Ellen called it the funniest Zelda game and immediately the footage corroborated this when Zelda responds "Who's Link?" to an NPC asking about him, which made me burst out laughing lmao 😂 Zelda: "Link? Never heard of her"
I mean.... Link's Awakening uses Dark Souls logic for enemy fights, so... you know... it's not like the older games were LESS violent... just had different weapons.
@@marhawkman303I can't decide if I love or hate both of you defending how violent _he game_ is when op was talking about how violent _Ellen_ is. I mean, you both said true things but it's simultaneously like neither of you were paying attention
@@micahnewby7964 I mean... when you play a game where you bump off hordes of Moblins... making jokes about what happened to the moblins just goes that way. CONTEXT! :D :Þ Saying "Whee this game was so much fun!" Just feels different when the game is about massacring thousands of enemies. The jokes are only dark because the enemies died.
@@marhawkman303 okay. So you're telling me I hate it, because here you are correcting me on context when _you_ completely ignored the context of op.... Which was Ellen...... Who you ignored more thoroughly than you think I ignored the nature of the games Again, I'm not disagreeing with anything you have said, are saying, or are going to say about _the games,_ it's just interesting that you took a conversation about Ellen and decided to have a conversation about Zelda games underneath it instead of making it your own thread
He's busy writing alternative boss music for "Sekiro." (Which is not a dig at him... although if the "Jumpscare Snake" song stays stuck in my head for the rest of the week, I may be revisiting that.)
Did you not follow the conversation,@@TheYorkRose? @Gorthaur42 _knows_ that and was clearly explaining it to Philip. You tagged the wrong person, if anything
I immediately noticed at the Nintendo Direct when Echoes of Wisdom was revealed that Zelda is basically a Nercomancer when she kills, and then summons said deceased creatures to fight on her behalf. It makes sense. There's a lot of dark undertones... Like the Blood Moon... People just overlook because "It's a Legend of Zelda game", but if you look at the recent backstory, it's pretty dark: Ganon invades Hyrule, many heroes band together to stop him, but he ultimately defeats everybody and turns Hyrule into a literal Hellscape of monsters.
Here's a comparison that will possibly destroy your concept of gaming, but..... makes sense when you think about it.... Dark Souls is just a 3-d Zelda game with a different story and more complex gear/stats system.
I like how they've decided to have little old Impa be badass Impa as well. (And I love the vaguely Link to the Past vibe of the artstyle here, I'd love a remake of that game)
We have to have Ellen and another member or Oxbox play this with Jon. Like they did with Ellen, Luke and Jon in links awakening.🤞 Loving these videos, it's like a mini SOTWE.👍💜
Having the couch visible is far better than the tight shoulders and face shot with no chair. More of this. Lighting is MUCH better too 👌🏻 new studio looking great!
All the horror games ellen played must've rubbed off on her because it sounds like she basicaly turned it into a horror game (for the enemies). Ellen you are a truly amazing woman. Dont ever change
The mention of CDi Zelda is made even worse by there being two games with her, with the second one being so terrible that it has nothing redeeming about it compared to the two previous platformers.
I recommend looking up any behind the scenes for the second game if you can. They don't look great in the game itself, but the miniatures used for the background and enemies is surprisingly well done.
I’m still waiting eagerly to get to play Zelda in a Breath of the Wild style game, but my kids and I are going to have so much fun playing this one together, so I’ll take it!
It's not the first mainline Zelda game where you play as Zelda, it's just the first one where she's the main character. The first one where you played as Zelda was Spirit Tracks.
I haven't bought a zelda since botw (not out of protest, just not a huge zelda player, though botw was a lot of fun!) and... I will DEFINITELY be buying this one! It looks so great! I wasn't into the artstyle for the Link's Awakening remake but that's because I'm old and Link's Awakening on Gameboy Colour was my first video game so the original artstyle holds a special place for me, but I think it really suits this game's feel! This, Metaphor, and Slitterhead are the three games I am REALLY looking forward to this year!
Link murders approximately seven billion creatures any time he goes outside and no one bats an eye... Zelda smashes a couple goblins and bugs with a rock and everyone loses their minds!
Zelda: "Link, why are you always late? Aren't you supposedly the legendary Hero?" Link: "You know some of those dungeons are pretty tricky, or outright annoying." Zelda: "But ... Last time we even destroyed all the dungeons and it took even more time..." Link: "Well, I was sleeping." Zelda: "I know but afterwards." Link: "Ok maybe I get a bit side-tracked every now and then. This time all of my weapons broke. I needed to gather food and cook." Zelda: "Sounds like a lot of excuses to me." Zelda: "You know what. I'm tired of it. This time you get captured and I'll save you." Link: "Haha, good one. That's not how this 'legend' is foretold. You can't do that." Zelda: "Oh no? I'm the princess. Guards, arrest that man and deliver him to Ganon." Link: "Errr. What? No! Stop!"
