This sequence is among the best of the entire series. I haven't felt like this in a Zelda game since getting to the moon in Majora's Mask, an ethereal experience.
Couldn't agree more. This was my first temple, (Thank god I got Tulin First) and this just set the bar for me more the rest of the game. I Could tell Nintendo really wanted to make Dungeons feel more like Dungeons and an entrance like this is epic.
@@pasta_boi8266 Mine was the perfect picture of a crisp, clear night. Seeing the stars before plunging into the depths of the temple was such an ethereal experience. I hadn't felt that way since Ocarina of Time.
especially if it's your first dungeon. then it gets kind of retroactively ruined after the other dungeons when you realize they all have the same "demon king? secret stone?" cutscene lol
This temple is a masterclass. So immersive. So majestuous. So chilling. The scale is overwhelming. And what an epic score. This whole section is a 10 out of 10.
i went up during day break and it was insane, the moment you could see sunshine and feel the calm above the storm. definitely my favourite moment in the game by far.
The reveal of the Stormwind Ark had some serious Laputa reveal vibes from Castle in the Sky. That is one of my favorite films of all time, so the reveal and buildup hit HARD for me!
Hot damn! The buildup to this dungeon was incredible! I loved everything about it! I'm a sucker for lore, so hearing all the stories of the ark, and having the game slowly build up to it's discovery as the dungeon was out of this world. It was so surreal climbing higher and higher for so long, constantly wondering how much higher it is, and how high up I've come so far. Then the dive into the top of the cloud, and the music that couples up with the silhouette of the ark that you've been hearing about shows itself to this epic orchestra complete with the title Wind Temple. (Chef's kiss) Absolutely perfect! It also helps that in my opinion Tullin is the best companion of the four, and the temple itself is awesome. Great music, great puzzles, and an epic buildup to a badass boss fight that takes place in the air. THIS is how you do a Zelda dungeon. Well done Zelda dev team! I do think this will go down as one of my all time favs!
That one second at the peak of the final jump is awesome. Where the music entirely cuts out for a second and everything sorta just momentarily fades away. No ancient powers of good and evil, no torrential blizzard ravaging the land. For that one second of silence at the peak of the jump its just you alone with the beautiful view of the world below you. Then you dive back down and the music starts to swell again.
The whole time I was climbing up to the Wind Temple, I just kept finding myself thinking "How much higher up is it?" and "How high have I climbed?" I also saved quite regularly in case I made a mistake, seeing as it was so high up! One wrong slip, and down you go, where you get to start over! It was a cool segment to me, though, and made the Wind Temple stand out. You had to WORK to get to it!
Yeah! There was that crazy long climb just to get to the jumping sails. I had similar thoughts going up lol " man high does this go" " would suck to run out of stamina..." but it just keeps going higher and higher lol. It is most definitely a standout segment of any Zelda game at this point. Such fun and fantastic way to start the game. ( assuming you went here first). I wonder how many people went here first too? It seems like a lot. I'm not sure why I chose it first. Maybe because it was closest? Did you go here first? If so why?
@@IRNINJ4 Well.....Wind Temple was actually the third I went to.....The order I went was Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning and Spirit. But after seeing and using Tulin's ability, I found myself kind of wishing I'd done the Wind Temple first......There were multiple times where it would've come in handy prior to getting it! But in regards to why I went in the order I went...well...Mipha and Sidon were my favorite of the bunch in Breath of the Wild, so I opted to go to the aid of the Zora first in Tears of the Kingdom. I opted to go to the Lightning Temple as late as possible due to my experience with Thunderblight, which made me suspect that they were likely saving something truly headache inducing as the boss for that temple! Something I found to be true, at least in my case, seeing as Queen Gibdo was the only boss out of the four (technically five, if you throw in the Seized Construct from Spirit Temple) to challenge me, and was the only boss of them all to kill me multiple times. But when it came to the others, it was more a case of doing whichever one was closest, and seeing as Death Mountain was closer to Zora's Domain upon my completing the Water Temple than Rito Village, the Fire Temple, it was.......
Oh, and I just remembered something you might get a kick out of......When I was headed to the Water Temple, and I got to that part where Sidon creates a whirlpool that leads to that underground area........I only had one Bomb Flower with me.....Something I didn't notice until I was already down there. But, I was stubborn and refused to leave simply to get more! So......I used Ultrahand to make this humongous bridge out of all the wooden planks or platforms floating around in the room, tilted it to the right angle and plopped it down before using it to climb up to the central console of the chamber.
