@@MrNeedleMouse What would really happen. Zelda : I'm surprised to admit it but, I'm in love with Prince.. or.. . Soon to be King~ Sidon. Link: *Dead silence.* Zelda: Hmh.. L a t e r Zelda: Link, I'm glad you met me at Zora's D- Zora's Domain is filled with dead Zora, with Sidon's head on a pike. Link: WELL EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS.
In that moment where she asks if Link really remembers her, it would’ve been great if he took out a silent princess and offered it to her, since she talked about loving those flowers in one of the recovered memories
@@nicholastruman1273 sure but it's not exactly a story focused game. Maybe tears of the kingdom will be, but that's not the reason people love breath of the wild.
@@glendarjj3991 , the game doesn't deepens all that it could in the story but the game has a deep and extensive story, you have to look only at the legend and many more things that we really don't know, I mean there's a lot at hand to work with in general to make a very great story and lore in Tears of the Kingdom, and people also like Zelda in general for both things, I'm not talking about this game in particular but in general, The legend of Zelda has a very deep story and lore in general, and that's also something that people like a lot and it's my case too since I like games with a very deep story, I hope to see that in Tearsbof the Kingdom, I would want it to make me feel, but not to crush my heart of course, I really don't want that
The sad thing is: no one needs to be her subordinate anymore, since she is just a teenage outcast to everyone but the very few people who are old enough to remember her as the legit Princess of Hyrule 💁
@@vincentdelacroix5428 all the zora will remember her, the rito elder and goron boss will remember her, and riju has her bodyguard who will most likely recognize zelda. Couple that with the bunch of Hylians that are old enough and shiekah that live among them, and she'll be able to get the role of princess or even queen easley
Me too. Tried going to the castle to try to get the LAST memory, WELL it put me in the boss battle in the FIRST ROOM!! Really!! Might just lose to be able to try again!
@@cheeteriah Dude, I got the game a few weeks ago and I was trying not to fight ganon till got bored of the game So when I went to collect the last memory, I accidentally triggered the boss fight while I was running from some guardians sklakdkqñsndlsñsnskso
"I can no longer hear the voice within the sword" Fi: I'm done with this, IM DONE, IM DONE WITH ALL OF YOU, IM DONE WITH DEMISE AND HIS NEVER ENDING REINCARNATION OF GANON'S, IM DONE WITH ZELDA EVEN IF SHE'S MY CREATOR INCARNATE, IM DONE WITH LINK EVEN IF THE FIRST ONE WAS PRETTY NICE, AND MOST OF ALL, IM DONE WITH HYRULE AND ITS NEVER ENDING STAIR CASE OF MESSING THINGS UP
I got all of them. The one in Hyrule Castle is the hardest to get too. It's easier to just climb to the tower where Zelda's room is as it's literally right there. You just have to make sure you have enough stamina to climb that high or have Revali's Gale to help you go higher without using any....and it get's you half way up like I did. There's too many Guardians you have to avoid just trying to get to it. I died several times....
I just noticed... The flowers that are blooming at the end are called "Silent Princess." If you read the item description of the Silent Princess, it says, "This lovely flower was said to have been a favorite of the princess of Hyrule. Once feared to have gone extinct, it's recently been spotted growing in the wild." And now there's a whole field of them, surrounding Link and Zelda. Clever, Nintendo. Clever.
Edit: I didn't ask for this many likes, but thanks a lot! Divine Beast Vah Ruta stops working, which means the others will stop working soon after. The voice within the Master Sword can no longer be heard, which means that either Zelda has lost her power to seal away evil, or the Master Sword itself is losing power to seal away darkness. Because of either reasons, Link still has the Master Sword, and there's nothing him to put it back. With Ganondorf's return, there will be nothing stopping him... the BotW sequel is going to be dark as hell...
Link: Nah, not really, an old man told me to save you so here I am. Oh, and look, it seems like I'm already done. See ya later! *Link graciously rides into the sunset*
The most innovative, different, creative Zelda game in history, and it ends with an epic fanfare rendition of the classic Zelda theme. Chills every time, this game is just perfection.
i would argue that Zelda OOT contributes more innovation to the gaming industry as a whole, the game is the pioneer of 3D gaming and it introduces some new and versatile mechanics as well
@@aldifrpf1188 you do know that the N64 was out for 2 years before OOT released right? and the PS1 released 2 years before that? There were arguably more games released in the 4 years prior to OOT's release that could be defined as "The pioneer of 3D gaming" I don't think OOT is a bad game albeit it's not even in my Top 3 Zelda games, but jesus it is not the holy lord of the series nor is it THE defining game of that generation.
@@aegisofficial3819 The PS1 is twice less powerfull than the N64, it only runs in 32 bits, the so called 3D games on PS1 were nothing more than a 2D sprites that was structured to look 3D, so let’s take that out of the equation The true era of 3D gaming only really starts in the N64, with Mario 64 implementing 3d polygon on video games and introducing what’s possible with the new environment, prior to this, “3D games” were only built in first person (Wolfenstein, Doom, etc), but Mario 64 opens up a whole new possibility As for Ocarina of Time, i don’t even know where to began. The game introduces the targetting system that fixes many problems regarding the new 3D environment, the world design is so massive at the time, the game is also the pioneer of modern open world in a sense, with it’s non linear approach and the ability to roam freely without being bound by the main objective, not to mention the dungeons and its level design/puzzles, it was all brand new at the time, but it was all designed briliantly, i can’t even believe that it was their first attempt in making a 3D Zelda. It may not be the first game to introduces these mechanics, but it is definetely the first 3D game that does so (in a proper way) “Anyone who makes 3D games who says they’ve not borrowed something from Mario or Zelda is lying” -Dan Houser (the creator of GTA)
Arkminus ... well reproduction is needed for that... but I don't think she'll marry link... probably a different man or something, im fine with a friendship between link and Zelda instead is what I'm saying
Ok so when I finished the game like 4 months ago I felt like I hated the ending. It was not as meaningfull as to the whole story when you first play it. But today I decided to undust the game and do the remaining side-quest once and for all. And before doing so I decided to look through all of the memories in order as if I am looking a movie and then once I finished, I decided to play again the ending. So, when you do that, this ending has a huge meaning for the whole story and you DO feel like this ending is worth it. Let me explain Consider that in most memories throught the game the story is about how Zelda struggles to harness the power of the goddess, how difficult her relationship with her father is and how Link and Zelda's relationship develops from the moment he becomes her knight. This is the whole main story. And on the last memory when Link dies, you realized that it was Zelda's true feelings for him that awakens her power. Feelings you see in her diary and in many memories. And in that moment on she knew what she had to do. She stops being the insecure bag she was throught the story and decides to leave Link in the incarnation chamber, even though she knew he was going to lose his memory, and leave the sword with the great Deku tree. Whe she leaves the sword, she wanted the deku tree to tell link something important (That she loves him), but the deku tree stops her and tells her that she can say it herself. That's why when you beat the game and she thanks you and says she always had faith in you, she finishes with one last question: "Do you remember me?". Is the first thing she wants to know because finally her feelings are clear and wants to know if Link remembers her so she can tell him what she feels. And the other important moment from the "secret ending" besides of making clear that hyrule's future is not helpless after you beat ganon (you get closure), is that she realizes that she can no longer hear the voice from the sword and THIS time, unlike all the story you see throught the game, she is ok with it and it's finally happy with it. You finish Zelda's character development. Plus link and her are obviouslly together. So yeah, you don't get a romanic ending (And you never do in any zelda game) but you do get a worth ending for zelda an link's story. Mostly Zelda's.
@@LittleVidds I KNOW! I'm so excited about it!! But also is like, I know we are not gonna get any romantic side in it and I was okay with the implicit idea that they are together now. But seeing them afterwards is gonna confirm that they are just Queen and Knight together working in Hyrule and that's it. Hope they do confirm their romantic relatiionship tho, who knows! Either way I'm excited
9611bryant You never know! Nintendo has never been particularly against romantic relationships. I think they should push the sequel to be the second T-Rated Zelda game. It’d be a nice fit for a darker sequel.
I've never personally been a fan of the Link and Zelda couple idea. Not sure why but the idea of Link sitting on a throne being royalty just seems weird. I can only imagine him being an adventuring badass.
Either that or she's sleeping again, waiting for the next incarnation of Hyrule's hero or princess that she can torment. In this way, Fi will annoy all the other heroes... forever!
To be fair, with all the weapons in Hyrule breaking after a few swings now for some reason (except the Master Sword), it's probably for the best that he keeps it.
Of course he’s gonna keep the sword don’t you know how long it took the beat the trial of the sword and fully upgraded it like hell is he gonna give it up after that
To my knowledge, no other Zelda game has ended with the actual kingdom and the land destroyed. I'm not counting Wind Waker since after that game ended there was some sense of normalcy afterwards ,but at the end of BOTW there is alot still uncertain.
Dragon Renteria better be. The fact that it doesn't even count in the game after you beat the boss just pisses me off lol Like what's the point of beating the game if all you get is a couple minutes of cutscenes. don't even get walk around/ travel with the bitch you spent the entire game trying to save
Because that comes so suprising for a Zelda Game. But seriously, it would really screw a lot of things over. All Guardians would be back to normal, which means no more Guardian parts, which means if you didn't get the Guardian Stuff at this point you're screwed out of them for good. No more Hyrule Castle monsters so if you didn't get the Hylian Shield yet you're screwed. Heck first thing i'd do as Princess Zelda was make a new Hylian Army and conquer my freakin country back from all these monsters, especially with the Guardians back under my control. So those would be gone too. Long story short: Hyrule would become a super boring place after Ganon is gone.
