Age of Calamity: The Hero’s Path - Link and Zelda | Ft. @NintendoBlackCrisis 

The animations were incredible, as to be expected from Monster Maze! Looking forward to the rest of the series and was glad to join you in this one ;)

Your animations of the Hyrule Map is simply fantastic. You deserve this virtual high five

I LOVE how the entire zelda youtuber community is just this big family... Like zeltik and hyrule gamer are the experienced uncles who tell you the coolest fun facts, nbc is that one cousin that you want to hear a story from (since he has the nicest storytelling voice), and monster maze is the creative youngest brother who just blows you away with all the amazing stuff he does :) You guys are the best!

"Scared Grounds" heck yeah I'd be scared too with all them guardians about

Just thinking about most likely having to play Link's almost death and Zelda's sacrifce is so heartbreaking. This is Crisis Core all over again. You know what's going to happen and that you are powerless to stop it.

Imagine Link's final stand at Fort Hateno playing out like the final level of Halo Reach; just facing off against endless waves of Guardians until his hearts reach zero. I don't know whether or not Nintendo would actually be willing to do that, but damn would it be appropriate.

Honestly, after having played (and enjoyed) Age of Calamity’s weird, non-canonical time traveling story......the version of the events and possible gameplay scenarios that you two have placed here are faaaaaar more like what I wanted to see from the game. Again, that isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy the blend of the champions with a feel-good storyline, but I was ready to be wounded and to feel the emotional trauma of the calamity itself. I really wish we had gotten to see the actual canonical events of the calamity as advertised by Nintendo, but I understand why Ninty wanted to keep their baby out of 3rd party hands i guess. Absolutely excellent work guys, I really hope that BotW 2 delivers (and soon).

Heck, I'm more hyped for this series than I am for the actual game, which is a bit weird when you think about it.

I AM SO FREAKING HYPED FOR THIS GAME!!!!!!!!

There are a few moments which I really would love to see in Age of Calamity: the Champions' defeat at the hands of the Ganon blights, the battle at Blatchery Plains/Akkala Citadel and Zelda sealing Ganon and herself in Hyrule Castle while Link's placed in the Shrine of Resurrection (which may very well be the last cutscene in the game).

Me: *sees comment by nbc* *realises these are actual people (and not gods)* *tears rolling down my face*

Despite never seeing any gameplay of them I could totally see Young Robbie, Purah and Impa as playable characters, in which case it's possible that there will a gameplay section right before the last one with Zelda where the three of them must protect link from enemies while securing the shrine of resurrection, possibly from an attack by Ganon using his forces to actively try to prevent link from getting to the shrine (which is thwarted for 100 years shortly after this mission by Zelda).

dude the quality of this video is amazing how do you create those masterpieces in the span of... 3 days? I especially liked your animated map and the whole script, it gave me goosebumps

Could you imagine how terrifying this would be if it happened in the real world? Under some important, government structure, completely unknown by everyone, erupts a massive, hate-filled specter, a demon, bent on destroying everything and killing everyone.

The story scenario for Age Of Calamity is already golden, and I hope Nintendo and Koei Tecmo can nail the characters dialogue, and accompanying music. Age Of Calamity has the potential to be one of if not the most grandiose, poignant, and heartfelt narrative's ever told in Nintendo's history.

When the game ends the last scene of the game should be the opening of BOTW with Link waking up in the shrine and running out of it seeing all of Hyrule, and if Nintendo wants to make players cry they should pull an inFAMOUS 2 and have the player play as the 4 blights and kill the champions as the blights keep firing their lasers at them while they struggle to get up and die, and if they do that, afterwards have the player play as the guardian that was going to blast Link and Zelda and when you fire the laser, that’s when Zelda unlocks her sealing power and then play the rest of that memory and the last memory.

This is far more dramatic the the actual game play in BOTW, and I live for it.

This makes me really sad for some reason. Seeing these characters engage in such a brutal war is depressing. I'm sure Age of Calamity will be intense.

Nintendoblackcrisis, Zeltik, CommonwealthRealm, Monster Maze, Croton. You are fueling my 2020.

Glad this is a series! I never thought about it before but BotW is such a sad game, now with HW: AoC we'll get even more sadness. I love the characters i this game, Impa, Purah, the monster weird dude.. I wish we get to see them in HW, really love how they made a canon prequel, can't wait!

I can just about picture the ending of Age of Calamity: Before Zelda goes to face Ganon, she turns around to face the Great Plateau as if looking to Link in the Shrine of Resurrection, saying something like “See you in 100 years, Link” *Roll credits* And at the end of the credits we faintly hear “Open your eyes”

While the game didn’t deliver on this, this still paints quite a vivid pixtuee

Yes! This was so good! As if I wasn’t hyped enough for the prequel and sequel!

