The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - There’s so much game! My first 100 hours

[@bradcampbell8551]

I audibly laughed when I was playing the game and met the well researcher woman thinking, “oh no, Jirrard is going to have to do this” Such a massive game, you’ve got this Mr. Completionist man

[@Hei_Darkfire]

XD Oh god, this game is gonna be a NIGHTMARE and a half to complete. Wells, caves, 3 different maps, and a ton of armors to find in all three maps? Jirard is gonna have a stroke. Like, this might actually be almost as bad as completing Hyrule warriors (But a lot more fun since this game rewards creativity).

[@sedarue123]

Let’s not forget koroks, the guy holding up the sign, security corps, the underground statues, schematics, all mini bosses get a completed checked off when you fight them, yiga hide outs, treasure maps, caves, wells, sage’s wills…. Shrines and their attached light roots, side adventures and the newspaper adventures… am I missing anything because these are what I’ve found so far (forgot to mention potentially maxing all armors)

[@homerdough5389]

@@Hei_Darkfire Not even close to as bad as Hyrule Warriors come on. With a guide, it’ll take 200hrs max

[@rightwing707]

@@Hei_Darkfire Thankfully at least the amiibo armours are still obtainable via scanning amiibo. That said, old map chests may be tied to 100%. I doubt they are since BotW only made you upgrade irreplaceable armour. But I can't know until I've closed in on all the massive 100% goals I still have left.

[@EmpireAnts42]

The caves and wells really arent that bad lol

[@lukesanford9026]

"Here's my thoughts on my first ONE HUNDRED hours of this game!" "Okay so I've done one dungeon..." I love you Jirard. And I love this game!

[@ShenLong991]

My first 100 Hours... i have done basically... got into the world. Relatable ^^

[@catsdogswoof3968]

i have 50 and ditn even get paraglider

[@BoxyBlue]

I mean. Same. I ended up doing two more by 120 hours. At 130 now and haven't gone to the desert.

[@diggsj0536]

i finally got to a comfortable point to beat the game after 210 hours. and i still have like 50+ shrines to do and areas i've barely grazed. i've maybe done 50ish percent of the depths and there's still two major towns i've not touched. i could go on but yeah i'm going to be playing this for quite some time. i spend hours just goofing around.

[@themothreborn]

"I haven't done sh*t in 100 hours" is the Essence of tears of the kingdom for All of us

[@Null82085]

Or you’re like me who beat Ganon on complete accident and now has to do the rest of the story

[@brokendrumsticks2112]

i've blindly done the whole story and all the lightroots and shrines 😅

[@Spawn256]

Best line in the video 😂

[@JacobPDeIiNoNi]

To be honest I speedran all the story stuff for two reasons, 1 so I could watch videos and talk with people about the game without needing to worry about major spoilers, and 2 because I was feeling so overwhelmed with everything there is to do, sticking to mostly story stuff was a good limitation for me.

[@homerdough5389]

@@brokendrumsticks2112 Same. And I'm content with calling it. 100hrs in 17 days is absurd for my mental and the rest of the content is repetitive/not very fulfilling. I might come back to get koroks/caves in the future but I am burned the hell out

[@jamesgratz4771]

The depths is absolutely insane. The reward of finding a bargainer statue after exploring and dying and finding the right path is so satisfying

[@Drewtendo]

The depths have had some of my favorite moments in this game so far!

[@jamesgratz4771]

@@Drewtendo I need to find the dark hood

[@EG-cm5th]

"finding a bargainer statue after exploring" ...heh...hehe... *hides under 500 poes spent on bargainer statue locations*

[@shadowdragun]

I only wish the armor of the depths protected you from losing eprmanent health to attacks. Becquse its not fun that, with a max defense srmor i get hit by a pebble from a red bomoblin and lose a full heart because if it

[@jamesgratz4771]

@@shadowdragun lol you’re not wrong but it makes it more challenging. I think the game is pretty easy normally.‘most enemies don’t stand a change against the hero of Hyrule

[@DanGamingFan2406]

This game is absolutely massive and it's definitely living up to the hype. It's everything we loved about _Breath of the Wild_ amped up to 11. I love it.

[@jonathanwilson7949]

Agreed!!

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

Is it better than Breath of the Wild? I played the heck out of that game (and every other mainline Zelda game since the NES), but this one just seems like a copy of BotW.

[@808Slush]

​@MJ Carpenter imo, its better than botw. Its botw but much bigger and better. I dont want to spoil things for you, so ill say there are more areas than botw.

