My favorite Zelda by a long shot. What's funny is when it was announced I hated it, thought the art style was awful. Mom preordered it for me because it was a Zelda GameCube game anyway and got me the guide and the OoT disc for my birthday. Damn I'm glad she did. Still just one of the best adventure game's I've ever played.
It's time for a remake that includes and fully realises all the cut content. It won't retcon anything or affect Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks if they do.
I never hated it for its artstyle, I just find it boring and that it doesn't explore its full potential. I mean first off, from a lore perspective I get the whole sailing because Hyrule is flooded gimmick... but sailing quickly gets boring. When you ride around on Epona in fx Twilight Princess you have nature to look at. In Wind Waker... an island may pop up in the horizon every once in a while, and if you wanna change direction you gotta whip out the titular Wind Waker (I know they changed that in the HD port but I'm going off of the game as originally intended). It also feels short. Four dungeons including the big one that I don't remember the name of. And then afterwards when you have to treasure hunt for the Triforce I was completely flabergasted when I first played, because I was like "You are telling me... that the hunt for the almighty legendary TRIFORCE... is religated.... to a fking fishing minigame??? Why not have dungeons for that?!?" I mean in the first Zelda you went to 8 dungeons in order to collect the 8 pieces of the Triforce of Wisom, so it would have been a GENIOUS callback to that game to have you go to 8 additional dungeons (after the first 4) to collect the Triforce. Also, thoughout the game you hear so much about "the world below" making you curious to actually GO there... and you do... to Hyrule Castle. How cool would it have been, similiar to A Link to the Past's light world and dark world, to first explore the sea in Wind Waker, and then halfway through gain the ability to explore the seafloor? So then you would have the "surface world" and the "seafloor world". I am furiously tapping away at my keyboard right now with all of the missed potential this game has, and it infuriates me that Nintendo didn't do all this. One might then argue that the game would be borrowing too much from older titles, but I genuinely don't think it would. On the contrary, the game would be taking elements FROM the older titles, to create its own unique adventure. But no, we didn't get that. We got boring sailing -> go to four dungeons -> go to Hyrule Castle -> fish for pieces of the Triforce -> go back to the castle and fight Ganondorf....... yay? ...and yes, I ended up writing an essay again. I can't help it. I'm not a novelist for nothing.
I was 6 years old when wind waker came out. I remember staying on outset island for months and months, running around talking to all the npcs multiple times, and its one of my favorite memories
I was 9 when I first played it and it was incredibly difficult and I don’t think I ever beat it. But it was one of the most memorable games I’ve ever played. I still remember how cool I found the fast travel aspect and the water integration. Just a great game. I want to go back and beat it now that I’m older.
@@Weeyum97 Born in 97 I get super sad when I realize I never beat Windwaker although I had my friend who was a year older than me help me beat some bosses
I pre-ordered it way back when. I trusted, even though i wasn't sold. Immediately feel in love. The only people who hated it back then, and there were plenty... Hadn't played it yet, but were mighty vocal. Some things never change.
I think it looks good but i actually prefer the art direction of breath of the wild the mix of cel shading and watercolors with some darker and more realistic things.
@@Vulpas I like the brittle weapons. It gives an opportunity for more weapon variety, as well as making you use the environment and your sheika slate to defeat enmities, instead of spamming the attack button. I’ve had some pretty intense encounters where I ran out of weapons.
I bought a Wii U for 3 games (and to have Wii access). Xenoblade X, Zelda Windwaker and Twilight Princess HD lol. What’s crazy is Windwaker was hated when it came out bc of how it looked but now it’s beloved and holds up better than most games.
My first Zelda game and one I always hold close to my heart. My older cousin showed me it, I got into it, beat it before he did and even helped him beat it.
My all time favorite Zelda, I was 7 when I got it for my birthday and I loved it ever since it's the one that really got me into the series my first was four swords adventures but u didn't vibe with it at the time but wind waker just spoke to me and it still does
Just wanted to thank you for producing wholesome content. I found you through a LOTR the third age review found the game after 6 months of looking and absolutely loved it.
I played (not yet finished) Wind Waker (HD) for the first time in 2023. The game is blowing me away constantly. I know the game is meant to have you use items, but it often feels like an immersive sim with figuring out what you need to do. You're like, how do I cross this obstacle, you randomly try something by assuming logic and often times, it works! My jaw drops often when playing, my admittedly, first 3D Zelda.
Thank you so much for trying out more Zelda games! These videos are much appreciated. I've been wanting to see your take on the games for years now, so I'm glad you got to experience them.
Man if you think windwaker’s intro is a slog then you probably haven’t played twilight princess. It takes me 3 hours to get through it and I know what I’m doing. Majora’s mask though is probably the best in my opinion.
If you’re talking about Twilight Princess because it’s more “dark”, just play Wind Waker, because that story does get super fucking dark. Also, the Ganon fight is the most satisfying fight I think in the series, and the way it ends? God damn it’s great.
