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Loving watching you play this game on Twitch Wood & I'm definitely looking forward to getting the game myself but for me personally though, Tears of The Kingdom is a great way to pass the time until Final Fantasy 16 finally arrives.
This is the first time I’ve actually been addicted to a game since I was a kid. I think about it all day while I’m at work. I dream about this game. I can play it for hours and feel as if it’s only been mere minutes. I feel like I’m 8 years old again and I love it.
My weekends have been flying by since it came out. Feels like the weekend is an hour long. I took a week off when it released and before I knew it, I was back at work.
The opening segment of the game when you're going through the caves underneath Hyrule Castle had me hooked! It was so immersive with the sound effects and music 😍
The opening segment was way more Zelda then anything in BOTW, the atmosphere, the music, the sound effects. Magnificent. It's amazing so far, way better than BOTW imo.
@Chijaruable the ones I heard so far were the main Zelda game theme (many times), Lost woods, kokiri forest, the temple of time, and I believe the Fairy fountain but I'm not sure on that one yet a friend was talking during it. There were some I didn't recognize but you can tell it wasn't random humming, they were songs, I just didn't recognize which ones.
Ha , I haven't even noticed. Now I gotta go downstairs and start it up again . I just finished playing for the night . Looks like going back after 3 minutes.
This is legit the best personal experience I’ve had with a new game- so immersive, crisp visuals, imaginative, love the characters, so much to explore! So fun!
@@cosygracegames I got so annoyed in BotW with the slow loading screen 😆 it was depressing. TotK is reasonable tbh. But i love the game in every aspect ^^
I was thinkng about buying a switch just for this game. I remember playing LoZ: ocarina of time in 98 and i fell in love that at the time. I dont really play any other nintendo games though. Should i play through breath of the wild first?
@@14isoldenough I hope you love it! They both have similar experiences of discovery and collecting so that you wouldn’t need to play breath of the wild, the story is easy to catch up on and so I recommend just diving into this new game!
Man that opening was super intense. This games ost is actually unreal. Like its so incredibly well made. The disturbing vocals being reversed with the piano during the creepy parts really take it to a new level. And the rest of the ost is amazing ofc. The story is super mysterious and interesting so far (i am also 10 hours in)
@@ludoludo4334 me too. I tried several times to get into it. Im happy for BOTW fans but I’m convinced most BOTW fans are younger and haven’t played the old Zelda’s, which is totally fine.
Same! I have a feeling TotK will take its spot as my all time favorite game. I know it’s probably inevitable but I hope they don’t completely move away from the older top down style. Faster development and I just have so much nostalgia for that type. I been crying for years for a remaster of Link Between Worlds.
@@micahjoelgeimer4215 you probably dont like solid stories good dungeons detailed open worlds that aren't just shrines and fields with horrible mechanics and okay physics
Me and the boyfriend were playing the opening today. My 2 year old was really into what was going on on the screen and the Gannon scene made her jump alittle lol. I even tried to break her attention from the cutscene cuz I knew it was gonna be creepy. A future Zelda mega fan in the making for sure haha
@ApriltheEmu :") I'm gonna tear up that's so lovely . So sorry for the loss but I'm so glad she lives in your memories so well and vividly :"") love this community
This is how you know it’s a GOAT game. I said “I have a big day tomorrow, I’ll play for 30 minutes and go to bed”….. then 3 HOURS passed and I had no clue and literally thought I was within my 30 minutes. This game is huge and amazing and I’m so there for it!
The speed in which time passes while playing this is actually insane.. I started playing around 4pm yesterday and before i knew it it was midnight and I hadn’t even talked to purah yet
I also thought I was only playing for a little bit. Then both of my joy cons were saying low battery. I said, "Why are they dead, it hasn't even been that long?". My husband told me, in fact it had been that long. 🤣
Games like this make me fall back in love with Nintendo and the switch sure the hardware is showing it’s age but they’ve done such a great job making the game look beautiful with the art style. It’s going to win game of the year.
@@brandonmaster7901 I went to a stable and they where already registered, without me doing anything. I've heard that horses from Master Mode saves won't carry over, maybe that's the issue?🤔
Any game that can sidetrack you 5 times before even reaching a destination is a masterpiece. To get the player to delay their mission in such a massive game is a feat not many other games can tote
@@WichoPeter What I hate about horizon is they put question marks on the map. It takes away the surprise. It's like they slightly spoil you that there's something there you should look at it. In BOTW and TOTK, scan the map, there's nothing, something will only show only if you discover it for yourself.
So unbelievably stoked that I decided to hang out in the stream with you guys~! I had so much fun just experiencing the game with you that I just passed out at my desk lol
It kinda has a Link Between Worlds vibe to it. In that, it uses the player’s past knowledge of the map to reward you for going to these little spots in the world. And it’s crazy just how much is in this game. Genuinely everywhere I went, I found new materials, new enemies, and new locations. It’s scary just how large it is. I also love that they pretty much addressed every single complaint with BOTW. WAAAAY more enemy variety, QOL features and missed opportunities from BOTW fixed and addressed. Minor spoilers further below. My jaw literally dropped when I found out you could craft things to negate sliding while climbing in the rain. Little things like that make everything so much cooler. The first place I went was to the Great Plateau, and Link’s House, and was pleasantly surprised to find my investment in these key locations from the last game rewarded with engaging things to do and find. Nintendo really captured lightning in a bottle a second time, and I’m awestruck.
@@somebodyelseathome no, I meant goin to areas of interest of of note from BOTW have little secrets that reward players who know the map from BOTW. Kinda like how Link Between Worlds did it.
