RE-UPLOAD ALERT: Hi friends! This is a compilation of the entire Dungeon Design in Zelda series for OOT. So, yeah you may have seen this stuff before. The first episode of this series was uploaded 3 years ago on Jan 8th 2021! Time has sure flown by. It is fascinating seeing how far my video making skills have progressed since then. My voice work, writing, editing, all of it feels so much less refined here, unfocused by my standards today. Yet, I still feel like the meaning behind my scripts holds up well enough, even if I wasn't as good at articulating those thoughts. But hey, I'm not here to dunk on my own work! I often have people tell me that they like long form content and binge these videos, so I figured putting them all into one long video would be worthwhile. Enjoyyyy! I appreciate you.
@@CaptBurgerson in this current era of Devs remaking old classics, I'd love to see Nintendo re make OOT. Have a similar art style to the original. Incorporate some of the design changes made by the randomiser team like iron boots on the d pad or ocarina. Ultimately make the game they envisioned then but couldn't due to the limitations in the N64. They could do a double release and also do the same for Majora's mask. Also don't forget there was the cancelled Zelda Ura expansion for oot. It's not confirmed if master quest mode and ura are one in the same.
@@MiTxGam3ryea it would've been cool if it felt like you were repairing the world as you did dungeons but it still all feels so hopeless even after you beat most dungeons
I'd like to thank you for this. This video has been my "fall asleep" to video for a couple weeks now, but don't worry, I've actually listened to everything you've said! Also glad there's a whole MM video to keep me sleeping. And no, you aren't that boring. I just love OoT and MM and hearing people go on and on about them.
It's always comforting to find that I'm not the only 1 to partake in some niche behavior like this haha. I always watch the video in full and just pick up where I last remember watching before falling asleep, the night prior
1:57:36 FUN FACT: The ICE ARROW have a unique effect on Bongo Bonbo; hinting that the Ice Arrows were originally going to be found within the Shadow Temple, and were later moved to Gerudo Training Ground. (Ice Arrows freeze his hands, I believe....)
1:15:26 Wait, what? I had no idea bombs (or megaton hammer, for that matter) did anything to flare dancers. I've always used the hookshot (which pulls the center bit away from the flame "body"), and assumed that was the only way to fight these.
I was just about to comment this. I used to think you had to use bombs until my latest playthrough in which I actually tried the hookshot. That moment of realization when I found out I had been making it difficult for myself all these years...
I can never get used to the newer fire temple chants. The 1.0 cartridge I grew up with the classic chants really set the environment and made it so unique.
I came down here to reply something similar! His comment about how it sounded generic dungeon made me laugh and talk to the room “cuz it was! They had to patch over the Muslim chanting” hahaha
I'm definitely an oddball when I say I actually loved the intro to Twilight Princess, it was a good way to get you to care about the characters and grounds itself a lot more with its lived-in setting, I felt the game was heavily more narrative driven and it takes more of a slow burn start then just plopping you in, and the impact makes a difference, it wouldn't have worked for TP in any other way. After getting Saria's song I completely forgot about her and the rest of the kokiri brats until the endng, but the Ordon villagers I actually remember and had a purpose to wanting to save the kids, they were my friends and neighbors in a way, I spent real time with them, and then it kicks off the rest of that adventure perfectly.
TP is a bit excessive, but I agree that a good intro and setting is important. Way too many people have a hate boner for games that don't throw you into the main quest within 30s of leaving the title screen.
I also think it's a good way to start the game for the first time cause it's very immerssive but if I were to replay it then it would naturally get pretty annoying since the intro is excessively long for an intro sequence
Eh, I agree, but I also think they could have cut a few sections of it or given ways to skip them, especially the second goat herding and the mini-dungeon when you first turn into a wolf...
I reject the idea that games *necessarily* have to be designed for ultimate replayability. I agree with OP in that the intro to TP sets up the narrative beautifully and organically. You get this slice of Link's life and the serenity of this little town, and the outrage of that being disrupted makes the call to adventure that much more potent. Link doesnt leave because he's "the chosen one", he has to leave because his friends have been captured by monsters. Much more immediately meaningful and relatable. PLUS without the intro, you wouldnt get the payoff of the best sequence in any video game ever: when timid little Colin saves his friend by throwing himself into danger, and Link comes in PISSED AS FUCK to save him. That shit had me INVESTED as a kid, and still does al these years later
The sound design on them scared the absolute piss out of me as a kid. I would use Pierre the scarecrow's song to have him appear on the top so I could hook shot to the top of the maze and snipe moblins from above.
@@darkartsandcrafts7996 This reminded me how terrified I was when I heard that sound as well. I didn’t know what the hell was happening. It was piercingly loud!
I think part of what makes Ocarina so memorable, in addition to the beautiful graphics (for the time), story, characters, etc. Is the *music* Ocarina was the first Zelda title not only in 3D, but it made music an integral part of the experience, a trend that continues to. this. day. Seriously, everything in this game has a soundtrack of its own, every new location, every boss fight, ambient background music, even opening chests, everything has its own musical touch, and that's before you even talk about the Ocarina tunes. Everyone has their favorite tunes, The menu music as the logo appears, Zelda's Lullaby, The unsettling mania of the Forest Temple, Saria's Song, even the legendary "Song of Time" itself. Music made this game memorable for so many, and Nintendo hasn't forgotten that.
I was 7 when this game came out and was one of the first "proper" games I played. I remember being so scared of Gohma my dad had to do the fight for me 😅 Now 26 years later I still love Ocarina of Time (and all the Zelda series) and credit it for instilling my love of games
I was so scared of Gohma too, my mom still reminds me of when I would end up running out of the room screaming when the fight started, ended up conquering that fear by having her turn the volume off, such good memories!
I remember having to fight Gohma for my stepmother. She triggered her arachnophobia despite the cartoony look. And no, I decided *not* to show her the version of Gohma in Twilight Princess.
@Kattbirb I also have arachnophobia, and the Twilight Princess version definitely triggered it, so it was a challenge despite how easy the boss is for most everyone else 😆
There are many retrospectives I've watched about this game. I love watching them because it's like hanging out with a friend reliving or talking about those first experiences playing through OoT. The way you've talked through the whole game is the best of them all. Really like vibing through the nostalgia together. It made me feel great, thanks man.
So, the way the BotW is drained is actually because the wind from the storm spins the windmill that is used to pull water up from the well, so when the mill spins really fast it pulls all the water out.
