TEARS OF THE KINGDOM | Open World Mastery

this video one year in the making technically...

[@sanscalvo6927]

I'm very happy to see someone speaking well of this wonderful video game nowadays

[@mykeyboardismelting6856]

I liked the depths, the ambience down there keeps you on edge and constantly reminds you that you are in ganondorf’s domain The lack of vibrancy and interesting landmarks down there paints an unsettling contrast with the overworld - look around you, and you will have no idea where you are. You cannot remember this place. It really does feel like you shouldn’t be exploring down here, which if intended then awesome Only thing I think the depths should have had are actual threats that keep the tension alive, like super powerful gloom monsters similar to the overworld dragons which search around to kill you

[@EliseuRobertoSantosSilva]

Its nice to see that is not just a video hating the game

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

Nintendo is all about Innovation when you look at it from the long term Perspektive. I see TotK as a BIG step forward in the learning process of what Video Games are becoming. My aunt has a pretty big house. She is a Nerd. A big room in her basement is decicated to Video Games. It's fascinating to play old consoles like the Atari and the NES and read early 80s Video Games Magazines. It's like watching humanity taking a big leap forward. How we tell stories. How we play games. I grew up nearby an ancient Roman Colony, Colonia Ultopia Agrippina. The Museum there has ancient games Roman kids and adults played. Our Evolution seems like a miracle and I love the idea that Video games connect people all over the World, and that the Lore around Legend of Zelda is a part of uniting people.

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

Colonia Ultopia Trajana, not Agrippina. Sorry I somehow Confiserie them.

[@brandonbrix5126]

@@CordeliaWagner1999 oh nah he casting a spell

[@dice5709]

​@@brandonbrix5126 nah its just the bot of this channel who spits nonsense

[@sandman8920]

Cool.

[@Merembroers]

Wait why is there so much hate for totk? I LOVED that game. I really like this style

[@thebluerodriguez4085]

Which Zelda games have you played?

[@daaishifeeling]

i think people still have their nostalgia goggles on and with botw and totk being so different from older zelda games, they can't really accept them as zelda games, so they find any reasons they can to hate on them. that's not to say that botw and totk are flawless, i have my gripes with both, but so much of the hate i see is people being unable to accept that the zelda formula has evolved with the times. and these people are a vocal minority anyway, there are so many more people who genuinely enjoy the games

[@blueshellincident]

See you would think that but I actually find personally a lot of breath of the wild fans that are dumping on TOTK. It’s actually really funny

[@squidwardtortellini362]

@@thebluerodriguez4085this feels like a not-so-subtle setup for a gatekeeper comment

[@yannickhermant6371]

Thanks for this positive video. I'm a zelda fan since LA on the original Game boy _ when they said M's M suck because you're still a chill, there only 4 dungeon and time mecanics suck... I was there _ when they said WW was too easy and too cartoonish... I was there _ when they said TP was too much like OOT... I was there _ when they said SS was suck because of the control and the story... I was there _ when they said BOTW was enough zelda... I was there Today TOTK suck apoarently... and I'm still here... waiting patiently for people to change their mind... Because they always do !

[@lilcory2000]

thank you man but when I say this they say I new game bias

[@brianmatter2723]

I love this game. Its botw perfected.

[@Catpuff818]

As someone who loves the Depths is wish so badly there was more to do down there. I love the atmosphere of the game, I even tried to play the game by immediately going into the depths without the paraglider after getting off the tutorial island. It was pretty damn hard and not having the paraglider felt miserable. But even with the added difficulty, which I would've hope would help make playing down there more interesting, it still didn't take too long for me to get bored of the same patterns. It almost makes me regret that they added it to the game when they could've used that time and resources to add more depth to the sky islands.

[@Random1567]

There’s quite a bit down there if you care about it. The depths are my favorite part of the game actually. Hardest combat, bosses, battery upgrades and rarer materials, poes, uncorrupted weapons (which get better as the game scales the difficulty and you keep taking them. After a few blood moons the weapons will become really good with high durability and great for fusing), schematics, some quests, auto build, 2 dungeons and the final area of the game, armor, lightroots (which lead you to shrines above). The content down there is different from everything on the surface on purpose, but there’s still a lot to do. People who say there’s not much…you’re just wrong. Maybe you don’t like the content or understand it, but there is absolutely stuff to do down there.