[@SSuser-go7jm]

@@LeonSKennedy7777 Way way better. Takes the good from Botw, and adds story, dungeins and bosses. And regarding being a copy, have you ever heard of a sequel?

[@UnwrittenSpade]

@@LeonSKennedy7777 100% not a copy! Def it’s own thing

[@Mystic_Christopher]

I love that we love Zelda and gaming so much that none of us really are spoiling the story. Respect.

[@jaycielle]

Still no spoilers, but as someone who had some things spoiled for me, when they actually happened in the game, it was just as amazing because the execution of [spoiler thing] was so good that knowing about it beforehand didn't rob that moment of its impact Still, I agree, everyone being so cool about spoilers is really great to see

[@ViridianFlow]

Yeah it's kind of crazy that everyone is still not spoiling things. There last time I remember the internet coming together like this was probably Avengers end game but that only lasted like maybe 2 weeks? In this people have spent over 100 hours in the game and are still like "Dude don't spoil the story, I'm still at the start of the game"

[@DM-THE-LVE-FAMILY]

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[@DM-THE-LVE-FAMILY]

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[@Mystic_Christopher]

@@ViridianFlow nice! Exactly, I'm probably 40 or 50 hours in and I'm blown away every time I play.

[@blueshoals]

I'm playing this game with the mentality that I'll be playing it for the next 5 years. That's helped a lot.

[@brijor6ff7]

Lol it does feel that way 😅

[@theoaremevano3227]

Employer: "Where will you be in 5 years?" "Around 98% sir, assuming there isn't DLC." Employer: ".......That's impressive patience. I just don't have the patience for those damn Korok seeds."

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

I'll buy this game when it gets ported over to the Switch 2 and it can run at 60 FPS and not look like a PS2 game. And yes, you can have games that are *BOTH* really fun like TotK and that look/run amazing like GOW. Nintendo is just lazy on the hardware front unlike Xbox and Sony.

[@brijor6ff7]

@The Boulder takes issue with that comment yeah Switch 2 will launch with Prime 4 and a port of Tears. Maybe a new Mario

[@markxv2267]

​@@brijor6ff7 keep dreaming

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

Keep us updated every 100 hours please! I would love to follow your journey bit by bit.

[@michaeljohnson6905]

700hrs later "I did it. I completed it."

[@ThwipThwipBoom]

@@michaeljohnson6905 Video shortly after that one "I'm taking a break from KZbin"

[@TwitterVS]

you should keep updating us on your playthrough every 100 hours. it's really interesting hearing how you're going through the game with 100% completion in mind

[@fangoram29]

Especially if he can keep getting sponsors for them. Yeah no one likes commercials but like my KZbinrs having money

[@sidhawker]

Agreed! I like the progress report

[@AngryNerdBird]

Tears of the Kingdom is basically a human body, with Breath of the Wild as the Skeleton. Just a whole ton of meaty good stuff added onto a very solid foundation to start from.

[@dreonthetube24]

With the nervous system being the Depths and nodes hiding in wells and caves

[@EG-cm5th]

..Well. This gives me a very bizarre mental image.

[@pomfpomf]

AoC is the tattoos and piercings that you can live without, but it makes the body more interesting

[@EG-cm5th]

Also, why would you use the phrase "meaty good stuff"? Are you planning to eat it? :P

[@bigmclargehuge1170]

@@EG-cm5th i hate to break this to you pal, but we're all meat here.

[@ZStorm]

Currently 45 hours in myself. I never thought I would be able to get the same feeling that I got playing BoTW for the first time but somehow ToTK has managed to capture that for me. This is easily my GoTY.

[@asc3nded397]

This game definitely deserves GOTY

[@gripychipy]

I’m 100 hours in

[@SeraphimHani]

In the developer interview the devs said they wanted to recreate that feeling and they absolutely succeeded

[@raidengoodman8754]

My GOTY is still RE4, but if Zelda wins it at the game awards will be absolutely deserved and expected and I won’t be mad

[@sovietninja6865]

@@raidengoodman8754Mine is Hogwarts legacy.

[@MozillaVulpix]

I definitely like the Training Grounds so much more than the Test of Strengths. They're actually unique and have their own gimmicks rather than just being copy-paste of the same enemy challenge.

[@Will_-it3mh]

*Proving Grounds

[@mratliffjr0001]

With a massive game like this, I think it was really smart to post a "first impressions" video while it is still in the limelight. Now you can take your time and enjoy completing it. I'm really looking forward to hearing if your opinion of this game changes once youre finished. I'm loving it so far!