Ooo, I loved the link's awakening playthrough y'all did. Definitely checking this game out when it releases! Edit: I support this game for hallowstream xD
Good, brighter clothing colours!! Well done, draws the focus to presenters but maintains the relaxed atmosphere of the background elements. Much easier on the eyes and less distracting from the content. Would prefer lapel mics as the boom mics cover your mouths and keeps you from being expressive with mannerisms and hands but hey, thats just personal preference. Thanks for covering this, I've been intrigued but apprehensive. 😊
Looks like a fun game, definitely gives off some Animal Crossing/Dragon Quest Builders vibes... One lovely thing about Dragon Quest Builders 2 is that they removed the "room" requirement for using a bed, so if you're out and about and need a rest or need to sleep through the night, you can plonk down a bed anywhere you want, then use it! (In the first game, the bed had to be in a functional room before you could use it).
I want to hang out and play games with the OX crew a little more with each video I watch. Side note: If we can still name our character, I'm totally playing this game as "Merilwen!"
This new Zelda game is looking very interesting, very similar looking to links Awakening: remake and Zeldas first foray as the hero of the piece for once, let's be having it then. Thank you Ellen and Mike for talking about this game in this video, it was very informative and interesting 👍. Loving your new studio setup btw, looking very swish and cool.
Mario Odyssey had Mario possessing other creatures... and now the first Legend of Link game capturing and recalling the souls of the dead... and *magic meat.*
I’ve watched enough Hitman 3 ways to play to be suspicious of Mike’s concern here. Give Zelda an exploding duck and he’d be on board. Also “don’t say magic meat” almost killed me
After his kobold stunt Mike has ZERO wiggle room to complain about others lowering the tone with “magic meat”. I thought Ellen was gonna break her neck how fast she looked away 😂
They ABSOLUTELY should make boulders a meme for Zelda. Like have Link turn round in shock, after a fight, to see her right behind him ready with a boulder. O ( ╯✦ ‿ ✦)╯ \ ( •_• )🛡
I constantly explain to my friends who haven't played much Zelda that: EVERY Zelda Game Is The Darkest Zelda Game (although really it's Majora's Mask...). For real, it's a surprisingly dark series and it's usually the cutesier looking ones that are the darkest, when you actually pay attention to what's happening.
I'm so excited about this game!!! It's been kind of a tight year, moneywise, so I haven't been able to pick up very many new releases, but this one is an absolute must-have. ❤ I can't wait to be as much of an unhinged gremlin while being Zelda as I am playing Link. 😂
From the people who brought you “Grown Woman Cries at Cat” comes “Grown Woman Giggles at Rock Murders”!
She’s a woman of contradictions.
Its the sequel Ive been waiting for!
As long as these things don’t happen within like 40 seconds of each other, it’s okay
Ellen called it the funniest Zelda game and immediately the footage corroborated this when Zelda responds "Who's Link?" to an NPC asking about him, which made me burst out laughing lmao 😂
Zelda: "Link? Never heard of her"
I'm genuinely astonished at how psychotic Ellen has managed to make herself sound in a "cute" Zelda game
I mean.... Link's Awakening uses Dark Souls logic for enemy fights, so... you know... it's not like the older games were LESS violent... just had different weapons.
If anything they were more violent. I don't think you could even finish 4 Swords without the 3 other swords..
@@marhawkman303I can't decide if I love or hate both of you defending how violent _he game_ is when op was talking about how violent _Ellen_ is. I mean, you both said true things but it's simultaneously like neither of you were paying attention
@@micahnewby7964 I mean... when you play a game where you bump off hordes of Moblins... making jokes about what happened to the moblins just goes that way.
CONTEXT! :D :Þ
Saying "Whee this game was so much fun!" Just feels different when the game is about massacring thousands of enemies.
The jokes are only dark because the enemies died.
@@marhawkman303 okay. So you're telling me I hate it, because here you are correcting me on context when _you_ completely ignored the context of op.... Which was Ellen...... Who you ignored more thoroughly than you think I ignored the nature of the games
Again, I'm not disagreeing with anything you have said, are saying, or are going to say about _the games,_ it's just interesting that you took a conversation about Ellen and decided to have a conversation about Zelda games underneath it instead of making it your own thread
Tall Ellen must be fuming he wasn't invited to preview this one.
