Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom High Level Combat

We push Link's combat abilities as far as we can and show just how much is possible in the new Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The game gives players the tools to make combat as simple or complex as players want, giving freedom to expand beyond basic gameplay. It's not always about efficiency, sometimes we play just to see what the game is capable of.
#gaming #gamespot #tearsofthekingdom

[@RinHara5aki]

Hope you enjoyed it! Does anyone want an explainer video on how these techniques were done?

[@Amonkeyforlife]

Yes but I know some of the techniques in the video

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

I'm pretty sure I speak for everyone here when I say YES I WOULD ABSOLUTELY LOVE A VIDEO ON HOW TO DO THIS

[@Vasu_129]

I need a tutorial 🙏

[@Well_I_Asked]

Yes i would like a explainer video because i'm trying to improve my fighting skill in totk

[@MoblinFanLikesMoblins]

@@SuspiciousTemmie hi sus temmie

[@dualwieldroxas358]

This is why Link is the last line of defence

[@albertotensai]

This comment

[@amiel0019]

💯💯💯

[@regalroyn1011]

Not my Link tho

[@Drambrarcer]

And the first, and frequently the only. If he was sent into the past instead, nobody would even remember the name Ganondorf.

[@pabailon8799]

The “Last” Lynel defense you say?

[@Auriansmule]

Link’s canonical skill level.

[@Montoyax]

Lore accurate Link

[@yoyododo9234]

Clearly not me

[@Zarkyun]

If that was canonical link he would have fought ganondorf with all 4 bosses and styled on them. Would make a great animation though.

[@IamNearU]

This particular version of Link is the one Zelda fantasizes about and Gannon sees in his nightmares. Not the version most of us play as.

[@midnaurthqua6773]

😂...rub it in

[@IamNearU]

@@midnaurthqua6773 😆

[@bagirassegaff4099]

yeah.. my link dies from running around getting hit with rocks in the depths by skeleton bokoblins lol

[@yoyododo9234]

Me dying to almost everything

[@travisharley8494]

No cap

[@dane535]

Imagine this being a gameplay trailer released before we knew what this game was even capable of

[@soulpath1]

That would be nuts lol but it would take some of the fun out of the discovery of the insanity of it

[@lostvayne9146]

it would scare casuals away.

[@DriftEJ20]

It probably would have disappointed a lot of people considering this looks to all be 60fps emulator footage at higher resolutions

[@astifcaulkinyeras]

There would be a lot of angry kids leaving bad reviews because they can't do what's in the trailer.

[@Cruz_ignatius]

@@astifcaulkinyerasyup lol

[@alex.a337]

Lore accurate link strikes once again

[@octarianmenace]

This is so freaking amazing but honestly feels like just the tip of the iceberg. So excited to see where this game and you go from here!

[@SyenPie]

Exactly.

[@AE1OU]

High level play turns Link into an action character like Dante

[@weaklyxonin]

I’m learning so much from these vids, but the most impressive thing is the menu edits.

[@MatthewRichardson1]

Meanwhile me: YOU DIED.

[@benji-menji]

Sounds like your mind can't get over souls games despite the totk hype.

[@MatthewRichardson1]

@@benji-menji ah true. It would be Game over instead.

[@Salmontres]

I loved the random selfies in between battles. Link was known to style on bokoblins mid battle like that, so you're sticking to cannon

[@TheRealMangolorian]

You've successfully pulled me back into Hyrule when I thought I had become stuck in Sanctuary!

[@georgecelestino]

Finally! I’ve been waiting to see someone post a skilled combat video instead of people just making death machines that do all the work for you

[@zeldabotwlover4395]

Right ! I have way more fun when I am doing the combat fighting rather than a machine I built , and helps build your skill anyhow

[@Estradarp]

Same. Mad respect.

[@pepsipwns666]

@@zeldabotwlover4395 It is super cool dont get me wrong, but why would you need to 'build your skill' in zelda? Games pretty easy to complete?

[@soulpath1]

@@pepsipwns666 yeah this all this stuff is cool and amazing and all but there’s some aspects of the non-open world Zelda that are sorely missed to me. The somewhat more linear progression style of 2000s Zelda was super fun like twilight princess and skyward sword and windwaker. I haven’t finished TOTK yet but I’m hoping the dungeons are up to par to the greatest dungeons in twilight/skyward/majoras!

[@pepsipwns666]

@@soulpath1 They are good in their own right in totk, but I totally agree, there is something still missing from the dungeons that was so epic in the previous linear games.

[@Jazzin96]

What makes this even crazier is that most of it isn’t even glitches.

[@rusluck6620]

it is mostly glitches. hard ones though

[@ArtificialXD]

Wow, that shield rocket tech at 0:26 is so sick. This is my first time seeing it.

[@nowonmetube]

Me too, I didn't even consider this working

[@TheCaliforniaHP]

My thing is I didn't consider not fully using the shield

[@nowonmetube]

@@TheCaliforniaHP what do you mean

[@killseto2444]

"remember.. HIS NAME" *1.000.000 years later* "wow, how f*cked am i ?!?"

