When I heard it on the title screen, I thought this song was catchy. When I realized the Earth God's Lyric was the first part, I was impressed. When I realized the Wind God's Aria was the second part, I was blown away. By the time they reunited, along with the ocean theme, Zelda's Lullaby, and Aryll's theme to form the credits, I had tears in my eyes. This game... this game was a *journey,* man.
also, aryll's theme perfectly matches with zelda's lullaby, paralleling how aryll is mistaken for zelda. and the great sea theme similarly lines up with and compliments the classic zelda overworld theme
This game was my introduction to the Zelda Franchise. Yea i may like Skyward Sword and Botw/TotK, but Wind Waker will always get to my heart. Specially this Staff Credits
Well, there was a lot to hate about it from the ocean segments being entirely too empty and long, the infamously bad triforce quest, and the annoying stealth bit in the first dungeon. It's more a shame that people at the time really only hated it for cursory things like the visual style, rather than issues at the core of the game. Made Nintendo piss scared to try anything new for a while. Wind Waker is my favorite 3D Zelda by the way. Don't want it to seem like I'm bashing it.
RayLedgend you were supposed to be exploring throughout the game rather than trying to finish the game as fast as possible for whatever stupid reason. when i got to the so called "horrific triforce hunt" i only had like 3 to go. if you had been playing the game the way that they intended you to play it, you wouldnt have a problem with the ocean "segments" or the triforce hunt.
00thisisnotreal00 What's with your tone? You don't have to come off as so defensive over a video game. Jeez. So, are we even talking about the same version here? I'm talking about the Gamecube original, where I don't care how much exploring you did, practically no one would have made significant progress on the triforce quest before it was mandatory. I'll have you know I was always exploring, despite your rude assumptions otherwise, and going to new places when I played. The thing of it is, exploring is one thing, then there's grinding for Rupees to get the triforce maps from Tingle over and over. If grinding for obscene amounts of cash is 'the way they intended' me to play throughout the entire game, then it's still shit game design. Also, I'm sorry, but the ocean really was poorly designed. Big, sprawling . . . and practically empty. Nothing to do, practically nothing to see, and it takes several minutes to get to where you're going. It's boring and lifeless.
RayLedgend first of all, how can you tell my tone when youre just reading my comment. and yes, we are talking about the gamecube version. i havent even played the wii u version yet. I DID complete much of the triforce quest before it was mandatory. the reason i assumed that you hadn't been exploring was because you referred to the great sea as "ocean segments" implying that you just use the sea to get from A to B. the ocean wasnt poorly designed at all. there are 49 MAIN islands, and it takes all of 3 seconds to get to any given one considering you can WARP after you get the bow in the 3rd dungeon., and lifeless? no. not at all. the atmosphere was amazing on the ocean
00thisisnotreal00 I know you can warp, bud. I beat that game like 3 times. But come on, there's practically nothing in that ocean. That's what I meant by lifeless. The entire game oozes atmosphere, the ocean included, but on a gameplay level it's completely devoid of activity. Even those islands you bring up are still barren. There's like a treasure to find or something. Almost none of them are a meaningful distraction. The warp points are helpful, but you could still potentially have minutes of travel to get where you need to go. I say all of this as a huge fan of Wind Waker. Like I said, it's my favorite 3D Zelda, but even though I love it, I'm not blind to its flaws. I love it despite its issues, not because I refuse to see them.
I'm 18 years old, have played the game about a dozen times, and I STILL can't go through the whole thing without choking up. The writing and the music really stir up emotion.
First time beating it, I didn't cry because I couldn't understand losing someone close to you like that, I was 8. Second time around, I was 11 and I cried. I still cry whenever I see that scene.
@@Lashteen I totally agree and you now what makes this ending more emotion then all the others in a certain event way that is it’s not only that you lost people on the way like the king and that ganondorf could not just let go of his ambitions NO! it’s that THIS GAME IS THE FINAL PROPER EPILOGUE ENDING TO OCARINA OF TIME EVENT aka ADULT TIMELINE and you just made a new era and future by leaving Ocarina of time behind if that doesn’t make you cry 😢 I don’t know WTF does.
If I could wipe my memory of a few select events, besides the fucked up things I've seen/heard, I would also forget this game's story, so I could experience the twists and turns of the plot all over again.
@@acousticfoam4184 man, 20 years ago, I plugged my GameCube for the first time and played this game, no idea what to expect, only did a link to the past on gba... I want to relive that.