I played all of these Zelda games and you are 100 percent correct, the slow starts. I cannot even get into twilight princess again or even skyward sword, it's just too slow!
Little warning, don’t try exploring the sea as much till you get the boomerang. Without that you can’t really do the minimum to defend yourself, lest you get spooked by a giant squid like I did when I first played back in the day, lol
I love the video! I'm only bummed you didn't touch on any characters or dungeons! But I get that it's more of a first impressions video! Hope to see follow up
Wind Waker was the first Zelda that I bought on my own as an adult (I think I was 21 when it came out). I played through it 3 times in a row without even thinking about another game. After 2 decades, I just started my 4th playthrough last night. Its bringing back so many memories
i remember people hating this game when it first came out...i was so excited for it,and its one of my favorite experiences in my gaming life. although i read reviews and watch them on youtube,i have to make my own mind up and i thought it was gonna be great.i still say a link to the past is my favorite 2d zelda,this is my favorite 3d adventure..even to this day.
The prison is one of my favorite sequences in the game. Perhaps my favorite. Come to think of it, I really like it when games take away my stuff. My favorite levels in Sunshine are the ones without FLUDD. I also really love the moments in Odyssey without Cappy.
Those are a little different, because your movement isn't inhibited to the same degree. You can still run and jump, you don't need to sneak through those levels without Fludd or Cappy, you can still do running triple jumps. In Forsaken Fortress your stuff is taken away AND your freedom of movement. Even if you want to try to speedrun past all of the enemies without your gear, the game forces a cutscene where you're spotted, grabbed, and thrown back into a cell.
Love the Zelda nostalgia and am hoping you do a Twilight Princess one as thats probably my favorite. Wind Waker isnt my favorite Zelda game, but damn is it a great one. I can easily see why people say its their favorite. I was only 4 when Ocarina came out so Wind Waker was the first Zelda game that I was able to really experience at launch. The cell-shaded graphics were harshly criticized at first, but I think theyve aged really well. Koji Kondo basically wrote the soundtrack to my childhood. Every single Zelda soundtrack is a masterpiece and its a damn shame that Nintendo keeps their music sealed away from streaming platforms.
It's probably because of the bright atmosphere of outset Island and the fact that I was enthralled by the art style when I was a child but I've never felt like the opening to wind waker is that slow. I really enjoyed taking my time talking with the NPCs doing little tasks and just exploring the island (although I did hate the Forsaken fortress because losing your sword makes you entirely helpless and I was bad at the stealth section.) The stinger effect that plays when a moblin notices you jump-scared me as a kid and spiked my anxiety lol. Probably an unpopular opinion but I find Twilight Princess's opening much more slow on repeat playthroughs than I ever did with wind waker but that's probably partly because I didn't play that one until I was older so I don't have the nostalgia glasses to push me forward. I just feel like the little quests that you need to do in Ordon village right at the beginning are kind of a time waster. Love both games once I get past the opening couple of hours though
Yes omg, I remember it coming out at movie gallery for rental and my dad rented it for me so much he ended up buying it from them for me for Christmas that year, wonderful memories ❤
When it came out there were a lot of dickwads who argued the art was too kiddy. Reminds me of people today who say that Zelda game graphics aren't good enough. People are always stupid
To me it's the best LOZ game ever made. I first played it on GC then bought a WW LOZ limited edition Wii U just for the HD version. Nintendo should port the HD version over to the Switch. Obviously they'd need to fix some menus and tweaks for it to work, but man I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
I got an incredible condition copy for my Gamecube about a year ago, I played through the entire game for the first time and I was blown away by how phenomenal it was. I played it and owned it when I was very little but I lost it somewhere in my brother’s house when I was a kid..(Turns out he borrowed it and lost it, found out later.) Twilight Princess is still my favorite but this is a close second to that and Ocarina!
Yes, it’s really that great. A lot of great memories with this one. It was the first Zelda game I played since the original on the NES, and I LOVED that one! WindWaker will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️
The cartoon shading thing was freakish at first back then, but then you'd adjust and it becomes the coolest innovation of the franchise. Plus it looks like a chibi anime thing. Link even legit meows.
Wind Waker is a game that aged very well. Many didn't like it at first due to the change in the art direction from the previous masterpieces that were Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, but still grew fond of it after playing it. I say this because I also remember really loving playing through it after initially finding it off-putting from enjoying the darker tones of the previous games.