[@lankthedank6931]

Jirard in BOTW: “Wanna see me collect 900 Korok Seeds?” Jirard on TOTK: “Wanna see me do it again?”

[@MandrakeMoorglade]

I love how the reward for getting them all is a lump of poop. Definitely the developers laughing at the completionists.

[@Archetype_Angel]

​@@MandrakeMoorglade Nintendo: "it's funnier the second time."

[@zephyrmelchizedek4985]

Just so you know, there is a way to repair items. If you feed them to the Rock octorocks in the eldin region they will repair and enchant weapons once per blood moon

[@franzjones179]

⭐️ how do you feed them? Just throw it towards them? Btw, if you fight on horseback, you're weapons don't take damage...👍

[@M1703BLEB]

@@franzjones179 Yes, just throw it in front of them. They will suck it up and spit it back out at you. You also get a little bonus like durabillity up.

[@rvdm88]

a good trick is to map them all out on the map and every bloodmoon do a roundtrip past all of them, that will get you about a dozen or so "repairs", they work on shields, weapons and bows, only thing they dont repair is "hero" items you get from the post-sage quests.

[@shadoxfox3275]

If you’re still on 1.1.1 you can get an unbreakable 400 damage master sword

[@youtubesucks1821]

So a little exploit about that is to use recall a split second before the weapon actually goes into the Octorocks mouth. If done correctly it will recall the weapon to you while still swallowing it, effectively duping the weapon.

[@Cookie_Luggi]

As someone whos gonna beat it 100% before beating the final boss, and has 140 hours in the game already, i can say that this game is so full woth stuff to do, yesterday i discovered 3 new things, a new animal, a new "mechanic" and some stuff i dont know how to describe. Its amazing and ive loved every moment of my playthrough so far. Hope yall enjoy it.

[@chrisrey0018]

did you 100%? koroks are such a waste of time I got up to 90% and did everything except addison signs and koroks

[@ConsoleWarriors]

Thanks Jirard for making this video. Perfectly fine with you giving impression videos on games that are WAY too big to complete I'm a week. Take your time and have fun. Rest easy Beardman.

[@SpiritBuddy]

👍

[@nathaniallarkin6060]

I’ve put 200+ hours into it and I still feel like I have a lot more to experience in this game. It is truly huge and amazing

[@jameskozy7254]

How the hell do you have time for that? I'm like 50 hours in

[@yummyos]

This is a really smart approach to doing videos on this game that lets you not rush the game as much but also share your thoughts on it. How many hours the whole game will take? Who knows!

[@ChengHorn9]

This is great! Making an intermediate video for longer games like this is a fantastic way to feel like you're taking us along for the journey.

[@Steeldragon493]

I find recall is best when paired with ultra hand - you can recall the movement of ultrahand to basically make yourself moving platforms and such. It can also hold things in stasis, so can combine those with ascend for more puzzle-skipping shenanigans

[@rin_reverie]

Pretty sure there’s even a shrine that actively requires that to solve it

[@MrMrTravman]

I skipped everything in the Death Mountain dungeon between this and my flying bike lol 😂

[@ViridianFlow]

There are so many things in this game that when you realise you can do it completely open up so many opportunities. Things like attaching a hover platform to an arrow and shooting it up for you to ascend onto as an example. When I realised we could do that it just opened up more opportunities for combat and exploration. Having trouble with a battle? Ascend up and you've got a snipers nest you can Bullet time down from. Can't climb that wet cliff? Ascend up it instead. So many of these little things that just click and unfold your tool box in this game.

[@MrMrTravman]

@@ViridianFlow You can attach hover platforms to arrows? Damn, thats a new one for me. Nice.

[@ViridianFlow]

@@MrMrTravman Yeah they shoot the platform what I assume is 3/4 of ascend height then activate. It's a really useful tool Not sure if they go further with long shot bows though

[@TRosati26]

Dude, this game is absolutely incredible! I really hope you’re enjoying it, and that it doesn’t become a chore. I know that after 1000 Korok seeds, it inevitably will. But your health is super important, and your enjoyment of this wonderful game is also important! Take the time you need! We’ll all enjoy the video you out out when you do! Cheers, man!

[@ConceptsCool4993]

The actual full episode from jirad that will inevitability come will somehow top botws episode. I can feel it.

