I feel like A Link Between Worlds isn't talked about a lot, probably due to its odd remake/not a remake status. It's a shame, I think it's one of the best Zeldas and deserved a lot more praise. There's something about it. I love the way it's structured, I love how it feels, and I love the dungeons and bosses. It's the Zelda I have the least negative things to say about it.
Agreed. It’s proof-like with Link’s Awakening-that a simple story can still be a strength. As much as I loved Twilight Princess and Windwaker and the concepts of Skyward Sword (I loathed the gameplay even before it exasperated a chronic inflammation illness) and Breath of the Wild (I do not own either system), they…got lost in the weeds or had major pacing issues. (We never do get an explanation as to why the Bublins abducted then scattered the Ordonian children, or why they utterly massacred New Kakariko and terrorized Impaz and Ilia in Old Kakariko; and well. The Triforce Hunt in Windwaker is just…bad pacing. Nevermind it’d have been narratively stronger and better mechanically if Tetra wasn’t literally sidelined under a beacon telling Ganondorf exactly where she got dumped off.) But LBW? Okay, so it’s twist is pretty obvious in hindsight-why so much lava, Hilda? Why are you talking to Zelda’s Painting? Yuga did say “her grace” several times-but the first time playing was a “oHH…” and because we get to empathize with her, she still works as a twist villain. Condemning another planet to crumble like hers is pretty ruthless. And with Link’s Awakening? Reading the owl statues and talking to the NPCs has “something’s not adding up…” but having the Nightmares literally pleading with you to *stop,* finding the relief revealing the island’s nature but having your owl guide basically gaslight you, then pull the trigger and…it really was destroyed afterall and you’re now stranded at sea and left to die? …Oof. I’ve played LA DX countless times and it still punches me in the gut and fills me with dread. (And imo, OoT tried to be TOO Big a narrative and utterly failed at it-kinda like how its Hyrule Field is so…boring and utterly empty even with the shard of agony to say “oh look! Bombable pit with a cow inside. Isn’t that nice.”) Simpler stories can still be meaningful, especially if they have the space for side content, like with Majora’s Mask and Breath of the Wild. Sure I do love my complex stories, but Zelda has yet to really do a complex one better than mediocre while it has some spectacular simpler ones (and many simple stories that are, Eh. It’s just an adventure romp versus anything groundbreaking narratively but -other than my dislike of Damseling Tropes- that’s okay.)
@@bl0ndi550 Idk its def the best 2D Zelda and does a ton of things amazing. It felt really close to BOTW and TOTK in terms of me being able to lose so much time just exploring and always finding cool challenges or items.
You'll be pleased to know that KingK has announced bigger plans for covering Zelda and that this video should act as a bit of material to pass the time until then
King K, Joe Anderson, MatthewMatowsis, SomeCallMeJohnny, and a few others are my favorite background noise when I'm gaming or working. Ive listened/watched all their stuff countless times
@trgabrielgf2651 I imagine he has big plans covering Zelda considering the biggest (in terms of sheer scale) game in the franchise by far has been out for a couple weeks
At the start of the Phantom Hourglass you say that no one calls Tetra Zelda. Someone calls her Zelda in the beginning of the game and Tetra tells them to knock it off
The Saria's song thing is also hinted at pretty blatantly... you talk to the Goron outside of the shortcut and he says something along the lines of, "Darunia really likes the music you can hear coming from this door."
God I love ALBW so much. I really wish its structure and dungeon style is used in a BotW-styled game, I think it's a really good compromise between the old and new formulas.
Finally! My first zelda game was the handheld one where you become a painting, and whenever I bring it up to other zelda fans they click their head at me like I'm crazy, and have never heard of it! So glad to see someone talk about it again :)
"brief" *3 hours* I'm excited for this listening material today. Definitely wasn't expecting this upload, but I always like to hear your thoughts on any game, so this is no exception
I share King's taste for the Oracle games, especially Ages. Mermaid Cave is probably my favorite Zelda dungeon because of its mysterious and more extreme past/present changes. More people need to appreciate how good the Oracle games are.
