The Legend of Zelda with a side of salt (Breath of the Wild) FINALE 

It’s true, the only things you can find while exploring are Korok seeds and shrines. Unless of course, you blindly climb Mt. Lanayru.

'It'd be great to explore Underground Caves!' -Scott before BOTW2

This game really feels different. I think it's supposed to be. It even starts with a stark contrast to Link waking up in a warm bed, warm clothes, friends, and a calm world. Instead, you're alone in a cold chamber with the immediate realization that this place is deadly.

Hey, remember that time you ranted about caves not being in the game? Yeah, nintendo is onto you

"There are no unique weapons" giant boomerang

I think the Flurry rush is a ability like Daruk's protection or Mipha's grace. I mean in one book or something (can't remember) it said that it looks like time slows down when link shoots a bow in the air. I choose to believe it's an ability like the other champions have.

Scott:This is the final one on the main console Botw2:Hold my beer

Remember when you said why are we not 100 years into the past? *Hyrule Warriors Intensifies*

...I love Flurry Rush and slow-mo arrow firing ...Makes me feel like a badass... Also, I've heard Hyrule being "empty" a lot, but I never felt that way. I was constantly running into puzzles, shrines, koroks, enemies, towns, stables, and travelling NPCs. And I never really got bored of them, but I get that's not the same for most people.

I want a sequel to BOTW with it being 100 years in the past. I WANT to explore hyrule castle as a town, not as a dungeon. Walking into every house, and SEVERAL markets. Walk all those ancient ruins and have the game end with voices saying “This way to the Plateau!” “Is he gonna make it?”

The thing with the flurry rushing (and bullet time with the bow while midair) is that it's supposed to look as strange as it does. I've heard a few things, where since link is a champion, and even though it doesn't seem like it, he does have special abilities like the other champions. His ability was to be really fast (or slow down time for himself), and be way faster than what he's fighting (or whoever, since there was also something about him as a kid, beating all of the other Knights in fights when they're grown adults and he was a kid)

why are we in this dumb place where everyone is dead -fallout 76 laughs in background-

Having a game where it ends with your defeat and forcing you to get the dlc in order to continue on and see the true ending where you win is a horrible idea and would set a dangerous precedent because if it ever caught on you send the message that it's okay to give people incomplete games and bait them for more money in order to finish.

Okay I'm a HUGE fanboy so take it as you will but I ADORED the music. Yeah, it wasnt as great or memorable as some other zelda tunes but it compliments the game PERFECTLY. Like the fear every time the Guardian theme came on? I will NEVER not skip a beat when I hear that theme. It was music that was meant to fit the game, not overrun it like some other games. That's my opinion

ScottFalco: "let's talk about BotW" Major design issue Major design issue Major design issue Major design issue Major design issue Design Positive Major design issue Design Positive Major design issue "I give it a 9/10" Me, the viewer: ???

“There are only 3 types of weapons!” *Magic rods crying in the corner*

To be honest, my most biggest letdown was the fact that after you defeat ganon, you never get a post-story ending. the game remotely changed without telling your % of completion and a star. and other small stuff, would've been super cool to see a completely rebuilt hyrule, and it gripes me i went through all that just to get a star next to my save file, I would've loved to see the village rebuilt, the guardians roaming without causing harm, but it never feels like i defeat gannon. And if you say, wanted to replay the boss* battles, its a memory or something. Eh im done

This game is full of magic moments My personal best is when I saw the green dragon emerge from a lake in the jungle whilst I just stood there amazed.

Old video I know, but someone else did a break down of the invisible sound language in Breath of the Wild. Did you know every fire sound, every terrain link sound, every water sound, was completely unique and a new recording? Even the sounds of link carrying different types of armor. Anyway it wasn't for a lack of trying. The game is communicating important details to you audibly and music would eliminate the immersion of that. We don't really want a window popping up to say, "hey you're in thick snow right now". When music does play, it's more important... and its also built to transition between songs with ease.

I think it’s sad on its own that he couldn’t remember such happy moments with his friends. It’s a game I hold dearly

Dude! NO! Don't go around saying "It's fine to end the game on a cliff hanger, and lock the true ending in a DLC." We don't all have the disposable income for that man...

i actually loved how at times there was soft piano or super quiet to let the scenery and plateau and at the temple of time, its really slow and quiet temple of time theme from OoT and the destroyed temple spoke for itself

Ive never been so amazed by a game before in my life. Only beat it half a year ago and I still get some of the strongest nostalgia ever when It comes to this game. While I dont know if any can surpass twilight princess as my favorite for story, the whole of this game was just something else

“There’s only three attacks!” Well what do you expect, super smash bros ultimate?

-this is everything wrong with the new Zelda game (Shows list) Viewer: That’s the entire game

Scott, my preroll was a liquor ad. I think YT has identified you as an alcoholic.