The fact it's already dry shows that everything link did as a child has already happened, including when he time traveled back to the botw and gerudo desert. Interestingly, zelda's memory of seeing you when ganondorf chased them can be altered slightly depending on which shield you last wore (or didn't) as a child. Not what you had equipped in real time at the time. I don't know if this was due to limitation or for narrative/character reasons that her memory can be affected like that. So you can effectively have 3 variations of that same encounter with ganondorf. The dream (future), real time encounter (present), zelda's memory of it (past).
1:35:01 iirc there’s a scarecrow spot in this alcove here. I found it while playing the gamecube port ~15 years ago and it made navigating the water temple much easier. I felt really cool when I found that.
BRO!!! I've been saying how much Farore's Wind and taking each floor one at a time help you out in the Water Temple for YEARS!!! Thank you for putting these tips out there! Only thing I might add is if you get the Golden Scale from the fishing minigame, it can help reduce how often you need to switch to the Iron Boots. Not entirely, but it makes a difference.
This is an incredibly well produced video. The blend of personal stories without the typical overuse of "factual" regurgitated points made it an entertaining breeze to watch. Well done!
I FULLY appreciate this compilation, it was actually recommended to me and I’ve not seen any of these videos before. It’s almost like a sort of guide too, and I’ve learned all sorts of new things in the compilation which is MIND boggling 20+ years later. Thank you for doing these videos and making this total compilation. Thank you for recognizing the different versions too, and I LOVED this video! Never skipped any part :) a great listen! Thank you!!!!
It was a very wise choice to finish up this series and then compile a long video. You know how much people love long videos about nostalgic/comforting things, me included! Thanks!
I love Ocarina of Time so much. My dad and grandpa played it when it first came out and I remember them having me help them with the puzzles they already knew
The concept art for OoT slaps so hard. Thank you for reminding me of that in this video. Every time you flashed the concept art on screen, I was like, "YOOOO, I forgot how sick this art was!"
Ive never appreciated how atmospheric the bosses first encounters are, in a lot of them you as the player have to do something first to trigger them, like looking up to ghoma's eye, getting grabbed by the creepy hands in the bottom of the well or passig by the tree before shadow Link. I really accentuates the combat that is about to come, unlike totk or TP where you just enter a room and a cutscene plays automatically
I tried doing the Spirit Temple first once and I'm convinced it's the wrong order. You need the lens of truth to get to the Spirit Temple, and your prompt to go get the lens of truth is the "dark spirit" from the shadow temple attacking Kakariko Village.
That and one of the silver rupees in the rolling boulder room. While it's technically possible to get without the hover boots, it seems like hovering is the intended solution. Everything else seems kind of glitchy.
Also, you can traverse the desert easier if you have the Hover Boots, because you won't sink into the sand if you wear them. Plus, it gives you a second option to cross the River of Sand.
@@jareddembrun783 I'm not 100% sure. You might be able to do a running jump to him, but I don't think you can get back to the desert proper if you do. However, I rarely ever pay him a visit, so I can't remember if I tried that once before. Regardless, the game expects you to use the Hover Boots, so just use those.
Yeah I noticed this as well when watching a new player play the game. You literally have to do Bottom of the Well first, which points you straight back to the Shadow Temple. Admittedly, though, you can do Bottom of the Well as soon as you beat the Forest Temple anyway, get the Lens of Truth, then do the Spirit Temple once you have the Longshot and Megaton Hammer. Hover Boots are very helpful in the Spirit Temple but aren't required. (It makes defeating Twinrova much easier and several areas in Spirit Temple have long gaps designed for using the Hover Boots on). I think it also makes more sense it was intended to be last because its split into child/adult sections. Bottom of the Well arguably counts for Shadow Temple, but in that case its a separate dungeon and you can do it long before entering the dungeon, whereas you cannot do the child Spirit Temple without first competing Gerudo Fortress and reaching the Temple as an adult.
This game came out when i was about 7 months old and i use to play this all the time with my grandmother so this place is going to always hold a place deep in my heart
I unironically love the Water Temple because unlike the other Temples, its challenge of trial and error made it memorable for me as a child. I remember because me and my buddy refused to look up gameFAQs or walkthroughs and tried to figure it out on our own and it honestly was rewarding. We also took each section one at a time and navigated it that way. Plus the music is heavenly.
im surprised he didnt go over the Dead Hand trick for adult which is to use the lens of truth to see where he is hiding in the room. you can then use a bomb to get dead hand to come out of the ground without being grappled.
No matter how old this game is, I never get tired of watching videos covering it. I was six years old when I first played it. Today I own almost every version of it on N64, GameCube, 3DS and of course PC.
I enjoyed rewatching these all in a row! I always notice/learn something new; had never noticed about the basement map levels in the Shadow Temple, will have to notice next time
My dude, even after 25 years of playing OoT over and over again and even when not playing it then watching speedruns of it - this was a great and entertaining video to watch! And also I'm pretty sure (and shocked about that fact tbh) that I never in 1X playthroughs noticed that "water temply" platform you mentioned in the (I think) shadow temple. Need to rewatch this and to find that on my very own next run. :) However, you got a great way of narrating things and convey a great deal of personality with your narration. Some youtubers tend to get very monotone and even sometimes "robotty" (is that a word? I don't fell like that's an actual word), but I don't feel anything like that in your commentary. Keep up the great work! You got my sub.
Love your deep dives into the Zelda classics. Thank you for making this compilation, both your oot and alttp series are my fav dungeons breakdown vids 💚
I've just clicked to leave a like and comment, but I'll be listening to this tonight when doing chores and laying in bed, can't wait to have this all in one go!
Ocarina of Time is one of if not my favorite game of all time and is the game that introduced me to the Zelda series. I love seeing analysis videos from Zelda and yours is really well done, thank you for this!
1:38:55 Fun Fact: if you get the ice arrows before this temple, you can freeze the spikes that move side to side in the room/hallway right before facing Morpha to make it up the hill easily
I wish all five “temples,” and maybe even the Temple of Time had similar atrium rooms… that room with the central staircase flanked by two somethings… Forest Temple has trees, Fire Temple has the totem pole things, and the Spirit Temple has the cobra statues… it just would’ve been neat if each temple shared a bit of design language to tie them together, and tie the mythology together as well. maybe the Water Temple has a staircase cleaning down into the water, rather than up, with two serpent statues with placards alluding to the water level mechanic? and something relating to the Lens of Truth for the Shadow Temple?