Man have I missed your videos! The Oracle games were pretty much what got me into game dev, thinking of the day my dad bought OoS for me still gets me to shed a tear over that time
8:58 The "Also I know you can use the stock, to light the fire, to break the bomb for the shortcut so stoooop telling me..." still makes laugh so much. By far the greatest moment in everything I have seen from you all these years. 😂
When I first watched the OoT essay years ago, I remember thinking, “oh, he’s definitely getting eaten alive in the comments over that one” when he said that. Didn’t have to check; I knew. I still find it funny that he brings up the backlash here.
I’ve already seen all these reviews individually but you’re crazy if you think I won’t watch all 3 hours to get this man the attention from TH-cam he deserves
I miss handheld style games. I assumed that when the switch came along we would be getting the efforts of both the handheld and console teams in the same console, rather than the longest drought between original releases in the franchise history.
I am somewhat worried that it feels like we might not be able to get any more games like Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. With the success of Breath of the Wild and the upcoming Tears of the Kingdom, I struggle to see Nintendo ever deciding to scale down their games as they could do with the Handheld games. They weren't perfect by any means, of course, but they had a different style and character to them that I can't help but miss. I dunno. Hopefuly I'm wrong.
@@aikochalice6963 I think they're right though. Handheld games used to be their own thing and that's what made them so endearing to a lot of people, which is why it's a little sad that we've lost that charm of smaller scale titles
@@RueLangston Well that era is probably gone for all of gaming now as it seems. It's sad to see it go, but also seeing every game now being a full, big thing is also amazing. I can, however, absolutely see Nintendo doing a 2d Zelda again in the Future. It'll be a slightly bigger game I'm sure, but why wouldn't they still do 2d Zeldas in combination to the grand 3d Games.
@@ilzuab8467 who knows, we'll see what happens but at the end of the day they look at numbers more than demands, so they'll probably stick to what sells
Your voice is so soothing and the way you talk about games is so interesting that your videos are strangely calming. In other words a super long video like this is welcome even if it’s rehashed old content (that I go back to sometimes anyway)
Was rewatching your stuff yesterday thinking "man, been a while since he uploaded anything", next day I wake up and bam, new vid. Hope ur fine ! Thanks for the content :D
so excited to watch this and whatever zelda videos in the future. I remember when BOTW came out I was basically stuck in bed and in a lot of pain. seeing your videos come out made my day. doing better now and with every zelda release i cant wait to listen to your hours long videos about them
The bosses were the one reason I'd want you to bring in some commentary on the Switch version. Also, I remember the Game Boy genie boss being pretty hard as a kid, due to that last phase where it would just keep spawning on top of me and your lack of health. That's where I picked up the habit of always having the medicine.
I always enjoy K's reviews and its such a relaxing way to just go mindless and work on art. Thank you again for all your effort into these videos I really love them and to an extent like to model some of my process for artwork scripts for speedpaint videos similar to your style!
Oracle of ages was my first zelda game and seasons my second a year later. I got them both on christmas and they are still my fav games in the series :)
I honestly think that this is the best format for LoZ. I played almost every handheld Zelda and there’s something about playing a game about solving puzzles and exploring the world on a handheld that makes it enjoyable. Also as a kid we had limits on tv and computer time, but sneaking in some more time on the gameboy was much easier, and many nights were spent under the covers with a little flashlight since they didn’t have built in backlighting until the SP. Sometimes I would even have dreams where I would solve puzzles that I got stuck on, since I played until I basically passed out.
to this day, the ending of a link between world has the 2nd most emotional ending of all the mainline zelda games. the moment a new triforce is created for lorule is amazing, snd the ending credits starting with the title screen’s triforce and dead triforce and then switching to both triforces being golden along with the music is the perfect bookend.
K, I love your videos so much. I have seen your entire selection of videos more than once because I believe they are all so interesting and well put-together. Im about to watch this video in its entirety for my 3rd time.
I got Link's Awakening new as a kid in 1993 and it has been my favorite game ever since. When I was younger it felt like people only talked about A Link to the Past then Ocarina of Time when it came out. Link's Awakening never got that love back in the day. Glad to see people enjoy it now.
