You gotta love how OOT is a story about how rapidly adulthood comes and how MM is a story about trying to find your lost childhood
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
No wonder Link doesn't talk much why would you trust any human being after the trauma he went through and the loss he saw of Hyrule at the hands of greedy people. Such sad games, but deep and complex due to the sadness and fear. I understand why these games aren't happy.
@ChangedMyNameFinally693 жыл бұрын
@@linkthepig4219 Yeah for a mainstream kid's franchise a lot of the main games are very melancholic and somber
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Yh definitely. I mean we all know they are not truly childlike games, but that doesn't stop kids from playing them lol
@ChangedMyNameFinally693 жыл бұрын
@@linkthepig4219 I mean they were always more adult than most of Nintendo's franchise
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
@@ChangedMyNameFinally69 Yh
@GalaxyGod3323 жыл бұрын
“Majora’s Mask IS art.” No lies between this fact.
@spooderman63123 жыл бұрын
the mask or the game?
@GalaxyGod3323 жыл бұрын
@@spooderman6312 both, should have been more specific, sorry.
@Josuh3 жыл бұрын
This man gets it
@theinterspeciesreviewer74003 жыл бұрын
It is a masterpiece of its time.
@Max-qb5ui3 жыл бұрын
@@theinterspeciesreviewer7400 nah it still is in 2020, saying this as someone born after it came out
@kidvandal4955 Жыл бұрын
Yes, the fight with Majora is a joke when using the fierce deity mask, but think about it thematically: it isn’t just Link fighting Majora in this instance - it’s all of Termina. Everyone you helped, all the masks you collected, their happiness is what earns you the power to defeat Majora. And yes, you can defeat the final boss without the fierce deity, but it is so much harder, because you haven’t yet been an hero to these people. The fierce deity mask is a symbol of true heroism and altruism - its only by taking interest into these people’s everyday lives that allows you to fight their oppressor. You are their hope and you fight on their behalf, but they are the ones who enable your victory. The game designers didn’t have to say it explicitly - the game shows you when you get the final mask that you are a hero, but only if you chose to be one.
@akward4210 Жыл бұрын
I think that this is also why Fierce Deity looks like Link, because that spirit of true heroism and altruism is also who Link is as a person. I'd like to think that Fierce Deity is Link's "true face", to quote the Moon Children.
@iangreer4585 Жыл бұрын
So, if you want a thematic challenge, try beating Majora using all 3 Goron, Zora, and Deku Masks for the 1st phase (and more specifically the boss masks), regular Link in the 2nd phase, and Fierce Deity in the final phase. It makes the greatest sense to me from a cannon point because it truly does represent everything Link has been through.
@marcusmiller5466 Жыл бұрын
I’d check out the majoras mask manga LINK in the fierce diety form says to the mask sales “run away you trouble maker”
@hexabossbossman5731 Жыл бұрын
The final boss is easy and boooooooooooooooring even without the fierce diety mask.
@user-mt5io1pu5g14 күн бұрын
Dang. That's pretty deep
@redmystery3.1432 жыл бұрын
Every time I play Majora's Mask, whenever it finally comes time to fight Majora, I like to reset the day and do what I like to call "The Perfect Run". It involves helping literally everyone that wouldn't get help otherwise. Save the injured guard and kimori, defeat every boss, save every fairy, do the lovers sidequest, save all the zora eggs, tell all of the stalfos in the graveyard each night to destroy the grave so they can rest in peace, save the guy in the swamp house from his curse, save the goron who gives you the don gero mask, save the deku princess, make the sharp brothers and the king ikana rest, save romani's cows (and her), and help cremia get to the milk bar safe. Its alot of work and time managment, but its just barely possible.
@JJonahJamesonattheDailyBugle2 жыл бұрын
I’m not the only one who’s done this? Wow. Glad I’m not alone.
@Teaandephemery2 жыл бұрын
This sounds amazing. What are the areas where you have to make the difficult choice between two options? (I'm not sure if you can do both the postman and the lovers' quest, for example.)
@redmystery3.1432 жыл бұрын
@@Teaandephemery suprisingly, there is only one time where you have to choose. You cant actually save the old woman on the first day from getting robbed and do the lovers sidequest, because sakon has to go to the curiosity shop on the second night with her bombs to allow for kafei to know where his hideout is, but that is the only time something is mutually exclusive. The postman can deliver the letter because it actually isnt nessasary to the quest to deliver the letter to madame aroma.
@cyanmanta2 жыл бұрын
I limit this to killing all four bosses to return the four zones to normal, saving the ranch (which also gets me the Chateau Romani), and completing Anju and Kafei's quest all the way to the Couples Mask moment.
@deezgod452 жыл бұрын
bro i have no idea how you do that in 3 days, even with the slowing down of passage
@swisspepperjack66253 жыл бұрын
"My mother did not believe in wi-fi for some reason" I felt that
@drolemem3 жыл бұрын
My dad just got rid of the wifi that was bundled with the cable because it was a waste of money for the cable. But I definitely missed out on some games and their online systems (cough cough Mario kart wii).
@voldymoldy11193 жыл бұрын
Wut u think
@SomeYouTubeTraveler3 жыл бұрын
"Wi-fi is from the devil, and It'll give you the cancers. Now finish your essential oil bath."
@bandidocavalier3 жыл бұрын
@Classic sonic The hedgehog they are jokin dawg
@homiedawgslice34163 жыл бұрын
@Classic sonic The hedgehogr/idontuseredditbutineedtodothiswooooosh
@MrGeorgeFlorcus3 жыл бұрын
I think that Majora's Mask is very much the "Toy Story 2" of the LoZ series; A direct sequel initially conceived primarily as a profit-motivated cash-grab, which was thankfully saved by a genuinely passionate and creative development team, who, despite a severe budget and time limitation, were able to pull off an eleventh-hour miracle and turn out an actually impressive piece of work. And while it is true that some of the finer details are lost on some, it is undeniable, in retrospect, that there is a great deal of artistic and emotional depth to this particular sequel that is occasionally missed by more cynical reviewers, especially amongst the ostensibly similar instalments that came both before and after.
@orinking80643 жыл бұрын
with MM and things like VTM:B and FNV i have to wonder why so many masterpieces happen to have been made on such short time constraints
@superamigo9873 жыл бұрын
The only thing I have to say to this, is YES
@inthepipe5by5763 жыл бұрын
I see it as arcarina of time is like part 3 of jojo’s and mask is like part 4
@braxinIV3 жыл бұрын
@@orinking8064 add smash bros melee to that bin. At least, from a competitive player perspective. It was essentially done in a similar time frame and laid the foundation for one of the most technical and longest lasting competitive fighter scenes in gaming. And it just recently got online multiplayer support thanks to its dedicated fan base.
@mkt5683 жыл бұрын
Does that make Twilight Princess Toy Story 3 since it’s the next game in the Child Timeline?
@LostSoulSilver Жыл бұрын
I heard someone say once that Ocarina of Time is like this huge Hollywood action adventure movie that was an award winning landmark in the genre, and it's sequel Majora's Mask was this low budget, small, smart indie film that was darker and more focused on the people
@grimey3480 Жыл бұрын
Yeah that's accurate. It's much like the relationship between link to the past and link's awakening
@son_taki Жыл бұрын
Well said
@DemonKingNemo6 ай бұрын
It's like Lion King and Simbas Pride. Lion King had a theatrical release and hit all the right marks. Shortly after we got Simbas Pride and it was darker, smaller, direct to video, and still amazing.
@LostSoulSilver5 ай бұрын
@@grimey3480That's a REALLY good comparison
@themoocow77183 ай бұрын
Fits well.
@Paralellex2 жыл бұрын
So, I just finished playing through this game again and my 5 year old niece watched me play quite a bit of it. Some of her interesting reactions: -After I described what the moon was doing and how it was going to fall in 3 days, she kept begging me to let it fall all the way. I had to tell her "no, you really do not want to see that" -When Majora said "let's play good guys and bad guys. You'll be the bad guy" she said to me "Wait, are you the bad guy now?" -I think the ending fight with majora scared her the most. She didn't run away or ask me to stop or anything, but she also wasn't saying anything and just intently watching it. -When "Dawn of a New Day" appeared, even though she can't quite read yet, she still reacted to it as if she knew what it meant even before I read it to her. -She thought the ending was sad because Link had to leave everyone. Which, I guess it was a little sad that way.
