the sad thing about the sos thing, is that in Revali's version it starts after a longer time than the others. probably bc he's stubborn and think he can do it on his own, but later realises he NEEDS Link.
I wait late game to do any of the main dungeons, Revali is always the last since I like to fill my stamina wheel before hearts and I enjoy the aspect of traveling across all of Hyrule by horse, climbing, and gliding. Revali's Gale feels so much nicer when you've spent the entire game with no upward momentum (that is, if you don't play with the game's glitches, lol).
After longer time but ALSO when it starts it's frantic even and can be heard more easily. Like he admits the need of help only when he knows he's not gonna survive anymore :(
I feel bad for Revali since the English-speaking fandom hates him without knowing that most of his translations are wrong. For example, in the original Japanese, Revali fully admits that he was in the wrong and recognizes that Link is their key to defeating Ganon. Also in his ‘don’t be cocky just because you did your job’ line, he actually said ‘I suppose you’ve done a fine job’. Really wish the translators kept his original character
Fun fact about the SOS music thing: The SOS all happen at different times in their fights, and I’ve heard theories that it’s representing the different times the champions realized they can’t defeat the calamity - with Revalis coming in way later than any of the others. Knowing his personality, it’s more than likely, if this theory is to be believed, that he didn’t want to admit he needed help, but in the end, called for it anyways - but, as we know, it was in vain. This is of course just a theory I’ve heard, but still - it’s interesting, isn’t it?
Once I heard about the SOS messages in the Divine Beast themes, and then heard them myself, I couldn't help but get sad about Revali sending his message last, too late to get help, knowing he's going to die.
it's almost as if the divine beasts themselves or the trapped souls of the champions are crying out for help with that SOS. Just realizing this sent chills down my spine
the implications of their SOSs and Zelda's heart problems is certainly chilling, I wonder if the later will come up in the second part since issues with your heart can cause lasting damage. As for the SOSs it probably means the Champions were all conscious for 100 years of their divine beasts killing their people.... And the opposite ear sound is probably Ganon's influence so the dual sided audio is to infer that the Champions are still actively fighting back in spirit that whole time.
@@whatsacone Sheesh you're prickly today. You in another one of your boomer moods? It must be so humiliating to be an adult and act like that in front of people 🤣
I’m already sold on that Zelda’s heartbeat thing, but what if it isn’t just a representation of Zelda’s heartbeat? What if it represents the urgency that everyone at the castle felt during the calamity? Realizing they would die right there. Fighting till they fall. You can also hear marching in both of the Hyrule Castle themes. The marching is easier to hear when you’re outside of the castle I believe. Even still I believe it’s Zelda’s heartbeat. That was just a little thought I came up with.
I've been saying it since launch; I was so disappointed when the fanbase claimed this game's soundtrack was bad. It's not as bombastic as previous games, but it has so much depth, detail, and love
@@simonrockstream actually it's more arrogant to think somebody 'doesn't understand' just because they don't like certain things. Understand what? if people don't like a certain type of music, what is wrong about it? Let people complain, you do it too.
Botw has good music - when there's actual music. A good portion of the game is just dull piano in the background, which isnt like most Zelda games. It just lacks music overall
@Joshua Suh I mean in his defense, you CAN. But the problem isn't that people never said they don't like it; it's that people were saying it was objectively bad, and that's incorrect
The fact that people are still uncovering easter eggs about this game almost 5 years later just shows how much thought the developers put into this revolutionary game. From the music to the map and dialogue, it shows that everything was thought through and put there for a reason. It wasn't just a game, but an experience, one that will remain in my heart forever. I have high hopes for Tears of the Kingdom, and I know Nintendo won't disappoint. Untill then, keep up the great work!
or maybe the 'easter eggs' are too hidden that on a normal scale you would never find nor want to spend literally your whole time searching for the smallest detai finding them out because you know, you have an outside life too. Honestly while having so many easter eggs is neat, I don't like how they're hidden so extremely that the average player would never find them on their own.
@@sandiego2380 that’s the point. If they made them that hard to find, they might as well not have made them, but they did anyways. It gives more reward to people that are more devoted to turning every corner of Hyrule upside down.
also about the outside life thing, yeah, you should balance your time between the game and real life. However, when you’re trying to keep a series going, you gotta do what you gotta do lol
You can flurry Rush Travelers with a Thunderclap Rush. If they have a Shield they will block your Attacks and strike you down after the flurry rush ends.
Additional fact: the battle music will repeat and not transition to the "middle" battle theme if you are fighting very weak enemies, like chuchus and wolves. The music will repeat and not transition to the "hard" theme, unless you are fighting multiple medium strength enemies(such as an entire bokoblin camp), or a very strong enemy such as a gold bokoblin, with continuous back and forth strikes(if you stay at a distance it also won't transition)
Coming from the music world, I think when the composer mentioned the dulcimer, he meant the hammered dulcimer - which plays a central role in the Wind Waker soundtrack along with the mandolin. Not many people play the traditional dulcimer, but the hammered dulcimer is one of the more popular instruments in fantasy game scores, making an appearance in almost all of the city themes in Skyrim and often handling melodic duties in fantasy game & film scores.