Ah… the first Zelda game I’ve ever played. I didn’t even know what it was when I started, thought it was just a cool pirate game (when I was 6). Then Link went below the waves and I became obsessed with discovering what this land was, knowing full well it’d be eventually, utterly destroyed
Every sound effect and I mean every single sound effect on this game makes my childhood ring out. Super strong nostalgia that hits me like a ton of bricks 🧱
I was one of the folks who disliked the art style when it was originally revealed. It was a bit of a shocker since they had showed off a tech demo for Gamecube with Link looking more like he does in Twilight Princess so we thought we were getting something like that instead of the cel shaded style of Wind Waker... That being said, I'm not sure I've seen a game age better than Wind Waker, even before the HD upgade (from a graphical standpoint) and I absolutely love it now. It was the right move.
If you like darker, edgier games more I don't mind pointing out that Wind Waker may surprise you at points in the story. That being said Wind Waker is one of my absolute favorite games in the series. Though I'd be lying if I said I could make my own tier list. Despite loving Zelda for like 25-26 years making that list today is hard. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses. And a lot of them are heavily tied to nostalgia for me. As a kid OoT was more or less automatically #1, but today I'm less certain of that despite my adoration for it. As a side note, though you may already know this, you don't quite get full freedom until after the second dungeon. You can explore most things on the right side of the map, but the left has to wait if I remember right. Which works out since there isn't a lot you can do on the various islands until you have the items you get up to that point.
I forget which game had it, might have been the zelda compilation on the GameCube, but there was a 2 hour demo for Wind Waker I used to play all the time, and it was the fortress section. The barrels in that little room used to piss me off so much, it made me never wanna play it. I had never beaten a Zelda at that point so for YEARS I never played Wind Waker. Turned out to be one of my favorites, but really only because of the ending
95 kid here. It was the first Zelda I was able to finish. Had no memory card. I played it several times as far as I was able to do in one day. Then when my cousin visited he had the idea to let the cube on when we sleep. We finished and it was the best experience we will never forget. We lived that game. Simpler times gave us the posibility to have such experiences. Nowadays everything is too simple and the games pile up because there are too many options and we have too many things we do parallel.
Your experience was close to mine first playthrough. I remember getting to the great Deku Tree and was burned out and stopped playing at that point. I didn't pick it back up until years later when the Wii U version came out. That second time knowing what to expect and accepting it before going back in I was able to enjoy it more and beat it. However, those stealth sections just suck.
I got this game for my bday in 2005, coincidently the gane also starts as Link's bday. I only played up to forsaken fortress, I'm not good at stealth. I asked one of my friends to play the rest while I helped w/the tingle tuner
The Switch is my first Nintendo console since the N64 and I've been so pleased with it I've now gone and purchased a Wii U and a few games which include Xenoblade Chronicles X, Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess as I never got to experience them first time around, looking forward to it.
It's my favourite Zelda game but I can't really divorce it from my nostalgia because it was the first Zelda game I played and I was like 8 years old at the time. The vibes are immaculate.
Literally playing this now for my first time as I watched this video (my excuse is that I skipped Nintendo after the N64 until I got a Switch and wanted all Nintendo everything, so now I'm playing catch up). It's a very fun game, I'm about half way through or close to that point. Not going to call it a favorite yet though...I don't think there's going be a game that will top OoT for me. OoT was something I didn't even play until years later on an N64 Emulator (in like 2009/2010), and even then I absolutely fell in love with it...that game is truly special.
this one is my brothers fav zelda and yes hes played them all. he recently let me borrow botw and totk. i havent made it to totk yet but am really enjoying botw. ive did about 60 shrines and collected 106 korok seeds so far, and on my 3rd beast so far, im not rushing and just really taking my time with the game.❤
I raised my daughter by myself, and i grew up in atari and nes and when she was 4i bought her a GameCube to introduce her to video games, i also bought wind waker, i played it with her and got hooked and played all night on the floor of her room for days lol amazing game!
I'd place WW either 2nd or 3rd in my lineup for top zelda games. It's VERY zelda with multiple and expansive dungeons and a variety of gear and mechanics to use. It has a great cast of characters and some of the best music in the series. Honestly, BoTW doesn't even place top 3 for me. It was a risky change that paid off in some ways, but it also lost some of the core Zelda identity for me.
I would want a remake more than a port of the wii u hd version. Specifically so that they can add in the content that was supposedly cut from the original.
It's crazy to me how Nintendo conditioned the players to incorporate the parry option. With Orca, you can do the little mini game where you have to hit him a certain amount of times where you only have three hearts. I remember I had never really used the parry option in fights because the time to press the A button was so quick. I found myself using it more and more after it went to Orca and hit the 500 hits. I was so used to using it with Orca, that it became part of my routine to use it in normal battle. It was so much more fluid with the parry option and ifound myself being able to predict the game and combat became much smoother if thays possible.