OoT will forever be a timeless masterpiece and still to this day among the pinnacle of the series. The game nails it on every front, where as most Zelda games can be considered amazing in most places, but have one or two weak spots, OoT delivers on every possible accord. As far as dungeon design goes, Id say its definitely at the top, although i would say that the dungeons in Twilight Princess are perhaps a bit better. The problem TP had like you mentioned, was everything around those dungeons. Like i said, it excels in one spot (Dungeons) but is weak in others, dragging the experience down. OoT never drags in any moment. It is a masterpiece
10:50 I was thinking about this before you mentioned it. I thought that perhaps the Great Deku Tree once allowed the Kokiri to go inside him to play, or for shelter, and they might have built the infrastructure of doors, ramps, torches, and so on. Since the switches and bars are in the basement, beneath the tree, its also possible they made it as a kind of hideout, protected by the Deku Tree on top.
Thanks for the fresh take on the Ice Caverns and Water Temple. By far and away my favorite part of the game, even back then. I love how methodical you have to be to clear it, and as a child playing it back in '98, it was just so full of mystery. Nowadays I play it with three goals: Never use the Water Tunic: Only use two cycles of water level changes, and ALWAYS have the keys needed for each locked door (although on my last playthrough I screwed up exactly where you cast Farore's Wind, so that got a chuckle out of me). I just love it. The ambiance is second to none, and the whole reason I am replaying the game was specifically for that temple.
Can't actually watch this one in particular because I'm getting ready to replay Ocarina for the first time in 25 years! The first and last time I played it I fell so completely in love with Ocarina that I swore never to play it again until I finally forgot it so that I could experience it like new again. After two and a half decades I still haven't forgotten all of it but I've forgotten enough--I remember almost none of the adult dungeons. I can remember a few iconic rooms visually but like none of the puzzles. I'm giving Nintendo this year to release some kind of Ocarina 3D HD remaster for Switch and if they don't I'm breaking out the 3DS emulator and the Brawler64 NSO controller mom got me for Christmas and revisiting my absolute favorite Zelda games (OoT/MM) for the first time since my teens! But I want to support you so I'm going to like, comment, and leave this video playing in another room for the algorithm. Thanks for uploading! Looking forward to the next one!
Holy shit dude, how could you stay away from the greatest game of all time (according to me and metacritic, so according to the whole world) for 25 friggin years? Mad respect, my dude! I can't stop myself from watching speedruns and challenge runs of OoT and even playing the game myself every other year or so. I really wish I could forget all of it and start into this adventure anew, but I'm afraid even 25 years of absence could not erase 25 years of intricate knowledge about the game, it's story, mechanics, glitches and puzzles. :/ But hey, I wish you the very best for your next run, have all the funs in the world! :)
this was a masterpiece. I'm glad this video came across my suggestions and I look forward to seeing what else you've taken the time to put together. I would really enjoy seeing a similar video featuring Majoras mask if you take requests. Keep up the great work and im going to binge the rest of your content, comment and like so your channel can grow!
2:07:39 - i think you can toss a Regular bomb up there...if you target one of the Skulltulas (as in, DONT kill it with a Boomerang) then the bomb will explode On Contact-- no timing or "cooking" necessary-- and the explosion's widening radius will also trigger the hole to shine light
I recently learned that you could do the Adult Temples out of order. I spent my whole life thinking otherwise. It was such a mind blowing moment when I figured that out and tried it. It felt so different.
8:27 - and yet, you ARENT locked in the Slingshot Room at all...from my Second-ever playthrough onward, i would basically do this room Backwards-- i would jump down from the door and climb the Vines up to the chest, which leaves the platform floating, to be used during my exit (just a small example of how even the "forced-linear" parts of the game allow for some slight wiggle-room, which expands further into the later parts of the game, to where the Shadow and Spirit Temples' "order" is in dispute among players...the game's Cutscenes seem to guide you towards Shadow first, upon visiting Kakariko after clearing Forest Fire and Water; but the Quest Status pause-subscreen shows the Medallions in a 'Spirit first' sequence...)
The slingshot thing is exactly one of those reasons the dungeon works so well as a tutorial tbh. I’ve done the very same tactic, but a new player won’t think to and will be forced to learn. An experienced player can zoom past unimpeded
Discovered this series while I was in the final stages of editing my own series about the design of Ocarina of Time. It's been really fascinating and affirming seeing someone work through a lot of the same thoughts I was having as I played and replayed OoT, and it's been enlightening seeing different perspectives when our thoughts diverged. And then all the places where you noticed things I didn't- I am kinda kicking myself for not noticing (or, at least, not saying anything in my script about) all the duality motifs in the Spirit Temple, for example. By far my favorite example of parallel thinking, though, is how you also seemed to be grappling with the way that a lot of OoT's dungeons don't... really? have a strong commitment to hub-and-spokes design that would be so important to most dungeons later in the series. I really like your dungeon design analysis, long story short. And if I may self promote, I think that anyone who likes these videos would also like mine ❤️
Thank you so so much for this video!! I grew up with OoT 3D and I think the last time I played it properly was like in 2017, so going through the dungeons with a "grown up perspective" was very interesting and nostalgic at the same time. This might be one of the greatest games of all time and I love it wholeheartedly
Fun Dark Link tip: You can actually beat him consistently with only the Master Sword, using a specific combo. Quickspin to make him back off, then while he's approaching start a reverse horizontal combo (hold right and B). Time the finisher so it lands *just* as Dark Link gets into range and you should be able to get around his shield every time. The timing is a little tricky, but it's completely consistent in my experience. Awesome video, by the way! Love seeing dungeon breakdowns of Zelda, and appreciate you including the lore angle as well!
After watching this video, I simply have to subscribe. I really like how you present, I like the formula breaking down each dungeon (I also like that mini-dungeons are included), I LOVE that you talk about the music as Zelda music is so important to me. This was honestly just a video essay I thoroughly enjoyed sitting and watching. I have your Majora's Mask one in my watch later playlist and I can't wait to watch you cover that game too, and indeed other Zelda games. Thank you for making this really great content, it's very much appreciated 😊.