@pluspiping2 жыл бұрын
Dang, your niece Gets It - it's a doggone sad ending for Link, especially right after watching all the happy people in the end credits. The contrast is the most bittersweet gutpunch imo
@highdefinition4502 жыл бұрын
How could she read the good guy bad guy line lol
@Paralellex2 жыл бұрын
@@highdefinition450 I was reading the dialogue out loud for her
@colesephhh9546 Жыл бұрын
Good thing you denied her seeing the moon fall. I don’t think a little kid would be ok with seeing that cutscene where link just completely eats a wall of fire. Edit: also I’m a young adult and Majora’s Wrath still gives me the creeps
@colesephhh9546 Жыл бұрын
Sorry I keep replying but hearing how a kid would react to a game with a tone as uniquely off ass this I have to ask if she had any reaction to… well I tried to think of a specific example but I’ll just say the entirety of Ikana Valley
@Chaotic_Evil3 жыл бұрын
can we just appreciate this dude spent 7 minutes talking about bottles.
@jaceyking50153 жыл бұрын
I know for me the satisfaction of gaining another bottle in any Zelda game is one of the greatest feelings I've ever known.
@gregorywullaert86183 жыл бұрын
I hate to admit it but I never appreciated that these NPCs understood bottles at player level.
@epiccodemage29473 жыл бұрын
Yes, yes we can appreciate it
@jorg30233 жыл бұрын
And is completely understandable
@Markm83 жыл бұрын
Could have been 10 smh
@bronze15573 жыл бұрын
"You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?" Iconic.
@Muddytony203 жыл бұрын
But uh.. I don't feel too bad about it
@Mr.Sniffles3 жыл бұрын
I think that’s in big part due to the Ben Drowned story.
@jameszetterman44873 жыл бұрын
I'll see your "You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?" and raise you "Courage need not be remembered for it is never forgotten."
@HauntyHollow3 жыл бұрын
Even without voice acting, that phrase and scenario is so cleverly done to give off the feeling "there's no turning back." His laugh, the fact that he stops you as you're about to enter Clock Town, the phrase leaves you wondering what he meant until it's too late. Now I question myself on why I haven't completed Majora's Mask yet
@LB_3 жыл бұрын
There's a secret achievement in Outer Wilds referencing this. Apt for a game which draws heavy inspiration from Majora's Mask.
@BlackHei7112 жыл бұрын
Zelda games: A story of a hero saving the princess. Majora's Mask: A story of a hero saving the villain.
@EddieB-ready2 жыл бұрын
Majora's is more the story of a boy trying to save the ones he cares about, to be honest
@hylianro Жыл бұрын
@@EddieB-ready No it isn't
@VTWS Жыл бұрын
Well the villain and the whole alternate world that was going to get blasted by the moon lol
@JeremyBaconThe1st7 ай бұрын
Majora's mask: Zelda without Zelda
@BoneSoldier07 ай бұрын
@@hylianroit is
@majoraswrath61822 жыл бұрын
I feel like the Fierce Deity mask doesn't get the narrative credit it is due. It should be noted, you can ONLY get it if you have every single possible mask in game, and trade every single one off. To this end, it is a culmination and manifestation of every single mask. If the regular masks are the happiness, individuality, and lives of the people of termina made manifest, the Fierce Deity mask is a manifestation of their grief and anger (no accident that it's handed to you by the child wearing Majora's mask.) To this end, it is extremely satisfying to then wear the mask and shred Majora because for that time, the will of Termina's people, all the people you helped gives you power, power far greater than Majora. This to me always was the final nail for MM's most prominant theme: That the small kindnesses, good deeds, and individual lives of people are the greatest and most important things in life.
@wildfire9280 Жыл бұрын
This right here is a Gandalf moment and it’s not even related to Tolkien in any way.
@gizmo24453 жыл бұрын
one of the things that stuck with me the most was the truth being revealed by the Goron mask, the masks that transform you give you the appearance of someone who's soul seemingly resides in the mask. you meet the Goron people and the Zoras bandmates but end up knowing very little about the Deku. two mask souls remembered fondly by the people they cared about, the other almost completely forgotten. crazy themes for a game like this
@ahmadalaqib81483 жыл бұрын
And how the game visually reveals that the deku nut mask is the son of the butler in the credits
@gizmo24453 жыл бұрын
@@ahmadalaqib8148 and the Deku, to the players knowledge, only has his Father to remember him.
@sboinkthelegday38923 жыл бұрын
Deku mask however was acquired by singing Link the song of healing, not to the Deku. The butler at least should recognize his son otherwise.
@manelito10003 жыл бұрын
@@sboinkthelegday3892 he does, after the race he tells you that he make you race because he and His son used to race like that, and when he saw you, he remembered him
@sboinkthelegday38923 жыл бұрын
@@manelito1000 Exactly. He doesn't call you straight up by name, like people constantly mistake you for Mikau and Darmani.
@duffthimblespork3 жыл бұрын
Business plan: Move to Termina with a truckload of empty bottles, then immediately become either the richest or the most murdered man in the land
@mcswaggerduff89463 жыл бұрын
Its a win win
@madkirk74313 жыл бұрын
Shrödinger's cat be like:
@obesefrogman3 жыл бұрын
how does one become most murdered
@Ikea_Shark9903 жыл бұрын
*become the killed-est guy alive
@sharksaredope81983 жыл бұрын
You’re awesome!
@Swifter503 Жыл бұрын
41:20 I can’t believe I never realized Micao was a father trying to rescue his kidnapped children only to die to the kidnappers, his death hits so much more now
@turbobist2889 Жыл бұрын
One thing I noticed about Majoras Mask is with the Deku Mask. When you use the Goron Mask, people think you are Darmani. Same goes for the Zora Mask since people think you are Mikau. However, despite the Deku Mask coming from the deku butlers son, he never says you are his son. He just says you look like his son. Later on in the game, we see him crying because of his sons corpse. He already knew his son died. That's kinda sad.
@danieljferguson3 жыл бұрын
Ugh, the whole unresolved plot with the Deku butler is so tragic. That end scene always gets me.
@nuggettheory34093 жыл бұрын
By any chance do you have a family member called Garret Bobby Ferguson or GBF
@glitchy0003 жыл бұрын
How do you "resolve" the death of your son?
@quincius86383 жыл бұрын
@@nuggettheory3409 regular show childhood huh same
@4glte1423 жыл бұрын
based
@nolankanski91163 жыл бұрын
@@glitchy000 just like, fix it
@soulkibble14663 жыл бұрын
I honestly always found Majora to be a much more terrifying villain than Ganon. Yes, Ganon had presence but with Majora you never knew why it wanted to destroy the world other than it just wanted to for shits-and-giggles. And when you finally face off against it you realize just how bizarre, disturbing and batshit insane this entity truly was. It was a being akin to a child who viewed the world as nothing more than its plaything and everything thing it did and wanted to do as just a game. Even your final fight with it was nothing more than a game of "Good Guys vs. Bad Guys" where you were the Bad Guy in its Eyes. And as you kept harming it more and more, the more crazy Majora became as it lashed out in a fit of rage akin to a bratty child throwing a temper tantrum when things don't go their way.
@Eleehas3 жыл бұрын
Yup. At least Ganondorf has morals. He just wanted to be a ruler, seeing as how he didn't immediately kill off the other citizens and young Link. Hell, he was going to kill off Toon Link at first probably because of his mistake of leaving Young Link alive, but decided not to kill him nor Zelda at the end and just bring the land back. Majora literally wanted to see the people suffer. He most likely made the moon go down slower just to create fear seeing as how he made it go down faster when you actually face off with him. He just liked to fuck with random townsfolk like Kafei and destroy all life because he felt like it. Dude was a sadistic asshole lmao
@soulkibble14663 жыл бұрын
@@Eleehas what really sold it was that throughout the game you were just under the impression that these sadistic 'pranks' Skull Kid was doing was because the mask was influencing basically a child (which is true) but you learn in the end that Majora deliberately wanted its puppet to sow discord and chaos and seemed to find the notion of a weak pathetic creature like Skull Kid trying to use its powers amusing but didn't hesitate to discard him once he outlived his usefulness. Like a child throwing away a toy it has grown bored of.
@ganjafi593 жыл бұрын
To me Majora feels like fighting Zant in TLP, Gannon is the real threat in Zelda. He feels like a Genghis Khan type, powerful, wise, have many skills and his ultimate mission is to conquer everything. Majora is just a strange pushover.
@soulkibble14663 жыл бұрын
@@ganjafi59 the only problem is that Zant was presented as this calm merciless and imposing villain throughout the majority of the game til you got to his boss fight and he took a complete 180 into loonyville.
