Wind Waker taught me to accept change Twilight Princess taught me that dark doesn't mean evil Skyward Sword taught me that I don't actually have to finish a video game that I don't enjoy
@@SolDizZo Yes! I highly recommend the wii version. I tried the switch one and it wasn't the same experience. Of course not everyone has a wii, thats just the OG version. Swinging the wii remote as a sword was genius. But it requires a special wii remote or attachment as well 😵
skyward sword was very enjoyable aside from the controller mechanics, which sucks, because i never got into playing it again because of it... but very nice storywise
I don't know how I managed to finish Skyward Sword twice (Normal and Hero mode), I didn't like the controllers (played the Wii version), and the story had too much padding. There is a reason why I prefer the GCN version of TP.
I love how the enforced one year development time limit and the existential dread that put on the developers leaked into the game itself. It's a game where you are constantly looking at the clock and worrying about much much time you have left, just like the developers of the game as they rushed to put it together.
Love the video. No other Zelda game has felt as alive as this one. How has Nintendo not been able to recreate the feeling of walking around a world so full of life since Majora's Mask?
i feel they’ve had other games w life like TOTK for example but what makes MM feel so organic is because without death what is life? no other Zelda game has such a focus on death like said in the video so this paradox of of time and impending doom makes it feel like you’re living the game not just playing it and i don’t think that will ever happen again sadly
If it were easy to make masterpieces, they wouldn't be masterpieces. Majora's Mask resulted from a confluence of factors that I suspect few, if any, knew would make such a good game from the outset. It's exceedingly difficult to make something like Majora's Mask completely on purpose. It's no secret by now that many things in the game can be seen as metaphors for development on the game itself. The despair, hope, grief, courage that you see demonstrated in game- all of it is so very real and and woven into the game by the very people who suffered through development. The team who worked on Majora's Mask was beyond proficient, but I doubt they would have been able to make such a good game without that driving pressure. To be given such a tight deadline to follow up on what was the greatest game ever made- it must have been an exceedingly potent kind of pressure that those devs felt. And to think that they actually did it. Two years later, the new greatest game ever made came out. Not unlike the masks in the game, that cartridge held the dreams and nightmares of those devs in such a way that we still talk about it today. The emotions it carries are too real, rendered in 3D about as well as anyone could have done at the time. It invites us to connect with the characters and feel what they feel, to understand not only them as individuals but how they fit into the greater whole of Termina. More than any other Zelda game, Majora's Mask makes you care less about defeating the great evil and far more about saving the precious people of Termina. The laconic nature of the game's dialogue only enhances this quality, leaving gaps for us to muse on how these people must feel. Very few games place meaningful emphasis on these factors like Majora's Mask. Copying the concept isn't the problem, of course; execution is king. It's painfully easy for a game like this to instead feel corny, flat, and unengaging.. But the dev team got everything juuust right. It is an incredible accomplishment and one of the reasons that nearly 25 years later, we're still talking about this game as one of the greatest. TL;DR: mm rules oot fukkin suks
its the weirdness effect I personally think. They go for mass appeal. While the newer games are crazy achievements in systemic game design, they ditched on a lot of the weirdness in the world building that adds so much character and charm to the world.
@@dilly2760 Majora's mask,portal 2 and Undertale are known as games full of life. All 3 game's have a feeling of constantly being watched, imprisoned, but unrestricted. In summary: •You're a child at recess •People around you are facing problems, there are fights, groups chilling, eating, and gate keeping. But you focus on playing. •The adult world is seen through the fence always catching you off guard •You're watched by a all seeing being(teacher) and in the end it invites you in where you're tested •In the end you "go home" A game full of life is recess.
Bingo. “The whole game” as a singular puzzle is a perfect take- one that sets it apart from most games. It takes a lot of nuance to do games with a time/temporal facet to them. MM nailed this, while simultaneously replicating the great gameplay of OoT.
This video is beautiful. To exist is to suffer, but to live is to give meaning to your suffering. The moments we laugh with friends and family, the love we share someone special, or even just a warm sunrise on another day--these are the things worth living for.
I am so grateful I grew up with these kind of games and stories. So much love and soul went into them. Fantastic video, it really shows how unique and special this game is. I wonder if we'll ever get something like it again? It's become rare to see games that create the same feelings as this did - some still do but not nearly enough.
