"The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" Is an ACTUAL NAME!!!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2022
- Breath of the Wild 2 has a NAME! That name is Tears of the Kingdom! Woooooowwwww let's talk about it (and all the other stuff in the trailer too I guess)
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From DLC to a game 6 years after its initial release, what a ride
Yeah only 6 years. Better be worth it. That's all I gotta say giving were still using the same engine and art style.
I'd be a bit more forgiving if this was built from the ground up and it took 6 years
@@marioandultrachap I think its a bit too early to have that opinion, we STILL barely know anything about the game. Theres most certainly so much more stuff we dont know about that will make the 6 year wait very much worth it. Or not, we just dont know yet.
Nearly the same amount of time from Skyward Sword to BOTW
and we know almost nothing about it. I'm excited but man.. i want more
The 7 symbols surrounding the figure in the beginning look like teardrops. I think that's what the title is referring to. We could be collecting one each in 7 different dungeons in order to repair the Master Sword.
I agree with you. In the delay video, you can see Link present the Master Sword to some weird glowing gold orb. That could be one of the tears and he's fusing it with the sword.
I don't wanna be THAT guy, but they also look like the Zonai swirls. Surprised nobody else has said that yet
@@Kyleston443 true but that doesn't necessarily mean they aren't tears. Almost everything in the carving is covered or themed after Zonai swirls, so naturally the tears would be too.
Im curious if the tears are going to be anything like the Tears of Light quests in Twilight Princess or if it’s just a coincidence
@@Kyleston443 Even Zelda's hair has Zonai swirls. I think it's just a design choice. The Zonai sure were obsessed with their swirls xD
Arlo: complains about teasers
Also Arlo: teases us by delaying the reveal of his reaction to pikmin 4 😂
He’s become the very thing he swore to destroy!
Honestly, I think he is not happy about it at all... That's why he's delaying.
It's because he's gotta take the time to make a proper closure to his years-long character arc. This isn't just any Arlo video...
We learned so little, just that it was happening. How could he be upset yet?
@@robertwilkinson5865 they mentioned they're changing the perspective of how the game is played - not top down like previous games. Arlo is either going to love that or hate it . . I have no idea lol
The world below the sky in Hyrule looks like it has also been changed. Death Mountain is spewing Ganon's Malice from the crater, there are massive craters in the earth, it looks like large parts of hyrule are...flooded? And the Promo art they released today shows a tower surrounded by a sandstorm.
This looks like a fantastic game!
Where did you find the promotion art
@@Efc124 I found it on twitter. It is legit their official released key art, POSSIBLY the games box art
Actually the malice is spewing from hyrule castle, which is floating over it. I can see death mountain in constant eruption and the area where the rito live in a type of monsoon in the new cover though
The jungle looked black and white too
We're totally getting _actual dungeons_ again and I'm hype as heck for it!
just remember, the twilight realm was sealed up by a tear from Midna destroying the mirror of Twili. So coupled with the sword, yeah we might see the twilight returning.
I rly like that name Tears Of The Kingdom it feels very somber like the tragedies of the past are crying out in pain likely due to Ganon or Demise and if I’m right about my prediction that this game will partially involve ending the curse of Demise then this game could act even more like an inflection point for the series than BOTW
2 Tears 2 Kingdom
I think it's just a lame name lol
I mean, its a very common theory, and the Japanese BoTW said other kingdoms are dealing with calamities, so it would just make sense.
@@Ryan-yp4fc that's too bad
@@Ryan-yp4fc Good for you but I disagree entirely
At the very end before the title reveals you see the picture of "Zelda" again and the figure she's entwining hands with, and it's pretty certainly the figure from the very beginning. Also they're forming a circle with their hands, much like the ouroboros in the title and throughout the trailer. Personally thinking the figure is Hylia and the clasping of hands symbolises the two being one. Perhaps in this game Zelda will end up turning back into Hylia, and heck, maybe even back into Zelda after, making a new cycle? Perhaps the cycle of rebirth will be broken and Demise's curse ended? Perhaps the title has a double meaning and not just the land of Hyrule but the cycle itself will be teared and torn apart!? THE THEORIES! They're endless, just like the bloody ouroboros! I get it, that's what it means, every Zelda theorist will make a cameo and save Hyrule alongside Link! That's gotta be it.
Is this at all connected to Xenoblade with the ouroboros?
Oh man if every Zelda theorist shows up to fight Ganondorf its gonna be bigger than Endgame's final battle
It would be nice. Skyward Sword has done so much damage to Zelda, can we please kill it and bury it deeper than the CDI?
@@Antasma1 Uhh, the ouroboros is probably one of the oldest symbols of human civilization, it's not like Xenoblade created it.
Maybe it also doubles as the word “tier” as the world is now multi-tiered with many vertical levels.
5:55 That looks a lot like the imagery seen in the Zonai Ruins in Faron, so maybe this game will be more about the Zonai. It's very possible that "Tears of the Kingdom" relate to the first calamity 10000 years ago. After all, in BotW, no one knows what the Zonai Ruins are supposed to be, so it would make sense that these ruins are actually 10000+ years old and that they have been forgotten.
well, the dragons are the same as the zonai ones so i guess you are correct at least a little.
The scene where the brick raises up through time reversal is literally the Zonai ruins in Faron.
