always found it super metal that Ganondorf uses the sword that failed to execute him to fight against you

As a massive Twilight Princess fan it was nice watch an almost hour and a half long video which I could totally agree with.

i swear to god no one would have ever complained about the Spinner if it didn't lose momentum when traveling over flat ground. I would have never called epona again if the game let me beyblade across hyrule field

The fact that you snapped to being able to pet the animals was absolutely the right thing to do

Your point about why Zelda companions should be involved in the combat is a huge reason why Midna and Zelda in Spirit Tracks are my two favorite companions in the series. Makes the final boss fights all the more epic, especially Midna throwing Ganon like Link herding goats at the beginning of the game and Link and Zelda needing to drive the Lokomo Sword into Malladus’s head together

You gave this game the credit it definitely deserves. I think it’s only gotten more attention thanks to BOTW and TOTK because it does such a great job taking advantage of being in a linear format. I like the open world style too, but there will always be a certain magic to entries like Twilight Princess that style lacks

I grew up poor. I played this on my aunt's gamecube without a memory card. I could write a 100% walkthrough from memory

You just blew my mind with the Malon in the Hyrule Field at night theme thing.

Some people see TP as a rehash of OoT, but for me, it's closer to "Twilight Princess is to Ocarina as Ocarina is to LTTP." Yeah sure, it plays out in a similar way, but it's got a far more involved story, a more entertaining companion, fancier dungeons, bigger bosses, cooler items with more features, and "interludes" that feel like epic setpiece moments instead of uneventful diversions. ...Well, for the most part anyway. I mean in OoT, you walk to a nearby cave, pick up some blue fire in a bottle, thaw out a single Zora, and later hear that "don't worry bro the other ones'll like... thaw out later." In Twilight Princess, you trek back to death mountain, teleport a giant pillar of freshly erupted lava rock through a sky portal, drop it in, and watch an entire frozen river roar back to life and cascade down the cliff. That's what the identity of this game is to me. Zelda Plus Ultra.

The water temple was the perfect difficulty for a Zelda dungeon to me in my experience. I got stuck in for waay longer than I thought I would. I couldn't wrap my head around where water may have been sourced, how to get there and where to let it flow. It was a great test of your ability to analyze and mentally visualize your surroundings. Those are probably the most important qualities of a classic Zelda dungeon imo, and its great that even one dungeon found a perfect balance between a glorified straight line and a convoluted and esoteric mess that only a scholar of Zelda lore could solve.

One of my favorite and more overlooked aspects of this game is the Cowboy western influence. Link’s design combines a bit of medieval knight and cowboy elements and the way he flips his sword is akin to a gunslinger spinning their revolver. The farm hand origins of this Link and greater emphasis on Epona plus the obvious direct references to old western movies in both current and old Kakariko really give the game a cool unique identity along with all the twilight stuff.

Props to you for noticing the advantageous leitmotif. The music alone in this game made it my favorite. The way the themes get recycled and reharmonized depending on the context is superb. The music that plays when you meet Zelda for the first time blends the first few notes of the hyrule castle theme with the first few notes of midnas theme. The music that plays after midna gets blasted by the light spirit and you're taking her to Zelda as wolf link blends midnas theme with the main hyrule field theme (although the notes have been stretched across more measures). This stuff would make Richard Wagner proud.

God only knows how many times ive just waited at the start screen as the fairy fountain theme plays. This is absolutely my favorite game of all time. I am currently playing through it again and it is even better than I thought. Playing again with a mature state of mind lets me appreciate all the small things. I went through this game after ocarina of time when I was young and I couldn’t have been happier with how they referenced it. Also in no other zelda game have I experienced as in-depth combat I mean learning new skills from past link is just so rewarding.