My fave zelda game of all time is 4 swords adventures. Back then my friends mainly played the pokemon gba games, while I played the yugioh ones. Once I got this game new, I then bought 3 more cables for 4 player co-op. This was my summer of 2006 ❤
I really wish there was a convenient way to play this in 2023. I dont want to spend $300 + on this and a gamecube and could emulate it but it sucks with controls on my iMac
Absolutely love your opinions on these games and you never need to apologize. People need to understand. Life experiences are all different. You don’t have to play Zelda games but I’m really glad you’re getting through some of the best ones.❤❤❤❤❤
My favorite Zelda will always be Majora's Mask, but I think Wind Waker is the best Zelda game, it really captures the sense of adventure perfectly (that is until Breath of the Wild released which throws a wrench into things).
I love Wind Waker! The art direction was an interesting turn and also how there were pirates and etc. The Ganondorf in WW is my favorite in design, personality, etc. I also really enjoyed being able to use a pear to take control of things like a seagull cause why not. 😆
I’ll never forget when I first played Wind Waker as a teen, back then, the moment after the tower of the gods, I don’t want to spoil anything unless he hasn’t gotten there yet, but y’all know what that moment is. To this day one of the coolest moments I’ve experienced in my life time playing the Zelda games. I would spending so much time standing and looking out into the distance of that area wishing I could explore the entirety of it. 🥰🥰
Was one them fans that saw was hyped when they showed that footage of ganon transforming and link ready to battle as a proof of concept of GameCubes power initially, and hated on wind waker soon cause that was what they unveiled later. Like why show that graphical dark edges intense take of Zelda and that the GameCube could do it. Then backtrack to this artstyle, show him sailing a boat, chasing pigs, talking to a snot running kid….. I passed on wind waker massively cause that was a wicked tease. But thankfully they did deliver on twilight princess later. And I still went back to wind waker much later on albeit but to give it a fair shake. And I do hold it now as one my fav Zelda’s. Gameplay was tight and responsive, sense of exploration was literally on the horizon everywhere, dungeons still retained the iconic Zelda treatment we know and love, and yea artwork put me off initially but as everyone unanimously agrees these agrees these days, it’s holds and looks great to this day….. what’s funny is twilight princess is lower on my list even though I more anticipated it. Idk why find myself dropping twilight princess more everytime I try playing it. Maybe beaten it twice all my years and it’s my least played next to breath of the wild.
To me, it is the best. Amazing how at first it was hated for its art style. Now I think many would say it’s top 5, maybe top 3 for most people.
My favorite Zelda by a long shot. What's funny is when it was announced I hated it, thought the art style was awful. Mom preordered it for me because it was a Zelda GameCube game anyway and got me the guide and the OoT disc for my birthday.
Damn I'm glad she did. Still just one of the best adventure game's I've ever played.
That's been my opinion since release, it's my favorite in the series and personally hasn't been topped. I'm hopeful for Totk
WW is the best. OoT and LttP are pretty high up too.
It's time for a remake that includes and fully realises all the cut content. It won't retcon anything or affect Phantom Hourglass or Spirit Tracks if they do.
I never hated it for its artstyle, I just find it boring and that it doesn't explore its full potential. I mean first off, from a lore perspective I get the whole sailing because Hyrule is flooded gimmick... but sailing quickly gets boring. When you ride around on Epona in fx Twilight Princess you have nature to look at. In Wind Waker... an island may pop up in the horizon every once in a while, and if you wanna change direction you gotta whip out the titular Wind Waker (I know they changed that in the HD port but I'm going off of the game as originally intended).
It also feels short. Four dungeons including the big one that I don't remember the name of. And then afterwards when you have to treasure hunt for the Triforce I was completely flabergasted when I first played, because I was like "You are telling me... that the hunt for the almighty legendary TRIFORCE... is religated.... to a fking fishing minigame??? Why not have dungeons for that?!?" I mean in the first Zelda you went to 8 dungeons in order to collect the 8 pieces of the Triforce of Wisom, so it would have been a GENIOUS callback to that game to have you go to 8 additional dungeons (after the first 4) to collect the Triforce.
Also, thoughout the game you hear so much about "the world below" making you curious to actually GO there... and you do... to Hyrule Castle. How cool would it have been, similiar to A Link to the Past's light world and dark world, to first explore the sea in Wind Waker, and then halfway through gain the ability to explore the seafloor? So then you would have the "surface world" and the "seafloor world".
I am furiously tapping away at my keyboard right now with all of the missed potential this game has, and it infuriates me that Nintendo didn't do all this. One might then argue that the game would be borrowing too much from older titles, but I genuinely don't think it would. On the contrary, the game would be taking elements FROM the older titles, to create its own unique adventure.
But no, we didn't get that. We got boring sailing -> go to four dungeons -> go to Hyrule Castle -> fish for pieces of the Triforce -> go back to the castle and fight Ganondorf....... yay?
...and yes, I ended up writing an essay again. I can't help it. I'm not a novelist for nothing.
I spent soooo much time as a kid just sailing around looking for secrets, getting terrified by the giant whirlpool squid.