I’m about 30 hours in and am in love with this game! I try and give myself an objective but then find a billion different things to do and get very sidetracked. Then I remember what I was trying to do and get stuck in a loop of getting sidetracked
I think Fuse is the perfect counter to the durability imo I never hated the durability, i thought it was a bit to short lived for most weapons but now I cant wait for weapons to break so I can fuse new silly things
And the normal non-fused weapons having terrible durability in this game makes sense because they're all decayed from the gloom, with NPCs commenting that all of the weapons in Hyrule are practically useless unless you do something to improve them (which for Link is the fusing mechanic)
The yellow trees remind me of the official tree of my country, the araguaney. It's a flowering tree and when it blooms it looks exactly as the ones in the sky islands. They're incredibly pretty irl.
This is definitely gonna win game of the year, I litterly played for 12 hours yesterday and also like you still exploring the sky area. The opening brought so many emotions it's blew me away and can't wait to explore some more taking my time as I don't want it to end wow wow wow 🤩
I just got down to Hyrule, and I’m addicted! It’s like the feeling I had when I first started BOTW, it feels familiar and different at the same time in a perfect way
I didn’t think BotW could get much better outside of some menu tweaks and story reworking…This game is incredible. I haven’t even finished the tutorial and I’ve died in the silliest of ways. I’m going to be BUSY.
I just bought the game like 8 hours in and at first I was worried I might finish this before summer starts but when I started exploring no chance! I’m so excited to play more the game is really indescribable
I absolutely love it so far. I went to the midnight release at my local GameStop and it was awesome. I got an arm sleeve for answering Zelda trivia, and everyone who pre ordered got a plaque. I did stop in at the beginning of your stream, but I may or may not have left pretty early to avoid spoilers lol.
This game has the most immersive opening to a Zelda game EVER. The music is on point (saxophone goes hard), even though we've explored this Hyrule before it still feels different, I actually feel the need to get all of the shrines this time and each one is different so far. I am a bit over 20 hours in and I absolutely love this game! BotW wishes it could be TotK!
I'm Hooked so far! Was hesitant going in, but now I'm sure it's worth the $70 price tag. Story depth and all-around gameplay make this unique enough for Vetran Zelda fans and fresh enough for new gamers entering into this world.
You can go to the final boss immediately. Its creepy and awesome! I caaaant wait for you to see it and talk about it in the video!!! This is such a great game...
The start was incredible. It took me like four hours before I could get to the surface. But when I did I tried going in another direction to another tower. It didn’t work, do the main quest, so I did. That still wasn’t enough and there was a new excuse, so I gave up on that. I went around some other places and damn the underground was scary at first. The next thing I’ll do is probably some more main quest, if just to get the camera, because wtf is some of these things, but in a good way
It honestly was amazing that you're up there for that long. I was also up there for like 3-4 hours and I wasn't even going all that slow of a pace. I have no idea how much time I'll put it but it's gonna be a lot. I'm probably at 10 hours with so little done. 😂
@Jonas Holm I can't tell you how many times I died because I was replaying BotW last week and I kept forgetting I didn't have the paraglider yet in TotK. Luckily I have it now. 😂
Yeah, I played the first few days I had TotK without the paraglider or map or camera because I assumed it was like BotW where after doing the Great Plateau you could just go wherever you want in any order, but a lot of the shrines aren't even possible without the paraglider. And even if you get to the map towers, you can't do anything with them until you're told about them in the story. Which is frustrating if you go through a ton of effort to get to them, and you can't even activate their fast travel point, so you're going to need to redo the entire process of getting to the tower again later. You also can't collect the dragon tears until doing Impa's quest, even if you find them. And getting the final rune ability is locked behind doing a quest which itself is arbitrarily locked behind completing the first dungeon, for no real reason except to prevent you from getting it early. I miss the freedom of "Did you finish the Great Plateau? Great! Now go anywhere you like. Including the final boss if you feel like it, why not! Just have fun!" (The only content that you can legitimately say was locked behind a quest in BotW after the Great Plateau was going to the locations in the photos for Link's memories.)
They broke a bit of tradition here with the beginning... Your traveling a chasm with Zelda... Zelda traditionally starts with Link waking up before you take control of him
I feel like everything you said about the game is spot on! So much fun, creativity, and places to explore. It does bring back Ocaria vibes and i love it haha. Great stuff man, and i like watching others play because you can do things so many different ways.
The Depths is one of the best features of this game. Dark, unknown, no direction or clear goal other than to make things bright again. Then once you get a few roots lit up, you find all sorts of goodies. It's so good.
Totally agree that the Korok seeds and the shrines kind of felt like "ok, do we really need to do this again?" But they're still fun. Everything else though feels like a completely different game. Even Hyrule has changed so much that I feel like I'm exploring it for the first time again.
To be honest I think a shrine or equivalent is necessary to fill out the world with puzzle content. The korok seeds however should have been replaced with something else altogether.
Korok style puzzles have always existed in Zelda games, you'd find something that looks kind of out of place, and you'd solve the puzzle, and get a piece of heart or something. Even if they got rid of the Koroks, it would have just been a different thing with the same Korok style puzzles. Remember gold skultulas? For instance, would it really have improved TOTK for you if they had the same exact style puzzles, but instead of a Korok popping out after you solved it, you got a golden fish, and then you could search for a magical cat spirit and feed it the golden fish for more inventory space?
Loved this first impression video. And I told my buddies who were kind of annoyed or puzzled that there was no one “one answer” and they felt they weren’t as fulfilled since it never felt “right. I said “it’s not about what’s right or correct… it’s about what WORKS.” It shifted their perspective a bit.