Ocarina of Time is one of my favorite LOZ games, in fact, the first one I ever played! A lot of fun to play! My favorite dungeon in this game is the Forest Temple, love the music in there and it’s a great place to explore in my opinion. My least favorite is the Shadow Temple, only because of a blood stained floor of one particular room of that temple just scared me and scarred me as a kid, and still scares me to this day. Still, love your telling of the dungeons dude, RESPECT! 👊
I never would have watched this if January 2024 hadn't turned out to be a month of intense catharsis via Ship of Harkinian Randomizer runs. I've now beaten 15 full item shuffle randos and it's forced me to think so far outside of the original scope of the game. Beating Fire Temple with a spare key because I already had hover boots, beating Phantom Ganon without a sword and only a bottle to reflect the projectiles, doing most of the Water Temple without a Zora Tunic, etc etc. Dang did it remind me how important this game was to me as a kid and this video compilation hits the mark SO EFFING HARD that I easily binged the whole thing while getting the final checks needed to complete Ganon's Castle in my latest, 15th, run. Super easy like, comment, and subscription. I can't wait to watch more of your content! ❤
I had to wait 4 months to be mentally ready for this. this video is the EXACT stuff that my mind loves thinking about waaaay to much, especially about these games
Bro the way you just glazed over that key in the water temple that’s underneath the platform in the center room had me shook, that key truly made me quit the game for years until UA-cam existed where I could finally look it up. Awesome video though
Awesome video. Been listening in bed and enjoying using my minds eye to picture the scenes ur describing as I know the game so well. Can't wait for the majora one. Love from UK 🇬🇧
Really nice vid. i played this game for the first time last year (was also my first zelda game in general) and I absolutely loved it, and the dungeons were definitely my favourite part, so it's nice having this as a recap of what made them so great. I think the spirit temple is probably my fav, it's just so epic and well thought out, fun, i love the boss fight, and the music is goated. 10/10. Funny thing about the "correct" order of the adult dungeons: I actually did the fire temple before the forest temple. I dont remember exactly why, but I think it was because navi told me to see the fairy at death mountain right after becoming adult link because I havent done that as child link, so I thought this was the place to go. I didnt actually have any issues completing it before the forest temple. Im not sure however if you can do the water temple before any of those 2 dungeons first, would be interesting to try out for sure.
2:14:49 it just clicked. It’s a fire and ice puzzle reminiscent of the twinrova fight to come. The fire walls and ice platforms that both must be traversed to get the boss key. More thematic duality for the spirit temple
I don't know if someone else has pointed this out yet but for dead hand if drop a bomb where he is you can force him out, it's easier with the lens of truth but a fun fact some may not know.
This is so well done and multiple levels, thanks and great work! My only idea to perfect this would add bits of LORE but, that's jsut my personal opinion.
Great video. For all your in-depth analysis into the (iconic) music, I'm surprised you didn't have much on the best song in the game (Gannondorf castle-top battle).
This game is legendary. Playing it today doesnt do justice to what it was like playing this when it was new. Completely transformative experience, and set the pace for the games I would enjoy for the rest of my life after. Played this game for HOURS on end at 9 and 10 years old. No guides, no internet, just loving the game and having to figure it out. Some of the best memories of my life.
I really loved your observation about the shadow/spirit temple and how the parallel each other in unique ways. I hadn't noticed it before, but it makes a lot of sense. Additionally the Shadow Temple definitely is a "spirit" temple in its own way, but instead being more along the lines of restless, malevolent spirits.
RE-UPLOAD ALERT:
Hi friends! This is a compilation of the entire Dungeon Design in Zelda series for OOT. So, yeah you may have seen this stuff before.
The first episode of this series was uploaded 3 years ago on Jan 8th 2021! Time has sure flown by.
It is fascinating seeing how far my video making skills have progressed since then. My voice work, writing, editing, all of it feels so much less refined here, unfocused by my standards today. Yet, I still feel like the meaning behind my scripts holds up well enough, even if I wasn't as good at articulating those thoughts.
But hey, I'm not here to dunk on my own work! I often have people tell me that they like long form content and binge these videos, so I figured putting them all into one long video would be worthwhile.
Enjoyyyy! I appreciate you.
It's a shame Zora's domain remained frozen after the water temple was completed.
It’s likely that the original plan was to have it thaw out but it got caught either due to time constraints or development troubles
@@CaptBurgerson in this current era of Devs remaking old classics, I'd love to see Nintendo re make OOT. Have a similar art style to the original. Incorporate some of the design changes made by the randomiser team like iron boots on the d pad or ocarina.
Ultimately make the game they envisioned then but couldn't due to the limitations in the N64.
They could do a double release and also do the same for Majora's mask.
Also don't forget there was the cancelled Zelda Ura expansion for oot.
It's not confirmed if master quest mode and ura are one in the same.
@@CaptBurgersonI’m in the Shadow Temple and Trying to beat Bongo Bongo
@@MiTxGam3ryea it would've been cool if it felt like you were repairing the world as you did dungeons but it still all feels so hopeless even after you beat most dungeons
46:30 If you ever feel like a dumbass, remember that ganondorf somehow didn't notice the temple of time has windows that lead to the sword room.
Maybe he already tried sending a spy to break in, and the windows are even more heavily warded then the sword or gate of time?
Ganondorf tried, but couldn't get past the invisible barrier.
But we've seen him many times in speedrun used the DoT skip (Door of Time skip)@@foxymetroid
2:34:39 oh wow, I never thought of that!!! 😋
It's in another instance. From the outside in, you see the sword. But from the inside, you see the sacred realm 🤔
I'd like to thank you for this. This video has been my "fall asleep" to video for a couple weeks now, but don't worry, I've actually listened to everything you've said! Also glad there's a whole MM video to keep me sleeping.
And no, you aren't that boring. I just love OoT and MM and hearing people go on and on about them.
It's always comforting to find that I'm not the only 1 to partake in some niche behavior like this haha. I always watch the video in full and just pick up where I last remember watching before falling asleep, the night prior
I dunno where this 2.5 hour OoT video came from but I will gracefully accept and binge
Same here 🙌 what a nice surprise
Haha agreed.
1:57:36
FUN FACT: The ICE ARROW have a unique effect on Bongo Bonbo; hinting that the Ice Arrows were originally going to be found within the Shadow Temple, and were later moved to Gerudo Training Ground. (Ice Arrows freeze his hands, I believe....)
You're right about that. I've seen footage of people freezing the boss's hands. Bongo Bongo tries to break the ice with his free hand.
That's what it was! I really need to beat Shadow Temple after Spirit, just so I can use the Ice Arrows on Bongo Bongo...@@StarExplorer1997
Yep. Freeze one hand and he punches it with the other.