[@HaveStoryWillTravel]

I just wanted to say I really enjoyed this format and style of not really a Completionist episode, but insight into your thoughts on a game x amount of hours in with it being a longer one. Especially with how views can change on longer games, it's cool to get this insight partway through. I welcome more of these if they become a thing.

[@Bsdel]

Im sure you’re aware of this by now, but completing the regional phenomenon quests are going to help immensely with exploration, collecting, etc. But I share your feelings about the game! It’s so big and I’ve dumped so many hours into it and yet I feel like I haven’t gotten very far at all 😂😂 I’ve been spoiled on one or two things, but I am definitely lost on where to go and what to do-and it’s beautiful!

[@brycelarson9423]

Can I just say that this has been one of my absolute favorite of your videos so far. A really stripped down and fresh reaction video to a massive new game in one of your favorite series. Cheers, m8. I think you should do these more often 😉

[@katheryne-bois]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who did the same mistakes! When I finished the 4 main shrines and arrived in Hyrule, I right the way started doing shrines and as on the way I found Koroks, I accumulated some Koroks Seeds on the way! But I was so immersed that I was already done of around 12 Hyrule shrines and around 15 Koroks Seeds, I found another shrine, but this one couldn’t be completed unless I had the Paraglider, so I came back to the main quest to get it, and that was yesterday! Now, I already have 5 Skyview Towers activated, 17 Koroks Seeds and 18 Hyrule shrines!

[@tyrannosaurusrhett]

Ive found the recall ability really useful against enemies. A lot of them, especially larger enemies, will throw things at Link, and you can use recall to send them right back and damage the enemy. It's very satisfying to send a boulder or explosive barrel right back to the guy who threw it at you in the first place.

[@jimle1370]

Can't wait for your first 200 hours! Hearing updates about your journey completing a game I wont is the fun part about being a completionist fan

[@crickettbug3959]

I really love this as a concept for more in-depth games! I like hearing Jirard’s impressions now so I can compare them to post-completion, and it also means he can get relevant content out while the game is still super hot and not miss the trend! Plus, like, any extra Completionist content is a good thing 💕

[@Jaem6658]

I love when Jerard goes off script and just goes for it lol feels so much more real for some odd reason idk

[@AvenirRacing]

Agreed, I really enjoyed this.

[@highcaliber350]

Yes, very odd that someone not reading a script would feel more real...

[@Ezim]

I think my favorite part of the game so far is how everything sort of clicks together the more you progress. Everything is additive and builds upon the experience

[@Supercatandrewman]

I’m not expecting a Completionist review video to come for quite a while, but I’m sure it’ll definitely be worth the wait.

[@danielmunoz1275]

honestly in regards to weapon durability and the mechanic of "blacksmiths": I think there's no issue anymore, and no need for something like blacksmiths. Literally with the fuse ability, YOU'RE the blacksmith. Killing enemies grants the player with the base weapon, which could be of any type, as well as their horn, and other body parts, which then the player can use to make whatever weapon they desire. Want some weapon for mining? Just add a rock to it, or a ball with spikes, or a bulky horn. Want some weapon with range? Add two weapons together. Want a one handed weapon for combat? Add a horn with high stats. Want a weapon for cutting trees? Add a sharp stone or an axe shaped horn. Want an elemental weapon? Killing elemental enemies grants the player with their elemental horns or materials that can be add to base weapons. I'm not afraid to break my weapons, because I get rewarded by whatever fight I'm in or already have horns and other materials from previous battles to just take the base weapons from the enemies I just killed to make wathever I need or want. Also, if anyone likes being creative, creating killing/support machines or drones for combat is also an option, so even in a hypothetical case if a player runs out of weapons being creative is still an option for combat. GAMEPLAY SPOILER The game even provides pre-set blueprints for constructions, among them combat oriented constructions that as I said, can be an option in battle in case anyone wishes to make it easier, has run out of weapons, likes fighting like that, etc... I'd say the durability system is now perfectly doing its original intended purposes perfectly, which is making combats more thrilling, encouraging the player to explore for new weapons, and promoting the player to try out different types of weapons (and now combinations as well).

[@HeisenbergFam]

Totk allowing you to crucify your enemies on a cross is one of the best features ever

[@popupssuck00]

put the ultrahand down waltuh

[@benwasserman8223]

And Nintendo markets itself as family-friendly XD

[@RangerMcFriendly]

Wait… wut?