I love tears of the kingdom also. Didn't think I was going to because I kind of have short term memory loss so open worlds games are hard for me but the map system helps out a lot. I might never bee able to finish but having such a fun time I don't care. This game makes me smile and laugh and makes me use my brain love it
I felt this!! I have short-term memory too! I've found playing rpgs to be helpful for it like elderscrolls and Zelda :) takes me maybe a bit longer than the average but it really becomes a brain game! So nice to see someone who has that same sentiment
I like writing down lists or to-explore areas + using the map checkpoints to pinpoint lots of different areas on the map. I usually struggle during puzzles or boss battles so sometimes look up videos to save me lots of time/stress 😂 there’s tips on literally everything in the game which is super helpful
Wood I doubt you’ll ever see this but I just realized I have been watching you since I was 11 when I first got my switch with botw and started watching you and now I’m turning 16 soon with my oled and totk and still watching you. Thank you 🐸
Both this game and elden ring are very similar in the world aspect I remember playing elden ring and not wanting to leave my little starting area until i found everything Just the amount of content thats in each game is ginormous but the way you gather and find then is reason the games are so much fun to play
My fear is that I will be overwhelmed by the “openness” of the options and possibilities, that I’ll miss the exploration and other aspects I loved about the first one. Haven’t watched any videos so I don’t know
The freedom and choice is the magic of Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom’s open world where so many other games fail. Getting lost always rewards you. And if you get to an area you’re not supposed to be, just playing sneaky can get you some good items and weapons early on.
I think you nailed it: It's somewhat similar to BoTW, but I agree that its like BoTW times Skyward Sword with hints of the old Zelda heritage. You nailed it, and I absolutely agree. @BeatEmUps
13:39 was that a walking tree 😂. I played this game when it came out, and it was surprisingly challenging and very rewarding. It’s not just a repeat of the last game.
The beginning of this one where the music gets louder the further you go down reminds me of ocarina when you’re climbing the stairs in Ganon’s castle and the piano gets louder and louder.
I literally could not watch this until I had a good 10-20 hours under my belt. A marvel! Also, great to see super-relaxed Wood! These are the best vids, where you are just telling it how you see it. Not hype. And not too planned. Just riffing. Love it.
The intro to this game was the best game I had played in years. The rest afterwards has been a complete joy. Although different to OOT it gives me that same wonder.
Breath of the Wild was a masterpiece. Tears of the Kingdom, having only played nearly the entire tutorial section, is by far even better. I know it's premature to say but the moment that solidified that for me was, surprisingly enough, after encountering the first chu chus! I went from "look, the useless little jelly guys" to "i need to be careful with these guys and make sure to get the jellies" so fast because i realized every enemy now has there own weaknesses. The resources are not wasted at all this time around. Spoiler alert for a section during the tutorial sky isands: the section before, during and after seeing the Like likes reminded me entirely of the old Zelda games. It was perfection. Those moments alone made me realize I'm going to enjoy this game way more than BotW and already surpassing everything i felt with BotW.
After you land in Hyrule the gameplay is so unique and fun the exploration is so much more profitable items everywhere and the dungeons and shrines with the background music sounds Amazing
The intro was the coolest way to go from Hero to Zero. The intro area master class design. BOTW ran so they TOTK could fly this game is amazing I've barely left central hyrule and keep finding more in the sky or the ground it's amazing
I think the only bad part about the game so far for me is that the glider showed in the beginning has a time limit of use. Like after a while in the air it just blinks green and despawns so you can't make a full on plane with it. I wanna do EVERYTHING in this game. EDIT. I actually discovered a major issue with the game I have. Personal gripe, but many share the same sentiment as me. When selecting items for your bow to fuse with... It takes way to long to navigate to what you want specifically. It would be ideal to have different sections that only contain certain items and navigating via Up and Down on the right stick. Even just having a favorites bar where you can choose like 5 items and only have them in a section. "Most Used" flip flops between so many different items.
At least they let you deploy a second glider from your inventory while you're falling. Or third, or fourth, or fifth, and so on. So as long as you're willing to use up your Wing Capsules you can keep gliding. But it's kind of a weird feature so I'd honestly prefer if they just gave it a battery meter like the other devices and stop gliding when the battery runs out instead of the weird despawn mechanic
as much as I dislike the weapon durability mechanic, I get why they put this in the game. That way, the player is constantly trying out different weapons and now with the new fuse ability, the player is encouraged to try out as many combinations as possible.
I just got out of the “great platue” of this game. I never thought they could top BOTW but here we are. The mechanics are smooth and seamless and so fresh, the art is the best I’ve seen in a game, the graphics don’t look like they’re running on a 7 year old tablet, I just don’t have words for this game.
If you haven't picked up TotK yet, and you have Nintendo Switch Online, TotK is eligible for the NSO Game Voucher program, where you get 2 vouchers for $100. That means this Switch title that is singularly more expensive than every other can be bought right now for $50. This is one of those games where within 2 minutes of starting, I knew it was going to be one of the greats.
This game is absolutely amazing! I have adhd so I keep getting distracted and finding new rabbit holes! I love the fact that the entire game is one giant puzzle that can be solved so many ways!
I'm so glad BestBuy still had copies for sale. I'm only a few hours in but I have a huge smile on my face and literally been crying tears of joy. It's hard to explain but I only feel it playing Zelda games
If Final Fantasy 16 wasn't launching this year than Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom would probably be my most anticipated 2023 game. Still I can't wait to grab my own copy & definitely having fun watching you stream it on Twitch Wood.
7:20 Speaking of solving it different ways, I used the spike to hook the chained swinging platform up to the thing holding it. Which I think was the intended way, it looks like you just made it harder on yourself there.
To me, TOTK is the best Zelda game in all but one category, music. There are some amazing tracks, but underwhelming ambient tracks are way more common and too common in my opinion. It’s a small gripe, but I find myself reminiscing the amazing soundtrack of games like Ocarina of Time
It feels like a game, and a game where creativity is rewarded, even when some puzzles are very obvious,, they still require your input and not a pointer that tells you exactly what to do......again, it feels like a game...not a cinematic thing that acts like a game....this game makes me smile.
Great thing is that there is a boss location, that you can get to and finish it just after doing starting quests. But the story will probably lead you there slowly
Slight spoiler for the world structure, nothing story related (yet anyways) The depths are easily the best area Ive ever seen from a zelda game, the horror vibes they emit are just immaculate. Makes me sad every time i run out of arrows and brightblooms and have to leave for the surface. I really hope the story requires traversal down here at some point (please dont tell me, I wanna experience it for myself), because I can already imagine some disturbing monsters. And the phantom soldiers that look like OOT models really set that creepy mood in to me, just spirits of soldiers who were killed and in their last act want to help wild by giving their weapons... Christ its great!
