Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages

Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages - A Leap of Faith

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In the past, I've discussed how trading quests and seeking out information can shape areas in a Zelda game. For Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages, Hidemaro Fujibayashi and his team chose to implement their incredible new ideas and mechanics around this philosophy in an effort to channel the original Zelda. The result is a wildly entertaining, challenging, puzzling, and ultimately enjoyable couple of games that don't get the attention they deserve. They're not perfect, but they represent a leap of faith for the developers, and for the rest of the series.
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Thanks to Rebecca Tripp for letting me use her remix of Tarm Ruins ( • Tarm Ruins Oracle of S... ), and my brother Daylan for illustrating ( / daylanb.art )
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@krissydiggs 3 жыл бұрын

I'll never understand how these games aren't more popular. If there's a series I wish they'd remake or at least rerelease it's these. They are some of my greatest memories.

@SilentscufflE 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, I think it might have had to do with releasing so late on the GBC. Because imo they're much better as a whole than LA. Nintendo, for some reason, really doesn't want to acknowledge the Capcom games, but I've wanted these remade for going on a decade.

@oliviarts8778 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilentscufflE well mabby there are some legal reasons as to why they can't remake these games because capcom also made the game and therefor have some legal rights over it

@PsPmoddedOUT 2 жыл бұрын

Pretty sure these are on virtual console for 3ds/ds

@Kowl 2 жыл бұрын

Back in the day I was a kid and parents didn't have money to afford a GBC. It was until GBA SP that I was able to buy and play these games. Loved the story on both and the ability to make better items by transferring your progress from one game to another.

@billymitchelljr.6188 2 жыл бұрын

Too many people saw Capcom and not Nintendo and figured " not my zelda". Unfortunately that's ignorant, but one day those people will pick it up and realize just how damn wrong they were. If it shows up on NSO one day and it gets millions of plays then it might have a shot.

@MrRudePolite 3 жыл бұрын

liam’s awakening

@sevrothegoblin5212 3 жыл бұрын

Ya know, I'm assuming he thought that panel was hot, but I'm not very good at subtext

@surge_blade 3 жыл бұрын

@@sevrothegoblin5212 morning r

@michaelstanton8363 3 жыл бұрын

Din up in here giving me incentive to start a new play thru😎

@colonel_yuri 2 жыл бұрын

I love this comment

@ChipperTate 3 жыл бұрын

Funny story about Oracle of Ages, considering one of the main NPCs is named Ralph, and that is also my legal name. So imagine being me at the ripe age of 8, naming my character as "Ralph" only to be have all scenes with the NPC becoming obnoxiously difficult to understand which Ralph they're referring to.

@mr.fearingtoon3549 3 жыл бұрын

Certified Ralph moment

@Aesthetically_Saru 3 жыл бұрын

Funny enough. Ralph my favorite character in both games.

@emisor9272 3 жыл бұрын

Happened with me on Mario Tennis Power Tour, one of the students had the same name as my male character so it got really confusing. On following playthroughs, i just stuck to the default name, Clay

@chrisgranger5477 3 жыл бұрын

I’M GONNA WRECK IT!!

@TheStarTrekApologist 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, comment of shame, everyone knows you have to name your character Link it is a law.

@TheHaddonfieldRegistry 3 жыл бұрын

"Pretty sure Din woke something inside of me" Lmfao I felt that. Good content as always, top notch production and your insights and perspectives on the LoZ series are always so unique and interesting.

@gregclarkreasons 2 жыл бұрын

Same. She was my first crush. Powerful, powerful stuff!

@robertbeisert3315 Жыл бұрын

I was a Nayru simp, myself.

@Coldpeak Жыл бұрын

Why not both? It’s all in the same package. 🤣

@Minzerr Жыл бұрын

May be why I like redheads so much now! lol

@recodegamesstudio Жыл бұрын

I love stroking my tool over din

@Maceyoshiman 3 жыл бұрын

The Oracle Games really are something special, too many people sleep on them.

@nicolbolasplaneswalker2106 3 жыл бұрын

I hope the Oracle games get the Link's Awakening treatment for the Switch.