I thought the same
I wonder if the masked figure (the one surrounded with 7 teardrops (?) near the start) has anything to do with the Zonai; perhaps they're a sort of leader, explaining why the masked figure would do the weird handshake with Zelda in the mural at the end (the one behind the title).
Also, as this was originally planned to be a DLC, it would make sense that it'd expand upon a mystery from the first, so yeah.
There has been an abundance of zonai imagery in each trailer, including making the logo, which makes me believe the kingdom that the title is referring to could be the kingdom of the zonai and their downfall.... they're definitely playing a huge roll in the story, without a doubt!
Would love to see some traditional dungeons back in the game. Kinda looks like the symbols around the central figure could be large collectible items that are rewarded after a dungeon. I just really loved how Zelda games would let you experience different themed areas with new puzzles that fit the vibe of the dungeon you happen to be in. Still can't get enough of the Ocarina dungeons, those were so fun. Wind Waker had some awesome stuff too.
Yes! *Definitely.*
Too much of a fore-bearing clip not to ignore and certainly you can't place even enlarged versions of Breaths old and boring shr!nes as substitutes as that would still be basically be 7 shr!nes again and a step backwards. Yet to actually see a clip of one though. Won't pre-Order until I do.
I have a good feeling that we will get some much better dungeons in this game
No, why are you like this? Screw traditional dungeons! I hope there's nothing like that
@@Gatitasecsiiwhat are you smoking
@@Gatitasecsii you were right
It looks like the cloud cover is the “loading” phase between sky and ground. Plus, it seems as more to the ground you get, the more the sky islands fade out
That's actually clever if true.
Makes sense. Certainly helps with frame rate, rendering, pop in, and load times. Using an in-between cloud wall that you have to pass through, up or down, is pretty clever
Is it Tears of the kingdom(like crying tears)
Or Tears of the kingdom.(like tear apart. Like the kingdom is being teared apart. That makes more sense to me)
I don’t understand the name is it tears or tears
@@nathanengelhorn9562 I think it could be a double meaning. Tears as in the kingdom literally got torn apart, but also tears of the kingdom as in the sheikah eye symbol, which it's tears gives abilities to the sheikah slate.
I like that you could read the "Tears" in the title either as crying, as if the Kingdom itself is crying over all the hell its been put through, OR, the literal tears in the surface, with mountains ending up in the sky and stuff.
Just sidenote but in real life queen's funeral is now. Could it be related hmm
@@anssietelaniemi3397 nah that would be "cheers of the kingdom"
The only thing keeping me from thinking this is that japanese writes english in a phonetic alphabet, which means that those two words would be spelled completely differently, and the play on words would only really work in English, which isn't Nintendo's primary audience.
Zelda as a franchise is known for having double, even triple entendres in their titles (Link's Awakening has 2, Twilight Princess refers to Midna, but also Zelda, Skyward Sword is especially egregious, it is referencing Fi/Goddess Sword, the Skyward Strike, AND Link being a warrior from the skies), so if they do it, it would have a precedent.
@@harrylane4 I meant that Zelda would be dead and time travel theme would be needed to bring her back.
The Japanese spelling of the title is phonetic and resolves any ambiguity. It's tears as in crying, not tears as in tearing something apart.
I cant believe we've been waiting 6 YEARS for this game. Finally we have a finish line
It’s hard to think it’s been 6 yrs. So much has changed in most all our lives I’m sure! Still gaming tho :)
I think everyone assumes the Zonai will have a bigger presence and I hope they do. From the architecture itself, it’s very reminiscent of the Zonai. Hylia’s religion being lost to time and her looking very much owl like would explain the Zonai’s owl statues. A dragon is actually seen in the trailer too and that leaves the boar…I think we all know who that is.
What a lot of people miss is that the land above Hyrule not only looks different, but it looks untouched by the Calamity. The structures look like they predate Hyrule, but end up looking much better than most of it as well. The Zonai “banished” from Hyrule. I think they’ve been there the entire time, just out of sight, out of mind. If this is true that means that they have survived the Calamity, which makes sense, again, looking at their structures above Hyrule.
Almost a replica of the triforce up in here. Wisdom being owl, courage being dragon, and boar being the one who must not be named.
It's been a long wait, but looks like they changed Hyrule extensively, so less reused assets than expected seems like. Super looking forward to it. Hopefully it has some good creepy bits, only complaint about the first game is it didn't really have the traditional creepy area I love in most Zelda games.
Sure about that? Other than the sky stuff I don't see much difference but we'll see
@@marioandultrachap The sky stuff seems pretty extensive though, more than I expected. Skydiving by itself looks pretty neat with how high up it is.
The overall terrain should mostly still be recognizable, but they seem to have done more with it than I originally expected was all I was saying. In particular like what happened to Death Mountain.
Could still end up a disappointment of course, but I have faith it will be worth the wait.
@@marioandultrachap Considering they've spent more than three years on this, I'd wager there's a whole bunch of differences. The signs we've seen already are pretty encouraging. Death mountain is different, korok forest is different, a bunch of zonai signs everywhere, parts of the sky falling down. It's not a lot, but considering we've only had two teasers, I think we're in for something pretty nice
@@farhaanj4330 and cyberpunk spent 10+ and we saw how that turned out.
I told people this but they didn’t listen. Not only would it be completely nonsensical if they just reused the same map whole sale, development wouldn’t take anywhere *near* this long if the new world wasn’t going to be massive. The worry was completely unfounded.