You gotta hit those lights tower I stumbled across one, and I’m glad I did it looks like each light tower is underneath a shrine and it looks like the depths is the entire map of Hyrule
When I initially started this game I was wowed by the intro, and then bummed when I got thrown on to this game’s version of “the great plateau.” But as I pushed into the new shrines and met the NPCs on the island I was struck with just how good the gameplay is. This game is familiar but that’s not a bad thing. It’s like a good book series: some familiar things, some new and all the comfy you can handle.
Wow thank you so much!!! I was looking for a grip to go with the game this looks amazing!! Just ordered one with your code $41 what a steal!! Love your channel
Just finished the first section of the game where you get your new abilities and it took me about 4-5 hours. So if that’s just the intro I imagine I have probably 200 plus more hours of content ahead of me. I will say, if you are after the best visuals, stick to handheld mode. This game REALLY shines on the small screen. Still looks ok on a tv but you can really see how much the switch is struggling when you play it on a TV. Incredible game so far, I’m having a blast!
Looks amazing up on my 65" LG G2, it's like a moving painting. Odd framerate drop but nothing dramatic. Saying that, would be incredible to have this game 4K HDR 120,FPS
I’ve never touched a single Zelda game. Seeing everyone’s excitement tho makes me want to play. Would you recommend I start here or get breath of the wild first?
The games are stand alone but I would 100% recommend trying breath of the wild first to get a feel for the game to see if it's for you, both games are breath taking
I woould say start with this one. For me this one this feels more fun than Botw . I have never being able to feel motivated to play throug that game how many times I tried.
I am definitely getting Tears of the Kingdom now.. I was just waiting for reviews from my favourite channels like you… looks so fun! I got breath of the wild this year so I’m hyped!
All the hype of this new game prompted me to finally get Breath of the Wild for the first time....late I know! 🤣 I have played many other Zelda games but never got round to BoW.
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tbh this game outshines TOTK imo
I want to get that new satisfye but it’s don’t want to wait till June 30th. I need one now for totk!
I don’t have a nintendo switch 😢 I only play in ‘90 on nintendo famycom too many years ago
Hello there Wood
Loving watching you play this game on Twitch Wood & I'm definitely looking forward to getting the game myself but for me personally though, Tears of The Kingdom is a great way to pass the time until Final Fantasy 16 finally arrives.
This is the first time I’ve actually been addicted to a game since I was a kid. I think about it all day while I’m at work. I dream about this game. I can play it for hours and feel as if it’s only been mere minutes. I feel like I’m 8 years old again and I love it.
My weekends have been flying by since it came out. Feels like the weekend is an hour long. I took a week off when it released and before I knew it, I was back at work.
The opening segment of the game when you're going through the caves underneath Hyrule Castle had me hooked! It was so immersive with the sound effects and music 😍
As the music got louder closer to the bottom and the gloom more intense! I was screaming internally
The entire opening literally gave me chills. GANONDORF, GANONDORF!! ZELDA! LINK! ZELDA, (yelling like Wood LOL!) 😱😱😱😱🥰🥰🥰
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The opening segment was way more Zelda then anything in BOTW, the atmosphere, the music, the sound effects. Magnificent. It's amazing so far, way better than BOTW imo.
The music in this game is INSAAAAAANE!! Had me hooked more than the amazing gameplay
I really like that Link hums old Zelda songs while he cooks. Such an awesome little detail! The first time I heard it, I squealed 😆
Wait really??? I noticed the humming but didn’t pick up on any melodies, I’ll pay attention next time…what songs did you catch?
@Chijaruable the ones I heard so far were the main Zelda game theme (many times), Lost woods, kokiri forest, the temple of time, and I believe the Fairy fountain but I'm not sure on that one yet a friend was talking during it. There were some I didn't recognize but you can tell it wasn't random humming, they were songs, I just didn't recognize which ones.
@@chijaruable Epona´s and Song of Storm I reckognized
Ha , I haven't even noticed. Now I gotta go downstairs and start it up again . I just finished playing for the night . Looks like going back after 3 minutes.
Yeah he sings Marin song from Links awakening i was so happy when i heard it
This is legit the best personal experience I’ve had with a new game- so immersive, crisp visuals, imaginative, love the characters, so much to explore! So fun!
loading times is far better than BotW imho
@@agamersinsanity I even like the loading screen better 😂 somehow everything seems enhanced so much!
@@cosygracegames I got so annoyed in BotW with the slow loading screen 😆 it was depressing. TotK is reasonable tbh. But i love the game in every aspect ^^
I was thinkng about buying a switch just for this game. I remember playing LoZ: ocarina of time in 98 and i fell in love that at the time. I dont really play any other nintendo games though. Should i play through breath of the wild first?
@@14isoldenough I hope you love it! They both have similar experiences of discovery and collecting so that you wouldn’t need to play breath of the wild, the story is easy to catch up on and so I recommend just diving into this new game!
Being with Zelda in a Zelda game is always a surreal experience.
Yeah, it was a great 52 seconds…
@@drunkbean8692Lol
Man that opening was super intense. This games ost is actually unreal. Like its so incredibly well made. The disturbing vocals being reversed with the piano during the creepy parts really take it to a new level. And the rest of the ost is amazing ofc. The story is super mysterious and interesting so far (i am also 10 hours in)
BOTW is my favorite game of all time. I’m roughly 10 hours into TOTK and it’s already such an adventure. I love this franchise!
I hated botw. So boring. So empty. No story.
@@ludoludo4334 me too. I tried several times to get into it. Im happy for BOTW fans but I’m convinced most BOTW fans are younger and haven’t played the old Zelda’s, which is totally fine.