Having a slightly dissonant sound, the hammered dulcimer is used to great effect in Majora's Mask, via Clock Town Days 1 & 3 and Stone Tower Temple Inverted.
Ah I see. When I searched hammered dulcimer it came up with the Persian one and I thought it couldn’t be that. I’ll do more careful research next time. He didn’t specify the dulcimer type.
@@RinHara5aki Makes total sense! I think no matter how much research you do (which is obviously a lot!), if an interview subject leaves out a key word like hammered in this instance, it's gonna lead to a minor miscommunication somewhere down the line. Absolutely love the series, just wanted to point out what the more commonly used dulcimer in these kinds of scenarios is.
The dynamic responsive battle music is amazing. Holy..... I love these series. A game thats 5 years old and A new Zelda already on its way, meanwhile we still haven't discovered every part of this game. What a masterpiece.
I know it’s extremely common for people to appreciate the detail put into this game, but I got chills hearing the secret in the divine beast and hyrule castle songs. So many details that so few people end up noticing and even fewer that care, and yet the developers still put the time and effort into it. This game is made of love.
@@sandiego2380 Diving? You mean like diving underwater? What meaningful improvement would that bring to the game? Or do you just want it because it sounds cool even though you didn't think about how it would be implemented or how it would tie in with the larger sandbox? Also if 500,000 views and 18,000 likes is anything to go by, these secret music messages ARE interesting.
6:40 I would say that, just like the divine beasts, this is the heartbeat of the king. It starts off normal, then increases as guardians target him, and then goes flat when they've fired.
exactly. I believe he's also the last one to call for help too. Funny thing is, according to each champion's personality, Revali is probably the one who will try his best not to get help, so it makes sense for him to call help at the end whereas Mipha would call first because she's more fragile. Idk if that was intended or not but if it was the developers are awesome
Some one on a different TH-cam pointed out that Revali’s plays twice. The first time it’s cut off because he starts sending his SOS signal, but hears the others SOS signal from the other champions and wanted them to get help first (the divine beast can send messages to each other), so he held off and the second time he used it is when he was probably dying
Hearing (probably) Zeldas heartbeat while walking through hyrule castle is so sad... and creepy. And yeah i played in german and it was funny that the young Zora said "Do, re, Mi, Fa, sol" lol. Probably why Dorephan got his name, since his people have names based on music notes etc
after hearing the morse code from the divine beasts it just made me feel that breath of the wild is leaning more towards a horror game than a normal game of exploration
The SOS part is absolutely heartbreaking. Knowing how each of the Champions have fallen, their last moments before being finished off by the Ganon's were a cry for help. I also acknowledge Revali's SOS being heard later into the theme of Vah Medoh, which fits his character so perfectly- his pride too great to ask for help until the moment he knew he was about to die.
im actually scared TOTK wont be as good as botw, like the sos messages in the divine beast themes, and the heart beat in hyrule castle actually gave me chills, id LOVE an entire video\video series on the musical secrets please do it
For the second secret message, I'd guess it's 兵痛む (hei itamu), which forgoes the proper particle and verb tense, but it's morse, so that probably doesn't matter. It means "Soldier hurt". Alternatively, if you interpret "hei" as 塀 instead (also pronounced hei), it could be "walls damaged". Could also be 兵積む (hei tsumu) meaning "soldiers pile up".
Something to mention about the champion's SOS messages, revali's comes in late meaning he was hesitant to ask for help and procrastinated . Ritos also have horrible night vision so revali had it the worst.
7:39 i found this out, in my third play through when i was going live stream, this was hilarious and i was even jumping up and down just like those creatures, which made my video even more funnier 😂
On the Zora music references, you can add Tumbo, who counts the frogs at the beginning. Also, I like that the guy named after the tempo is the one who counts.
This might be my favourite episode so far. The way you presented the music made it very clear what was going on. I’ve seen some of these facts before but never as clearly presented. My favourite this time was the speeding heart to flatline in Castle. Chills!
The SOS messages from the Divine Beasts is really chilling. It's a subtle detail but it has a lot of impact! Also I love the theory other comments pointed out with Revali's message coming later into the fight as he was too stubborn to admit defeat earlier... It's a nice detail that adds to the personality of the champions!
Another great detail is that rivalis SOS comes much later in the song because he thought he could handle the threat until he later realized he couldn't
This is the best series ever! I think I know everything about Botw but Gamespot always proves me wrong! The videos are so good please keep the series going!
the morse code hit me hard. that was a really cool and subtle detail. to think that a morse code would be hidden in a dark eerie music. who are these people finding these things out!
