If you think about it, "Princess Hyrule" is actually correct because everyone in the Hyrulean royal family has the last name Hyrule. So Zelda's full name would be Zelda Hyrule, and so Princess Hyrule would be a perfectly acceptable way to address her.

It's wholesome how we didn't get to see his face for ages and now he's totally into it

The section about pattern breaks is a pattern break itself. Genius.

Re: the Forrest temple, that first key is signaled with a gold skultula on the vines. Because you don't have the longshot or any projectiles at that point, you have to climb up to the top of the stump to nab that token, which makes the chest plainly visible. I know some players still miss it, but they didn't throw it in a random spot without a hint. Also, deku nuts make the first 3 poe fights very quick; they're a highly underrated item.

Him calling Zelda "Hyrule" with zero irony or voice inflections was peak comedy 13:59

The 3DS version turned the water temple from one of the worst dungeons in the game, to one of the best dungeons by making the iron boots an item you are able to equip!

"That's it, that's every Ocarina of Time dungeon ranked." *Sad Ganon's Tower Noises*

Fun Fact: I missed that sign in Dodongo’s Cavern and had a hard time with that puzzle as a little kid. The signs usually said dumb stuff and I stopped read them my first play through.

He needs to open a new channel where he does let's plays and streams, just so the channel "Ceave Gaming Gaming" exists

The funny thing is that the Water Temple is my favorite, especially since I played Ocarina of Time on the 3DS, which fixed the iron boot problem

I feel like the Water Temple and maybe the Shadow Temple sections are a soft rebuttal to Mark Brown's design arguments. Which is fine, but iron boots issues aside I believe you are underselling the Water Temple quite a bit, and it is certainly the dungeon that was given the least amount of attention in your analysis. In particular your emphasis on backtracking as a design flaw without much elaboration undersells the value of *purposeful* backtracking. This kind of backtracking is not the time wasting filler that you would see in a Paper Mario game. Instead the dungeon is asking you to make connections between the rooms and the water levels, forcing you to learn the rules of the dungeon so that you can backtrack and navigate in intelligent ways. Also importantly, the game gives you the tools to make these connections such that, if you do miss something, you can solve the puzzles without it becoming a scavenger hunt. The game makes sure to section off most of the major sections early to see them in their inaccessible states, opening itself up bit by bit so that you're not initially overwhelmed by choice, and uses clever camera angles and a centralized structure to help steer you to points of interest instead of using simple obscurity to hide key items. Moreover, it's important to note the Temple gives you the map and compass early enough so that you don't have to play "guess the room" to find a key! Compare this to the obscure key in the Forest Temple you mentioned. A large part of the problem there is simply that you don't get the compass until late in that dungeon. If you got it early, that key would barely be noteworthy, and as a result primarily serves the purpose of just telling the player to check *everything*! Meanwhile, the Water Temple is designed well enough that, even with the map and compass, you're still expected to do the work and make the connections, and paces itself so that you have time to observe much of the dungeon on the first loop. Its a design that I don't think you gave enough attention to, even if you wanted to criticize it. I'm not sure if it's my favorite dungeon overall given the iron boots flaw (and a few other things), but if I made a list it would certainly be in the running. In my objective opinion of course ;) Edit: I may need to double check the Forest Temple, but if you can get the compass before *that* key, that makes the issue a lot smaller I think. But I'm very sure the Compass came after the key was required.

It's so awesome to see someone else appreciate Jabu Jabu's belly! It's probably my favorite one in the game and everyone says I'm crazy 😂

gorons are obviously living in their personal luncheon kingdom, with all those rocks and stones around them

The only way to Make Ocarina Of Time better is to add Fuzzies

When you realize Ceave has a framed picture of Princess Ruto....

Why is the bottom of the well so memorable? Most people: it’s a awesome pattern breaker Me: *DEAD HAND AND THE MANY NIGHTS OF SLEEP HE TOOK FROM ME*

You really can't predict what this guy is going to come up with for his next video. And I love that.

