Skyward Sword when collecting the tears of the dragons.

[@ashleycurzon6348]

Good ear, i literally replayed the game a week ago and i didn't even realise.

[@JesusCrab]

they also used fis sound from skyward sword in a memory in botw with the sword telling zelda to put link in the shrine of resurrection maybe we will see her again

[@Ele441]

Yes I did hear that

[@MatthewPrince05]

So this game is having even more links to skyward sword?

[@JackpotSadGirl.]

YOOO YOURE SO RIGHT

“How will we let them know that it’s Zelda?” Aonuma walks to the piano and plays three notes.

[@saphira2323]

If those 7 swirls don’t somehow represent items or something we have to collect from 7 full sized dungeons I will cry 😭 my biggest dream for this game is real dungeons

[@Ciccigreen]

They have to represent the tears in some way!

[@Lil.NaresIshere]

No zonai tribe 😕?

[@Croton]

One dungeon per every sage (potentially)!! That would be awesome!!

[@MatthewPrince05]

So I’m guessing each one is a zonai tear from each sage

[@CrowLady0_0]

i hope they're something we CAN collect from dungeons but don't have to. i really hope this game doesn't take away the freedom you have in BOTW

[@Croton]

ALSO - you BET there will be STATS OF THE KINGDOM SERIES!!!!!!! (and challenge runs, ofc!!)

[@richardmahn7589]

I am going to make a guess here: Since there are Zonai structures all over in BOTW, maybe they planned for this, and to go up to the sky from the earth, you just have to find one of these fallen relics (stone structure) and reverse time on them, sending them back up to the sky. Each one goes to a different island. Some might be hard to get to now. Then maybe they fall back down to where you found them after you ride them.

[@aricaice6447]

You are actually on point with this after they released a demo of the new skills 😂 Kudos to that brilliant guess 🎉

[@krysivory493]

This game will make me cry ugly tears. The title alone makes me FEEL ALL melancholic already. BoTW's cutscenes made me cry for Zelda's FAILURES.

[@Talon968]

All of Croton’s videos that I have watched so far he was calm and clear with his speaking. It was an interesting surprise to see him more spontaneous. And quite frankly I in joyed the hole video.

[@randallhale5529]

Franked I joyed all in and around my holes

[@ChaoticHoly]

Quick takes: 0:17 - The "monster" has double tearless inverted Sheikah eyes? It also appears to be in the sky surrounded by those Dragon platforms. Why do I get the feeling it isn't representing an enemy? I mean, it's just standing there, arms out-stretched. Very spiritual. *Note:* The Sheikah Eye: *The eye is open wide to seek the truth, while the teardrop represents the willingness of the tribe to go to any lengths to achieve a goal.* Speculation: Does an inverted eye symbolize one who has found the truth so they no longer need to seek it? If so, does this represent divinity? Being without the tear would potentially indicate that they no longer need to "go to any lengths" as they have already found (or become one with?) the truth. 0:23 - Moblins & Bokoblins battling the Knights of Hyrule, or Zonai? Zonai swirls for heads? Infinite Links? The one on its side in the upper right is designed differently why? 0:37 - Zonai Swirls, or Magatama? Magatama, as we all know is a very Japanese icon symbolizing the vitality of the human spirit. Seven Sages, or something new? 0:39 - "Zelda" being sacrificed, or falling down? She appears to be above Malice... 0:46 - "Zelda" has the inverted tearless Sheikah eye as well? She also has a dragon statue on her right, Zonai swirls at the end of her hair (when has she ever had curls like that?), and Magatama again in the upper left. 0:53 - 0:55 - Two different cuts to prevent us from seeing the front of the structure Link just exited. Temple of Time in the sky? 0:55 + - Boy, that Land sure is Golden. One might even call it a *Golden Land.* 1:05 - Floating island on the left is shrouded in fog - does that mean it's not explorable yet? 1:10 - Hyrule Castle can be seen in the background...didn't make it very far into the air, so this is probably _very_ early in the game. 1:10 also - We can see for certain that the land below is whole, so the Skyward Islands aren't levitated pieces of Hyrule. So what caused these Skyward Islands to become visible? Can the peoples of Hyrule see them, too? Or just the children like that one kid in the Octobaloon quest? 1:12 - Dr. Eggman roboticized the Loftwings... 1:13 - Thinking that glyph is upside down from our perspective. 1:16 - Ohh, now THAT is interesting. Twin serpent dragons. One with spike-scales on its back, the other on its belly. Do these represent Mirror images? Duality? And they're in a circle eating one another, the classic image of the Ouroboros representing life, death, and rebirth. But the Ouroboros is usually a single serpent, not two. Which makes this a Double Ouroboros. Per Google, this image represents " *_the nature of the endless cycle of creation and destruction for spiritual balance of heaven and earth; physical and mind; emphasizing the dual nature of all things - as above so below"._* Does this mean Sky & Land? Or Sky & Underworld, with Hyrule caught in the middle? Addendum. "Tears of the Kingdom", but there's tearless inverted Sheikah Eye iconography all over the place. How...peculiar.