It had been announced the game will get DLC with extra challenges and an Original Story both this summer and Holidays. I think they will put something for the post final boss scenario
I think the DLC can work as a postgame if they make it a menu option, due to the fact that you can't continue in your main file. Hopefully they do something crazy like make Zelda playable or have some more Sheikah lore. Maybe the villains are more Yiga (who I swear were not given proper closure to me what with the personal harm it did to the Sheikah) In fact Zelda being playable actually fixes three problems: 1. Not having to transfer Link's stats over 2. Not having to beat the game for new buyers 3. Not needing Anouma''s "What would Link do?" as an excuse seeing as he's already done enough after this ending.
Well former glory you say zelda. Well heres a list of things you need. 1: Grand army 2: Castle reconstructoin 3: Goverment 4: Royal Family (if know what i mean ;) 5: Road construction 6: Town construction 7: People 8: Royal guard 9: Working military high command 10: Get rid of the monsters 11: Destroy all monster hide outs and camps 12: Destroy the Yiga Clan 13: Start the guardian program 14: Shit ton of cash 15: All goverment officials 16: Weapon forge 17: Mines 18: Start the sheikah research
@@fortherepublic1263 And, what about the chick who thought it was a good idea to plant flowers all around a shrine and then killed Link for stepping on some of them? Isn't assaulting a royal knight an imperial offense?
TheBestUsernameInTheFrigginUniverse Yeah broseph, Sidlink FTW. Just kidding, everyone in Hyrule's thirsty for link so if peeps wanted to ship Link with someone else (like Paya) then they could while the other ships still remain intact. That being said, I still wouldn't mind them being together because they both care about each other very much. We also got to see their relationship develop with Though Mipha liked Link earlier and if they had a thing (considering the Zora armor was made for him and that's made for significant others), then either Zelda or Mipha or both were getting friendzoned at the time. That means he would only after the calamity start to develop stronger feelings with Zelda if they weren't there before (like if he was romantically involved with Mipha). Link and Zelda also kind of look similar enough to be brother and sister, but that doesn't really matter because they're not related. Now that I think about it all Zeldas and link look similar in some way, especially hair color. I do think it's a good ship but I also am pretty nuetral on whether they would confirm it or not, especially because there's also other good ships, albeit this one is more developed. (I don't hate Sidon x Link when I mentioned it earlier, the joke wasn't about the ship being bad, it was more about how I like that ship and I'm talking about Link and Zelda)
@@void.furious4249 oh your talking about the child timeline. We're actually talking about the Joke timeline. I'm sure a Zelda connoisseur like yourself knows about it.
Reznov877 we don’t know that she didn’t. It’s made clear there’s a time jump between them leaving the castle after the Ganon fight and when they’re up on the hill with Zelda talking about Ruta not working.
Zelda: I've waited for all these years, now this burden no longer rests on your shoulders, could I, maybe, hear your voice one more time? Link:... *nods* *deep breath* GEE! HOW ABOUT A KISS FOR LUCK? I JUST WONDER WHAT PRINCE SIDON IS UP TO! I CAN'T WAIT TO REMOTE BOMB+ SOME YIGA FOOTSOLDIERS!
The background music in the ending gave me goosebumps and almost tears..hearing your favourite Zelda songs newly arranged..songs that you know for over 20 years.
The moment you realize that Zelda annihilated Ganon at the end of the game, a feat that not even the goddess Hylia could do to Ganon's original form Demise. Demise was capable of creating dimensions with only a fraction of his power, and Ganon in this game was essentially Demise at full power. Zelda not only held back Ganon for 100+ years, but she also was the one to finally put him down. Sure Link helped, but if Zelda hadn't been holding Ganon back then Link would have been absolutely annihilated like when he fought Ganon 100 years before. This version of Zelda may just be one of the most powerful characters in not just the Zelda franchise, but in all of Nintendo.
This ending upset me I was like wow awesome post game tasks to do sweet Zelda games usually don't do this can't wait, then my game loads back up and I'm standing in front of boss room I'm like wtf why isn't Gannon dead I killed him...
Cmoney8 I know I'm a bit late but all of these games end with the game going back to the main menu and when you go to your save file, it boots up to before you beat the main boss
I played the game almost a year after it came out and somehow managed to avoid finding that out so I was so upset when I reloaded my game was just standing in the castle, filled with guardians, monsters, and the entire world is still covered in malice, I thought they might at least get rid of all the malice in the world
@@ill_luck It would have been nice but literally every zelda game works the same way after beating the game you can only load your last save before beating the boss
I actually really like this ending. It may not wrap things up the way we might have hoped, but it leaves you feeling hopeful about where Hyrule will go from here. I think people need to give it more credit.
This is my problem with the game, you go through this epic fight , you complete the quest annnnnnnd main menu. Its like none of it happened and you still have the quest to defeat gannon !
Same here, bought TOTK in advance to motivate me to finish BOTW and finally did it. Though the intro to TOTK left me a bit disappointed, still a great game and I'm confident the ending is going to be as cool as BOTW
I'm really glad they gave Zelda this type of personality and struggle of not feeling good enough or strong enough for the role she was given. It feels real and relatable (on a lower level ofc lmao) Also...WHEN will Nintendo just bite the bullet and SHOW us that they're in a relationship? This game implied SO much as I just want to see it confirmed. They have so much chemistry in this game (regardless of Link never speaking). It's KILLING ME.
MiniMimi idk it was implied Link speaks in this game. There’s actual references of things he says. I believe Zelda mentions it in a diary entry that you can find in the castle that he doesn’t say much. That implies he does speak, but not often.
Because Nintendo is for kids mostly,not teens,they aren't going to show for example Mario and peach making out in a game for 9 year olds after she's rescued
"Let's put one of the memories right next to the final boss without including some kind of fast travel system so if they want the true ending they have to go through the entire castle twice right before the final boss" - genius at Nintendo
Kass said that Zelda defended Link against the Guardian because of her love for him. He also said that his master was in love with Zelda but she had eyes only for Link.
@@mouadelmoujaddidi6580 I know that....I was saying that the flower petals were the same from the wedding....and it said to represent endless....so basically the love Link and Zelda would share. They very well could have become a couple by the the sequel. It's more when exactly did Zelda fell in love Link....Mipha fell for him after he saved her....I hope Hyrule Warriors prequel shows when it happened....plus FINALLY seeing Kass' mentor and learn his name....and what the heck he looks like ...all we know is he's a Sheikah so he would have the common physical appearance of a Sheikah...maybe we'll get a cut scene...
I'm 2 years late to the party but the flowers are silent princesses. In a previous memory, Zelda relates herself to the flower and muses that, despite the castle's best efforts, the flowers only grew in captivity and not in the wild. This is a reference to how she felt she was a slave to her "destiny." But now that the adventure is complete and Ganon was defeated, the silent princess finally began to thrive in the wild, representing that the burden Zelda bore was no longer there
but he also had to hit the requirements for the true ending. DOn't know which these are but i assume it's finding all memories. In that case you also have to beat the titans since that unlocks a memory each and get the master sword which also unlocks a memory. The master sword needs 13 hearts. You start with 3, and get another 4 by beating the titans so that makes another 6. You need 4 shrines per heart so 6 x 4 = 24 shrines he also had to find and beat MINIMUM and that would mean he didn't get any Stamina Upgrade at all. Sorry but you can't do that in an hour. Beating Ganon, yeah sure. But getting every memory? No way.
I'm sad that they sectioned off all of the amazing characters like Zelda and the Champions to just a few scenes, and even more sad that the ending was just a few lines of dialog that had absolutely no impact on the story. Still a great fucking game, but a killer lasting impact after beating the game should have really been one of their main focuses, not just a last minute add-on.
tomerz99 Unfortunately, us English fans were not given the full spectacle of the story. In the Japanese one, the story evolves through Link's log entries (In the japanese, Russian and French one, the log quest is also Link's diary as he traverses through the kingdom.). Zelda's smile at the end would have been more impactful if only the English version went through the first person (Link) log quests. You see, in Link's log entry before defeating ganon, he talks about how he wants to defeat ganon as soon as possible for he wants to see Zelda's smile once again. That's why Zelda's smile was accompanied with an Epic score and dramatic atmosphere, because that was what Link wanted to see from the bottom of his heart.
I love how I just see a bunch of Link x Zelda talk but I'm over here crying about the music from 4:30 to the end, like GOD ITS JUST SO *cries in a corner*
I honestly think Nintendo teesed us fans in that last scene as to let us decide as to whether or not they kissed. I like to think they did. even for a moment.
why are some of you saying your shipping hopes have been ruined like.... the cutscenes in this game alone pave way for romantic tension and chemistry. link and zelda don't have to kiss for them to have a romantic bond.