2:05 this is the exact moment in which Nintendo tells you "you were always sailing away, this whole story was not about retrieving a bright past, but providing a new future for you and the ones who survived". One of the best moment in videogame history.
The Gamecube and Wind Waker was the last thing my father bought me and my brothers. I was 8 at the time. Its been 20 years since he passed. I remember hearing this for the first time and crying till couldn't cry anymore tears. It was such a jubilant game in such a dark time in my life. My father played Zelda since it first released in '86. My first memory was being sat up by a pillow watching him teach my older brother how to beat the first 2 Zelda games. The farewell of King Daphnes reminded me of my father. I miss him so much... Me and my brothers still play Zelda games to this day, its what reminds us of him the most...
Reminds me of when my father helped my twin brother and I during some parts of Wind Waker and Twilight Princess. He disliked video games, but wouldn't mind the puzzle solving. Lost him 5 years ago and there will always be something missing with him no longer physically with us. I'm just glad we got to spend time together.
Man, it took from when I was 6 until I was 12 to beat the game and I gave up at trying to get to Ganondorf because I didn't know what guides were. Six years later I found a guide and beat the game. During the credits seeing all the bubbles with parts of the game in them made me cry. That is when I realized how easy it was to be 6 and carefree.
This song isn't just a great ending song, it symbolizes the end of an era. Hyrule, the golden kingdom was forever sealed away, never to have footprints grace it's grounds again. This song was a farewell to Hyrule and the legacy it carried.
true but it is also representative of the story in how no matter how much despair there is, as long as you carry hope to the future and don't let yourself be tied by the past there is always hope for a brighter tomorrow to come so long as we have the courage to look for it.
This is just a genius interpretation and the best I've seen so far, considering Link and Tetra have a brand new hope of reconstructing a new Hyrule after saying farewell to the lands of old...Zelda games are just gems of storytelling and world building I swear
My oldest cat passed away a few nights ago... I wore a Wind Waker shirt the day after. Not just because I love this game, but because whenever I played this song on the piano (albeit horribly) my cat would recognize it and perk up, or sometimes even come over and interrupt it and stand on the piano.
This used to be my favorite game of all time until I finished Breath of the Wild, but godamn the staff credits of any Zelda game can't top this one. :( It just makes you wanna cry for some reason.
This song represented the end of the best journey of my childhood... I used to cry when I listened to it, yet now with Iwata's death... It becomes even harder not to cry. RIP Iwata - Thank you for making the greatest part of my childhood.
I loved the whole end credits so much, the bubbles that kept floating to the surface at first were like the the memories of what happened in wind Waker but as it goes on more and more appear in the background all floating up from hyrule as if they were the memories from past games. Seeing hyrule, ganon and the master sword get washed away knowing they were gone forever was such a bittersweet ending...
Zelda games are always so magical.. They're the only games that make me wish I could forget something just to do it all again. BotW, the Wind Waker,-- If I could relive this in another life, I would every single time.
What a beautiful song to cap off a beautiful game. To think, the fans initially hated the cell-shaded cartoony graphics, but it turned out to be one of Zelda's best games ever.
Finished this game last night for the second time (Well technically first on Wii U, second overall considering gamecube) and I tried not to cry but I failed. The game is so amazing and this song being at the end of it the culmination of one of the greatest adventures in existance, and the fact it was over and so beautiful that I cried. And I'm not ashamed.
This single credits sequence has turned a title theme from a catchy song uniquely tied to the Earth God’s Lyric and Wind God’s Aria to something that makes me hold back emotions nearly every time I boot up the game. Best game ever
Idk wtf you're talking about. Every main theme from 3d games are present. The sky diving in TotK and the Riding in BotW/& TotK are amazing. Every town has it's own theme. The main theme of TotK beats Windwaker hands down. Don't get your head out of your ass, you're just wrong.
I've had to have played this game over 50 times by now and it never gets old, it feels brand new every playthrough and is definitely my favorite game of all time.
I find myself coming back to listen to this song atleast once a week. It’s silly how the credit theme of a goofy, lovable, cartoonish game can have such a powerful meaning. This song for years and years now has continuously inspired me to never give up and keep going and has helped me hold on to hope for so long now. I cant help but tear up a little every time I hear this absolute fucking banger of a song. Even in my darkest times when I feel like I’m at my lowest, hearing this masterpiece of a song helps remind me every time that no matter what happens, the wind will guide me.