It's like you reached into my brain and pulled out every thought I've ever had about Twilight Princess in the form of a video essay. I havent played TP since the Wii U port was released. What am I doing with my life? Eff it! It's 1 a.m. and I'm starting a new playthrough right now.

it's criminal how low the views are for the quality here

Great video. TP wasn't my first Zelda game, but it's my all-time favourite. I'm currently on a TP-praise-video binge and yours is definitely one of the best out there, easily in my top 5. I've also read the manga, I enjoyed it a lot. Haven't read manga in a long time but this tempted me to go back and I didn't regret it. I so loved how the story was flashed out in the manga. And the artwork and style was also very good. I've also played the Gamecube version. Once when it was released and a few years later on the Wii but with a Gamecube memory stick. Worked like a charm back then. Still a shame that it wasn't released for Switch yet.

How have i only just found this??? A lengthy video about my favourite game ever, voiced by someone who actually has a voice i enjoy listening to. This is just what i needed.

20:50 That little sword flip Link kinda reminds me of Anakin's lightsaber spin.

TP is not really an Ocarina rehash. Being sort of a sequel it makes sense it shares similarities, also it polished most of the features introduced in OoT and expanded the gameplay. Sure, it has it downsides and some details feel rushed (Illia not being well implemented into the story for example) yet it's such an amazing experience when you play it with an open mind and appreciate it for what it is. I also like how this Link is more mature and down to earth. Other incarnations just seem to accept they're the chosen ones and get the Master Sword because let's beat the evil guy. But this time his motivation is to save his friends, then saving Midna because she became someone dear to him, and then save Hyrule so his whole world doesn't go down. I see him having a genuine struggle and caring for other characters here. Maybe I enjoyed this one too much because I don't have nostalgia glasses for Ocarina of Time. It wasn't my first Zelda game and A Link to the Past was my #1 up to that point. I see TP with the same eyes I see TotK, it's not the groundbreaking Zelda of its generation, but it took everything its prequel did right and improved it.

One of my favorite things about Zant is how he comes off as cold, intelligent, and tactful, but when you finally square off against him you realize he really isn't all that (and my head canon is that he knew he couldn't beat Link and low-key just ducks you the whole game lmao) and how he just kinda goes off the deep end during his fight and is just desperately swinging around and trying to throw you off by using other bosses as framework for most of his fight instead of using his own lackluster style until the end of the fight and even when he finally fights you genuinely with his own style instead of just mimicking other bosses he also comes off as less skilled and moreso only effective when he's able to throw off his opponent and as long as you yourself are slow and careful during the boss fight you'll be able to stomp him out

The Zelda series was my first exposure to video games as a kid. It's what led me to my love of video games as a whole. Even now, almost 20 years later at this point, Video Games are my biggest passion. I love learning about everything that makes a game what it is. When I was a kid, we were a Nintendo house, and my dad would be playing Zelda when he wasn't away for work. I was so enamored with Zelda Ocarina of Time and then again with Twilight Princess watching my dad play it. To this day, I still have a massive soft spot for these games, and it's always the music and cutscenes that bring me back to those times as a child. The title screen from Ocarina of Time where the game's logo fades into view, the Twilight Princess intro, even the file select screens with their fairy fountain music all invoke a huge amount of nostalgia. I have a deep-found respect for the people who developed these games. Sometimes I like to imagine what the developers felt after finishing a game like Twilight Princess. Although the player feels a profound sense of satisfaction upon completing the game and seeing the credits roll, I imagine that sense being all the more true for the people working on the game. I like to imagine a theoretical scenario where it's getting close to finishing a game such as this, and it's almost ready for release. The story has been finalized and the gameplay is 90% polished. The marketing team is hard at work making trailers for the game that you poured your heart and soul into. And then you see the credits for the game for the first time. Although the music serves as a climax for the player, it also serves as a climax for the developers, and being able to finally see your name on a piece of work that you love and being shipped to people to spread that passion, I can only imagine the emotional payoff. This is what I love about video game design and video game development. To me, no other entertainment medium is quite as satisfying or as intimate as video games. Thank you for making this video.