I think the “Tears of the Kingdom” might actually be items in the world similar to the Ocarina of Time or Wind Waker. @1:48 the hieroglyphs shows 7 “tear” shaped symbols surrounding the woman. Perhaps those are collectibles in the game? Maybe after doing 7 dungeons? Also the Shiekah tech sheds “tears” to give Link the runes in BotW, I wonder if they’re connected…
Tears might be powers based on another 7 warriors
it made me think of the tears of light you have to collect in twilight princess to restore areas from twilight, so many possibilities :0
Could be a play on words. Tiers mean different levels, so maybe different floating island levels. The kingdom is torn apart physically, tiers, and emotionally, tears.
@@sarahnorrie6468 Does that pun work in Japanese though?
I agree. I think the tears could be a rune you use when you find a puddle and fly up through the ground like Link did. You technically go up the “tiers” or “tear” through the ground. Nintendo really gives us nothing so i’ll just wait.
An ouroboros, or the serpent eating its own tail, is a symbol of cycles. What is more cyclical than Legend of Zelda? Honestly what this tells me is that the Hyrulean cycle will have a large role in the story, rather than it just being the cause. And that both frightens and excites me.
Will the story take place over the lives of multiple links, passing down gear and knowledge?
If I had to guess, it will focus on the relationship between Zelda and Ganon. Those dragons in BOTW were the protectors of each Spring, so I think that they each must represent one of the three in the cycle. The fact that Zelda seems to get taken by Ganondorf early on, and the fact that the hand intertwined with Zelda’s is much bigger, makes me think that it’s going to focus on them specifically. The only thing I can think of that may point to Link is that in one of the other trailers, he has a magic enlarged hand, but we’ll just have to wait and see.
Ah, yes, the *obubbaburro-buh-burrobubba-boros*
Y'know...
Given the *heavy* callbacks to Skyward Sword, that makes a lot of sense. It will be very interesting to see what they do.
Also, it occurred to me... remember when they showed us the master sword *completely* wasted? It doesn't look like anything that could realistically be fixed (it would probably need a whole new blade if there's anything that can be done).
Combine all these together, and maybe we could be getting the end of the cycle as has been theorized? Maybe the break of Demise's Curse, or something similarly dramatic and impactful?
Or if not, then likely some dramatic shift in how the cycle will operate
This is why I think this is a time-loop “circling” back to the original Skyward Sword. The symbol of these “uonobos” which represents a cycle/full circle, makes sense of this time loop. We know Zelda games usually involve some sort of time distortion/travel. In Skyword Sword the Master Sword needs to be forged from the Godess Sword. In this trailer, and the previous, we see that the Master Sword is broken/damaged… the re-release of Skyward Sword, to me, seems like Nintendo wants you to know how this story begins because it will ultimately circle back around. Then there are clues such as the “risen city” of Skyloft (which this resembles) as well as BOTW occuring after the “Great War” of Hyrule Warrior: Age of Calamity, which also has Terrako (the mini-guardian) that also travels across time… I feel like this title could either envelop the beginning and the end, bring an end to Zelda games OR, what I believe, close the time loop and start a new, more linear timeline for future games which would also clean up the messy, time-traveling paradox timeline.
I think the “tears” might be that water drop mechanic we saw in the earlier trailer
Or just tears in the land. Torn land.
@@SafeRemain Could be a double meaning
Likely a double meaning? The whole water drop mechanism thing but also the actual pain and suffering that hyrule has come to endure for so long.
@@hubguy it's zelda, it's definitely a double meaning if not triple lmao
Underated comment
I have played Zelda all my life. BotW came out when I was starting Middle School. TotK comes out my final day of high school. It feels so climactic and I cannot wait to see whatever the team has cooked up, be it a subtle emotional work or an explosive, crunchy gameplay showcase.
hope you love it, man :)
Ha I’m there as well, except it comes out right before one of my finals 😳
@@grahammellon3064 bro same, although I'm not sure of my final schedule for next semester yet, I know that may 12th is smack in the middle of them. I'm not gonna be studying at all :')
BOTW came out when I was a 4th grader, and when TotK comes out It'll be my first year of High school
Thats so cool! A link between worlds came out when I was middle school, Breath of the Wild came out when I was about to graduate from high school. I actually got a switch and Botw from my girlfriend at my birthday party which was the day after I graduated from HS. In the time that has passed since release, I have earned a Bachelors, and am set to receive my masters degree in May of next year :)
So cool to see people that have had such similar experiences.
This has been one of my most played games of all time. Don’t have to deal with pay to win nonsense, seasonal drip feed content, or SBMM headaches. I don’t have enough time to grind games like Destiny or Apex anyway.
To me, time reversal mechanic to access areas implies more linearity, which is fine with me personally. Wish they would have given us some confirmation on dungeons returning. But they do show a view of an area where I know a shrine was and there's nothing.
Tears of the Kingdom sounds somber. I can only think of a few instances where an entire kingdom cries. Wartime, famine, etc. One that stands out is the death of a beloved leader. We did see Zelda fall into a deep pit. Wouldn't it be crazy if she died?
IDK, britain spent more time getting arrested for celebrating than they did crying last time they lost a leader
Well any loss in a War effort should apply to be the same - besides the Princess - I think that soldier on the stone carving is actually _dead._ (@ ~ 0:10)
Besides Twilight Princess; I cannot think of a scene in Zelda actually displaying a fallen friendly entity or ally.