@turtleanton6539 2 жыл бұрын

They really need this

@cheeseguy3839 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleanton6539 y e s

@iantaran2843 2 жыл бұрын

Yea and they should go and contract Capcom to make the final Third game we never got !

@Hollow_Tim 2 жыл бұрын

You mean the “inferior 3D graphics + art style & keeping the censorship and also applying it to the JP version this time” treatment? No thanks. (Though I guess there’s probably nothing to censor here, so if they stop being lazy and make it look like ALBW or something I’d be down)

@iantaran2843 2 жыл бұрын

@@Hollow_Tim well ya, please god don't use the same art style 😂 if anything just make it look like seasons and ages already looked, just really good with high bit rates 🙏 I mean .. fricken companies never do that but it would be a dream come true

@lilacocto9103 3 жыл бұрын

The game where Nintendo successfully made Din Nayru and Farore official waifu material

@SilentscufflE 3 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, they haven't been officially sanctioned by Nintendo, lol. The only artwork depicting them that way are in Capcom games and media. They released a huge spread of Zelda characters and they depicted the goddesses as shadowed figures.

@Osafune2 3 жыл бұрын

@@SilentscufflE they are sanctioned in my heart

@SilentscufflE 3 жыл бұрын

@@Osafune2 same

@stinkybean5 2 жыл бұрын

@@SilentscufflE Farore was sanctioned as working the link cable toll booth instead of a third game. She seems to be smiling, but we all know that the real face just under that smile is one of sad. Truly, deepest farore.

@zerogravira2851 2 жыл бұрын

@@SilentscufflE they have spirits in snash

@ingibingi2000 3 жыл бұрын

They need to remake them with the link's awakening remake engine, they can change the art and still use the engine

@firebirdstark 3 жыл бұрын

Make them a 2-in-1 and maybe compete the third one for a 3-in-1

@FelixS. 3 жыл бұрын

@@firebirdstark Originally there was a third one planned but was scrapped due to time limitations. I also find the artstyle of the LA remake perfect for those games.

@plavonica 3 жыл бұрын

@@firebirdstark Only if Nintendo wants to print money.

@Jack_MxM 3 жыл бұрын

@@FelixS. I think that chibi artstyle was supposed to respresent his dream, along with the macro effect around the screen giving everything a toy-like appearance. Before he sleeps and when he wakes up, everything looks anime and the music is more orchestral sounding. So I don't think it would make sense to reuse that games artstyle again for Oracle remakes.

@FelixS. 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jack_MxM I have a different opinion. The original GB also used anime artstyle in the beginning and the end as well as the snes iteration (in the booklet at least).The game graphics were due to technical limitations though and the style they chose for the LA remake is a mere callback to those graphics but with a twist. I don’t think it is supposed to represent anything lore wise it is just an artistic way to transfer LA into a truthful modern interpretation.

@RebeccaETripp 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much for giving these wonderful, nostalgic treasures the attention they deserve!

@Gernam12 3 жыл бұрын

Love your remixes and original ttracks!

@WillRock07 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hey whats up

@RebeccaETripp 2 жыл бұрын

@@WillRock07 Hey, Will!

@ArnieMcStranglehold Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your OCRemix contributions through the years. Same with WIllRock in here, geez... you guys are basically celebrities to me!

@RebeccaETripp Жыл бұрын

@@ArnieMcStranglehold Well, shucks! ^^ Consider yourself part of the crowd!

@bonk3746 3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy he’s going to talk about my favourite 2d Zelda (ages btw)

@RhizometricReality 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@brotatooflegend2927 3 жыл бұрын

Also my 2nd fav!

@Trianull 3 жыл бұрын

Same except Seasons

@jfiffl7 3 жыл бұрын

Na. Either way you try to divy the blessings a remake wont do the (Game) any Justice Just the Porn references

@DecisiveRebel22 3 жыл бұрын

Dude ages IS my favorite zelda..

@XellosNi 3 жыл бұрын

Should the Oracle games get a remake, I'm hoping it gets an artsyle that' different from the Link's Awakening remake to help further its own identity. And because LA/Koholint Island's setting better fit the twist associated with it.