[@bob_3472]

As always, Rinhara5aki is still a combat god. How'd he get so good in around a month?

[@Ordinaryhumanbeing-cg5vx]

A lot of the combat can be carried over from botw, you only have to learn a few extra features.

[@neruba2173]

Is the same game man.

[@WillemDefoe]

@@neruba2173 Smooth brain. Same map layout. that’s it.

[@stilldontgetit4633]

What’s his channel ?

[@arrownaut6820]

He had 100 hours before the official release

[@infitotant]

1:30 ok that takedown was insane

[@DaydreamOrca]

Holy heck. I was wondering how advanced combat would go without stuff like stasis. This is like watching a Sith Lord. You don't need to choke them physically. You've willed it to already occur. 😊

[@smartin0777]

Is it the player, that HEARS the Boss music? Or is it the Boss that HEARS the Hero Music!

[@zEr0ic3Gaming]

This was extremely impressive and satisfying

[@jpmusson]

Me: *sees any group of enemies* I think I’ll take a longer route around

[@Whiterun_Gaurd]

Blown away by this new Zelda gameplay! 🎮 The developers truly pushed the hardware to its limits. Can't believe what I'm missing out on by not having a Nintendo. Feeling both awed and a little heartbroken. 🙌🔥💔

[@scented_meat]

Use yuzu it's even better

[@JAYJAYBEBE]

@@scented_meat Too complicated and buggy. It's better to shove a cartridge in the Nintendo and just play.

[@icebombat]

Link sends this video to Ganondorf. "Subject: You are next!"

[@kevofett]

This is possibly the best thing on the internet.

[@ohboi994]

when the Flux Construct goes into the "spaceship" transformation, I'd recommend waiting until one of his projectiles hit the ground, and then use recall. This way you can get over one of the boxes he launched and easily travel to the top where you can stand and hit the core comfortably

[@rusluck6620]

we get it.

[@Aircrusher]

This is the flashiest way I've ever seen anyone play a video game

[@Zeldar776]

I would love to see a newer Zelda gamer like Pesky Plays try out all these moves 😂

[@bessielou4499]

Same!!

[@brittanysaunders2105]

That would be hilarious

[@javiercalderon3072]

Not even Dante from DMC is so stylish 😮, nintendo really gave us that rated M game we been waiting on and its still rated T 😅

[@devak45167]

This was absolutely nuts wow

[@minjod]

This looks so much smoother than BotW where you would need to change something in a menu every two seconds

[@Mike-gk7el]

They edited the menus out the video tho

[@wavy_maz]

@@Mike-gk7el and it’s still smooth gotta give credit for that tbh

[@SpillDaBeansJoe]

That boomerang catch was clean!

[@zeldabotwlover4395]

It was my favorite part , watched it like 5 times

[@OishikSarkarApocalypso]

The John Wick of Hyrule, imagine if this guy was the *first* line of defence.

[@rofther]

And here I am... Running in circles trying to kite em one by one 😅

[@sparkzmentalz2]

Now this is how game journalists need to be playing games they're reviewing.

[@Sug4R747]

First high level combat of Totk and 2000 more clip gonna be on Reddit

[@garrettmccullough2249]

Link gonna be a menace in the next Super Smash Bros game.

[@Wildicon19]

Wow, this is amazing advanced combat at it's finest!

[@TheThursty100]

Shooting eyes next past the enemy head to have them circle around and call in the airstrike is the cinematic anime move of all time

[@songohan3321]

What you are seeing is Lore Accurate Link.

[@ScrilboBaggins]

Wonder how many weapons broke trying to get footage for this.

[@Karanagi]

Meanwhile, I send in the roomba of death and hide in a corner.

[@The1Savvage]

Lore accurate link:

[@kieranmcelhill1899]

Amazing. I find the combat so hard and then I see someone actually good at the game.

[@wet0wl]

These no UI edits are so freaking cool

[@Well_I_Asked]

That's some god tiers fighting skill im gonna make sure to learn some tricks like that

[@DansTubeTV]

Imagine this game on a next gen console. Stable frame rate and improved graphics 🤤

[@Boxeru13]

It really feels like I'm playing a different game than whoever is doing all this. Never felt so basic before.

[@Protagonist__]

Bro better have a save file because all that is going to do a number on their gear

[@YasinHasan]

this should've been in the trailer lol its too good

[@footytime8108]

This is absolutely insane

[@SanguinaryLily]

How do the bomb arrows against the lynel act like that? He shoots them to the right of the lynel then they boomerang around? I am very confused about that.

[@Lyra_dragonal]

Those were fire keese eyeballs. Being an eyeball they lock on to targets, this happened to cause them to loop round as they have a wide turning angle. They explode as they have the fire element effect

[@ChuyR.]

@@Lyra_dragonal are they regular fire keese eyeballs? I am asking because i've seen some missfire, i dont see them turning around and hitting a Lynel in the face.

