@@Nphynite When hearing the music of obataining the master sword the duh----nuh---nuh-----nuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Makes me feel great every time like undertale music
so actually during the Phantom Ganon fight in TOTK, the reason you weren’t killed in one hit is because there’s a hidden mechanic that keeps you from being one-shot if you’re at full health! doesn’t matter how many heart containers you have! pretty nice of them to include lol
Wait really??? Wow...I never even knew that...I just remembered from one of my older playthroughs that I survived with 5 hearts...now I feel like a complete idiot, but thanks for making that clear!
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I actually hated this mechanic because it's really inconsistent. It applies to almost every enemy, but some attacks go through this, and there really is no obvious indicator in any situation which attacks will ignore the 1HP barrier. Then, on the other hand, the game can be run minimal hearts and no armor to make it extremely easy to heal yourself to max and Link basically always has on his Focus Sash (for anyone who plays Pokemon) for 90%+ of encounters. I preferred the difficulty from BotW personally, but I do see how this makes the game more accessible. It just feels really bad to me when I barely survive an attack on that low HP cause I don't feel like I earned it ever, like I would in prior games. It just feels like a participation trophy to me
Technically, if you count it, Skyward Sword is actually super short, as the Goddess Sword evolves into the Master Sword. In a way, the Goddess Sword IS the Master Sword.
If I recall correctly, the reason WW Link didn’t care for anything going on originally is because he is NOT a predestined hero such as Skywards or Time, he was literally just a kid/teen that had all those circumstances thrust upon him with his main goal being to save his sister. Plus he had to literally BUILD (collect first) the triforce of courage to become it’s bearer rather than being born with it
I think I heard someone say "Wind Waker's Link wasn't chosen by the gods, he forced them to choose him. Diving deep into the ocean to collect pieces of the Triforce of Courage and forging it back"
Fun fact: the only incarnation of Link that doesn't have a boomerang is Skyward Sword Link. Meanwhile, 5 out the 12 incarnations of Link lack the Master Sword, and it only appears in 8 out of 20 games. So I propose we make the boomerang the new iconic weapon of the series, given it's much more prominent role across the games.
The Master Sword is the only weapon to *harm* a Full Triforce Ganon because any other weapon fails - even the God Killing Silver Arrows that can only harm him if you paralyze him in Phase 2 with... The Master Sword, and even then, you can only harm him with Spin Attacks unless you upgrade it into the Golden Sword, then spamming regular swings is more effective. In Ocarina of Time you can basically pick like any other weapon against Ganondorf in Tennis. The Biggoron Sword, the Megaton Hammer, a Bottle, and he can also be harmed by anything that has damage value when stunned with a Light Arrow. His Ganon Form is quite interesting. First: Every weapon - Including the Allmighty Biggoron Sword - only deals as much damage as the Kokiri Sword to any Regular enemy, the Master Sword is the Only Exception dealing Double Damage as the Kokiri Sword. And second: At some point he has either infinite durrability or he regenerates after each swipe, That's why you have to hit him with the Master Sword to bring him Down, and them to thrust this Blade of Exorcism into the Brain of that Beast. In Wind Waker the Master Sword is pretty much the only Weapon to harm Phantom Ganon even in a weakened state (and later the Light Arrows simply erradicate him) Same thing goes for Ganondorf. He is only vulnerable to the Master Sword while Light Arrows simply stun him. In Twilight Princess Ganondorf is completely invulnerable to any other weapon, the Ordon Sword has no Collission - except in the Horse Phase where Light Arrows weaken him, then he indeed is vulnerable to anything - and every other weapons he dodges or parries. Though I managed to hit my entire quiver full of Arrows in his wound, he grunts every time but he does not lose any HP despite the Bow and Arrow dealing more damage than the Master Sword. Then in Skyward Sword the Goddess Sword in all its forms is the only way to harm Ghirahim because he dodges Projectiles like Albert Wesker or they simply dont effect him. And you literally can only attack Demise with the Master Sword