Man, this game truly blew me away in second grade. I've been waiting for a zelda to match it since

It honestly seems like Zelda Twilight Princess was the last game that allowed the player to achieve heroic feats in many ways through generosity, helpfulness, saving the helpless, and vanquishing evil. There is also a lot of esoteric knowledge in the game with the mirror, the twilight realm, and the divine beast prophecy. The mirror points toward the obsidian mirror. The twilight realm points towards a dark realm from many cultures. The divine beast prophecy points toward the white tiger prophecy in which the dark realm feared the white tiger because the tiger meant wrathful righteousness and heroism. There are so many hidden details and secrets in Zelda Twilight Princess that it is simply amazing.

I played Twilight Princess on the Wii in 2010 at 10yrs old after going round to my friends house and running round Ordon village and playing with the chickens. I begged my mum for it and didn’t even realise it was a whole game. I’m so glad my friend introduced me to it.

I will watch this again because you spoke from my heart and I lost my original GameCube copy and haven’t been able to play it again. I’ve always loved it and felt like it was very much a true Zelda game to its core

I’ve replayed Twilight Princess dozens of times and I’ve never noticed exactly where Link’s eyes go at 22:32. That’s hilarious

More people need to read the manga! Some of my head canons made it in there like Zelda and Midna being friends. Fantastic video! It's so nice to just have someone praise one of your favourite games for once.

I love putting the Iron Boots and Rupee Armor before cutscenes play, so every step Link takes, he's overdressed and making noises with every step he takes. Also like having the Lantern on, depending on the cutscene, it doesn't vanish.

My appreciation for Twilight Princess has grown a lot since it first came out. My 1st Zelda game was Ocarina, 2nd was Wind Waker, and TP was my 3rd. Those first 2 games made me a lifelong Zelda fan practically overnight and so naturally, I got TP for the Wii on launch day. I liked it but I was a bit underwhelmed overall, and to this day I'm not sure why. Perhaps I found its eerie atmosphere off-putting compared to what I had played before, or maybe the story was too overwhelming for my 14 year old ADHD brain. TP definitely has a denser plot with a lot more supporting characters than previous games. But whatever the reasons were, with each subsequent playthrough I realized more and more how great it is. OOT and WW will always be my 2 favorite Zelda games but TP ranks very high too. It's one of the best games of that era.

Your commentary style is everything I look for in a video essay, the laid back presentation that doesn't feel put-on or overdone, the naturally timed cutaways, and the sincere tone of your analysis and presentation of opinions, its all just so **chefs-kiss** . Keep up the great work man, I can already tell that the algorithm is boosting your content as of late so get ready for the success, you've earned it 👍

I have played TP uncountable times and I never noticed the leitmotif while beating a boss is the same throughout the game, this blew my mind thank you!

Wow I never knew that little leitmotif played when Link was feeling "advantageous"

I honestly love the unapologetic bias. Also my first Zelda game and sometimes I'm so used to justifying my opinions and seeing things in both good and negative light, I honestly forget it's okay to just gush on everything this game does damn well.

Some people say TP is just an ocarina of time clone. But saying that is like saying devil may cry 5 is just a dmc3 clone. Both games are the most polished and refined versions of an stablished formula while not completely reinventing the wheel. one is usually called the best in the series , the other is still called a clone

This Link is Batman af. He eats Moblins and craps thunder, the no hesitance when the villagers were attacked, his vengeful expression at Midna, the horseback battle with Bolblin, the Old Kakariko section, the one-man siege on the Arbiter's Grounds occupation. He's a tank. Canonically he's probably the 2nd weakest Link (ba dum tss) in 3D, but his presentation is, like the rest of the game, EPIC.

For many, many reasons, I miss the time of first playing Twilight Princess. Life is cruel.