@ganjafi593 жыл бұрын
@@soulkibble1466 Majora is pretty loonie
@KyaKramer3 жыл бұрын
I've been a huge Zelda fan all my life, but one of the great joys about the series is that there is always something new to learn. Now to give you something new to learn about Majora's Mask: all the moon children have the face of the happy mask salesman under their masks. It's super creepy, but likely just a placeholder so the game designers didn't have to create 4 new faces.
@tbnwontpop88572 ай бұрын
Interestingly is that there's actually more to it than that. They ask if you want "to be a salesman too" when they ask you to part with some of your masks, so it's likely implied that they are indeed connected. The game really puts a big emphasis on the mystery factor of HMS so I wouldn't really rule things out as simply coincidence. Despite the limited development time they had, they did have a story they wanted to tell and it's up to interpretation, but they did drop some pretty strong hints that HMS is likely a spirit and Majora's Mask is deeply intertwined with his history and/or destiny.
@gregthespinarak2 жыл бұрын
The Song of Healing is the most beautiful, somber, perfectly crafted string of notes that makes me tear up every time.
@kalebramirez73272 жыл бұрын
And then realize that its just the inverse version of Saria's song/Lost Woods from OoT
@Cynsham2 жыл бұрын
Thank Koji Kondo for being one of the single greatest musical geniuses of the modern era. A poetic way of describing his magnum opus of a career would be to say that "He composed the soundtrack of an entire generation's childhood."
@alvaronavarro4895 Жыл бұрын
@@kalebramirez7327 Yeah, and he made It work. He made It shine more than saria's song imo even. That takes a lot of talent
@macchiatoultrac60463 жыл бұрын
This is crazy, my dad just bought me the 3ds remake. I'm not going to watch the video until i finish the game but I just want you to know what a fun coincidence this is to me.
@Legoluigi263 жыл бұрын
Btw, Han Solo dies in this game.
@flare96753 жыл бұрын
You'll have a lot of fun my guy
@piratenerdz16023 жыл бұрын
@SuperNinja's Personal Channel definitely. It makes the came more difficult and not in a fun way. BUT, it's still MM, and a lot of the original is still well maintained. I hope they have fun with it!
@trequor3 жыл бұрын
The remake isn't as good. They made the game a lot less spooky and some of the new mechanics just straight up ruin boss fights and areas. I would highly suggest emulating the original if you are on PC. You can still buff the graphics while keeping the original gameplay.
@Kaixero3 жыл бұрын
I prefer all the changes as someone who grew up with the game I hate dogmatic purists as a general rule though Well, I shouldn't pretend I'm *too* hot on the revamped zora Mechanics, I do like having three speeds but the top being magic hated kinda sucks, though you get Chateau Romani around the same time. Regardless, right stick aiming alone, let alone the visual overhauls, made it one of my favorite ever enhanced ports / remasters.
@guiAstorDunc3 жыл бұрын
I like to think that the Song of Healing never actually heals sorrows, but instead just calms them. Without any context, the Song of Healing feels much more like a serene piece to accompany a sunset. It feels like, if anything, the Song of Healing would give you inner-peace to live with sorrows rather than allowing them to go away entirely.
@rogue_2k374 Жыл бұрын
So an interesting theory about the song of healing is that Saria’s Song is the same song played backwards and that holds some level of significance to both worlds.
@betatalk64 Жыл бұрын
The Song of Healing to me was like this: I used to believe it healed wounds, but as time went on, I noticed that instead of healing anybody, it have them the courage to move on. That's what the song does, anytime you need to play it to progress, it's about sending someone into the afterlife, finally allowing them to move on. It's really a powerful song
@redstonewarrior0152 Жыл бұрын
The song does not provide physical healing, but it does provide a spiritual healing. Letting someone come to grips with their situation is a form of healing in it of itself.
@redstonewarrior0152 Жыл бұрын
@@rogue_2k374 Ehh... not quite. The only similarity between the song of healing and Saria's song when either is reversed would be the three repeating notes that the player plays. The rest of the two songs end up sounding nothing alike. If you only consider the six notes that start each song, then the two songs are a perfect match when reversed, but the entire rest of the two pieces share no similarities.
@C0ttonEyes2 жыл бұрын
I always found it heart breaking whenever the loved ones of whoever’s mask your wearing caught on to the fact that your not actually them like how the Goron kid starts to cry when you lose the race because Darmani never lost or when before you enter the great bay temple if you take of your mask and talk to lulu she’ll freak out and ask where Mikau went
@PrisonHoney96 Жыл бұрын
I get emotional every time I think about this game. I grew up gay in an extremely small town (you can imagine how that was like) and the Zelda franchise was the biggest escape I had. I was always somewhat uncomfortable playing Majora’s Mask as a kid, but that’s what drew me to it. I knew there were things about this game that as a child I wasn’t meant to entirely understand just yet. Revisiting as a young adult, the symbolism of the game and the meanings of it hit me full force. I cried quite a bit replaying it. During college I was dealing with a lot of shame I had become conditioned to feel because of my sexual orientation, and I turned to heavy drinking to suppress it and other mental illnesses I was dealing with. It truly was this game that pulled me out of that and taught me the importance of healing. I made a lot of life changes following my revisiting of this game and I’m in a much happier place and I’m proud of my true self. I have the Song of Healing tattooed on me to always remind me that healing is a process and even if I almost “met with a terrible fate” I made it through and I’m stronger because of it 💙 I’m forever thankful for this game and franchise and they’ll always have my support. Bring on Tears of the Kingdom!!!
@mobot333 Жыл бұрын
That’s beautiful wow
@MrG_-pn9fv Жыл бұрын
And then you became a 8 foot hot god with a double helix greatsword made to slay evil Just like me
@heppuplays91253 жыл бұрын
fun fact for those who didn't notice In OOT 3d the happy mask sales man has his backpack behind the counter to tie him in with Majoras mask meaning he's not just a re used NPC model but the same as in OOT
@creativename25673 жыл бұрын
He is a dimensional traveler that collects the souls of ancient beings.
@furyleferret22882 жыл бұрын
@@creativename2567 No, he is the Happy mask Salesman. He just wanted Majora's Mask as his ultimate collector's item
@jon....2 жыл бұрын
@@constant249 What do you want them to go back in time to add lore to a character that didn't exist yet?
@yigakong11872 жыл бұрын
He’s a little confused, be he got the spirit
@highdefinition4502 жыл бұрын
@@constant249 lmao who cares, the 3DS remake is better than the original in almost every way
@Keamsy3 жыл бұрын
I think the saddest part of this game is when you've helped Romani and Cremia and return on the final day. Cremia goes on about that it's weird how Romani finally lets her drink the Romani milk, as she doesn't ever let her drink it, just so Cremia doesn't feel the end of the world as much. That part makes me tear up literally every time
@valeya3 жыл бұрын
Ugh yes it's so sad ):
@dededeletethis99403 жыл бұрын
You got the names mixed around, but agreed
@Scarabola3 жыл бұрын
So... milk is definitely code for "alcohol".
@64supermarioreturns3 жыл бұрын
@@Scarabola It's specifically the Romani Milk, that milk is actually delivered to the bar
@ZeldaUniverseTV2 жыл бұрын
May have taken well over a year to finally watch this in full, but I did. Great vid, Schaffrillas. Easily tied up everything great and wondrous about Majora's Mask. Can't wait for that Wind Waker video. ;)
@DarkSlayer95872 жыл бұрын
I've been planning on watching this too and also just got around to it after his last video. I never actually played Majora's Mask so I think that's why I had no urgency to watch it, but now I've got urgency to play it :D
@theskullkid74432 жыл бұрын
Bruh
@LOEKASH2 жыл бұрын
More videos like this should be made
@joshwhite57302 жыл бұрын
He made one on skyward sword
@isthatawormwildbowreferenc45622 жыл бұрын
windwaker and majoras mask are some of my favorite games, like i start crying whenever i hear the ost
@cheezemonkeyeater3 жыл бұрын
"I love time management." Then you probably came up with a similar idea to me. See, I'm not super interested in doing speed runs, but with Majora's Mask, there's an alternative idea I love. Help the most people you can in a single 3-day cycle. Manage your time so that when you reach the end of the game and destroy Majora, you have saved or improved the lives of the maximum number of people possible. Now THAT pushes your time management skills to the limit.
@pluspiping2 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I'm not one to obsess over optimizing a video game that I'm using to goof off and have fun, but at the end of every Majora's Mask run, I do a final 3-day challenge to beat all 4 bosses and re-help as many people as possible. I think that's the same as what you describe doing? It's both a fun challenge AND an emotional send-off to my favorite game ever.