Every time I see a video essay of MM, it’s a must watch from me! Seeing how so many people over the years have been affected by this game, enough so to make an essay on it, makes me so happy and they always hit for me! 👏👏👏 absolutely amazing, what an incredible game
This is a divine voice calling you: play Mother 3 to completion. It will change your life, and if it doesn't break your top 3 games ever, you probably are not a human being. Anyways, its a VERY Majora's Mask-like experience themes-wise
I just finished playing Majora’s Mask for the first time in 20 years. You articulated my sentiments about this masterpiece much better than I could. Thank you for this!
I do wish in the cutscene with the Deku Scrub they used a more unique model. As the reflection of denial, it could be the deku scrub is clinging to life through you, hence why there is no mask it can't let go. Imagine if the song of healing for the scru was instead it remembering a race with the butler. And then Link waving good bye to the scrub. I wish it could have been made more clear a connection.
There’s a theory that you’re not actually the Butler’s son, but just a scrub that resembles him, therefor that’s why no one at the Deku Palace recognizes you when you’re wearing the mask.
@@clydesapere1977 It would be a little weird that the Butler doesn't recognize his own son when the other masks have people clearly recognize the previous owner. Perhaps he should have been a relative of the Butler, so that wouldn't be so direct. Either that or there could be something in Deku life cycles, maybe they aren't often raised by direct parents.
@@Shadowwand Yeah. My personal counter to the theory is that Zoras and Gorons have a narrow variety as far as differences in looks. Meanwhile, we have many forms of Deku: Wild, Business, Common, Royal. Link coming to their palace as a deku with blond hair and a green hat makes him completely unrecognizable as the son and you're just a new guy. Meanwhile, everyone thinks you're Mikau with a green tunic or Darmani with a green hat.
replaying MM for the first time in a long time and it is still a fantastic game this video sums up a lot of what the game does really well with the writing and themes of the game. good video!
Great video man and the message at the end is very well written! You gotta love it when youtubers you watch make a vid about a game right as you're playing it 😎
Love the video. Obviously Ocarina of Time is goated for being the original, but Majora's Mask took that game and took it to the next level in terms of new items and mechanics. Also, the aesthetic/vibe of the game being kinda scary and odd in such a good way. It's like horror, regret, fear, etc. I love the music and the entire concept of the game. I played OoT at my cousins house and we beat it together and Majora's Mask was my most hyped gamed of my young child years. I remember buying the strategy guide and everything.
That was pretty deep, it gave me perspective, majoras mask is my second favorite zelda game and it did left me with a mark and now as a 35 year old, the way I think now might of being shaped by majoras mask now that you put it that way. This was a great video man. I got sentimental there at the end. lol
The likes and views are so low given the effort that went into this video. This might be the best Majora's mask video I've seen on UA-cam, all the others feel like I'm hearing the same thing from different people and it's pointless. Hope you're channel grows ❤️
Definitely agree with the positive stuff this was amazing and im going to be following what this channel does in the future. But for the love of majoras mask check out liamtriforces video about it, its a very similar vibe
loved this vid!! ahh i love this game so much, i love hearing people talk about it :3 your commentary & editing style is great! excited for more in the future :D
Not to be "that guy" but your view on this game's themes reminds me of Persona 3. Not about death, but life, and the ways we impact those around us. But on Majora's mask, I only played the 3DS version (which many say "ruins" aspects of it, but I didn't mind). but it was a Zelda I didn't expect to love as much as I did. Going in I was like "what, only 4 dungeons? Small world? Constantly resetting time?" Then I found out those dungeons are all amazing, the regions leading to them are basically dungeons themselves, and the world, while small, is probably the most "alive" one in any Zelda game. Can I also just say your voice is really relaxing?
My controversial top 10 Zelda list 🛡️🙏 #1 Majora’s Mask #2 Twilight Princess #3 A Link Between Worlds #4 Ocarina of Time #5 Breath of the Wild #6 A Link To The Past #7 Minish Cap #8 Zelda 2: Adventures of Link #9 Link’s Awakening #10 Legend of Zelda(original)
The video title is the kind of "hook" english classes talk about lmfao 💀 i wasn't gonna click it and i was gonna get off but it made me take a double take
in 1986 I got my nes for xmas. I've played every zelda game and absolutely HATED 2 and MM when they dropped. here we are in late 2024 and, I'm finally playing them with adult eyes. I am in love. wooooow I am so happy I never played those games.