Would he like a game where you have to fight Doom Guy?
He's busy writing alternative boss music for "Sekiro."
(Which is not a dig at him... although if the "Jumpscare Snake" song stays stuck in my head for the rest of the week, I may be revisiting that.)
Not invited? Whose gonna tell OP about tall ellen?
Car Ellen seems fine with it.
Hey, you make your bed, you lie in it... you slowly regain health..?
I will never not be confused at Mike calling a trampoline "nature's helicopter" 😅
Because air is invisible? They both take you up, by pushing something else down. Action equal and opposite reaction.
@@philippeamon7271 I think the kicker is that I'm relatively confident that the trampoline doesn't exactly occur... naturally. In nature.
@Gorthaur42 yes that's part of the joke
Did you not follow the conversation,@@TheYorkRose? @Gorthaur42 _knows_ that and was clearly explaining it to Philip. You tagged the wrong person, if anything
It sounds like something BOTW/TOK Link would think.
This is what happens when Ellen doesn't have the stabilizing influence of a Co-Host, she starts giving in to her darkest impulses.
certified "Hey it's Josh from Let's game it Out!" moment there. Wait until she goes "Hey its Ellen from Outside Xtra!"
I immediately noticed at the Nintendo Direct when Echoes of Wisdom was revealed that Zelda is basically a Nercomancer when she kills, and then summons said deceased creatures to fight on her behalf. It makes sense. There's a lot of dark undertones... Like the Blood Moon... People just overlook because "It's a Legend of Zelda game", but if you look at the recent backstory, it's pretty dark: Ganon invades Hyrule, many heroes band together to stop him, but he ultimately defeats everybody and turns Hyrule into a literal Hellscape of monsters.
Here's a comparison that will possibly destroy your concept of gaming, but..... makes sense when you think about it....
Dark Souls is just a 3-d Zelda game with a different story and more complex gear/stats system.
I like how they've decided to have little old Impa be badass Impa as well. (And I love the vaguely Link to the Past vibe of the artstyle here, I'd love a remake of that game)
Have you played A Link Between Worlds on 3DS? I think you'd like it.
funnily enough, explaining the game to Mike felt like the most comprehensive review i need for the new Zelda
Zelda conjuring a bed in the middle of the fight is so real 😴
"My many crimes" is absolutely a title for a future video 😂
it's nice to know Mike will throw an explosive rubber duck in a small room, but will draw the line at throwing boulders
If it was an exploding boulder, he'd probably be on board with that.
@@dominichoughton8119 and the boulder would smash only the target and no one else.
After all this buildup, Zelda's legend can finally begin.
7:58 Two types of people in this world
“Have they gone completely bonkers?”
“No, it’s brilliant!”
Ellen is so cute and dark. I love it. I think we all learned to keep her away from rocks for everyone's safety.
We have to have Ellen and another member or Oxbox play this with Jon.
Like they did with Ellen, Luke and Jon in links awakening.🤞
Loving these videos, it's like a mini SOTWE.👍💜
Luke makes cameo appearance in ep 2 and onwards because Zelda.
I would love to have another playthru with Producer Jon tho, that'd be fun
@@jellysharkbat more stuff with Producer Jon is always nice
Having the couch visible is far better than the tight shoulders and face shot with no chair. More of this. Lighting is MUCH better too 👌🏻 new studio looking great!
I like the lamp.
I just finished my THIRD watch through of Jon’s play through of Link’s Awakening and I would love love LOVE to see Jon and Ellen let’s play this! 🙏
YES!!! maybe even show how each player did it? Like a side-by-side multiple ways to play?
That whole series is so therapeutic.
I love Ellen's sadistic sense of humour. Amused by moblin abuse
calling it now; half the overworld puzzles can be cheesed with beds
Zelda: Wake me when the apocalypse is over
The fanart of Zelda committing War Crimes is fantastic!
New sofa, please don't forget to feed it
That free rest during a hard fight is a standard Oxtra strategy. Check the video of them naming 150 Pokémon for reference
For a good time, compare Mike's reactions to Ellen's play style with this Zelda to how Mike plays Hitman...
The faux judgement rolling off Mike "the murder clown" made me laugh. 😂
All the horror games ellen played must've rubbed off on her because it sounds like she basicaly turned it into a horror game (for the enemies). Ellen you are a truly amazing woman. Dont ever change
The mention of CDi Zelda is made even worse by there being two games with her, with the second one being so terrible that it has nothing redeeming about it compared to the two previous platformers.
I recommend looking up any behind the scenes for the second game if you can. They don't look great in the game itself, but the miniatures used for the background and enemies is surprisingly well done.