Makes a series about the timeline from calamity ganon awakening while using AOF footage for reference. AOG: haha game go alternate timeline.

As a fan, it makes me so happy to see Monster’s Maze’s subscriber number rising with each and every video

Nothing like a collab from 2 of my favorite Zelda youtubers to get me even more hyped for the 26th! I’m already counting down all the days!

*AOC SPOILER WARNING !* . . . . . . Though I really enjoyed the story of AoC, I'm really disappointed that we did not get to see the real events of the day of the Calamity. It would have been so tragic, heartbreaking and fucking good to see. I get why Nintendo chose to do a What if scenario for the sake of the gameplay and probably because they don't wanna show a game where everybody dies but it's just sad that it will never happen. Maybe they'll do a AoC DLC with the real story but that's very unlikely since it would have to either be a very big DLC or they'll have to trim down the story.

I had my doubts before this video, but now I can't wait to get the game!

One thing to note, I think Zelda’s moveset will *have* to change to be based on her sacred power in that final segment - the Shiekah Slate ends up with Link in the Shrine of Resurrection, meaning she has to give it up when she sends Link away, basically trading the slate for the master sword.

Age of Calamity is going to be dark, scary, and awesome. I can tell that much

It makes sense now! Zelda uses the sheika slate as her primary weapon but has to change to Sacred Power midgame because she gave the slate to Link!

kinda wish this was what Age of Calamity was instead of what we got the whole time travel thing. But it was a good game and much better than the og Hyrule warriors.

Damn dude. The more we learn about the history in Botw, the sadder I get lol. Pretty messed up story if you think about it. Amazing job on the video!

This is awsome! I thought others were already uploaded until I saw it had been uploaded 18 hours ago. I was sad. IT'S SO GOOD. Can't wait for more. Minor detail I noticed myself. In the memory where Link defends Zelda at hateno fort, he might not be where you think he is. He is NOT standing in front of the wall. He's not between the guardians and the wall, he's actually behind the guardians. I could figure this out by examining the landscape in the background and you can even see the two guardians Link destroyed if I remember correctly. I couldn't believe it when I discovered and denied it. But yeah, he wasn't defending the wall, it's weird. My theory is that he gave up defending the wall because saving the princess was the biggest priority, so he tried to sneak away with her and that's why he's so far from the wall. Another theory I have is that the guardians eventually noticed Zelda and she became their main target. Link must have noticed that the guardians were no longer trying to get past the wall and were just aiming for Zelda. He must have found this to be too dangerous and tried to get away, and this would explain why the guardians seem to be looking for them at the beginning of the memory. What are your thoughts about this? What are your explanations? Would love to hear it.

Yessss I’m here for the premiere!!!!

This video is so well made. I’m almost in tears just from this video. I can’t imagine the actual game.

Awesome vid! Great timing too - just in time to build hype for Age of Calamity. Looking forward to the rest of the series!!

Beautifully put together! Loved it. Can't wait for your next one!

2:11 I don't feel so good mr. Stark

that map tho!! i was enthralled by the pacing and voice over working with the music the way it did. cant wait for the next parts!!!

That's some really great work you put in there, I can't wait to watch every part

An excellent visualization. Your logic seems sound and the video is incredibly well done. I can't wait to see the rest of the series as they come out.

All the editing was SO on point. Loved this one so much! Can't wait for the rest of the series (:

This is fantastic. I cannot wait to see the next parts, the quality on display here is insane. This series is looking to be a masterpiece MonsterMaze, huge well done!

Nice video, but you forgot to mention how Zelda leaves the Champion's Tunic with Impa and instructs her what to tell Link.

I loved this!! You heard about it but actually watching the path they both took for survival is so cool and sad at the same time!!! Excited to see the next videos!!!

This is just amazing. For me, the best channel to know and learn more about the Zelda franchise. Keep it up!

Holy cow. I swear your videos never cease to amaze me and are constantly getting better and better, keep up the great work!!!!

oh my god this is AMAZING! I think I speak for everyone when I say we would be content with a 20 minute summary with pretty editing but then this is here! A seven part theses! How often do you see that out side of RU-vid premium seasons! grate work everyone :) also I love how the intro sounds like an audio book.

Props to putting together this series. Said it in the second part, but this is an awesome thing. So much gameplay possibility for all these main characters as they journey across all of Hyrule on their respective tragic journeys. One thing I'm taking away from all this is how utterly tragic Breath of the Wild is. Has this Link had the most brutal road in the series? Maybe he hasn't, but it feels like it to me. Thrown into a full blown war that doesn't end well. His companions in the champions, his comrades in the knights, his family, and even a potential love interest in Mipha all get killed. Or if they survive they pass to old age. Even after piecing together his memories (to whatever degree they are by the end) he's in a world that is completely different from the one he knew. But unlike Ocarina of Time, this Link doesn't have time travel to go back with. All he has by the end of the first game is Zelda. Admittedly having your main love interest is definitely something. But he's still got a whole other adventure in the sequel to get through. Not to mention Zelda's journey and she's got a pretty pristine memory of how much she's lost. Regardless of how dark the sequel is, it sure feels like this coming trilogy is going to be heavy on the darkness and tragedy side of things.