One other thing I'd heard commented on regarding the SOS signals from the divine beasts, is how long into the track it takes for the Morse code to kick in. If the discussion was accurate and I remember correctly, Mipha uses it earliest and Revali latest. This could be due to the skills of the warriors or their attitudes when it comes to asking for help or admitting defeat
I heard a theory about how you can hear an S.O.S. distress call in the background of the all Divine Beasts' soundtracks. I'd love a deep dive on that. The theory is that when the signal goes into effect reflects when each Champion decided to ask for help while they were fighting the Blights. "I need help now!" "I got this! ...No wait, I don't got this, help!" "I know the other Champions need help before I do, help them first!" Edit: Oh my goodness I'm dumb. I clicked away from the video literally JUST before you talked about this exact thing. My bad!
That was amazing. Thank you!!! I was watching this with my son and we were both like 🤯🤯. That’s how you know you did a good job. You gave your audience a deeper connection to something they love. Thank you!!
I went ahead and checked how Tumbo counts in Japanese: He says:「ワン ツー さん よん… ご！」, which literally is "One Two San Yon Go!". So he's just mixing languages but there's no easter egg there. Thus, I really like what the different languages did. In French he sounds like a very young child full of innocence and enthusiasm repeating "frog" after each count, in Spanish he's reciting some kind of nursery rhyme, and in German he's counting like his race might usually do based on their lore. So cool! By the way, the name "Tumbo" is supposed to be a play on "Tempo". In Japanese, he's called ポンテ (they switched two characters; the word for tempo is テンポ). In French, he's called Pemto (which is equivalent; they switched two letters). In Italian, Potem (they switched two syllables, which is like Japanese). In German, Tembo (which is close b/p). In English, I'm not quite sure that they got it. And in Spanish, it's "Rudan" (either they completely missed it or I don't get it).
@@Xhamon the rest is okay but really changed all names of every single non major character and someother details, like the Rito are called Orni (gross)...
2:02 I’m starting to think the reason the zoras are highly based on music is because of how they where mainly a band in majoras mask and also the fact that they where born as music notes and the fact that the music is practically the same zora hall and the ocarina of time zoras domain
The SOS in the Divine Beast music always makes me sad but it definitely adds that layer of eeriness. I do wish that the other hidden message actually was SAD because it playing in the opposite ear actually makes so much sense: On one hand you have the champions crying out for help, on the other, you have the blights seeking destruction, or maybe it's the divine beasts wanting to search and destroy Calamity Ganon. Either way, major props to the music department for that.
I'm happy that Kakariko village has kept it's music similar enough, but the original music was on LttP not OoT, but people may know it better now in OoT, was just confused by the video when I saw footage from OoT. Although you did explain the main bit immediately after, making this comment kinda silly lol
I accidentally started a new game the other day. I actually got to Rito Village and took down Vah Medoh's Windblight Gannon in two and a half minutes! Completely ignored the five satellites this time, which I thought you had to attack last time. I just went straight for the eye!
@@tumultuousv Surely someone has done it quicker. I only know the timing because I had the phantom armor on and had to use a warmth elixir that lasted five minutes.
About #12 did you know the person playing the flute takes breaths? If you listen closely you can hear the musician take breaths before a section which in my opinion adds so much more character than was needed and I bet it was completely unintentional
Speaking of soundtracks, did you know that every "Attack on Divine Beast" Theme (except for Vah Rudania i guess) you can hear a melody that seems to be a conversarion between the champion and his successor, for example, in Attack on Vah Ruta you can hear first a high melody and when it ends the same melody plays again with lower notes with a fast melody on the ground, for me that represents Mipha on the first high part and Sidon with Link on the second lower melody, the same thing happens with Vah Medoh and Vah Naboris. Could it have been intentional or it just me oventhinking?
I actually didn’t know about the SOS in the Divine Beast. But now that I do, it’s honestly terrifying, sets the mood perfectly, and just conveys more emotion. Edit: I just took a listen into the extra Morse code after the SOS, and noted down the dots and dashes. After looking at the website and noting there’s usually a small pause in the code, I went in this with a more clear mind. I noted 3 dots, quickly followed with a dot and dash, then ending with a dash and 2 dots. S-A-D. The other interpretations are possible, but SOS and SAD make sense. Plus think about it, the champions were dying and didn’t have time (or didn’t even know) the regulations of Morse (if it exists in Hyrule), so the space between the dots and dashes could make sense.
Medoh’s SOS is interesting because it’s the loudest and clearest- but also is later in the song than the other three. It implies Revali sent his SOS more desperately after realizing how hopeless fighting Windblight alone was.
So, something chilling about the SOS message: while it didn’t originally have any meaning (just being made to be unmistakable as any other sequence), later an acronym was added: save our souls.
1:30 The Spanish counting is also hilarious. "Una no es ninguna (one is none), dos ... mejor adiós (two... I'd rather say goodbye), tres... mejor después (three... better come back later), cuatro son puro teatro (four is just a farce), cinco!"