@jojomuppet1820 Жыл бұрын
A feeling of Urgency that games now days really need more of to fully immerse yourself to get to know these characters while still knowing a feeling of lingering doom on the horizon as you see the threat worsening. It betters ourselves as players and teaches us about taking our time to learn about each person yet also not to waste precious time. Really tests our memory and limits to balance everything
@AlecRife3 жыл бұрын
“I spend more time as a goron more than a human because it’s fun to to roll around and punch the shit out of enemies.” That hit me right in the feels.
@ChoaiDode2 жыл бұрын
Yes
@FioreFire3 жыл бұрын
It's not even just that the story is dark, the character writing in this game really stands out against the writing of every other game in the series. And I'm saying this as someone who never even got out of the starting town as a kid, and only really got into it as an adult. No nostalgia goggles here.
@iansantiago65263 жыл бұрын
I dont have nostalgia either,played it recently. My love and passion is similar to uhhhh...his name is pretty hard to pronounce...to this fellow. He really did articulate well his passion,but just like him,it doesnt do justice to the absolute genious and perfection of this piece of art. In fact,it feels like this. Majora's world is so complex,that it feels as if you were throwned into a book,and were forced to save the world inside it. These are some of the most realistic npc's i have ever seen in my life,the sheer emotion,wackyness,sadness,despair,grief they evoke in dialogue demostrate perfectly the spirit and basic concept of the human being. I just hope this game would be more popular,like oot...
@iansantiago65263 жыл бұрын
@Katie Lewis slowly yes,i am seeing that....
@tiffany15O53 жыл бұрын
@@iansantiago6526 I think its one of the most popular games out there, haha
@iansantiago65263 жыл бұрын
@@tiffany15O5 not really compared to cyber punk 2077,OOT,and now hyrule warriors. Compared to those,its not that popular
@shmirko16653 жыл бұрын
@@iansantiago6526 It has more of a cult following than those games tho. A following I proudly am a part off, even tho my first experience was playing the remake in 2017 as a 15 year old!
@cheezemonkeyeater3 жыл бұрын
"Implying that somebody shat out a quarter of their heart!" They had Taco Bell the night before. Fun fact: the hand in the toilet is based on a Japanese folk tale. Look it up. It's a story that's all about the violation of your privacy in unsettling ways and as silly as it sounds, it makes for a startlingly effective horror story if it's told properly.
@Swifter503 Жыл бұрын
40:26 the moment where Link’s face flashes and Darmani’s following face composing himself and realizing there is more work to be done always gets to me. Even in death Darmani will always be a hero
@yongelbang3 жыл бұрын
I really love the message of this game that in the face of impending doom, the small kindnesses we can show one another aren't irrelevant; they are most important in those last moments. In OoT, the sidequests can seem like trivial (and welcome) distractions in the face of the sweeping epic quest before us. In Majora's mask I was at first frustrated by how my progress on the main quest seemed to be locked behind this huge wall of trivial sidequests. But then I realised what the game was saying to me: "the mundane trivialities of these people's lives aren't distractions, they're the whole point. Their lives have value and they're what you're here to save." Once you embrace that personal perspective and really get to know the people of Termina, you aren't trying to be a big hero to save the whole world, you're doing something much more meaningful which is to save people you care about and show kindness to those who need it. Majora's Mask is dark, but its message is about the value of kindness and love and hope in the face of grief and depair. It's an important message and one that feel particularly poignant in current times.
@NitroNinja3243 жыл бұрын
In a way, I say it encourages you, or more specifically Link, to grow into a better hero. Sure he was brave enough to fight Gannon and he was strong enough to win, but not for a moment do you feel compelled to save the world because you care about it. It's simply your "destiny" as the Hero of Time. The only time I felt like going out of my way to help someone in OoT was with Malon and Epona. In MM, you're not a hero because you were chosen by destiny. You're a hero because you help people, and eventually, save them.
@pluspiping2 жыл бұрын
"the mundane trivialities of these people's lives aren't distractions, they're the whole point. Their lives have value and they're what you're here to save." 👈THIS RIGHT HERE The contrast between being The Big Hero vs. The Guy Trying To Help Out is so defined going from OOT to MM, and it's one of my favorite parts of the whole experience. Philosophically speaking, I want to dig into that theme of kindness just a bit more. I want to draw the distinction between "we are here to be nice to each other" (we're not) and "we are here to be kind to each other". Anju's mom is nice, until she feels like she doesn't have to be, because how dare Kafei act that way. The player is encouraged to be kind to Gorman the Troupe Leader, despite his nasty behavior, and in return he apologizes and reconnects with his own feelings & the people around him. That's kindness. That's love. That's hope. You can't stop people from being mean (see: his brothers), but you can still help out, and you can still be kind, and move on from there.
@highdefinition4502 жыл бұрын
I just don't like sidequests personally, especially when there's a timer to accomplish them in. I like an epic story, what can I say lol
@highdefinition4502 жыл бұрын
@@NitroNinja324 bruh I felt compelled to save people's lives lol, the game gets you to care about the world before destroying it. I didn't want Castle Town to be destroyed lmao
@rogue_2k374 Жыл бұрын
As a wise man once said “ have found that it is the small everyday deed of ordinary folks that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love”
@andreee1231233 жыл бұрын
Hmm but did Link himself have a happy ending? He doesn’t find navi, he has to leave the new friends he made (tatl and skull kid) and he is once again forgotten as a hero... and yes, he helped all the people in termina, but he’s probably now got a whole collection of new traumas as well :/ Edit: oh wait i guess this was answered in twilight princess lmao, it’s implied he ends up having a family and maybe joining the royal guard?, but he still dies feeling unfulfilled w his life ☹️
@andreee1231233 жыл бұрын
Katie Lewis yeah that’s what i think too!
@eaton84ae3 жыл бұрын
@Katie Lewis cheese n rice. Really? Second guessing decisions, what ifs, what could've been, etc. That's something else to add to the reasons why MM is my favorite.
@weeble47493 жыл бұрын
the hyrule historia doesn't even say anything about him having a family the Heroes Shade is just a person who lived the life of an unknown hero who died a hero that no one ever heard of, The Hero of Time's story is the most depressing heroes story ever to me
@andreee1231233 жыл бұрын
@@weeble4749 well hyule historia says the hero's shade is the hero of time. And it says the hero of twilight is a direct descendant of him, so at some point he must've had children c: Whether he got married and established a family or his children were from random encounters is up to your interpretation i suppose 😅
@weeble47493 жыл бұрын
@@andreee123123 no it doesn't say the Hero of Twilight is a direct descendant, all that's said about that is that he "has the spirit of the hero" not "the blood of the hero"
@pluspiping2 жыл бұрын
This is virtually everything that makes Majora's Mask my favorite Anything Ever, too. Agreed. EXCEPT I gotta disagree that restarting the 3 days creates a new timeline. For example, certain events do not reoccur after you complete them the first time. The Great Fairy in Clock Town knows you. Ghost Darmani does not appear again. Mikau's grave marker is already there in a new set of 3 days. Not coincidentally, what you receive from these events stays with you when you reset the 3 days. (And this might not be strictly canon, but in the remake the temple bosses ask to fight you again, suggesting they remember fighting you previously.) (If I'm remembering wrong, please let me know!) AND MOST IMPORTANTLY - even if you don't complete their specific sidequest in your last 3-day cycle, the people you helped in previous cycles are still shown as if you helped them in the end credits. Like. I know I certainly didn't have the time to fix all 5 Great Fairies AGAIN in the 3 day cycle before beating Majora & beating the game, but there they are in the ending credits. So I don't think you've created separate timelines. Rather, I think the Dawn Of a New Day slams together every 3-day cycle you've done so far. You asked the Goddess of Time to help you out, and I assume at the end, she's the one that slams it all together so that everyone remembers the times when they were helped. So Goddess of Time, thanks, girl.
@venusthestar_ Жыл бұрын
this was how i interpreted it when i first played the game but i was never able to fully describe it. thank you for putting it into words
@Naterkix2 жыл бұрын
Those last six hours before the moon falls is one of my favorite segments in any game. I don't know why but something about the song and the NPCs various ways of dealing with impending doom just... speaks to me on some deep level I can't quite figure out. It ever so slightly beats out the month in Persona 4 where the fog leaks into Inaba and everybody gets progressively more paranoid while that weird, staticy, ambient music is constantly playing.