Of course the dungeon that most horrified me as a child is your favorite.

Fun fact: the water temple is beatable without the zora tunic, if you get the iron boots from the ice cave but don't think to bring a blue fire with you. Guess how I know?

Jabu Jabu’s belly was one of my least favorite, I enjoyed the water temple puzzles, though, the boots was the only problem.

"Design is rarely just good or bad" - truer words have rarely been spoken.

Link=Zelda Zelda=Hyrule Samus=Metroid Straw in a stack of needles Ceave, I think you might be trolling us.

Interesting opinion. Personally Jaba Jabba's belly is my least Favourite.

I was a kid when I went through DC the first time and I remember puzzling about how to make the skull see red for a good amount of time before I got it. I think that puzzle looks a lot easier in retrospect both as gaming conventions go and just already knowing the answer while looking at the clue.

Ah yes, Princess Hyrule, my favorite Metroid character.

I love this man. His sense of humor is on-point all the time!

I've NEVER thought about the Deku Tree being a way of teaching people verticality! That's SO COOL! It checks out! It makes sense! I applaud you.

This was such an amazing video! Like, it was a fun topic, but the humor was on point, the commentary was interesting, and it was overall really well put together. Even more than they usually are! Also thank you for putting Gerudo Valley theme in like seven times. I love that song and I want it to play everywhere forever.

Each time I play Ocarina of Time I'm reminded there are far more dungeons than I recalled. It is like my mind just keeps erasing the ones that frustrate me.

I think i speak for everyone when i say "yay"

I never realized Ceave was even faceless until he brought it up himself, and I love it now

"There are redeads everywhere" *shows a Gibdo*

Next video: Is it possible to beat OoT without touching a single evil, disgusting rupee?

Imagine if he ranked every moon in Mario odyssey

Just for hahas how many fuzzies would you give Gerudos Training Grounds and Ganon’s Tower?! 👀

Contrary to this list. Jar Jar’s Belly was my least favorite by far and the Water Temple was easily my favorite.

I thought Jabu Jabu's belly was less interesting than the Water Temple, and the Ice Cave was completely unremarkable.

1:53 "Second,we are going to use our four fuzzy rated ranking system" Me: Is there a shortage of fuzzies again? A few seconds later: Me: Oh.

16:30 That's actually great design, at least in Master Quest. It teaches you to look in unexpected places and to not take rooms for granted. It makes the first key an event that sticks out, which is what makes the Dodongo skull so great, isn't it?

Ceave is so adorable I love that he gets so happy while talking about things he loves never change

Can we appreciate that Ceave has closed captions set before the video uploads?

Nintendo with Ruto: Do you like fish girls? Everyone: no Nintendo with Mipha: How about now

The joke about Zelda's name is funny, because 'Princess Hyrule' isn't even wrong. According to Breath of the Wild, Hyrule is her last name.

After thinking a bit about Dodongo's Cavern, Link went out of his way for that dungeon. The Gorons problem was that they couldn't get in, Link destroyed the boulder than randomly decided to kill some dodongos.

I kept expecting Ganon's Tower to sneak in at the last minute to usurp the Water Temple's unprize

Thank you for uploading just after my class. This is great stress relief.

I actually never noticed that there are no keys in the first 3 dungeons 😂

The thing with the dodongo skull puzzle has some other important points about it, if you ask me. For one, the sign doesn't just directly tell you what to do, though the layout of the room combined with the bombs being the dungeon item makes it super simple to figure out. It doesn't just say "drop bombs into the skulls eyes from the bridge" It's got that cryptic clue kind of vibe to it, like you tend to see in ancient tombs and temples in media, and makes you feel like you solved the riddle, even it if was trivially simple. Definitely better than if it was just standard game object interactions like the "modern team" example given.