@anonymousfellow8879 Жыл бұрын

Link Between Worlds’ style would fit it just fine-and some of the models and textures from LBW were reused for LAswitch (like those mushrooms.) So, lynels can be brought over from LBW, moblins from LA, NPCs in LBA’s style

@AlexxxMYLSince2013 Жыл бұрын

I think thar for oracle of Ages two styles for the past and present would be perfect. Past: 2D Hd like octopath traveler Present: A link betwen worlds

@jokig Жыл бұрын

@@AlexxxMYLSince2013 while that would be amazing, it would also be super cost ineffective. At least I'm assuming it would be.

@Coldpeak Жыл бұрын

@@anonymousfellow8879 That would be pretty nice, and to give Ganon some justice for the little screen time he had merging with Yuga in ALBW.

@ShyGuyXXL 3 жыл бұрын

21:09 "Eagle's Tower focuses on knocking down 4 pillars in the center, so you can ascend to the upper floors." I think that description is selling the dungeon a bit short. The cool part is that once you break the pillars, the entire upper half of the dungeon crashes down into the lower half, replacing a huge chunk of one floor with another floor. That's what always stood out to me about it.

@DIsturbios1234 28 күн бұрын

Considering this dude's entire dungeon segment was 16dungeons is alot. Its a lot of work. They ran out of ideas. And doesnt bring up the best dungeon in ages (mermaids cave) I HEAVILY dislike how he covered the dungeons

@Alfonso88279 3 жыл бұрын

I never found any "creative fatigue" in Oracle of Ages. In fact, the dungeons in ages seem much, much better than those in Seasons. Many puzzles were just brilliant. In seasons everything was "kill stuff to open door, repeat". I am exaggerating but not by a lot.

@chazon1780 3 жыл бұрын

I think that was deliberate, actually. Oracle of Seasons emphasized combat while Ages focused on puzzles. Considering Din in Seasons is named after the Goddess of Power and Nayru, the Goddess of Wisdom, it makes sense.

@Alfonso88279 3 жыл бұрын

@@chazon1780 Absolutely. I like oracles of seasons, it's fun in its own way. But I think the guy said that ages had creative problems in dungeons and to me that's an absolute "wtf" that forces me to question the entire video. Because it's sooo wrong to me, that if he got that sooo wrong, what else could he get wrong?

@TooAwesomeToDie7331 3 жыл бұрын

@@Alfonso88279 "what else could he get wrong?" the part about music. Highly subjective obviously, but that's not how it was portrayed in the video. The weirdness in the soundtrack is all the more consuming and, while not necessarily expressing the same feelings something like "Lavender Town", presses all the same buttons.

@Alfonso88279 3 жыл бұрын

@@TooAwesomeToDie7331 That part about the music baffled me too. The thing is, he talks about it as if it was a fact, when it's more his taste. I love this kind of reviews when they differentiate between what it is and what they feel about it. I am not sure he makes a good work at that. And that's pretty much the point for me, the interest, that's what I respect the most about this genre of videos. If you state how something makes you feel, that's great, interesting, cool. When you put that as the Truth, then I'll probably have a problem with you sooner or later. The game is not perfect by a lot, but his criticism didn't touch most of the real problems the games have, that's all.

@scorpionsapprentice3248 3 жыл бұрын

@@Alfonso88279 the biggest problems i find with oracles are the rng from the rings and the test your luck rooms, pacing issues in the overworld where mini-games are mandatory, fail based stealth missions, and unnecessary plot barriers, especially in seasons which is more about exploration. also, one trend capcom does with all of the games they worked on is the lack of i-frames when taking damage from enemies.

@devaunbeats 3 жыл бұрын

These games got me into the Zelda series when I was in third grade. But Not because of the games themselves. If anyone remembers scholastic book fairs, there was one year sometime around 2002-2003 where they sold an Oracle of Ages and Seasons choose your own adventure book (I swear I'm the only one who had these because I've NEVER seen them mentioned on the internet). I thought the main character's name was Zelda and was obsessed with getting those books. They worked as a guide as well, even had a page dedicated to the trading quest going through what Link traded to who. I did eventually get to borrow one of the games from my friend but never actually beat it. But I've been a huge Zelda fan since

@bilodeaumichael3 Жыл бұрын

Completely remember that. I had the Seasons one too. Picked it up from some form of second hand book shop. Got me way into Zelda from that point.