This was a bit creepy to me, but in a good way? The unmanned ships constantly flying their course was eerie, but it also helped make it more interesting.
Wow. Just ... wow. The way the soundtrack starts off as a simple, quiet melody that starts adding instruments as you climb to the top, slowly building until you dive down into the whirlwind -- at which point it's a full symphony. The intensity! And the way the name of the dungeon appears is just icing on the cake. I can only imagine what that experience was like for young Tulin, realizing that the legend of the Stormwind Ark was real.
Kinda late playing zelda. And this was my first templerun. Wont ever forget the short silence above the storm, it was morning in the game. That vibe was beyond something.
This whole sequence, from rising up the mountain while getting used to Tulin's air blast, to rising up above the storm, to landing on the Ark all the way through to defeating Colgera in a beautiful, dramatic climax, EASILY makes for one of the best moments in the Zelda franchise. I cannot describe how much I love this temple.
When I did this, it was around 6 AM in-game by the time I reached the top before falling back down, and I had a beautiful shot of the sun rising, and I had to stop for a minute to enjoy the view and take a screenshot.
Same here. Pretty much hated botw - really liking this so far. As a classic fan totk has brought much more classic things back into the fray I feel. The music alone hits me like past games - but it does even more than that plus adds in new elements that as a classic fan I never thought I'd enjoy.
Damn still can't believe Tears of the Kingdom being 1 year old in 10 days. I just can't imagine time is flying so fast nowadays.... What an experience in Gaming also Music wise. This was the moment I was like goddman what a way to get to the Dungeon. Started playing games in the 90's with my father and we did know some glitches in Mario World without a book lol My alltime favorite moment!
Seeing the trailers, I thought this approach was the actual wind temple and the temple itself would've been the entire fleet of floating ships like the city in the sky is an entire floating sky archipelago
In my playthrough I reached the cloud top during sunset and I sure was not prepared for that sight. The sunset at the horizon and 10 seconds later I was skydiving into a storm, so beautiful
Really sad timing when getting above the clouds: I got hit with a sunny sky and a gorgeous view of Hyrule and the contrast was way more jarring (in a good way)
When I got to the part at 2:30 I had to land on one of those platforms and just take it all in. I probably spent 2 whole minutes staring at the ship and getting goosebumps from the music too bad this is where the game peaked with the main phantom ganon fight being a distant second lol
The buildup, the moment where you go over the clouds, and then the magnificent music when you jump inside the cloud storm. It's simply perfection. It's a shame that the actual temple was a dissapointment, it follows the "divine beast" template which isn't that great. This could have been one of, if not the best temple in the series if the actual temple was as good as the buildup. Still, the whole climb section is so good that it deserves recognition and a place amongst the top
@@Veranek The visuals, boss, music, and approach are great. The structure is just as bad as the other dungeons and divine beasts. Easily navigate to the marked spots on your map (no thinking of where to go involved), solving basically no puzzles a long the way and fighting hardly any enemies (hardly any challenge or resistance), then solve a single puzzle to activate a thing. Repeat a few more times then fight boss. These dungeons pale in comparison to the labyrinthine dungeons in the older Zelda games.
@@Veranek I wouldn't say they are way better than divine beasts, they are exactly the same as divine beasts but prettier, and they have the most interesting thing about divine beasts removed, the ability to manipulate the entire dungeon.
I just did this temple recently and my god. I forgot about Ascend. I was legitimately sat beneath the first large column experimenting with balloons and stamina meals trying to figure out how the heck I was supposed to climb that pillar before I finally remembered the tech.
The only thing that bothers me abt tokt is the dungeons are basically the same as the divine beasts The only difference is that you cannot control the dungeon You have to find 4-5 terminals and activate something within the middle of the dungeon
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This sequence is among the best of the entire series. I haven't felt like this in a Zelda game since getting to the moon in Majora's Mask, an ethereal experience.
Couldn't agree more. This was my first temple, (Thank god I got Tulin First) and this just set the bar for me more the rest of the game. I Could tell Nintendo really wanted to make Dungeons feel more like Dungeons and an entrance like this is epic.
WW and TP to me were the most epic Zelda experiences and this moment rivals them
This is a pure Zelda moment/experience.
Best parts of this game are the linear parts
Forever etched in my top tier gaming experiences
That moment when you go above the storm and everything gets quiet is pure dopamine
When I did it on mine the sky was a fantastic bright blue when I came up through the storm, it took my breath away!
@@LavendaPandaNiice, mine was of a sunset!