I would like to add, as much as I love majoras mask. the Intro, while it is well designed at showing what the game is about. it does an absolutely terrible job at conveying to players what they need to do. I find that most players who play majoras mask will put the game down because they end up dying on day 3, multiple times before they end up getting out of town. Not because they are incapable. But they didn't realize the kids shooting at a balloon were the ultimate guide to finishing the starting area. This first cycle is designed well, but has absolutely awful instructions. I would say its actually some of the worst conveyance in video games and one of. if not the only reason the game flopped.
I think you should use less poetry/romance in your description, and focus more on the objectively good stuff this game has. Good vid tho. You can tell you love this game :)
If the moon fell in real life, I'd have to intervene.
does your insurance cover that?
You have my support
I will cheer you on
Hes simply built different
I feel safe now
Wind Waker taught me to accept change
Twilight Princess taught me that dark doesn't mean evil
Skyward Sword taught me that I don't actually have to finish a video game that I don't enjoy
Skyward is overlooked, you get new game plus after beating it and its unique in many ways
@@AsMightyAsBreadwhat
There's such an incentive!?
@@SolDizZo Yes! I highly recommend the wii version. I tried the switch one and it wasn't the same experience. Of course not everyone has a wii, thats just the OG version. Swinging the wii remote as a sword was genius. But it requires a special wii remote or attachment as well 😵
skyward sword was very enjoyable aside from the controller mechanics, which sucks, because i never got into playing it again because of it... but very nice storywise
I don't know how I managed to finish Skyward Sword twice (Normal and Hero mode), I didn't like the controllers (played the Wii version), and the story had too much padding.
There is a reason why I prefer the GCN version of TP.
Never get bored of Majora's Mask video essays 🧡🧡🧡
It’s one of my favorite genres of UA-cam video
Same
ME TOO!!! I watch every single one I come across!!
I love how the enforced one year development time limit and the existential dread that put on the developers leaked into the game itself. It's a game where you are constantly looking at the clock and worrying about much much time you have left, just like the developers of the game as they rushed to put it together.
It’s not “leaked in to the game” it quite literally IS the game
Love the video. No other Zelda game has felt as alive as this one. How has Nintendo not been able to recreate the feeling of walking around a world so full of life since Majora's Mask?
i feel they’ve had other games w life like TOTK for example but what makes MM feel so organic is because without death what is life? no other Zelda game has such a focus on death like said in the video so this paradox of of time and impending doom makes it feel like you’re living the game not just playing it and i don’t think that will ever happen again sadly
If it were easy to make masterpieces, they wouldn't be masterpieces. Majora's Mask resulted from a confluence of factors that I suspect few, if any, knew would make such a good game from the outset.
It's exceedingly difficult to make something like Majora's Mask completely on purpose. It's no secret by now that many things in the game can be seen as metaphors for development on the game itself. The despair, hope, grief, courage that you see demonstrated in game- all of it is so very real and and woven into the game by the very people who suffered through development.
The team who worked on Majora's Mask was beyond proficient, but I doubt they would have been able to make such a good game without that driving pressure. To be given such a tight deadline to follow up on what was the greatest game ever made- it must have been an exceedingly potent kind of pressure that those devs felt.
And to think that they actually did it. Two years later, the new greatest game ever made came out. Not unlike the masks in the game, that cartridge held the dreams and nightmares of those devs in such a way that we still talk about it today. The emotions it carries are too real, rendered in 3D about as well as anyone could have done at the time.
It invites us to connect with the characters and feel what they feel, to understand not only them as individuals but how they fit into the greater whole of Termina. More than any other Zelda game, Majora's Mask makes you care less about defeating the great evil and far more about saving the precious people of Termina. The laconic nature of the game's dialogue only enhances this quality, leaving gaps for us to muse on how these people must feel.
Very few games place meaningful emphasis on these factors like Majora's Mask. Copying the concept isn't the problem, of course; execution is king. It's painfully easy for a game like this to instead feel corny, flat, and unengaging.. But the dev team got everything juuust right. It is an incredible accomplishment and one of the reasons that nearly 25 years later, we're still talking about this game as one of the greatest.
TL;DR: mm rules oot fukkin suks
its the weirdness effect I personally think. They go for mass appeal. While the newer games are crazy achievements in systemic game design, they ditched on a lot of the weirdness in the world building that adds so much character and charm to the world.