[@BorisHATESJesus]

@@popupssuck00that’s a comment bot

[@andrebrynkus2055]

You need to word that right. They don't exactly allow you - they don't stop you from doing things like that.

[@Kavilion]

I’m about 115 hours in and have done about 85 shrines and two majors. I won’t spoil it but the game actually made me tear up today. This is better than I could have hoped

[@CarlosCarliCAN]

Dude, same here. Teared like 100 times

[@MAK3030]

Currently at 60 hours with 91 shrines and it’s still phenomenal

[@YouDontWantItWithMe]

Wow that's actually a lot in 60 hours. What about temples?

[@theorangecandle]

I'm at 90 hours with 60 shrines lol. 2 dungeons.

[@MAK3030]

@@YouDontWantItWithMe I did 2 dungeons ( my first was accidentally spirit temple)

[@thecursed_1lordofcats738]

91!?! I'm around 50 hours in and barely have 40 shrines done!

[@markxv2267]

90 hours is a rookie number

[@Sagan_Blandard20XX]

I'm savoring every moment of it, still. It's the first time I've ever felt like a game world was 100 percent realized. I'd live in Hyrule,monsters and all.

[@Hideotronic]

Definitely take your time with this one Jirard, we can wait! The same way that the dev team got as much time as they needed to finish making Totk, you should be allowed to take as much time as you need to complete it 😎

[@ZaRule007]

I like the way he describes the games he talks about and isnt biased he breaks them down wonderfully and he actually plays the games he reviews

[@melsevigny7279]

I wish you the best completing that game. It's freaking Huge. Thanks Jirard for the wonderful content.

[@tararosabelle7368]

Hi! I just wanted to mention what you said at 11:15 ish of the video, there is a way to repair the durability of your weapons! The game just does not make it clear to the player at all, I don't even believe there is an NPC that mentions it. I learned it by watching some random youtube video about the game, I do not think this is something any casual player would honestly find out easily. If you take whatever weapon you would like to repair and bring it to a rock octorok, theyre found mostly in the eldin region, if you drop it on the ground, they will suck the weapon up when doing their attack and give an extra bonus to whatever weapon you drop, IN ADDITION to fully restoring the weapons durability. (bows and shields also work doing this!).

[@OMGpandemic]

I've beat the final boss, got all lightroots, almost all shrines, never duped, still playing and loving it.

[@Jocke1234]

You are just the most wholesome guy i watch in youtube and i love to see your journey here! Can't wait for you to complete TOTK and get the last new game + done(which in itself is already an awesome and a huge task). Love you and all the best!

[@Steelz59]

This is a great addition to the completion episode

[@the7thseph]

Jirard, you are the best. One of my favorite content creators. Thanks for the video. I've been so addicted to TOTK.

[@legomuzza]

I'm am shocked how much time I've just spent exploring. Build silly vehicles. Rolling koroks down hills. And I'm 45 hours in and I've just done the second regional phenomena. By that time in BOTW I was on like my last divine beast. This game is unbelievably addictive.

[@Felix-Sited]

I haven't even done any of the regional sizzle yet. Once I made my hover bike with a giant bloom seed for a head light. I've just been flying round the depths, collecting poes. I'm 50 hours in!!!!

[@thomaskuzma4360]

I liked this! I would love to see more videos like this, and then when you make your completionist videos you can have an extra section about expectations and what changed

[@The-Secret-Dragon]

I had NO IDEA that the lightroots matched up with the shrine locations on the surface! You just blew my mind!

[@darkduds38]

I like this video concept so that you can still get views while the game is being talked about

[@Tuffkid42]

As others have said, it would be really fun to go along the journey with you and get 100-hour updates

[@supervisedchaos]

Great video cant wait for the 3 hour review video on this massive massive game... No joke biggest game ive played in my 35 years of playing games

[@benwasserman8223]

One must wonder how often Gerard took his rage out on the Koroks for BotW’s seed hunt overload. It’s.. very bemusing to watch.

[@roxtechs]

Sad we can never take are frustration on Hetsu. Imagine if he was a secret boss 😂

[@LeonSKennedy7777]

*amusing

[@TheOdMan]

Massive lore implications with the Zonai. Jirrard: So anyway, that's why Zelda has pointy ears.

[@brettevans5283]

Tears of the Kingdom feeling like a true evolutionary sequel to breath of the wild reminds me a lot of what they did with link to the past and Link Between Worlds. Same world but the world has noticeably changed over time

[@HandlingSmilus]

Always love hearing Link Between Worlds mentioned.

