The Legend of Zelda with a side of salt (The full series) 

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA WITH A SIDE OF SALT (HANDHELD EDITION) COMING SOON Some views have changed since the vids were originally made, Also i can beat majoras mask in like 2 and a half hours now

When I was a little kid, I tried so fucking hard to save everyone in Majoras mask. Beat all the dungeon bosses and complete all the side quests in the 3 days time just so everyone would be happy after I beat Majora. My mom still tells me about the time where I came running into the kitchen crying and when she asked what was wrong, I told her through sniffles that I couldn’t help everyone Granted, I was a little kid so most of it was me fucking up or wasting time and now a days, I can probably go back and do all of it after a few tries but still, Majoras Mask was an emotional game for me as a kid

"There's no truly bad Zelda game." Proceeds to say Zelda 2 is bad.

"I wish we could play as the Champions!" Someone introduce this man to Age of Calamity

I love that part of the Skyward Sword cutscene where Zelda's walking at Groose like an angered mother and gives him the pointy finger to the face.

Scott in majora: I wan't more death. Breath of the wild: everyone is dead. Scott: WHY ARE WE HERE!?!?!?!

“Wowsers in my trousers” is my new favorite thing to say outside of the classic “EXPAND DONG”

I can't really imagine soundtracks that fit better witrh the overall theme of a post-apocalypse that slowed, broken-up versions of previous Zelda scores, but of course, I can see how others could.

52:34 "if they released a hd version, i would sure as hell pick it up" boy ive got news for you

Side of salt? More like (Death) Mountain of salt

"Falco" Me: thats a funny way to say ravioli

Wind Waker is possibly the most timeless game in the zelda series, I was really surprised when I learned it was 18 years old

"why can't you start as zelda's hired sword and work up to the calamity, seeing the champions die" Me: *laughs is Age Of Calamity*

It's like a movie.

Well...there is a sidequest in BOTW were you need to find sad people around the map and send to this city Every time you bring a character the music of the city add a new instrument For example when you bring a goron the song adds some percussions This is really cool tbh

Scott every 5 seconds: treats you like a kid Me, playing the games as a kid: I thought that was good though

“Prepare to die and die and die.” Me, playing on Nintendo switch: my free trial of life has been *extended.*

Scott: “There are no bad Zelda games” Zelda CD-I: **exists**

im glad someone else shares my opinion on skyward sword. i was also that bright eyed kid swinging the wii remote with my whole arm and just having the time of my life. i get that the motion controls can be a drag for some people at times, but for me, it almost never took me out of the experience. its also worth noting that if you come into the game with a certain mindset, youll tend to see more things that align with that mindset. i was just a little kid playing the game on my family's wii with my luigi wii remote with no real knowledge of the gaming community or critics or anything of the sort. there were no people watching me, there were no biased opinions that i got from other people, it was just me and this game. the memories i have with skyward sword simply are like nothing else from my childhood, and even though its not objectively the best, its still my favorite, and its not a bad game at all.

;-; Twilight Princess was my favorite in the whole series, I adored the art style and Midna's Lament is my favorite video game tune bar none. I liked or at minimum didn't mind everything complained about in it and it's not just nostalgia, I've replayed and 100%'d it since my first playthrough multiple times.

I feel like I’m consistently so alone in my adoration for BOTW’s soundtrack. I absolutely LOVE it

I LOVED Twilight Princess. It's in my top three favorite Zelda games. Though, I will admit I have total sentimentality bias. It was the first game I ever beat without any help from my older brothers or the internet, so it holds a special place in my heart.

I've beaten OoT and ALttP literally dozens of times and BotW about 5 times. My favorite game series of all time. I've beaten every zelda game i could acquire over the years and I'm looking forward to BotW2.

Scott: “BotW has no music besides some unmemorable piano riffs” Also Scott: * uses many of BotW’s memorable and beautiful tracks as background music *

I like BoTW, but mini bosses that are harder then main bosses is just... dumb. Even the weakest Lynels were more fun to fight and more difficult then every other “boss” in the game. Oh right and yeah Mastery mode health regen is like “Oh hey you remember that enemy you just broke a weapon on trying to kill? They’re completely healthy now lol”

ScottFalco on Every Zelda Game: "This isn't the best Zelda Game."