Fun fact, in Dodongos Cavern after the first lizalfos fight, you can jump behind the "lavafall" for a small room with a couple hearts
1:15:26 Wait, what? I had no idea bombs (or megaton hammer, for that matter) did anything to flare dancers. I've always used the hookshot (which pulls the center bit away from the flame "body"), and assumed that was the only way to fight these.
I was just about to comment this. I used to think you had to use bombs until my latest playthrough in which I actually tried the hookshot. That moment of realization when I found out I had been making it difficult for myself all these years...
Yeah me too, I will definitely tank bombs for extra cool factor next time!
I've never once used bombs on that dude. Hookshot drops that bitch in the perfect spot for a good ol' SMACK!
Same!
I can never get used to the newer fire temple chants. The 1.0 cartridge I grew up with the classic chants really set the environment and made it so unique.
It's funny because it's reverse for me. I grew up on the VC version, so the OG chants are strange to me.
Same for me... The 'new' music makes it sound so empty
Just means Allah is within you my friend 😂
I came down here to reply something similar! His comment about how it sounded generic dungeon made me laugh and talk to the room “cuz it was! They had to patch over the Muslim chanting” hahaha
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Finally somebody else that loves the Water Temple in this game. It was pretty much my favorite in the whole game.
I'm definitely an oddball when I say I actually loved the intro to Twilight Princess, it was a good way to get you to care about the characters and grounds itself a lot more with its lived-in setting, I felt the game was heavily more narrative driven and it takes more of a slow burn start then just plopping you in, and the impact makes a difference, it wouldn't have worked for TP in any other way. After getting Saria's song I completely forgot about her and the rest of the kokiri brats until the endng, but the Ordon villagers I actually remember and had a purpose to wanting to save the kids, they were my friends and neighbors in a way, I spent real time with them, and then it kicks off the rest of that adventure perfectly.
TP is a bit excessive, but I agree that a good intro and setting is important. Way too many people have a hate boner for games that don't throw you into the main quest within 30s of leaving the title screen.
I also think it's a good way to start the game for the first time cause it's very immerssive but if I were to replay it then it would naturally get pretty annoying since the intro is excessively long for an intro sequence
For a first and second playthrough, absolutely. After that, it definitely becomes more of a slog to get through
Eh, I agree, but I also think they could have cut a few sections of it or given ways to skip them, especially the second goat herding and the mini-dungeon when you first turn into a wolf...
I reject the idea that games *necessarily* have to be designed for ultimate replayability. I agree with OP in that the intro to TP sets up the narrative beautifully and organically. You get this slice of Link's life and the serenity of this little town, and the outrage of that being disrupted makes the call to adventure that much more potent.
Link doesnt leave because he's "the chosen one", he has to leave because his friends have been captured by monsters. Much more immediately meaningful and relatable.
PLUS without the intro, you wouldnt get the payoff of the best sequence in any video game ever: when timid little Colin saves his friend by throwing himself into danger, and Link comes in PISSED AS FUCK to save him. That shit had me INVESTED as a kid, and still does al these years later
This was a perfect companion to an afternoon wrapped in a blanket, hahaha.
"The Moblins here have the DUMBEST enemy AI in the entire series" LMAO This took me out!
The sound design on them scared the absolute piss out of me as a kid. I would use Pierre the scarecrow's song to have him appear on the top so I could hook shot to the top of the maze and snipe moblins from above.
@@darkartsandcrafts7996 This reminded me how terrified I was when I heard that sound as well. I didn’t know what the hell was happening. It was piercingly loud!
The haunting sound of the Great Deku Tree theme really does make an incredible and distinctive impression
I think part of what makes Ocarina so memorable, in addition to the beautiful graphics (for the time), story, characters, etc. Is the *music*
Ocarina was the first Zelda title not only in 3D, but it made music an integral part of the experience, a trend that continues to. this. day.
Seriously, everything in this game has a soundtrack of its own, every new location, every boss fight, ambient background music, even opening chests, everything has its own musical touch, and that's before you even talk about the Ocarina tunes. Everyone has their favorite tunes, The menu music as the logo appears, Zelda's Lullaby, The unsettling mania of the Forest Temple, Saria's Song, even the legendary "Song of Time" itself.
Music made this game memorable for so many, and Nintendo hasn't forgotten that.
If you like video game soundtracks you should check out Panzer Dragoon’s soundtrack from the Sega Saturn, came out in 1995.
So true, it's what I dearly missed in Botw... memorable music
Absolutely. The music from OoT was formative to who I am as a person
I was 7 when this game came out and was one of the first "proper" games I played. I remember being so scared of Gohma my dad had to do the fight for me 😅
Now 26 years later I still love Ocarina of Time (and all the Zelda series) and credit it for instilling my love of games
I went through this same thing but with dodongos cavern and jabu-jabu’s belly too, now one of my favorite games ever
I was so scared of Gohma too, my mom still reminds me of when I would end up running out of the room screaming when the fight started, ended up conquering that fear by having her turn the volume off, such good memories!
I remember having to fight Gohma for my stepmother. She triggered her arachnophobia despite the cartoony look.
And no, I decided *not* to show her the version of Gohma in Twilight Princess.
@Kattbirb I also have arachnophobia, and the Twilight Princess version definitely triggered it, so it was a challenge despite how easy the boss is for most everyone else 😆
There are many retrospectives I've watched about this game. I love watching them because it's like hanging out with a friend reliving or talking about those first experiences playing through OoT. The way you've talked through the whole game is the best of them all. Really like vibing through the nostalgia together. It made me feel great, thanks man.
So, the way the BotW is drained is actually because the wind from the storm spins the windmill that is used to pull water up from the well, so when the mill spins really fast it pulls all the water out.
I'm like "the way the breath of the wild is drained is..." Then remembered Bottom of the Well 😂
@@khrisbreezy3628 I was confused, too. lol
The fact it's already dry shows that everything link did as a child has already happened, including when he time traveled back to the botw and gerudo desert. Interestingly, zelda's memory of seeing you when ganondorf chased them can be altered slightly depending on which shield you last wore (or didn't) as a child. Not what you had equipped in real time at the time. I don't know if this was due to limitation or for narrative/character reasons that her memory can be affected like that. So you can effectively have 3 variations of that same encounter with ganondorf. The dream (future), real time encounter (present), zelda's memory of it (past).
1:35:01 iirc there’s a scarecrow spot in this alcove here. I found it while playing the gamecube port ~15 years ago and it made navigating the water temple much easier. I felt really cool when I found that.