[@Alizudo]

IDK about y'all, but the *_"Blind Playthrough on Release"_* at the end was MIND-BLOWING to me!!

[@R._.go250]

Can’t wait for the amazing content you’ll make for this game 🙏

[@Croton]

I'm so pumped to play it!!

[@R._.go250]

@@Croton can’t wait!! It’s gonna be a blast

[@chonke796]

@@Croton bro same I’m I cant wait

[@staydetermined6717]

I’m so glad this TOOK YEARS to finally happen

[@quinnchester2408]

I love his reaction

[@bigbear4952]

OMGG IM SO EXCITED I SWEAR FOOD AND WATER CAN WAIT IM BUYING TEARS OF THE KINGDOM STRAIGHT AWAY IT LOOKS SO FREAKIN COOL

[@Croton]

TEARS OF THE KINGDOM MOMENT YA HA HA!!!!!

[@Hekskskdkdkskbjsjh]

@@Croton TEARS OF THE ZELDA FANS

[@kylpyvene]

I havent been this excited for a game maybe ever

[@noahrice3362]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET'S GO!!!!! I'll be watching the whole thing, start to finish here on KZbin, I can feel it already, this is gonna be epic!!! I'll probably also find a way to get a switch for myself so that I can actually play it. But man!!! Tears of the Kingdom! And the Zonai Dragons in the symbol! And everything else! This is huge!!! LET'S GO!!!!

[@richardmahn7589]

I knew from those first few notes it was Zelda. I watched you live and couldn't believe you were in disbelief. We also know it is centered around the Zonai and so the first image I saw (which I want to say is Link, and then at the end is Link and Zelda in Zonai prophecy carvings). I was shouting "It is Zelda! You know it is!"

[@Croton]

I just didn't wanna spread false hype in case I was wrong 😂 looking at it again I was just so blown back by how different this games direction will be!

[@ellennmarr5097]

I love the genuine excitement in your reaction. So hyped!

[@Loortal]

already saw your analysis on stream, cant wait for the video, mega hype

[@Talon968]

If I didn’t know better. I would say that Croton drank a tanker truck’s worth of caffeine. Because he seemed really bouncy today.

[@sledgen.]

I have so many theories about the Zonai and this trailer! I had a similar reaction to you too haha

[@BeedleTheImmortal]

At 1:12 there's a strange green symbol on a mountain? Thats so intresting.

[@TAYBR00K]

You were like: OMG I was actually jumping up and down on my chair in joy.

[@fredrickdenning7328]

Death Mountain spewing Malice looks crazy.

[@josephjoestar1809]

I think that was hyrule castle

[@fredrickdenning7328]

Actually, it's both. Look at the new poster for the game.

[@satericat17]

You're reaction to the trailer was very heartwarming! Whenever I saw you're video in the notifications and I then looked at the other ones my JAW DROPPED because I DID NOT expect that when I would get on KZbin there would be a name drop AND release date to the the Breath of the Wild Sequel!! I probably won't be able to get it for quite a while but I am ecstatic to watch gameplay of it! :-) :-) =-O -Alankuhaa Samuelkah Fischum Eircaru

[@satericat17]

Also sorry for a bit of bad english, for I pretty much just woke up and I'm also VERY EXCITED! :-D God Bless! With love, -Alankuhaa Samuelkah Fischum Eircaru

[@Marlyllama]

Watching you watch the trailer was hilarious to me cus my reaction was exactly the same XD THE HYPEEE!!!!

[@Ninjaananas]

Tears of the Croton.

[@TheWorstPartyMember]

Okay real question though, is it: "TEERS" of the Kingdom (as in, boo-hoo, I'm crying tears) or "TAIRS" of the Kingdom (as in, there's a tear in my jeans I need to patch)

[@Iidgetttheoctoling]

I'm going to play the crap out of this game once it releases.

[@petitpois23]

literally going to lock myself in my room 😭😭

[@peredhillover1]

Thank you for sharing your natural reaction. In a corrupted world, you are so honest and pure and I shared your joy at seeing this for the first time.