Drew Haynes mostly how zelda reacts towards him and how she slowly gets closer to him after he saves her life. i'm mostly basing it off body language and her facial expressions towards him. it's not straight on skyward sword but it opens the doors for possibilities down the line. the issue is link really has no emotion this time so it's really hard to pinpoint him having feelings for anyone. there is paya's diary that link can read where she wonders if link's in love with zelda. i did say it was open to interpretation. you don't have to see it as romantic, and i'll choose to ship them in the game because i like nuance things like romance? not sure why people are making a big deal out of my comment lmao
Anon 4ever i don't understand why they didn't give link facial expressions at least, like they could've animated more like in skyward sword. he literally reacts to nothing in this game
I read in the Japanese verison all of Link's entries in the Sheikah Slate was his personal diary entries. So it was from his prespective...and when he talked more on Zelda it had romantic undertones...and as you get all the memories back of Zelda...Link says he's determined to save her and wants to see her smile again with her own eyes. There's none of that with Mipha....so I personal believed it was unrequited. I love Mipha...but like with Ruto her chances of a romance with Link was doomed.
@amongus531 Maybe. But the Japanese verison i the shikah slate. Are in fact Link's diary entries. And it has romantic undertones with Zelda. Such he wants to save her quickly as possible and see her smile again with his own eyes. And Mipha's diary entries in the DLC. And I think even returns them when you do the side quests with Kass. Once he learns of Zelda's feelings. He cares for Mipha a great deal but I don't think her feelings were returned. Even in her diary entries (DLC Ballad) it's mentioned how he's "Perhaps it is his newly acquired height, but I feel he is ever looking past me, into the distance beyond..." Which indicates it's unrequited. To me the fact that she looks up to her ancestor Ruto...who also loved a hylian (aka the hero of time)..was inspired her. Sadly, that relationship was unrequited as well. So to me that's foreshadow. Mipha and Link's relationship was never going to be. Link also never mentioned to her about the way he acted. He did so with Zelda. As Zelda had mentioned in hers. I love Mipha but it's not met to be.
This is the equivalent of summing up all your bad deeds and saying “Still a better human than Hitler” only Stalin and a few select individuals can’t be included 😂
Honestly? Only thing that I have a gripe about is how the four champions were handled. Aside from Mipha's voice acting, I really liked their characters and it's a shame that more wasn't done with them. For me, it's jut a shame that they simply fade away at the end. I honestly hope this isn't the last we see of them, especially Revali.
Dancer of the Boreal Valley everyone was not British. The members of the royal family sounded. The king, Zelda, impa. Everyone else sounded very American
I love that after the past 100 years, Link was hesitant to walk next to Zelda as he saw distance beteeen the two of them and started walking behind. But, Zelda, instead of talking to him while looking ahead, turns to him, confesses her remains, says and she’s okay with her weakness. She’s showing she’s okay depending on Link and gives him the smile he wrote in his journal that he craved to see again. Then he runs up and walks next next to her as two equals and friends with silent princess pedals flying around to symbolize love. Amazing ending to an amazing game
Growing up playing every Zelda game there is, I am still in disbelief how different yet absolutely epic this game turned out to be. I can't wait for BOTW 2
@@youroldfriend862 I know he comes back bcuz of his triforce but in botw zelda mentioned that ganon gave up on reincarnation and used all of his power in the final fight between him so maybe the bad guy in botw 2 is ganondorf? I guess technically still ganon.
@@sondogeku8775 , well, Ganon is essentially Ganondorf, Ganondorf is like, his physical human (really Gerudo) and not beast form, Ganon would be more like the essence, the spirit
I don't know if you'll all agree with me on this, but in the end it is clear (at least to me) that it was Zelda who actually defeated Calamity Ganon. Yeah, link did all the battle, but it is Zelda who ultimately vanishes it with the aid of the Triforce (Or could it have been Hylia's powers?). So this would indeed be first Game where we see such an empowered Zelda. I think it's a really interesting change of perspective to give Zelda a more active role that being just the princess who has to be saved. Something even more interesting here is that Zelda didn't have just the Triforce of Wisdom but the whole Triforce. This makes me believe that she had all the requirements for that to happen. She demonstrated "Power" by her already known mystical abilities and awakening Hylya's sacred powers within her. She displayed "Wisdom" with all the knowledge about Hyrule, her investigations about the Guardians and the mystical wisdom for which she's always been known for. Finally. Her "Courage" was shown when she confronted Calamity Ganon on her own, even though when the champions and link were all gone. This game has displayed Zelda like no other game has ever done (Maybe except Skyward sword). I can't wait for the DLC at the end of the year!!
Link did the fights. While link was sleeping and stuff all she could have done was hold ganon. Link just came amd defeated him. Link shot ganon's eye which made him already very weak. Zelda just sealed him. Link did. Zelda actually sealed ganon but link defeated him. Ganon was very weak after link so ganon was already defeated. Also the story revolves around link saving Zelda and that happened in all games except some like link's awakening. So you can change that. And about triforce it is soon gonna be split to ganon and link when botw 2 happens. You see she has those requirements but link has them too. Link has wisdom to go through dungeons. You need to be intelligent to know where to go next and he obviously has courage and power. This could mean that link can get all of them. She got them because link didn't try to get them unlike Zelda. Zelda can't do much without them. If link would have tried he would have gotten power and courage but Zelda would get wisdom. So I completely disagree with you. This game also displayed link as no other game. His job is to protect Zelda, the big burden he carries, the scoldings he get from Zelda, the need to sacrifice for Zelda and a lot more. So yeah I completely disagree with you. So it isn't clear since only some people like you think that Zelda did it and not link. So it wasn't clear since for me it was clear link did it. I am not being toxic. Don't think I am toxic. I am just saying facts
would have been nice if... “may i ask, do you really remember me?” “... i do, princess” ik he doesn’t talk but if there were any moment for it, that woulda been a nice ending for them
Cheese Head you have to have the master sword as well, and talk to Impa after finding the memories from the pictures/divine beasts/master sword basically you have to get all of the memories. However, for each divine beast there is also a memory linked to them (which is why you have to get all 4 divine beasts back to see the true ending). The same goes for the master sword. After getting all the memories from the quests talk to Impa, and you'll see what to do from there by what she tells you
I found all memories, got the master sword, got the Devine beasts, and the final memory from Impa. And yet my ending was different (mine had them in a field and ended with the flowers blowing in the wind) but without the spirits in the Castle
This was the ending that I got. I guess I did everything right. But actually, the ending was a bit .....meh to me. It just didn't seem exciting. It would have been more interesting if it showed Zelda visiting every major character, and celebrating her return, and the end of Ganon. Nintendo should make a direct sequel to this, continuing where this one left off. Though it would be nice to see an entire new land, instead of the same Hyrule.
I got this ending on my first run, since I thought it was obligatory to find all memories. I don't regret playing the game blind and doing all the story quests. This is still one of my absolute favorite games yet, and I'm really looking forward to BoTW 2! I hope Nintendo puts as much care into the game as we loved playing it.
I think there's more depth inside the meaning. She has been stressed all her life, she probably didn't smile that much. She's probably just learning to smile again
It would have been so much cooler if Link would finally open his mouth, after Zelda tells him to head to the Zorra domain and be all like "Girl...I'm done running around. Jobs done! I'm already a 100 years old, time for my retirement...Also I kinda bought myself a house, close to the ocean but central enough to get groceries. So yeah, you wanna come or do i have to sheikha-call that girl from Kokiri?"
is no one gonna talk about how they mentioned Mipha and Vah Ruta at the end... like idk about u guys but i was so happy to hear them mention her and offer to speak with her father, i cried after i saved her because all she wanted to do is see her family and friends again, Miphas fate was quite sad so im over joyed that they did that for her :)
That part was so sad, but nice that they are talk to the Zora king. Especially given how close Link is that that family. Although this also basically confirms the champions have truly past on now.
All of there’s were sad, they all died trying to protect the people and there homes, but in the end they failed, having to wait 100 years for link to awaken and free their spirits
It would be cool if there was a post game where you get to go on adventures with Zelda and go around doing more side quests and rebuilding Hyrule and talking to the people that you saved. But this ending was also really cool.
I even didn't notice that I probably unlocked the true ending. Nobody posted the scene after "The End" at 4:00. So I guess that is the secret endng?
so hold up, after this is there a quest to zoras domain? or new content at all?
it'll probably be through the DLC that is going to be coming out, there is I believe supposed to be a extra campaign mission.
BeardBear how do you unlock the secret ending
He collected all the memories
BeardBear In one memory, Zelda mentions Twilight? So does that mean this takes place after Twilight Princess?
In my opinion Lynels are WAY harder to kill than Ganon was
yes lmao yes they where
So damn ture...
I had more trouble with ganons first phase then I did dark beast Ganon.
I suck at shield parrys
Yeah and thats completelly dissapointing.
That 2nd form was a joke basically
Lionel Messi was probaly the hardest (Lionel Richie a close second).
Zelda: Do You Remember Me?
Link: *HYAAH*
More like HAHAHAEAAJSJSJSWKSHEHXKSXUSHDUSSHDX
HYAA RUPEES
HRRRRREWEWWH
HIAAAAG
@@geniusnel5418 "I win!"
Zelda: I’m surprised to admit it but-
*DARUK’S PROTECTION IS NOW READY TO ROLL*
Revali's Gale is now ready
*bokoblin horn in background*
:^
@@MrNeedleMouse What would really happen.
Zelda : I'm surprised to admit it but, I'm in love with Prince.. or.. . Soon to be King~ Sidon.
Link: *Dead silence.*
Zelda: Hmh..
L a t e r
Zelda: Link, I'm glad you met me at Zora's D-
Zora's Domain is filled with dead Zora, with Sidon's head on a pike.
Link: WELL EXCUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS.