@@harrylane4 haha good point!
Sidon better be in it. 😤
This.
the fact that it's been this long in development AND is using the same map as botw must mean there's like 2-3 times more stuff to explore than in botw.
totk is gonna make botw look like a demo in comparison!
in many ways botw feels like the prototype for an even more amazing game- which other developers have tried to made, but failed miserably… and also the gacha Genshin, which is- wooo boi…
That's what we hope but I ain't holding my breath no pun intended. I hope that map is not identical that would really be a let down to just do the same map again
@@abaque24 well said
Well I hope they are hiding an entire game up their sleeves because it still looks like a bunch of nothing down there, lol.
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I feel like the spoilers title was moreso how the title looked than the actual words themselves. Yes we can gather (potentially literally) that you'll be able to do something with "tears", (especially since link carries vials in one shot), but the master sword being filled in and the very zonai inspired twin dragonsnakes are probably what they were talking about.
Note: The hole Arlo refers to at 10:39 isn't a new hole, It's the huge lake that Ridgeland Tower was in.
Also! in that same frame, you can see Hyrule Castle raised up with malice (if not, malice-like) tentacle things pouring out, which ties into the end of the very first teaser.
This gives me the idea that the Hyrule Castle undertemple will be the closed off tutorial area that sets everything into motion.
And Another thing... The image shown at 0:25 could also represent Ganon, if we consider the position his body was in in the first teaser. Further, the green glowing hand could be the hand of the deity-like figure seen in the first and third shots, but that may be too much of a stretch,
Dude, yrah. Link's weird arm might be one of that being's arms. Long pointy fingers.
I honestly think they are going to give it its own full presentation and treehouse like with BotW. I could very much be wrong, but either way I don't think a full reveal made sense here yet.
Most definitely I could see a whole direct dedicated to it in like February or March
ya i could see that happening
Idk man it's only been 3 years you'd think we'd get something and it got delayed this year I think we should of deserved at least more details
@@marioandultrachap In all fairness, we got next to nothing of substance about BotW before they did the full reveal. They like to keep their cards close to the chest with Zelda for some reason.
@@superstar1thechannel928 or it could appear at this years game awards because tears of the kingdom won’t be competing against games like elden ring or god of war for most anticipated game
I think we can see that who is locking fingers with the Zelda drawing when we see the title reveal. It looks like the deity that we see at the beginning of the teaser is holding hands with her.
I'm wondering if Tears of the Kingdom is something that will seem huge in hindsight, so maybe they just didn't realize how vague it is to people who aren't making the game and therefore don't know the story already
It's all smooth sailing now that we got a name AND release date! Hype!
thats a scary statement but I hope you are correct!
This game is definitely gonna be game of the year for 2023! So Hyped man!! May 12th can’t come soon enough
I’m betting that Silksong will be GOTY, but this might be a close second.
Nintendo is gonna carry 2023 that's my prediction alone with Kirby Remake,Zelda Tears of the Kingdom,Pikmen 4,and Fire Emblem Engage who knows what else Nintendo has up there sleeve!
@@dylancarlson9902 lol. No way silksong is getting game of the year. It's not popular enough even if it's better.
@@bern9642 Yeah this. Zelda just has way more mass appeal than Hollow Knight does, even if Hollow Knight's games are better-designed.
One thing to keep in mind about "Tears of the Kingdom:"
Remember to consider the two different definitions of "tears." Firstly, you've got the sad, crying tears, which is what almost everyone seems to be thinking about right now.
...But the other definition also applies. The LITERAL tears in the land. The Kingdom is literally tearing apart, we see it in the holes that the islands make! Tears of the Kingdom!
I read somewhere that the Japanese would indicate it means tears as in crying. I don't have the proof though.
Lol
Well the land does look like teardrops. That was my thought as well.
@@andrewmesser1955 this has been my big question too, do the other language translations rule out the ambiguity of the word or not?
My man, you beat me to the punch! I made a similar comment then I saw yours!! Well done.
I wonder if we’ll collect tears like in twilight princess and skyward sword, maybe they’ll be like the korok seeds and when you collect them all the goddess gives you the middle finger.
Glad to see you talk about this game! Sad to say that there really wasn’t anything else too worth talking about during this direct. Nothing at all…. ;)
yep. nothing else remotely exciting to a certain blue monster here, no siree.
Not a fan of fire emblem? I have been one since 3 houses
@@anthonyhill1580 think about this post
There was the kirby remaster and pikmin 4
I thought they would announce wwhd and tphd for switch :(
Link seems to be wearing the Sacred Tears Vessel from TP and SS, so I guess the title refers to what you're collecting in this game.
I like the idea that Hylia might be involved, and the meaning of the ouroboros. It's symbolic of the cycle of life and rebirth and eternity... which is exactly what Zelda is, constant rebirth of the three triforce holders. So this could touch on that cycle in real time somehow, which would be really cool and almost novel (since the timeline split, technically they have killed Link before and thus the child timeline and Windwaker, I think?) Sooo what if Zelda is reborn? She did have a really tough 100 years just now 😂
I feel like this game is going to be diving deep into the zonai tribe which is a civilization that mysteriously disappeared in the past and the "tears of the kingdom" might be referencing a possible tragic end to the zonai especially since there is a lot of zonai references in these trailers like the green hand in the first trailer or the clothes link is wearing in the second
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My gut feelings, though I'm no Zelda lore expert:
"The kingdom" in question is an ancient kingdom independant from Hyrule (its "ancestor" if you will) and it's where that all the flying stuff is coming from, which obviously Link will be exploring. "The tears" are some kind of artifact you'll probably have to collect to unlock an important tomb or something, and "tears" in the title is probably an allusion to some past tragedy/ruin as well. I remember waterdrop/teardrop imagery from the previous teasers as well.