The soundtrack of BotW is sorely underrated, it pains me how many people have a hard time enjoying non melodic focused VGM and not just bangers.

I for 1 love this Princess Zelda. she had more Character than any of the other Zeldas.

"End the game with Link losing and have the DLC revive Link to beat Ganon" ~ The man who dislikes DLC wants Link to win in the DLC XD. If Nintendo did that you would've gone mad. Personally I would've hated that because the game would literally be pay-to-win, things like alternate endings shouldn't be locked behind DLC.

Excuse me Hateno was a beautiful theme and Goran City with their kickass trombone was great

Me: *sees new zelda sequel* Also me: you thought it was the finale?! BUT IT WAS ME BOTW 2! Edit: *sees all 415 likes* oho you're coming closer?

I think that if they made the divine beasts an entity themselves that would have been amazing. I mean like, you’d go into a dungeon and at the end, you have to fight a giant robot. How cool would it be to have to fight this massive beast with your minuscule weapons and have to figure out their weaknesses.

I was waiting for the "Rain is stupid." part.

"Look, brother, I'm dead, and I'd like my diggity daughter to, you know, not be. So get on that, baby cakes" XD dying over here laughing

Anybody coming back here after hearing about the sequal?

Scott’s big ol’ issues of breath of the wild: *Lists everything a game is comprised of*

"Maybe if the divine beast puzzles were longe- NO! NO GOD PLEASE NO... NO! NO... NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Wizzrobes, Stone Pebbits, octoroks (Enemies you forgot) Also I like the fact that some enemies have different powers, like Lizalfos breathing fire or sending electric currents, or enemies using a whole variety of weapons. Having a red Bokoblin one shot you with a shock arrow or something.... Also the fact that you have to grind and get 13 hearts to get the Master Sword. I liked BOTW because it let you make your own story, too. Link can spend 150 hours shield surfing, or save Zelda in less than an hour, although that ending is a lot less satisfying than going to all four kingdoms... Oh well

“I wish we could have been in the world of 100 years ago” Age of calamity: hahaHaHaHAHAHAHAHA

The legend of Zelda with 7 cups of salt is the title I would’ve gone for

I’m glad someone out there is offering proper criticism to Zelda because I love this game but I don’t want a sequel to suffer the same problems

I'm glad that Nintendo had many problems in Breath of the Wild in my opinion. They now know what fans enjoyed that broke away from iconic Zelda games, and what they didn't enjoy, so they can make a more enjoyable Zelda game that pleases most, if not all fans, in the future.

If the final fight was a cutscene, I am sure you would complain that it should've been a fight, not a cutscene.

Botw 2: Gets announced Scott: Aww shit, here we go again

My two complaints are 1: that you can't meet and interact with Zelda. 2: Beedle doesn't say THHAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNKKKK YYYOOOOOOOOOUUUUU!!!!!!! Wind Waker... anyone? No. Sigh...

I just wished botw had more music like the Modulga Battle

"It sucks that the best song in the game is old one." "Wouldn't it be cool if the game was only old songs?"

“It would of been cool if you played up to Ganons return SAY HELLO TO AGE OF CALAMITY

Technically she wasn’t trapped, she was keeping Ganon in the castle. So *TEEEEECHNICALLLLY* she trapped him.

People complain about the calamity Gannon “playable cutscene” but I felt it was pretty cool. Maybe if it was a little shorter it would be better, but it felt like a pretty epic ending to me.

Did this dude just list off a bunch of big flaws with the game and then give it 9/10 anyway? Is he IGN in disguise?

Story is linear: Complains Story isn’t linear: Complains

This is the only LoZ game that has kept my attention long enough to complete the game. I love it. It feels like an actual adventure in a new world.

I noticed the "failure of the legend" thing too and completely agree. All the other Zeldas have been pretty standard fare as far as characters go. Not saying they're bad or boring, but BOTW Zelda being such a flawed character adds an extra layer of depth that I feel wasn't there before.

Scott: (makes episode of the “last” game of the loz series as a finale) Nintendo: *But wait there’s more!*

I like the flurry rush Breath of the wild is perfect

when you said, "started as Zelda's hired sword and the game builds to ganon's take over, at which point you See Each of the Champions DIE" i got chills man.... and such an evil writer feeling.

You gotta admit that the “Attack on Vah Naboris” track is pretty kickass

An interesting story could be a Link who wants to run away from his destiny of being a hero.

anyone else watching this in late 2020 and thinking "some things you said are now becoming reality with age of calamity"?

I'll be honest, I kinda enjoy these side of salts more than the others. It's more of Scott and less of the Persona. It's cool and something different.

I remember when I was going for my first Divine Beast... As an idiot, I chose to go to the gerudos first. It was pretty hard, but Urbosa's fury is a great reward tbh.

This just felt like “This game didn’t match all these expectations I set!”

Scott : I wanna see the champions how they die Age if calamity : Let me introduce myself.