[@Nikketsinne]

Your enthusiasm makes me have this tear I didn't have yesterday, knowing everything you did on the previous game, making my own love for this sick game growing more and more... Thanks, and can't wait to see you perform on this one 🙏

[@Comicbrooke]

It made me so happy to see your live reaction 😄 all the hype!

[@jefferydavidson5347]

I love the title of this video 😂

[@muggystar]

Love your excitement!!!!! Cant wait to see your videos on it☺️☺️

[@mykakoymainpage9177]

I love watching my favorite KZbin creators react, your excitement didn’t disappoint and I can’t wait for the synopsis

[@riccardobeciani2982]

Did you notice that Link has two different hair style when he was climbing up and in other clips? Does that mean that we'll have hair personalization?

[@NuiYabuko]

What? That was in BotW too though.

[@SHOOPY2021]

@@NuiYabuko only with certain headgear, like how the Shiekah Set puts Links hair up in a bun and how the Ancient Set pulls down Links hair, however in the trailers for TotK Links not wearing any headgear, yet, so we can only presume that either his hair is only related to the shirt you're wearing or you can have your hair in many styles in TotK

[@Rovata312]

This legend of Zelda is going to release on my birthday let's goooooooooo

[@Croton]

That's so awesome!!

[@Rovata312]

I know right

[@corbin_corbin]

i almost cried when the trailer played im so excited 😭😭

[@darkraysofsunshine3113]

HAHA I did the same opened mouth in disbelief pause when I heard the noise/realized it was Zelda too. I honestly 100% expected there to be no news this direct, and for a moment I thought it was a prank until I saw the bokoblins/moblins

[@nlgames1691]

watching it live with you is just amazing!

[@ducktes]

I’m so sad I missed the live. BUT TEARS OF JOY. CANT WAIT FOR MAY!

[@artcatdraws]

I love your excitement over this and I seriously can’t wait to watch you play through it

[@CrazyFlyingMonk]

Details of note id like to point out and hope is useful: The pikachu figure appears to have a closed third eye Many of the carved eyes have eye lashes similar to the shekia symbol including the ?zelda? Figure and the pikachu figure In the battle carving there are humanoids facing the malice with sword and shield some of wich are fallen amidst monster ranks and some on the edges inside the malice aswell as outside it implying either: the malice is spreading with the monster hoard as it overruns the humans defenses, Or that the humanoids are fleeing from a place now full of malice after all their sheilds are facing away from the monsters so maybe they are turned away in flight, Or perhapse the figures in the malice are evil though they face the same direction as those not in malice so i don’t think so (Note i just realized in the bottom of the battle scene there are figures with their shield facing the other way but without any apparent weapon just bare fist (or magic?)) The moblins in the battle have a new weapon never seen before The pikachu figure when standing with the tear swirls around them is in the sky and despite the swirls being clustered around them the radiance lines seem to be streaking down from something higher up and not the tear swirls themselves. (If they go through the effort if adding radiance lines it implies that that is the focus or is powerful so while it could be the sun why would the sun be the focus of the carving rather than the figure and swirls, unless maybe the figure was changing the weather, it implies to me there is a more powerful or important object above the figure and tear swirls) The tear swirls are reminiscent of the energy around ghosts There is a language on the carving with the Zelda figure and also the carving of pikachu, i think its new but it may be an old Zelda language but i don’t think it is The scene with the ?zelda? And pikachu crossing hands is in the beginning part of the trailer and also behind the title at the end which is how we know it the pikachu and not the hero or something . When the ?zelda? Figure is crossing hands with the pikachu figure two of the tear drop or swirl shaped objects are above their hands and is radiating out a magic glow or something in addition that is the only time we have seen a tear swirl facing the opposite direction In the carving the figure lying back and floating looks to be in a similar pose to ganondorf however the clothing is different and there is no hand grabbing at the chest, in addition the figure has pointed ears while the ganon corpse we se has round ears (though pointed ears are a sign of being close to the gods so maybe the figure is a ganondorf who is not corrupted by malice? Nah Nintendo would never give us a story like that) and the figure has the same head dress /head pendant as the ?Zelda? Figure crossing hands Below the figure are lines of malice either reaching up towards the figure, lying below them as they fall into the malice, or streaking off of them The figure next to the Reclined floating or falling figure is not the pikachu it has different pants The ouroboros gate is big and grand so it seems odd that behind it is just that small shrine of which we have seen multiple without big gates in the other trailers That make me think that either the gate is the first entrance to the sky and the shrine is to familiarize the player with the mechanic tied to them, or the required entrance to a new section of the sky, or maybe they are a gate of time like a time loop (ouroboros) though i dont think that is likely On the ouroboros gate there is more of the new language along the body of the ouroboros but its pretty small When link goes through the ouroboros gate he has no equiped bow or sword just a shield If you look close as link runs and jumps off the cliffseveral things are noticable: his hand is already corrupted or changed, He seems to have some of the new weapons, a new bow type and new sword type,as well as the shield from the previous shot, Dangling from his left waist is a little bandolier of 4 cylinders maybe like energy stones or vials each is capped in gold on both sides but only the top two are full of green energy (perhaps these are charges for an ability like the fire shield or the upwards swim from the previous trailers) As link jumps off a tornado like structure is visible in the distance perhaps the same on as we saw in the previous trailers night scene though it could be my eyes or the angles but this structure seems to have more of angles to its shape than the previous trailer. The rock that link uses as an elevator implies that the other rubble we saw in the previous trailer in hyrule field may also be an elevator to the sky. Although i hope that the weather system does make good use if the volumatric clouds, the storm we see as link rises up is not part of the weather but instead contains a structure of some kind (perhaps a dungeon?) and the structure seems to have the same tornado like shape of the earlier massive building like a terraced icecream cone split down the middle and sagging outwards Also while link is on the rubble elevator we see a new type of bird or wild life, this one with wings of skin like a bat or styrotypical dragon wings. A point on its head, and a tail with fins on the end in a dolphin tail shape. Perhapse this is a return to our beloved skyrays? When link is climbing up the root he is in the ceremonial or just ancient garb we saw from previous trailers and instead of a sword he is carying what looks like a rudimentary stone axe When link is falling into normal hyrule: we can see hyrule castle is floating relatively low compared to the sky islands We can see that mount doom which in previous trailer was dormant has strings of what looks to be malice streaming out the top (makes sense if the whole underground got filled to bursting with malice an happened to cross over a lava tunnel or) maybe its smoke just using the new clouds system rather than what we are used to) We can see an odly shaped tower of some kind not a sheika tower on the bottom of the screen as it pans left And to the right if the tower is a large divot or lake in the ground neither of which i remember from botw Way off in the distance we can see a truly massive sky island almost lost to the distance fog Finally on the bird glider object we see the glowing nazca lines type structure and down and to the right of that a structure i dont recognize from botw its a cube structure maybe a shack or a piece of sky rubble also the left most edge of the gerudo highlands seems to have a dark cloud on it maybe intentional or just rng clouds