Scott 2018 *talking about skyward sword being remasterd*- "I'd pick it up again" Nintendo 2021- "I gotchu fam"

"I want more Character deaths" "I want some sad endings" You're a sucker for Angst aren't you ~.~

Wowie one hour What a waste of time Can’t wait to comment again in an hour

Honestly, when Scott was talking about BotW's music I kind of wanted to cry? Being someone who's very musical in their life (I can play a lot of instruments and have been in many music programs for over 10 years) and someone who's seen the "Invisible Sound Design" video I can really appreciate what the sound directors did with the music and ambience. (Maybe I'm more forgiving since I've never really played any other LoZ other than TP)

The Ocarina of Time always gave me a sense of being at the dawn of civilization. Like that there is only Hyrule and the rest of the world is empty, that intelligent life hasn't even left this area. It felt like *The Beginning.*

Breath of the Wild is undoubtedly my favorite Zelda game. I personally found the story, soundtrack, and combat to be pretty good compared to what others thought. The overworld DOES get pretty boring after a few exploration attempts and a few irritations were sprinkled around, but I genuinely never had a bad time playing this game.

YES MY FAVORITE SERIES- now I don’t have to click on each video individual video thanks for that

1 hour of opinions made in the most entertaining way

Man that transition from Skyward Sword to BOTW was smooth! I had to listen to it really close to hear the difference

Skyward sword is the only game ever to make me cry. I loved every second of it.

I feel Wind Waker had the best opening music in the entire series. I LOVE the Ancient Hero theme.

So much salt you would think it was McDonald's fries.

"I'll only cover home console zeldas" Breath of the wild: *Visible Confusion*

"There's truly no bad Zelda game." Well, there were 3 bad Zelda games. And Zelda 2 apparently.

Zelda 2 is such a bad game that when you die ingame it trys to take a swing at your real life by attempting to give you a seizure.

Ocarina of time in a nutshell: Me: *takes a step* The game: *sings we are the champions*

I just wanted you to know that I was enjoying this video so much that even though I was too tired to finish watching before going to bed early this morning I came back to finish it which isn't something I normally do. Definitely subscribing to see what your future videos will be like. 10/10

Honestly, the coolest "cave" part of the game, was finding the leviathan skeleton trapped inside the mountain. That was genuinely awesome.

The moblins pick up and throw bokoblins? Wtf? I've been playing this game for nearly 2 years an I never noticed that!

He says wind waker is a cartoon and that he loved the animation style I did to But we both just played the HD version

help, we are starving. the place we eat rocks from is blocked by a rock

Everyone: Majoras Mask is the scariest zelda game Me while fighting deadhand: GOD PLEASE HELP ME EXCORCISE THIS DEMON I DONT WANNA DIE!!!!! im still terrified of deadhand

dude i can't wait for you to cover games like the minish cap and phantom hourglass,the zelda with a side of salt has probably been my favourite series so far,keep it up man!

The empty and negative space in BOTW definitely serves a purpose. As many have noted, it creates an ebb and flow to gameplay pace, which gives you feelings of pure serenity coupled with intense danger.

I may have listened/watched this video at least 10 times now. And mainly why I do is because the Legend of Zelda series, ever since I was a kid, has held a pretty special place in my heart even to this day. From what I interpret about what people see games as, I always like to listen to you when you talk about how these games impacted you and helped shaped you as the person and creator that you are / working to be. I enjoy listening to it because I share that sort of kinship with the stories that have been told in Zelda such as MM (also my favorite due to its story themes and heavy impactful moments), OoT, SS, WW, TP (Midna and Zant power struggle). I have also been inspired by Zelda to try and come up with a story of my own which hopefully will be known and well liked someday. I also myself feeling a little less outcasted with my thoughts and adoring of the controversial titles such as MM, WW, SS while having eh or chex mix bag feelings about the more publicly praised games like BoTW which I really didn't get into due to it's pretty heavy contrast from the Zelda formula I have known and loved for the 20 or so years I have been playing them. That could be the old man, creature of habit mentality I have, but that's just me. Bottom line, I like your content Scott, for you aren't afraid to tell things how you see it as. But also can show that the things that you adore and care about have a high level of passion and care such as the story that you are also creating. I hope that your ambitions come to fruition as you dream and please keep doing what you're doing. You're doing great, at least in my opinion.