Ceave expressing the frustration of the first key of the forest temple has me realizing: the reason i stopped my blind playthrough of OoT is because i got stuck in the forest temple unable to progress cuz i couldn't find that key for multiple hours, something which i only realize now, multiple years later

There is a Gold Skulltula on the vines leading to the small key chest in Forest Temple. It basically points you to the chest.

Water Temple is actually pretty good in 3DS, the quality life changes are most prominent here with all the changes throughout.

I liked the water temple. I was excited to go through it to see if I remembered how. There were very few enemies and things to attack you, and the ones that were there were pushovers. It was primarily puzzle.

Zelda 1: "Dondogo hates smoke"

I'm disagreeing a lot about the Forest Temple. Its unique ability to lost and disturb you combined with this uneasy OST really made it an unforgivable experience and for good reason. With Shadow Temple it's my favorite.

I had to search up how to light the dodongo’s eyes because that clue didn’t give me an idea how to make it “see red”

Dude, your videos are always so well thought out and written I could very easily believe there was a professional writing team behind you. Great job! Huuuray!

Ceave is the only channel where we can see someone link the dodongo statue with cyberpunk 2077

I believe it was God that once said, “Thou shalt not place the Forest Temple below the Great Deku Tree. Or Dodongo’s Cavern. Or a literal water temple that is extremely gross to look at. Or basically anything besides the Shadow Temple and the Spirit Temple.”

Also, looks like you managed to get a restock of Fuzzies finally.

You suddenly just gave me a ton more respect for the child dungeons

So when you're early everyone is talking about Fuzzies lol

3:00 Never noticed that that one falling platform breaks into a bunch of smaller versions of itself

Just wanted to say I fell in love with this channel. All the videos are super insightful and show a deep level of understanding (and appreciation) of game design. Great work Ceave Gaming.

This is such a great analysis Ceave! Like, man, not only did you expertly analyze all of the dungeons in a consistent and interesting way, but you were able to bring in other topics through great tangents and comparisons. Your style of content has been becoming increasingly unique and I'm really loving it. I look forward to more videos analyzing different aspects of videogames / the industry like this!

Ceave has the face of a hacker in an action movie ngl

15:10 Did he just... Say "she is my waifu", WITHOUT making it sound like he's a weeb??? How??

“Let’s do this” is a phrase that leads to very exciting KZfaq videos

Do you think you’re ever going to continue the “worst of Mario” series? I kinda liked it but I’m not sure if all that many other people did

Last time i was this early, we only had a hand reveal.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the Zelda series. But Ceave makes his videos so well that I can enjoy absolutely anything and everything he makes!

It's funny, I specifically remember some people talking about how when they were young, that dodongo cavern hint didn't help them. Either then ran past the hint, or they didn't see the skill beneath them. One then tried to make the little dodongos knock down walls, another tried to throw bombs at the skull from below before figuring it out. So yes, its pretty easy to most and giving the solution ahead of time. But second dungeon and potentially a bit of a "pay attention to surroundings" reminder.

Inside the Deku Tree - 4/5 Dodongo’s Cavern - 4/5 Jabu Jabu’s Belly - 3/5 Forest Temple - 5/5 Fire Temple - 3/5 Water Temple - 4/5 Shadow Temple - 4/5 Spirit Temple - 4/5 Ganon’s Castle - 3/5

I’m so glad I got to play this game for the first time over Christmas break

Never played this game before but I would like to! Hopefully they remake it for Zelda 35th.

Just wanted to say that the Water Temple is better in the 3DS remake, not only sheikah stones are a thing, but the iron boots are now a wearable item that makes quicker the time to beat it. And thus, the 3DS version is the best way to play the game.

I’m surprised no one’s talking about how he rated the forest temple 2/5? For me that one is one of the best just from the music alone😅 Also the first key is shown to you in a cutscene.

That moment you have exactly 30 minutes to wait and Ceave posts a 34 minutes video: * Imagine Pacha doing the meme thing *

Ceave: we need to memorize the correct combination Master mode: ...