Love the long format, thank you for sharing your passion with us. :)
Thank you sincerely for a calming Zelda video to unintentionally fall asleep to. I have insomnia and these types of vids help a lot! ❤
this is such a well made video, i hope it gets the views it deserves. its so calming as well i might fall asleep to it :3 in a good way of course
“Like a medieval version of a John Hughes movie”
Great line and an observation with which I wholeheartedly agree.
BRO!!! I've been saying how much Farore's Wind and taking each floor one at a time help you out in the Water Temple for YEARS!!! Thank you for putting these tips out there! Only thing I might add is if you get the Golden Scale from the fishing minigame, it can help reduce how often you need to switch to the Iron Boots. Not entirely, but it makes a difference.
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3 bottles makes this easy enough. That's how many you get as a kid & they're much easier to get than the one you get as an adult.
This is an incredibly well produced video.
The blend of personal stories without the typical overuse of "factual" regurgitated points made it an entertaining breeze to watch.
Well done!
I FULLY appreciate this compilation, it was actually recommended to me and I’ve not seen any of these videos before. It’s almost like a sort of guide too, and I’ve learned all sorts of new things in the compilation which is MIND boggling 20+ years later. Thank you for doing these videos and making this total compilation. Thank you for recognizing the different versions too, and I LOVED this video! Never skipped any part :) a great listen! Thank you!!!!
It was a very wise choice to finish up this series and then compile a long video. You know how much people love long videos about nostalgic/comforting things, me included! Thanks!
I love Ocarina of Time so much. My dad and grandpa played it when it first came out and I remember them having me help them with the puzzles they already knew
Happy 13th birthday my brother
Now i feel old
I am so glad you mentioned the different fire temple chants. The original one was awesome
My favourite series on UA-cam of all time
The concept art for OoT slaps so hard.
Thank you for reminding me of that in this video. Every time you flashed the concept art on screen, I was like, "YOOOO, I forgot how sick this art was!"
Ive never appreciated how atmospheric the bosses first encounters are, in a lot of them you as the player have to do something first to trigger them, like looking up to ghoma's eye, getting grabbed by the creepy hands in the bottom of the well or passig by the tree before shadow Link. I really accentuates the combat that is about to come, unlike totk or TP where you just enter a room and a cutscene plays automatically
I tried doing the Spirit Temple first once and I'm convinced it's the wrong order. You need the lens of truth to get to the Spirit Temple, and your prompt to go get the lens of truth is the "dark spirit" from the shadow temple attacking Kakariko Village.
That and one of the silver rupees in the rolling boulder room. While it's technically possible to get without the hover boots, it seems like hovering is the intended solution. Everything else seems kind of glitchy.
Also, you can traverse the desert easier if you have the Hover Boots, because you won't sink into the sand if you wear them. Plus, it gives you a second option to cross the River of Sand.
@@AO968 can you even get to the merchant on the flying carpet in the desert without hover boots?
@@jareddembrun783 I'm not 100% sure. You might be able to do a running jump to him, but I don't think you can get back to the desert proper if you do. However, I rarely ever pay him a visit, so I can't remember if I tried that once before.
Regardless, the game expects you to use the Hover Boots, so just use those.
Yeah I noticed this as well when watching a new player play the game. You literally have to do Bottom of the Well first, which points you straight back to the Shadow Temple. Admittedly, though, you can do Bottom of the Well as soon as you beat the Forest Temple anyway, get the Lens of Truth, then do the Spirit Temple once you have the Longshot and Megaton Hammer.
Hover Boots are very helpful in the Spirit Temple but aren't required. (It makes defeating Twinrova much easier and several areas in Spirit Temple have long gaps designed for using the Hover Boots on).
I think it also makes more sense it was intended to be last because its split into child/adult sections. Bottom of the Well arguably counts for Shadow Temple, but in that case its a separate dungeon and you can do it long before entering the dungeon, whereas you cannot do the child Spirit Temple without first competing Gerudo Fortress and reaching the Temple as an adult.
Props to the dialogue of inside the Deku Tree for teaching me and my sisters what "bold" meant in regards to making the leap down to the basement!
This game came out when i was about 7 months old and i use to play this all the time with my grandmother so this place is going to always hold a place deep in my heart
I unironically love the Water Temple because unlike the other Temples, its challenge of trial and error made it memorable for me as a child. I remember because me and my buddy refused to look up gameFAQs or walkthroughs and tried to figure it out on our own and it honestly was rewarding. We also took each section one at a time and navigated it that way. Plus the music is heavenly.
Really well put together video. This is definitely gonna help me sleep for a couple days. This channel deserves more recognition
im surprised he didnt go over the Dead Hand trick for adult which is to use the lens of truth to see where he is hiding in the room. you can then use a bomb to get dead hand to come out of the ground without being grappled.
No matter how old this game is, I never get tired of watching videos covering it. I was six years old when I first played it. Today I own almost every version of it on N64, GameCube, 3DS and of course PC.
I enjoyed rewatching these all in a row! I always notice/learn something new; had never noticed about the basement map levels in the Shadow Temple, will have to notice next time
My dude, even after 25 years of playing OoT over and over again and even when not playing it then watching speedruns of it - this was a great and entertaining video to watch! And also I'm pretty sure (and shocked about that fact tbh) that I never in 1X playthroughs noticed that "water temply" platform you mentioned in the (I think) shadow temple. Need to rewatch this and to find that on my very own next run. :)
However, you got a great way of narrating things and convey a great deal of personality with your narration. Some youtubers tend to get very monotone and even sometimes "robotty" (is that a word? I don't fell like that's an actual word), but I don't feel anything like that in your commentary.
Keep up the great work! You got my sub.
Great video man, love the long in depth videos
Love your deep dives into the Zelda classics. Thank you for making this compilation, both your oot and alttp series are my fav dungeons breakdown vids 💚
I love your room!
now this is a video i've been looking for! an hour in and loving it!
Dungeons lore is so exotic and comfy
Also. This is truly one of the best Zelda series on UA-cam. I love how you briefly go over what you do in between the dungeons.
I've just clicked to leave a like and comment, but I'll be listening to this tonight when doing chores and laying in bed, can't wait to have this all in one go!
Ocarina of Time is one of if not my favorite game of all time and is the game that introduced me to the Zelda series. I love seeing analysis videos from Zelda and yours is really well done, thank you for this!
Amazing content i took a bath, played some games and eat and yet i can Still listen to this amazing analysis❤
Really been enjoying your videos since discovering your channel!