19:57 I will always love this point and how much the animation makes it perfect😂

If only BotW had a larger ocean section with multiple small islands, and/or even another divine beast. That would be so cool, not only to reference Windwaker, but also to give a real use to the rafts.

okay, you officially need to do another series on the handheld ones- link's awakening, oracle of seasons + ages, minish cap, phantom hourglass, spirit tracks, and god help me if you don't review A Link Between Worlds.

"Life isn't happy" Exactly. We live in a world without hope where we will *never* win. So why in god's name would I want my primary form of escapism to reflect that?

My two cents about Ocarina of Time: I played at launch and exhaustively over the following year. It was the best game ever made, it took adventures to another level. After finishing it, but before news of a sequel hit magazines (yeah!) or the internet, talking with friends was all about "Imagine the sequel!" It was a revolution but didn't age so well. Majora's Mask, in case you are wondering, is my favorite and aged better. But, of course, at launch, it couldn't replicate the feeling of novelty and of playing Ocarina of Time for the first time. So, much time and many discussions took place about the mechanics and meaning of it. To sum it up: disdaining OoT now won't do any service - either you played the game when it revolutionized the industry or, even if you don't like it now, you agree that it made an enormous leap for gaming. It still is, for me, one of the most wonderful adventures.

She doesn't appear older. *looks at elf ears* Hmmm....wonder why.

When the game gives you the cutscene: ew slow this is dumb lol When the game doesn't give you the cutscene: WHeRe iS ThE CutScEne?

So... when I first played OOT, I was five, and was scared out of my mind from the redeads, causing me to stop playing it. It wasn't until 5 years later that I picked it up again-My dad downloaded the original version on the wii, I played the whole game. The reason why OOT of time is in my top 5 games, is because I can still play it today, and love it. I was able to overlook the negatives for all of the positives.

Hey! Just wanted to let you know, if you even read comments this far back; I've watched this direct compilation video 5 or 6 times at this point. I also grew up with the LoZ series (Majora's Mask also being my favorite), and your take on the games is so refreshing. You pinpoint on the individual game's faults, and let everyone know that it's okay to be critical about something they love. And your animations are absolutely incredible. Scott, I hope you read this and even if I'm just one person, I hope you know that you're doing great. 2020 and 2021 were ROUGH. Take everything at your own pace, and take care of yourself, first and foremost.

"Majora's Mask has an almost anime look" Wind Waker "Am I a Joke to You"

I feel like BOTW was an introduction to the story and testing out the open world and physics idea. Like here, all ur buddies are dead, everything's gone, fix it. Just seeing that there is gonna be a BOTW2 and there's acutally gonna be ganondorf in there, hopefully they will expand on everything including ganon, enemy types, story, and combat, coz how well received BOTW was. Idk I'm hoping it's true and they will take BOTW2 to make the first one even better.

I understand your gripe about Ganondorf in TP, especially for the time when it came out. That said, his personality shift in Wind Waker to Twilight Princess likely has to do with what he had dealt with, between the two timelines. On one hand, he had some time to dwell about all the stuff he had done while sealed in the sacred realm. On the other, he sealed away before even getting the chance to take over, pissing him off even more

My takeaway from this was; I really want a remake of A Link To The Past in the same style as Link’s Awakening.

I've played Twilight Princess, Ocarina of Time, and Skyward Sword. The only one of those three games I disagree with you on is Twilight Princess. I loved it, though I understand why you don't.

I really liked this series. Thank you for compiling them. Now I can shamelessly Binge watch. Thank you.

This is my favorite Scott falco video because he is truly passionate, biased and non biased, and entreating with all the games he covers in this. He brings both good and bad details to each game it truly feels like he puts a side of salt. I love this and I hope Scott does too

Windwaker’s art style was cool in my opinion

*zelda likes waiting* Me: *looks at botw* Also me: *300+ hours* Huh... Zelda DO LIKES to wait

Attack me. Twilight Princess is my favorite LoZ game, and the wolf is my favorite game mechanic.

I almost cried out of happiness when you praised Skyward Sword like that, I absolutely love that game. It was my first Zelda game ever and I just love basically every aspect of it, even the (sometimes awful) controls

Thanks! I've only played Twilight Princess and Skyward sword but now I am curious to try some of the others. This was a fun listen.