I’m still waiting eagerly to get to play Zelda in a Breath of the Wild style game, but my kids and I are going to have so much fun playing this one together, so I’ll take it!
Zelda in a BOTW style game would be amazing!
It's not *quite* that, but there are BotW and TotK mods that let you play as either Linkle or Zelda
Keep going Oxtra. One of my favourite channels ever
It's not the first mainline Zelda game where you play as Zelda, it's just the first one where she's the main character. The first one where you played as Zelda was Spirit Tracks.
Mike: Get. Therapy.
Ellen: I thought this WAS therapy!
I love the contrast of Mike getting increasingly concerned as Ellen becomes a giggling mess
You also play as Zelda in Cadence of Hyrule, the sequel to Crypt of the Necrodancer. If you like rhythm games, I highly recommend it!
My fave game where you play as Zelda is that Hyrule Warriors game.
Zelda is canonically a necromancer now.
A necromancer, a pyromancer, she even manced meat!
If anyone knows magic meat, it's -Magic- Mike.
Trampoline: nature's helicopter
🫶🏽 chef's kiss 💖
Not enough is said about how great Mike is as a host and co-host. The oxbox crew are so supportive and hilarious on screen together!
I haven't bought a zelda since botw (not out of protest, just not a huge zelda player, though botw was a lot of fun!) and... I will DEFINITELY be buying this one!
It looks so great! I wasn't into the artstyle for the Link's Awakening remake but that's because I'm old and Link's Awakening on Gameboy Colour was my first video game so the original artstyle holds a special place for me, but I think it really suits this game's feel!
This, Metaphor, and Slitterhead are the three games I am REALLY looking forward to this year!
Link murders approximately seven billion creatures any time he goes outside and no one bats an eye...
Zelda smashes a couple goblins and bugs with a rock and everyone loses their minds!
I was already sold, now I might have to get it twice
Zelda: "Link, why are you always late? Aren't you supposedly the legendary Hero?"
Link: "You know some of those dungeons are pretty tricky, or outright annoying."
Zelda: "But ... Last time we even destroyed all the dungeons and it took even more time..."
Link: "Well, I was sleeping."
Zelda: "I know but afterwards."
Link: "Ok maybe I get a bit side-tracked every now and then. This time all of my weapons broke. I needed to gather food and cook."
Zelda: "Sounds like a lot of excuses to me."
Zelda: "You know what. I'm tired of it. This time you get captured and I'll save you."
Link: "Haha, good one. That's not how this 'legend' is foretold. You can't do that."
Zelda: "Oh no? I'm the princess. Guards, arrest that man and deliver him to Ganon."
Link: "Errr. What? No! Stop!"
I adore Ellen's laugh especially with the dark humor stuff.
Ooo, I loved the link's awakening playthrough y'all did. Definitely checking this game out when it releases!
Edit: I support this game for hallowstream xD
nice to see Oxtra continuing the tradition of making the cute games dark
Magic meat!
Is that a sequel to "Magic Mike"?
Technically you play as zelda in spirit tracks.... as a giant mech!
Haven't been really fine since 2020 but I'm here for Zelda bludgeoning enemies with a rock :D
I dunno, those Philips CD-i games are pretty Funny & Dark...
Mostly Dark...
Edit: So Dark...
Impa went from old lady to Master Splinter in a blink.
May I suggest Cthulhu saves Christmas for either Hallowstream or Christmas vids? It's so perfectly on brand.
I was going to wait until the holidays to buy it but, the more I see people having fun with it, the more I want to have it now...
Ellen talking about smashing bad guys with rocks made me think, "I hit 'im with a rock. ...It was a big rock." 😆
So the purple stuff in the "Nothing" from neverending story and Tri is just the soul of Atreyu?
I’m on Ellen’s side, this game looks hilarious! Yay at-home MM (Merilwen’s Meatgrinder)!!
I just love Nintendo's consistency with their names. Snakes are still Ropes. Bats are Keese.
The Meat thing has been around since the first LoZ. It was even called "bait" in that one, IIRC.
Zelda going on some murderous rampage? The hyrule royal family must have some spectacular spin doctors!
I'm a powerful mage... So now I'm going to throw a rock at you.
Let's face it... the ability to conjure rocks large enough to shatter someone's spine is a pretty dangerous magic power.
Mike's reactions to all of it was absolutely hilarious!
