Breath of the Wild 2 | E3 2021 Trailer Breakdown and Discussion
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- We got our first juicy tidbit of the sequel to Breath of the Wild! Let's eat it CRUMB BY CRUMB!
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The most exciting thing to this trailer is that it can't rain if you're above the clouds
Doesn't look like there's much to climb though
Thunder can't strike you when you have metal weapons if you're above the storm.
You'll still slip while climbing due to direct sunlight in your eyes. Nintendo doesn't want you to have an interrupted climbing experience!
Would be dope to see that aspect in the climbing mechanic. Which I really hope they’re keeping.
@@alexandercorbett1147 it won't, because you are away from ground, it's physics
Theory: The game is done, they are just hiding the Korok seeds
Why are you calling this a theory? You clearly work at Nintendo
*Sobs*
I JUST WANT TO COMPLETE THE GAME NINTENDO!
plz no more korok seeds, I had a enough crap....
*literally.*
If this game is trully bigger than the first, It needs to have the DOUBLE amount of Korok Seeds
@@KingArthur39
Give me a moment...
I don't feel so well...
"then we get another shot of the arm, which could be the arm, arming itself onto link, who is now armed, with the arm." - Arlo 2021
Link's arm is being armed with an armed arm, which might be the arm.
@@Glisten456 with that he could fight an entire arm-y!
(Hehe army, get it?)
I wouldn't want an arm armed to my arm how alARMing!
@@theralf6454 I get it
Truly inspiring.
"As we all know, the game has to come out this year... because I want it... so bad."
This got a genuine laugh and like from me.
im still laughing 😂😒😔😭
Ha... ha.... ha........ ha......... 🙃
Theory: Link is using a new shampoo, that is why his hair looks extra beautiful
It’s the green liquid stuff we keep seeing!!
Made with organic palm fruit!
*Happy music*
I'm guessing they had him undo the ponytail so his hair looks more dynamic while flying :P
And the volumizing power of the shampoo has given him superpowers. It all makes sense.
We'll have to wash his hair using the delicate power of HD Rumble.
If the sky it truly open (a bit like Skyward Sword's floating islands but...better obviously) thenLink warping through the stone might be a flight mechanic! Miss an island (height wise) when gliding? Activate gloopy mode and schloop right through it to the top!
I think it'll just be when you travel to the sky islands, if at your coordinates on the ground there is no land in the sky, you'll go to the top like at the start of the trailer, but if there is land you'll see link climb through it.
My guess is that the puddles of water are simply how you get on the islands in the first place. Kinda like the rifts in A Link Between World, which take you to another dimension. Once you're on an island, I assume you can use your sail cloth to reach other islands nearby.
I like your choice of words :D
@@RPG_Hacker I agree but I dont think it's just that. You can see that link is already standing on the island before he gloops on up through the ground
/top with extra steps you say?
Zelda falling underground, while Link from the skies. Seems to have an interesting symmetry. How cool would it be to have underground sections with playable Zelda trying to find her way back up the surface, while Link works through the skies?
I don’t know how this would work as an open world game but I want this more than anything
*WANT*
I want that
Oh, I like this one. And it would totally work with the trailers.
Yes!!! I would love this 😭
The general aesthetic of those high-in-the-sky buildings/architecture really reminds me of the Palace of the Winds/Cloud Tops architecture from Minish Cap. Beige color, ancient and spiritual feel, super high up in the sky. Could very well just be a coincidence, but this paired with the fact that they originally planed for Picori to be in the base BotW game, and... I dunno!
Also, considering some of the hypotheses the community has come up with regarding the different vanishing tribes from the different games and timelines, the people who built these structures could be a different version of the people who built the temple of the wind in Minish Cap.
Check out the 2nd video in Nintendo Black Crisis's Zonai series for more about that. It recently came out. It's quite long, but worth a listen and a watch if you have the time. The first video covers stuff that is almost certainly true, the second video covers hypotheses about the Zonai that have less evidence behind them, but they're all super interesting.
In the trailer there were also other Minish imagery so considering they were planned maybe we will see them finally. I hope we get to see more races like Minish, Deku and the MM aliens even.
Yep; that mixed with elements of City in the Sky for me.
I just really like the Green-Hand and how it actually by some ridiculous connection is relevant to scaling those structures! I hope Aonuma can just give Us some better variation in the enemies this time after Breath1's droning repetition.
What's interesting is the "weapon" Link is shooting fire with is attached to his shield.
Nicely spot!
Definitely has the zonai dragon head vibe
maybe you can get different 'shield attachments'?
I assume the shield is special
I hope we're back to collecting weapons
What if instead of transporting through time physically, Link's soul can teleport between his past incarnation, the hero from 10,000 years ago, and his current incarnation, the hero of the wilds. Perhaps the hand is the spirit of the hero who defeated the original calamity and, in order to stop Ganondorf, Link must transcend his own reincarnation cycle and protect hyrule in two times.
omg!😳 that would be pretty cool actually.
good idea
Too cool and lore-centric for Nintendo to actually do, but it sounds awesome!