[@Catpuff818]

@Random1567 ah, no you're right. My statement is more of an exaggeration when you put it like that. It's just I've done most of those things and just wish there was more ;-; I especially their were more unique things to the depths. Like maybe some weird puzzles down there

[@thierrys85]

If you like TotK and a Short Hike, you'll love Lil' Gator Game. ❤

[@randychristensen1028]

Not going to lie, not only did I find TotK to be a massive disappointment, it made me finally realize all the issues I have with BotW that I was completely naive to due to them not being fixed in the sequel Thanks TotK for ruining both games for me

[@lcding8349]

pls... why the hell do you think so

[@randychristensen1028]

@@lcding8349 1. Same 3 weapon movesets from the last game that fuse added nothing to (3 is already a pitiful amount to start with from the last game) 2. Same unorganized menus for clothing and resources as the last game but with more stuff to make it even worse 3. "Puzzles" in every shrine and dungeon across the map that never amount to more than the same individual tasks I was taught in the tutorial 4. 1/3 shrines in the game are blessing which means there is nothing to do but collect a reward (7 shrines are tutorials of the same combat options the game gives a pop-up menu for during the tutorial on the Great Sky Island) 5. Pausing to heal + flurry rush (if you can even consistently to it) removes all challenge in combat (especially when you can't die in one hit when at full hearts). Upgraded armour also breaks combat 6. Can't dodge unless locked on (Link had a roll maneuver since the dawn of the 3D games and Nintendo blatantly took that away for a stupid lock-on only dodge) 7. The dragon tear structure for the story spoiled many plot points early because it's a linear story being told this time around 8. Sky islands are sparse and copy pasted 9. Depths are one bland biome (minus Death Mountain) with the same enemy camps you can find on the surface with the same enemies but now they deal gloom damage without giving you more reward beyond a singular zonaite drop 10. Sages crowd the screen constantly and are mighty useless when I have other options to do the same things they can do 11. "Quick menu" is a straight line of literally every single item you've picked up in the game to sift through (good choice 👌 It really added to the gameplay) 12. Dungeons are still the same "complete 5 individual tasks with no navigational challenge before being allowed to fight the boss" as the last game (now the dungeons don't have the thing that made the dungeons from BotW unique) 13. Weapon rewards in this game mean nothing when everything breaks eventually I could go on and on and on but I think I've made my point. They really dropped the ball with this game

[@jonathanhargraves2241]

This game has too many issues to be considered a masterpiece, but it certainly is good. Glad you had as much fun as I used to when I first got this game.

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

I love Breath of the Wild. Thanks for your great Analysis why this game is so much fun to play.

[@brandonbrix5126]

how dis dumb fuck ai forget to read the title smh

[@vivid8979]

A positive video about TotK?? Just wait till the hate drones flock to say how much they dislike this game. But seriously nice work here. 👌

[@mkjjoe]

But aren't you invoking "them" by saying that? _"Oh you're being positive? just wait until people who have negative things to say inevitably come across this content, they'll show up and share their opinions I disagree with"._ So then I have to reiterate, I liked TOTK, I just think it had flaws, does that make me a hate drone for sticking to that? Or should we remain in separate bubbles and pretend there's nothing to consider for improvement?

[@thebluerodriguez4085]

"😢 oh no people don't like recycled and overpriced ass games like me I think am gonna take it personal"

[@Ad0kq]

Fr tho. They REALLY want everyone to know their opinion

[@eboroni]

Oh no! People can have different opinions! This game is a hot mess

[@angielada71]

There are places on hyrule group wher you can find cnsotrukts and sometimes you can witness a fight between them and pack of boko and mobilns

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

And it feels so satisfying.