@@Evilj82 nah I'm 37, I've played most zelda games, BOTW and TOTK are top tier
Same! I have a feeling TotK will take its spot as my all time favorite game. I know it’s probably inevitable but I hope they don’t completely move away from the older top down style. Faster development and I just have so much nostalgia for that type. I been crying for years for a remaster of Link Between Worlds.
@@micahjoelgeimer4215 you probably dont like solid stories good dungeons detailed open worlds that aren't just shrines and fields with horrible mechanics and okay physics
The underground area gives you the feeling off the old school Zelda horror areas. The lighting effect in pure darkness is so cool as well.
It brought me so much joy being in the stream and enjoying TOTK with you guys.
I thought that said tiktok for a sec and was confused
Me and the boyfriend were playing the opening today. My 2 year old was really into what was going on on the screen and the Gannon scene made her jump alittle lol. I even tried to break her attention from the cutscene cuz I knew it was gonna be creepy. A future Zelda mega fan in the making for sure haha
@ApriltheEmu that's a lovely story, and I'm sorry to hear about your mum but I'm happy you have fond memories!
@ApriltheEmu :") I'm gonna tear up that's so lovely . So sorry for the loss but I'm so glad she lives in your memories so well and vividly :"") love this community
That is so cute 😂
This is how you know it’s a GOAT game. I said “I have a big day tomorrow, I’ll play for 30 minutes and go to bed”….. then 3 HOURS passed and I had no clue and literally thought I was within my 30 minutes. This game is huge and amazing and I’m so there for it!
I too lose hours when I smoke a bowl
The speed in which time passes while playing this is actually insane.. I started playing around 4pm yesterday and before i knew it it was midnight and I hadn’t even talked to purah yet
I thought I was the only one 😂
I also thought I was only playing for a little bit. Then both of my joy cons were saying low battery. I said, "Why are they dead, it hasn't even been that long?". My husband told me, in fact it had been that long. 🤣
@@zephyr3563That's why I got 2 extra pair of joy con and have them charged & ready to go🎉
Games like this make me fall back in love with Nintendo and the switch sure the hardware is showing it’s age but they’ve done such a great job making the game look beautiful with the art style. It’s going to win game of the year.
My favorite thing so far is that the horses I caught in BotW carried over to the TotK save, I was really surprised when I noticed
YES! I was so happy when I saw that :D
Also a certain detail in Link's house :')
That is a pretty cool feature but now I have two Eponas XD
How did you get your horses from your botw save? Mine didn't carry over
@@brandonmaster7901 I went to a stable and they where already registered, without me doing anything. I've heard that horses from Master Mode saves won't carry over, maybe that's the issue?🤔
Any game that can sidetrack you 5 times before even reaching a destination is a masterpiece. To get the player to delay their mission in such a massive game is a feat not many other games can tote
Eh, that's how most ppl play any nonlinear game, esp open world.
@Styles_Breez yeah but the sheer amount of reward for the exploration is much better than most open worlds
I love this game
Horizon kinda did it 🤷🏽♂️
@@WichoPeter What I hate about horizon is they put question marks on the map. It takes away the surprise. It's like they slightly spoil you that there's something there you should look at it. In BOTW and TOTK, scan the map, there's nothing, something will only show only if you discover it for yourself.
this game has me unbelievably hooked
Same man, same...
Im on a break rn after playing for 8 hours straight, I haven’t even gone anywhere, this game is packedddd
Yes it's hopeless
If that's the case, I hope to buy it later in the future
I’ve literally been playing for the last 12 hours
So unbelievably stoked that I decided to hang out in the stream with you guys~! I had so much fun just experiencing the game with you that I just passed out at my desk lol
I'm about 15 hours in and feel like I've completed maybe 2% of it. It is INSANE.
100h or more, finished main story in 2 weeks. it shows I ve completed 34%
@@crissepirothyou can check how much you've completed it?
It kinda has a Link Between Worlds vibe to it. In that, it uses the player’s past knowledge of the map to reward you for going to these little spots in the world.
And it’s crazy just how much is in this game. Genuinely everywhere I went, I found new materials, new enemies, and new locations.
It’s scary just how large it is.
I also love that they pretty much addressed every single complaint with BOTW. WAAAAY more enemy variety, QOL features and missed opportunities from BOTW fixed and addressed. Minor spoilers further below.
My jaw literally dropped when I found out you could craft things to negate sliding while climbing in the rain. Little things like that make everything so much cooler. The first place I went was to the Great Plateau, and Link’s House, and was pleasantly surprised to find my investment in these key locations from the last game rewarded with engaging things to do and find.
Nintendo really captured lightning in a bottle a second time, and I’m awestruck.
Do u mean if u have a save file from botw, u get rewards in those areas u mentioned?
@@somebodyelseathome no, I meant goin to areas of interest of of note from BOTW have little secrets that reward players who know the map from BOTW.
Kinda like how Link Between Worlds did it.
No it doesn’t 😊
Except one problem. We still can't pet dogs😖
I’m about 30 hours in and am in love with this game! I try and give myself an objective but then find a billion different things to do and get very sidetracked. Then I remember what I was trying to do and get stuck in a loop of getting sidetracked
I think Fuse is the perfect counter to the durability imo
I never hated the durability, i thought it was a bit to short lived for most weapons
but now I cant wait for weapons to break so I can fuse new silly things
And the normal non-fused weapons having terrible durability in this game makes sense because they're all decayed from the gloom, with NPCs commenting that all of the weapons in Hyrule are practically useless unless you do something to improve them (which for Link is the fusing mechanic)
The yellow trees remind me of the official tree of my country, the araguaney. It's a flowering tree and when it blooms it looks exactly as the ones in the sky islands. They're incredibly pretty irl.
This is definitely gonna win game of the year, I litterly played for 12 hours yesterday and also like you still exploring the sky area. The opening brought so many emotions it's blew me away and can't wait to explore some more taking my time as I don't want it to end wow wow wow 🤩
Just got it today, and it has me so hooked. The skydive opening gave me goosebumps. Gotta say, Nintendo really know what they're doing at this point
I just got down to Hyrule, and I’m addicted! It’s like the feeling I had when I first started BOTW, it feels familiar and different at the same time in a perfect way
Yessss bro I just got down as well. I’m taking a quick break and then getting back to it
This is exactly how I was explaining the experience to a friend. So familiar yet so new. This game is great.