[@Lyra_dragonal]

@@ChuyR. yeah just regular ones, there seems to be a certain range (between you and the enemy) in which they will or will not try and target something from.

[@TommyGunner86]

it's like they're playing a different game to me. I'm just running round with a sword hitting everything.

[@neruba2173]

Meanwhile I take 10 literal min to look for the item in the never ending inventory.

[@hagridisbeautiful1781]

I immediately knew whose gameplay this was, the outfit checked out and who else would it be 😂. Amazing work man

[@LTCloud9]

Meanwhile me: Throws bomb flower at point blank and gets thrown off a cliff from the explosion.

[@brandontait5248]

Wow, fell in love with this game first time I played. Only game I play now. Watch this stuff and gets me so fired up to play. Thanks

[@mrfishbreath9979]

“Our last line of defense will be Link”

[@travisharley8494]

No way bro just recalled the rock being thrown at him and recalled it, ascended through it and back flipped off of it to trigger the bow slowdown 🤯

[@Rose_Petals12]

There are so many ways you can approach combat in this game, and the fusion system really helps out with that.

[@JacobBush16]

Oh boy the version of “The Four” he and the others make for TOTK is going to be absolutely cracked.

[@unrealsimon93]

LOL and I have seen people who say that the combat of this game is "too simplistic“ and "not fun".

[@NonJohns]

this game is awesome because the skill floor is nearly 0 and the skill ceiling is infinite

[@kildaver]

That Lynel's last word was, "uncle".

[@pabloxmega]

2:24 WHATSAFFFD WITH THE CINEMATIC TRAILER that was epic af ❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@AmitafAmitaf-lz2is]

Awesome 🔥

[@AWildOnesie]

This is what my grandparents had to do to get to school everyday

[@Grennxd]

finally, what we have been waiting for!

[@Wildicon19]

MAXimum effort! MAXimum Dazzle! MAXimum carnage! Thanks Max!

[@Ryodante]

After +100h and finished the game with the true ending , I can't believe what I'm seeing !

[@nurwsama]

This how link is fighting when he's the first line of defense.

[@throwrocks9277]

His or her's creativity is insane.

[@julio1148]

I don’t know how some people can drop items so quickly

[@aglioeolio8494]

The video is edited so that it looks smooth, at 2:07 u can see the video cut out the menu to drop zonai device..

[@MercuryA2000]

2:07 Hang on, did you just attach a bomb to a multi shot bow then FUSE ONE TO YOUR SHIELD?!?!

[@austinjoseph2881]

I have no idea what just happened but it was AWESOME!

[@websurfer945]

0:35 I was like, "Man, I know this move as well, isn't that basic?" a sec later......... Pretty sure I'm just a mortal being. It's my pretend but his legend in Herald

[@DanielRamirez-go7kc]

Theres always that dude thats PRO at every game

[@jacksont94]

I saw the first second and knew for a fact that this was the work of max blumenthal

[@soulsurvivor3491]

This is the version of Link that the NPC’s in my game wish they had.

[@MasonCartoon]

I can't get over the Lynel fight... I had no idea you could mount them

[@cuevas8405]

Lore Accurate Link:

[@lindsaychristie1844]

It's more impressive after watching the breakdown.

[@nickfromohio6032]

"Holding Out for a Hero" is the song that needs to be played in the background.

[@Spigy88]

0:51 probably one of the coolest that people don't seem to be mentioning. Though it's greatly enhanced by the music :)

[@dannya8614]

Humble Link in my alternate universe agrees with this.

[@Kunigunda897]

Do we even play the same game? It reminds me more of DMC 😅

[@Darklight65583]

Another video showing me I barely tapped into 1% of what this man is capable of.

[@mora3685]

Nah the boomerang one was the coldest one 🥶

[@vjay11435]

Great vid bro, never seen link like this. Looks link another link in the multiverse lol

[@Auto-Toon]

This is how i imagine real Link. Amazing!

[@Markysharky35]

Canonically accurate Link be like:

[@Lime_1729]

1:04 that was criminal

[@samseltoter560]

Lore accurate Link

[@kushedd]

Man is playing smash bros in tears of the kingdom

[@narrator-bf]

MY GOD i was like its only been like idk 3 weeks and all the glitches from botw are basically gone there is no way he could do something co- 'after watching the video' i forgot this is rinharisaki one of the four I should have not underestimated him, now i wonder what kleric's going to do.

[@snorristurluson5977]

0:48 future Link gameplay in the next super smash bros

[@malintent2025]

Rin returns, welcome back, you warrior.

[@Shaprite]

Ganondorf isn't going to stand a chance to this.

[@z.a.q5027]

Mfs really out here playing this game like it’s devil may cry

[@Doronelisha]

Wow, im playing so long and all I do is crafting a jet that barley works. really impressive

[@brandon9689]

I've been waiting to see what you come up with Rin. Great to see you still cracking Hyrule wide open