Great video! I remember playing it on wii with my siblings as a kid, we would climb to zora's domain and do "jumping competitions" from the top of the waterfall. It's a very melancholic game, but with several moments for silly shenanigans. Easily one of my favorite games of all time!

I was an elementary school student when I played this game the last time. So this breakdown helps me understand the game in a way I didn't at the time. I 100% agree with the music(I was a kid and I still remember how good it was) and as you say in the title, your video kinda made me miss the "old" Zelda formula. As much as I enjoyed TOTK and BOT, I somehow wish Nintendo would bring this type of Zelda back. Oh man I now remembered when I defeated the ganon the first time, I loved the soundless victory with the Ganon just standing dead, I was like , "is head dead? Did I do it?"

This is the perfect love letter to twilight princess for me. I felt all the emotions I got from the game through this video!! Altho I sincerely wished there was a reaction on Ooccoo that shit is unhinged

Glad to see the praises of TP being sung, great video :D

I love this video and your focus on the music in the game. It really is so fantastic and moving. It takes me to another place just listening to it! Twilight Princess is my favorite game with so many little details and moments that I adore...you pointed out quite a few of my favorites! Great video!

This is phenomenal. I was 35 when this forst came out - it's one of my favourite gaming experiences - awtching this made me want to go back & play it on my Wii U. You're right, most TP videos say the same thing - some true, some group-think opinion. This is my favourite ever - finally one to let me revel in the magic of this game. I understand people's want to critique and pull apart games,, but I always think 'boy, did you just ruin the magic of that game for yourself'. And magic is the key element that sometimes gets forgotten - Nintendo magic.

Twilight Princess on the Wii was the first Zelda game I played, and the last one my dad played. I fell in love with it. The control style with Wii Remote + Nunchuck feels right to me. That could be simply because it was the way I experienced it first. The mirrored world also feels better to me, and is probably why the HD version on Wii U doesn't sit right imo. Surprisingly, there are no Wii U code injections to make Twilight Princess HD use the mirrored world in normal mode. While it was still a new thing, my mom and dad played it as well. I think my mom got through the first dungeon, but my dad didn't get that far before he stopped. Long after I beat the game, I knew it was a grand adventure. Then later came along Wind Waker HD and BOTW Wii U. Both wonderful in their own right, but Twilight Princess on the Wii remains top. Back in 2016, my dad passed from dementia. I considered selling the Wii U since I had nothing on it, until I realized I couldn't do that. My dad's old save file for the game was still in memory. To me, erasing that would be like erasing memory of him. Eventually, I jailbroke the Wii U and one of the first things I did once I got the vWii hacked into was back up everything on the machine to an SD card. I promptly put all of it into Google Drive, where I won't lose it. I swear there were also Mario Kart Wii replays with his name on them, but apparently not. But that's not the point. For this reason and my own, Twilight Princess holds a strong place in my heart. I seriously hope Nintendo listens to the demands of the consumers and creates a collection of the 3D Zelda games for Switch, similar to 3D All-Stars. Ocarina, Majora, Wind Waker, and Twilight Princess all in one collection. If it came to fruition, I hope there's an option to use the original world orientation or the mirrored one, without the need of playing on hard mode. Twilight Princess is a masterpiece, and deserves to be remade for Switch.

How does this have so few views? Your editing, scripting, and speaking skills are fantastic!

I don't know who goes around playing the sequels to games and goes "Fuck I'm so tired of this formula, THIS SHIT AGAIN?", but I think they need to stop. I have never seen these people. "Getting tired of the formula" is such a weird concept to me when a lot of games attempt to expand on their formulas, especially Zelda. That's the point of sequels!

I genuinely just love whenever people rant about their favorite games, it’s always so fun to listen too :>

TP Is basically a more expansive reinvisioning of what OOT did and it is one of those sequels that actually did something good with being bigger(too often bigger is automatically taken as better and the actual content quality falls through the cracks). One of the things I have always struggled with in the past is the average dungeon size tho, I just don't handle these massive things too well, which is also why I often have issues with Alttp's final dungeon.