While in the divine beasts once you have unlocked all the terminals, the music will speed up. Btw I love when ever I see another one of these vids has been uploaded. 🐝🐝🐝
Been playing again this time on master mode, one day i picked up my switch while playing PlayStation talking to a friend about the games i got and boom its been like a week and half maybe 2 and i cant stop playing. It gives me dark souls feels knowing ill still get one shot by enemies in the early parts. By now i got one ex champ ballad left then i can start really exploring
So glad you pointed out number six! I was fascinated when I first read about it. If you think about it… WHEN you hear the SOS call in the themes really says a lot about each character. I always love hearing new facts, so thanks for continuing to make these!
The heartbeat/flatline bit in the castle theme is so tragic!! Thank you for pointing that out, that's so interesting!! I can't believe you're still finding things in this game all these years later. Absolute kudos.
It might make sense for the SAD to mean search and destroy if you think about the champions cry for help in your right ear but the calamity's possession in your left. The Devine beasts are torn between them, and the messages oppose each other too.
Tears of the Kingdom is on its way May of 2023! We will keep on going with the series until then!
I am hyped for totk
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Tears of the Kingdom gonna be my second favourite game of all time!
Yyyessss!
Please
No no no don't stop, please! This is such a fun series!
the sad thing about the sos thing, is that in Revali's version it starts after a longer time than the others. probably bc he's stubborn and think he can do it on his own, but later realises he NEEDS Link.
On my last playthrough I was feeling real petty so I rescued the other three and then eventually almost begrudgingly rescued Revali
I wait late game to do any of the main dungeons, Revali is always the last since I like to fill my stamina wheel before hearts and I enjoy the aspect of traveling across all of Hyrule by horse, climbing, and gliding. Revali's Gale feels so much nicer when you've spent the entire game with no upward momentum (that is, if you don't play with the game's glitches, lol).
That's nuts
After longer time but ALSO when it starts it's frantic even and can be heard more easily. Like he admits the need of help only when he knows he's not gonna survive anymore :(
I feel bad for Revali since the English-speaking fandom hates him without knowing that most of his translations are wrong. For example, in the original Japanese, Revali fully admits that he was in the wrong and recognizes that Link is their key to defeating Ganon. Also in his ‘don’t be cocky just because you did your job’ line, he actually said ‘I suppose you’ve done a fine job’. Really wish the translators kept his original character
The sos one is honestly pretty scary. The divine beasts have been repeating the last message the champions sent before they died for a hundred years.
Dang that is very disturbing
But nobody came to answer
@@TreeBranchStudios is link a joke to you?
@@sho_doesnt_know he was literally sleeping for 100 years when they were sending the messages
@@thirddasf well yeah, but he did come.
Fun fact about the SOS music thing: The SOS all happen at different times in their fights, and I’ve heard theories that it’s representing the different times the champions realized they can’t defeat the calamity - with Revalis coming in way later than any of the others. Knowing his personality, it’s more than likely, if this theory is to be believed, that he didn’t want to admit he needed help, but in the end, called for it anyways - but, as we know, it was in vain. This is of course just a theory I’ve heard, but still - it’s interesting, isn’t it?
My head cannon is that he wanted it so if help DID come the other champions would be helped first.
Once I heard about the SOS messages in the Divine Beast themes, and then heard them myself, I couldn't help but get sad about Revali sending his message last, too late to get help, knowing he's going to die.
Its soooo sad 😢😢😢
If I see someone say "fun fact", I skip whatever they have to say. Be original.
@@jarlwhiterun7478 top unoriginal, didn't read
“Zelda is on her last legs holding back Calamity Ganon on her own.”
Moments later…
“Take the day off! Play catch with your Lizalfos son.”
I always heard the heartbeat, but never found out about its meaning. It sends a chill down my spine
yeah it also gave me a sense of urgency too
Tears of the Kingdom is now revealed and we're still learning things about Breath of the Wild. Insane
*20 years later* did you know in botw
ikr
Its been revealed. Not the name ig
@El Duende's Windbombs they're just "that guy". Anyone with a brain could tell that the OP was talking about the name reveal.
Agreed
it's almost as if the divine beasts themselves or the trapped souls of the champions are crying out for help with that SOS. Just realizing this sent chills down my spine
sos means save .... our ... SOULS
the implications of their SOSs and Zelda's heart problems is certainly chilling, I wonder if the later will come up in the second part since issues with your heart can cause lasting damage. As for the SOSs it probably means the Champions were all conscious for 100 years of their divine beasts killing their people.... And the opposite ear sound is probably Ganon's influence so the dual sided audio is to infer that the Champions are still actively fighting back in spirit that whole time.
@@whatsacone ston being mean. Not everyone is emotionally numb like you.
@@whatsacone Sheesh you're prickly today. You in another one of your boomer moods? It must be so humiliating to be an adult and act like that in front of people 🤣
@@kass4444 who said he Was a grown up hes obv a child
I’m already sold on that Zelda’s heartbeat thing, but what if it isn’t just a representation of Zelda’s heartbeat? What if it represents the urgency that everyone at the castle felt during the calamity? Realizing they would die right there. Fighting till they fall. You can also hear marching in both of the Hyrule Castle themes. The marching is easier to hear when you’re outside of the castle I believe. Even still I believe it’s Zelda’s heartbeat. That was just a little thought I came up with.