This is absolutely amazing. Thank you so very much! I am REALLY, really excited for the rest of these!

This is just spectacular, thank you so much! I can't wait to watch the rest. It never dawned on me just how far Zelda had to travel by herself through Guardian infested lands to deliver the Master Sword to the Deku Tree.

This video was so amazing! The details are insane I love your speculation that we will be able to play as zelda in the last part of the game (with unlocked sealing powers!) would definitely love a dramatic ending level where you’re practically invincible !

this was a great collab. im excited to see more Zelda content

Dude, this just brought to life that story, I nearly cried just now. So glad this is just part one of what is going to be an awesome series of videos. And I'm so excited that there's going to be a prequel to experience this for ourselves!!!!!!!!

Woah those animations were incredible! Oh and thanks to you and NBC for this vid =)

I love how Revali had time to write a diary entry before going and fighting the calamity! I would expect nothing less of him tho

Holy crap, this is extremely well done. You and NBC. Bravo!

The map graphics are so nicely done. Great video, can't wait for more.

I am very intrigued! Thank you for this upcoming series and this video.

I think this might be your best one yet. Great storytelling.

This was SO worth the wait!! Imagine a mission playing as Link at Fort Hateno and the beginning opens with *Objective: Survive*

This video was incredible! Those map animations were fantastic!! Can't wait to see the other parts!!!

Monster Maze at his best! I enjoyed every second of the video, looking forward to the rest of the series. NBC's voice is a great addition. I envision you two together locked in a room studying every aspect of the game, books, trailers.... Awesome!

This was amazing! I'm kinda late to watching this video since I had a lot of school work but damn, I really love your videos. I'm watching part 2 now!

I'm excited for the rest of the series. Your content is SO GOOD. I really enjoy/appreciate the effort you put into making these videos, Thankyou 😃 This will help with the wait

I've been waiting a while for this. Also, that editing is on point 👌

This is awesome, can't wait for part 2. Y'all did a great job.

This is truly AMAZING work! Subscribed!

Fantastic job! What a treat to watch these videos!

Your editing skills are phenomenal! So fun to watch

This beautiful thanks for such a hard work and dedication sooo hyped about thia game now thanks to you!

First Rinkuto's video and now this! I'm so happy! Thank you for your videos.

This video was so good! I can’t wait for more episodes!

What an amazing video. Incredible work on the detail showing us the path Link and Zelda took, then Zelda's path back to Kakariko, to the Korok forest then to the castle. This game is going to destroy our hearts. My tears are on standby.

This video is amazing! I'm even more hyped for HW Age of Calamity.

That map is stuning, instantly subscribed!

I see a lot of gameplay potential in this which is absolutely fantastic

Somehow seeing the animated map and the hero’s path makes this event feel bigger and more climatic.

Wonderful video!! I can't wait for the next!!

So much awesome content, i'm hyped for the next videos :D

What a good video I can definitely see where your creative energy was going Keep it up!

I love that age of calamity is a game that even exist! I was only expecting botw2 Not a whole trilogy

Such an underrated channel, your animations and the way you explain things are just really good. Hope you get way more subs

You guys have no idea how happy this video make me. Thank you!!

Your animations are always up and beyond! :D

Fantastic production

This was incredibly done, looking forward to more!

the video is great and awesome, though really I guess they're on horses to get there so fast. Also wanted to point out at 3:25, the scared grounds XD

This was such a good video, cannot wait for the others

The immersion though... Such a good video!

Age of Calamity definitely will have about 1/3 ou half the game playable before Ganon awakes. I know your intention is to depict what hapened during those moments, but seeing link using the soldier armor, or zelda with her normal attire, and aluding to the memorie with link having defeated all those monsters in Death Mountain, I can see them using a lot of fights just against those monsters, before the Guardians are corrupted

The map animations were great, keep up the good videos

Awesome idea for a series! I'll make sure not to miss a single one of these vids until 9/26 :)

That was sooooo good man! You constantly 1up yourself dude.

9:38 with newest trailer having dropped, this has been confirmed, those predictions were incredible

such an amazing video, great work dude

Anyone else notice how the Guardians at Fort Hateno, as she disables them, had no external damage dealt upon meeting with her energy? They seem to get purged of the malice, and having no other energy to draw on, fall back to the state they were in before being unearthed.

I have to watch it from the beginning beacouse i don't want to lose anything

So well described. I'm so hyped.