This was so nice to see. Majora's Mask is still my favorite Zelda game, but Twilight Princess does everything I like about Zelda games the best. Story, dungeons, items, combat options, MUSIC, etc. I replayed it back in 2021 but I really have the urge to play again after Tears of the Kingdom. I'm still holding out for ports of the Twilight Princess HD and Wind Waker HD to Switch though.

Thank you for voicing exactly how I feel about this wonderful game!! Like you said, its hard to hear others go on about TP as if its some sub par Zelda game because "its to dark" or "the visuals are dated" or some other overbloted petty gripe that in the long run doesn't actually negatively effect the game. To this day I think TP is still the coolest/stylish looking Zelda with the best combat, story, and gameplay, and I will die on that hill. TP was my first Zelda game and I get that I might be looking at it with rose tinted glasses, but even after replaying other Zelda games nothing quite hits like Twilight Princess does. Its is both a sin and a crime the the HD version is so underwhelming and stuck on the Wii U. TP deserves so much more praise than its colorful counterparts and the fact than Nintendo still cant let go of TP links design is rather telling. Thank you for making this vid dude, its such a boots being reminded of how much I love my favorite Zelda game and that I'm not the only one who deeply loves it.

I really like the ending of this game. If they’d have had Midna say “I love you”, it wouldn’t have been nearly as good. The animation on her face perfectly conveys exactly how she feels. Her smile is so sad.

i have always defended this game tooth and nail, and you brought up so many more points why this game deserves SO much more love than it gets. thank you TRULY this video kicks ass

38:10 haha, yeah. I found that expression funny too. I always had a laugh when Yeto just shoves Link.

I love how you can not only hold the dogs and cats as human Link, but as a wolf you can also talk to them all too. There's a lot of cute dialogs of them talking about their owners and such lol 1:22:27 Also it seems like a magic meter WAS originally planned, as you can get buggy green chu jelly that was clearly left in by accident and doesn't even have a textbox in the Wii version. It was removed in the GC version (Wii actually uses an earlier version of the game) and then readded in HD as an easter egg

Twilight Princess basically does, in my opinion, everything perfectly what the modern Zelda games lack. Freedom is good and all, but structure is important to actually design dungeons & story moments as solid as the ones in Twilight Princess are. That's why I don't even remotely like Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom. The stuff these games sacrificed in the name of "freedom" was, in my opinion, to important for the series as a whole. And it saddens me that we will probably have to wait a really long time to get a structured top tier Zelda game like Twilight Princess again...

TP is also my favorite one of the greatest games ever made. Great gameplay, great music, cool characters, cool art style and the dungeons are amazing.

I have so many thoughts after watching this video. First of all, I am so happy that you seem to appreciate leitmotifs just as much as I do. I completely agreed that the music and leitmotifs truly add to the experience of the game. It makes it memorable and makes it feel like there was love put into the game. Very underrated in media in general. I like that you went into so much detail about some of these music things, and many other aspects, and also going out of your way to see optional dialogue, etc. When I replay a game these days, that’s how I plan to play, so that way I feel like I fully experienced the game for all of what it has to offer. Talking to all the characters and such. There’s another detail I was hoping you were going to mention, and that’s in Zant’s battle. Every time the environment changes/next phase of the battle, it’s the same sound effect as when you first enter twilight, and also the twilight areas afterwards. Or if you save the game in the twilight, and then reload. Another thing is that I’m glad I’m finally easily able to play these games with headphones. I feel like it’s way easier to hear these details and the music itself and gives a more immersive experience. On the flipside, as an adult, it feels like it’s hard to find time to play a game. I try my best and try not to get distracted just watching random KZfaq videos that aren’t even that interesting (like shorts). In conclusion, it always felt like I was the only one that appreciated some of these details. Then again, I don’t really know many people. But I’m just talking about people on KZfaq that talk about games and have a long video format like this. I also really like the humor that you spread throughout the video. You’ve made me feel like I’m not alone in appreciating video game design, and the little Easter eggs or references that they have

Twilight princess was my first ever Zelda game and remains my favourite game of all time-- it introduced me into my passion for gaming and now as an adult I work in the games industry :) thank you for this fantastic video! With huge open world RPGS being the trend right now it's refreshing to see someone who shares my opinion on this game. I think a replay is due now...