This music really touched my heart it was one of the first zelda games I ever played and it's so beautiful and fun! I beat this game like 6 times and I still love it to peaces. the second game I started to play was ocarina of time on the 3ds let me be honest MY SECOND FAV ZELDA GAME! But wind waker is my favorite too! I love it soo much thank you nintendo for making this great game😊
Happy 20th anniversary Wind Waker. I know this is HD, but that’s what I grew up with. Thank you for being the game I needed when I was 12, and this summer at 21. Crying my eyes out listening to this theme. Everything about this game, a tale of growing up, and being brave resonated with me as a child. Now, I see it from the adult perspective, reminding me not to be chained to the past, deluded by it. I love this game. I love all it stands for. Beyond a shadow of a doubt, my favorite piece of media ever
Just beat the game for a second time yesterday. First Zelda game I ever beat years ago, and probably my favourite along with BOTW. The soundtrack has got to be my favourite from a Zelda game
The music in this game is a masterpiece. That is one of the many reasons this game will forever be my favorite Zelda game. I will always look to this game to make me happy when I'm down.
Most people I've talked 20 years ago that hated the game now just love it and have amazing memories. If it wasn't for that realistic trailer that hyoed everybody that came out some time before the game, everybody whould have loved it since day one
I literally just relived a massive journey of nostalgia and got teary-eyed…I got into Zelda with OOT, but WW was the first Zelda title I had actually beaten from start to finish. Such an incredible coming-of-age story for both Link and myself-this game was so charming and full of heart, and has had a special place in my memories for a long time. The end credits track gets me every time, especially that image with the last two bubbles featuring Link and Tetra as the last of the King’s memories floating to the surface.
I love this song. Such fantastic melody to go along to the completion of a great adventure game of a life time. Wind Waker HD will definitely be a game of nostalgia to me for no other reason than it just being an amazing game to play. This falls in line next to Ocarina of Time & A Link to the Past. Thank you Nintendo for all the cherished memories =D
Tell me about it. People just held OOT world in higher regard because it was the first time it had been done. Wind Waker's map is much more fun to explore.
After I listened to the ending music, the ending was about to make me tearing up. I wish I could replay the ending music on the TV through the game. The Wind Waker still my 100% favorite Zelda game ever. Thank you Nintendo because you made such an... I don't know how to say it, but The Wind Waker still an awesome Zelda game every for me.
Arylls theme makes me cry the lyrics explain the game how she got kiddnapped and how her brother saved her im never gonna stop loving this game it is awesome
This game is truly a masterpiece, definitely one of, if not, my favorite games of all time. I’ve beaten over 5 times now and would do it again and not be bored. The Triforce quest at the end of the game is well known for being boring but I love it because you get to explore the huge ocean and discover things you’ve never seen. The dungeons are fun and interesting and so are the characters. Also the music from this game is my favorite soundtrack from any video game ever.
I finished wind waker close to my high school graduation this year. I got the opportunity to travel to another country to finish high school. Started playing during the quarantine and finished with in-person school, which shaped much of who I am now. I really wanted to stay in that country for college but it didn’t seem very possible. When she says “As for our destination, the wind will guide us” when they about to look for the new Hyrule... that just broke me
Courage. Power. Wisdom. Long ago, the Triforce kept Hyrule at peace. Then everything changed when Ganon and his minions seized the land. Only the Hero, wielder of the blade of evil's bane, could defeat them, but when Hyrule needed him most, he did not appear. A few hundred years passed and my first mate Niko and I discovered the new Hero, an Outset Islander named Link. Although his sword skills were great, he had a lot to learn before he was ready to save anyone. But from the first day I met him, I had faith that Link would save Hyrule. But no one believed me, and, well, they had a point. Today, our struggle ends. At least our current one. Ganon is gone forever, and without him, the sea is free from his dark ambitions. But the fragmented remains of Hyrule, hidden beneath the seas, are finally washed away forever. Defeating Ganon permanently left the Master Sword useless forever, even if someone ever finds it. Even the Triforce itself has scattered into Force Gems that spread beyond the Great Sea. And what if Ganon is just an aspect of an even more ancient and evil dark force, or can reincarnate like the Hero and me? My only hope is that somewhere out on this sea, or on some surviving land beyond it, someone can forge another blade of evil's bane.