1:13:56 Well there is the Hero's Cave bonus dungeon that has 2 different versions based on the play order. Admittedly not a combination of both games' items and abilities which I agree would have been amazing. My main issue with the Kinstone system is that it cancels out any satisfaction because: 1. RNG... nuff said (of course this applies to the figures and the Oracle game's rings as well) 2. It creates a disconect between the work and the reward when fusing Kinstones with randos causes unrelated things to happen. Any plans to cover the co-op centric games? Four Swords and Triforce Heroes are ok at best but I honestly think that Four Sword Adventure is highly underrated. (even when single player)
I still remember the moment I found out about the secret reward you get for beating Link's Awakening without dying once. 2 times. I'd died 2 times in my playthrough. That's why I never got it back then. I almost broke my phone in sorrow induced rage. It had a crack in the screen from that time onward. Link's Awakening isn't my favorite, but it's easily in my top 3. Very few games *period* have moved me like that one did, so it'll always have a place in my heart.
Regarding Link Between Worlds: The original Zelda let you tackle the dungeons in (almost) any order, and its progress-blocks were organic, as simple as needing an item from another dungeon, without story-triggers. Of course, in reality, almost anyone would get their ass handed to them trying to tackle Levels 7 or 8 with three hearts. Making progression non-linear doesn't require that every dungeon be nearly-equal in difficulty so that you'll have an equal challenge no matter which order you tackle them in. My favorite thing about RPGs is discovering a challenge that I'm not equipped to deal with yet and then preparing and coming back. That's why I love Morrowind so much.
Link's awakening is my first and favourite Zelda title and I have played it countless times since I was young. From the original non DX release, to the DX release and the switch remake. It honestly is the best paced Zelda game. Not a single dull moment.
I'm so glad you covered these. 2D Zelda is incredibly overlooked these days, and I'd argue it has some strengths even the 3D Zeldas (pacing, fluid gameplay) never got right. I'd love Nintendo making a new 2D Zelda soon. The GBC Zeldas, to me, are some of the best adventure games, and some of the best experiences in 2D gaming, period. Also, I 100%ed Minish Cap as a kid. Because I was crazy, it was my first Zelda game and it was my only Zelda game. More on Minish: To me it always felt like the perfect "first Zelda."
Now about Minish Cap: sure, if you want the heart piece, you need to do all the figurines. But if you're already open to not getting 100%, then why bother with the heart piece? After you have enough hearts, one extra isn't really all that useful.
Spirit Tracks, if had the controlling mechanics of A Link Between Worlds, would be the best game in the series. Though I know a lot of fundamental issues would be stripped, it wouldn't be impossible to re-work to focus to traditional controls.
1:23:30 I’m not saying it’s perfect, but just randomly doing kinstone quests I did extremely well apparently. By the third dungeon I never had a shortage of them, and even unlocked the light arrows. Making the endgame boss much more manageable. Same goes for getting all the scrolls for the hurricane spin and quick-charge
As a 34 year who was around when Lttp was fresh I can safely say your 100% correct about Lttp. I 100%ed it last year even, and the game just does not have piz-zaz of other Zelda titles, or even awaking, the game that fits on a regular Gameboy cartridge. Its a good game for sure, amazing given the time, but its kind of in that Sonic 2 Camp where not saying its the second coming of Christ get you put on a list.
The three GameBoy games have always been my favorites in the Zelda series. Link's Awakening was such a breather after Link to the Past. Same with the Oracle games after Ocarina of Time. All of those are great games but there was just something about that GameBoy style that I love playing and revisiting.