This is like a poetry explication . . . You would never come up with this on you own, but as soon as you hear it you can’t help but agree.

Thank you SO much for subtitles. Not only are they useful for people who are hard of hearing, but they're useful for people like me who have audio processing issues and can struggle a lot based on how fast or slow a person is talking. I also have a hard time when hearing certain accents for a while until I get used to it, and the subtitles meant I never had to back up and listen again.

Ceave: I'll never make that mistake again Also Ceave: Princess Hyrule, Princess Shieka Fans: *Pikachu Face*

The intro thing is always a fun teaser for the video. Like "ooh, what does Braid have to do with OoT dungeons?"

I feel like an even easier way to solve the Dead Dodongo puzzle in the 2nd dungeon would be to just put the sign at the very start of the level: that way, the player would know exactly how to make progress, and the rest of the linear path would be them figuring out how to make it happen, kinda like the emblem gate in the main hall of Resident Evil. Just a suggestion. EDIT: Also, I'm a little surprised that you're not including boss fights as part of the dungeon - I feel like they're a part of the experience just as much as the items and puzzles are.

Ceave gaming: in the last video i called link zelda also Ceave gaming: *calls zedla hyrule*

Ok but like holy fuzzy he has the most soothing voice to listen to

I feel like the difficulty and tediousness of the water temple makes it one of the most enjoyable dungeons for me in adulthood- the water temple is where a lot of my childhood playthroughs ended, and the feeling you get once you finally beat it and get through it is really gratifying. On top of that the temple is beautiful and the music is as well, which makes the brain numbing level design far more tolerable for 4 hours. Everyone has their own tastes though. Love the video! 🙏🏻

the 2 fuzzies for forest temple hurt my soul. the creepy mysterious atmosphere and the music, along with a bunch of creepy dead ghosts, spiders and shit, make it for me one of the most memorable places in the game. This is what getting lost in a dark cursed forest should feel like.

For the skull puzzle, I would just have bombable rocks in the eyes and the rock would say something like "When the dodongo sees, it'll open with glee"

So I haven't seen his face until today, but he's cute as hell? I don't know what I expected, probably because I couldn't imagine his voice and manner of speaking belonging to a mortal physical body

Ceave's ears must've turned red. I was just wondering when he would post again 12 hours ago.

Whenever is see his face I get a burst of serotonin

As someone that plays Ocarina of Time randomized (can heavily recommend it for many reason), I would like to elevate Dodongo's Cavern a bit. Randomized, you can often do Dodongo's cavern as an adult. If you ever went back to Dodongo's cavern as an adult you'd be surprised to see how well adapted the dungeon seems to be for adult link. Because you can climb higher, a lot of stuff that doesn't have treasure chests can be skipped. Some interesting skips are present perfectly suited for adult link as well. In fact, I can recommend playing the randomizer in general. Not just to keep the game fresh, but also to see how uniquely wonderfully designed this game seems to be for just such a thing.

Idk why I think this man is gonna either love or hate the Dodongo cave

So why do I like this dungeon? WELL ITS ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE

The fact that Ceave can make me enjoy a Zelda video despite me not caring at all about Zelda just shows how he is the ABsolute best Nintedo KZfaq in my humble, yet objective opinion. Absolutely amazing

The forest temple key issue could be so easily fixed if they had locked that first door. Then you would just have to look around the entrance room, see the vines, and climb to get the first key.

Mfw when Aonuma's apology is real and not just a joke...

Cyberbug 2076 is a game so intriguing it earns the exceedingly rare: Seven Fozzies! 13:50 I see what you did there, Metroid

Only Ceave can make me wanna sit and listen about the eyes of a skull in a Zelda dungeon for 5 minutes straight.

I really like your video style when it comes to layout You first explain something then give it a rating then you give something a rating and explain it and it always keeps me entertained through out the whole video