Wow! Thatd be awesome!
that would be so goddamn awesome that better happen cause that would be an interesting variation of the switching between worlds mechanic from previous games
I like the idea but switching characters isn't really mainline Zelda style. Maybe its like a time loop where Link goes to the past and becomes the hero of prophecy and you can switch from past to future sort of like A Link between Worlds with the dark world. Lots of the abilities seem to be time based like the reverse stasis and the puddle that becomes and droplet so this could be how it works. Either way I'm betting that there is some kind of time travel mechanic cause there are too many differences between the new Hyrule and the Hyrule in the original BotW.
considering the music in both of the BotW2 teasers sound reversed, the scene in the second teaser with the puddle of water becoming a droplet, and the spiked ball being sent up the hill, it seems incredibly likely that time manipulation (specifically reversing or rewinding time) will be a major factor in BotW2
And I'm very confident that probably has to do with why they decided not to unveil the title yet.
@@twincherries6698 So, the title is going to be… „Dliw Eht Fo Htaerb“!
@@quietfox157 lol made me laugh
8:20 totally has enough evidence for it and all the ideas I've seen so far are amazing and I want all of them
Like blinx the time sweeper
An idea I heard a few times is that there's two Heroes. Throughout the trailer, we see two pretty different Links. The idea is that the Link in the sky is the Ancient Hero, and the one in the Champion's Tunic is our BotW Link. It's possible we'll play as two different Heroes in two different eras. Lots of story potential there.
OooooOOOOOH I DIDNT THINK OF THAT
what if it's the actually the same guy? time loop!
I love that! I’m now thinking that the ancient hero used his special arm to seal away Ganondorf and bring the islands down. Now, BotW Link and Zelda have found the ancient Ganondorf and broken the seal somehow. When they did that, the islands started rising again, which we see with Hyrule Castle, and the arm has bonded itself to BotW Link.
my thought was that champion link goes back in time and is Also funky hand link from impas tapestry
We always looked at ''Link'' from the back.
Zelda fell ... somwhere .
I believe it might be a playable zelda, who knows.
For everyone wondering about the title:
Nintendo said that they have a title but they want to wait until the reveal because it spoils something.
Kinda weird then to not go ahead and spoil the thing that will eventually spoil us anyways, right? It must be some new aspect of the game they don't want to reveal, like with the title Wind Waker.
@@cbalan777 Yeah, it is strange. Maybe there’s a big new story or gameplay feature that will be focused on in some future trailer.
Mario Odyssey’s E3 2017 trailer was focused on the capture mechanic, so they probably wouldn’t have shown its name if the title was based off of that mechanic.
Yeah, this almost confirms the whole time travel thing to me. The only title that I could think of that would even remotely be a spoiler is "Breath of Time" or something like that. I cant think of anything else that the title could spoil that we dont already know for sure.
Edit: or maybe "Breath of the Past"
@@markgeisel537 Man, I really hope it has to do with time 'cause that would be amazing
@@markgeisel537 I really want another time travel twist like Ocarina. Hopefully, they could make weapons more permanent. I hated the crafting features, it was too much a hassle.
"Officially, Zelda has fallen into the hole" cracked me up
A Zelda has fallen into the Hyrule Castle hole!
@@ienjoyapple Prepare the Loftwing!
Where is your friend
There at work
Where do they work
In the hole
Any holes a goal.
@@Valhalla05 And save the day!
My trailer reaction:
*Zelda - falls into a hole*
Yup, we're not playing as her this time either.
My exact saying 😭
It does give that impression. Hopefully a wrong impression. I prefer the suggestion of her having her own underground sections to explore.
Remember she probably has the Sheikah slate cuz of her attacks in Age of Calamity. She will be back at the end of the game and drop bombs hehe
I really hope that's not the case; BOTW ended on Link and Zelda finally being reunited and setting out together; having them separated for the sequel would feel like a massive disservice and waste of potential.
My theory: the great plateau is one of these floating islands which fell out of the sky
Then that begs the question, what’s under the great plateau 😳
@@5slistenup.a10isspeaking2
If the Temple of Time is supposed to be in the same place as the one in Skyward Sword... then maybe the ancient spiraling hole/tunnel where Demise was once long sealed.
Spoiler:
Wish it was! We needed more big Sky Islands in the game. The Great Sky Island is great but basically just Great Plateau 2.0
I like the chameleon guy and think maybe he'll serve a similar role to the Great Fairies but as a Zonai figure which perhaps is the source of the arm technology
Nice idea! Now play among us.
Holy shit it's cer spence! Gnarly seeing you here. Love your stuff my guy. Probably my favorite sketch comedy channel on TH-cam.
(Zeltik Voice)
Z O N A I ! ! !
Of course, the Zonai! How did I forget about the Zonai?
The design language would match up, great theory!
I think we are definitely looking at two different versions of Hyrule.
Perhaps one from 10,000 years ago with the floating islands, and then the present day Hyrule with the floating castle (the final shot shows the castle as well as a sky completely free of Skylands)
Also, every shot with the Skylands does not include the castle!
On top of that, every shot where link is on the Skylands he is long haired and has the greek-style tunic. And every shot with link on the ground he is botw link.
The sky-link looks much like the hero in the stories (from 10,000 years ago) with the yellow/green hand and the clothes look right too. So I think perhaps we play as the hero from 10,000 years ago (when there was still floating islands) as well as botw link in present time.