@@dilly2760 Majora's mask,portal 2 and Undertale are known as games full of life.
All 3 game's have a feeling of constantly being watched, imprisoned, but unrestricted.
In summary:
•You're a child at recess
•People around you are facing problems, there are fights, groups chilling, eating, and gate keeping. But you focus on playing.
•The adult world is seen through the fence always catching you off guard
•You're watched by a all seeing being(teacher) and in the end it invites you in where you're tested
•In the end you "go home"
A game full of life is recess.
@@dilly2760 this explanation is perfect. Thank you
Bingo.
“The whole game” as a singular puzzle is a perfect take- one that sets it apart from most games. It takes a lot of nuance to do games with a time/temporal facet to them.
MM nailed this, while simultaneously replicating the great gameplay of OoT.
This video is beautiful.
To exist is to suffer, but to live is to give meaning to your suffering. The moments we laugh with friends and family, the love we share someone special, or even just a warm sunrise on another day--these are the things worth living for.
Majora's mask is the game that I wish I could play for the first time again.
I am so grateful I grew up with these kind of games and stories. So much love and soul went into them. Fantastic video, it really shows how unique and special this game is. I wonder if we'll ever get something like it again? It's become rare to see games that create the same feelings as this did - some still do but not nearly enough.
same
Nobody:
Majora’s Mask: Im going to change your life 🗿
Every time I see a video essay of MM, it’s a must watch from me! Seeing how so many people over the years have been affected by this game, enough so to make an essay on it, makes me so happy and they always hit for me! 👏👏👏 absolutely amazing, what an incredible game
Yes exaclty the same! The algoritm works!
This is a divine voice calling you: play Mother 3 to completion. It will change your life, and if it doesn't break your top 3 games ever, you probably are not a human being. Anyways, its a VERY Majora's Mask-like experience themes-wise
14:39 my man knows what's up 🤜🤛
I just finished playing Majora’s Mask for the first time in 20 years. You articulated my sentiments about this masterpiece much better than I could. Thank you for this!
Congrats, fantastic game
I do wish in the cutscene with the Deku Scrub they used a more unique model.
As the reflection of denial, it could be the deku scrub is clinging to life through you, hence why there is no mask it can't let go.
Imagine if the song of healing for the scru was instead it remembering a race with the butler. And then Link waving good bye to the scrub.
I wish it could have been made more clear a connection.
There’s a theory that you’re not actually the Butler’s son, but just a scrub that resembles him, therefor that’s why no one at the Deku Palace recognizes you when you’re wearing the mask.
@@clydesapere1977 It would be a little weird that the Butler doesn't recognize his own son when the other masks have people clearly recognize the previous owner.
Perhaps he should have been a relative of the Butler, so that wouldn't be so direct.
Either that or there could be something in Deku life cycles, maybe they aren't often raised by direct parents.
@@Shadowwand Yeah. My personal counter to the theory is that Zoras and Gorons have a narrow variety as far as differences in looks. Meanwhile, we have many forms of Deku: Wild, Business, Common, Royal. Link coming to their palace as a deku with blond hair and a green hat makes him completely unrecognizable as the son and you're just a new guy. Meanwhile, everyone thinks you're Mikau with a green tunic or Darmani with a green hat.
replaying MM for the first time in a long time and it is still a fantastic game
this video sums up a lot of what the game does really well with the writing and themes of the game.
good video!
The couple mask…
Great video man and the message at the end is very well written!
You gotta love it when youtubers you watch make a vid about a game right as you're playing it 😎
How do you not have more views on this video this is so good dude
MM is one of my favorite games ever and your vid was well put and entertaining ty ❤
Love the video. Obviously Ocarina of Time is goated for being the original, but Majora's Mask took that game and took it to the next level in terms of new items and mechanics. Also, the aesthetic/vibe of the game being kinda scary and odd in such a good way. It's like horror, regret, fear, etc. I love the music and the entire concept of the game. I played OoT at my cousins house and we beat it together and Majora's Mask was my most hyped gamed of my young child years. I remember buying the strategy guide and everything.
Only played and completed this for the first time this week.. Weird coincidence upload. I've been subbed for a while too ha! Great vid man, cheers
That was pretty deep, it gave me perspective, majoras mask is my second favorite zelda game and it did left me with a mark and now as a 35 year old, the way I think now might of being shaped by majoras mask now that you put it that way. This was a great video man. I got sentimental there at the end. lol
Certified Terminan banger 💯
The likes and views are so low given the effort that went into this video.