I remember when I was 6 or 7 my family took a long road trip to visit family and I spent almost the entire 8 hour car ride playing Link's Awakening on my giant brick Gameboy. I was stuck on so many parts during the drive but I remember when we got to our relatives house I just unlocked the 6th dungeon and was so pumped to resume playing later that night. When we were winding down for the night I ran to the car to grab the Gameboy and when I turned it on the game had deleted every save file. Still not sure if the game's battery crapped out or if there was a loose connection but I was devastated. Didn't pick it back up until DX came out, but I made sure to enjoy every lost moment I could when I replayed it. Now whenever I play any Zelda game I start to get extremely anxious when I approach the 6th level and will save my game meticulously lol
I can't believe we had a 5 year gap between 3d zelda games and Nintendo never thought to port over link between worlds or make a new 2d zelda. It's nice that we got the links awakening remake though
The links awakening soundtrack for the title screen replaces the arpeggio sequence, which would normally be kind of spooky with the peppier version. I’m not like a music person so I may be explained this wrong but a music friend explained it to me and that’s why even down to the sound design is tailored to the idea of a smaller game with different stakes
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I’m glad KingK is finally experimenting with short form content
It's just a small time commitment of 3½ hours! Not much at all!
Yes. And the experiment was a mixed success.
Oh my god I didn’t even notice
Can you imagine how short a 20 minute kingK would feel like?!? probably would feel like a 5 minute video.
This is my favorite form of content.
A "brief" 3 Hours 😂
Excited to watch this one!
Well the review of each game is brief. Especially compared to his usual review/retrospective length. I'm sure you figured that out though lol.
Always a surprise to see Bandy anywhere.
it's an overused run-down joke amongst channels like this
Oh boy look who's studying up for a 7-day Zelda handheld 100% marathon. (I jest I jest. Nobody wants you to do that to yourself again.)
@@amesoeurs nah bro it's hella funny
I feel like A Link Between Worlds isn't talked about a lot, probably due to its odd remake/not a remake status. It's a shame, I think it's one of the best Zeldas and deserved a lot more praise. There's something about it. I love the way it's structured, I love how it feels, and I love the dungeons and bosses. It's the Zelda I have the least negative things to say about it.
Agreed. It’s proof-like with Link’s Awakening-that a simple story can still be a strength. As much as I loved Twilight Princess and Windwaker and the concepts of Skyward Sword (I loathed the gameplay even before it exasperated a chronic inflammation illness) and Breath of the Wild (I do not own either system), they…got lost in the weeds or had major pacing issues. (We never do get an explanation as to why the Bublins abducted then scattered the Ordonian children, or why they utterly massacred New Kakariko and terrorized Impaz and Ilia in Old Kakariko; and well. The Triforce Hunt in Windwaker is just…bad pacing. Nevermind it’d have been narratively stronger and better mechanically if Tetra wasn’t literally sidelined under a beacon telling Ganondorf exactly where she got dumped off.)
But LBW? Okay, so it’s twist is pretty obvious in hindsight-why so much lava, Hilda? Why are you talking to Zelda’s Painting? Yuga did say “her grace” several times-but the first time playing was a “oHH…” and because we get to empathize with her, she still works as a twist villain. Condemning another planet to crumble like hers is pretty ruthless. And with Link’s Awakening? Reading the owl statues and talking to the NPCs has “something’s not adding up…” but having the Nightmares literally pleading with you to *stop,* finding the relief revealing the island’s nature but having your owl guide basically gaslight you, then pull the trigger and…it really was destroyed afterall and you’re now stranded at sea and left to die? …Oof. I’ve played LA DX countless times and it still punches me in the gut and fills me with dread. (And imo, OoT tried to be TOO Big a narrative and utterly failed at it-kinda like how its Hyrule Field is so…boring and utterly empty even with the shard of agony to say “oh look! Bombable pit with a cow inside. Isn’t that nice.”)
Simpler stories can still be meaningful, especially if they have the space for side content, like with Majora’s Mask and Breath of the Wild. Sure I do love my complex stories, but Zelda has yet to really do a complex one better than mediocre while it has some spectacular simpler ones (and many simple stories that are, Eh. It’s just an adventure romp versus anything groundbreaking narratively but -other than my dislike of Damseling Tropes- that’s okay.)
It’s my favourite 2D Zelda game
It's true that it does almost nothing poorly, but it also does almost nothing amazing. It's just good.
In my case I haven’t had a chance to revisit it yet as I have previous Zeldas. I will replay it in the upcoming weeks
@@bl0ndi550 Idk its def the best 2D Zelda and does a ton of things amazing. It felt really close to BOTW and TOTK in terms of me being able to lose so much time just exploring and always finding cool challenges or items.