Wow the detail of malon singing is something I NEVER picked up on

When I was a kid I unfairly hated TP for no good reason. It's legitimately a perfect sequel to OoT and MM. I appreciate it now as an adult!

When i played this first, i loved it. But that ending was a first for me where i was pretty upset and being genuinly sad at a game for the first time.

Ocarina of time was my favorite Zelda for the longest time. Then I replayed twilight princess when the HD version came out and I realized this is the pinnacle of traditional Zelda.

its nice seeing so many give praise to tp, such a good game and imo the best in the series

Twilight Princess is also my favorite game of all time

I dont think i've ever thought Twilight princess was ugly. I was always very fond of its ambiannce and muted tones- that kinda foggy and blurred aesthetic. It works so well and it's beautiful in its own regards. I still consider it my favorite 3d zelda game.

My favorite game of all time, and favorite media of all time is Twilight Princess, so this video was a like a love letter to me haha 10/10 video, I loved this so much

The opening has never bothered me, it tells you who link is and the people in his life. Without that start, you wouldn't care when the children were kidnapped.

I do like how you comment on the music more often than not when I am planning a game i rarely have the sound on because of others in the house most of the people I have lived with disliked the sounds of video games and would complain if i had the sound on so this is like the first time i am hearing most of the musical scores

This is my favorite Zelda & my favorite game of all time. Thank you for thie video validation haha. I had to give up my Wii years ago but kept this game. You best believe I'm snatching and replaying this the minute it is ported to the switch

Man you couldnt have better explained in a full video what I felt for twilight. And this is coming from someone who grew up to have ocarina of time and majora's mask on N64 be their first zelda experiences. I also loved windwaker as a kid. But twilight his me the hardest. Which also made me sad that the only thing they did for the HD remaster was to give it a texture uplift rather than also adding better lighting and shaders like they did windwaker. The hero mode with the world mirrored intentionally for the hero mode was fun tho! It sorta gave it a fresh feeling to me as one who played it originally on the gamecube. And depending on potions felt like a proper RPG, not having free hearts everywhere. And the game was stil fun to complete even then.

we twilight princess stans stand together

Hell yeah, I love TP. Good video. TP has the best sword combat, because it is proactive, not reactive. In Wind Waker, you can only do your special moves as a reaction when enemies attack you. Same in BOTW with parries and flurry rushes. The game dictates the flow of combat, not the player. In TP, you can do all of your moves whenever you want. You are the one in control. It makes the game so much more fun to play. Skyward Sword is, imo, the only competition, but that's like comparing apples to oranges. I haven't played TOTK.

i think you can argue that the advantageous theme is this link's personal theme.

20:16 completely agree it’s so satisfying and awesome

Great video I forgot how fantastic this game is. I forgot how solid the dungeons were and the story! Definitely considering revisiting this game soon

Twilight Princess was also my official introduction to the series and it stands for sure as my all time favorite. You've summarized it all perfectly. There's so much within this game and the story is beautiful and heartbreaking and yes, the music!! It's just so good!!