The two carvings holding hands are two important figures from this ancient kingdom, and Link and Zelda are going to parallel them in the present to complete some ritual together and save the day. Possibly romantically. (I just hope we get to spend some time with Zelda in the present lol, I love this version of Zelda.)
I’ve been speculating it’s related to Skyloft from Skyward Sword & the City in the Sky from Twilight Princess. I’ve also theorized those two are actually one and the same.
Link and Zelda's relationship, while very close, is everything BUT romantic in BoTW, and it's honestly pretty messed up that the entire fanbase is still intent on shipping them (even though Mipha's existence tried to deter players from that attitude).
Shipping Zelda and Link in any game but SS is not only creepy but shows a fundamental misunderstanding of the lore and plotlines behind the games. And to be perfectly honest, I don't know why they chose to make SS Link and Zelda romantic in the first place; not only was there zero precedent for it, but it also only seems to have encouraged the Zelink fantasies in the context of other games.
@@MungkaeX that master sword in the logo looks incredibly twili if you ask me
@@BenjaminAnderson21 "it's creepy to think characters who are clearly being teased as relationship partners are being teased as relationship partners." bro are you ok
There are literally multiple games that tease this, including BotW and AoC. Zelda 1 and 2, wind waker, and spirit tracks all have nods toward this. Hell, spirit tracks basically confirms it at the end.
@@harrylane4 BoTW and Link are shown to be very close in BoTW and AoC yes, but the games try to do everything they can to make it clear that the relationship is not a romantic one. But of course the dense Zelda fanbase had to continue shipping them to the point that the devs came out and outright stated that no, they aren't in a romantic relationship. Not that that should be a surprise to anyone who's played through the rest of the series before, not to mention botw itself.
The only two points in AoC and BotW that I can think of being able to be taken out of context to the point of hinting that Zelda has feelings for Link is the memory with the Yiga in BotW and the scene where she's embarrassed when Link overhears her talking to herself to terrako. But of course those two scenes are the only thing the fanbase cares about, not the implications of the ENTIRE STINKIN REST OF THE GAME.
I've never played spirit tracks and thus can't speak to the nature of the characters there, but my point still stands in a general sense.
I was so happy to see a name! But damn that’s a long time. I’m still excited as hell!
15:00 The triforce logo on the master sword has corruption in one of the three triforces: the triforce of power. It must mean that the power is elsewhere. There definitely appears to be more patterns of 2 rather than the typical 3. The story may focus on an approach to these imbalances and the quest for restoring balance to the triforce.
I'm hoping we hear more about the Zonai in this game. Lot's of their structures on Breath of the Wild have those iconic spiral pattern that can be seen frequently throughout this teaser.
Those symbols that look like 9s remind me of Spirit Orbs. So I'm thinking hmmm... Upside down Spirit Orbs? Maybe they're being taken away to the underworld? Or maybe they're like a "dark" version: Spirit Orbs that have been corrupted by Ganon and used to make his power stronger while you're weakened. So many thoughts!
They look like tear drops to me, which would make sense given the title.
They remind me of the shape of the stamina vessals more, since the Spirit Orbs have the Hyrule crest inside them. It's also worth noting that there appear to be at least 6 surrounding the central figure--two circles are mostly cut off.
@@IamMeHere2See Oooh excellent point! Also, the top of the mask thing looked like one of the monks guarding the shrines... mixed with Momo the Flying Lemur from Avatar :)
i just wanna see *the reaction* you can't keep teasing us arlo
I'm glad it's finally coming out somewhat soon but man, 5 years to long 😭 and nothing on metroid
@time to leave earth not falling for that
9:18 Another small thing I noticed here is that it looks like link is successfully climbing in the rain. Have the devs finally learned their lesson???
So with the title now revealed, it seems to imply what the main story will be about, discovering the past history of Hyrule and maybe what will lead to the Sheikah developing the technology and how it was used in the war.
How tf does the name imply that 😆
@DrDisInfect 😷
The Sheikah crest is literally a crying eye, so it feels almost obvious that tears would relate to them.
That is a wonderful inference to make that I would never have made, but it's such a brilliant connection to make.
Disagree heavily.
@@DR.DisInfect "Tears of the Kingdom", the way you probably traverse throughout the otherworld and maybe some deeper lore about the "Kingdom" itself. Who knows.
The timing for a title like that is just… wow
Wait... WAIT A MINUTE
i just realised lmao
Prob why they delayed the stream in the UK
I was crying outside of a doughnut shop at 7 in the morning for the botw 2 teaser. Definitely a fitting name
Which kingdom?
What kind of donuts did you get?
@@-Down-D-Stairs- Got me some jelly filled, a few bear claws, and chocate with sprinkles. Was made all the sweeter with the botw 2 teaser
TotK teaser now. You said BotW.