I was 6 years old when wind waker came out. I remember staying on outset island for months and months, running around talking to all the npcs multiple times, and its one of my favorite memories
I was 9 when I first played it and it was incredibly difficult and I don’t think I ever beat it. But it was one of the most memorable games I’ve ever played. I still remember how cool I found the fast travel aspect and the water integration. Just a great game. I want to go back and beat it now that I’m older.
@@Weeyum97 Born in 97 I get super sad when I realize I never beat Windwaker although I had my friend who was a year older than me help me beat some bosses
I pre-ordered it way back when. I trusted, even though i wasn't sold. Immediately feel in love. The only people who hated it back then, and there were plenty... Hadn't played it yet, but were mighty vocal. Some things never change.
It's the best stylized Zelda ever released. It has the best art direction and aged the best out of all classic 3D Zeldas so far.
I think it looks good but i actually prefer the art direction of breath of the wild the mix of cel shading and watercolors with some darker and more realistic things.
Na man you trippin lol
i actually agree with this, but care more for botw or even twilight princess
@@elijahyoung4355 BotW looks weird, just not quite right. And it sucks as a Zelda game, no dungeons and brittle weapons.
@@Vulpas I like the brittle weapons. It gives an opportunity for more weapon variety, as well as making you use the environment and your sheika slate to defeat enmities, instead of spamming the attack button. I’ve had some pretty intense encounters where I ran out of weapons.
I bought a Wii U for 3 games (and to have Wii access). Xenoblade X, Zelda Windwaker and Twilight Princess HD lol. What’s crazy is Windwaker was hated when it came out bc of how it looked but now it’s beloved and holds up better than most games.
I just did this for the same exact resons 😂
As this game was my first zelda, at 6 years old…
Wind Waker will always be fucking GOATed
My first Zelda game and one I always hold close to my heart. My older cousin showed me it, I got into it, beat it before he did and even helped him beat it.
One of the best adventures ever, still today holds up amazingly good.
No the game is boring trash
@@bb3k761 Ok. 👍
@@bb3k761It's critically acclaimed but sure your opinion is valid...it's in the vast minority but valid 👍
If you think the intro is slow in this game wait until you try Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword
The first 4 dungeons still feel like the intro...
Do you ever plan on doing a video on Twilight Princess? I would love to hear all your thoughts on it
My all time favorite Zelda, I was 7 when I got it for my birthday and I loved it ever since it's the one that really got me into the series my first was four swords adventures but u didn't vibe with it at the time but wind waker just spoke to me and it still does
I didn't know thinking the intro was slow was common, it never crossed my mind. I thought it was a dope intro.
Just wanted to thank you for producing wholesome content. I found you through a LOTR the third age review found the game after 6 months of looking and absolutely loved it.
I played (not yet finished) Wind Waker (HD) for the first time in 2023. The game is blowing me away constantly.
I know the game is meant to have you use items, but it often feels like an immersive sim with figuring out what you need to do.
You're like, how do I cross this obstacle, you randomly try something by assuming logic and often times, it works! My jaw drops often when playing, my admittedly, first 3D Zelda.
Thank you so much for trying out more Zelda games! These videos are much appreciated. I've been wanting to see your take on the games for years now, so I'm glad you got to experience them.
Man if you think windwaker’s intro is a slog then you probably haven’t played twilight princess. It takes me 3 hours to get through it and I know what I’m doing. Majora’s mask though is probably the best in my opinion.
If you’re talking about Twilight Princess because it’s more “dark”, just play Wind Waker, because that story does get super fucking dark. Also, the Ganon fight is the most satisfying fight I think in the series, and the way it ends? God damn it’s great.
Just finished Prime Remastered now I'm playing Battle Network Legacy Collection while I wait for TotK. What a time to be alive!!!
Retro Rebound coming back for more with a new Zelda video!
To me - this game was spectacular. My rose colored glasses during that one summer break in college when I played this was MARAVILLOSO!!
I loved wind waker. I beat it probably 3 times throughout high school. The finale always felt amazing
Are you gonna do this for trails when reverie comes out on July 7th? Would to see you reactions/thoughts up to cold steel 4
I played all of these Zelda games and you are 100 percent correct, the slow starts. I cannot even get into twilight princess again or even skyward sword, it's just too slow!
Little warning, don’t try exploring the sea as much till you get the boomerang. Without that you can’t really do the minimum to defend yourself, lest you get spooked by a giant squid like I did when I first played back in the day, lol
I love the video! I'm only bummed you didn't touch on any characters or dungeons! But I get that it's more of a first impressions video! Hope to see follow up
Wind Waker was the first Zelda that I bought on my own as an adult (I think I was 21 when it came out). I played through it 3 times in a row without even thinking about another game. After 2 decades, I just started my 4th playthrough last night. Its bringing back so many memories
i remember people hating this game when it first came out...i was so excited for it,and its one of my favorite experiences in my gaming life. although i read reviews and watch them on youtube,i have to make my own mind up and i thought it was gonna be great.i still say a link to the past is my favorite 2d zelda,this is my favorite 3d adventure..even to this day.