@tastypotato92727 ай бұрын
I guess that explains why Majora's Mask and Persona 4 are my two favorite video games of all time
@gwendolynstata37753 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes, Tingle. Basically the sad mirror version of what Link could have been if he never met navi and kept waiting for his fairy. The Wario to Link's Mario. The Wa-Link. WANK
@tatltails39233 жыл бұрын
wordplay jokes aside, I actually never thought about how Link could have never gotten a fairy and that actually probably would have made him turn out more like Tingle. Holy shit, Ganondorf being a dick to the Deku Tree really did save Link in a way...
@paperbagboi31853 жыл бұрын
I swear I once read an easy/analysis on a blog that talked about how Tingle serves as an twisted mirror image about how Link felt compared to the kokirs, as an adult impostor, waiting for something that may never come, just as Tingle as an adult awaits for a fairy that will never came Edit: does anyone knows that blog/page I am talking about? Now I want to read it again
@vegetafan99223 жыл бұрын
NEVER use the word "wank" when talking about Tingle when around me EVER AGAIN!!!
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
@@tatltails3923 Well yes, but actually no. Mostly no tbh lol.
@Volt7903 жыл бұрын
"Never to be seen alive again." That's such a great subtle way to refer to how OoT Link is the Hero's Shade in Twilight Princess.
@vhsgeneration90653 жыл бұрын
I doubt he wasn't seen alive again by anyone before that. He obviously grew up before becoming the shade. He probably went back to Hyrule and settled down.
@Loki-pz1uk3 жыл бұрын
@@vhsgeneration9065 he obviously means by the viewer...
@thanatoast3 жыл бұрын
Now that i've played most 3d zelda games i've come to realize that Link will never truly have a happy ending, from SS to BoTW he's always destined to fight ganon, even if it costs him something precious. MM is special in that it shows us what happens after that, an incarnation of link that managed to fulfill his destiny, but at the cost of his childhood and now he doesn't really have a place to belong. The time loop is just another way in which this is true.
@ZigealFaust3 жыл бұрын
@@thanatoast Links Awakening Link faired pretty well. Ends up saving the Oracles after leaving the island and lives out his life from teenage years to death without any troubles and probably sires Toon Link at some point.
@samt34123 жыл бұрын
@@ZigealFaust Yeah, ALttP Link probably makes it out the best of any Link in the series. The only thing that didn't go well for him was the entire "singlehandedly destroying an island" thing, but the people on that island technically weren't real in the first place.
@swimmyswim4172 жыл бұрын
For anybody who’s curious, Theophany has some FANTASTIC covers/remixes of the Majora’s Mask soundtrack that really capture the essence of the story.
@TheRidleyslayer3 жыл бұрын
One thing I love about the credits is that it locks some of the scenes behind the masks related to the characters which gives you further incentive to collect them all
@sophiatalksmusic35883 жыл бұрын
Ah, Majora’s Mask. My absolute favourite thing about high school. I was completely obsessed with this game- I’d play it for hours, I was invested in all the characters (particularly the Skull Kid) and would talk nonstop about the game. I made fan art and fan theories, and spent hours trying to learn what I could about the lore and imagining things the game didn’t provide the answers to (for example, coming up with a non-canon backstory for the Fierce Deity and Majora). It’s crazy to see someone else share such a passion for my old obsession. Thank you; it brings back memories. Edit: Oh, and I almost forgot- has anyone else been following the Majora's Mask opera M. Bolteau is working on? Some of the performances are up on KZfaq.
@miserylovesmadness3 жыл бұрын
Same here. Majoras Mask is my favourite Zelda game, I have both versions and adore it.
@Jdudec3673 жыл бұрын
then again seems like everywhere I go this game is everyone's favorite zelda lol
@solaireofastora91783 жыл бұрын
When I was younger it was the middle earth games... fuck the shadow wars
@link_legend8193 жыл бұрын
I've been following the opera on and off over the years. Much more so a while ago, though. They've been in development for a while.
@ciciorcody82283 жыл бұрын
I’ve been following the opera since the 8th grade. I’m in college now. I’m still excited. Majora’s Mask is just that kind of game.
@dormito9713 жыл бұрын
Jesus, 57 minutes!? Iv'e prepared my whole life for this.
@jonathansmith12813 жыл бұрын
Seems a bit short, doesn't it?
@dormito9713 жыл бұрын
@@jonathansmith1281 yep, I was hoping it would be at least 1hr and 30.
@ireplytoeverything31223 жыл бұрын
Actually it’s Christ, not 57 minutes
@Josuh3 жыл бұрын
This is the moment i was waiting for my entire life
@dormito9713 жыл бұрын
@@ireplytoeverything3122 Test
@Ultimaniacx4 Жыл бұрын
This is the first game that made me cry as a kid. The first time I actually felt sad for characters in a video game, for Romani and Cremia in the final day if you don't help with the alien invasion. Just seeing Romani struggling with a broken mind and Cremia crushing under the stress of a ruined business, a suffering sister, and the literal end of the world on top of that. It's such a bleak situation.
@Real_Scott_Pilgrim Жыл бұрын
This video inspired me to try Majora's Mask, and it has become my favorite piece of media in the world. If it wasn't for you making this video I may never have tried this game, never knowing how much this game would change my life. I pray for you and your family, and, if anything, just know you changed my life for the better
@frogforadoption46863 жыл бұрын
Time is relative,art is relative,family is relatives
@mochicrackers3 жыл бұрын
facts 🥴
@JaidenPinchess3 жыл бұрын
Such an obscure reference 😂
@poindexter253 жыл бұрын
So deep omfg
@gregorycookjr.73923 жыл бұрын
That's a bar
@will__mem9rno3 жыл бұрын
@@JaidenPinchess Where is it from?
@tehawsumninja3 жыл бұрын
"Hey everybody it's ChuggaConroy" Me, recalling the long hours of watching his Wind Waker vid and laughing with him when he paused it on the one bird about to eat Link's head off: [a tear streams down my face] That's a name I haven't heard in a long time
@amarikristopher84093 жыл бұрын
Now I wanna watch his vids and TheRunawayGuys again 😔❤️
@Glory2Snowstar3 жыл бұрын
He still makes videos to this day, and they're amazing! I'd recommend seeing 'em!
@tehawsumninja3 жыл бұрын
@@Glory2Snowstar Oh my god, I had no idea he was still making videos?!!! I just searched in his channel and I'm so fucking happy T-T Thank you for letting me know, I haven't watched him in forever.
@zoobuhgoo78833 жыл бұрын
@@tehawsumninja most of the other let’s players from that time are still making videos too
@asprinjuice88773 жыл бұрын
So glad he's playing my favourite game currently
@high.level.noob. Жыл бұрын
Song of healing starts like Lost woods theme but it is inverted and slowed down. The rest of the song is of course different but both songs are absolutely classics.
@SuperSliceking6 ай бұрын
Well that part in the beginning totally isn’t awkward nowadays
@goldflowergamer31396 ай бұрын
We just can’t have nice things 😞
@hypermariosunshine4 ай бұрын
And now it isn’t anymore
@Dula82073 ай бұрын
Why?
@pirate_cove_man3 ай бұрын
Correct, because Emile more recently proved that he's worthy of being not hated
@sandsunderthetable.6625Ай бұрын
And now this comment is awkward
@kcbros15153 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about the deku scrub nightmare that Link has. That was actually based on a real dream that the director had. The director was stressed out and had a nightmare one night that he was being chased by deku scrubs and so he put that in the game.
@MrGeorgeFlorcus3 жыл бұрын
And as we all know, real, actual psychological trauma makes the best subject matter for questionably PG-content on a Nintendo platform; see Mother franchise for more details
@user-gl9rl1fs6c3 жыл бұрын
"What does he need paper for?" He's in the toilet, dude...
@kcbros15153 жыл бұрын
@@user-gl9rl1fs6c helps wipe people asses with paper perhaps haha
@largeboi46783 жыл бұрын
@@kcbros1515 woah, he’s like a human bidet
@mo.trademarked3 жыл бұрын
You learn something new about your Favorite Game Everyday.
@spiderplant3 жыл бұрын
"I love time management!" Me, an ADHD alien: *anxiety intensifies*
@paperbagboi31853 жыл бұрын
Same! But I still love the game, I always got nervous while playing it, but it was technically my first and favorite Zelda game
@TheCompleteMental3 жыл бұрын
Every game with time management I hate. Hate it harded the more time management is involved. In other words, I think I'd _loathe_ Persona and Majora's Mask
@shygato49893 жыл бұрын
@@paperbagboi3185 It was my first Zelda game too! I do remember dreading the time limit for a long time, so much so I would manage my time to what felt more comfortable for me (Inverted Song of Time saved me!) I am a lot more comfortable with the time limit now, after replaying it so many times, it's easier to gauge how long certain things take. It's a fun game to replay and even do a casual speedrun on.