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Fun Fact: if you get the ice arrows before this temple, you can freeze the spikes that move side to side in the room/hallway right before facing Morpha to make it up the hill easily
The 2 wolfos in the Forest Temple don't block, defend, and dodge. They:
Dodge
Duck
Dip
Dive and...
Dodge
If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge the master sword!
@@CaptBurgerson Nice
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Link: “If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a bow!”
Wolfos: “… What?”
Link: **shoots Wolfos**
I wish all five “temples,” and maybe even the Temple of Time had similar atrium rooms… that room with the central staircase flanked by two somethings… Forest Temple has trees, Fire Temple has the totem pole things, and the Spirit Temple has the cobra statues… it just would’ve been neat if each temple shared a bit of design language to tie them together, and tie the mythology together as well.
maybe the Water Temple has a staircase cleaning down into the water, rather than up, with two serpent statues with placards alluding to the water level mechanic? and something relating to the Lens of Truth for the Shadow Temple?
This deserves a lot more views and you deserve a lot more subscriptions. Hope 2024 is your year!
i love this. thank you for making it! i am a huge zelda fan and watching this healed my soul after a stressful day
OoT will forever be a timeless masterpiece and still to this day among the pinnacle of the series. The game nails it on every front, where as most Zelda games can be considered amazing in most places, but have one or two weak spots, OoT delivers on every possible accord. As far as dungeon design goes, Id say its definitely at the top, although i would say that the dungeons in Twilight Princess are perhaps a bit better. The problem TP had like you mentioned, was everything around those dungeons. Like i said, it excels in one spot (Dungeons) but is weak in others, dragging the experience down. OoT never drags in any moment. It is a masterpiece
I’ve fallen asleep to this compilation the past 2 nights! Please upload the rest! I love it!!!! It’s nice to have them all in one long video
More will be coming! Thanks so much
10:50 I was thinking about this before you mentioned it. I thought that perhaps the Great Deku Tree once allowed the Kokiri to go inside him to play, or for shelter, and they might have built the infrastructure of doors, ramps, torches, and so on. Since the switches and bars are in the basement, beneath the tree, its also possible they made it as a kind of hideout, protected by the Deku Tree on top.
Thanks for the fresh take on the Ice Caverns and Water Temple. By far and away my favorite part of the game, even back then. I love how methodical you have to be to clear it, and as a child playing it back in '98, it was just so full of mystery. Nowadays I play it with three goals: Never use the Water Tunic: Only use two cycles of water level changes, and ALWAYS have the keys needed for each locked door (although on my last playthrough I screwed up exactly where you cast Farore's Wind, so that got a chuckle out of me). I just love it. The ambiance is second to none, and the whole reason I am replaying the game was specifically for that temple.
Can't actually watch this one in particular because I'm getting ready to replay Ocarina for the first time in 25 years!
The first and last time I played it I fell so completely in love with Ocarina that I swore never to play it again until I finally forgot it so that I could experience it like new again. After two and a half decades I still haven't forgotten all of it but I've forgotten enough--I remember almost none of the adult dungeons. I can remember a few iconic rooms visually but like none of the puzzles. I'm giving Nintendo this year to release some kind of Ocarina 3D HD remaster for Switch and if they don't I'm breaking out the 3DS emulator and the Brawler64 NSO controller mom got me for Christmas and revisiting my absolute favorite Zelda games (OoT/MM) for the first time since my teens!
But I want to support you so I'm going to like, comment, and leave this video playing in another room for the algorithm. Thanks for uploading! Looking forward to the next one!
Thanks a ton, and I hope you enjoy revisiting the game after so many years
Holy shit dude, how could you stay away from the greatest game of all time (according to me and metacritic, so according to the whole world) for 25 friggin years? Mad respect, my dude! I can't stop myself from watching speedruns and challenge runs of OoT and even playing the game myself every other year or so. I really wish I could forget all of it and start into this adventure anew, but I'm afraid even 25 years of absence could not erase 25 years of intricate knowledge about the game, it's story, mechanics, glitches and puzzles. :/ But hey, I wish you the very best for your next run, have all the funs in the world! :)
@@CaptBurgersonI’m actually on the Shadow Temple boss right now Bongo Bongo trying to figure out how to beat it.
@@CaptBurgersonwhen I did the Water Temple I just went through it with a clear mind.
this was a masterpiece. I'm glad this video came across my suggestions and I look forward to seeing what else you've taken the time to put together. I would really enjoy seeing a similar video featuring Majoras mask if you take requests. Keep up the great work and im going to binge the rest of your content, comment and like so your channel can grow!
I was just rewatching your WW dungeon series. Relaxation and nostalgia all in one, a nice counter to life stress. Thanks for all you do!
2:07:39 - i think you can toss a Regular bomb up there...if you target one of the Skulltulas (as in, DONT kill it with a Boomerang) then the bomb will explode On Contact-- no timing or "cooking" necessary-- and the explosion's widening radius will also trigger the hole to shine light
Amazing video series, this is; Thank you, Captain 🫡
i would love to see videos on all the other games as well truly informative and fun
I recently learned that you could do the Adult Temples out of order. I spent my whole life thinking otherwise. It was such a mind blowing moment when I figured that out and tried it. It felt so different.
Did that recently too! It just changes everything! 😭🤣
For a really different experience you should try a randomiser. They are so fun
Awesome can’t wait to leave this on my tv
8:27 - and yet, you ARENT locked in the Slingshot Room at all...from my Second-ever playthrough onward, i would basically do this room Backwards-- i would jump down from the door and climb the Vines up to the chest, which leaves the platform floating, to be used during my exit
(just a small example of how even the "forced-linear" parts of the game allow for some slight wiggle-room, which expands further into the later parts of the game, to where the Shadow and Spirit Temples' "order" is in dispute among players...the game's Cutscenes seem to guide you towards Shadow first, upon visiting Kakariko after clearing Forest Fire and Water; but the Quest Status pause-subscreen shows the Medallions in a 'Spirit first' sequence...)
The slingshot thing is exactly one of those reasons the dungeon works so well as a tutorial tbh. I’ve done the very same tactic, but a new player won’t think to and will be forced to learn. An experienced player can zoom past unimpeded
Discovered this series while I was in the final stages of editing my own series about the design of Ocarina of Time. It's been really fascinating and affirming seeing someone work through a lot of the same thoughts I was having as I played and replayed OoT, and it's been enlightening seeing different perspectives when our thoughts diverged. And then all the places where you noticed things I didn't- I am kinda kicking myself for not noticing (or, at least, not saying anything in my script about) all the duality motifs in the Spirit Temple, for example. By far my favorite example of parallel thinking, though, is how you also seemed to be grappling with the way that a lot of OoT's dungeons don't... really? have a strong commitment to hub-and-spokes design that would be so important to most dungeons later in the series.