I love the points you made in the video, especially in regards to the "little things" like Link’s sword sheathing animation. I’m just gonna gush about TP Link for a sec- Through his interactions with different characters in the game, we get a pretty damn good understanding of his personality. He’s clearly responsible and someone the other Ordon occupants rely on for rather mundane tasks. We also see just how patient and kind he can be when he’s spending time with the children. But, he gets yelled at by Ilia for being a bit insensitive, which is kinda true. He’s prone to recklessness in dangerous situations. When Link meets Midna for the first time, he’s obviously angry but also seems scared and like he’s trying really hard not to show it. My favorite thing is that, despite how humble Link appears, he actually likes to be a show-off! Ultimately, TP Link is very much close to adulthood which is made apparent through his almost ’older brother’ type of relationship to the kids, but since no one can do everything on their own, he still requires the help and guidance of the actual adults around him. He is arguably the most compelling Link we’ve had so far in terms of personality and relationships.

Would love to see a commentary on Tears of the Kingdom. Great video

Thanks for spending so much time talking about the music and for mentioning all kinds of tiny comments I had in my head after you'd bring certain things up. Like the E3 crowd reaction or just how satisfying certain moments are. I've always loved the music in TP, it's stood as the strongest OST from the N64/GC era in my head and I didn't really know why, but it's the nostalgic throwbacks in the motifs and I never thought about it. Also, I never knew that the advantageous motif was used in so many places, that's rad! Jerma vs Armogohma was funny too.

I think it’s kind of good that Zelda mostly plays the same. That way you don’t have to worry much on mechanics and really focus on the aesthetics and vibe. It’s how people really pick a favorite zelda game.

I too first played TP in middle school and have loved it death ever since. Thank you for making this video. It was great just hearing someone going through how great it is for an hour and a half. Felt like I was reliving my own nostalgic memories through you lol.

I wanna play this one again, such a mysterious journey.

the thing i liked about twilight princess is the dungeons actually feel dangerous, like in wind waker, they have you walking on bridges over lava, in twilight princess, you have to hop scotch it. on top of that i do like the fact that they add old mining equipment that you utilize to get around and things of that sort, its damn near perfect.

Thank you for the effort and time preparing this content. It was a joy to experience. I really appreciate your humor and the details you mentioned that made me value this work of art more. Also thank you for referencing ZREO. The album is beautiful. You should be very proud of what you have created. Thank you once again for sharing.

Absolutely loved listening to an hour and a half of why my favorite game is my favorite game. Am I right in assuming you're a fellow Nerrel viewer? Some of the cutaways feel straight out of one of his videos.

i think the biggest critism i can give to this gave that likely lead to its controversy. that is that the game is actually quite hard for younger poeple and anyone who hasnt played it before. I say hard because on first playthrough it can be quite challenging to know what to do. i remember i got stuck in the water temple as a kid for month (i wasnt playing everyday) and the probelm was a room that required you to break down stalagtites, which you do earlier in the dungeon but i had forgotten. now that im older i find that the game is one of the best and i look forward to playing it all the time.

BRO THANK YOU!! I didn't know twilight symphony was a thing and now I'm melting! It's my favourite game an I absalutely love the music! Great video too!

it's great to hear all your thoughts about this game, which is my favorite as well. no complaints on the game play video quality. also, I know this game inside and out but you mentioned a few Easter eggs even I didn't know about. the malon detail was fascinating, and also the way my unhinged brain works I totally thought you were gonna say right before that detail that since Ilia and Epona share their theme music, one popular theory you enjoy is that Ilia IS actually the horse. don't ask why I was expecting you to say that