I've been saying it since launch; I was so disappointed when the fanbase claimed this game's soundtrack was bad. It's not as bombastic as previous games, but it has so much depth, detail, and love
people just love to be ignorant and complain about things they dont understand
@@simonrockstream actually it's more arrogant to think somebody 'doesn't understand' just because they don't like certain things. Understand what? if people don't like a certain type of music, what is wrong about it? Let people complain, you do it too.
@Joshua Suh and what is wrong with that? If that's how they personally see it, why aren't they allowed to complain?
Botw has good music - when there's actual music. A good portion of the game is just dull piano in the background, which isnt like most Zelda games. It just lacks music overall
@Joshua Suh I mean in his defense, you CAN. But the problem isn't that people never said they don't like it; it's that people were saying it was objectively bad, and that's incorrect
The fact that people are still uncovering easter eggs about this game almost 5 years later just shows how much thought the developers put into this revolutionary game. From the music to the map and dialogue, it shows that everything was thought through and put there for a reason. It wasn't just a game, but an experience, one that will remain in my heart forever. I have high hopes for Tears of the Kingdom, and I know Nintendo won't disappoint. Untill then, keep up the great work!
or maybe the 'easter eggs' are too hidden that on a normal scale you would never find nor want to spend literally your whole time searching for the smallest detai finding them out because you know, you have an outside life too. Honestly while having so many easter eggs is neat, I don't like how they're hidden so extremely that the average player would never find them on their own.
@@sandiego2380 that’s the point. If they made them that hard to find, they might as well not have made them, but they did anyways. It gives more reward to people that are more devoted to turning every corner of Hyrule upside down.
also about the outside life thing, yeah, you should balance your time between the game and real life. However, when you’re trying to keep a series going, you gotta do what you gotta do lol
@@realnintendonoah hey, if you have time and can devote it all for a game then that's awesome. But sadly most of us have to work/study.
@@sandiego2380 ok, who said you have to search for them a bunch of people are searching for you how about just enjoying it
You can flurry Rush Travelers with a Thunderclap Rush. If they have a Shield they will block your Attacks and strike you down after the flurry rush ends.
They're too powerful
@@visitinggoat6696 Indeed they are
Travelers as in "Yiga in disguise" or just regular peaceful ones?
@@goopi_eh Regular Travelers.
This also happens after just attacking them multiple times normally
Additional fact: the battle music will repeat and not transition to the "middle" battle theme if you are fighting very weak enemies, like chuchus and wolves. The music will repeat and not transition to the "hard" theme, unless you are fighting multiple medium strength enemies(such as an entire bokoblin camp), or a very strong enemy such as a gold bokoblin, with continuous back and forth strikes(if you stay at a distance it also won't transition)
Coming from the music world, I think when the composer mentioned the dulcimer, he meant the hammered dulcimer - which plays a central role in the Wind Waker soundtrack along with the mandolin. Not many people play the traditional dulcimer, but the hammered dulcimer is one of the more popular instruments in fantasy game scores, making an appearance in almost all of the city themes in Skyrim and often handling melodic duties in fantasy game & film scores.
Having a slightly dissonant sound, the hammered dulcimer is used to great effect in Majora's Mask, via Clock Town Days 1 & 3 and Stone Tower Temple Inverted.
@@FrothingFanboy I believe OOT/MM's hammered dulcimer soundfont comes from the Persian santur instrument.
Ah I see. When I searched hammered dulcimer it came up with the Persian one and I thought it couldn’t be that. I’ll do more careful research next time. He didn’t specify the dulcimer type.
@@Kruegernator123 Mm, quite possible. The Ukrainian tsymbaly also has the santur's higher string count.
@@RinHara5aki Makes total sense! I think no matter how much research you do (which is obviously a lot!), if an interview subject leaves out a key word like hammered in this instance, it's gonna lead to a minor miscommunication somewhere down the line. Absolutely love the series, just wanted to point out what the more commonly used dulcimer in these kinds of scenarios is.
The dynamic responsive battle music is amazing. Holy..... I love these series. A game thats 5 years old and A new Zelda already on its way, meanwhile we still haven't discovered every part of this game. What a masterpiece.
This is a great way to celebrate the new trailer for TEARS OF THE KINGDOM!
(SO glad we don't have to call it the sequel to Breath of the Wild anymore)
Ikr
I agree
Hey thorny fox! your latest video was great
Yes we can now call it totk!
@@darthganon944 hey its cool to see a fan here!
I know it’s extremely common for people to appreciate the detail put into this game, but I got chills hearing the secret in the divine beast and hyrule castle songs. So many details that so few people end up noticing and even fewer that care, and yet the developers still put the time and effort into it. This game is made of love.
I'd be happier if they had included diving than secret music messages that, yeah aren't so interesting.
@@sandiego2380 Diving? You mean like diving underwater? What meaningful improvement would that bring to the game? Or do you just want it because it sounds cool even though you didn't think about how it would be implemented or how it would tie in with the larger sandbox?