because not even your entire Inventory full of Nuke-Plants that can one-shot these huge Moblins dont have any effect on Demise, same goes for the Sacred Bow that deals 3 Times as much damage as the awakened Master Sword. Then there is A Link between worlds where the only time the Master Sword *is* neccesary is to break the barrier, and for the rest of the Game you simply can stop using it and use the Bow, the Fire Rod, the Hammer and even the Lantern to kill everything. Evem Yuganon, who is Yuga and Ganon with Triforce of Power combined and should thereby actually be more Powerful... Oh look, you can harm him with other weapons. And then there are Botw and Totk where the Master Sword is entirely optional to get, yet has the same effect on dark Beast Ganon as Light Arrows by simply using the Sword Beam and deals 300 Damage to Demon Dragon - which is 10 times the Base damage. Yet both are optional except for the part to finish the Demon Dragon off. So basically up to Skyward Sword the Master Sword is neccesary to finish the Final Boss - and also for story progression like Breaking Barriers, time travel, opening entrances to other areas and so on Then in the More open World Games the Master Sword is optional to use
42:04 actually you are insane because it's not the extra health that saved you, if you're at full health, you're guaranteed to survive any attack with a quarter heart
17:40 Why yes, because all great romances has the girl push the guy off of high statues and parachuting. Oh, who am I kidding, I love Skyward Sword ZeLink.
damn, was with you in the first half, lost me in the second... fr tho ss zelink is the only one to have ANY chemistry other than maybe totk (and NOT breath of the wild, they have no chemistry there either) and while it's not my thing, i think they're better as friends, i at least UNDERSTAND it. i will NEVER understand shipping it in the other games tbh. there's like. almost always something better anyway
@@pokefanmelody Saying they have no chemistry in BOTW is just genuinely missing the point of the memories. You literally see them grow closer over time. And then saying "maybe" for TOTK is just straight up delusional. Between Zelda excitedly yapping to Link in the very beginning, to the implication that they live together, to her gushing about him to Raura and Sonia, to the "Link, I'm home" at the end, they couldnt have made it any more obvious how she felt about Link without straight up saying it. And even Ganondorf knew Link felt the same with the way he spoke through Phantom Zelda. Also, WW Link and Zelda have great chemistry as well. Plus Spirit tracks Link and Zelda straight up hold hands at the end. You can not enjoy Zelink, and it def isnt a thing in every game, but SS is far from the only game where they have chemistry.
I like to highlight the fact in this video with the timer going, that by the time one enters the first dungeon in Twilight Princess, one could already be at the door to the boss for the first dungeon in Skyward Sword. Making Twilight Princess, indeed, the slowest intro of any Zelda game.
@@Arisxgon His biggest complaint about Hyrule Warriors on Wii U is having to run all the way around the map. His biggest praise of Age of Calamity is that you can switch characters and direct them to go to places when not using them. Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition on Switch _also_ allows you to switch characters and direct them to go to places when not using them. (as it was a thing from the 3DS game)
That was the version I played, and I was hella confused when he was talking about not being able to order the characters or switch between them. I didn't know you couldn't do that in the original
As much as i love wind waker, link is a horrible sailor! In the game, sailing with the wind directly coming from directly behind you is indeed the fastest and encouraged way to sail, but it’s a huge no-no for sailing in boats that size! Optimally, he’d be sailing with the wind coming from the back of one of his shoulders, not straight from his back! It’s not a real critique of the game, just something i find funny as a sailor.
yeah, I actually didn't like the fact that she changes for the ending. When she leaves Link and Zelda, I know it's her and the same one from the entire game, but my brain doesn't really associate her with imp Midna, so her farewell doesn't hit as hard as Fi's
@@ypto82that’s a fair opinion. To me, the fact she struggled the entire time with being cursed with the imp form; it just makes that ending much better realizing how thankful she is to be back to her normal form.