I was hoping for a new re-evaluation of these games because I've seen K's entire Zelda series 10 times now... I think I'm addicted to this channel
You are not alone. I rewatch his Xenoblade videos every time 😂
You'll be pleased to know that KingK has announced bigger plans for covering Zelda and that this video should act as a bit of material to pass the time until then
@@trgabrielgf I am very eagerly awaiting that video
King K, Joe Anderson, MatthewMatowsis, SomeCallMeJohnny, and a few others are my favorite background noise when I'm gaming or working. Ive listened/watched all their stuff countless times
@trgabrielgf2651 I imagine he has big plans covering Zelda considering the biggest (in terms of sheer scale) game in the franchise by far has been out for a couple weeks
The king is back
back again
It's a reupload
@@makaveliandcheese It's true. I was wondering why he sounded so pre-2020's, and then it hit me.
@@makaveliandcheese it's better than nothing at least we know he's still alive
the moon is right
At the start of the Phantom Hourglass you say that no one calls Tetra Zelda. Someone calls her Zelda in the beginning of the game and Tetra tells them to knock it off
The Saria's song thing is also hinted at pretty blatantly... you talk to the Goron outside of the shortcut and he says something along the lines of, "Darunia really likes the music you can hear coming from this door."
He says something even more obvious like "brother really enjoys a song he used to listen to from the forest"
KingK using the TotK fuse ability on the handheld games!
Geez, barely over 10 minutes. But all gold as usual, KingK! Good luck with the 3D re-evaluation!
10 minutes is good for algorithms
@@inthebasement2989 Phew, he just made it then
Oracle of ages and seasons... the puzzlebox and the gauntlet. Truly wisdom and strength tested
God I love ALBW so much. I really wish its structure and dungeon style is used in a BotW-styled game, I think it's a really good compromise between the old and new formulas.
3:18:46 Yeah that exactly sums it up
0:04- "I enjoy practically every game."
Great! Can't wait for that Link: The Faces of Evil retrospective, King K!
The remakes are "okay" if you really liked YTP back then.
"Practically" lol
Honestly if anyone can see the what tiny good may exist beyond the bad it’s going to be King K
no. 2:52:21
Finally! My first zelda game was the handheld one where you become a painting, and whenever I bring it up to other zelda fans they click their head at me like I'm crazy, and have never heard of it! So glad to see someone talk about it again :)
"brief"
*3 hours*
I'm excited for this listening material today. Definitely wasn't expecting this upload, but I always like to hear your thoughts on any game, so this is no exception
I share King's taste for the Oracle games, especially Ages. Mermaid Cave is probably my favorite Zelda dungeon because of its mysterious and more extreme past/present changes. More people need to appreciate how good the Oracle games are.
Man have I missed your videos! The Oracle games were pretty much what got me into game dev, thinking of the day my dad bought OoS for me still gets me to shed a tear over that time
8:58 The "Also I know you can use the stock, to light the fire, to break the bomb for the shortcut so stoooop telling me..." still makes laugh so much. By far the greatest moment in everything I have seen from you all these years. 😂
When I first watched the OoT essay years ago, I remember thinking, “oh, he’s definitely getting eaten alive in the comments over that one” when he said that. Didn’t have to check; I knew. I still find it funny that he brings up the backlash here.
I’ve already seen all these reviews individually but you’re crazy if you think I won’t watch all 3 hours to get this man the attention from TH-cam he deserves
I've watched every video at least twice anyway, what's once more
@@SebiBubble only twice?
I miss handheld style games. I assumed that when the switch came along we would be getting the efforts of both the handheld and console teams in the same console, rather than the longest drought between original releases in the franchise history.
Maaaaan that would have been so cool. It's been 3+ years since the links awakening remake, did they just stop altogether?
Oh my God, 3 hours of KingK cotnent, and Zelda no less. I'm shaking and crying
lol
Chill.
It's a reupload.
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Don’t sob over the whole video!
I am somewhat worried that it feels like we might not be able to get any more games like Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks. With the success of Breath of the Wild and the upcoming Tears of the Kingdom, I struggle to see Nintendo ever deciding to scale down their games as they could do with the Handheld games. They weren't perfect by any means, of course, but they had a different style and character to them that I can't help but miss. I dunno. Hopefuly I'm wrong.