I've posted this on other videos but I want to hear others opinions
That sounds like a decent theory. I always thought that the event of 10,000 years before BotW sounded pretty interesting, and thought it was a shame they didn’t give much backstory to it. I’m wondering however if the floating islands will be like a skyward sword, twilight princess, or a completely new Sheika technology theme.
i mean, you can see in-game link changes his hairstyle a lot for different armour sets, so I don’t really see that as a piece of evidence. take the divine helms, they change it a lot to suit the needs of the helm
@@3tearz true, but in the trailer, Link in the sky just has his hair floating around, no helm in sight
I’m agreeing with the people saying it’s a loop link is both himself and the hero bc he will time travel to save hyrule
That’s a cool theory, I definitely thought his new outfit and arm looked similar to the hero from 10000 years ago on the tapestry in Impa’s house. Plus there aren’t any shrines or towers which will need to be explained, although it’s possible they just sunk back into the earth again.
Something else of note is that the trailer never shows links face outside of when the malice crawls up his arm at the beginning so there could be some change related to his face that they don’t wanna show us yet
Theory: when Link catches Zelda in that original trailer, and the Hand catches Link, they all merge together. That's why they didn't reveal the name yet. It's gonna be called The Legend of Zink. And it's Link with Zelda's face.
@@pintavodki wow, never thought I’d see a game about a pill you can take for acne.
thats not link. we'll finally be playing as tingle in the next game!
"I don't know how we're going to get that high"
Oh Arlo you beautiful innocent soul...
Link hasn't been the same since Zelda fell into the hole...
@@Glisten456 where did all the picori go? They went to work. Oh, where do they work? In the hole.
Theory: This game has you time travel back 10,000 years for link to fulfill the prophecy in a cyclical loop
That'd be amazing !
Link really looks like the hero 10,000 years ago
I've heard this theory a couple times make the rounds and I would honestly welcome it. Only issue then would be the paradox it could potentially create?
@@enseventealp Zelda and paradoxes pretty much goes hand in hand
@@wintersong2266 I was about to say... examples such as the Song of Storms from OoT or even Skyward Sword's plot (and its resolution) is exactly that😅
Really looking forward to the sequel now.
Suppose there are already theories on what the title could be?
One of the things I haven't understood that I've seen in different breakdowns is people saying that when he's wearing two different outfits that ones in the future and ones in the past. Do they not remember that we had multiple different outfits in the original?
They also forget Link had amazing long hair too lol
I think some people are getting that idea partly because of the style of Link’s new outfit. I’ve heard some people believe based on how the outfit seems less modern compared to the classic BOTW Link it could mean it’s from
the past. Plus how Link only ever wears that when in the sky/on the new islands and never in scenes that seem like the regular Hyrule could also be related. I’m not really set on the theory myself, but that’s what I think some people are using as a potential hint that time travel is involved.
@@april2216 personally I'm gunning with the theory Link just picked up the outfit like he does his other ones like the Zonai armor he had from the mazes for example.
@@april2216 it's for max comfort while flying.
@@april2216 You can literally get a set of barbarian armor that looks even older than the set of clothing in the trailer. My guess is it is, in a way, related to the hero 10,000 years ago.
I hope this trailer was just the tip of the iceberg... Really hoping we get to explore beneath Hyrule as well. I think exploring the wide open skies and a darker, spookier underground would be a cool dynamic.
this aged well
So here's a theory I got for the scene where link fell out of the sky:
So this game seems to have more of a focus on the Zonai tribe with Link's arm and all and the Zonai have a heavy focus on dragons as we can see in the Faron ruins and with the fire-breathing shield link holds in the trailer. And do you know what else travels through portals in the sky: the dragons in botw. What this means exactly, I'm not sure but this all fits so well together it feels like its intended.
I've seen some people compare the floating islands' architecture to the Picori in Minish Cap, which is interesting because the Picori _were_ originally planned to be in BotW. But I'm also getting a lot of Twili vibes, particularly from the squarish stone, runes, and green energy. The Twili, too, live on floating islands (in a dark void, but the Realm of Twilight didn't used to be dark, it only got that way because of Ganon's influence.) Perhaps the Twilight Realm was just a corrupted version of the Sky Realm?
So maybe the Picori, the Twili, and the Zonai are all one and the same? I have no idea but I'm interested.
Link's clothing, the arm, and the dragon flame-thrower all look very Zonai to me.
I can't be the only one who's interested in the fact they never show links face when he has the long hair 🤔
Edit: when his hair is down not long
Well he had long hair in the first botw, here his hair is just down
But yeah I'm wondering why they didn't show his face. 🤔
They never show his face, so...
Its zelda.
Who's to say it's Link?
It might not be Link per se, but the one thing that's for sure is it's definitely not Zelda.
Theory: the fire weapon link was using is a dungeon item
I hope so! If they bring back the traditional dungeons for this game, then it could be the perfect game.
I actually think it’s some kind of special shield/shield attachment, if you look at the clip it looks like he’s guarding and he does the same backflip you do when holding a shield in botw 1.
@@justinjett5558 yeah i think its a shield attachment that way you could put it on any shield and the shield breaking wouldnt be a problem
Looks like some of the jungle ruins to me
@@justinjett5558 it can be an attachment which is also a dungeon item perhaps… I would really like the items back ngl
"Aonuma made Majora's Mask in UNDER A YEAR! With REUSED ASSETS!!"
"Well, I'm sorry. But I'm not- oh, wait..."
To be fair, making games is a lot more time consuming now due to the generally better quality, but(what I assume to be) the iron man 1 reference is still funny nonetheless.