@@NameName2.0 Zelda: I'm in love with Prince Sidon
Link: Me too
You then hear wet flappy slapping off in the distance
In that moment where she asks if Link really remembers her, it would’ve been great if he took out a silent princess and offered it to her, since she talked about loving those flowers in one of the recovered memories
I mean, the game literally ends with the image of a silent princess. I think they did justice to that memory.
@@glendarjj3991 nah OP’s idea would’ve been better. Also perhaps changing her voice actress and adding some more story
@@nicholastruman1273 sure but it's not exactly a story focused game. Maybe tears of the kingdom will be, but that's not the reason people love breath of the wild.
@@glendarjj3991 , the game doesn't deepens all that it could in the story but the game has a deep and extensive story, you have to look only at the legend and many more things that we really don't know, I mean there's a lot at hand to work with in general to make a very great story and lore in Tears of the Kingdom, and people also like Zelda in general for both things, I'm not talking about this game in particular but in general, The legend of Zelda has a very deep story and lore in general, and that's also something that people like a lot and it's my case too since I like games with a very deep story, I hope to see that in Tearsbof the Kingdom, I would want it to make me feel, but not to crush my heart of course, I really don't want that
I love this comment 😭 I thought about that when I finished the game I was like YOU MISSED A CHANCE MY MAN, I kept it in my inventory forever
"There's something wrong about Vah Ruta......"
Mipha: "Vah Ruta, point your laser toward that princess"
I feel like this comment is way too underrated
🤣
OH MY GOD XDDDDDDDDD
If Zelda just needed link in danger to unlock her sealing power...
He was always in danger
After Zelda asks "do you really remember me" I thought link would finally break his silence and say "I do".
*Cuts to credits*
that would've been a better reward than this fucking DLC setup
the2thrones ikr
I mean yes, once you got all the memories tbf
They really need to give link a voice
LynelSlayer123
“HYAHHH” dosent coun’t
Zelda: “do you really remember me?”
Links first words...
Link: “Nope” *Seinfield theme*
'I found a mirror under the table!'
That's actually funny
LMAO
Hi Hunk. Or maybe your just someone who uses the same profile picture as him.
No, his first words were "IT SURE IS BORING AROUND HERE"
I love that he walks with her now, rather than behind her as her subordinate!
Right?! Plus, it looks like confirmation that theyre in love, with the petals (which represent never-ending love) falling behind them
The sad thing is: no one needs to be her subordinate anymore, since she is just a teenage outcast to everyone but the very few people who are old enough to remember her as the legit Princess of Hyrule 💁
@@vincentdelacroix5428 all the zora will remember her, the rito elder and goron boss will remember her, and riju has her bodyguard who will most likely recognize zelda. Couple that with the bunch of Hylians that are old enough and shiekah that live among them, and she'll be able to get the role of princess or even queen easley
@@eyald.8252 Without reestablishing a proper kingdom her title means nothing They are just two 117-year-olds
@@Doctor_Odin That is why we are working to restore Hyrule to its former glory!
Link: So I bought a house in Hateno Village, maybe I could rest a bit before we continue with-
Zelda: We'll make our way to Zora's Domain
Lol
Link: um okay no breaks for link i guess
And kill mipha so she doesn’t try to steal link from zelda
@@strike2000 Link belongs to Mipha
@@strike2000 Mipha’s already dead
Other people: killing the last boss and ending game
Me: peacefully picking apples and flowers for weeks never wanting game to end
The history of my life
True
Me too. Tried going to the castle to try to get the LAST memory, WELL it put me in the boss battle in the FIRST ROOM!! Really!! Might just lose to be able to try again!
There’s LOTS of things to do in the game, it takes forever to complete
@@cheeteriah Dude, I got the game a few weeks ago and I was trying not to fight ganon till got bored of the game
So when I went to collect the last memory, I accidentally triggered the boss fight while I was running from some guardians sklakdkqñsndlsñsnskso
"I can no longer hear the voice within the sword"
Fi: I'm done with this, IM DONE, IM DONE WITH ALL OF YOU, IM DONE WITH DEMISE AND HIS NEVER ENDING REINCARNATION OF GANON'S, IM DONE WITH ZELDA EVEN IF SHE'S MY CREATOR INCARNATE, IM DONE WITH LINK EVEN IF THE FIRST ONE WAS PRETTY NICE, AND MOST OF ALL, IM DONE WITH HYRULE AND ITS NEVER ENDING STAIR CASE OF MESSING THINGS UP
Smasherfan88 quiet scout, go back to running and gunning
Basketbomber Slackingson BONK
There's an 80% chance Zeldy can't hear me
dial it to 11 I guess
X.P. Gamer OMG 😂
Love the symbolism that the Silent Princess, like Zelda herself, struggled to survive before, but now, like Zelda, they’re thriving. Awesome ending
They are a symbol of Link and Zelda’s love
Zelda: may I ask...do you really remember me?
Link: (if you didn't get all the memories)....who are you again?
i think he barely would depending on the amount you got
I was only two away. I should’ve gotten them first
i was two away butthe one near hyrule castle is super hard
KING BUGOY that was the first one I went to get cause I knew exactly where it was
I got all of them. The one in Hyrule Castle is the hardest to get too. It's easier to just climb to the tower where Zelda's room is as it's literally right there. You just have to make sure you have enough stamina to climb that high or have Revali's Gale to help you go higher without using any....and it get's you half way up like I did. There's too many Guardians you have to avoid just trying to get to it. I died several times....
I just noticed... The flowers that are blooming at the end are called "Silent Princess." If you read the item description of the Silent Princess, it says, "This lovely flower was said to have been a favorite of the princess of Hyrule. Once feared to have gone extinct, it's recently been spotted growing in the wild." And now there's a whole field of them, surrounding Link and Zelda.
Clever, Nintendo.
Clever.
link better collect them all for that stealth boost boi
LMAO
Wait what, explain. I don't get it.
the silent princess gives the highest stealth boost in the game when cooked with itself
eoiny 224 no no I know that, I mean the reference to the ending having them surrounded by them
Zelda: Do you remember me?
Link: *Well excuuuuuuuuuuse me, princess*
Zelda: *cringes but blushes* "yes you do Link" :)
@@paulgentili1425 my game literally put me to the main menu right after she said that... and it didnt save after that
Billy Kara it doesn’t save after the final fight
RunningSince1991 You can’t play Zelda with no ganon, there’s just no point to the game :/
Zelda: Well.. I'm glad you remember me.. but I wish you forgot that.
Edit: I didn't ask for this many likes, but thanks a lot!
Divine Beast Vah Ruta stops working, which means the others will stop working soon after.
The voice within the Master Sword can no longer be heard, which means that either Zelda has lost her power to seal away evil, or the Master Sword itself is losing power to seal away darkness. Because of either reasons, Link still has the Master Sword, and there's nothing him to put it back.
With Ganondorf's return, there will be nothing stopping him... the BotW sequel is going to be dark as hell...
NathanTheAsian That’s a pretty good theory
I think the Devine Beasts stopped working because the souls of the champions disappeared, so therefore no one is controlling them
@Josh JeanJacket Jaeger The teaser showed one death, and a neck snap, which nods towards that dark theme.
@@Sauceencapsulate I don't know about you, but did you watch the trailer for the SEQUEL yet?
The sequel will be 10,000 years later so..
Zelda: May I ask - Do you really remember me?
Link: ...
BAP
HYAHHHH!!!
Link: well excuuuuuse me, princess
Link: Nah, not really, an old man told me to save you so here I am. Oh, and look, it seems like I'm already done. See ya later!
*Link graciously rides into the sunset*
I was waiting for a "well, excuuuuuuuuse me, Princess!"
The most innovative, different, creative Zelda game in history, and it ends with an epic fanfare rendition of the classic Zelda theme. Chills every time, this game is just perfection.
Definitely innovative, different and creative, but arguably not the most.
Game is also far from perfect but you're allowed to have your opinion so.
i would argue that Zelda OOT contributes more innovation to the gaming industry as a whole, the game is the pioneer of 3D gaming and it introduces some new and versatile mechanics as well
Definitely not perfect lmao
@@aldifrpf1188 you do know that the N64 was out for 2 years before OOT released right? and the PS1 released 2 years before that? There were arguably more games released in the 4 years prior to OOT's release that could be defined as "The pioneer of 3D gaming"
I don't think OOT is a bad game albeit it's not even in my Top 3 Zelda games, but jesus it is not the holy lord of the series nor is it THE defining game of that generation.
@@aegisofficial3819 The PS1 is twice less powerfull than the N64, it only runs in 32 bits, the so called 3D games on PS1 were nothing more than a 2D sprites that was structured to look 3D, so let’s take that out of the equation
The true era of 3D gaming only really starts in the N64, with Mario 64 implementing 3d polygon on video games and introducing what’s possible with the new environment, prior to this, “3D games” were only built in first person (Wolfenstein, Doom, etc), but Mario 64 opens up a whole new possibility
As for Ocarina of Time, i don’t even know where to began. The game introduces the targetting system that fixes many problems regarding the new 3D environment, the world design is so massive at the time, the game is also the pioneer of modern open world in a sense, with it’s non linear approach and the ability to roam freely without being bound by the main objective, not to mention the dungeons and its level design/puzzles, it was all brand new at the time, but it was all designed briliantly, i can’t even believe that it was their first attempt in making a 3D Zelda. It may not be the first game to introduces these mechanics, but it is definetely the first 3D game that does so (in a proper way)
“Anyone who makes 3D games who says they’ve not borrowed something from Mario or Zelda is lying” -Dan Houser (the creator of GTA)
Zelda: do you remember me
Link: *freezes zelda and launches her into sky*
Haha I’ve seen that video
@@obtuse_cupcake6751 give me a link for that vid
@@x-iei-x2.031 I see what you did there
@@Deinobi but fR can someone link that vid XD
@@heroofangst its legend of zelda botw speedrun animated
"We have so much left to do"
Yeah, like repopulate the planet
Billy Bob
Ikr
Billy Bob the planet is already populated but they do need a royal family tho
Arkminus ... well reproduction is needed for that... but I don't think she'll marry link... probably a different man or something, im fine with a friendship between link and Zelda instead is what I'm saying
Basketbomber Slackingson
Pls. let the man dream!