@zentraofficial Жыл бұрын

I got this during the book fair as well! I was obsessed and then it got water damage and was ruined but was able to find another copy online recently and it sits on my bookshelf now, love it!

@Morgil27 9 ай бұрын

I had the Seasons book. Weirdly enough, I think I got it at a book fair, too.

@kingofthegrill Ай бұрын

Debra Mcbride, Craig Wessel, Tim Bogenn, the official Nintendo Power guide, that's just a few I found. The Craig Wessel one sounded the closest. I'm sure you've already found those and they're not it, but I did my best for you

@Zero-xl2ef 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite games in the franchise. The oracle games need to be remade.

@zeroattentiongaming820 3 жыл бұрын

But if they get remade should they get the fabled third game? Perhaps that would be the bonus for owning and completing both? Instead of Twinrova and Ganon being an epilogue it could open up a few more dungeons in a new shared region that uses the gimmick of each title in different ways?

@zeroattentiongaming820 3 жыл бұрын

@pkrockin3923 3 жыл бұрын

Id prefer to remake them in modern 2d artstyle just like minish cap but much better instead of what theyve done to links awakening.

@ryleydoesthings7300 2 жыл бұрын

@@zeroattentiongaming820 nah the dungeons and characters from the third game was put in seasons and ages so the third game would be a bad rehash and many will complain with the lack of the important ganon and twinrova epilogue

@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 3 жыл бұрын

I've only just finally got around to the 2D Zeldas, as a kid I played a tiny bit of Minish Cap, but i was a dumb kid and was like "no ocarina is better", but fucking hell Link's Awakening and the Oracle games are so good

@turtleanton6539 2 жыл бұрын

Ocarina is better but these games are great

@ondore 2 жыл бұрын

@@turtleanton6539 ROFL

@Your_Local_Milk_Man Жыл бұрын

@@ondore its not 2008 anymore bro no one says rofl

@Blarglesnarfe 3 жыл бұрын

I... can't agree regarding dungeon design. Honestly, did we play the same games? It's like you looked at it and came to the exact opposite conclusion. Oracle of Ages' dungeons are complicated and fucking rad, they remind me of Majora's Mask. Absolutely incredible designs, where you'd mess with the whole dungeons and affect things within it. Like, they unarguably have themes and unique identities in them, it's kind of why they're so beloved among those who have played them... Edit: Like the dungeon you have to deal with in the past AND present to complete both halves. Or the dungeon where you have to manipulate four different crystals to move between the different floors of sand. Or the one where it's the four elements, and you have to beat each elemental trial to get the necessary keys to proceed to the final areas. Or a DUPLICATE VERSION OF THE WATER DUNGEON where you have to raise and lower the jabu jabu's water levels! Or the one where you have to cool certain areas of lava to get around, and switch-hook things onto certain places.

@lordnul1708 Жыл бұрын

I know right? It's almost as if he hates them solely for not being "focused mostly on combat" like the dungeons in Seasons were. Seriously, the most complex puzzles you ever needed to think about in Seasons were just platforming challenges the rest were either one room wonders or "enter room, kill all enemies, rinse and repeat", which implies significantly more "creative fatigue" than the devious brilliance that was the puzzles in Ages' dungeons.

@mugenmarshal01 3 жыл бұрын

I wish they would do a remake for Ages and Seasons in the Link's Awakening Remake format (or something close to it), also wish they add the 3rd Oracle game as a part of the Remake. It would be crazy!

@Humble-iq5ue 3 жыл бұрын

What? There was a third zelda oracle game? What's it called

@MrOuenben 2 жыл бұрын

@@Humble-iq5ue It got cancelled during development. The trio were meant to be called Mystical seed of power/courage/wisdom based on the triforce.