@@rexdawn7 I was on mobile and at work. I MEANT botw 2 lmao. But we do have the official acronym now. Totk, it is. Redlettermedia guys are shouting for joy that best of the worst is the only botw in town
Not sure if it was mentioned and I missed it, but you can also get a few clear shots of a little set of vials that link has hooked to his belt. My guess is that either those are "tears" that have been collected already, or more likley that they are special kind of mini/lesser tears, and that those are usable items. Using one will activate the "upside down drip" (TEAR) ability we saw in earlier teasers. So That ability will have limited uses, and maybe over time those vials will refil on their own or you fill them manually.
I kind of just assumed the things around the masked person were “Tears”. Makes sense with the title.
I instantly thought: Seven Symbols, seven dungeons.
They are tears obviously. Arlo is blind. Lol how he didn't see that is beyond me.
The 7 symbols around the statue are tears! This tells me there are going to be 7 dungeons where we have to collect 7 tears to open the way to the final dungeon. Very excited to finally have dungeons in the BotW world!
Damn I hope to have traditional dungeons and bosses. BOTW main dungeons were short.
Seven mages as well.
So one thing I noticed in the teaser is how in the image of the unidentified figure holding out its hands, there are a bunch of little things surrounding it that... kind of look tear-like. I'm wondering if "Tears of the Kingdom," could be referring to actual artifacts or items within the game. The concept brings to my mind the Tears of Light from Twilight Princess. Obviously I don't know that it's necessarily related, but I feel like wouldn't be much of a stretch to think it could turn out to be something to that effect.
But to be honest, "Tears of the Kingdom" is such an interesting title because, right off the bat, I could imagine it having multiple meanings. And it could mean one thing, or all things at once. Very excited for it.
maybe “tears” is a play on “tiers” because there’s different levels to hyrule, the skyworld, overworld and underworld
It’s likely. Unlike Breath of The Wild, Zelda games typically have an in game item or character in their title. “Ocarina of Time,” “Majora’s Mask,” “Wind Waker.” You can also look at it in a different way as they usually give away a concept about the game. “Twilight Princess”- Midna. “Link’s Awakening”-Link literally dreaming. “A Link Between Worlds,” -Lorule/Hyrule.
While we don’t know what ToTK will be, it’ll obviously be either an in game function or part of the plot.
@@FGTRTD24 Ah yes, the breath of the wild sequel is unlikely to follow the naming convention started in breath of the wild. Just like how the Ocarina of Time sequel didn't follow the naing convention that started in Ocarina of Time, right?
@@harrylane4 What? I think you misread my previous comment.
Aren’t there Scared Tears in Skyward Sword also?
here's a few totally unrelated fun facts:
skyward sword is the first game on the zelda timeline.
tears of the kingdom is the last game on the zelda timeline.
skyward sword themes around floating islands.
tears of the kingdom themes around floating islands, as well as time reversal.
an ouroboros (symbol of a snake eating its own tail) represents wholeness, or infinity.
By the way, the 'hole' you mentioned seems to be the lake where a sheikah tower was originally (the electric lake since all those electric mages and lizalfoes hung around it and I hated when they summoned a storm). There seems to be a new tower on 'horse hill' (the place where I would get the best horses that is near that tower). Finally the pictograph seems to be inspired by Inca lines. Still glad to see your video. Love them, especially since yours seemed to have more of the details in it than others I saw. Keep up the good work. :)
I feel like tear could refer to "rip" instead, like Hyrule ripping apart, which makes sense with the islands floating up and the holes being left; Death Mountain also seems to be erupting, which we know is a sign of the "end times" based on the memory with Daruk. The "red wiggly stuff" could be lava from the earth ripping apart. This could be the "end times" since we defeated Ganon´s purest form of rage and hatred and sealed it away in BOTW, meaning that the endless cycle is broken and the world is being destroyed. The serpent eating its own tail is also a commonly used imagery of the end times.
Maybe the new power of reversing time serves to reverse time before the great calamity of BOTW, or even the reversal to the beginning of the cycle; after all, Link is sporting a primitive, cavemen-like outfit in the shot where he climbs that island, but that´s just my weird speculation.
So really, "tear" could mean the cry of the destruction of the world, the despair that continuously saving Hyrule was never meant to be, and ripping the world apart, which Link is trying to stop by creating a new cycle.
I love your ideas! Unfortunately it's definitely "tear" as in "crying" - the Japanese name for the game uses that form of tear.
The fact that even now that we know the title and the release date they still haven't given a full reveal to me is a sign that this game is a lot deeper than they're letting on and they don't want us to know what the game is really about until as late as possible. And ad frustrating that is, it's very exciting
This feels really special and wholesome. It’s fun having a new trailer for fans to analyze again. I missed these days
Thank you Arlo. Just.. thank you.. you waited and i as a zelda fan appreciate on making this video
@Arlo About the title not being specific, I actually think "tears" may be the main collectable. It reminds me of the collectable tears in Twilight Princess.
I really wish they would give us at least a full length trailer.
It's been over 3 years since the announcement of tears of the kingdom, and over 5 years since breath of the wild came out. Come on nintendo.
I guess
And over 6 when the game comes out lol
well if we got the full trailer, there wouldnt be anything to look forward to for 8 months until the game comes out.
@@marioandultrachap Hahaha I guess that was kind of clumsy wording. Thanks for pointing that out.☺
@@frmug yes, but you can have a full length trailer that doesn't reveal every thing.