@lydiasteinebendiksen42693 жыл бұрын
The game is actually pretty kind to my ADHD. Firstly, the rewind mechanic means missed opurtunities just tease you into getting them next time which is great, and secondly, most of these quests are so rewarding and exiting it more that suffices at triggeribg that sweet "do the thing" - juice. God I love this game
@RootBeerChickBeauty3 жыл бұрын
ooooohhhhh THATS why I hate majoras mask LMAO
@rosereddoll9562 жыл бұрын
The amount of people that appreciate Cuggaconroy is AMAZING, and I love it! I remember my cousin was borrowing my Wind Waker disc for a while and when I was getting withdrawals from playing it I watched his WW Let’s Play and it genuinely healed my torn, child soul. Big core memory energy
@TNO_TDN2 жыл бұрын
this is my 10th time rewatching this, seeing you talk about this game so passionately is so amazing and refreshing every time
@thememeestfilmbuff3 жыл бұрын
The *majoraty* of people who played it love it.
@alihomora18063 жыл бұрын
I wanted to reply with another bad pun but I couldn't think of anything help
@FirstNameLastName-oz5ij3 жыл бұрын
The story is also nice. I guess you could say Majora’ Mask tells a great *Tael*. K that was terrible but it’s the best I got lol
@heyitzmae3 жыл бұрын
I honestly wasn’t too big of a fan lol. It’s just not for me. I like long, complex main stories rather than a short main story and a lot of side quests so it just wasn’t my type of game. It’s still a masterpiece of course just not my type of masterpiece oH MY GOD I MISSED THE PUN
@iansantiago65263 жыл бұрын
@@heyitzmae id imagine from what you said,OOT is to you what majora is for me. I can see what you mean,and i respect it really. But majora for me feels like the most human world from the vast sea of games. Remember that trailer for anthem that made it seem like the markets and towns are connected? Majora did that better and wayyyyyyy before,im honestly amazed at just the sheer genious of the game. In fact,majora's main quest isnt majora,that is just a cover,a "mask" if you will. The real majora are the sidequest,and this video does an amazing job explaining why.
@chrisdippertheirateshitter26533 жыл бұрын
AVGN didn't like it because of the controls and bad camera which is fine if he didn't praise Ocarina of Time at the same time which has the same amount of problems as Majora's Mask and more since Majora's Mask is a better refined and smoothed out OOT.
@DiegoGonzalez-vb8vz3 жыл бұрын
Majora’s Mask is a reminder of how precious our lives are, and how much our presence, even by a little, can actually determine a change for the better to other people’s lives, especially when those lives already have given up their strength to move forward. Even in the most darkest of days, even if it looks like everything is done for, we must keep believing in our strength. You can make someone happy with your presence.
@Kilemy___3 жыл бұрын
This warmed my heart, thank you.
@redboshi85203 жыл бұрын
Memento morrie
@user-sp2jg9rx8r3 жыл бұрын
I wonder what cliché text book you got that from?
@Pikachu-kw4fv3 жыл бұрын
Lol that was not what I got from it, I learned from majora's mask that when I try to help one person there are tons of people that need help that you let down. Like you save the deku's get what you need from them and you HAVE to reset. But by resetting you undo the fact that you helped them, and you cannot afford to help them again, you gotta go to the gorons or smth and go and save them now cause they have something you need. Every time you help someone, someone else is in trouble. And in the end of the day you may have saved the world but there are so many people you didn't save and you KNOW you didn't save them cause you saved them one before undoing everything. You KNOW the deku's water is being poisoned, you KNOW the gorons are being frozen you KNOW all of this, there is litterally no way you can save everyone there is only so much one kid can do.
@schawangus3 жыл бұрын
Oh my god. I love that you used Chugga’s “DONT DROWN!” from the Ikana Castle video. When I started really getting into Zelda, I started watching him while playing because I liked his style and he’s since become one of my favorite Let’s Players. Kinda hoping he replays the game just for fun. That was a good series.
@luigikungfu08802 жыл бұрын
It feels so weird that someone I'm a fan of grew up watching someone I'm a fan of. Seriously, Chuggaconroy is an icon in my childhood and I'd be a very different person without him, he got me into some of my favorite video games like Super Paper Mario, and provided me the answers and knowledge of how to complete games like The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword.
@329link3 жыл бұрын
"What does he need paper for?" He's in the toilet, dude...
@Altzar20113 жыл бұрын
And people keep shittin on him. So
@radio_vidar17453 жыл бұрын
He's a physical bidet.
@whaleping3 жыл бұрын
The only toilet in the entire building and it has no doors.
@1WEareBUFO13 жыл бұрын
I'm getting shit on, man. Shit on.
@Damiardo3 жыл бұрын
I like the think it's a weird, artistic interpretation of the hand under the stall, asking for paper. The guy is IN the toilet, which makes it so much funnier cause no amount of paper in the world will save you from THAT fate.
@dig-daegstudios23403 жыл бұрын
The saddest part of Majora’s Mask, to me, is that it is impossible to save everyone. Yes, you can slow down time and do as much as you can. But no matter how good a player you are, there is no feesable way to effectively complete every quest. No matter what you do, Romani will still be shattered from her cows being abducted, Anju and Kaife are still separated even though they love each other more then anything, the Gorons are still freezing to death in the cold. No matter what you do, there will still be those you failed to save.
@7wintersowl3 жыл бұрын
technically this goes even if one tries and plans a perfect 3-day run, if Link helps recover the bomb shop lady's cargo on the first day then Link can not help Kafie and Anju over the next days meaning the player has to choose who they will leave to suffer.
@Zak-bv4qm3 жыл бұрын
@@7wintersowlwhat do you think is the most good link could possibly do in 3 days?
@righteouself99283 жыл бұрын
@@Zak-bv4qm I tend to think about the absolute ridicoulus 100% MM speedrun ive seen. Over half the game is packed into a tight cycle which is so packed that the you are about to meet a terrible fate and you still have to do a lot. But yeah. No matter how effecient you are you cant make everyone happy. And in the end because you reset time anyway it doesnt even matter in most cases
@evdestroy53043 жыл бұрын
I always figured link just helped everyone after termina was saved
@nascour59913 жыл бұрын
@@7wintersowl everyone turns right at the end so link must've managed to help them; or help them after beating Majora's mask.
@insertcleverpunhere7183 жыл бұрын
i haven't even played majora's mask (only seen let's plays) and when 40:00 hit i started to cry. And it really goes to show how great this game is. To make such a powerful scene (from the perspective of a person who has only seen the story and not taken part in it) for a character that had a little but very emotional backstory. and be able be that good so consistently for so many characters.
@insertcleverpunhere7183 жыл бұрын
I'm late to respond to my original comment but I found out my dad still has an N64 and a copy of majora's mask so I've gotten a chance to play the original and I love it
@ddddavyy8383 Жыл бұрын
That moment when you realise why Mikao was so desperate to get the bottle from the beavers... He just wanted to save his children
@ivybuzzkill3 жыл бұрын
“You've met with a terrible fate, haven't you?” is one of my favorite lines from this game ever
@benobrien79203 жыл бұрын
The holy trinity of spooky whimsical not Isekais: -Majora's Mask -Over The Garden Wall -Undertale
@amarikristopher84093 жыл бұрын
Don’t forget Coraline
@Antasma13 жыл бұрын
Does the Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland count as Isekais?
@Shalakor3 жыл бұрын
@Katie Lewis Being transported to another world with some task to undertake to resolve one's stay in said alternate realm has been around for as long as stories have been told, so even those are far from firsts.
@afrogod75563 жыл бұрын
Pfp checks out
@awesomegaymer57863 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure all 3 of those are isekais
@libbyphillips3626 Жыл бұрын
i don't really play any video games, but i've had so much fun watching my brother and my roommates play tears of the kingdom and learning about zelda lore from them. this video was really cool and i learned a lot, but the best part is just listening to someone speak genuinely about art they love, uninterrupted.