This might be a long comment, but screw it, this is a long video. 17:20 The specific sword swings in these games is indeed underappreciated and underutilized. During all the times I spent fighting Orca in Wind Waker, I'd practice all the different directions while wishing the combat actually called for some directional swordplay... and then we got Skyward Sword... sigh. 19:35 As someone who played all the 3D Zeldas before TP, being able to run and cut grass at the same time was a game-changer, and actually feels nice on the Wii version. All the added sword animations blew my mind coming from the previous games (though Link's idle animations since OoT have always been great). 30:27 Malo is the only kid I like *because* of his attitude, and the fact that he's the youngest, essentially a toddler, yet the smartest and most disinterested of the bunch. 33:57 I think this level of hints for collectibles, especially costing in-game money, is pretty ideal for a video game: completely optional, not too direct, and adapts to what you can and have collected. Also, "Wait... loading takes awhile." 38:00 By the second food item, I didn't even care about the key anymore, I was so invested in the soup plot line. 42:45 I don't know if they were subtle enough with the floor here. 43:25 My issue with the Owl Statue quest (shout-out to Link's Awakening) is that it's hinted at way too early but happens way too late, and that it's mandatory and gets marked on the map. The mandatory isn't too bad, except that I was hoping it would be a secret side quest to Pieces of Heart or something, and I wanted to have to remember where they were. 45:45 I don't know if a full orchestra would've been the right choice, and I'd like to cite StarFox 64 vs. Assault, specifically the StarWolf theme. As good as it may sound musically, it just doesn't quite fit for the tone of the game, whereas the SF64 soundtrack is just as video game-y as it needs to be. Plus, you probably wouldn't have all the creepiness of the City in the Sky. 51:10 Not only can you talk to Epona as Wolf Link, but if you stand next to the horseshoe grass as a wolf, you can howl and call Epona. As a wolf... you can call a horse.

Something I’ve never seen anyone point out before, Twilight Princess is the only Zelda game with a leitmotif. In most environmental tracks you can hear the main notes of Midna’s theme.

Cant wait for this to blow up in 2 years.

Gotta agree honestly. First zelda I played was wind waker and that's my favorite. I think it's like any drug, the first hit always hits the hardest. And the magic of the zelda formula, music, and atmosphere always hit hardest with the first game.

for me it's tie between twilight princess, link's awakening, ocarina of time and majora's mask. thank you for making this, it warmed my heart

Am I weird for loving the wolf sections? I don't like bugs so it was always satifying to knaw them suckers out of existence. Even the Domain, looking down and seeing all the people stuck and possibly, slowly dying motivated me to satisfation in returning back and forth through Death Mountain and back for that rock to help save them. Good video! Couldn't agree more and still my favorite Zelda game!

Epic video my guy. It was epic to finally hear someone else say it

This video is genuinely amazing. It made me realize once again how much I love this series and this game in particular. I didn't know I could love my favorite game of all time more than I did before, so for that I thank you.

Excellent in-depth breakdown of what makes this game truly special. I know I'm late to the party, but I'd be remiss if I didn't mention my favorite track from this game, "Courage", which is played at key emotional moments in the game and is generally considered to be the theme of Link in Twilight Princess. It's a really moving song that for me seems to speak to how powerful simple kindness and bravery can be in the face of unrelenting sorrow. "Courage" is played when Link saves Prince Ralis, when Colin wakes up after the fight with King Bulbin, when Link pulls the Master Sword, and especially when riding across Hyrule Field. Notably, the last Howling Stone in the Hidden Village is a rendition of Courage sung by Wolf Link, emphasizing it's significance to Link and to the overall story. But perhaps my favorite rendition of "Courage" is it's brief appearance in the End Credits theme as the camera pans over Hyrule Field to show the Ordon children returning home. It always gets me emotional every time I hear it. :,) Thanks for the great video!

I knew you were gonna bring up the advantageous theme when you were talking about musical motifs bc I recognized your channel from your advantageous theme video

Im having a really tough time atm, abd this truly just made my day. Thank you, fr.

My first Zelda game was the very first entry on NES as a kid, did like Link to the Past more on SNES but really fell in awe and love with Ocarina of time. So for me it wasn’t the first Zelda I played, it evolved. Btw, the only other time I felt the same magic as with playing Ocarina was BotW. I felt like a kid again discovering a world. And I’m some degrees I have it with TotK. Good times!

I loved that video so much thanks for making it now ill get my old console back from my sister to play twilight ❤