This might be the best Majora's mask video I've seen on UA-cam, all the others feel like I'm hearing the same thing from different people and it's pointless.
Hope you're channel grows ❤️
Definitely agree with the positive stuff this was amazing and im going to be following what this channel does in the future. But for the love of majoras mask check out liamtriforces video about it, its a very similar vibe
Dang I remember getting this game in 2000 when I was 5 for Christmas from my grandma and being so excited having already beat ocarina my first Zelda.
And then this one literally had me stumped for like ever
Thank you for this video. Put smiles on my face throughout the whole thing
loved this vid!! ahh i love this game so much, i love hearing people talk about it :3 your commentary & editing style is great! excited for more in the future :D
Beautiful essay, I cried
By far my favorite Zelda game!
Samsara simulator
Loved this game and video man! I have a MM tattoo. This needs more views for sure! Keep up the killer work!
sick video. love the bosses and dungeons part
Non-fans: "Why are you crying? It's just a stupid video game"
Game: "You got the Couples Mask!"
Me: "You... Wouldn't understand."
Not to be "that guy" but your view on this game's themes reminds me of Persona 3. Not about death, but life, and the ways we impact those around us.
But on Majora's mask, I only played the 3DS version (which many say "ruins" aspects of it, but I didn't mind). but it was a Zelda I didn't expect to love as much as I did. Going in I was like "what, only 4 dungeons? Small world? Constantly resetting time?" Then I found out those dungeons are all amazing, the regions leading to them are basically dungeons themselves, and the world, while small, is probably the most "alive" one in any Zelda game.
Can I also just say your voice is really relaxing?
What a lovely perspective. Thank you :)
4:57 That's the kind of code an idiot puts on his luggage!
My controversial top 10 Zelda list 🛡️🙏
#1 Majora’s Mask
#2 Twilight Princess
#3 A Link Between Worlds
#4 Ocarina of Time
#5 Breath of the Wild
#6 A Link To The Past
#7 Minish Cap
#8 Zelda 2: Adventures of Link
#9 Link’s Awakening
#10 Legend of Zelda(original)
The true Outer WIlds
Well spoken
Ok these video game video essays going WILD at this point.
This sounds exactly like two other video essays on mm, like exactly 👀
The video title is the kind of "hook" english classes talk about lmfao 💀 i wasn't gonna click it and i was gonna get off but it made me take a double take
JP’s Mask
Now we need to see Bruce Lee activate the 4th gate.
I never could finish a Zelda game because I'm scared of them, they are like a nightmare. 😮
I do really love all the 3d Zelda Games. (Not bow, totk). They are sooo good. 2ds are good too😍
Alternate game title: TLOZ Majora’s life lessons
The conclusion had me 😢
Holy shit
Investing in 732 views can’t wait to see this hit 1mil
in 1986 I got my nes for xmas.
I've played every zelda game and absolutely HATED 2 and MM when they dropped.
here we are in late 2024 and, I'm finally playing them with adult eyes.
I am in love. wooooow I am so happy I never played those games.
Why does yoshi look so sad?
I think you are missing the obvious message of “wouldn’t it be screwed up if the moon fell down”, better luck next time though!
Yea if u could read most of me playing that game I could not I am playing it now smh now at 30 I can learn from it but damn talk about late☯️😵💫💯
Kino video ngl
Doesnt ur heart do that
Nah, it taught me reality
Thank you for sticking with the N64 version. That 3DS version sucks. But widescreen? How in the hell?
I played the fan PC decompilation. It allows for stuff like widescreen, extra button mappings and higher frame rates/resolutions
I would like to add, as much as I love majoras mask. the Intro, while it is well designed at showing what the game is about. it does an absolutely terrible job at conveying to players what they need to do.
I find that most players who play majoras mask will put the game down because they end up dying on day 3, multiple times before they end up getting out of town. Not because they are incapable. But they didn't realize the kids shooting at a balloon were the ultimate guide to finishing the starting area.
This first cycle is designed well, but has absolutely awful instructions. I would say its actually some of the worst conveyance in video games and one of. if not the only reason the game flopped.
Nice profile pic.
I think you should use less poetry/romance in your description, and focus more on the objectively good stuff this game has.
Good vid tho. You can tell you love this game :)
yipee new channel to binge watch and never look at again
How old are you
Life is live