[@deepcanionstudioita3818]

finally someone that understands that this game is a masterpiece, i'm tired of all the hate this game is getting, i'm 230 hours in and still having so much fun

[@Brendanowl]

Finally. A youTube video praising totk instead of shaming it. People need to stop talking about what totk should have been or could have been. Appreciate totk for what it is.

[@natesamadhi33]

Nobody "needs" to do anything. Whether you like or dislike TOTK, you should be allowed to have your own opinion. If someone decides to make a video liking it or disliking it, that's their right to do that. Me personally, I think TOTK is a massive disappointment---but if you appreciate the game, then thats perfectly fine, its **your** opinion, and you should be allowed to have that; I'm glad atleast one of us genuinely got enjoyment from it, becuz clearly, this game wasn't for me.

[@yuvanpradeep3398]

W VID MY GOAT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THIS IS BEAUTIFUL 👑

[@malikpierre-louis3343]

Personally, nothing is beating BOTW for me.

[@whosaidthat84]

Excellent video! I poured over 300 hours into this game and counting. It's crazy to see how much hate this game has gotten. Sure, some of it is fair criticism but right now it just seems cool to hate, kinda like OoT after Egoraptor bashed it in his video way back when. This is seriously one of my top 10 games ever and probably my favorite open world game along with Red Dead Redemption 2. For those who don't like it, well good for you. We all have our opinions. I don't care what others think, this game was amazing.

[@asraarradon4115]

So much negativity from people playing TotK like it's a live service game-it's not. I played through it once and enjoyed every minute.

[@cjb1373]

There will never be any experience with open world like my first playthrough of breath of the wild. It is my favorite game of all time. So then why do I not like totk? Maybe I have to try it again. But I didn't care for it the first time around.

[@jonathanhargraves2241]

You're not missing out on much, they didn't add much to justify this game's existence. It's less a sequel to Breath of the Wild and more like a remix/ROM hack. If you're not too invested in Ultrahand and some of the QoL changes they added, there aren't many things worth mentioning that are better than what Breath of the Wild offered.

[@shaynehk8639]

Nice to see a video that isn't deadset on hating this game. I really don't understand this fad. People have their own opinions however TOTK's current online backlash feels more like bitter resenment over its achievements, with exaggerated statements of 'worst Zelda ever' or 'terrible game'.

[@mkjjoe]

Yes there is some of that, there are _always_ extremes with popular media. I'm not sure about what's considered hate though, in any case not all criticism is a fad and precisely, there's been thorough criticism for over a year which isn't going away. We've played the game.

[@randychristensen1028]

We're upset that Nintendo blatantly let the entire rest of the game fall to the wayside because they decided to spend all their time on a building mechanic that believe it or not, most players won't spend much time engaging with beyond making the bare minimum to get the job done. Nintendo didn't even encourage players to get creative beyond giving us all the tools to work with but again, a vast majority of players aren't the ones making the insane zonai contraptions in the online videos only to have 5 minutes of fun before they despawn

[@Ad0kq]

Ye people seem to hate on it, and shove that opinion in everyone else's face. Why did the zelda cycle hit so hard?

[@mkjjoe]

@@Ad0kq People can have strong opinions, that doesn't always make it "hate" and it's not shoved anymore than people who insist there isn't any issue. Fans are just passionate and there was a lot of expectation behind this one, their biggest one yet.

[@Ad0kq]

@mkjjoe oh yeah fosho I was expecting it to be much better. But I still get ripped for liking this game.

[@brightya]

Very Unfortunately, although the sky islands and the depths are normally described as empty. Just talking about random world exploration not about quests or stories, the exploration of either the individual layer of the world is still much more fun and exciting than any other highly rated open world exploration like RDR2, GTA5, Horizon Forbidden West, The Witcher3, Elden Ring.😂

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

I wish The Zora Waterworks would be the Water Dungeon. Another floating Island wasn't that great.