@jonservo2 жыл бұрын
I love Majora's Mask, it is one of my favorite games of all time. I just started playing Ori and the Blind Forest, it hits all of those same feels for me. The art is beautiful, the music is amazing and the story is touching and melancholy in so many places. It feels oddly nostalgic though I've never played it before. I actually bought the sequel first because it was on sale, but after just watching the prologue I realized I had to start from the beginning so I got the first one and am playing through it now
@thisisfyne3 жыл бұрын
Majora's Mask is my favourite game as well even though I DON'T like to manage time. But it's so effective for the story it tells and directly affects YOU, the player, instead of simply telling you that things are urgent. YOU know it. You FEEL it. It's constantly there, in your mind - and in the sky above (or below, holy shit!). And everything you do in the game is undone until YOU can successfully traverse time and space to put an end to the cycle. All the hardships you've overcome and the people you've helped (the dark tone really bring home the suffering of the inhabitants of Termina) was for nothing if you don't bring the quest to an end. The time loop is both a catalyst for action AND a reassuring mechanic that tells you you can try things as many time as you need to. Day 3 is just as exhilarating as Day 1 feels safe and cozy. Playing the song of time after a long stretch of challenges couldn't be more satisfying. OOT is an epic tale. But MM speaks to you personally. It's nothing short of brilliant, really.
@ZeldaUniverseTV3 жыл бұрын
Gonna give this a watch later. :) By the looks of it, this is gonna be a fun video!
@tomatoketchup38483 жыл бұрын
Ah, hello.
@g8x2keeper3 жыл бұрын
What did you think of it
@obi_oma3 жыл бұрын
was it a fun video
@Gameover50743 жыл бұрын
Spoilers it was
@brandonuts42343 жыл бұрын
She
@bluedew21173 жыл бұрын
Schaffrillas: *Talks about how Chuggaaconoroy was a major part of his introduction to THE BEST VIDEOGAMES ON EARTH* Me: Oh, good, I'm not the only one
@cadencedavis75103 жыл бұрын
Hey something cool that I like is how even the main quests are like side quests, like they're designed like one. It's like you don't know which quest is required or not, which somehow ironically even more engaging and immersive.
@rosestrohm79863 жыл бұрын
Chuggaaconroy is criminally underrated!
@Jonasaurus73 жыл бұрын
The best KZfaqr ever
@kooshneer45633 жыл бұрын
@@Jonasaurus7 I got a blast of nostalgia when he brought up chuggaaconroy
@d.n52873 жыл бұрын
Super Skarmory is another name I miss
@Disco_Love3 жыл бұрын
How is one of the most popular let's play channels underrated?
@rosestrohm79863 жыл бұрын
@@Disco_Love compared to other gaming channels he is. Jacksepticeye has like 10 or more times the subs as chuggaa
@No_Sleepee3 жыл бұрын
"Hey everybody it's chuggaaconroy!" God, I don't think I will ever get sick and tired of hearing people tell how Emile introduced so many people to Nintendo Franchises
@entr3_nou53 жыл бұрын
I... I always thought his name was Conroy...
@ShrubbyCanine3 жыл бұрын
@@entr3_nou5 honestly, thats a nice name too. but yeah his name is emile
@mattguest62293 жыл бұрын
Ahh, the memories. Emile was, and still is, a great let’s player. His charm, and the comprehensiveness of his let’s plays makes them something that I’ll never forget to this day.
@ell47363 жыл бұрын
He’s the reason i love a lot of my favorite games! So thankful for him :)
@TheYellowTuxedo3 жыл бұрын
Man I found him through lookin up pokemon playthroughs and found a wonderland lol
@totallyhumanproductions13492 жыл бұрын
31:51 you forgot my favorite FE character: Sonic, the true King Arthur!
@seereebee3 жыл бұрын
I love how Skull Kid dropping the ocarina because of snot pretty much sealed his fate
@beyondthefray60213 жыл бұрын
Also, something I noticed you didn't really touch on was the music. The MUSIC. The music is so amazing for this game. Koji Kondo usually makes really great soundtracks but I feel this is his magnum opus. Such a feeling of emptiness and melancholy but also really upbeat at certain times to hide the darkness of Termina. Every song feels like a masterpiece in it's own right, especially the Song of Healing (god i love that song to death). But other than that, great video!
@1WEareBUFO13 жыл бұрын
The zora's were 1000 times more elaborate in this. Other zelda games : " we swim. We be fish" majora's mask: "we are a people of great artistic culture and history. And our temple is an alternative energy Mecca."
@FirstNameLastName-oz5ij3 жыл бұрын
One thing I absolutely love about Majora's Mask and Ocarina of Time is that the music isn't merely in the background. You as the player actively engage in the music by learning to play the notes to some of the songs in the game. In Ocarina of Time, you don't only hear Zelda's Lullaby whenever Zelda is onscreen. You play it yourself in order to open up areas that would be otherwise impossible to enter. In Majora's Mask, you don't merely hear the Song of Healing whenever you encounter a tragic cutscene. You play the Song of Healing yourself to heal broken souls. Having music being a part of the gameplay instead of simply in the background adds to the memorability of an already fantastic soundtrack. I know other Zelda games have this to some extent (i.e. howling in Twilight Princess, or the Wind Waker in the Wind Waker), but I'd argue that the N64 games implemented this concept the best simply because you can play more than just the notes you are required to play for the songs you learn in the game. If you've ever seen PuppetMaster9's ocarina compilations where he plays songs from various other medias on the in-game ocarina in Majora's Mask 3D, you'll know what I'm talking about. I remember spending probably hours trying to learn to play songs from other video games as well on the in-game instruments. It's a small addition, but it is something that I very much appreciate.
@GG36956 ай бұрын
Ooh that intro got real awkward...
@greeniecapvideos867421 күн бұрын
Is it because of the fact that it referenced Knack or was it Chuggaaconroy?
@GG369521 күн бұрын
100% Chugaconroy. That Knack reference is nasty too though.
@ellasorrow4stolas4453 жыл бұрын
Major Mask is my second favorite. How much the story hit me. The Moon children were asking real question that were very deep. I love how you can see Link grow more in his character through major Mask after seeing these tragic events.
@torthedragon52013 жыл бұрын
It's so interesting to know that Schaffrillas Loves Chugga's content just as much as I do.
@HikariSatou3 жыл бұрын
Seriously!
@Zacman11233 жыл бұрын
Right?
@TripleYagh3 жыл бұрын
My first youtube video I’ve ever watched was Chugga’s playthrough of this game, good times.
@susanferrie3 жыл бұрын
I feel a friendship with all 5 of you already
@Sunflower-lk2xo3 жыл бұрын
Yeah I love chugga
@rocrod4303 жыл бұрын
When I first played Majora's Mask as a kid, I thought the "beloved friend" was Saria for the entire game for some reason :P
@Midnitethorn3 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Saria too, especially since her song plays at the end
@annacammarota84593 жыл бұрын
Me too lmao.
@netowner666 Жыл бұрын
I think it's Saria, who cares about Navi
@DimitriEyonovich Жыл бұрын
So did I. I first played it when I was little on the gamecube collectors edition so I also played Ocarina of Time. I didn't get too far in either of them.
@thegooddoggo6511 Жыл бұрын
That would’ve been the good ending
@MetaBro2 жыл бұрын
You know, bizarrely in a way this’s similar to Toy Story 2, a followup to one of the most highly regarded products of all time had to be made in a year or less and miraculously came out as one of the best sequels from their separate mediums
@Dash62g2 жыл бұрын
You've enhanced MM for me tenfold with the idea of the deku king having king Julian's voice
@anonymoususer91972 жыл бұрын
I cannot unhear it. It just fits perfectly
@AldentheBlue3 жыл бұрын
I remember finding the swordsman cowering in his dojo just before the moon hits. I was running around seeing what the people in town felt. But the swordsman shaking and hiding in fear, with that music in the background. I busted out the Ocarina and reset the clock out of some weird sense of mercy. Like I couldn't put them through that fate. I had forgotten that it was a video game for a moment.
@PumpkinFox3 жыл бұрын
That joke with Markiplier and Navi is hilarious on multiple levels. Markiplier got mad at the narrator for just trying to cheer him up after losing so much progress, and in this video Schaff is getting mad at Navi for just trying to help. Layers.
@cliffbar_20812 жыл бұрын
It's hysterical @ 33:00 until you realize Mikau was desperately trying to get bottles to get Lulu's eggs back... Love the video, it's also my favorite game :)
@onlyacomentarynothingspeci24192 жыл бұрын
I just love that the supposedly light heartest dungeon has the darkest revelation in the end of the game i think theres something poetic about it
@Caddance Жыл бұрын
Wait which dungeon?
@chaoticneutralsheep3 жыл бұрын
32:56 Mikau was there before, trying to win a race against the beavers because he needed an empty bottle to save his children from the Gerudo pirates. These beavers straight up let Mikau and even his children die so they could keep an empty bottle, savage.