It's so familiar yet so unfamiliar, it's a hard feeling to put into words
Thanks
I didn’t think BotW could get much better outside of some menu tweaks and story reworking…This game is incredible. I haven’t even finished the tutorial and I’ve died in the silliest of ways. I’m going to be BUSY.
Glad to see Wood is more friendly with Koroks than I am. He set them gently in the cart. I fuse them to the cart so there's no escape. 😂
I just bought the game like 8 hours in and at first I was worried I might finish this before summer starts but when I started exploring no chance! I’m so excited to play more the game is really indescribable
I absolutely love it so far. I went to the midnight release at my local GameStop and it was awesome. I got an arm sleeve for answering Zelda trivia, and everyone who pre ordered got a plaque. I did stop in at the beginning of your stream, but I may or may not have left pretty early to avoid spoilers lol.
Wood has absolutely said everything that is needed to be said so Thank you for the review wood
This game has the most immersive opening to a Zelda game EVER. The music is on point (saxophone goes hard), even though we've explored this Hyrule before it still feels different, I actually feel the need to get all of the shrines this time and each one is different so far. I am a bit over 20 hours in and I absolutely love this game! BotW wishes it could be TotK!
I'm Hooked so far! Was hesitant going in, but now I'm sure it's worth the $70 price tag. Story depth and all-around gameplay make this unique enough for Vetran Zelda fans and fresh enough for new gamers entering into this world.
You can go to the final boss immediately. Its creepy and awesome! I caaaant wait for you to see it and talk about it in the video!!!
This is such a great game...
I almost reached him and then I got killed by the gloom something
You can?? Wow...
The start was incredible. It took me like four hours before I could get to the surface. But when I did I tried going in another direction to another tower. It didn’t work, do the main quest, so I did. That still wasn’t enough and there was a new excuse, so I gave up on that. I went around some other places and damn the underground was scary at first. The next thing I’ll do is probably some more main quest, if just to get the camera, because wtf is some of these things, but in a good way
It honestly was amazing that you're up there for that long. I was also up there for like 3-4 hours and I wasn't even going all that slow of a pace. I have no idea how much time I'll put it but it's gonna be a lot. I'm probably at 10 hours with so little done. 😂
@@peteyoung3124 yeah, you just feel like you’re missing a leg or something because you don’t have a paragliger
@Jonas Holm I can't tell you how many times I died because I was replaying BotW last week and I kept forgetting I didn't have the paraglider yet in TotK. Luckily I have it now. 😂
Yeah, I played the first few days I had TotK without the paraglider or map or camera because I assumed it was like BotW where after doing the Great Plateau you could just go wherever you want in any order, but a lot of the shrines aren't even possible without the paraglider.
And even if you get to the map towers, you can't do anything with them until you're told about them in the story. Which is frustrating if you go through a ton of effort to get to them, and you can't even activate their fast travel point, so you're going to need to redo the entire process of getting to the tower again later.
You also can't collect the dragon tears until doing Impa's quest, even if you find them.
And getting the final rune ability is locked behind doing a quest which itself is arbitrarily locked behind completing the first dungeon, for no real reason except to prevent you from getting it early.
I miss the freedom of "Did you finish the Great Plateau? Great! Now go anywhere you like. Including the final boss if you feel like it, why not! Just have fun!"
(The only content that you can legitimately say was locked behind a quest in BotW after the Great Plateau was going to the locations in the photos for Link's memories.)
They broke a bit of tradition here with the beginning... Your traveling a chasm with Zelda... Zelda traditionally starts
with Link waking up before you take control of him
I feel like everything you said about the game is spot on! So much fun, creativity, and places to explore. It does bring back Ocaria vibes and i love it haha. Great stuff man, and i like watching others play because you can do things so many different ways.
The Depths is one of the best features of this game. Dark, unknown, no direction or clear goal other than to make things bright again. Then once you get a few roots lit up, you find all sorts of goodies. It's so good.
Totally agree that the Korok seeds and the shrines kind of felt like "ok, do we really need to do this again?" But they're still fun. Everything else though feels like a completely different game. Even Hyrule has changed so much that I feel like I'm exploring it for the first time again.
To be honest I think a shrine or equivalent is necessary to fill out the world with puzzle content. The korok seeds however should have been replaced with something else altogether.
Yes, for sure. I am not excited in the least about Koroks again.
Korok style puzzles have always existed in Zelda games, you'd find something that looks kind of out of place, and you'd solve the puzzle, and get a piece of heart or something. Even if they got rid of the Koroks, it would have just been a different thing with the same Korok style puzzles. Remember gold skultulas?
For instance, would it really have improved TOTK for you if they had the same exact style puzzles, but instead of a Korok popping out after you solved it, you got a golden fish, and then you could search for a magical cat spirit and feed it the golden fish for more inventory space?
Loved this first impression video. And I told my buddies who were kind of annoyed or puzzled that there was no one “one answer” and they felt they weren’t as fulfilled since it never felt “right.
I said “it’s not about what’s right or correct… it’s about what WORKS.”
It shifted their perspective a bit.