[@dante19890]

They basically took botw and spend 6 years trying to improve it. Feels like a big expansion rather than its own game.

[@ovrwrldkiler]

11:30 Heres the thing about the weapons breaking in Tears and why I dont mind it. In BOTW, you'd hold onto stuff because you didnt know when your next good weapon would come and if you used it then didnt have it for something challenging, that felt bad. For this game, its not really like that because any random stick or sword you pick up can be as good or poor as you need so long as you are carrying around a bag of monster parts. I know that if I need a good weapon, then I can slap on a black lizard horn or whatever from earlier onto something before the encounter, and I know that going out of my way to hunt high grade or difficult monsters WILL give me good rewards since it gives guaranteed fusion parts to at the least replace what you used up in the process, if not upgrade them.

[@GreaticusIRL]

Every video is filled with so much love. I’d love to see more brain dump videos. Stay awesome man

[@azeplays3563]

Gotta give you mad props for being able to spend all that time necessary to complete a game like this and not hate it by the end

[@FlynnTheRedhead]

90 hours in and just completed the main quest, absolutely breathtaking

[@blackops9696]

It took me almost a year to finish Breath of the Wild, without looking a guide and including the DLC. I expect Tears of the Kingdom to be just as, if not way bigger than its predecessor. God I love Legend of Zelda

[@RealPlasmat1c]

I'm glad that the koroks aren't in the depths lol. 100% completing the game would be a pain if that was the case

[@jam3833]

i think the best thing about totk is there are quite some stuffs hinted behind hidden details like NPC dialogues and maps placed in environments. it not only give the feel of exploration, but also give the feel of discovering stuff.

[@reidkemper]

Where's your followup video? I recall you mentioning that you completed the game. I put in 420+ hours at leisure pace and still didn't complete it.

[@magickponch]

I was expecting to just have to wait a long time for a TOTK video from you, this is a very cool check-in!

[@magickponch]

wtf I was in the same room as the royal guard cap but didn't find it

[@superlink3389]

You don’t have to rush through the game just for KZbin! Enjoy your time playing the game!

[@VaraxEstin]

I've had a similar experience in that I've just crested the 110 hour mark and while I've done so much exploring and been checking off things here and there, in the grand scope of the entire game, it feels like I've barely done anything. I've done maybe 50-ish shrines, gotten a little less than 100 Koroks, I've gotten all but one of the surface towers unlocked, only a handful of Lightroots underground all scattered around, I've done only the Wind Temple (which was a goddamn delight), stuck my head into I don't know how many caves, and completed a bunch of side quests and activities. And I know I've just barely scratched the surface of what Tears has to offer in its entirety. I've immensely enjoyed every minute I've put into this game so far, I'm so excited to see everything else that lies ahead of me, and I see myself easily approaching 500 hours at the end of my first playthrough. At this point, I'm pretty confident that Tears of the Kingdom is easily going to take the crown as my new favorite game of all time.

[@irgyn]

Rewind Lifts are apparently my favourite thing in this game, I use them constantly. Also, big pro tip: you can repair your weapons (and bows or shields) using the octorocks on Death Mountain, just like you could clean rusty weapons in botw. However, that does reroll any bonuses the weapon may have (like ++ durability, or +8 damage or what else there is)

[@elijahy8433]

adding my voice to the many others here saying More Videos Like This Please! I've been following you for so long now that more than anything I just wanna know what you think. You have unique and hard-won insight about games as a whole, so I really value these pared-back videos where we just sit down for a chat. take your time, take care of yourself, and have fun in hyrule :)

[@MapleFried]

I am currently 120+ hours into my first playthrough and it still feels like I've barely scratched the surface. I activated every Tower and Lightroot, am now going for Shrines/Device Dispensers while also doing MSQ when the itch arrises. Cave/well hunting is so fun and I love exploring the Depths for enemy camps and zonaite. This game is a masterpiece for me and I can already tell I'll be playing it for years to come. Looking forward to full review! Hope you and everyone at the office/home are taking care of yourselves!

[@legacyfarmmarket]

I've been waiting for your totk video. Thanks for the 100 hour update and looking forward to your next one.

[@phantompop3192]

11:06 the durability repair is a thing. The Rock Octorocks in the Eldin area will succ your weapons, bows, and shields and will fully restore the durability (and rerolls the enhancement on them) Edit: 1 item per Octorock per Blood Moon so kill them after you get the repaired item.