And we all know ZeLink chemistry will always happen every Generation.
As Cia stated.
Very cool that they gave Zelda the same turning animation from when you meet her in OoT at 5:32
I kept thinking that the part with the spirits standing close together was reminiscent of the sages returning to earth at the end of Oot too
The smile is so dorky tho lol
@@ihatebees8775 link: saves all of hyrule Zelda: :D
@@AlpacaGaming Also link: *sends a pack of dangerous wolves to snack on your family *
Zelda literally turning around is a reference? Yeah sure lmao.
Should have closed with "I can't hear the voice inside the sword anymore, but at least I can still hear yours"
BioshadowX And yet link hardly talks
BioshadowX 👍
BioshadowX cringe
lol that would seem funny bc all i can imagine is link grunting in response
Link would reply with "HAAIT", or "DYAAAH", or "HUT-HUT-HWAAAH"
Zelda: Although Ganon is gone for now-
Ganondorf's undead body: Are you sure about that?
Link: Say sike right now
*for now*
More like who decided that lol
Ganondorf more like Ganoncorpse
@@ULTIMATEMEGATRONHATER xD
Ok so when I finished the game like 4 months ago I felt like I hated the ending. It was not as meaningfull as to the whole story when you first play it. But today I decided to undust the game and do the remaining side-quest once and for all. And before doing so I decided to look through all of the memories in order as if I am looking a movie and then once I finished, I decided to play again the ending. So, when you do that, this ending has a huge meaning for the whole story and you DO feel like this ending is worth it. Let me explain
Consider that in most memories throught the game the story is about how Zelda struggles to harness the power of the goddess, how difficult her relationship with her father is and how Link and Zelda's relationship develops from the moment he becomes her knight. This is the whole main story. And on the last memory when Link dies, you realized that it was Zelda's true feelings for him that awakens her power. Feelings you see in her diary and in many memories. And in that moment on she knew what she had to do. She stops being the insecure bag she was throught the story and decides to leave Link in the incarnation chamber, even though she knew he was going to lose his memory, and leave the sword with the great Deku tree. Whe she leaves the sword, she wanted the deku tree to tell link something important (That she loves him), but the deku tree stops her and tells her that she can say it herself. That's why when you beat the game and she thanks you and says she always had faith in you, she finishes with one last question: "Do you remember me?". Is the first thing she wants to know because finally her feelings are clear and wants to know if Link remembers her so she can tell him what she feels. And the other important moment from the "secret ending" besides of making clear that hyrule's future is not helpless after you beat ganon (you get closure), is that she realizes that she can no longer hear the voice from the sword and THIS time, unlike all the story you see throught the game, she is ok with it and it's finally happy with it. You finish Zelda's character development. Plus link and her are obviouslly together. So yeah, you don't get a romanic ending (And you never do in any zelda game) but you do get a worth ending for zelda an link's story. Mostly Zelda's.
Theres a sequel coming out! In sure it will further touch in their relationship.
@@LittleVidds I KNOW! I'm so excited about it!! But also is like, I know we are not gonna get any romantic side in it and I was okay with the implicit idea that they are together now. But seeing them afterwards is gonna confirm that they are just Queen and Knight together working in Hyrule and that's it. Hope they do confirm their romantic relatiionship tho, who knows! Either way I'm excited
9611bryant You never know! Nintendo has never been particularly against romantic relationships. I think they should push the sequel to be the second T-Rated Zelda game. It’d be a nice fit for a darker sequel.
Lol...It's interesting because I felt this game was super romantic - even and especially this last scene with the heavy symbolism!
I've never personally been a fan of the Link and Zelda couple idea. Not sure why but the idea of Link sitting on a throne being royalty just seems weird. I can only imagine him being an adventuring badass.
"I can no longer hear the voice inside the sword."
Good to know that Fi shut up for once.
I agree. That was always annoying in skyward sword.
Jensi Oquendo lmfao
Octazûrè Prometheon love your icon
Either that or she's sleeping again, waiting for the next incarnation of Hyrule's hero or princess that she can torment.
In this way, Fi will annoy all the other heroes... forever!
Ha lols
You know if link actually spoke when she said do you remember me at the end I would have fanboy so hard
@@3nowStorm oh lordt the fanbase was already split on all the different VAs for Zelda. But I mean a nod would also do.
Sameeee
I know riiiiight?! The ending felt so lack luster, to hear him actually say that would have made me cry! ToT
@12 34 he isnt a mute, if you read zelda’s diary in game she mentions that link speaks to her
@12 34 no no, sadistic is right. Link does, in fact, speak. He usually only spoke to either me or Daruk, with everyone else he just stays quiet
Zelda's smile at the end is soooo cute, and how Link runs to her.
Ikr she's so precious
@@heroofangst She’s a hunnybun and the true fairest of them all
@@probenfetchak8076 Yesss
11/10 Zelda has the cutest smile I love her she deserves to be happy
Natalie Hagler she’s a video game character
ytomy 😂 rip
Thank you
Ethan Wiebe But don't Zelda games do that in general? Like Twilight Princess?
@@Tom-tr9xv she isn't real, just like the bicep you're trying to flex in your picture bitch
Finally, a reincarnation that doesn’t put back the Master sword immediately, after the end credits
To be fair, with all the weapons in Hyrule breaking after a few swings now for some reason (except the Master Sword), it's probably for the best that he keeps it.
Yeah usually the end credits show the Master Sword back in it's pedestal
@@OneEyedCloud01 that's because his journey isn't over yet
Of course he’s gonna keep the sword don’t you know how long it took the beat the trial of the sword and fully upgraded it like hell is he gonna give it up after that
To my knowledge, no other Zelda game has ended with the actual kingdom and the land destroyed. I'm not counting Wind Waker since after that game ended there was some sense of normalcy afterwards ,but at the end of BOTW there is alot still uncertain.
"Even with Ganon has gone now, we still have more to do"" It's the setup for the DLC
Dragon Renteria
better be. The fact that it doesn't even count in the game after you beat the boss just pisses me off lol
Like what's the point of beating the game if all you get is a couple minutes of cutscenes. don't even get walk around/ travel with the bitch you spent the entire game trying to save
Because that comes so suprising for a Zelda Game. But seriously, it would really screw a lot of things over. All Guardians would be back to normal, which means no more Guardian parts, which means if you didn't get the Guardian Stuff at this point you're screwed out of them for good. No more Hyrule Castle monsters so if you didn't get the Hylian Shield yet you're screwed. Heck first thing i'd do as Princess Zelda was make a new Hylian Army and conquer my freakin country back from all these monsters, especially with the Guardians back under my control. So those would be gone too.
Long story short: Hyrule would become a super boring place after Ganon is gone.
No it's not. There's no postgame, meaning we wont know what happens after this. you can't play in a post final boss world.
It had been announced the game will get DLC with extra challenges and an Original Story both this summer and Holidays. I think they will put something for the post final boss scenario
I think the DLC can work as a postgame if they make it a menu option, due to the fact that you can't continue in your main file. Hopefully they do something crazy like make Zelda playable or have some more Sheikah lore. Maybe the villains are more Yiga (who I swear were not given proper closure to me what with the personal harm it did to the Sheikah) In fact Zelda being playable actually fixes three problems:
1. Not having to transfer Link's stats over
2. Not having to beat the game for new buyers
3. Not needing Anouma''s "What would Link do?" as an excuse seeing as he's already done enough after this ending.
Well former glory you say zelda. Well heres a list of things you need.
1: Grand army
2: Castle reconstructoin
3: Goverment
4: Royal Family (if know what i mean ;)
5: Road construction
6: Town construction
7: People
8: Royal guard
9: Working military high command
10: Get rid of the monsters
11: Destroy all monster hide outs and camps
12: Destroy the Yiga Clan
13: Start the guardian program
14: Shit ton of cash
15: All goverment officials
16: Weapon forge
17: Mines
18: Start the sheikah research
Don't forget changing the official color back to green.
Not to mention banishing Beedle before his bug army destroys Hyrule even more.
@@fortherepublic1263
And, what about the chick who thought it was a good idea to plant flowers all around a shrine and then killed Link for stepping on some of them? Isn't assaulting a royal knight an imperial offense?
I achieved most of that during my playthrough lol.
YES THE FAMILY
The moment, the music, the visuals. Everything is just on point here.