Also if 500,000 views and 18,000 likes is anything to go by, these secret music messages ARE interesting.
@@sirbirbton oh my god.............................
6:40 I would say that, just like the divine beasts, this is the heartbeat of the king. It starts off normal, then increases as guardians target him, and then goes flat when they've fired.
With the SOS messages, Revali's plays faster than the others too, which is interesting.
exactly. I believe he's also the last one to call for help too. Funny thing is, according to each champion's personality, Revali is probably the one who will try his best not to get help, so it makes sense for him to call help at the end whereas Mipha would call first because she's more fragile. Idk if that was intended or not but if it was the developers are awesome
The poor guy was panicking by then.
Some one on a different TH-cam pointed out that Revali’s plays twice. The first time it’s cut off because he starts sending his SOS signal, but hears the others SOS signal from the other champions and wanted them to get help first (the divine beast can send messages to each other), so he held off and the second time he used it is when he was probably dying
Hearing (probably) Zeldas heartbeat while walking through hyrule castle is so sad... and creepy.
And yeah i played in german and it was funny that the young Zora said "Do, re, Mi, Fa, sol" lol. Probably why Dorephan got his name, since his people have names based on music notes etc
The heart beat in the castle going flat after speeding up gave me some chills
after hearing the morse code from the divine beasts it just made me feel that breath of the wild is leaning more towards a horror game than a normal game of exploration
Oh yeah, according to one of the developers Tears of the Kingdom is going to be as dark if not darker than Majora’s mask
I’ve been avoiding any & all content for tears of the kingdom but this is a delightful thing to learn. I can’t wait for this spooky sequel!!!!
@@diabolicald4027 pls no my heart can’t take it 😭
The SOS part is absolutely heartbreaking. Knowing how each of the Champions have fallen, their last moments before being finished off by the Ganon's were a cry for help. I also acknowledge Revali's SOS being heard later into the theme of Vah Medoh, which fits his character so perfectly- his pride too great to ask for help until the moment he knew he was about to die.
im actually scared TOTK wont be as good as botw, like the sos messages in the divine beast themes, and the heart beat in hyrule castle actually gave me chills, id LOVE an entire video\video series on the musical secrets please do it
BOTW is a masterpiece, I don’t think TOTK can compare, but it will probably still be a good game
considering the amount of time they've taken on TOTK I think i can be confident it'll be just as good, or even better in some aspects
For the second secret message, I'd guess it's 兵痛む (hei itamu), which forgoes the proper particle and verb tense, but it's morse, so that probably doesn't matter. It means "Soldier hurt". Alternatively, if you interpret "hei" as 塀 instead (also pronounced hei), it could be "walls damaged". Could also be 兵積む (hei tsumu) meaning "soldiers pile up".
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somehow all of these are very dark
Champion down...
I felt sad to that SOS thing, even in their last breath, they still left a last message before they died 😞
Gives me the chills
Something to mention about the champion's SOS messages, revali's comes in late meaning he was hesitant to ask for help and procrastinated . Ritos also have horrible night vision so revali had it the worst.
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7:39 i found this out, in my third play through when i was going live stream, this was hilarious and i was even jumping up and down just like those creatures, which made my video even more funnier 😂
I did this once on accident when I caught the boomerang weapon and didnt think anything of it
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On the Zora music references, you can add Tumbo, who counts the frogs at the beginning. Also, I like that the guy named after the tempo is the one who counts.
First time I went into hyrule, Zelda’s lullaby hit me like a train. It’s so freaking good. Makes me feel something
I love music secrets. My favorite is the heartbeat in Hyrule Castle, that was so cool!!
This might be my favourite episode so far. The way you presented the music made it very clear what was going on. I’ve seen some of these facts before but never as clearly presented. My favourite this time was the speeding heart to flatline in Castle. Chills!
The SOS messages from the Divine Beasts is really chilling. It's a subtle detail but it has a lot of impact!
Also I love the theory other comments pointed out with Revali's message coming later into the fight as he was too stubborn to admit defeat earlier... It's a nice detail that adds to the personality of the champions!
I love that in Hyrule Castle, they mix in the hyrule castle theme from ALTTP, which is one of the dopest songs in the entire series.
Another great detail is that rivalis SOS comes much later in the song because he thought he could handle the threat until he later realized he couldn't
This is the best series ever! I think I know everything about Botw but Gamespot always proves me wrong! The videos are so good please keep the series going!
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The timing of this upload, mere minutes before we got the name drop and release date of botw 2
That Kakariko village music easter egg is so hidden! Thanks for sharing.
Hey, I am having fun storming the castle!
It goes back further than Ocarina... That was the music in Link to the Past.
1:58 the key signature is the most sacrilegious picture ive ever seen
the morse code hit me hard. that was a really cool and subtle detail. to think that a morse code would be hidden in a dark eerie music. who are these people finding these things out!