Yeah, notice how basically everything we've seen here is new, down to Link's model? That's why it's taking 5 years.
He also looks back on his time developing Majora's Mask with dread; rushing out a game in under a year was not a pleasant experience for him.
@@matthewmuir8884 may not have been pleasant, but those limitations created what many people consider to be the greatest video game of all time
@@StefanTabit That’s just not true. There’s reused stuff everywhere
Theory: they never show Link's face because it isn't Link. In the sequel, Link dies and we play as his twin brother: Bink
No, Lonk.
@@ironwraith852 I'd rather play as Lunk.
@@jeremywright9511 or maybe the Hero of Heights, Lank.
@@jeremywright9511 or Link’s evil clone, Lynk.
all wrong. we'll be playing as tingle this game.
There look to be bosses that aren't generic machine Ganons.
There weren’t generic in the last one, they were all different
@@TheBloodsuger150 They were different, but not different enough. Same boss entrance, same colour design, and same weak spot
@@ComicSans-ew2ou Yeah I mean even the guardians and the scouts have the same weak spot the EYE
@@TheBloodsuger150 Come on now, even botw fans can agree that the boss variety was very poor. Compare that to ocarina of time all the way back in the 90's which had brand new enemy types (Actual new enemy types, not recolors they don't count) in every location with every dungeon having two bosses - a mini boss and a main boss. Really botw felt like a much less professional and full experience overall, guess that's what happens when the developers are overly reliant on the players "crafting their own experience" - proof that a zelda game that can go Too far in the "open world go anywhere immediately" direction after the ridiculously linear boring skyward sword. They can't make a healthy balance anymore, it's like the pros left the company.
tl;dr: Ocarina of time has Much better boss variety and that's a game from the 90's with a much shorter length and map.
@@TheBloodsuger150 They were all the same with slightly different attacks
What if the Sky segments are Link reliving his ancestor's memories?
Ooooh, I like that idea! 😲
No LoZ cannot become Assasins Creed
It's supposed to be also a reincarnation, so it would be more a Avatar Wan bussines?
Honestly, I’m kinda hoping the story is better, last game I was totally uninterested in the story and more into the game play.
@@XanderVJ I was more thinking that he gets the memories directly from the arm, maybe he has to use the memories to figure out how his ancestor purged the malice infection
Time seems to be a definitive theme in this one. The audio reversing in the trailer, a reverse drop, reversing the spike ball in time.
I see how you could think that the water drop goes to the goo that link travels through, but I think that their separate shots, one with the water in reverse, and one of the link going through the thing.
Easily my most hyped...thing this E3. 2022 can’t come fast enough!!
Well we have 2021 and we want games now 🤷🏻♂️
it’s probably gonna be 2023
9:00 I just realized it's a shield of some kind! The fire thing! He's holding it exactly like he'd hold a shield!
You're right! It looks like the dragon thing is attached to the shield 🤔
It's also a zonai dragon head!
The zelda's lullaby at the end also uses the same instruments as the dragons music from the first game, I wonder if they play a huge role in the game
The scope of this game looks absolutely massive. I understand why it is taking so long.
Of course 2022 is an error, he said they were aiming for a 2022 release, so that obviously means it won't come out that year.
yea im thinking holiday 2022 maybe even 2023 = (
Yep. That literally happened with the first.
It'll be out before March, that's when the anniversary ends, it wouldn't make sense for them to release it after the anniversary
@@kylemccrory2031 botw2 has nothing to do with the 35th anniversary so yea.. Botw2 is coming out Late 2022 at the earliest
@@kylemccrory2031 It depends. If we get a deeper showcase at the September direct or TGA, March seems safe. If they don't, Summer at the earliest.
Did anyone else see how zombie-Ganon was lifting his arms? Demise is back you guys.
Ganon tired of messing up so he’s just like “screw it! I’m calling the manager.”
demise is not returning dude he been sealed up in the master sword for all time this is definitely going to be the most powerful ganondorf that even puts his past incarnations to shame.
@@sevenfootrat1185 "Dad! The blonde kid is bullying me again!"
~Ganon to Demise
Yeah but where’s Groose tho
@@Level_Eleven groose was actually the ancient hero all along
Arlo: "Ganon possibly sends Link to the future."
Me: "Gotta get back, back to the past..."
Let’s face it, Jack and Link are basically the same person 😂 both stoic warriors with magic evil-ending swords that fight an insanely powerful shape-shifting incarnation of pure evil.
Link is an inkling and that’s why he can travel through walls with his Ink thing
Linkling!
@@KingofYggdrasil maybe there’s a crack in the ledge, you don’t know.
Theory: The timeline is a loop, this connects BotW to Skyward Sword.
The Legend of Zelda franchise features a large cyclical theme, most prominently in the cycle of rebirth following Ganon, the goddess and the hero. In the trailer, one of the most obvious aspects is the floating islands. I think that this is the timeline looping back to the start, that being Skyward Sword. This would explain why the Skyward Sword remake is coming out.
Second, as mentioned in the video, this game features a lot of things that are backwards, specifically backwards in time, such as the "enhanced" stasis and the music in some parts of both trailers. This plays back into the loop aspect, where the timeline resets itself and the cycle of reincarnation begins anew.
Lastly, this could be a last-ditch attempt by the Three Goddesses, because Ganon/Demise is . In an effort to prevent him from destroying their creations, they rewind the timeline back to before it began in order to prevent it from ever happening.