TheBestUsernameInTheFrigginUniverse Yeah broseph, Sidlink FTW. Just kidding, everyone in Hyrule's thirsty for link so if peeps wanted to ship Link with someone else (like Paya) then they could while the other ships still remain intact. That being said, I still wouldn't mind them being together because they both care about each other very much. We also got to see their relationship develop with Though Mipha liked Link earlier and if they had a thing (considering the Zora armor was made for him and that's made for significant others), then either Zelda or Mipha or both were getting friendzoned at the time. That means he would only after the calamity start to develop stronger feelings with Zelda if they weren't there before (like if he was romantically involved with Mipha). Link and Zelda also kind of look similar enough to be brother and sister, but that doesn't really matter because they're not related. Now that I think about it all Zeldas and link look similar in some way, especially hair color. I do think it's a good ship but I also am pretty nuetral on whether they would confirm it or not, especially because there's also other good ships, albeit this one is more developed. (I don't hate Sidon x Link when I mentioned it earlier, the joke wasn't about the ship being bad, it was more about how I like that ship and I'm talking about Link and Zelda)
Till the blood moon comes again lol
David Long
*O O F*
69 likes noice
Top 10 people who predicted botw2
I think with the calamaty gone the blood moon probably stopped hapenning aswell
@@void.furious4249 oh your talking about the child timeline. We're actually talking about the Joke timeline. I'm sure a Zelda connoisseur like yourself knows about it.
I hope the dlc is just Link and Zelda running around rebuilding hyrule
WE'RE GONNA MAKE HYRULE GREAT AGAIN
I'm dying of laughter Jimmy... that's hilarious!
Jimmy Solano XD
Not quite man
I’m so disappointed with the dlc
Zelda: There is still so much more for *us* to do
Also Zelda: *Falls in hole*
I mean I loved the secret ending, but im still left with one question, WHAT THE HELL WAS SHE GONNA TELL US WHEN SHE MET THE DEKU TREE!?!?
Probably that she loved him.
but she never told him? It doesn't make sense, along with how she hasn't aged the 100 years of her fighting off ganon.
Reznov877 we don’t know that she didn’t. It’s made clear there’s a time jump between them leaving the castle after the Ganon fight and when they’re up on the hill with Zelda talking about Ruta not working.
she was going to ask if he remembers her
@@Swifter1243 nope she was gonna say that she loved him duh it's made pretty ovious hints in the game
This comment section is literally just 'Link gonna get some' or 'thicc,' and 'shipped'
Cethin Amoux
Ikr
Cethin Amoux Bro she is thicc though.
Logicalityz TM
I know that she is thick but I want a DLC that makes Zelda follow us to become a companion/2nd player.
Yeah pretty much
Mark Welch
SHE is Master Sword*
Zelda: I've waited for all these years, now this burden no longer rests on your shoulders, could I, maybe, hear your voice one more time?
Link:... *nods*
*deep breath*
GEE! HOW ABOUT A KISS FOR LUCK? I JUST WONDER WHAT PRINCE SIDON IS UP TO! I CAN'T WAIT TO REMOTE BOMB+ SOME YIGA FOOTSOLDIERS!
A small part of me just died. RIP.
ESCUUUSSEEE MEEEE PRINCESS
E X C U U U U S E M E -
Oh boy, *S M O O C H I N G T I M E.*
I C O U L D E A T A N O C T O R O K
The background music in the ending gave me goosebumps and almost tears..hearing your favourite Zelda songs newly arranged..songs that you know for over 20 years.
The moment you realize that Zelda annihilated Ganon at the end of the game, a feat that not even the goddess Hylia could do to Ganon's original form Demise. Demise was capable of creating dimensions with only a fraction of his power, and Ganon in this game was essentially Demise at full power. Zelda not only held back Ganon for 100+ years, but she also was the one to finally put him down. Sure Link helped, but if Zelda hadn't been holding Ganon back then Link would have been absolutely annihilated like when he fought Ganon 100 years before. This version of Zelda may just be one of the most powerful characters in not just the Zelda franchise, but in all of Nintendo.
That's why it's called the legend of zelda instead of the legend of Bolson
@@williaml.186 who the f**k is bolson.
@@dibbidydoo4318 how can u not know bolson smh
@@williaml.186 That's not Ganon though. I know you didn't know at the time of your post but that explains it
@@Mike-ch5lb what?
"Do you really remember me?"
I'm not crying, you're crying. Shut up.
too many onions
I NEED TO CRY BUT MY FOUNDATION WAS FOR $48
Link: I do, princess.
Ik it made me cry so hard
(Looks at bad ending)
(Looks at good ending)
Me: yay time to go hunting for the 59th time
Mail Man tell me the difference
Link hero of the winds, when link zelda are on the hill or I turned it off too early
Ted Brodhead you get 2 extra scenes
Who’s here after the sequel trailer?
Me. Wanted to see where the first one left off.
Me. Wanted to see where the first one left off.
Me. Wanted to see where the first one left off.
Me. Wanted to see where the first one left off.
Me. Wanted to see where the first one left off.
This ending upset me I was like wow awesome post game tasks to do sweet Zelda games usually don't do this can't wait, then my game loads back up and I'm standing in front of boss room I'm like wtf why isn't Gannon dead I killed him...
Cmoney8 I know I'm a bit late but all of these games end with the game going back to the main menu and when you go to your save file, it boots up to before you beat the main boss
I played the game almost a year after it came out and somehow managed to avoid finding that out so I was so upset when I reloaded my game was just standing in the castle, filled with guardians, monsters, and the entire world is still covered in malice, I thought they might at least get rid of all the malice in the world
@@ill_luck It would have been nice but literally every zelda game works the same way after beating the game you can only load your last save before beating the boss
@@MikuKingsame 4 me
Sadly all zelda games work like this but I wish Nintendo would have made and exception for botw
No no no the true ending is when link says
*Oh 🅱️oI sMoOcHiNg TiMe*
Well excuse me princess
No! You’re too dirty
-Zelda
@@passivelotus9127 It's actually Well exuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princes
what about Mipha
Angelina Eikamp she’s dead
I actually really like this ending. It may not wrap things up the way we might have hoped, but it leaves you feeling hopeful about where Hyrule will go from here. I think people need to give it more credit.
yea seeing as this game is in the downfall timeline and SHOULD have a tough time
But after you get put back to your previous save and feels like to didn't actually save zelda or defeat Gannon
This is my problem with the game, you go through this epic fight , you complete the quest annnnnnnd main menu. Its like none of it happened and you still have the quest to defeat gannon !
This is something most Zelda games do anyways. Whenever you beat the final boss & open your save again, you're booted right back to before the fight.
I agree. While I do think some Epilogue would do the ending much good, I'm still happy with how the story ended.
Just finished the game right on time before the release of Tears of the Kingdom. What a perfect ending
I just finished it. The credits are currently rolling. Time to go get TOTK.
Feel ya
Same here, bought TOTK in advance to motivate me to finish BOTW and finally did it. Though the intro to TOTK left me a bit disappointed, still a great game and I'm confident the ending is going to be as cool as BOTW
after ganon defeated, we cant continue to complete the unfinished quest?
Les just pretend that they kiss in that zoom out, that way i dont kill myself from the tease
Jetbeetle II lol
+Jetbeetle II They didn't kiss, Link and Mipha did.
+PowerSporeAJ Wait wut?
@@spectrethefox5450 hold up
@@spectrethefox5450 they never kissed 🤨
I'm really glad they gave Zelda this type of personality and struggle of not feeling good enough or strong enough for the role she was given. It feels real and relatable (on a lower level ofc lmao)
Also...WHEN will Nintendo just bite the bullet and SHOW us that they're in a relationship? This game implied SO much as I just want to see it confirmed. They have so much chemistry in this game (regardless of Link never speaking). It's KILLING ME.
MiniMimi idk it was implied Link speaks in this game. There’s actual references of things he says. I believe Zelda mentions it in a diary entry that you can find in the castle that he doesn’t say much. That implies he does speak, but not often.
The game also implied that Link and Mipha had something going on from one of the memories where her and Link were on Ruta.
It also implied that
YOU HAVE DIALOGUE CHOICES!
I mean, like, really, does everyone forget that you talk to NPC's for F's sake?
+Ozvoid Also Link's journal
Because Nintendo is for kids mostly,not teens,they aren't going to show for example Mario and peach making out in a game for 9 year olds after she's rescued
"Let's put one of the memories right next to the final boss without including some kind of fast travel system so if they want the true ending they have to go through the entire castle twice right before the final boss" - genius at Nintendo
When i finished the game and heard the main theme at 5:48 i almost cried, what a masterpiece
Very cool .. feels as epic hearing the classic at hyrule castle
How do you get that cutscene?
@@memosaurus8437 I'm pretty sure you complete all divine beasts, get the master sword and find all the memories.
@@liam74015 thank you
I did that but did’nt get the secret ending
I love how badass Zelda looks while defeating Ganon, it's so cool
Not as badass as when link takes his master sword in the first phase of the fight after paragliding down
@@x-rax716 that's true, link was very badass there as well. also, congratulations, you're brave enough to reply to a comment from 3 years ago :)
@@rinb4599 😅 I forgot the time.
"The infinite falling petals represent the endless love."
Of you and terarria
Like with Rhondson and Hudson's wedding....the same flower petals happened there. Silent Princess blossoms.
Kass said that Zelda defended Link against the Guardian because of her love for him. He also said that his master was in love with Zelda but she had eyes only for Link.
@@mouadelmoujaddidi6580 I know that....I was saying that the flower petals were the same from the wedding....and it said to represent endless....so basically the love Link and Zelda would share. They very well could have become a couple by the the sequel.