I love tears of the kingdom also. Didn't think I was going to because I kind of have short term memory loss so open worlds games are hard for me but the map system helps out a lot. I might never bee able to finish but having such a fun time I don't care. This game makes me smile and laugh and makes me use my brain love it
I felt this!! I have short-term memory too! I've found playing rpgs to be helpful for it like elderscrolls and Zelda :) takes me maybe a bit longer than the average but it really becomes a brain game! So nice to see someone who has that same sentiment
I like writing down lists or to-explore areas + using the map checkpoints to pinpoint lots of different areas on the map. I usually struggle during puzzles or boss battles so sometimes look up videos to save me lots of time/stress 😂 there’s tips on literally everything in the game which is super helpful
I've just beaten the Great Sky Plateau and may I just say, this game is phenomenal 🥹
Wood I doubt you’ll ever see this but I just realized I have been watching you since I was 11 when I first got my switch with botw and started watching you and now I’m turning 16 soon with my oled and totk and still watching you. Thank you 🐸
This is my first Zelda game ever. I just got it and haven't played yet but I'm so excited!
same
Just watched video has made me go pick it up in morning its 4am in Ireland now shop opens up at 10am goin straight to buy it
Both this game and elden ring are very similar in the world aspect
I remember playing elden ring and not wanting to leave my little starting area until i found everything
Just the amount of content thats in each game is ginormous but the way you gather and find then is reason the games are so much fun to play
It's so cute when Link hums little themes from the series when he's cooking
No fishing mini game... that hurt me
convinced me. first ever game review that actually was the main influence for buying it. good work
My fear is that I will be overwhelmed by the “openness” of the options and possibilities, that I’ll miss the exploration and other aspects I loved about the first one. Haven’t watched any videos so I don’t know
Totk caught the magic of botw ☺️ don’t worry 😊
The freedom and choice is the magic of Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom’s open world where so many other games fail. Getting lost always rewards you. And if you get to an area you’re not supposed to be, just playing sneaky can get you some good items and weapons early on.
7:24 Me when I first saw that Wood just released a video about the new Zelda game
Zelda Breath of the Wild has been out for only a couple of years but this new Zelda game has made it look like the new most nostalgic game
It’s been out since 2017. That’s 6 years.
Yeah the biggest WOW was realizing how deep and massive the underworld is, it’s incredible. I never expected that.
I found that by… riding on Nydria down into it!! Wow. Oh yeah, you can ride dragons now. 🥹😳
I think you nailed it: It's somewhat similar to BoTW, but I agree that its like BoTW times Skyward Sword with hints of the old Zelda heritage. You nailed it, and I absolutely agree. @BeatEmUps
13:39 was that a walking tree 😂. I played this game when it came out, and it was surprisingly challenging and very rewarding. It’s not just a repeat of the last game.
Played 5-7 hours and im finaly out of the tutorial area 😂
Insane . Cant wait to plas more tomorrow and explore hyrule now.
0:08 ok good video. I look forward to the next one
More like Tears of the Gamers… it’s beautiful!
I played the intro with my daughter watching… incredible. Now she’s taken control of the Switch playing BOW. Might need that second Switch 😊
I played botw for 3 hours and enjoyed the beginning. Got me hooked and now I’m like 7 hours into tears of the kingdom and I’m having so so much fun
The beginning of this one where the music gets louder the further you go down reminds me of ocarina when you’re climbing the stairs in Ganon’s castle and the piano gets louder and louder.
Love this game. Wanted to get the physical copy but couldn’t wait. I’m playing it slowly. I don’t want to blow through it.
I got it for 50$ with the Nintendo game voucher physical is awesome but I couldn’t wait either and wanted to save 20-25$
I literally could not watch this until I had a good 10-20 hours under my belt. A marvel!
Also, great to see super-relaxed Wood! These are the best vids, where you are just telling it how you see it. Not hype. And not too planned. Just riffing. Love it.
I loves tour réaction beatemups !!!🎉🎉🎉I will buy TOTK,I m sure !!🎉🎉🎉
The intro to this game was the best game I had played in years. The rest afterwards has been a complete joy. Although different to OOT it gives me that same wonder.
I've spent 3 hours just running around trying different fuse combinations I love it
The happy child facial expression on Woods face is all Nintendo needs as an ad. They're selling happiness.
Breath of the Wild was a masterpiece. Tears of the Kingdom, having only played nearly the entire tutorial section, is by far even better. I know it's premature to say but the moment that solidified that for me was, surprisingly enough, after encountering the first chu chus! I went from "look, the useless little jelly guys" to "i need to be careful with these guys and make sure to get the jellies" so fast because i realized every enemy now has there own weaknesses. The resources are not wasted at all this time around. Spoiler alert for a section during the tutorial sky isands: the section before, during and after seeing the Like likes reminded me entirely of the old Zelda games. It was perfection. Those moments alone made me realize I'm going to enjoy this game way more than BotW and already surpassing everything i felt with BotW.
After you land in Hyrule the gameplay is so unique and fun the exploration is so much more profitable items everywhere and the dungeons and shrines with the background music sounds Amazing
The intro was the coolest way to go from Hero to Zero.
The intro area master class design.
BOTW ran so they TOTK could fly this game is amazing I've barely left central hyrule and keep finding more in the sky or the ground it's amazing
I am so addicted to this game its litterly having a negative effect on my heath due to lack of sleep
I think the only bad part about the game so far for me is that the glider showed in the beginning has a time limit of use. Like after a while in the air it just blinks green and despawns so you can't make a full on plane with it. I wanna do EVERYTHING in this game.
EDIT. I actually discovered a major issue with the game I have. Personal gripe, but many share the same sentiment as me. When selecting items for your bow to fuse with... It takes way to long to navigate to what you want specifically. It would be ideal to have different sections that only contain certain items and navigating via Up and Down on the right stick. Even just having a favorites bar where you can choose like 5 items and only have them in a section. "Most Used" flip flops between so many different items.
It would be too OP if it didnt respawn
At least they let you deploy a second glider from your inventory while you're falling. Or third, or fourth, or fifth, and so on. So as long as you're willing to use up your Wing Capsules you can keep gliding. But it's kind of a weird feature so I'd honestly prefer if they just gave it a battery meter like the other devices and stop gliding when the battery runs out instead of the weird despawn mechanic
as much as I dislike the weapon durability mechanic, I get why they put this in the game. That way, the player is constantly trying out different weapons and now with the new fuse ability, the player is encouraged to try out as many combinations as possible.