I’d love to see you do a follow-up to this video where you use the lessons learned here (still no glitches/etc) to do an optimal run! Also, if you ever choose to do that, it would also be cool if you completed the final form of each version, as the initial Master Swords in certain games aren’t their true form (like Wind Waker and Skyward Sword) 😌
in the start of totk, what you have isn't "really" the master sword, it's an item called msgnotfound, which is unbreakable. also, in totk you can never go from full health to dead in one hit.
you can reach the horned statue in TOTK without doing a dungeon by entering the cave in hyrule castle and traverse it backwards towards lookout landing
It requires a lot more skill to get past the army, but if you head straight to Ganon at the beginning of TOTK, they just give you the master sword when it shows up, no stamina check required.
Good thing you didn't try to do this challenge in the Oracle games. Because you literally can't get the Master Sword in either of them without _finishing the other one first._ (It's a Linked Game bonus.)
@@Aerafuz he made the claim that he didn’t own the Oracle Games legally for why he only played 3D Zelda, so benefit of the doubt means he likely owns a Wii U with the Wii U games
@@littleguystar Which is odd considering if he has an NSO subscription on Switch, he could play the Oracle games _legally,_ they're on Game Boy NSO. (And Link to the Past on SNES NSO) He also ignored Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition, which would've eased all his gripes about Hyrule Warriors since it allowed swapping between characters and directing them to other parts of the map like he did in Age of Calamity. I'm going with the idea he doesn't have a Wii U.
@@Aerafuz yeah, that’s why it’s benefit of the doubt, but if he sailed the seas for the Wii U titles, why not sail them again for a few tiny GBC files? They’re much easier to find then massive Wii U dumps. Also I would like to mention, you’d be surprised how many people just don’t bother with NSO anymore. Some people just have better places to play their games online, I only keep NSO because I like having legal ways to play.
32:00 Yeah so...in Hyrule Warriors Legends and Definitive Edition (haven't played first version on Wii U), you can also switch characters and order them around the map. There are plenty missions where you start out only controlling one character in both games, but get access to other characters on the map. Except for a few missions here and there (in both) where you're limited to one character....you're not limited to one character.
You don't actually need to beat a temple to use the Horned Statue in TOTK, you just have to access it from the Hyrule Castle entrance to the passage if you do it beforehand
I’d really like to see a version of this that uses speedrun tricks and glitches to get the sword actually as fast as possible, such as Door of Time Skip, superswimming in Wind Waker, early master sword in Twilight Princess, etc. i already know how long it takes to get them vanilla, I’ve done that myself many times lol
This was such a great video, I was waiting for Skyward Sword and was not disappointed, and I never realized how Hyrule Warriors plays more like Final Fantasy or Fire Emblem, like Zelda characters went to their universe,
@@MinscShip Also nope, it really does work that way. Almost no matter what attack from enemies, you will live with 1 quarter of a heart, as long as you have full health when hit. The things that you will die from there, is things that damages you immediately after a hit, like rolling around for too long, or a Guardian Laser hits you as that bypasses the one hit survival. And this is only for normal mode for BotW, as Master Mode just turns that off.
I actually really like that this is a challenge without speedrun skips, but i would be really interested in seeing how much faster the glitched run would be
Actually, there's a WAY faster way of obtaining the master sword in TotK... you just need to get to the last (dragon) phase of Ganondorf's boss fight, where you automatically get the master sword if you didn't already have it. (I highly recommend using speedrun techniques if you attempt this though, but if you aren't skilled in the fight itself, fairy duping should help with most of the skill problems) Also for the same reason, the fastest time is basically significantly lower than the one you showed, since you can watch regular speedruns which already is far lower than an hour. (about 36 minutes to get to that phase of the fight in a speedrun 3 months ago) (this also puts TotK at the top of the leaderboard even if we do not count the start of the game)
Quick tip for skyward sword (specifically the ghirahim fights) If you hold up you shield when he is threatening to take your sword, he will track the sword as if it is to the right of your body (even if you are holding it to the left with motion controls) leaving him open to be slashed from the left and combo'd from there on Idk if this works in the hd version as I've only played the one on the wii, but it's worth a shot
To answer the unasked question about the Oracle games: The first one you play: not there The second one you play (after you've completed the first one and linked the two with a password): About 10 minutes - basically as soon as you unlock The Tree Secret (and assuming you have the password for it... which you do, because the internet exists) Unrelated, but if you own a switch, and have an NSO account (not even the premium one, just the basic), that means you have the NSO emulator for Gameboy games, which means, technically, you _do_ own the oracle games
Funny enough with the exception of mask side quests you can still complete the child section while getting all possible heart pieces and skultulla in just under 3 hours
I know you explained it in the intro but still feel Link to the Past got Blue balled since it was the game that introduced the trademark sword, and Wind Waker and Skyward Sword should be extended since you don't get the "True" Master Sword until a little later in each game.