It's more when exactly did Zelda fell in love Link....Mipha fell for him after he saved her....I hope Hyrule Warriors prequel shows when it happened....plus FINALLY seeing Kass' mentor and learn his name....and what the heck he looks like ...all we know is he's a Sheikah so he would have the common physical appearance of a Sheikah...maybe we'll get a cut scene...
@@mouadelmoujaddidi6580 Yes, and I hope they expand upon this in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.
5:39 "Warm smile" That Deku Tree was right
Streams of petals that represent their endless love... I love this ending!
Awwww… wait he loves me too? ._.
I'm 2 years late to the party but the flowers are silent princesses. In a previous memory, Zelda relates herself to the flower and muses that, despite the castle's best efforts, the flowers only grew in captivity and not in the wild. This is a reference to how she felt she was a slave to her "destiny." But now that the adventure is complete and Ganon was defeated, the silent princess finally began to thrive in the wild, representing that the burden Zelda bore was no longer there
@@shido5180 👏👏👏👏
@@shido5180 That's nice. Thank you for explaining, that's a really great metaphor
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I feel like they kissed for like a quick second and then ran to their horses
If u zoom in sadly they don't do anything 😭
That meme is 2010.
No they fucked
What we hope vs reality. Reality used it’s a Nintendo game, what we hope fainted
Broken Tools Link and Zelda are only a couple pixels, so it makes sense to me.
How fast are u playing man? This game is not even a day OLD!
Some ppl got early copies
Ever heard of people playing for 24 hours
Crappy Crap game can be beat in little over an hour
but he also had to hit the requirements for the true ending. DOn't know which these are but i assume it's finding all memories. In that case you also have to beat the titans since that unlocks a memory each and get the master sword which also unlocks a memory. The master sword needs 13 hearts. You start with 3, and get another 4 by beating the titans so that makes another 6. You need 4 shrines per heart so 6 x 4 = 24 shrines he also had to find and beat MINIMUM and that would mean he didn't get any Stamina Upgrade at all.
Sorry but you can't do that in an hour. Beating Ganon, yeah sure. But getting every memory? No way.
EskChan19 They were talking about defeating ganon
"do you really remember me?" CRIES THAT GETS ME SO HARD
Hana Ahmed
It means the UA-camr did not finish the Memory side quest but finished the game as early as possible.
XxxJim the ReaperxxX is that scene different if you get all the memories?
or if you get all the memories will it just have the secret ending as well
Hmm...
I'll probably check and theorize that.
XxxJim the ReaperxxX oh okay cool! let me know if you find anything new
Is no one gonna talk about how beautiful the song of end credits is
Oh god it made my heart soar
Same here! It was beautiful….
I'm sad that they sectioned off all of the amazing characters like Zelda and the Champions to just a few scenes, and even more sad that the ending was just a few lines of dialog that had absolutely no impact on the story.
Still a great fucking game, but a killer lasting impact after beating the game should have really been one of their main focuses, not just a last minute add-on.
Remeber, maybe this "ending" isn't the true ending. maybe on future DLC?
tomerz99 Unfortunately, us English fans were not given the full spectacle of the story. In the Japanese one, the story evolves through Link's log entries (In the japanese, Russian and French one, the log quest is also Link's diary as he traverses through the kingdom.).
Zelda's smile at the end would have been more impactful if only the English version went through the first person (Link) log quests. You see, in Link's log entry before defeating ganon, he talks about how he wants to defeat ganon as soon as possible for he wants to see Zelda's smile once again. That's why Zelda's smile was accompanied with an Epic score and dramatic atmosphere, because that was what Link wanted to see from the bottom of his heart.
I love how I just see a bunch of Link x Zelda talk but I'm over here crying about the music from 4:30 to the end, like
GOD
ITS JUST SO
*cries in a corner*
i cried when she asked 'May I ask.. do you really remember me?' and that soft af music started playing.
It’s a link to the past song.... *cries in corner with him*
I want a sequel to this, use other villains in the zelda mythology as the main bad guy and further Link and Princess Zelda's relationship
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@@FoleyX90 ;)))
Fucking Illuminati dude
you're in luck
Woah, looks like someone got their wish
That old zelda tune. I cry when I hear it inside to know my childhood is gone but can be relived!
I honestly think Nintendo teesed us fans in that last scene as to let us decide as to whether or not they kissed. I like to think they did. even for a moment.
Josh Cook I don't, feel like it's better leaving them as friends, you can decide on the kiss though it's all up to opinion as you (basically) said
Josh Cook
They did not kiss though. But they are going out on a walk.
Look closely. At the moment they meet, Zelda turns around and they walk towards the horses.
Link also want to make Zelda stay sexy,ok? 😄😄😆
i dont think so thoses two were reallly close...:)
why are some of you saying your shipping hopes have been ruined like.... the cutscenes in this game alone pave way for romantic tension and chemistry. link and zelda don't have to kiss for them to have a romantic bond.
Well said! :)
i saw it as nintendo always implies....... just friends.
where do you see romance tho... unless your talking about mipha
GTBR link doesn't show emotion towards anyone so what's your point 🤔
Drew Haynes mostly how zelda reacts towards him and how she slowly gets closer to him after he saves her life. i'm mostly basing it off body language and her facial expressions towards him. it's not straight on skyward sword but it opens the doors for possibilities down the line. the issue is link really has no emotion this time so it's really hard to pinpoint him having feelings for anyone. there is paya's diary that link can read where she wonders if link's in love with zelda. i did say it was open to interpretation. you don't have to see it as romantic, and i'll choose to ship them in the game because i like nuance things like romance? not sure why people are making a big deal out of my comment lmao
Anon 4ever i don't understand why they didn't give link facial expressions at least, like they could've animated more like in skyward sword. he literally reacts to nothing in this game
5:55
Wish we could get that many Silent Princesses...
After Calamity Ganon was defeated, they started growing a lot more frequently… how strange… I’m currently researching as to why that is
I had no idea that I unlocked the secret ending, but I love it so much. It left me feeling happy and fulfilled.
Well excuuussee me princess.
Your profile pic really fits your comment.
yeah. it does
Daniel Khajehzadeh,I was just going to say that.
My boy!
lol
I read in the Japanese verison all of Link's entries in the Sheikah Slate was his personal diary entries. So it was from his prespective...and when he talked more on Zelda it had romantic undertones...and as you get all the memories back of Zelda...Link says he's determined to save her and wants to see her smile again with her own eyes. There's none of that with Mipha....so I personal believed it was unrequited. I love Mipha...but like with Ruto her chances of a romance with Link was doomed.
@amongus531 That's because they were childhood friends as well. And her death was so personal. I mean even I wanted to avenge her first.
@amongus531 Maybe. But the Japanese verison i the shikah slate. Are in fact Link's diary entries. And it has romantic undertones with Zelda. Such he wants to save her quickly as possible and see her smile again with his own eyes. And Mipha's diary entries in the DLC. And I think even returns them when you do the side quests with Kass. Once he learns of Zelda's feelings.
He cares for Mipha a great deal but I don't think her feelings were returned. Even in her diary entries (DLC Ballad) it's mentioned how he's "Perhaps it is his newly acquired height, but I feel he is ever looking past me, into the distance beyond..." Which indicates it's unrequited.
To me the fact that she looks up to her ancestor Ruto...who also loved a hylian (aka the hero of time)..was inspired her. Sadly, that relationship was unrequited as well. So to me that's foreshadow. Mipha and Link's relationship was never going to be.
Link also never mentioned to her about the way he acted. He did so with Zelda. As Zelda had mentioned in hers.
I love Mipha but it's not met to be.
@amongus531 I mean certain dialogue indicates though he may have returned her feelings...but I think it's more bait for the shiippers.
@amongus531 I personal think it was more after the lynel from the way it's addressed. But that's me. My opinion.
LIKE FR PLS PLS KISS
The way he runs to her , he was so happy to see her smile 😭
I was wondering why Link is always trailing a good distance behind her. Then 5:14.... Oohhhhhhh
bruh
Princess got cakes
Yes she has some beautiful hair
Thicker then a bowl of oatmeal
Seriously, Nintendo just decided to add an absolute dump truck to the back of the princess!
Say it with me now: still a better love story than Twilight.
I didn't know twilight princess had a romance?
Chae Juru I think he is talking about the novel xD
Bow of twilight
This is the equivalent of summing up all your bad deeds and saying “Still a better human than Hitler” only Stalin and a few select individuals can’t be included 😂
Still a worse love story than Twilight.
Honestly? Only thing that I have a gripe about is how the four champions were handled. Aside from Mipha's voice acting, I really liked their characters and it's a shame that more wasn't done with them. For me, it's jut a shame that they simply fade away at the end. I honestly hope this isn't the last we see of them, especially Revali.
We still have the DLC story, we cant say they wont be back. They might have a little chapter for every champion, who knows? We have to wait to see...
tbuc500 Everyone's British.
tbuc500 i call revali falco, he reminds me so much of em... the smash equivalent I mean
Dancer of the Boreal Valley everyone was not British. The members of the royal family sounded. The king, Zelda, impa. Everyone else sounded very American
> Zelda
> American
Pick one and only one
okay but imagine right after the last bump in the music that link whistled for the horses to come over. agh that would’ve given me chills.