But... BotW and TotK ARE handheld console games.
@@aikochalice6963 I think they're right though. Handheld games used to be their own thing and that's what made them so endearing to a lot of people, which is why it's a little sad that we've lost that charm of smaller scale titles
@@RueLangston Well that era is probably gone for all of gaming now as it seems. It's sad to see it go, but also seeing every game now being a full, big thing is also amazing. I can, however, absolutely see Nintendo doing a 2d Zelda again in the Future. It'll be a slightly bigger game I'm sure, but why wouldn't they still do 2d Zeldas in combination to the grand 3d Games.
@@ilzuab8467 who knows, we'll see what happens but at the end of the day they look at numbers more than demands, so they'll probably stick to what sells
Cadence of hyrule was released in a 2d format after all. We might get some games in the future hopefully, just not on 3ds.
Your voice is so soothing and the way you talk about games is so interesting that your videos are strangely calming. In other words a super long video like this is welcome even if it’s rehashed old content (that I go back to sometimes anyway)
I always find myself rewatching your zelda videos so its cool that you have compiled all your 2d reviews into one video. Keep up the good work man!
Was rewatching your stuff yesterday thinking "man, been a while since he uploaded anything", next day I wake up and bam, new vid. Hope ur fine ! Thanks for the content :D
Let's go! New background noise for work!
(No seriously great work on these KingK, looking forward to the reevaluated review.)
I would love to hear a review of Zelda for the billionth time. I’d honestly could go to trillions I’m obsessed with them 😊
so excited to watch this and whatever zelda videos in the future. I remember when BOTW came out I was basically stuck in bed and in a lot of pain. seeing your videos come out made my day. doing better now and with every zelda release i cant wait to listen to your hours long videos about them
The bosses were the one reason I'd want you to bring in some commentary on the Switch version.
Also, I remember the Game Boy genie boss being pretty hard as a kid, due to that last phase where it would just keep spawning on top of me and your lack of health. That's where I picked up the habit of always having the medicine.
Thanks for great content. Ur channel is one of the really special ones :)
i had already seen all these videos individually but i just saw through almost 3 and a half hours and watched them again.
“Brief” - 3 hours 😂 lets gooooo
I always enjoy K's reviews and its such a relaxing way to just go mindless and work on art. Thank you again for all your effort into these videos I really love them and to an extent like to model some of my process for artwork scripts for speedpaint videos similar to your style!
Oracle of ages was my first zelda game and seasons my second a year later. I got them both on christmas and they are still my fav games in the series :)
I honestly think that this is the best format for LoZ. I played almost every handheld Zelda and there’s something about playing a game about solving puzzles and exploring the world on a handheld that makes it enjoyable.
Also as a kid we had limits on tv and computer time, but sneaking in some more time on the gameboy was much easier, and many nights were spent under the covers with a little flashlight since they didn’t have built in backlighting until the SP. Sometimes I would even have dreams where I would solve puzzles that I got stuck on, since I played until I basically passed out.
The game boy light was the first one with a lit display. Not the SP.
thank you KingK for the *very brief* review of handheld Zelda games
to this day, the ending of a link between world has the 2nd most emotional ending of all the mainline zelda games. the moment a new triforce is created for lorule is amazing, snd the ending credits starting with the title screen’s triforce and dead triforce and then switching to both triforces being golden along with the music is the perfect bookend.
Ravio was the true hero all along.
I’d have to disagree with you there. Windwaker’s ending is probably the 2nd most emotional but albw’s is still very cool.
Was just listening to your Zelda reviews at work a couple hours ago and then this drops love the timing.
Always nice to get a nice short video from the king. Thank you so much
K, I love your videos so much. I have seen your entire selection of videos more than once because I believe they are all so interesting and well put-together. Im about to watch this video in its entirety for my 3rd time.
*gets comfy*
Ok. I'm ready for 3 hours!!