I really like your dungeon design analysis, long story short. And if I may self promote, I think that anyone who likes these videos would also like mine ❤️
Love the video! Seriously love it- I’m sure someone else has said it, but you can get the flare dancers in the fire temple with your hook shot easy
¡Gracias!
Thank you ever so much
is a card that i dont use so it was less that i wanted but i love the content, congratz :D
@@CaptBurgerson
Thank you so so much for this video!! I grew up with OoT 3D and I think the last time I played it properly was like in 2017, so going through the dungeons with a "grown up perspective" was very interesting and nostalgic at the same time. This might be one of the greatest games of all time and I love it wholeheartedly
Fun Dark Link tip: You can actually beat him consistently with only the Master Sword, using a specific combo.
Quickspin to make him back off, then while he's approaching start a reverse horizontal combo (hold right and B). Time the finisher so it lands *just* as Dark Link gets into range and you should be able to get around his shield every time. The timing is a little tricky, but it's completely consistent in my experience.
Awesome video, by the way! Love seeing dungeon breakdowns of Zelda, and appreciate you including the lore angle as well!
Well done, your passion for the game really shines through.
After watching this video, I simply have to subscribe. I really like how you present, I like the formula breaking down each dungeon (I also like that mini-dungeons are included), I LOVE that you talk about the music as Zelda music is so important to me. This was honestly just a video essay I thoroughly enjoyed sitting and watching. I have your Majora's Mask one in my watch later playlist and I can't wait to watch you cover that game too, and indeed other Zelda games. Thank you for making this really great content, it's very much appreciated 😊.
21:28 - you forgot to mention the mini-goma in the deku tree, they are your first moving enemy type.
The best thing I can say about Kaepora Gaebora is at least they gave him a banger theme song 😂
Ocarina of Time is one of my favorite LOZ games, in fact, the first one I ever played! A lot of fun to play! My favorite dungeon in this game is the Forest Temple, love the music in there and it’s a great place to explore in my opinion. My least favorite is the Shadow Temple, only because of a blood stained floor of one particular room of that temple just scared me and scarred me as a kid, and still scares me to this day. Still, love your telling of the dungeons dude, RESPECT! 👊
I never would have watched this if January 2024 hadn't turned out to be a month of intense catharsis via Ship of Harkinian Randomizer runs. I've now beaten 15 full item shuffle randos and it's forced me to think so far outside of the original scope of the game. Beating Fire Temple with a spare key because I already had hover boots, beating Phantom Ganon without a sword and only a bottle to reflect the projectiles, doing most of the Water Temple without a Zora Tunic, etc etc.
Dang did it remind me how important this game was to me as a kid and this video compilation hits the mark SO EFFING HARD that I easily binged the whole thing while getting the final checks needed to complete Ganon's Castle in my latest, 15th, run. Super easy like, comment, and subscription. I can't wait to watch more of your content! ❤
I had to wait 4 months to be mentally ready for this. this video is the EXACT stuff that my mind loves thinking about waaaay to much, especially about these games
Your video is awsome, I love your commentary on each dungeon, you step by step run-through, and just how you explain every detail. You Rock 👍😎
after so many years , this game continues to floor me every single time
Bro the way you just glazed over that key in the water temple that’s underneath the platform in the center room had me shook, that key truly made me quit the game for years until UA-cam existed where I could finally look it up. Awesome video though
Love the long format, great video! OoT was the first 3D game i fell in love with, xmas 1998 was the best ever :')
Awesome video. Been listening in bed and enjoying using my minds eye to picture the scenes ur describing as I know the game so well. Can't wait for the majora one. Love from UK 🇬🇧
Oh god, I clicked on the video BEFORE I SAW IT WAS TWO HOURS LONG! Pleasant surprise though because a 2 hour long video is not an issue for me
1:23:01, why is the fan lockonable?
Really nice vid. i played this game for the first time last year (was also my first zelda game in general) and I absolutely loved it, and the dungeons were definitely my favourite part, so it's nice having this as a recap of what made them so great. I think the spirit temple is probably my fav, it's just so epic and well thought out, fun, i love the boss fight, and the music is goated. 10/10.
Funny thing about the "correct" order of the adult dungeons: I actually did the fire temple before the forest temple. I dont remember exactly why, but I think it was because navi told me to see the fairy at death mountain right after becoming adult link because I havent done that as child link, so I thought this was the place to go. I didnt actually have any issues completing it before the forest temple. Im not sure however if you can do the water temple before any of those 2 dungeons first, would be interesting to try out for sure.
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At this point you can target Ganondorf with Navi even though she said she couldn't, though she has no useful information.
2:14:49 it just clicked. It’s a fire and ice puzzle reminiscent of the twinrova fight to come. The fire walls and ice platforms that both must be traversed to get the boss key. More thematic duality for the spirit temple
the Deku Tree is honestly one of my favorite dungeons in the series 👌
I don't know if someone else has pointed this out yet but for dead hand if drop a bomb where he is you can force him out, it's easier with the lens of truth but a fun fact some may not know.
This is so well done and multiple levels, thanks and great work! My only idea to perfect this would add bits of LORE but, that's jsut my personal opinion.
Great video. For all your in-depth analysis into the (iconic) music, I'm surprised you didn't have much on the best song in the game (Gannondorf castle-top battle).
Fantastic thought provoking video. I’m in awe that a game that is 25 years old can still throw up so many unexplored complexities and nuances.
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The music also did fit well, like it's something big and scary but not really hurtful
This game is legendary. Playing it today doesnt do justice to what it was like playing this when it was new. Completely transformative experience, and set the pace for the games I would enjoy for the rest of my life after. Played this game for HOURS on end at 9 and 10 years old. No guides, no internet, just loving the game and having to figure it out. Some of the best memories of my life.
I really loved your observation about the shadow/spirit temple and how the parallel each other in unique ways. I hadn't noticed it before, but it makes a lot of sense. Additionally the Shadow Temple definitely is a "spirit" temple in its own way, but instead being more along the lines of restless, malevolent spirits.
I appreciate your dedication to this game, great video.
Forest Temple & Water Temple 4 life
This is fantastic. Very well done