@IONATVS Жыл бұрын

@@MrOuenben Had it been finished, the originally proposed idea was for the Courage game to be pretty mucha direct remake of the Original LoZ for NES with the director’s design philosophy, and would have focused on exploration and narrative the way Seasons/Power focused on combat and execution challenges and Ages/Wisdom focused on mindbending puzzles. But they figured out pretty early that creating a password system that worked to link 3 games would have been a logistical nightmare on the Gameboy Color, and since that was kinda the entire point, they just took some of the ideas they had for that third game and shuffled them into Seasons and Ages. Happened early enough in development that if they wanted to complete the trilogy now, they’d need to just make a new game from scratch in the same engine they used for remaking the others…which I’d love to see.

@amaliavillarreal1311 3 жыл бұрын

Those games hold so much mistery and magic to me. When playing 2D games like these ones, there's so much left to the imagination. Tarm Ruins and it's song are forever carved in my memory. Thanks for talking about this games.

@Nurriek 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, but Din was top tier waifu. 10 year old me was all kinds of yes about that character. I had a massive crush.

@IceQueen975 3 жыл бұрын

I love this duology SO much. The rings were one of my fav items. Also, I prefer Ages over Seasons. Nayru best Goddess

@zanderstigen 3 жыл бұрын

Minish Cap and the Oracle games have forever been tied for my all time favorites in the TLOZ series.

@TheOriginalJphyper 3 жыл бұрын

Oracle of Seasons was the game that introduced me to the Legend of Zelda franchise. Naturally, it wasn't long before I got Oracle of Ages as well.

@celiohelder1 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@magenta_mer-goat86 3 жыл бұрын

I want remakes of these two games, plus a new third one, pitch name Oracle of Elements.

@turtleanton6539 2 жыл бұрын

I want the third planned game

@uwufoxie 9 ай бұрын

And now we have them on the switch!!! I'm so excited to play them, I never got around to it on my DS but I want to try to finish them on my switch now

@richietorres1151 Жыл бұрын

Worth every penny as a kid and as an adult on my DS. These were my 1st intro into anything Zelda

@Omnicharlizard 3 жыл бұрын

Didn’t even wait to like this video 😂 seasons will always have a place in my nostalgic heart 😎

@celiohelder1 2 жыл бұрын

For me too Omni!

@Bellomancer 3 жыл бұрын

You're my favorite youtuber. I wish you breakthrough success because you deserve it, dude. Your DKC music video is the best thing I've watched in YEARS on this site.

@LiamTriforce 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@Bellomancer 3 жыл бұрын

No problem dude. I’m glad vinny introduced me to ya.

@joelbrookman8115 3 жыл бұрын

@@LiamTriforce you're awesome!

@udawg34 3 жыл бұрын

So excited to see this video! First time stumbling onto the channel, but Oracle of Ages is my favourite Zelda game, and it's so underappreciated!

@sparkyboy4142 2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I found this channel. I love your utter passion for games, and not just appreciating the big things... but really just finding joy in every aspect of a game you possibly can. Even with something like Sonic R.

@natyfop Ай бұрын

Fun fact, I was watching this late at night and ended up falling asleep at some point, but that Crown Dungeon music at 23:58 JOLTED me awake. That freaking music, I remember always muting the game everytime I replayed Ages in my youth. At least dungeons 4 and 6 had great music. I still love the Oracle games, they're peak 2D Zelda fun imo

@MrTreespace 3 жыл бұрын

this was such a beautiful video. you sound so joyous and happy talking about it and thats just so dang tremendous. great vid, great music.

@jltroxell278 3 жыл бұрын

Oracle of Ages if my favorite 2D Zelda game. Loved the dungeons, and I thought it was the only Zelda game without pacing issues.

@uetzel 3 жыл бұрын

It was the Summer of 2002 and my best friend had Oracle of Ages and I had Oracle of Seasons. I watched him play, and he watched me play, and then we linked the games. I later on played the other Oracle game myself. This summer is still on my mind. I remember it vividly.

@SterbsMcGurbs Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh. These are my favorite handheld Zelda games. Thank you for covering this. I'm glad to have found your channel!

@thewinterprince1731 4 ай бұрын

Tarm Ruins is easily the best thing in Seasons, and I always loved its music and cozy vibes.

@iantaran2843 2 жыл бұрын

These and Wind Waker... I straight up love and adore. I'm glad more people like Wind Waker these days but Ages and Seasons I constantly talk about how good they are 😸 and seriously I meet next to nobody who have actually played them.