[@ViridianFlow]

But also it doesn't feel like we need it as much in this game thanks to the depths. Having a way to easily get the most powerful weapons quickly from the stone pillars with the shadow soldiers, and fuse Lynel stuff to them means you'll always have strong stuff so it doesn't feel like you need to save things anymore. They've made durability a non-issue for good players which is amazing.

[@arbitrary_mike7833]

This was my first Zelda since OOT. I felt that the opening area did a good job giving out tutorial info. It *was* extremely long but there was a helpful construct to explain how to do all the things every time a new concept was introduced.

[@mixtressreve]

Someone needs to make sure Jirard learns about rock octoroks and their new ability to repair things!

[@johnathanrhoades7751]

I could swear it was in BotW too, but I could be wrong.

[@ArtificialXD]

@@johnathanrhoades7751 Rock Octorocks on BOTW would take rusty weapons and de-rust them into a regular weapon that scales with your progress (so eventually Royal gear). There was no way to repair equipment though. If your Hylian Shield or Champion weapon was breaking, you simply had to break it and pay for a new one.

[@3COI]

This was a great video. You're approaching this completely different from me. My main mission once I got out of the great sky island was to find all the towers and unlock the whole main level map. Then I beat a temple and started trying to unlock the entire depths map. I beat another temple and found all the geoglyphs (this story is pretty wild so far) during that time, too. Then I beat all the temples. Now I'm finally trying to beat the shrines and reconnect separated korok friends, etc. I'm probably 300 hours in and just figured out how to beat the hands and whatever that version of Ganon is called instead of just running for my life, transporting away, or dying. You should do some updates on this game. Maybe every hundred hours or so.

[@Uhhhhh1188]

I really enjoy this video, and I can't wait to see the full Completionist episode on TOTK. Good luck on the 1,000 koroks hopefully the prize is better than that golden swirl (if anyone does know obviously no spoilers) Also minor note: 3:36 everyone I know pronounces it as "High-le-ans" instead of "Heel-e-ans". I am fine with people saying it the other way, but it just doesn't occur that much which is kind of interesting to me.

[@shawnheatherly]

Love this style of video, I think it works perfectly for a game we all know you're working to complete. I can see it being used moving forward to great effect.

[@seablade214]

For me shrines felt like 50/50 on being just a glorified tutorial and something super unique and interesting after doing all of them. I was really surprised about the amount of shrines that were "free" Rauru Gifts. I know the idea is that the thing you did in the overworld was the challenge, but often with how open the game is I don't even know what that was and just get a free shrine.

[@kilroyfirelizrd]

I am one of those people who did not get the paraglider at first; I didn't even realize there was a starting area you were supposed to be drawn to instinctively to get the paraglider until I hit a dozen different shrines that were near IMPOSSIBLE to do, making me think there was some key ability I was missing. It made for a fun challenge in some cases, trying to beat a stage that would have been infinitely easier with a paraglider, but ultimately I had to retrace my steps and find out that yes there is a place I was supposed to go to first before heading off in a random direction

[@GerardMenvussa]

Ascend is a brilliant way to give the player more vertical mobility and is probably the best addition to your move set. All in all, the 3-layer world, the new powers, the new enemies, the new mechanisms and puzzles... I have multiple times already felt like I was going on a nice bite-sized adventure in the middle of the big adventure. Very satisfying and a great sequel to BotW. Not a fan of the difficulty curve though. 🤔 The tutorial islands alone have so many more opportunities to die compared to the plateau. I have been one-hit killed so many times, it's crazy, despite the fact I now have armour and several new hearts. Not sure why there are so many black and silver enemies either. At this point in BotW, I was still facing brown bokoblins...

[@jonpierce3340]

You should embrace the fact that we are seeing black and silver enemies much quicker. Killing them grants you massively powerful fuse drops.

[@GerardMenvussa]

@@jonpierce3340 yeah, but you need powerful weapons to kill them. I really think the start of the game is brutal, compared to Botw which had a very smooth difficulty progression.

[@highcaliber350]

​@@GerardMenvussa without remote bombs, you have to play smarter to cheese fights like that without simply getting stronger weapons. It's definitely doable, and the stronger weapons you want are the reward for killing the enemies.

[@superpacmanbros2049]

Thanks Jirard, love these types of videos where you just chat about your impressions of TotK, and would love to see an update for your next 100 hours! I'm also planning to complete TotK eventually, Hyrule compendium, costumes, recipes, koroks, Bubbulfrogs and all, and it's gonna be a fun yet massive undertaking haha. I loved BotW but its sequel made so many great improvements, the Zelda team created a true masterpiece. Good luck and enjoy the newest Zelda everyone!!