[@ancestral_artemis]

When i tell you i almost screamed during spanish class im so happy! The release date is near my birthday, so i can get the game on time!

[@anntrombly1856]

He sounds like a kid who got a good present at Christmas

[@danwhitehead8803]

Doesn’t the sword in the title reveal look like Twilight Princess? Also doesn’t the “deity” in the first scene look like Majoras Mask? The 7 tears could be 7 sages from OoT. Plus the unique sound at the end of the of the title reveal sounds like the silent realm from Skyward Sword. It’s likely that this game will bring all the games together to complete the timeline. I wonder whether all the games will be represented.

[@Alizudo]

I hope it would be; the split timeline is so irritating, please Hylia just unite the universes

[@Yeti2308]

Maybe the sages could all be the champion's descendants, Zelda, maz Koshia and a new zonal character or something

[@qsawker_tv]

That's so cool, they have finally Announced BoTW 2! um... sorry Tears Of the Kingdom ❤

[@samuelconnell4609]

Finally, the wait is coming to a close!

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

It’s not stasis, it’s the time reversal rune/arm ability that we saw in the E3 2021 trailer.

[@Croton]

I just call it that because it's yellow and we don't have an official name for it yet lol

[@TheFinanceTalk1]

This will be called the best video game of all time.

[@harshproductions3292]

Tears of a kingdom. Where have I heard that before? Queen Elizabeth II sadly passes, leaving the tears of a kingdom. Love it.

[@M_B_J]

I was super late to the BOTW party, got it in February. Put in an embarrassing number of hours since then. Excited to see the discovery of new glitches and exploits as they happen this time. Look forward to your content on TOTK

[@allotment3275]

Look at the length of those horns. Did bokoblins evolve shorter horns by the time of botw. If so the talus Fort from the second trailer was from an earlier time period

[@staydetermined6717]

Can’t wait to run out of stamina in the air and etc :D

[@bonnies122]

Best reaction video!