Finally someone else who agrees Hyrule Warriors is underrated. It was peak hack and slash and features so much content. I'm on my way to 100%ing it as we speak. Every map. Every enemy. All gold ranked. Currently on Termina map. Those spider things are a difficult hunt though. I have to look up how to even get most of their second versions.
23:53 Are you playing the original WiiU version? Because they changed this in both the 3DS version and the Switch Definitive Edition. Might not change the time, but would make the gameplay leading up to it more varied and fun. Better comparison too, since you played both the HD re-releases of at least Wind Waker and Skyward Sword, instead of their originals.
Tears is probably the fastest master sword to get since you only need two stamina wheels versus breath of the wild where you need 15 hearts of health. You can get it in tears twice as fast but be ready to fight gloom spawn and phantom Gannon in the korok chasm because you want something to indicate where the light dragon is.
It's even faster than that: an alternate way to get the master sword is to just reach the dragon phase of the ganondorf fight, where you automatically obtain the master sword if you didn't already have it.
OoC great fairies were scary (i played OoC after playing both WW and TP) Also i agree hyrule warriors is underrated and i love it, favourite character to play as is medli
you legit couldve just gotten two stamina wheels and waited at the great sky island for the light dragon to come in to view from the west you couldve waited 2 hours instead of 4... not even using glitches or exploits
That may be the quickest method of getting the master sword in TOTK, but maybe not the easiest. Originally I thought that you had to get all of the tears.
23:57 i hate to tell you this now, but hyrule warriors definitive edition on switch does let you do this lmao. definitely makes missions a lot easier to get through
@@Majinhero In the Kakariko graveyard is a grave with flowers in front of it it. At night you can move the gravestone to reveal a cave. Inside the cave is a chest with a free Hylian Shield.
Skyward sword should be 51 mins. Considering you counted the Wind Waker MS, without it being completed, you should also do the same for Skyward Sword. The goddess sword IS the MS.
The worst part about WW is that isnt even the fully awakened Master Sword. Id be curious how much longer that would take. Same as adding all 3 tiers of the Master Sword trials in BOTW 😂
Right when I clicked on this video, I knew skyward sword took the longest amount of time to get the master sword. Because I love that game, I've played it and beat it 6 or 7 times, On wii. When it came out on switch I beat it 2 more times, Once regular and again on master mode. I know almost everything about that game.
If you have nintendo switch online you have access to the game boy zelda games with the emulator. If you wanna do a 2d zelda version of this in the future
Sad that you skipped the Oracle games. They are interesting in that aquiring the Master Sword requires fully beating one game and then progressing quite far into the other.
That's an evil suggestion 😂 Requires a full playthrough to get the linked secret, and finish the trading sidequest in both the first game and the linked game to get it... That's guaranteed to take so long that I'd argue it's not worth comparing it to others... 😅
@@byronlyons3548 I do not remember the master sword being in the oracle games. Was it in Link Between Worlds? That would make a little more sense. But that one was also 3D, and therefore should be included in this if it was part of that game.
Personally I think majora's mask is darker than twilight princess. I'll never forget the scene where you literally watch the deku king execute a talking monkey by boiling it alive in a giant pot.
@@deluxe_capacitor In order to see it you have to sneak into the palace to talk to the monkey once and learn the song, and after you get kicked out you have to sneak back in.