@Jomama7272 3 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with both of these as a kid. They really need to be remastered. They're straight up gems.

@mimigih3615 10 ай бұрын

To be honest the music and sounds effects grew on me, I genuinely love this games

@joshberninger8355 3 жыл бұрын

I loved the Oracle games. They are some of my favorite 2D Zelda’s along side Link to the Past/Between Worlds

@JapaneseTop1 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for talking about this

@zanderstigen 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely definitely underrated and never brought up or discussed in any videos or podcasts that talk about either the timelines or characters

@Rafael_Oiticica Жыл бұрын

I sincerely don't know how Oracle of Seasons and Ages aren't more popular. Vastly available through emulation, amazing game design, a lot of content, being a Zelda game... I love this, played 100% of both games (with all rings) in the 3DS Virtual Console. I recommend they to every Zelda fan I know. Thank you for the amazing video!

@DrakusLuthos 7 ай бұрын

Yep, I'm glad I snagged them off the e-shop just before it closed.

@luciddreamqueen812 3 жыл бұрын

These were my first video games way back when I played on my mom’s save file because I was all of 4 or 5 at the time. I will forever love Din and Nayru from these games and when I think of the song of storms I always think of that man next to the windmill. I’m so happy to find somebody talking about games so important to me.

@javiersaugar376 4 күн бұрын

These were my very first Zelda Games and will always hold my heart for my absolute favorite Legend of Zelda games with Links Awakening right after

@cameronlodor6985 3 жыл бұрын

always a treat to see a new liam triforce video to help me get through the work day

@julianblind4624 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite Zelda games! Thanks for covering!

@Maceyoshiman 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful custom thumbnail art on this one man. I'd love to hear you talk more about the Zelda Manga! Oracle of ages and the 4 swords books are definitely my favorite of the bunch.

@seanmcilroy5106 3 жыл бұрын

Ah man I love your vids so much. I watch them while im working and always await a new one with glee!

@jesseknox9322 3 жыл бұрын

I loved these games. They were a lot of fun and memorable. Oracle of seasons i liked the most. The seasons and the Subrosians were awesome. Oracle of ages was amazing, but I always got stuck on the Goron ridge like the NPCs weren't responding to anything. I thought it was a glitch, but also I could've done something wrong too

@albertoperezposada9183 3 жыл бұрын

The Tarm Ruins... I remember being 10 and wondering what was behind those gates, and after beating the game I would go back there and wander around aimlessly listening to the music. You totally got me with your love letter to the Ruins. Thanks for making this video and showcasing them to the world.

@Miniike 3 жыл бұрын

another excellent retrospective, and definitely the best ive ever seen someone articulate what really makes these games feel different from links awakening. ive played through all three multiple times but had never really been able to put my finger on just how much more demanding the oracle games are on your memory/spatial aptitude...they really are special in how much closer they get to the original zelda, especially compared to every other handheld game in the series

@SilentscufflE 3 жыл бұрын

These games are hands down my favorite Zelda titles. I would beat them every summer, sometimes again and again, since the linked quest can continue on to the Triforce quest. Did you know there's not one, but at least two references to these games in Undertale? There's a chasm a blue chicken takes you across very strenuously, and a table with "A powerful-looking bracelet" on it, before revealing "Oh, it's just a croissant." There's a reason these games are so beloved by its fans, and it's no coincidence that BOTW is such a hit with its director coming from them. It's only a shame that Nintendo doesn't give them any recognition.

@StarsAndSticks Жыл бұрын

I think you're the only channel I subscribe to that I don't have to watch on 1.25x speed. Thank you for not wasting our time. When you make a 1.5hr video, it's all content and no fluff.

@Inogat 9 ай бұрын

those are great! Really inspiring videos!

@noahbeaudin6478 3 жыл бұрын

Even though I never played the Oracle games I still found this video very informative. Might want to play them. Great video, Liam

@BalancedWebSurfer396 3 жыл бұрын

Another fantastic video! Great job Liam! Hope you’re well!