[@CordeliaWagner1999]

Nintendo gave casual players a fun game and the Nerds so much Details and Lore. 💝

[@dice5709]

what lore? 😂

[@nothanksthough]

There's no details. So much garbage is just placed around the world lazily with no context to explain how it got there like botw

[@mkjjoe]

The nerds barely had enough to eat unfortunately: the Zonai descended, coexisted and worked with Hylians, at some point Rauru founded this version of Hyrule, Ganondorf stole ultimate power and got sealed, Zelda sacrificed herself to heal the sword. Background stuff like Koume/Kotake are hinted at but never utilized. We barely know anything of the time that's the center of the story being told. A lot of tell rather than show, and even then telling by repetition rather than develop. The sky has ruins of the Zonai civilization with nothing too concrete. The Depths have nothing concrete besides Zonai mines, a mirror concept that's interesting on a technical level but doesn't tell anything, and vaguely ties to old lore with random easter eggs (reused BOTW DLC). I think that's about it, the concepts and backstory are cool and we get a few great cutscenes, but story telling is really at a minimum. I know it's a trend to call these negative views as a "hate trend" but looking at all the content creators who would _love_ to have a lot to say, they just didn't. Some did and besides reviews and debates, it's a few "ghost town" videos or dungeon analyses.

[@thebluerodriguez4085]

Do you even played the game? When i wasn't able to find any interesting lore by the end of my first run y think I wasn't paying enough attention, so I searched the usual Zelda chanels to find that even the biggest Zelda KZbinrs openly say this game has no lore to talk so they stared to make videos of other games. So what do you mean?

[@amandaslough125]

I honestly don't see how you can review Tears and Sonic Frontiers, both undercooked games, and call that one mediocre while this one is a masterpiece. Especially when the writing and dungeons are so much worse than BotW and Sonic doesn't overstay its welcome with nearly as much with bloated content.

[@svgvid]

I do agree that TOTK is slightly bloated in its main story, which is why I disliked Mineru's quest but I also feel that Sonic frontiers overstayed its welcome as well. However TOTK imo has a better foundation from BOTW so the main gameplay loop is still really fun as compared to Sonic frontiers which I feel gets boring much faster (which is why i like that there is a lot of content in TOTK and dislike it about frontiers). I think the dungeon themes and abilities make them better than BOTW, and yeah honestly the writing in this game is not great i agree but sonic frontiers was just not that fun for me and the world itself was incredibly generic so I lost interest quick

[@revelstone7274]

Haven't played botw since totk came out

[@aster4jaden]

It's nice to hear you talk about the Hyrule Map so positively, so many people say it's just a copy paste from BOTW.

[@painuchiha2694]

People hate the entire game because the depths or sky lacks content but then people also hate it because there’s too much content. Individually these areas are lacking but the game has you go up and down frequently and people ignore the entire package. Overall I would prefer exploring an entire new world but totk is still pretty good and I can’t wait for echoes of wisdom

[@vadoslink446]

That's mostly it. People are missing the forest for the trees. These additional layers are often looked at as if they were supposed to be their own standalone overworlds, when that's just not how this game is designed. Depths and Sky are seamless, vertical extensions of the surface and the journey to them is actually part of the exploration. This isn't like Skyward Sword, where the Sky map was completely separate and detached from the surface.

[@Giggles_iJest]

*Right, cause let's completely ignore the fact that--* TotK's story is bad, Fs with pre-established key lore aspects, absolutely shatters all the Master Sword's reputation, unga bunga buff Dorf with little to no ambition other than "me strongest there is" uninteresting, nearly everyone forgot who you were despite this game taking place a mere 4-6 years after Wild, Rauru existing is an insult, no Fi, no breaking of the Demise curse despite it being falsely hinted being the case what with all the Skyward Sword PR this game got (I distinctly remember Skyward Sword being advertised as heavily linked to TotK somehow which, again, is misleading as on Nintendo's part), no dog petting, no hookshot spiderman swinging with the physics being suuuuch a driving factor in these newer Zelda games, no underwater exploration instead a damp dark smelly overgrown cave can't see jack, COLLOSAL missed opportunity to hitch the princess with her handsome knight in shining armor, no stakes since Zelda's sacrifice was reversed giving the story little to no agency or consequence, Link as a protagonist felt nonexistent feels like everyone else was the star of the show not the guy who's saving all their 🫏s, no Link backstory before any of this went down aka no Arryl 2 or Granny 2 aka NOT WIND WAKER, didn't make me cry like Twilight Princess, dungeons are STILL NOT dungeons (pulling a couple levers to open a door and then be treated with literally the same copy-paste cutscene at the very end with each champion? Yeah naw), sky islands hardly anything worth noting although they are pretty asf to look at, I was expecting a totally NEW revamped endgame super Saiyan master sword golden tier 4 legendary new hilt new everything but naw same design with a booboo scar and hilariously less powerful... hoverbike autobuild pales in comparison to THE Master Cycle As a game, sure, it's leagues above BotW but BotW will never be topped as a one-in-a-lifetime experience. TotK was an overblown $70 DLC and I'm tired of pretending it's not. Mid.