Hey Arlo! Love your videos; please keep up the great work and I hope you're feeling better! I just wanted to give my speculation after watching I'm not a huge Zelda Lore guy but the Symbol of the 2 snakes intertwining could refer to The balance of Dark magic from Ganon and the Light magic from Hyrule or Zelda, Maybe the hand in the 1st trailer was an Original Zelda which had to give her life to keep Ganon sealed away for a time sacrificing herself to keep her loved ones and the kingdom safe this might be why the title Tears of the Kingdom is spoilers? Then again I could just be stretching this whole theory out like Mr. Fantastic 😅
All my friends were texting me today because they know how much I loved Zelda, asking me if I was pumped/excited/stoked. I lied. Said I was in utter bliss. Joyous. Etc. That's what is expected of me, the guy whose body is 30% Zelda focused tattoos. The guy who has played every single Zelda game at least twice, and the very first video game I ever played was the first Zelda on the NES. My mom was playing it, and I was only 3 or 4 years old, but she had this hand drawn map because there were no guides or walkthroughs back then. And she showed me how to play and where to go. And it was fucking magical. The elation I felt when I finally saw the BOTW trailer after years of Zelda Wii U hype was indescribable. And I think a big part of that is we weren't completely starved because we did get Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess HD.
But man.. Im just exhausted waiting for this game. I feel like this trailer we should've gotten last year, for the 35th anniversary.
I'm not unhappy with it. I am looking forward to it and I will buy the game, but the Direct leading up to this reveal was so utterly fucking disappointing that when this finally dropped at the very end, it was more of uh "Oh good, they didn't completely waste my time today." No Metroid 4 or 1 remake. No new Donkey Kong (hoping for a 3D one ala Odyssey style). No new Mario Kart, just more DLC. No Zelda Wii U HD ports to the Switch, again, to tide us over. I just.. Im tired of getting myself excited for major Nintendo releases, only to be let down and flooded with a bunch of no-name JRPGs, and 3rd party crap. The Switch hardware sucks. If I wanted to play third party games, I'd pick literally any other platform than a Switch. I buy a Switch for first party Nintendo exclusives.. and its just been so lack luster.
The Legend of Arlo: Tears of Happiness
Everyone is saying “Tears of the Kingdom” as crying tears, but I think it might be as in tearing something apart since the land is getting torn off of the planet into the sky
Although, tears like crying would fit with “Breath” as they’re both facial actions
Facial Action is the name of a movie I made in college, needed the money 🤷♂️
It depends on the Japanese title, as I don't think the same phrase is used for both there.
@@midnightbloomofeorzea7182 The katakana used for the japanese title seems to be the one you'd use for the crying kind of tears (since tear and tear are pronounced differently, they use different katakana if I'm not wrong)
The bottom part of the Master Sword in the logo gives me Twilight Princess vibes, with the black and the complex green patterns on it.
this was a pleasant surprise from yesterday's direct.... definitely buying it day one assuming it stays on track for next summer!
He’s just teasing us with all the videos before the inevitable Pikmin one.
Tears could be a play on the word, since it could be tear as in crying or tears as in ripping apart. That makes sense when it comes to time - like tears in time, tears in the kingdom. Cool name!
I haven't seen anyone mention this yet, but the ruin painting behind the logo is depicting that one part of Zelda interlocking hands with that other being!
Arlo you commented on how much more exploration we will get to experience. When you said that, it finally clicked that this game feels like it will have that new sense of exploration you get the first time you play BOTW. And I got so excited! Not only am I excited to explore the sky, but it honestly feels like the land of hyrule is going to be impacted, that I want to explore all of the main lain again to see if anything has changed and maybe find clues to some lore that couldn’t be answered from the first game. Thank you Arlo, for getting me hyped for this game again.
I dunno…first thing I thought of (and I’m weak on Zelda lore) was that the main figure/carving thing looked like Thunderbird from Zelda 2. Not sure if there is any tie in to other Zelda games, etc, with Thunderbird (like there is with Dark Link). Also, those little commas all around it remind me of the fireballs that Thunderbird dropped
I’m gonna take a guess in what the flying bird platform in the sky is. I didn’t notice any sheika towers in this video so maybe they fell down and now we have to land on those birds to sync the map in this game
I was watching your general Direct video when you uploaded this
Kinda reminds me of the serpent dieties from Ultima 7's expansion. Their are 2 of them warring with each other, and you need to find a third serpent diety that maintains the balance. Almost like in Pokémon, and how Rayquaza dealt with Groudon and Kyogre. Perhaps Lockstin could find some lore folklore that may have served as inspiration.
Personally, I’m hoping that this game will have more traditional dungeons and bosses.
Ew dungeons
Same
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I only just noticed in your vid but the carving of the figure at the start is also riding the glider that we see link surfing on at the end.
That rock in the trailer you ride up MUST be a part of the time line.
If a major event happens on day 3, you'll need to find a way up there on day 1
That floating figure you talked about at 3:35 is probably Ganondorf, remember in the first trailer for Tears of the Kingdom it shows Ganondorf in a similar pose
That's what I had in mind too! I was starting to think I was crazy considering how many people see a princess in that figure
I thought it was that servant wizard from hyrule warriors age of calamity
It could be Hylia
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@@micheller3251 I thought that initially but it's the same figured we see interwining hands with the diety that people think is Zelda., based on the clothes, hair the thing on the forhead and the ears. That's why I stopped thinking it was Ganondorf, the hylian ears
I'm okay with it being a teaser since we got a release date. I'd love to go in as blind as possible which is easier knowing when I actually get to... go in
They made such a big deal in BOTW about how Zelda struggled to learn her powers. She only was able to use her power at the end when everyone else was dead and Link was directly in danger of dying. I wonder of her struggles will get explored more in the new game. Regardless I always look forward to a new Zelda game.