@@pasta_boi8266 Mine was the perfect picture of a crisp, clear night. Seeing the stars before plunging into the depths of the temple was such an ethereal experience. I hadn't felt that way since Ocarina of Time.
the TOTK wind temple - both in leadup, execution, boss fight, and Tulin as a friend/ability is one of the best experiences Zelda has to offer.
This whole section hits me hard. Everything about it is perfect
It really was an impressive sight and actually fun
Yes
@@stephenevans7884what?
It was an experience for me. Also I did it after the Fire and Water temple so this is simply the best.
especially if it's your first dungeon. then it gets kind of retroactively ruined after the other dungeons when you realize they all have the same "demon king? secret stone?" cutscene lol
This temple is a masterclass.
So immersive.
So majestuous.
So chilling.
The scale is overwhelming.
And what an epic score.
This whole section is a 10 out of 10.
i went up during day break and it was insane, the moment you could see sunshine and feel the calm above the storm. definitely my favourite moment in the game by far.
Damn I wish I could have seen it like that too, the lighting is pretty damn good as well
Me pasó igual. Fue tremendamente emocionante. Pero me temo que el juego no tendrá momentos mejores que este. Difícil que los tenga.
Same here. I took a moment and was absolutely overwhelmed with how beautiful everything was.
The reveal of the Stormwind Ark had some serious Laputa reveal vibes from Castle in the Sky. That is one of my favorite films of all time, so the reveal and buildup hit HARD for me!
The Wild duology takes heavy inspiration from Ghibli movies.
@@paperluigi6132especially from Princess Mononoke and Castle in the Sky
@christonadams9046 can't forget Nausicaa, the world ending Calamity and Depths are straight from that movie
Hot damn! The buildup to this dungeon was incredible! I loved everything about it! I'm a sucker for lore, so hearing all the stories of the ark, and having the game slowly build up to it's discovery as the dungeon was out of this world. It was so surreal climbing higher and higher for so long, constantly wondering how much higher it is, and how high up I've come so far. Then the dive into the top of the cloud, and the music that couples up with the silhouette of the ark that you've been hearing about shows itself to this epic orchestra complete with the title Wind Temple. (Chef's kiss) Absolutely perfect! It also helps that in my opinion Tullin is the best companion of the four, and the temple itself is awesome. Great music, great puzzles, and an epic buildup to a badass boss fight that takes place in the air. THIS is how you do a Zelda dungeon. Well done Zelda dev team! I do think this will go down as one of my all time favs!
Well said
I remember having pretty epic music on this sequence. But doesn't seem to be here.
Let's be honest here. This sequence would be nothing without the music. Holy shit, Miyomoto and Aegiyonuma fucking delivered!
That one second at the peak of the final jump is awesome. Where the music entirely cuts out for a second and everything sorta just momentarily fades away. No ancient powers of good and evil, no torrential blizzard ravaging the land. For that one second of silence at the peak of the jump its just you alone with the beautiful view of the world below you. Then you dive back down and the music starts to swell again.
Thanks for the upload, been looking for a good version of just the approach to the ship
Thank you! Glad you like it
The whole time I was climbing up to the Wind Temple, I just kept finding myself thinking "How much higher up is it?" and "How high have I climbed?" I also saved quite regularly in case I made a mistake, seeing as it was so high up! One wrong slip, and down you go, where you get to start over! It was a cool segment to me, though, and made the Wind Temple stand out. You had to WORK to get to it!
Yeah! There was that crazy long climb just to get to the jumping sails. I had similar thoughts going up lol " man high does this go" " would suck to run out of stamina..." but it just keeps going higher and higher lol. It is most definitely a standout segment of any Zelda game at this point. Such fun and fantastic way to start the game. ( assuming you went here first). I wonder how many people went here first too? It seems like a lot. I'm not sure why I chose it first. Maybe because it was closest? Did you go here first? If so why?
@@IRNINJ4 Well.....Wind Temple was actually the third I went to.....The order I went was Water, Fire, Wind, Lightning and Spirit. But after seeing and using Tulin's ability, I found myself kind of wishing I'd done the Wind Temple first......There were multiple times where it would've come in handy prior to getting it! But in regards to why I went in the order I went...well...Mipha and Sidon were my favorite of the bunch in Breath of the Wild, so I opted to go to the aid of the Zora first in Tears of the Kingdom. I opted to go to the Lightning Temple as late as possible due to my experience with Thunderblight, which made me suspect that they were likely saving something truly headache inducing as the boss for that temple! Something I found to be true, at least in my case, seeing as Queen Gibdo was the only boss out of the four (technically five, if you throw in the Seized Construct from Spirit Temple) to challenge me, and was the only boss of them all to kill me multiple times. But when it came to the others, it was more a case of doing whichever one was closest, and seeing as Death Mountain was closer to Zora's Domain upon my completing the Water Temple than Rito Village, the Fire Temple, it was.......