The prison is one of my favorite sequences in the game. Perhaps my favorite. Come to think of it, I really like it when games take away my stuff. My favorite levels in Sunshine are the ones without FLUDD. I also really love the moments in Odyssey without Cappy.
Those are a little different, because your movement isn't inhibited to the same degree. You can still run and jump, you don't need to sneak through those levels without Fludd or Cappy, you can still do running triple jumps. In Forsaken Fortress your stuff is taken away AND your freedom of movement. Even if you want to try to speedrun past all of the enemies without your gear, the game forces a cutscene where you're spotted, grabbed, and thrown back into a cell.
Love the Zelda nostalgia and am hoping you do a Twilight Princess one as thats probably my favorite. Wind Waker isnt my favorite Zelda game, but damn is it a great one. I can easily see why people say its their favorite. I was only 4 when Ocarina came out so Wind Waker was the first Zelda game that I was able to really experience at launch. The cell-shaded graphics were harshly criticized at first, but I think theyve aged really well.
Koji Kondo basically wrote the soundtrack to my childhood. Every single Zelda soundtrack is a masterpiece and its a damn shame that Nintendo keeps their music sealed away from streaming platforms.
It's probably because of the bright atmosphere of outset Island and the fact that I was enthralled by the art style when I was a child but I've never felt like the opening to wind waker is that slow. I really enjoyed taking my time talking with the NPCs doing little tasks and just exploring the island (although I did hate the Forsaken fortress because losing your sword makes you entirely helpless and I was bad at the stealth section.) The stinger effect that plays when a moblin notices you jump-scared me as a kid and spiked my anxiety lol. Probably an unpopular opinion but I find Twilight Princess's opening much more slow on repeat playthroughs than I ever did with wind waker but that's probably partly because I didn't play that one until I was older so I don't have the nostalgia glasses to push me forward. I just feel like the little quests that you need to do in Ordon village right at the beginning are kind of a time waster. Love both games once I get past the opening couple of hours though
Before the Breath of the Wild came out Wind Waker was my #1 Zelda game and then A Link Between Worlds
Yes! My favorite game of all time. I’m so glad that time has been so kind to it, visuals and reception!
Yes omg, I remember it coming out at movie gallery for rental and my dad rented it for me so much he ended up buying it from them for me for Christmas that year, wonderful memories ❤
One of my best finds was finding wind waker at a yard sale for 5 bucks years ago.
It’s personally my favorite in the series, glad to see you’re liking it so far!
What I wouldn’t give to have this on the switch my fave Zelda game of all time
@@Shadowmosesarea51 me too, I hope we get it eventually. Not sure why Nintendo is dragging their feet on it
@@Shadowmosesarea51 right like wtf why haven't they done that it's legit free money
The funny thing is there was a lot of "toon link" bashing when it first came out. I loved it, but I definitely felt like I was in the minority
When it came out there were a lot of dickwads who argued the art was too kiddy.
Reminds me of people today who say that Zelda game graphics aren't good enough.
People are always stupid
One of the most underrated games ever. BOTW #1, TOTK #2, windwaker #3
Matttyyyyyyyy! My guy! This game is absolutely perfect. Your tunic is amazing.
To me it's the best LOZ game ever made. I first played it on GC then bought a WW LOZ limited edition Wii U just for the HD version. Nintendo should port the HD version over to the Switch. Obviously they'd need to fix some menus and tweaks for it to work, but man I'd buy that in a heartbeat.
Definitely aged well
Just started a play-through of this of my own actually. My first. Dragon Roost so far. Having a blast!
I got an incredible condition copy for my Gamecube about a year ago, I played through the entire game for the first time and I was blown away by how phenomenal it was. I played it and owned it when I was very little but I lost it somewhere in my brother’s house when I was a kid..(Turns out he borrowed it and lost it, found out later.) Twilight Princess is still my favorite but this is a close second to that and Ocarina!
I always wanted to play this game since it came out but couldnt find it for gamecube. Sold my wii u shortly before the remaster was announced
Yes, it’s really that great. A lot of great memories with this one. It was the first Zelda game I played since the original on the NES, and I LOVED that one! WindWaker will always hold a special place in my heart ❤️
The cartoon shading thing was freakish at first back then, but then you'd adjust and it becomes the coolest innovation of the franchise.
Plus it looks like a chibi anime thing. Link even legit meows.
That smile in the thumbnail says it all.
The art style makes it timeless!
@@dylangaletti395 You're entitled to your opinion but I disagree. I love how quirky it is :)
1. Ocarina of Time
2. Majora's Mask
3. Twilight Princess
4. Breath of the Wild / TOTK
5. Windwaker
I literally just bought this game couple weeks ago at a thrift store for $20 SEALED!