That would be AMAZING
That would have been an interesting detail
I love that after the past 100 years, Link was hesitant to walk next to Zelda as he saw distance beteeen the two of them and started walking behind. But, Zelda, instead of talking to him while looking ahead, turns to him, confesses her remains, says and she’s okay with her weakness. She’s showing she’s okay depending on Link and gives him the smile he wrote in his journal that he craved to see again. Then he runs up and walks next next to her as two equals and friends with silent princess pedals flying around to symbolize love. Amazing ending to an amazing game
Ending was pretty basic nothing special, which is a shame.
@@LethalMartialArtist , that's because you also don't understand all the symbolism here
@@doloresgronenberg5882 played plenty of Zeldas this ending comparison to previous titles didn’t do the game justice.
"gone for now"
REALLY after abandoning his reincanration cycle he's STILL not gone forever.
HOW THE FUCK DOES GANON DO IT?
thewalrus45 it will be a different Ganon all together
isn't it always the same Ganon but a different hero?
john cena man john cena
Probably implies a new evil will come and it won't be ganon or Ganondorf anymore but another spawn of demise?
that line was a mistranslation
they panned out on the kiss....again....nintendo plz.............
Zephyr They didn't sadly
Link just walk to her and then to the horses together
zelinkers try i swear
(also they never kissed period l, in any game. ...)
There was no kiss. They just started walking back to the horses.
I am agree. It's an ambiguous scene, but more likely they simply walked together to get their horses
Except it's not ambiguous. You can watch Zelda clearly turn around as their forms overlap. There was never meant to be any confusion.
Growing up playing every Zelda game there is, I am still in disbelief how different yet absolutely epic this game turned out to be. I can't wait for BOTW 2
Well now it's an hour away!
It’s Here!🥳🥳🥳
Totk the best bro
Well actually it’s called tears of the kingdom
Zelda: "Although Ganon is gone for now..."
Oh Zelda, how right you are.
@@youroldfriend862 I know he comes back bcuz of his triforce but in botw zelda mentioned that ganon gave up on reincarnation and used all of his power in the final fight between him so maybe the bad guy in botw 2 is ganondorf? I guess technically still ganon.
Ikr XD
@@sondogeku8775 , well, Ganon is essentially Ganondorf, Ganondorf is like, his physical human (really Gerudo) and not beast form, Ganon would be more like the essence, the spirit
I don't know if you'll all agree with me on this, but in the end it is clear (at least to me) that it was Zelda who actually defeated Calamity Ganon. Yeah, link did all the battle, but it is Zelda who ultimately vanishes it with the aid of the Triforce (Or could it have been Hylia's powers?). So this would indeed be first Game where we see such an empowered Zelda. I think it's a really interesting change of perspective to give Zelda a more active role that being just the princess who has to be saved. Something even more interesting here is that Zelda didn't have just the Triforce of Wisdom but the whole Triforce. This makes me believe that she had all the requirements for that to happen. She demonstrated "Power" by her already known mystical abilities and awakening Hylya's sacred powers within her. She displayed "Wisdom" with all the knowledge about Hyrule, her investigations about the Guardians and the mystical wisdom for which she's always been known for. Finally. Her "Courage" was shown when she confronted Calamity Ganon on her own, even though when the champions and link were all gone. This game has displayed Zelda like no other game has ever done (Maybe except Skyward sword). I can't wait for the DLC at the end of the year!!
Link did the fights. While link was sleeping and stuff all she could have done was hold ganon. Link just came amd defeated him. Link shot ganon's eye which made him already very weak. Zelda just sealed him. Link did. Zelda actually sealed ganon but link defeated him. Ganon was very weak after link so ganon was already defeated. Also the story revolves around link saving Zelda and that happened in all games except some like link's awakening. So you can change that. And about triforce it is soon gonna be split to ganon and link when botw 2 happens. You see she has those requirements but link has them too. Link has wisdom to go through dungeons. You need to be intelligent to know where to go next and he obviously has courage and power. This could mean that link can get all of them. She got them because link didn't try to get them unlike Zelda. Zelda can't do much without them. If link would have tried he would have gotten power and courage but Zelda would get wisdom. So I completely disagree with you. This game also displayed link as no other game. His job is to protect Zelda, the big burden he carries, the scoldings he get from Zelda, the need to sacrifice for Zelda and a lot more. So yeah I completely disagree with you. So it isn't clear since only some people like you think that Zelda did it and not link. So it wasn't clear since for me it was clear link did it.
I am not being toxic. Don't think I am toxic. I am just saying facts
@@3nowStorm exactly
Ruta ain’t workin cause Mipha’s upset that Link and Zelda are united again
I'm dying 😂😂😂😂😂
What is Tears of the Kingdom begins in Zora's Domain?
would have been nice if...
“may i ask, do you really remember me?”
“... i do, princess”
ik he doesn’t talk but if there were any moment for it, that woulda been a nice ending for them
*EXCUUUUUUUUSE MEEEEEEEEE PRINCESS*
the2thrones wrong time
What if he just sounded like morgz?
@@ven0pede805 fuck morgz
@@ven0pede805 how dare you attack my boi link
So, to get this do you have to get all 4 divine beasts AND all the memories?
Tucker Mills yeah
Cheese Head you have to have the master sword as well, and talk to Impa after finding the memories from the pictures/divine beasts/master sword
basically you have to get all of the memories. However, for each divine beast there is also a memory linked to them (which is why you have to get all 4 divine beasts back to see the true ending). The same goes for the master sword. After getting all the memories from the quests talk to Impa, and you'll see what to do from there by what she tells you
I found all memories, got the master sword, got the Devine beasts, and the final memory from Impa. And yet my ending was different (mine had them in a field and ended with the flowers blowing in the wind) but without the spirits in the Castle
Grey Goose same do you know why
Grey Goose same. Got the master sword, all the memories but didn't have this ending
This was the ending that I got. I guess I did everything right. But actually, the ending was a bit .....meh to me. It just didn't seem exciting. It would have been more interesting if it showed Zelda visiting every major character, and celebrating her return, and the end of Ganon. Nintendo should make a direct sequel to this, continuing where this one left off. Though it would be nice to see an entire new land, instead of the same Hyrule.
Jay M they did just that m8
The time travelling commenter from the future dropped this little hint for us, and low and behold BOTW 2
I’m a time traveler , it’s time to experience what happen before this.
4:54
"WE WILL MAKE HYRULE GREAT AGAIN"
But first we gotta build a wall around Hyrule Castle Town and have the Gerudo pay for it.
SalsaSpartan7 HAHAHAHAHA
A small loan of million Rupees.
Bet they will build a wall around Gannon
Ganon for President 🇺🇸
"Although Ganon is gone for now, there is still so much more for us to do..."
Yep, were ready for the sequel.
I got this ending on my first run, since I thought it was obligatory to find all memories. I don't regret playing the game blind and doing all the story quests. This is still one of my absolute favorite games yet, and I'm really looking forward to BoTW 2! I hope Nintendo puts as much care into the game as we loved playing it.
I can only assume for LinkxZelda fans what happens at the end.
LooneyTunerIan probably just a kiss, I think they should always remain friends... I THINK!
Friends with BENEFITS! :D
They didn't kiss they just walked backed to the horses
Aren't they siblings?
@@basketbomberslackingson4417 as long as those two friends marry I’m happy
To this day, I am still slightly creeped out by that weird smile Zelda does.
Me: *puts knives on both of my eyes* That's better.
@Serxien Mirage0109 Poor girl needs to find the memories of her smiling hidden in the overworld
I mean, at least she can be herself finally. A smile isnt meant to be pretty, it is to show what it represents.
I think there's more depth inside the meaning.
She has been stressed all her life, she probably didn't smile that much.
She's probably just learning to smile again
Yep same
This felt more like an end to a really beautiful movie more than a game.
Hearing that iconic theme that was purposefully absent throughout the game was the true reward
It would have been so much cooler if Link would finally open his mouth, after Zelda tells him to head to the Zorra domain and be all like "Girl...I'm done running around. Jobs done! I'm already a 100 years old, time for my retirement...Also I kinda bought myself a house, close to the ocean but central enough to get groceries. So yeah, you wanna come or do i have to sheikha-call that girl from Kokiri?"
is no one gonna talk about how they mentioned Mipha and Vah Ruta at the end... like idk about u guys but i was so happy to hear them mention her and offer to speak with her father, i cried after i saved her because all she wanted to do is see her family and friends again, Miphas fate was quite sad so im over joyed that they did that for her :)
Mipha was my favorite of the guardians.
That part was so sad, but nice that they are talk to the Zora king. Especially given how close Link is that that family. Although this also basically confirms the champions have truly past on now.
Drewsefer89 Champions
All of there’s were sad, they all died trying to protect the people and there homes, but in the end they failed, having to wait 100 years for link to awaken and free their spirits
It would be cool if there was a post game where you get to go on adventures with Zelda and go around doing more side quests and rebuilding Hyrule and talking to the people that you saved. But this ending was also really cool.
The whole point of the incomplete endings is that the tale is never finished, there will always be a reiteration of the prophecy
Zelda: do you remember me?
Me: yeah I got all the memories 😂
"The voice inside the sword..." Fi lives!
Asura Yeah it is... Haven't you see the last memory?
Zelda: I can no longer hear the voice inside the sword.
Fi: The batteries in your Wii remote-
Link: GEE. THAT’S JUST GREAT, ZELDA
XD
Link’s little run over to Zelda gives me life