[@ChuckSploder]

Thoughts based on other theories: The umbreon-looking guy is Hylia's twin brother or maybe possibly even the goddess of time The Zonai retreated into the sky

[@treybrzezowski3259]

0:15 Me too dude! Me too! Kirby Return to Dreamland Bayonetta 3 Mario + Rabbids + Rayman (he's DLC) Resident Evil times 4 on the Cloud PIKMIN 4 AT LONG LAST And BOTW - I mean - "Tears of the Kingdom!" I couldn't stop smiling at work today!

[@masquackss]

for your information during the glider part you can see glowing green something on top of a mountain

[@Kiluchi]

This makes me hate school even more

[@getbruhzd]

bruv you broke my ears but for a good reason

[@rogerdudra178]

Greetings from the BIG SKY. Gonna be a long winter.

[@nicholasdaisyawesomeness1291]

YEEESSSS! SO EXCITED FOR THE SEQUEL! IT'S COMING OUT IN LESS THAN A YEAR!

[@dashthomas1565]

OH MY GOD!!!!! YOU GOT ME INTO BOTW AND I AM SO EXCITED FOR TOTK

[@brandonnguyen6718]

Personal theory: You punch the 7 sages until each one of them gives you a tear.

[@FawnMist2012]

It comes out 6 days before my ba day omg

[@JM-co6rf]

he's already seen this trailer. sees glider for half a second "A GLIDER"

[@boxperson5984]

OMG! So close to my birthday as well! 2023 is looking good so far

[@thebestvillager]

The kingdom has already had enough tears 🥲 can’t wait til we hear more!!

[@tijo3631]

at 1:09 theres a huge thing in the sky, maybe like an island but as big as a whole area that needs a tower

[@skins4thewin]

My birthday is at the end of May, so this will be an early birthday present for me! I will be MIA for that 2nd half of May as I play this game for sure lol.

[@Dilee123likesbananas]

As soon as I saw the date reveal, I nearly fell out of my seat

[@lewpix08]

Im so excited

[@iriscorona821]

Can't believe the game releases 3 days before my next birthday. So happy

[@Orochiha4721]

When I saw the notification, I knew, deep down, our prayers would be answered

[@I_Like_Kingdom_Hearts]

DID ANYONE NOTICE HOW THE MASTERSWORD LOOKED IN THE TITLE?

[@lunaredelvour2972]

HOLY CRAP YOU'RE RIGHT OMFG-

[@MrLinkDay]

It kinda reminded me of twilight princess a bit.

[@I_Like_Kingdom_Hearts]

@@MrLinkDay YEA THATS WHAT I WAS THINKING

[@stephaniestavsky2791]

I can’t believe it it brings me joy cuz botw was my first videogame I played seriously

[@missingna]

I originally thought that the seven shapes surrounding the mysterious figure represented the seven heroines from Gerudo lore XD

[@plotius]

And if it gets pushed back we stay happy because they are not giving us a broken product

[@shawnthibodeau189]

University gets out in may so I think it’s safe to say I’ll be playing this game for the entire summer break

[@superpepperplays6074]

I am so excited as you are

[@dumpmuch]

Anyone else notice the Majoras Mask image in the wall?

[@KingdomCookies]

It dropped the day before my bday and I love zelda. Nintendo gave me a early present😊

[@JITT-44]

After 6 years it’s finally here!!!

[@someoneelse2069]

Saw the stream and I still can't believe it

[@abbyequestrian3349]

OMG I AM SO EXCITED! ❤️❤️❤️❤️😁😁😁

[@aelaan12]

I have planned my two weeks of vacation in the calendar!! Woooooot

[@spenceratkins9485]

Hype increased to 100

[@michaellake274]

So damn hype

[@greysonmendoza7601]

I had the same reaction!!!

[@BrianStorm742]

I was like, DECEMBER 5TH???? But then I remembered America has a nonsensical way of writing dates, thank Hylia.

[@krypto1390]

I’m so hyped for this. WE EATING GOOD BOYS AND GIRLS

[@alkaabitwinz]

I CAN’T WAIT LETS GOOOOOOOO !!!!

[@oldcodgerr]

bro was flabbergasted

[@roxlife8173]

this so wholsome

[@Pivxmo]

LETS FREAKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@linkedsky76]

I woke up for dis-? Can I have my sleep back? Still though LETS GOOOOOOO MORE ZELDAAAAAAA

[@Nsdpvr]

man that is a masterpiece tho i still hope breath of the wild doesnt just die after the release

[@pedropinto1778]

I guess I know what I want for my birthday next year.

[@grandios2930]

You look so happy

[@thepegakris175]

It took long enough, but it was so worth it.