[@mykeyboardismelting6856]

Half of this is satire

[@squidwardtortellini362]

This comment gave me a laugh, good job

[@brandonbrix5126]

You fail to look at it from a long term Perspektive.

[@jooch_exe]

What kind of fairytale will allow you to have an entire warehouse of items in your pocket? It's totally unrealistic.

[@brandonbryson3317]

To each their own. I found BotW to be very flawed, but enjoyable. After 6 years, I could only look at TotK as a huge and boring disappointment. Not a fan of this direction, at all.

[@mrtesticlease4638]

happy someone got enjoyment out of it. i strongly disagree though

[@Majora-n3w]

Wait, you're supposed to be hating totk, cause thats the current fad. Havent you seen the million hour+ long video essays on why its the worst zelda game ever, including Zelda 2.

[@Daft0Cean968]

no seriously though if people have played zelda 2 and actually think that totk is the worst zelda game ever, then i don't know what's going on.

[@frisby7143]

No one says it’s the worst Zelda game ever. It is however a very flawed game and is not in any shape or form a masterpiece

[@paczka695]

@@frisby7143 That is your opinion

[@sanscalvo6927]

It's so sad that people can't realize that the fact that a game like TOTK can just work and be PLAYED is amazing

[@vadoslink446]

@@frisby7143You didn't spend enough time on reddit then. Also, hell naw, it's a masterpiece. Masterpiece doesnt mean a game has to be flawless. Nothing is flawless. The game still features what's easily the most complex and nuanced mechanics of any zelda game, to the point where older games just feel bland in comparison.

[@eboroni]

This game is such a hot mess

[@KingOppSanti]

TOTK felt more like a game+ Should have been DLC not a sequel.

[@Pera6]

It’s a true sequel, if you can’t separate dlc from a sequel then idk what to tell you

[@KingOppSanti]

@@Pera6 half the people don’t even remembered Link. It was bloated filler with better mechanics.

[@Pera6]

@@KingOppSanti would you remember someone if 5-7 years have passed? I don’t think so

[@KingOppSanti]

@@Pera6 he saved the world 😂 Collected 900 seeds just to be forgotten to the only person who can see him.

[@Pera6]

@@KingOppSanti well yeah, am sure people remember the hero who saved the world, but can you really remember how someone exactly looks like when 5-7 years have passed? no, that’s not humanly possible, same goes for hestu, he may remember that there was one foe who can see him, but once again, it’s not humanly possible to remember what they look like

[@dice5709]

Deadass there's no mastery to this game. You ain't getting that Nintendo sponsorship bruv.

[@nothanksthough]

Totk sucks and isnt a zelda game in any normal sense

[@Pera6]

@@nothanksthough The first ever zelda game is open world dawg😭🙏

[@EliseuRobertoSantosSilva]

Npc

[@vadoslink446]

Brainless drone.

[@gmorjuela]

Dude, it is ok if you don't like something. That won't stop others enjoying it :) Relax.

[@mkjjoe]

It's flawed but that take on "real Zelda" is tired, really going nowhere. This is Zelda in essence, just not focused on what you prefer.

[@eM-kb6sm]

amazing game!!!!