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
That's pretty dumb if they are beavers. I mean, they're beavers, I'm not exactly gonna want to hate them as the player, so why would the writers have beavers as villains? That's stupid I love this game but beavers don't make intimidating villains lol.
@SomeYouTubeTraveler3 жыл бұрын
Geez how rare IS this magic glass
@Stockmuncher3 жыл бұрын
The part where Darmani has a vision of the Gorons, all crowding round him and cheering for him... that's an incredibly powerful moment. Back in 2000, as a kid, I remember thinking, "This game is as good as a movie.".
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
Funny, I feel people bring up gorons a lot when revisiting Majora's Mask, but personally I found the mountain to be interesting, but not as rich or scary as the other areas at all. I genuinely forget the name of Darmani quite a lot, and this isn't because the goron section is dull, it's because the other sections are so much deeper in themes. Another thing... the scene with the little girl in Ikana valley seemed kind of mediocre and uninteresting to me, I remember Ikana mostly for it's dungeons. Romani being kidnapped/given a drink, the monkey being tortured, Mikau's tragic death and the Deku Butler's son always stood out to me more, probably because I care about the non-human characters and established human characters more than randomly thrown in children.
@realperson22173 жыл бұрын
That’s because it is
@Stockmuncher3 жыл бұрын
@@realperson2217 Precisely
@jordonlegge4482 жыл бұрын
@@Stockmuncher I mean I think we are giving movies a little too much credit.
@rubub84552 жыл бұрын
bruh. games *are* better than movies
@dankaroos Жыл бұрын
I'd like the mention that within the Deku Palace/Swamp portion, the monkey's torture is as dark as the events of most other dungeons, mostly if you don't free him and watch on the final day.
@lordenma44496 ай бұрын
Does this also exist on the 3ds version?
@boggledeggnoggler54722 жыл бұрын
So nice to see someone love this game as much as I do and express it in ways I haven't thought about before. Ahhh
@noreason71123 жыл бұрын
"It just wasn't the same as holding Majora's Mask in my hands". I recommend you don't. People who do tend to suffer terrible fates...
@lutfensusshow53973 жыл бұрын
I can't wait for Schaff Drowned
@grinklesnorf34753 жыл бұрын
I still can’t believe this was made only in a year. A masterpiece like this should take decades to make
@pluspiping2 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness not every studio is Team Ico. (I love Shadow of the Colossus but. y'know.) But seriously, it goes to show how a short deadline can prevent the final product from being too overpolished to the point of rounding off any interesting peculiarities. And Majora's Mask is certainly a game with a lot of peculiarities. It asked "what if a game did this crazy stuff" and then it did it. I shudder to think how much of it would be removed or revamped to be unrecognizable, in the name of "improving it" to "increase sales" in a longer development cycle.
@highdefinition4502 жыл бұрын
I mean tbf they reused a lot of assets from OoT so of course it wouldn't take as long lol
@brendanreilly46752 жыл бұрын
Because the graphic textures, items, enemies and characters were all scrapped from oot. Except for kafei and his parents, I’m pretty sure they were the only new npc’s
@7milesdavis Жыл бұрын
These days it takes decades to make average games for some reason.
@cringyperson9670 Жыл бұрын
Thank God it wasn't. They didn't have time to second guess themselves. And now we have one of the greatest works of art ever created
@cringyperson96703 жыл бұрын
This game truly moved me the first time I played it. It was to the point that I had to 100% the game, and then make everyone happy before defeating Majora. And I cared about these people
@kaitlynboisvert8150 Жыл бұрын
It's officially been 20 years since Windwaker was released! Waiting for your new deep dive video for that now. 🥰
@danielhandley25763 жыл бұрын
"hey everybody it's chuggaaconroy" is honestly one of the most heartwarming things I can hear after a long day
@axolofa3 жыл бұрын
"If this is something that can be stopped, then just try and stop it." is a line that gives me chills every time I read it.
@chaoscontroller3163 жыл бұрын
Taken out of context, that line can mean literally anything.
@linkthepig42193 жыл бұрын
Same
@teclinsoro45233 жыл бұрын
the time loop messes with my anxiety so much but i keep playing it because damn it it’s such a good game
@conmanay45632 ай бұрын
Glad to see someone else who picked up the subtext with Mikau, the idea that Link had to make an impossible choice between telling Lulu the truth, or lying and “Mikau” saying he has to leave for a journey, either way leaving those Zora kids without a father
@GogiRegion3 жыл бұрын
Ocarina of Time is probably “better” as a video game, but Majora’s Mask is by far better as an artistic piece. The Song of Healing alone is just a beautiful musical masterpiece that sounds both hopeful and somber at the same time. Every little thing about it fits the theme and adds to the narrative. The side quests all have characters that feel real. It’s insane that the game was made in one year.
@Emberson-90003 жыл бұрын
I would disagree about Ocarina being a better game. After playing both back to back on N64, I can easily say that the gameplay of Majora's Mask is far more engaging and challenging. Take Ganondorf/Ganon. They are definitely menacing bosses, but they aren't hard to beat. They don't really test the player's skills at all, simply requiring them to use a pattern until it's all over. The first boss of Majora's Mask, Odolwa, is a far better fight. He's less predictable, has tons of moves, will wipe the floor with you if you dont stay on your toes, but is still a fair challenge that can be overcome by the player without too much trouble. That's just one example, but seeing as I fought Odolwa after Ganon in my back-to-back runs, it really feels like the game stopped messing around and gave players a more difficult game to go with the rich artistic vision that Majora has. In pretty much every way I can think of, Majora's Mask is the superior game. This, of course, is only my opinion. Maybe I'll like Master Quest better, but that remains to be seen.
@afrogod75563 жыл бұрын
Majora's Mask has one of my favorite soundtracks of all time alongside Shadow of the Colossus
@Emberson-90003 жыл бұрын
Upon playing a bit of Master Quest, I have made it past Dodongo's Cavern. I would have progressed further, but at the start of my playthrough, I noticed that The Great Deku Tree had some rocks I needed to blow up. I found out the hard way that bombs wouldn't make it up there, so I went all the way back to castle town to win the Bombchu minigame. With bombchus in hand, I headed back to the Deku Tree and finally blew up those boulders. On the other side was a gold skulltula that I had no way of reaching. Keep in mind that I had no way of knowing this prior, as it was hidden behind the rocks. The combat really isn't any harder, and my idea of difficulty isn't requiring the player to constantly revisit dungeons for gold skulltula tokens. That's just tedium. The bosses I fought were no harder, and my strategies were no different. I'll continue playing, but I dont have high hopes that Master Quest will give me the challenge that the original lacked.
@saricubra28673 жыл бұрын
Twilight Princess is better than both as a videogame and artistic piece.
@Emberson-90003 жыл бұрын
@@saricubra2867 Everyone has an opinion. I'm glad you see something I don't in Twilight Princess.
@hooty87033 жыл бұрын
fun fact I never beat the children hiding minigame and died so I quit for years till the 3ds one came out
@bradcarver81273 жыл бұрын
I’ve never beat the deku playground in North Clock town. Played this game for 20 years now and I’m still missing one piece of heart every play through
@HarrisBoe3 жыл бұрын
Pretty much the exact same thing happened to me. One of the first things you’re asked to do when you arrive in Clock Town is find the Great Fairy. I spent three in-games doing it and never found her. The whole experience of the time limit and the rising tension stresses me out so much I didn’t touch the game again until the 3DS version. Now, it’s my favorite game of all time.
@rubub84552 жыл бұрын
when i only read the first half of your comment i thought you could fucking beat up children in this game
@MegaMaurice14 Жыл бұрын
Man really squeezed that in at 30:51 💀
@amy-ld4pe3 жыл бұрын
I started my zelda obsession right out of the womb, with my dad playing almost every zelda game while I watched, I can’t pin point when I started playing or what I started with, but I do remember playing majoras mask when I was SIX- which means my childhood was flooded with happy mask salesmen, dead characters and the grief associated with them, and worst of all, tingle. all this to say it’s a 10/10 game and is criminally underrated
@beastlylordhorse36123 жыл бұрын
Puts gex image on screen when talking about knack. “ITS ALWAYS GEX NIGHT”
@kale59533 жыл бұрын
"This is like Gex night at Scott the Woz's house"
@drolemem3 жыл бұрын
@@kale5953 "didn't we play gex that one time..." "That was amibo festival." "What about the..." "That was ultra smash" "and the.." "car wash."