TL;DR: Goddesses rewind Hyrule 'cause Demise is winning, playing back into the cyclic aspect. Also there's time travel.
I think that could be true, it will be connected to skyward sword in some moment and thats why they brought that game to the switch, so people will know everything
Goddesses to Demise: You may have rebirthed, but now we will rebirth your rebirthing!
Ganon was Demise all along. In both directions.
That really feels like grasping for straws
calling it now. we already had reveals of underground areas and sky areas so next reveal will be water areas
I don't think soo, the game can't possibly do that much... Or can it? (But for real most likely not)
@@Funny_skeleton_man well given that by the time of its release it’ll have had almost as much time as the original, and not had to make any of the engine and stuff, I’d say they could include all three unless there something else that they haven’t revealed that would take a ton of time
Yeah I think the big gimmick of this game in general is that the map has more vertical levels than before.
Every time I refresh my TH-cam home screen there's a new video by Arlo lol
Hell yeah five videos
It’s like heaven 😌
Every time I open TH-cam ,there is a mew video on my app. Coincidence? I think not !
I bet they wanted to release this for the anniversary (Both as a celebration and as a parallel to skyward sword), but the whole 'global pandemic' thing happened and it had to be delayed
Solid bet, I say. I'd wager they were aiming for around or on BOTW's 5th anniversary, or otherwise this holiday
@@twincherries6698 Isn't BOTW's 5th anniversary next year? I had the same idea, and they didn't specify if it's gonna be holiday 2022. Could still make it in time for March next year.
@@pintavodki it's March 2022, yeah. I strongly doubt they're gonna make that date now but I wouldn't be surprised if that were an option for a date they were shooting for pre covid
@@twincherries6698 I totally agree. But knowing that Nintendo E3 is generally reserved for things coming this year, we can still hope for a fall reveal and March release. Like Pokémon Legends that had the 2022 date and it turned out to be January. (Even though the game looked too rough around the edges in that reveal trailer.)
@@pintavodki I am genuinely let down Pokemon Legends is coming out that soon. Idk who's in charge of pushing Gamefreak this hard but they need to stop.
The castle with malice below is really reminiscent of Ocarina of Time.
this will be in the hero of time timeline. too many ocarina and skyward references in the trailer and botw 1 already.
@@billyb1996 I think you may not fully understand the Zelda timeline. Ocarina takes place at the crux of the timeline, before it splits into 3 separate timelines of alternate endings of Ocarina of Time. There’s the Child Timeline, where Link goes back in time to warn Zelda and the King of Ganondorf before he can obtain the Triforce and conquer Hyrule. This leads to a massive war that ends with Ganondorf’s failed execution and banishment to the Twilight Zone (okay not really the Twilight Zone, but they’re basically the same name). This timeline includes Majora’s Mask, Twilight Princess, and if I remember correctly, Four Sword Adventures. Then there’s the Adult Timeline, where Link from Ocarina of Time kills Ganon in the final battle, but doesn’t go back in time, instead leaving the kingdom afterwards. This leads to the Wind Waker, Phantom Hourglass, and Spirit Tracks. The final one is Downfall, where Ganon wins and obtains the entire Triforce, but is banished to the Sacred Realm, which he corrupts into the Dark Realm. This timeline includes A Link to the Past, the Oracle games, Link’s Awakening, A Link Between Worlds, The Legend of Zelda and Adventure of Link. Games set before Ocarina like Minish Cap, Skyward Sword and Four Sword are all in the same timeline. Breath of the Wild’s place in the timeline is very obscure, as it has numerous references to games that don’t exist in the same timeline. What we do know is that it sits at the very end of the known Zelda timeline, such that games like even Wind Waker have become ancient history, even surpassing that of Breath of the Wild’s own extremely ancient history with tribes like the Zonai and Shekiah, as well as fossils of even beings thought to be immortal like Levias. What exactly allows all of these games to simultaneously be canon to Breath of the Wild is unknown, but seeing as how there seems to be a theme of time manipulation and alteration across the trailer, I’d put my money on the idea of the timelines all having merged, possibly due to some f*ckery from Ganondorf and his transformation into the Calamity.
Monolithsoft loves their clouds huh? Look how great they look
That’s why I got XC2 vibes off of this
Oh look, ANOTHER Monolith game showing off how far you can fall down. This will make a fine addition to my collection
the arm is time reversal, so the water that infiltrated through the rock comes back throug the rock
Spot on!
What do you mean?
Theory: Since they said they won’t say the name bc it could reveal the plot I think I have an I idea what it could be and they already told us. In last game Zelda had a line where she mentioned, “Adrift in time” or “Skyward Bound”. If this new game focuses on the sky or time travel these could potentially be the new titles.
_Adrift in Time_ sounds dope tbh. But those line were obviously referring to the N64 tiles and SS :/
@@thisisfyne
In that same line she also mentioned *Twilight*
The Broom Icon on the Golem could suggest that Koume and Kotake are back.
This looks like a “Legend of Zelda: Breath of Fresh Air”
I’d like to take a minute just
Sit on your stool, and I’ll tell you how I became the Fresh Hero of a kingdom called Hyrule.
Theory: This is Skyloft, which is why Skyward Sword is being rereleased
MAKES A LOTTA SENSE
if you've played skyward sword you'd know it can't be the case
yep
@@RacingSnails64 Not possible in lore.