I just got out of the “great platue” of this game. I never thought they could top BOTW but here we are. The mechanics are smooth and seamless and so fresh, the art is the best I’ve seen in a game, the graphics don’t look like they’re running on a 7 year old tablet, I just don’t have words for this game.
On a side note, I love how links hair got more aggressively gorgeous and so did yours. I love the little braids
Closed after the intro. Downloading it now
Yes sirrrrrr
I started it before lol
Jokes aside, this is the first game I've gotten at midnight in YEARS. it's so good
I love the Fact with the Underground..the small Caves...wow
If you haven't picked up TotK yet, and you have Nintendo Switch Online, TotK is eligible for the NSO Game Voucher program, where you get 2 vouchers for $100. That means this Switch title that is singularly more expensive than every other can be bought right now for $50.
This is one of those games where within 2 minutes of starting, I knew it was going to be one of the greats.
This game is absolutely amazing! I have adhd so I keep getting distracted and finding new rabbit holes! I love the fact that the entire game is one giant puzzle that can be solved so many ways!
It's my birthday today 🥳
Happy birthday 🎉
7:18 I just spammed the poor plate until the ball finally passed and it worked, which perfectly pictures what you’re saying there
I'm so glad BestBuy still had copies for sale. I'm only a few hours in but I have a huge smile on my face and literally been crying tears of joy. It's hard to explain but I only feel it playing Zelda games
Awww🥹
Grow up.
@@xanderscott807 Never 🤣
i really thought id be overwhelmed by all the new mechanics in totk but theyve had it so user friendly and its all been so easy to learn
If Final Fantasy 16 wasn't launching this year than Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom would probably be my most anticipated 2023 game. Still I can't wait to grab my own copy & definitely having fun watching you stream it on Twitch Wood.
Spider-Man 2 for me
@MichaelMyersPlays Good one. Also excited for that as well. Wolverine as well.
@@DragonHeart613 hoping wolverine comes out next year
7:20 Speaking of solving it different ways, I used the spike to hook the chained swinging platform up to the thing holding it. Which I think was the intended way, it looks like you just made it harder on yourself there.
Dang I can’t wait to play this! I need to finish BOTW first tho 😂 I only got my switch last week!
Oh you lucky man you will have a good few hundred hours of fun between botw and this one 👌
I’ve played though botw every year since it came out.
To me, TOTK is the best Zelda game in all but one category, music. There are some amazing tracks, but underwhelming ambient tracks are way more common and too common in my opinion. It’s a small gripe, but I find myself reminiscing the amazing soundtrack of games like Ocarina of Time
Wow this game is wild I watched the whole stream last night and it was so good words can not explain!!!
i love that your eyes are so blue the green screen picks it up as and the background footage causes your eyes to project the game 10:35
It feels like a game, and a game where creativity is rewarded, even when some puzzles are very obvious,, they still require your input and not a pointer that tells you exactly what to do......again, it feels like a game...not a cinematic thing that acts like a game....this game makes me smile.
Great thing is that there is a boss location, that you can get to and finish it just after doing starting quests. But the story will probably lead you there slowly
Slight spoiler for the world structure, nothing story related (yet anyways)
The depths are easily the best area Ive ever seen from a zelda game, the horror vibes they emit are just immaculate. Makes me sad every time i run out of arrows and brightblooms and have to leave for the surface. I really hope the story requires traversal down here at some point (please dont tell me, I wanna experience it for myself), because I can already imagine some disturbing monsters. And the phantom soldiers that look like OOT models really set that creepy mood in to me, just spirits of soldiers who were killed and in their last act want to help wild by giving their weapons... Christ its great!
You gotta hit those lights tower I stumbled across one, and I’m glad I did it looks like each light tower is underneath a shrine and it looks like the depths is the entire map of Hyrule
I know the depths are like a whole new game imo.
I loved when you go to rito village during the bizzard you can still hear the dragon roost island theme from wind waker slowed down.
When I initially started this game I was wowed by the intro, and then bummed when I got thrown on to this game’s version of “the great plateau.” But as I pushed into the new shrines and met the NPCs on the island I was struck with just how good the gameplay is. This game is familiar but that’s not a bad thing. It’s like a good book series: some familiar things, some new and all the comfy you can handle.
Wow thank you so much!!!
I was looking for a grip to go with the game this looks amazing!!
Just ordered one with your code $41 what a steal!!
Love your channel
I wanted to hangout in the stream but I wanted to experience the beginning of the game for myself. I'm in love with it so far.
Just finished the first section of the game where you get your new abilities and it took me about 4-5 hours. So if that’s just the intro I imagine I have probably 200 plus more hours of content ahead of me. I will say, if you are after the best visuals, stick to handheld mode. This game REALLY shines on the small screen. Still looks ok on a tv but you can really see how much the switch is struggling when you play it on a TV. Incredible game so far, I’m having a blast!
Looks amazing up on my 65" LG G2, it's like a moving painting. Odd framerate drop but nothing dramatic. Saying that, would be incredible to have this game 4K HDR 120,FPS
I’ve never touched a single Zelda game. Seeing everyone’s excitement tho makes me want to play. Would you recommend I start here or get breath of the wild first?
The games are stand alone but I would 100% recommend trying breath of the wild first to get a feel for the game to see if it's for you, both games are breath taking
BOTW first! Eventually get yourself a copy of Zelda: A Link to the Past or watch it on UA-cam to get a sense of the nostalgia.
@@atomicfrijole7542 📝 awesome I will thank you
@@Somber_spirits okay I’ll try that first thank you 😊
I woould say start with this one. For me this one this feels more fun than Botw . I have never being able to feel motivated to play throug that game how many times I tried.
I am definitely getting Tears of the Kingdom now.. I was just waiting for reviews from my favourite channels like you… looks so fun! I got breath of the wild this year so I’m hyped!
All the hype of this new game prompted me to finally get Breath of the Wild for the first time....late I know! 🤣 I have played many other Zelda games but never got round to BoW.