Love your vids Matty
Wind Waker is a game that aged very well. Many didn't like it at first due to the change in the art direction from the previous masterpieces that were Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask, but still grew fond of it after playing it. I say this because I also remember really loving playing through it after initially finding it off-putting from enjoying the darker tones of the previous games.
My 4th fav zelda game behind Oot, MM, and TP.
I've grown to really like this channel so before I watch I'm praying my man doesn't dog on my all-time favourite
Aight we good
The fact that the Wii U gamepad couldn't be used as the tingle tuner is actually a crime.
Wind waker slow intro?!
*Laughs in Twilight Princess intro*
Ah… the first Zelda game I’ve ever played. I didn’t even know what it was when I started, thought it was just a cool pirate game (when I was 6). Then Link went below the waves and I became obsessed with discovering what this land was, knowing full well it’d be eventually, utterly destroyed
Every sound effect and I mean every single sound effect on this game makes my childhood ring out. Super strong nostalgia that hits me like a ton of bricks 🧱
I remember seeing this game for the first time and not loving the art style. But now its gotta be one of my top 5 zelda games
The art direction was a bold change from anything they’d done before or since. Still one of the greatest Zelda’s, and pirate games for that matter.
I was one of the folks who disliked the art style when it was originally revealed. It was a bit of a shocker since they had showed off a tech demo for Gamecube with Link looking more like he does in Twilight Princess so we thought we were getting something like that instead of the cel shaded style of Wind Waker... That being said, I'm not sure I've seen a game age better than Wind Waker, even before the HD upgade (from a graphical standpoint) and I absolutely love it now. It was the right move.
Its funny that its almost a throwback to a link to the past
If you like darker, edgier games more I don't mind pointing out that Wind Waker may surprise you at points in the story. That being said Wind Waker is one of my absolute favorite games in the series. Though I'd be lying if I said I could make my own tier list. Despite loving Zelda for like 25-26 years making that list today is hard. They all have their own strengths and weaknesses. And a lot of them are heavily tied to nostalgia for me. As a kid OoT was more or less automatically #1, but today I'm less certain of that despite my adoration for it.
As a side note, though you may already know this, you don't quite get full freedom until after the second dungeon. You can explore most things on the right side of the map, but the left has to wait if I remember right. Which works out since there isn't a lot you can do on the various islands until you have the items you get up to that point.
I forget which game had it, might have been the zelda compilation on the GameCube, but there was a 2 hour demo for Wind Waker I used to play all the time, and it was the fortress section. The barrels in that little room used to piss me off so much, it made me never wanna play it. I had never beaten a Zelda at that point so for YEARS I never played Wind Waker. Turned out to be one of my favorites, but really only because of the ending
95 kid here. It was the first Zelda I was able to finish. Had no memory card. I played it several times as far as I was able to do in one day. Then when my cousin visited he had the idea to let the cube on when we sleep. We finished and it was the best experience we will never forget. We lived that game. Simpler times gave us the posibility to have such experiences. Nowadays everything is too simple and the games pile up because there are too many options and we have too many things we do parallel.
Nowadays it's different because you aren't a kid anymore, you're an adult with responsibilities.
why is the sound blasting loud on the commercial, but can barely hear you in the rest?
Your experience was close to mine first playthrough. I remember getting to the great Deku Tree and was burned out and stopped playing at that point. I didn't pick it back up until years later when the Wii U version came out. That second time knowing what to expect and accepting it before going back in I was able to enjoy it more and beat it. However, those stealth sections just suck.
I got this game for my bday in 2005, coincidently the gane also starts as Link's bday. I only played up to forsaken fortress, I'm not good at stealth. I asked one of my friends to play the rest while I helped w/the tingle tuner
I was just playing the hd version on my steam deck earlier. Amazing experience
The Switch is my first Nintendo console since the N64 and I've been so pleased with it I've now gone and purchased a Wii U and a few games which include Xenoblade Chronicles X, Wind Waker HD and Twilight Princess as I never got to experience them first time around, looking forward to it.
My all time favorite Zelda game, and all time favorite video game.
It's my favourite Zelda game but I can't really divorce it from my nostalgia because it was the first Zelda game I played and I was like 8 years old at the time. The vibes are immaculate.
I think this is my 3rd favorite Zelda game behind a link to the past and the minish cap. This game has aged incredibly well.
Literally playing this now for my first time as I watched this video (my excuse is that I skipped Nintendo after the N64 until I got a Switch and wanted all Nintendo everything, so now I'm playing catch up). It's a very fun game, I'm about half way through or close to that point. Not going to call it a favorite yet though...I don't think there's going be a game that will top OoT for me. OoT was something I didn't even play until years later on an N64 Emulator (in like 2009/2010), and even then I absolutely fell in love with it...that game is truly special.
I am currently playing through this myself. trying to finish off my Zelda backlog before getting into Tears of the Kingdom.