Good, brighter clothing colours!! Well done, draws the focus to presenters but maintains the relaxed atmosphere of the background elements. Much easier on the eyes and less distracting from the content. Would prefer lapel mics as the boom mics cover your mouths and keeps you from being expressive with mannerisms and hands but hey, thats just personal preference. Thanks for covering this, I've been intrigued but apprehensive. 😊
Looks like a fun game, definitely gives off some Animal Crossing/Dragon Quest Builders vibes... One lovely thing about Dragon Quest Builders 2 is that they removed the "room" requirement for using a bed, so if you're out and about and need a rest or need to sleep through the night, you can plonk down a bed anywhere you want, then use it! (In the first game, the bed had to be in a functional room before you could use it).
Luke was protecting us from Ellen's dark nature
I want to hang out and play games with the OX crew a little more with each video I watch.
Side note: If we can still name our character, I'm totally playing this game as "Merilwen!"
The couch works so much better in the new studio and spaces things out better than the tight shot solo segments.
This new Zelda game is looking very interesting, very similar looking to links Awakening: remake and Zeldas first foray as the hero of the piece for once, let's be having it then. Thank you Ellen and Mike for talking about this game in this video, it was very informative and interesting 👍. Loving your new studio setup btw, looking very swish and cool.
10:09 similar mechanic to skyrims pause menu eat a ton of food
Mike should have charged Ellen for that therapy. XD
0:15 Oh, look at the new couch. Isn't that nice........
Who knew that Zelda would be so relatable?
Mario Odyssey had Mario possessing other creatures... and now the first Legend of Link game capturing and recalling the souls of the dead... and *magic meat.*
"Magic meat of nonspecific origins." Will live rent free in my mind from now on. LOL
This reminds me of the humour in Spirit Tracks/Phantom Hourglass! I love it and I’m here for it.
I’ve watched enough Hitman 3 ways to play to be suspicious of Mike’s concern here. Give Zelda an exploding duck and he’d be on board.
Also “don’t say magic meat” almost killed me
"the moment it's head comes into view, HIT IT WITH THE ROCK!"
What a lovely surprise evening vid! Delighted! 😁
This is my favourite Echos of wisdom related video
I remember when Peach got her game and went on an umbrella-fueled murder spree. Nice to see Zelda is of similar moral alignment.
Nintendo should have called this game Legend of Link.
I can't wait to play "Zelda: Echos of Gamelon." It is the sequel we have been waiting
Ellen's laughter is a great start to my day. Better than coffee.
After his kobold stunt Mike has ZERO wiggle room to complain about others lowering the tone with “magic meat”. I thought Ellen was gonna break her neck how fast she looked away 😂
I initially misheard Ellen say "Luke's Awakening".
looking forward to it and just preordered from amazon so i think it arrives on release day. hopefully. ahhh preordering physical. good times.
They missed hard when they didn't call this game "The Legend of Link"
The Legend of Link: Zelda Makes Furniture.
I honestly wasn't going to play this one until I learned the Deku Scrubs came back. Now it's a necessity.
They ABSOLUTELY should make boulders a meme for Zelda.
Like have Link turn round in shock, after a fight, to see her right behind him ready with a boulder.
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( ╯✦ ‿ ✦)╯ \ ( •_• )🛡
I really hope that this summoner type game, develops into its own franchise. That way we can have a Zelda spin-off, to the Zelda franchise. Finally!
Ahh, the Meat Echo eh? 7:10
Usually it's beans that does it to me.
I always tell my friends this might be the point in the hero of time timeline where the hero of time disappeared
*Magic Meat?* That used to be my nickname back in my college days!
Ellen is adorably unhinged in this video. And it makes me want the game more.
I constantly explain to my friends who haven't played much Zelda that: EVERY Zelda Game Is The Darkest Zelda Game (although really it's Majora's Mask...). For real, it's a surprisingly dark series and it's usually the cutesier looking ones that are the darkest, when you actually pay attention to what's happening.
looking forward to the “three ways to play” video
"Animal Crossing vibes"; when I saw the third trailer, one of the first things I tweeted is that the Great Fairy looks like an Animal Crossing human.
"Are you excited about the game?"
I am now :D
*Throw rock at enemies*
link: kills enemies
zelda: kills them and enslaved them
goddamn zelda
literal monkey-brain tactics. we really broke the evolutionary arms race when we learned to throw rocks and sweat
Mike slowly realising throughout this video the real reason Luke left.
I'm so excited about this game!!! It's been kind of a tight year, moneywise, so I haven't been able to pick up very many new releases, but this one is an absolute must-have. ❤ I can't wait to be as much of an unhinged gremlin while being Zelda as I am playing Link. 😂
My daughter about to turn 10 is even more excited than me, and I've been a zeldafan for 30 years...
That's a grown-up couch, fursure.