I got Link's Awakening new as a kid in 1993 and it has been my favorite game ever since. When I was younger it felt like people only talked about A Link to the Past then Ocarina of Time when it came out. Link's Awakening never got that love back in the day. Glad to see people enjoy it now.
played minish cap on switch and honestly? it has become one of my favorite zelda games, top 5 easily
I swear, I could listen to KingK talk about ANYTHING for 3 hours and come away happy. 😁
Well this is the best way to end the weekend! Guess I'm going to sleep at midnight. Hi from London, UK!
1:13:56 Well there is the Hero's Cave bonus dungeon that has 2 different versions based on the play order. Admittedly not a combination of both games' items and abilities which I agree would have been amazing.
My main issue with the Kinstone system is that it cancels out any satisfaction because:
1. RNG... nuff said (of course this applies to the figures and the Oracle game's rings as well)
2. It creates a disconect between the work and the reward when fusing Kinstones with randos causes unrelated things to happen.
Any plans to cover the co-op centric games? Four Swords and Triforce Heroes are ok at best but I honestly think that Four Sword Adventure is highly underrated. (even when single player)
Why this guy doesn't have an asmr channel yet makes me question this so much.... dude your voice is PERFECT for it
My brother and I chipped in together to buy both Ages and Season. Ages was my game and Seasons was his. I loved both of those games!
Hooray more King! Love your videos, found your channel last year and you are great!
woot woot, King K is back. Love you man, keep them coming. You and others make my day go by faster at work.
Thanks for keeping it brief. Easy to digest
Took me three weeks, but I finished it! So much fun revisiting all these!
I still remember the moment I found out about the secret reward you get for beating Link's Awakening without dying once.
2 times. I'd died 2 times in my playthrough. That's why I never got it back then.
I almost broke my phone in sorrow induced rage. It had a crack in the screen from that time onward.
Link's Awakening isn't my favorite, but it's easily in my top 3. Very few games *period* have moved me like that one did, so it'll always have a place in my heart.
Regarding Link Between Worlds: The original Zelda let you tackle the dungeons in (almost) any order, and its progress-blocks were organic, as simple as needing an item from another dungeon, without story-triggers. Of course, in reality, almost anyone would get their ass handed to them trying to tackle Levels 7 or 8 with three hearts. Making progression non-linear doesn't require that every dungeon be nearly-equal in difficulty so that you'll have an equal challenge no matter which order you tackle them in. My favorite thing about RPGs is discovering a challenge that I'm not equipped to deal with yet and then preparing and coming back. That's why I love Morrowind so much.
I just realized not a single handheld zelda game features Ganon as the main villain
Happy to see an upload. Hope you’re well brotha man
a new KingK video? hell yes!! way to make a good day better!!
Link's awakening is my first and favourite Zelda title and I have played it countless times since I was young. From the original non DX release, to the DX release and the switch remake.
It honestly is the best paced Zelda game. Not a single dull moment.
I'm so glad you covered these. 2D Zelda is incredibly overlooked these days, and I'd argue it has some strengths even the 3D Zeldas (pacing, fluid gameplay) never got right. I'd love Nintendo making a new 2D Zelda soon.
The GBC Zeldas, to me, are some of the best adventure games, and some of the best experiences in 2D gaming, period.
Also, I 100%ed Minish Cap as a kid. Because I was crazy, it was my first Zelda game and it was my only Zelda game.
More on Minish: To me it always felt like the perfect "first Zelda."
finally.FINALLY. Master, ill be devouring this video with great pleasure
Now about Minish Cap: sure, if you want the heart piece, you need to do all the figurines. But if you're already open to not getting 100%, then why bother with the heart piece? After you have enough hearts, one extra isn't really all that useful.
The phantom hourglass and spirit tracks review is one of my comfort videos
Excited to watch after work. Darn work
Hell yes king is back! Missed you, cannot wait to watch this one
You've already watched it. All the parts are already on his channel.
I love how you left the intro and ending cutscenes complete and uninterrupted.
Spirit Tracks, if had the controlling mechanics of A Link Between Worlds, would be the best game in the series.
Though I know a lot of fundamental issues would be stripped, it wouldn't be impossible to re-work to focus to traditional controls.
my favorite zelda games were all the handheld games, so i know im gonna love this video!