Probably my favourite Zelda game, i just love the Adventure feeling
You should do a video on Spirit Tracks. It’s my favorite DS game!
this one is my brothers fav zelda and yes hes played them all. he recently let me borrow botw and totk. i havent made it to totk yet but am really enjoying botw. ive did about 60 shrines and collected 106 korok seeds so far, and on my 3rd beast so far, im not rushing and just really taking my time with the game.❤
I raised my daughter by myself, and i grew up in atari and nes and when she was 4i bought her a GameCube to introduce her to video games, i also bought wind waker, i played it with her and got hooked and played all night on the floor of her room for days lol amazing game!
I'd place WW either 2nd or 3rd in my lineup for top zelda games. It's VERY zelda with multiple and expansive dungeons and a variety of gear and mechanics to use. It has a great cast of characters and some of the best music in the series.
Honestly, BoTW doesn't even place top 3 for me. It was a risky change that paid off in some ways, but it also lost some of the core Zelda identity for me.
I would love to see another video once you finish the game
Yesss, I'm excited for this one, as someone who has also never played Wind Waker. I also only hear good things about this game. haha
Zelda content on deck for Zelda week let’s getit
I would want a remake more than a port of the wii u hd version. Specifically so that they can add in the content that was supposedly cut from the original.
You're the coolest Link I've ever seen, Matt!
It's crazy to me how Nintendo conditioned the players to incorporate the parry option. With Orca, you can do the little mini game where you have to hit him a certain amount of times where you only have three hearts. I remember I had never really used the parry option in fights because the time to press the A button was so quick. I found myself using it more and more after it went to Orca and hit the 500 hits. I was so used to using it with Orca, that it became part of my routine to use it in normal battle. It was so much more fluid with the parry option and ifound myself being able to predict the game and combat became much smoother if thays possible.
Love you going over the manual!
My fave zelda game of all time is 4 swords adventures. Back then my friends mainly played the pokemon gba games, while I played the yugioh ones. Once I got this game new, I then bought 3 more cables for 4 player co-op. This was my summer of 2006 ❤
I really wish there was a convenient way to play this in 2023. I dont want to spend $300 + on this and a gamecube and could emulate it but it sucks with controls on my iMac
Absolutely love your opinions on these games and you never need to apologize. People need to understand. Life experiences are all different. You don’t have to play Zelda games but I’m really glad you’re getting through some of the best ones.❤❤❤❤❤
Loving your Zelda videos, Marty. ☺️
My favorite Zelda will always be Majora's Mask, but I think Wind Waker is the best Zelda game, it really captures the sense of adventure perfectly (that is until Breath of the Wild released which throws a wrench into things).
I bought a GameCube for this and RE4 when I was in high school, and I don’t regret that decision.
Matty please do Majoras mask you would love the tone and sidequests in that game
I love Wind Waker! The art direction was an interesting turn and also how there were pirates and etc. The Ganondorf in WW is my favorite in design, personality, etc. I also really enjoyed being able to use a pear to take control of things like a seagull cause why not. 😆
You used a pear????
I’ll never forget when I first played Wind Waker as a teen, back then, the moment after the tower of the gods, I don’t want to spoil anything unless he hasn’t gotten there yet, but y’all know what that moment is. To this day one of the coolest moments I’ve experienced in my life time playing the Zelda games. I would spending so much time standing and looking out into the distance of that area wishing I could explore the entirety of it. 🥰🥰
My favorite 3d Zelda. A link to the past will always be my favorite.
Was one them fans that saw was hyped when they showed that footage of ganon transforming and link ready to battle as a proof of concept of GameCubes power initially, and hated on wind waker soon cause that was what they unveiled later. Like why show that graphical dark edges intense take of Zelda and that the GameCube could do it. Then backtrack to this artstyle, show him sailing a boat, chasing pigs, talking to a snot running kid….. I passed on wind waker massively cause that was a wicked tease. But thankfully they did deliver on twilight princess later. And I still went back to wind waker much later on albeit but to give it a fair shake. And I do hold it now as one my fav Zelda’s. Gameplay was tight and responsive, sense of exploration was literally on the horizon everywhere, dungeons still retained the iconic Zelda treatment we know and love, and yea artwork put me off initially but as everyone unanimously agrees these agrees these days, it’s holds and looks great to this day….. what’s funny is twilight princess is lower on my list even though I more anticipated it. Idk why find myself dropping twilight princess more everytime I try playing it. Maybe beaten it twice all my years and it’s my least played next to breath of the wild.
PLEASE do a Twilight Princess video! That was a Zelda experience unlike any other
Just ordered me a copy, excited to play this game. I heard a lot about this gem.
I know some people don't like the sailing but I loved it because I could chill and smoke my pipe lol
Far from being the best Zelda, it is still my favourite. This game means so much to me.
It is the best Zelda