@bobshmitzel4753 3 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad that someone is going through all these games making really good videos, I played every Zelda game last year, and it's hard to find people who have played some of the more "obscure" ones to hear opinions on.

@yamiyougs3621 3 жыл бұрын

precisely the fresh zelda content i needed! thanks liam

@jasonp7423 Жыл бұрын

The oracle games were some of my favorites! Glad I found this video! I would LOVE for a remake to be done for this duo of games.

@rachelbeasley7647 2 жыл бұрын

It's amazing to me that more people don't know about these games - they were so good! + the items you got from linking the games together were all pretty cool and felt like real rewards for going to all the trouble.

@hellajanice Жыл бұрын

Memories you just unlocked: 1. I was OBSESSED with the Goron Dance Hall in Oracle of Ages. I would start up my Gameboy JUST to play it over and over. 2. mOOOOOOSH. I loved that dude. 3. I would make up lil dances by jumping onto the tree stumps in Oracle of Seasons and landing on different sides of it. It was a lot of dumb fun haha 4. Turning my volume all the way down whenever I had to use that godforsaken magnetic tool :,)

@mr79843 2 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Tripp is an amazing musician. It's cool to see you using her music. 2 artists collabing in any way is nice to see. And I love the oracle games. I really enjoy all the gameboy zelda games.

@fangsofthefenrir1349 Жыл бұрын

My first Zelda games and forever near to my heart. Thank you for a great video.

@JeffJefferson69 3 жыл бұрын

21:20 : "The face shrine is set against an emotional backdrop that I wouldn't DARE spoil here." 24:40 : *Spoils face shrine emotional backdrop* like a boss

@mjc0961 2 жыл бұрын

Music isn't a spoiler, and I'm pretty sure he meant the information you learn about Koholint Island right BEFORE entering Face Shrine.

@kihro 3 жыл бұрын

The greatest legend of zelda game of all time. Love these games.

@thepatriot2603 10 ай бұрын

These two Zelda games are my favorite Zelda adventure! I love the upgraded weapons you can get after linking the game from one to another!!

@TimLeeSongs 2 жыл бұрын

A wonderfully written and produced video, thank you

@thenextepisode9315 3 жыл бұрын

Great video man, can’t wait to see whatever you work on next

@blackstep_dad2572 3 жыл бұрын

Simp

@lozmaster6441 3 жыл бұрын

On the topic of music, I actually use the credits and staff roll song from ages as my morning alarm sometimes. Because if hire obnoxiously Loud it is, it essentially scares me awake

@Paul_McSeol 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video. Thanks, Liam!

@ozbulu3548 3 жыл бұрын

man im late but still insanely excited! love to see a new liam vid :)

@chrisgranger5477 3 жыл бұрын

The Oracle games hold a hefty dose of nostalgia in my book. Seasons had the best dungeons and bosses whereas Ages had the best story and characters. We can only hope that Nintendo and Grezzo are remaking them on Switch as we speak right now

@celiohelder1 2 жыл бұрын

Would that be a dream?

@shepherdstar14 Жыл бұрын

I think they should remake them to be more like Link between worlds

@nestrior7733 3 жыл бұрын

I knew I heard your voice before and damn am I glad to have watched the entire video. I adore these games and hope that they are remade or at least in a 2D collection for Zelda's anniversary. They are what made me fall in love with the series, together with Majora's Mask. But I couldn't play it consistently at home because I didn't have a N64 back then and only a GBC. Damn, the memories, My stupidity not realising that I could jump down the chimney to get the shovel before the 2nd Dungeon in Seasons... And the excitement when I got Ages for Christmas after putting Seasons in the back-burner because of that block. Finished Ages before I found a gaming magazine a cousin had with the solution to it. Still love both games to bits.

@vinny61389 Жыл бұрын

These are forever some of my favorite games of all time. Some soundtracks suck, but there's quite a few I really liked. There's _so much_ packed into each cartridge, I'm glad to see so many others appreciating them.

@_Majunior 10 ай бұрын

I loved these as a kid. My mom had the strategy guide which was a cool 2 in 1. It was ages on one side and you'd flip it over for seasons, so cool.