One other thing I'd heard commented on regarding the SOS signals from the divine beasts, is how long into the track it takes for the Morse code to kick in. If the discussion was accurate and I remember correctly, Mipha uses it earliest and Revali latest. This could be due to the skills of the warriors or their attitudes when it comes to asking for help or admitting defeat
Timed perfectly, Tears of the kingdom hype starts now
I heard a theory about how you can hear an S.O.S. distress call in the background of the all Divine Beasts' soundtracks. I'd love a deep dive on that.
The theory is that when the signal goes into effect reflects when each Champion decided to ask for help while they were fighting the Blights.
"I need help now!"
"I got this! ...No wait, I don't got this, help!"
"I know the other Champions need help before I do, help them first!"
Edit: Oh my goodness I'm dumb. I clicked away from the video literally JUST before you talked about this exact thing. My bad!
I read the same.
Revali's SOS comes last... way later than the other's songs. Which means he was last to ask for assistance.
@@BrettWyrick thought his was first. Like almost immediately.
That was amazing. Thank you!!! I was watching this with my son and we were both like 🤯🤯. That’s how you know you did a good job. You gave your audience a deeper connection to something they love. Thank you!!
SO HYPED UP FOR TEARS OF THE KINGDOM!!!!!
OMFG when you talked about the heartbeat in the castle segment I literally got chills!
the Divine Beasts' secret message transmitting the s.o.s. It gave me goosebumps for some strange reason.
The hard theme feels like it always plays whenever an enemy does their strong attack, E.G. a boko’s spin attack.
I went ahead and checked how Tumbo counts in Japanese: He says:「ワン ツー さん よん… ご！」, which literally is "One Two San Yon Go!". So he's just mixing languages but there's no easter egg there. Thus, I really like what the different languages did. In French he sounds like a very young child full of innocence and enthusiasm repeating "frog" after each count, in Spanish he's reciting some kind of nursery rhyme, and in German he's counting like his race might usually do based on their lore. So cool!
By the way, the name "Tumbo" is supposed to be a play on "Tempo". In Japanese, he's called ポンテ (they switched two characters; the word for tempo is テンポ). In French, he's called Pemto (which is equivalent; they switched two letters). In Italian, Potem (they switched two syllables, which is like Japanese). In German, Tembo (which is close b/p). In English, I'm not quite sure that they got it. And in Spanish, it's "Rudan" (either they completely missed it or I don't get it).
Spanish naming translation is awful...
@@gilb_4 Only the names, right? Tumbo counting sounds pretty decent but how's the rest?
@@Xhamon the rest is okay but really changed all names of every single non major character and someother details, like the Rito are called Orni (gross)...
2:02 I’m starting to think the reason the zoras are highly based on music is because of how they where mainly a band in majoras mask and also the fact that they where born as music notes and the fact that the music is practically the same zora hall and the ocarina of time zoras domain
The SOS in the Divine Beast music always makes me sad but it definitely adds that layer of eeriness. I do wish that the other hidden message actually was SAD because it playing in the opposite ear actually makes so much sense: On one hand you have the champions crying out for help, on the other, you have the blights seeking destruction, or maybe it's the divine beasts wanting to search and destroy Calamity Ganon. Either way, major props to the music department for that.
Epic. The sheer amount of detail and effort put into this...just incredible. Can’t wait for botw2!!!🥳
Btw awesome job gamespot:) Love this series!
Don't you mean... Tears of the Kingdom? 😎👉👉
@@kinsan89 yesssss:)
saw the trailer the other day. so hyped!!!
may 12th!!!!!!!!
lets goooooo:)))))
@@kinsan89 *literall chills*
With Tears of the Kingdom coming out next year, this series will have content for the next 10 years
The heart beat one actually gave me chills.
I'm happy that Kakariko village has kept it's music similar enough, but the original music was on LttP not OoT, but people may know it better now in OoT, was just confused by the video when I saw footage from OoT. Although you did explain the main bit immediately after, making this comment kinda silly lol
I accidentally started a new game the other day. I actually got to Rito Village and took down Vah Medoh's Windblight Gannon in two and a half minutes! Completely ignored the five satellites this time, which I thought you had to attack last time. I just went straight for the eye!
Woah
@@tumultuousv Surely someone has done it quicker. I only know the timing because I had the phantom armor on and had to use a warmth elixir that lasted five minutes.
@@RealBradMiller I killed it in 30-40 seconds, but i was a bit overpowered
@@user-ms2rk4rf1j Nice!! Don't lie, you did it all in Tingle's outfit with a Korok leaf.
@@RealBradMiller No, just duplex bow and mighty elixir. Pity we can't just throw it off Vah Medoh.🤣🤣🤣🤣
Im shocked that they still find things like that keep it up 👍
The Sos is a terrific detail and shows the love and care Nintendo put in BotW.
That divine beast sos and hyrule castle heartbeat really hit different
Considering Zelda never actually died, the heartbeat may be for the King instead.
Yep because he fine he see guardian he run and beeeeeeeeeeep
This is the best one yet!!!
the SOS one is actually kind of terrifying
The SOS of the Divine Beasts is really incredible, great detail!