I do believe there was something said during the first direct of the year where they said SS was important to set the stage for breath of the wild 2.
I think that Link is sent to the past where a bunch of islands are floating about in the sky, before they went into the ground and enemies became weaker. At the end of the game, it's revealed that you were actually living out what Ganondorf's life was in the past before he got banished and left to rot in his cave, and then you basically have to fight a corrupted version of yourself (Ganondorf).
I still think future because we don't see floating islands until the castle takes off, but I think you're on to something with this Ganondorf business.
“Zelda Rise Of The Calamity” because the calamity is rising the castle
Monster Hunter: Excuse me what the fuck
@@TreeBranchStudios I seriously hope they don’t use rebirth or reborn
the insurance rates on that place are going sky high!
Yeah none these commentators names work
Rise of the Calamity would be very tactless and I hope Nintendo is better than that. "... of the Calamity" has already been used for another Zelda game (sort of, anyway) and I highly doubt Ganondorf is going to be called "Calamity Ganondorf." The runoff Malice from Ganondorf's seal was what became the Calamity Ganon, so Ganondorf needs to be more than the mindless destructive force of the Calamity.
I love the shift from the sheika tech design of many different parts of the game (clothes, enemies) to this more primitive feeling, dull versions of vibrant colors and more natural seeming clothes.
Theory: Blue Shiekah energy was drawn from the Triforce of Wisdom.
Link's new green arm powers are drawn from the Triforce of Courage.
Red Malice lifting Hyrule Castle is drawn from the Triforce of Power.
I’ve never seen that theory before, would be pretty interesting.
I like this theory
Makes sense. In the first trailer, the Triforce of courage (the arm) was sealing the Triforce of Power caught under Evil influence (the malice). And at the end of BOTW2, you destroy the malice by re-uniting its souce with the blue and green sources, thus re-uniting the triforce and ending the cycle once and for all. No more malice, no more sheikah tech, no more magic shenanigans. Peace. End credits.
Pretty much. The three parts have their own animal and color. And this is how the triforce which was absent in BotW becomes part of the story again.
@@kuraihikari5785 It's been around. I forget which Zelda theorist made a video about it though. If you want to find it you're looking for a video that theorizes that the blue energy of Sheikah Tech is the wisdom energy and malice is the red energy of power.
How cool would it be if while Link’s on his adventure above ground, somehow you could switch between him and Zelda, and you could explore the deep, underground ruins below Hyrule? Maybe post-game you could explore both areas as each character. That would be kinda neat.
The fact that we first see link falling from way above the islands might suggest that he fell through a portal and this is a new timeline, OR it's the ancient hero from the tapestry brought 10,000 years from the past to where we are now.
I'm still wondering in what fucking timezone Arlo is in, given his "any time, every time" uploads
I think hes in California
Having a job where you post videos to the internet doesn't really tie your work flow to a specific time of day. He probably just uploads once it's done being edited, whenever that may be.
In the clip where Link phases through the structure it looks like it’s being played in reverse with the way the droplet rises and link “floats” out of the puddle.
Arlo’s new upload schedule: 5 videos a day
Thanks arlo been waiting for this one forever. Your theory helped me get even more excited.
I can’t sleep but at least there’s this.
Same
Ahh timezones. I've just woken up
@@barkleyu welcome back
Big same
Smoke some weed
The flying islands look to remedy some of my greatest concerns. I felt that BotW's world was too empty. The Great Plateau was awesome because it was so condensed. And exactly this condension of stuff is something that can very easily be achieved with flying islands. They can be carefully crafted in order for each one to feel very distinct, which I like very much.
What concerns me is that these islands appear to be extremly similar to each other. And the recycling from BOTW is very obvious (Stone Talus ) right now it doesn't look like they've changed much of the old map.
@@dampflokfreund to be fair, this sequel is based on dlc ideas they had for the original
@@dampflokfreund if it helps, majora's mask also used a lot of reused assets too, and look how it turned out.
I agree I think the floating islands could be similar to the shrines in BOTW, and you can get to them by finding or reaching one of those puddles on the floor.
So here's my guessing. Both trailers are dark and spooky, so its a safe bet they want this game to be darker in tone. I think the sequence of events are shown out of order. Basically, the Ganondorf skeleton thing causes an earthquake with his awakening, which causes the ground to give way. Link grabs Zelda, and we get the classic, "Hero tries to hold on, but his arm is attacked, so he drops the other person." Zelda is dead, and Link becomes a hermit. Robby and Purah create Link's prosthesis, and fuse the Sheikah Slate into it.
Theory: You and Zelda go down into the caves under hyrule castle, because of some strange occurrences happening. The whole thing that happens in the trailer happens, and then he transports you and Zelda back in time. That is when you essentially restart just like the start of breath of the wild. You (link) then have to kind of figure out what’s going on. You eventually find Zelda, and meet the original champions, and you have to seal of the first ever calamity Gannon. Then a portal opens up after you beat him, and you can go back to the original hyrule from the last game. Then once you beat Gannon again, you can travel in between the worlds. I could be wrong kn the last part, because if you had to beat Gannon to go back it wouldn’t work like the last game where you beat Gannon and then you went to your last save point.