[@sammyboi8938]

Ahem, just wanna ask....where's the goddamn Elden Ring review!??!??

[@tenkenroo]

I like the embracing of player creativity in this game. The amount of creativity with the abilities I’ve seen online. Having mechas, flying machines and even workable battleships is insane

[@the_godbodor7026]

This game is so freaking massive, which really makes the whole 70$ controversy feel quite dumb. Currently I’m doing a lot in the depths, exploring for Lightroots while killing bosses (Mainly the big frog guys who drop a lot of Zonaite) and destroying the Zonaite outcrops I find so I can upgrade my batteries. It’s getting quite challenging though since my “world level” has gone up so much that most enemies I'm encountering in The Depths are Silver. Also, I hope you like fighting Lynels!

[@davidfrantz1504]

I am not a completionist. But I love this channel and your work. Thanks for working so hard for us all!

[@306134861]

When is the full video coming out? ☺☺☺☺

[@bubphasmolarek4228]

Wonder if it will come. Perhaps this is to big to complete. I got 200 hr and 57%

[@lucasblanchard47]

Jirard, you are a goddamn champion for putting countless hours into so many different games, especially massive games like TOTK! Keep up the great work, much love from Texas!

[@kullnevar]

The rock octorocks repair a single weapon per blood moon now. Feed it a weapon/shield and it spits it out with an upgrade. Then kill the monster. Also, there’s about 150 bubbul gems but you don’t get anything for getting about 2/3 of them.

[@Starcat5]

Oh, and for Unique weapons that Rock Octorocks normally won't repair? Fuse it to the end of a normal weapon, have the Octorock repair THAT, then de-fuse it in Terry Town. No stat buffs, but it will have full durability again.

[@spazoid2125]

Because of you I’m going to 100% the games as well, can’t wait for you to finish the games it’s amazing

[@DUBSDADEVILL]

Bro are you ever going to complete TOTK?

[@theportabletoilet]

Idk man, took him 10 years to complete his promise 💀

[@isaiahthechristiangamer8716]

@@theportabletoiletLOL!!

[@RammaJ56]

@@theportabletoiletjust shut up

[@theportabletoilet]

@@RammaJ56 Nah

[@jacobstevens7450]

70 hours in and still loving shrines. Shrines may be my favorite part about this game. They are all so good

[@ClumpypooCP]

I like the shrines being in the game , but i think theyre pretty meh honestly

[@Quick2402]

YES GERARD MY MANNN

[@DiskCart]

Dude! That shirt in the thumbnail! I hope you are doing well. I was just talking about you and how crazy this game must be to complete. Its absolute insanity. Having the time of my life with it!

[@randomyoutubecommenterr]

I have a feeling they made it so you had to go further in the story to get the paraglider purely for speedrunners and gameplay videos. "Beating Tears of the Kingdom without the paraglider" "100%ing Tears of the Kingdom without the paraglider"

[@TheOgreChef]

A “State of the Union” style video like this for horrendously long games is such a brilliant idea. I hope you don’t have to play games you need to do this too often, but it’s a nice way to get content on something that’s going to take 100’s of hours to finish.

[@delphidelion]

The screen cap alone was worth the watch. I knew this one would be overwhelming.

[@adamc18]

The amount of content in this game is absolutely staggering. I have 110 hours so far, I've finished the main quest and have found every piece of armor, but I've only found 50 korok seeds, and still have dozens of side/adventure quests in my quest log, not to mention the compendium to fill in and all the wells and caves to find and finish . Gathering all the armor upgrade materials alone will probably take another hundred hours

[@RigbyMadewell]

i think rewind is super useful. one of the most useful things to do is rewind something a bad guy threw at you in combat or when a piece of a sky island falls off to the land, rewind it and ride up to the island

[@saphirolink8738]

Fun facts: the Ascend ability originally was used as a cheat code for developers for easy traversal. They thought afterwards that it would be interesting to include it in the game.

[@peterd.tilleyjr8581]

Keep up the good work, brother. You got this, just keep doing what you're doing!

[@DM-THE-LVE-FAMILY]

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[@blakeseelenbinder7400]

As someone who def values gameplay over story, I am absolutely blown away by totk story. It’s given me multiple chills and is genuinely the best game I’ve played in a long while.