It can be five years after the release of Tears of the Kingdom and we'll still be learning new things about BOTW lol
You can't talk about the music of this game without talking about the main composer--her name is Manaka Kataoka!
The morse code one “S.O.S” is the most creepy, it’s like the champion souls spelling SOS for help, I won’t sleep tonight
man these are fun, i thought i knew most things after having the game for 5 years but never thought to listen to the sounds like that
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Sounds like bot with extra steps
Lol I love how at 4:00 the eyeball is just staring at link and their just chilling
About #12 did you know the person playing the flute takes breaths? If you listen closely you can hear the musician take breaths before a section which in my opinion adds so much more character than was needed and I bet it was completely unintentional
I never noticed till literally a month ago. Agreed for sure
It’s amazing that breath of the wild is 5 years old and we can still learn new things about it
That the music plays with the action of Link is so genius!!! I heard it first in Skyward Sword, in BotW I didn't hear it! (What a shame!)
1:29 As a German, I feel very honored
My favorite fact was the "Hyrule Castle Heartbeat" & the other "Divine Beast Morse Code" (not the SOS)! Ugh, I love the music of this game!
Speaking of soundtracks, did you know that every "Attack on Divine Beast" Theme (except for Vah Rudania i guess) you can hear a melody that seems to be a conversarion between the champion and his successor, for example, in Attack on Vah Ruta you can hear first a high melody and when it ends the same melody plays again with lower notes with a fast melody on the ground, for me that represents Mipha on the first high part and Sidon with Link on the second lower melody, the same thing happens with Vah Medoh and Vah Naboris. Could it have been intentional or it just me oventhinking?
I actually didn’t know about the SOS in the Divine Beast. But now that I do, it’s honestly terrifying, sets the mood perfectly, and just conveys more emotion.
Edit: I just took a listen into the extra Morse code after the SOS, and noted down the dots and dashes. After looking at the website and noting there’s usually a small pause in the code, I went in this with a more clear mind. I noted 3 dots, quickly followed with a dot and dash, then ending with a dash and 2 dots. S-A-D. The other interpretations are possible, but SOS and SAD make sense.
Plus think about it, the champions were dying and didn’t have time (or didn’t even know) the regulations of Morse (if it exists in Hyrule), so the space between the dots and dashes could make sense.
Medoh’s SOS is interesting because it’s the loudest and clearest- but also is later in the song than the other three. It implies Revali sent his SOS more desperately after realizing how hopeless fighting Windblight alone was.
Normally you’d feel cool to already know something in a video like this, but already knowing about #6 just made it even more saddening…
one of the better videos in this series lately.
So, something chilling about the SOS message: while it didn’t originally have any meaning (just being made to be unmistakable as any other sequence), later an acronym was added: save our souls.
1:30 The Spanish counting is also hilarious. "Una no es ninguna (one is none), dos ... mejor adiós (two... I'd rather say goodbye), tres... mejor después (three... better come back later), cuatro son puro teatro (four is just a farce), cinco!"
I KNEW I HEARD THE HEARTBEAT FLATLINING IN HYRULE CASTLE, I'M NOT CRAZY YOU ARE
While in the divine beasts once you have unlocked all the terminals, the music will speed up. Btw I love when ever I see another one of these vids has been uploaded. 🐝🐝🐝
Hey, you know about your lil SOS easter egg, it’s not that I can’t unhear it, it’s that I can’t friggin stop thinking about it
Dangit I hate when these end,By far my favorite content on YT
The one with the low health sound, almost made me cry how you explained it
Now I want to play catch with Lizalfos. I had NO idea they even had that in their moves set.
Been playing again this time on master mode, one day i picked up my switch while playing PlayStation talking to a friend about the games i got and boom its been like a week and half maybe 2 and i cant stop playing. It gives me dark souls feels knowing ill still get one shot by enemies in the early parts. By now i got one ex champ ballad left then i can start really exploring
Love that I can count on this channel for awesome botw content without totk spoilers
I loved seeing all of these music Easter eggs, and would love to see a video on more of them
So many secrets and eastern eggs, you guys are still busy with it… Great job, keep it going.
3:55 "wait I'ma listen to" - floating eyeball
That Hyrule castle one blew me away!
So glad you pointed out number six! I was fascinated when I first read about it. If you think about it… WHEN you hear the SOS call in the themes really says a lot about each character. I always love hearing new facts, so thanks for continuing to make these!
Really loved all the musical tidbits, this one has been my favorite y'all have done for sure
When i heard the hyrule castle theme secret:Ok i have to see this RIGHT NOW!
The heartbeat/flatline bit in the castle theme is so tragic!! Thank you for pointing that out, that's so interesting!!
I can't believe you're still finding things in this game all these years later. Absolute kudos.
It might make sense for the SAD to mean search and destroy if you think about the champions cry for help in your right ear but the calamity's possession in your left. The Devine beasts are torn between them, and the messages oppose each other too.
All this stuff just proves that this is the greatest game of all time for me.