I think you mean Booty of the Wild

I would like to express my opinion on the timeline of the story events: I actually really felt playing the game after everyone's death was their best option. Sure, we could have adventured with these champions and Zelda, but I think two reasons really make that not work. 1) It's an open world game, and having these characters tagging along on the journey would hinder that overall experience, as well as distract from exploration. You'd always feel like you need to continue with the story immediately. I enjoyed not feeling extremely rushed in the game. And 2) the story would have been way too similar to other games. The way the story is now gives such a somber feeling, and it's a totally unique thing for a Zelda game, at least in recent times. You don't get to know these side characters very well, but I think that's the point. You are suppose to feel lost and a bit lonely, just like Link did in the game. He doesn't remember everything and neither does the player. It gives a shared experience and emotion between you and Link, and I think that this game is the closest we've ever come to that. Is the plot strong? No, but I think they wanted the story to convey more emotion than actual plot, and they did that very effectively. Ok rant done thank you for reading!

This kids is what happens when an animator becomes a game reviewer

Well Scott got what he wanted. hyrule warriors age of calamity is the prequal he was talking about

Wow the way you express the potential of Being at Hyrule before Calamity takes over I mean exploring Hyrule Castle,enteracting with the Champions, actually living through the memories instead of just seeing them, and just the different scenarios just being around the champions, and maybe having the champions actually join you in battle as living people

“Why are we in this empty dumb place where everyone’s dead?” Welcome to dark souls buddy boy

Does anyone wanna tweet to him the sequel that was leaked at E3

Casually going through your videos here XP I’m actually really enjoying hearing your opinion on my favourite games, plus your humour and wittiness really makes the videos entertaining ^^

Ok but, I can’t be the only one who’d actually want a story like the one he mentioned, where the crew fight their destinies, right?

I was disappointed to find out that the sound track from the story trailer wasn't included in the game at all

Watching this again after all this time reminds me of how much you truly contribute to this franchise and to the community as a whole. Always be you.

I really liked how naturally you transition from topic to topic in this video, esspecially the one between music and combat. Excellent!

Dammit Scott i came here to get salty not have a deep af message at the end xD

Ya know, with Breath of the Wild, I've never disliked anything really (except maybe rain, and the Blights and Ganon), but this video really gave me a different look at it. It helped me realize the mistakes and things that aren't really great in the game, but in which let the best parts of it, stand out. Good video overall, and I really appreciate that little talk about opinion at the end. :D

honestly bit more side story, element themed shrines and dungens (with different designs for every of the elements) and you got me ready for botw2

Going back to this after E3...it's surprising how much you guessed

BotW isn't the perfect game (there's no such thing as the "Perfect Game") and I like to look at it as a test project. With the engine, the fans and much, much more there's a lot of potential for it to become one of the best games of all time

How dare you criticise the music but not mention the awesome song that is Kass theme! Jk it's a fair review.

Scott finally got his wish to play as the champions

"Maybe even end the gamr with Link losing", well i guess thats coming in november

The yiga clan should have been more involved with the story also the champions should have gotten more screen time maybe the beast might revive the champions and than all of you fight ganon with them instead of them just being a way to weaken think how cool it would be to switch between the character and having them to a part of the fight

rest in peace, Zelda SOS

Finally a review that sees some of the bad and not giving it a 10/10

0:56 now you have to buy an entirely separate game! Almost all of your wishes for the story are exactly what happens in Age of Calamity.

Really enjoyed your journey through the Zelda series. And I agree, while I didn't agree with every point it doesn't really matter in the end. I will say I enjoyed your explanations though because while we may not share the same opinions your reasoning makes perfect sense and helps me see your perspective in a clear light. Keep up the great work dude, can't wait for what comes next from you

0:56 Oh my god I need to try the tree-launching method of travelling.

Ok that was literally the best sign off message I have ever heard EVER! Thank you for that beautiful moment of reflection and tribute to this wonderful series!

I will never understand the music gripe. The music is fucking phenomenal. Tracks like the enemy encounter, guardian encounter and all the divine beast raiding themes are just amazing.

I got here before the notification Because my notifications are turned off

Honestly, if they had only increased the enemy type variety and had like 3 more types of overworld bosses instead of only Hinox, dead Hinox, rockman and four sandfishes. Why could each area get their own enemies or something? The molduga is Gerudo dessert exclusive so why couldn't there have been unique enemies in Faron, Death Mountain, Akkala, Zora's domain etc..

"Why are we in this empty dumb place where everyone is dead" I unironically thought this. Its fine. We will get what we wanted in the second one.....when its released.....in 2024.. ;/

The music accompanying the end, coupled with the tone and fotage made this one of the most heartfelt engings in gaming history

Oof. I was that guy who loved Twilight princess haha

This has been a very good series hope you make more of this stuff

Well, we now have a game set 100 years before BOTW...