I really hope this game links in to the '10,000 years ago' incarnation that was referenced multiple times in botw
I think the fire thing looks like either a special shield or it's a special item that can be mounted on a shield. Would be pretty interesting if we can attach other stuff to shields too!
Just imagine the frickey puzzles we will get with time manipulation.
if it's set in the past there will probably be new cities and settlements. I really hope that's the case because going through all the ruins in botw made me sad
We kinda got a non-ruined Hyrule in Age Of Calamity
@@fakebird000 Yeah, but that was an alternate timeline. Oh, wait; you said "kinda"; never mind.
im so excited for botw 2 you have no idea. the cool prosthetic arm stuff, time manipulation, the fact that there even is a second botw game that exists it's all just making me froth at the mouth i literally cannot wait
Frothing at the mouth? That's genuinely gross. And yes I'm sure if they just showed link standing in a blank field with a bokoblin heading towards him with the title "Breath of the Wild 2" showing you'd be frothing at the mouth. Botw fans are notoriously easy to please.
@@geostar1610 Why are you so mad? 😂
@@geostar1610 let people enjoy what they want
@@norical64 I mean, I'm not saying not to I'm just genuinely confused as to what is interesting as I too would like to be excited... Guess it just didn't resonate with me
@@geostar1610 damn the salt is real.
3 videos in a row in my sub box are from alro. Big props to Kane yoshiller and arlo you guys are great
Someone pointed out that link’s outfit in the falling clip matches the champion’s outfit from the legends
5 high quality vidoes in practically 12 hours, shoutouts to Arlo and his amazing editors. They really turnt the burners on this time around.
Theory about his arm, It’s infected by Malice and he’s going to lose it permanently, but someone saves him by infusing it with that weird Zonai hand and he gains a portion of the abilities that the zonai had in the past. The clip of the green hand has link laying down shirtless (like in the resurrection shrine) on a stone table with presumably zonai writing.
Arlo, we’re loving all of this E3 content!
In the part where you talk about the robot guy with the broom on him, you can see the same sort of colouring and light texture that is on links hand. It is very small, but it is like a stream of that greenish light going through a part in the back that hold the monster up, so maybe that suggests that there is some being, or power that is controlling a multitude of different things.
Also in the part where you mention the small building shrine things on all of the different islands, you can see the trees from ludfo's bog beneath the trees, so maybe the islands are a continuation of skyloft, and they feel closer to Hyrule Kingdom when the castle made its way out of the ground
5 arlo videos in 1 day. Never thought I would see it.
Gotta milk that E3 hype
@@MonkeyDBatman and gotta have each video reach that 10min mark.😅😂
I’m just happy that the castle flying really adds weight to my “castle was on great plateau and was moved to the plains where it is now” theory
In the shot of the boko camp on the talus, you can see an inactive death mountain in the background. It further supports the theory that link went back in time, which would also explain the bokoblins having longer horns.
The reason everyone predicted the arm thing is because it was actually a cut concept from the early designs of the first BotW. Creating a Champion shows early concepts where Link had a cybernetic Sheikah arm that looked like it could essentially be upgraded to serve the role of the Sheikah slate and/or dungeon items. It was less spiritual and more mechanical/sci-fi in nature though.
And now the final analysis I've been waiting for.
4 Arlo videos in a day. We have been blessed
Dude, actually FIVE videos
I was waiting for this video. Just recently bought myself a switch and botw for the first time for my birthday, so I’ve recently discovered this channel and other Zelda channel.
The shot of Link warping through the bottom of the island looks like its above the mushroom place near the Rito village!
Perhaps the skydiving is by using Farore's Wind?
My guess is that the reason you see 2 different versions of Link in the trailer is because its not exactly time travel like some people have been theorizing, the problem I see with that theory is that the 1st version of Link on his modified blue tunic has shorter hair, meanwhile the 2nd version of Link has longer hair and I don't think that his hair would grow so fast unless Link is somehow locked away for a set amount of time, leaving Ganon to raise havoc and cause all the parts of land to rise up into the sky.
Something I noticed as well while watching the trailer is that the long haired version of Link is never actually seen using his arm for anything special besides at the end where he dives upwards to climb up a cliff but that after Link gets the special sheika arm (which does seem to be charged with some spirt energy going off by the other spirits you see in the first game and their very similar color), his consciousness is taken back to when one of his ancestors was around or possibly that he's just witnessing a flash back like in the first games, serving as a portal between the past and present to help Link stop the resurrected Ganon and save Zelda where ever she ended up, possibly even the same ancestor that is seen in the tapestry during the first game when Old Impa is telling Link about the battle that happened 10,000 years ago, the green color and long hair seem to make a good connection, my other guess is that he's among the last of the last up in the sky after the event of Skyward Sword with the Hylians most likely soon colonizing the earth below, explaining why in the trailer you don't see any proper building aside from possibly temples in the background of some shots.
One last thing I noticed in the scenes with Link in his blue tunic is that oddly you never actually see any floating islands in the sky during that gameplay, possibly tying in with this possible theory that the game will take place in multiple eras.
I've spent too much time on this
Random thing but Link's hair has always been very long in BotW. You can see it super well when he wears the ancient helm, he's got some luscious locks lel I for one am happy we can at last have Link in all his ponytaillless glory 👀
The almond shapes on the shoulder of the lizard thing match the orbs outside of the gate/portal where link swims through the bridge. Also looks like there is a beam of energy going through the robot, which is that same light blue color of links arm.