1:23:30 I’m not saying it’s perfect, but just randomly doing kinstone quests I did extremely well apparently. By the third dungeon I never had a shortage of them, and even unlocked the light arrows. Making the endgame boss much more manageable. Same goes for getting all the scrolls for the hurricane spin and quick-charge
minish cap is the best zelda to start with
Liam and king dropping bangers on the same day? Dude I'm Booked!
this was a treat. thank you.
u have such a low key & beautiful voice King K. One of the most beautiful voices I’ve heard
Legends say the final KingK video, when the universe itself reaches its end point, will be the Adventure of Link retrospective
Love the video man, I’m gonna fall asleep to these for the next few days
As a 34 year who was around when Lttp was fresh I can safely say your 100% correct about Lttp. I 100%ed it last year even, and the game just does not have piz-zaz of other Zelda titles, or even awaking, the game that fits on a regular Gameboy cartridge. Its a good game for sure, amazing given the time, but its kind of in that Sonic 2 Camp where not saying its the second coming of Christ get you put on a list.
Bro gave us a KH3 video and a Zelda video back to back. I love it!!!
Thumbnail: 3 HOUR MEGA REVIEW
Title: brief review :)
This my fourth time listening to this lol I be listening to your videos while I’m working
That Links Awakening transition was cold, my dude!
The three GameBoy games have always been my favorites in the Zelda series. Link's Awakening was such a breather after Link to the Past. Same with the Oracle games after Ocarina of Time. All of those are great games but there was just something about that GameBoy style that I love playing and revisiting.
Wooohoooo!
I'm playing A Link Between Worlds now and it's been amazing!
“And because it awards you with a brand new attack” *proceeds to spin into the water* I found that really funny honestly idk why
10:00 I can still hear it. I don't think I will ever forget the sound of King Zora scooting over.
More content to listen to while I work. Niiiiice!
PHANTOM HOURGLASS NATION WE GOT MORE CONTENT
BotW is technically handheld.
Time to start the video over, Mr. KingK.
Finally, another KingK video! It's good to have you back KingK.
It's a re-upload
@@MikeKing001 not to me. I've never seen it.
really HAD to hit that ten minute mark, didn't you?
I have a 6 hour driving coming up this week - saving this video for that Perfect moment
An amazing video to have posted during a long road trip!
Glad you got this video under 3.5 hours, for a second there I thought this video would be false advertising.
As someone who's favorite Zelda games are Spirit Tracks and Oracpe of Seasons, thank you
Glorious. I just started a new Minish Cap game
No one in the comments seems to get that this is a compilation of videos already on your channel... 🙃
This is exactly the kind of content I need for downtime during work
I remember when I was 6 or 7 my family took a long road trip to visit family and I spent almost the entire 8 hour car ride playing Link's Awakening on my giant brick Gameboy. I was stuck on so many parts during the drive but I remember when we got to our relatives house I just unlocked the 6th dungeon and was so pumped to resume playing later that night. When we were winding down for the night I ran to the car to grab the Gameboy and when I turned it on the game had deleted every save file. Still not sure if the game's battery crapped out or if there was a loose connection but I was devastated. Didn't pick it back up until DX came out, but I made sure to enjoy every lost moment I could when I replayed it. Now whenever I play any Zelda game I start to get extremely anxious when I approach the 6th level and will save my game meticulously lol
Great video. I actually started Spirit Tracks today as its one of the few I never completed
Perfect timing, I’ve been finding myself missing 2D Zelda recently. Can’t wait to watch this video slowly over the next week lol
I can't believe we had a 5 year gap between 3d zelda games and Nintendo never thought to port over link between worlds or make a new 2d zelda. It's nice that we got the links awakening remake though
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The links awakening soundtrack for the title screen replaces the arpeggio sequence, which would normally be kind of spooky with the peppier version. I’m not like a music person so I may be explained this wrong but a music friend explained it to me and that’s why even down to the sound design is tailored to the idea of a smaller game with different stakes
this video is just what i needed today
Watching this one with my bros, thanks for the awesome videos man :)