I literally grew up on Zelda, I 100% wind waker when I was little, played a bit of Oot but got scared at adult Link. I came back when I was older, to the adult Link section. I did go through an edgy tween phase and Twilight Princess is still my favorite. Finally I went back through Majora's Mask and A Link Between Worlds. I love this series, but it has it's flaws, and even knowing that, going back through is never a chore to me, because nostalgia makes all of it fun.

I didn’t realize that this was a hour long until it was over

'Peppermint kisses was my favorite Zelda villain, too' *Same*! I've only gotten to personally play 3 Zelda games, but from those 3 and the games I've had to experience just from watching let's plays, so far, he's still my favorite.

Scott: i wish there were more caves because with how big these mountains are it would be amazing to explore underground labyrinths. BOTW 2: stand back everyone im about to end this guys whole career

One hour of Zelda goodness, Zelda is everyone’s favourite swordsman!

My favorite thing about your videos is how well edited they are, i love how you can switch from an important point to a funny animation so seamlessly.

amazing video and heartwarming speech at the end, you received a tear from me and that is hard to accomplish sooooo great work ^^

When I played Majora’s Mask for the first time when I was maybe 8 or 9 When Link first wears the Deku Mask, the cutscene scares the hell out of me

Me: im gonna watch this, and if he dislikes a game i like, that's okay! -Gets to the twilight princess part- Me: i wont,, i wont cry

FINALLY! Someone actually giving Skyward Sword some love.

Skyward sword was, and will always be my childhood zelda. I LOVE IT. Who cares if the controls are a bit tough, they worked for me and it added a bit of challenge!

I'm new to your channel and started watching a bunch of videos. I LOVE your animations, you just got a new subsriber!!! 😁😁😁

Oh god you sound so different. I'm getting nostalgia (?) from this

I’m surprised u disliked twilight princess. Also I never had issues with Motion Controls as a kid, but that’s because you know... I stood up while playing

Def agree with you on Majora's Mask. Can't explain why, but it's my favorite

I freaking love skyward sword! The controls can be a little rough but it's a beautiful game with a great story and is easily in my top ten

“Watered down version of ocarina of time”? Excuse me? This video was great and I agreed with a lot of the points, but I’m not sure how twilight princess is a watered down version of ocarina of time. I agree wolf link is kind of a drag but the reason why I liked twilight princess so much was because it felt like an ocarina of time 2.0 with better dungeons, more interesting characters, better combat, and more interesting towns and areas. Edit: forgot to mention the epic ness of the bosses with the music and feeling of the fights.

I watched this whole thing.... wtf I'm not even a Zelda fan..

8:45 that electricity animation looks pretty smooth for the SNES

Wow, never thought I'd agree on so many levels while at other times just feeling kinda baffled [granted, I respect your opinions and they can shift with time, so it's all good]. Special thanks for giving Skyward Sword justice. And that animation depicting TP weirdness, yes, like, hell yes, someone finally said it. Gotta say I love botw, it was the first Zelda I played and I had great fun. I think as the first one in the series to experience it's marvelous. But Majora, man... I played it more than a year back and can't get it out of my head.

I understand why you dodged Link’s Awakening. No salt needed for that game.

*THATS A LOT OF DAMA- I MEAN SALT!*

Thank you for pointing out Skyward Sword's good points. I agree the handholding was really, really annoying, but if it gets an HD remake someday, I will preorder it as fast as I preordered the original.

I agree if your opnion Scott, my First contect if Zelda it was in my father's Nintendo ds and wii it was wonderful

While Ocarina has padding in text crawl, and unskippable cutscenes for everything, basically every 3D Zelda afterwards until BOTW had that too. Majora's Mask did let you speed up text crawl, but even games like Wind Waker and Skyward Sword had super slow text speedup, to the point where it was still painful.

FINALY OTHER PERSON WHO LIKES SKYWARD SWORD

Wow, you really covered all of Link's journeys! You made me want to revisit them! 😄

OoT has a special place in my heart. It was my first Zelda game of all time and it brought me into the series. I played it on my 3DS and I LOVED it! I hope that I get to play Majora's Mask!