Really looking forward to flying around Hyrule when it comes out, using the paraglider was my favorite part of the first game.
If the whole thing with this game is time travel/time manipulation, how cool would it be if the things you do in one time period change the other? Like say you go back in time and fight a hinox and find it’s skeleton in the same location in the present.
That'd be cool but damn accounting for all the possibilities for that would be hell.
Edit : Now that I think about it A link to the past kinda did the same thing didn't it, so yeah I guess that possibility isn't all that far fetched
@@STWD1ST I was thinking the same thing, so maybe certain events/situations you can find only change through time.
@@jackharkins74 Yeah, possibly like a decsendant(?) thing, maybe give a ore to a blacksmith in the past and in the future it'll unlock a weapon, like the biggoron quest in AoT
@@STWD1ST that would be awsome
Nintendo just saying 2022 basically means this will be the big holiday title next year. And so the countdown begins and Nintendo has already claimed the best holiday 2022 title (unless God of War: Ragnarok directly competes).
so far away lol
Arlo thanks for making a breath wild Zelda part two video I’m really addicted to that game
Great analysis this has a lot of new ideas love the ideas from there
Even though it’s said time travel is an overused and cliche mechanic in the Zelda series, I think the way it may be used in this game is fun and interesting.
the video length of this vid is a nice touch
The way it shows a puddle going up towards the sky as a drop makes me think that they're a form of warp point. Like you stand in specific puddles (possibly under where a large floating island is) and you can warp up to them from there.
Arlo, you managed to convince me to finally dip my toe in making and sharing my own Zelda theories. So I might as well go in all the way. Like most of you I am now really stoked for the game! After the first trailer and the comment from Eiji Aonuma that they showed quite a dark trailer, I was a bit afraid that it was going to be a very dark, doom and gloom game. But just like you said, Arlo, the views of the sky, the colours, clouds, etc. are gorgeous. I was, like many of you, also thinking of islands in the sky, likely pieces of land raised into the sky as this is probably the smartest move to make it fresh and I think it fits thematically. It changes Hyrule's map, creates possibilities for caves as well as more climbing, flying/gliding, and provides new ways of looking at something in the distance and having to figure out how to get there, which was one of the things Eiji Aonuma mentioned about the first game. Moreover, it indeed fits the theme of Skyward Sword, kind of bringing it full circle, or it is just a nice coincidence or nod to the reincarnation cycle.
What I have not heard people say, so perhaps I am wrong, is that the footage where Link looks like the Link from Breath of the Wild all seem to be on the ground, while the 'new' Link seems to only appear on the floating islands and in the sky. This could mean nothing or anything at this point, but it was interesting to me. It could still confirm the two Hyrules or time points, or perhaps Link has to 'transform' to access the sky, maybe release the power of his arm to be able to travel there? By the way, I agree with you Arlo that rolling back the spiked ball seems to be time manipulation as it rolls up the hill in exactly the portrayed path. Moreover, losing Zelda and her Sheikah slate would be a great incentive to start the adventure as well as provide a reason to start over again in terms of abilities, the map, etc. Also, concerning the new buildings, etc., I could imagine that this takes place some time, say a couple of years, after Breath of the wild. Perhaps people have started rebuilding some ruins and changed the landscape a bit. Meanwhile, they have slowly started to unearth one or more underground settlements and such where Link and Zelda are in the trailers.
What I also seemed to notice is that the 'Ganondorf' figure at the start of the trailer is, although not looking very friendly, to me does not really come across as very threatening. It could be a stance where he just laughs at being free again, like many villains, but it could also be a stance where he bestows you his powers. Moreover, if I look at Link's modified right arm, it is not just the inscriptions and technology, but also his fingernails and overall aesthetic which has changed and just reminds me a bit of the Ganondorf figure. And I can't help but feel that Link's new hairstyle also resembles that of some incarnations of Ganondorf to some extent. There has been speculation about Ganondorf being a good guy or even playable in this game. The feeling I get is that Ganondorf may fuse with Link somehow, granting him powers so they can tackle the evil in Hyrule together. I for one would really like to see that! In any case, whatever it will turn out to be, I am sold on the game!
Same, I was afraid it was going to be very dark and I loved the brightness of the first one! Having the sky islands is Excactly what i wanted! It's beautiful!
Maybe the guardian powers get strange upgrades due to him fusing with the sheikah technology. That’s why Revali’s gale lets him teleport through the floor of the sky land
I think he loses his powers after ganon is defeated. Otherwise he would be very powerful at the beginning of the game
9:55 Those are the mushroom-looking trees in Ludfo's Bog SouthEast of the Thundra Plateau.
People knew about Link's arm ahead of time because it was a concept art for BotW where his hand could turn into a mallet, shoot bombs, shoot grappler hooks, shoot beedles from Skyward Sword and turn into a dragon looking claw. (Link also had longer hair in the concept art just like here.) Seems that might be what happens in the sequel too. The fire blasty thing is a dragon which, is associated with courage (Link) and the Zonai. The Zonai (Revealed in Creating a Champion) were an ancient, mysterious tribe associated with green, courage and Faron woods. They made many of the mazes in botw, Korok block-puzzles, and the barbarian tribe armor (which explains why Link has ancient clothing too).
11:54 It was indeed a big mistake, since is releasing in 2023 :D