@Hirochicken 3 жыл бұрын

I love that sawtoothy bass so much tho

@jmcbresilfr 3 жыл бұрын

I always loved these two games more than most people seem to, and you very well explained why. I had so much fun exploring the worlds of these games. Might even be my favourite 2D Zelda games.

@davitzkarnov5956 3 жыл бұрын

Great work, as always!

@RypticVODS 3 жыл бұрын

You're one of my favorite content creators. The hard work doesn't go unnoticed and I thought I'd send some positivity your way! ✊

@ilovecokeslurpees 3 жыл бұрын

The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages is my favorite of the 2D games.

@premier1975 Жыл бұрын

I got both of these back in the day, but never ended up finishing them...good to see they're awesome.

@user-fn7rm9ix2s 6 ай бұрын

Oracle series ranks as some of my top Zelda games. I still have my original Seasons cartridge, but I'm so grateful they added both titles to the Switch.

@somacruz8272 3 жыл бұрын

Hey these are my favorite zeldas along with awakening thank you!

@xoa 3 жыл бұрын

Another passionate video where I learn a lot. Great vid.

@zeldaenby224 3 жыл бұрын

I got the games mostly because I had almost all the other Zeldas and thought 'What the heck, they're on Virtual Console'. Very glad I made that choice, they're now some of my favourites.

@vj7248 3 жыл бұрын

When my family had to move cross country, i had pokemon gold and oracle of seasons that i played nonstop. Has a special place in my heart cus of that. Thanks for this trip down memory lane 😄

@Gradient_Skateboards Жыл бұрын

The 6th, 7th and 8th dungeon in both Seasons and Ages are masterclass examples of dungeons in the zelda series. I have always dreamt of them being redone and with Link's Awakening I truly hope they finally get brought into the modern age.

@JustPokey Жыл бұрын

I have barely given these games any thought at all since I played them as a kid in the early 00's. Watching this footage, I'm shocked how much of it I somehow still remember and how positive these memories are.

@shaoronmd 10 ай бұрын

these are my 2nd and 3rd zelda games (link's awakening being first) and I absolutely love this

@sirreginaldfishingtonxvii6149 3 жыл бұрын

I found a strategy guide for these games lying on a table at an after-school centre in my childhood. Everyone had already left and I was the last one there so I just took it home with me. In hindsight that was kind of, uh... theft. I didn't consider that at the time, and now I regret it, but it did give me the opportunity to experience these games, albeit entirely through text. Still have it, I think.

@spyrofrost9158 Жыл бұрын

Skull Dungeon's theme from Ages will always be one of my favorite zelda songs.

@sstteev 3 жыл бұрын

1:13 I had a similar experience, but with sexy Gruntilda

@ethandement3921 3 жыл бұрын

It was Nabooru for me.

@sstteev 3 жыл бұрын

Oh hell yeah she was what the kids these days are calling "thirsty" so that totally would have happened to me too... but B-K came out a few months before OoT and you had to see sexy Grunty to save

@ethanrivers4057 9 ай бұрын

My favorite Zelda games of all time and my introduction to the series. I dabbled with link’s awakening but oracle of seasons made me fall inlove with the series. Imagine my surprise when I find out that the game that made me fall inlove with Zelda again BOTW was directed by the man who made my childhood great with seasons. Tysm for this

@HerKneeUgh 3 жыл бұрын

Here I was about to comment about the Tarm Ruins then you start talking about them. Great video, Seasons is one of my all time favorite games.

@JeremySolo 28 күн бұрын

Getting me excited to play these again. Ages will always be in my top ten Zeldas

@eddproductions9433 3 жыл бұрын

Legend of zelda never disappoints

@eqx7168 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the idea of visiting other countries in Link's world. With every 3D Zelda that came out, I always had hope that you'd be able to visit Holodrum and Labrynna again.

@NaibSubedar 10 ай бұрын

I am in love with these games. Some of the best top down Zelda’s. Truly underrated and I hope they get a remake or at least go on Nintendo Switch online

@jessica-ov6js Жыл бұрын

I almost forgot about these games. I have never finished them. But now I kinda wanne replay them and hopefully finish them this time. You talk with so much love for these games that it triggers me to play them