Love the clocktown music as our background for this 😂👌🏻(but seriously, love that music)
Maybe that time mechanic is like how in skyward sword in the desert certain areas/things could be brought back to the past to where they worked. Idk this game feels like BOTW and skyward sword were fused into one massive game
I believe this also. Why else would they only remaster Skyward Sword but no other titles for Zelda’s 35th
Anyone else think the ‘ceremonial mask’ Arlo references looks a bit like a Blupee? Can’t help but note the blue/green colour a blupee glows is the same colour as the serpents in the logo? Wondering if Blupee’s are from the same time/era where this game with take place 🤔🤔🤔
My first thought was "blupee" too. My stepdaughter painted an amazing portrait of one on a large canvas several years back and that's what that figure reminded me of
The little we've seen of Tears of the Kingdom (it feels so good to finally call it by its actual name) is so intriguing, I can't wait to see more and finally play it on May of next year!
Arlooooooo! Thank you for your context and personality:))
So glad we got a release date. Can’t wait for the it to come out!
Glad to have a date so we know what date it'll be delayed from next time
@@-Down-D-Stairs- I meean it was already delayed before
@@-Down-D-Stairs- it will not be delayed lol
Arlo, talk about PIKMIN 4!!!!
We can see teardrops on each side of the weird deity character on the mural and the mysterious shifting power we've seen in the previous trailer in very evocative of a teardrop going upward (like back in time, like this other power), so maybe the title is just an indication of the main new travelling mechanic?
The image of Zelda intertwining hands with someone is shown again behind the title at the end. It looks like its the figure in the beginning
I'm loving these teasers. The less told about the game, honestly the better.
Nah man we need something of substance. Not even a story trailer. Just full unedited gameplay. We had so much in the same timeframe before botw. We know next to nothing about TOTK
@@Mirage475 No. I like the mystery. I would much rather discover it on my own other than some trailer showing me a portion of it.
@@SafeRemain you don’t have to watch any trailers. Personally I’m still skeptical. I want to see how the map below has changed
@@Mirage475 That's fair, they could show more gameplay. I do not want a story trailer, though, or really any info on the story outside of themes. They told about the story with BOTW and I think it weakened the story impact, which was desperately needed for that game, given its issues with presenting its story(a lot of tell, don't show). 8 hope the same doesn't happen here.
Yeah, these little teasers and snippets only leave me wanting MORE. By that I mean I want the damn game.
Why can't it be next year already?
Breath of the Wild is one of my favorite games of all time but the way they’re stretching out the reveals for Tears of the Kingdom has got my excitement levels suuuuuper low :/
It makes me sad because it's been a minute since I was genuinely hyped for a game. But I know that within the week of the games launch the excitement will be there.
One thing that stood out to me was that the floating figure Arlo says looks like Zelda is in the same position Ganondorf is in in the first trailer
My guess is the thing in the painting you suggested could be Ganon, is actually a sacred realm guardian. Remember since the first trailer showed link falling through the sky after jumping off a floating plain everyone speculated it was related to skyward sword. Makes even more sense when you consider the HD re release. They know a lot of people didn't play if on wii/wiiu and the story mau be connected. Plus the tings surrounding the guardian look very muxh like the tears tou needed to collect to power the master sword...the same sword in which fi resides who could briefly be heard by zelda in breath of the wild. The shekiah slate also probably controls those metal bird things thst now act as the new leftwing
I have to say, I’d be ok if we only ever got teasers from now on. Just little snippets, just enough to speculate on story, and get a touch of gameplay, but never anything too definitive so it feels really fresh when it comes time to play
Me too, I want to be able to experience the game as blind as possible while still being sold on the game. And teasers are a great way to do that, especially for a story-centric game series like The Legend of Zelda.
I’m unbelievably hyped for this! And Tears of the Kingdom sounds like a very genetic title since Link & Zelda are trying to restore Hyrule after the Calamity. From the surface to the sky above, I wonder if we can explore underground caverns as well and learn more about the Zonai Civilization.
When you zoom in it’s hyrule castle coming up with the red tendrils around it matching the old teaser showing the castle coming up with red stuff
So hyped… this turned my excitement around WAY more than I thought it would!
On the other hand between reveal and it’s release (which got delayed) it would be harder to wait if they showed us a lot more than teasers
I hope we get like a dedicated direct or something for it next year though
That would be rad
You don't have to hope, they will showcase it, even have a gameplay treehouse session. What you have to worry about is spoilers once the game leaks.
I might be setting myself up for disappointment here, but the one of my biggest wishes for this game are traditional dungeons. I enjoyed the shrines in Botw, but the divine beasts were lame dungeons. They were so short and I wish the bosses were more unique instead of being different versions of ganon
I can guarantee you there will be dungeons. The 7 tears in the beginning hint at dungeons. Like collecting the 7 medallions etc in oot or 7 sages in link to the past.
Agree
I’m calling that bird glider, a modern day loftwing. Maybe created be the shikeh, to help the hero.
The person Zelda is intertwining hands with is that masked central figure. You see the full mural in the last shot behind the title.