Oh, and I just remembered something you might get a kick out of......When I was headed to the Water Temple, and I got to that part where Sidon creates a whirlpool that leads to that underground area........I only had one Bomb Flower with me.....Something I didn't notice until I was already down there. But, I was stubborn and refused to leave simply to get more! So......I used Ultrahand to make this humongous bridge out of all the wooden planks or platforms floating around in the room, tilted it to the right angle and plopped it down before using it to climb up to the central console of the chamber.
Nintendo casually makes you go over 7500 feet above sea level just to enter this damn dungeon. The verticality in this game is insane.
This was a bit creepy to me, but in a good way? The unmanned ships constantly flying their course was eerie, but it also helped make it more interesting.
Wow. Just ... wow. The way the soundtrack starts off as a simple, quiet melody that starts adding instruments as you climb to the top, slowly building until you dive down into the whirlwind -- at which point it's a full symphony. The intensity! And the way the name of the dungeon appears is just icing on the cake. I can only imagine what that experience was like for young Tulin, realizing that the legend of the Stormwind Ark was real.
Kinda late playing zelda. And this was my first templerun. Wont ever forget the short silence above the storm, it was morning in the game. That vibe was beyond something.
Every time I play this sequence or see this sequence it give me the goose bomb .
So thrilling.
One of the very best sequence of the all saga
This whole sequence, from rising up the mountain while getting used to Tulin's air blast, to rising up above the storm, to landing on the Ark all the way through to defeating Colgera in a beautiful, dramatic climax, EASILY makes for one of the best moments in the Zelda franchise. I cannot describe how much I love this temple.
When I did this, it was around 6 AM in-game by the time I reached the top before falling back down, and I had a beautiful shot of the sun rising, and I had to stop for a minute to enjoy the view and take a screenshot.
Man everyone else saying they got to this part with a sunset or rise.. must have been breathtaking
@@IRNINJ4 Oh it absolutely was.
For me, Tulin storyline is the most fun to play in this game
This game achieves transcendence in a lot of places, but it’s ability to creat perfect approaches to major places transcends transcending.
my first temple, made him yesterday and it was so AWESOME, thats the Zelda gameplay I've missed
This game feels way better than BotW I was not a fan of it, but I loved this game. Feels way more like an Open world Zelda should.
Same here. Pretty much hated botw - really liking this so far. As a classic fan totk has brought much more classic things back into the fray I feel. The music alone hits me like past games - but it does even more than that plus adds in new elements that as a classic fan I never thought I'd enjoy.
Saved this temple for last, and I'm so glad I did.
2:25 awesome moment i’ll never forget!
Damn still can't believe Tears of the Kingdom being 1 year old in 10 days. I just can't imagine time is flying so fast nowadays.... What an experience in Gaming also Music wise. This was the moment I was like goddman what a way to get to the Dungeon. Started playing games in the 90's with my father and we did know some glitches in Mario World without a book lol My alltime favorite moment!
2:04 that flash always gets me.
That ground hug at the end, LOL.
This entire scene was so sinematic I my jaw dropped at this part
Does anyone know if this theme has a title? The sound bit where you first see the ship
Approaching the Wind Temple (Skydive 3) - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (OST)
Seeing the trailers, I thought this approach was the actual wind temple and the temple itself would've been the entire fleet of floating ships like the city in the sky is an entire floating sky archipelago
My favorite part of the entire game is the approach to the actual temple. And also the bossfight in the sky is so much fun.
Most impressive sequence in TOK
At first I got there without Tulin and was motivated by sheer "but can I go further" until I reached the ark console and could not go further.
Lol I probably would have done the same. I bet you had a nice jump down lol
In my playthrough I reached the cloud top during sunset and I sure was not prepared for that sight. The sunset at the horizon and 10 seconds later I was skydiving into a storm, so beautiful
Reminds me of the drop into the Burnt Ivory King fight in DS2
Oooooo yeah it does..
Thanks for uploading this 😭♥️
My pleasure glad everyone is enjoying
I couldn't believe my eyes or ears
Spider-Man 3 vibes
Really sad timing when getting above the clouds: I got hit with a sunny sky and a gorgeous view of Hyrule and the contrast was way more jarring (in a good way)
the faceplant at the end. haha.
i did this whole section and boss fight on 4 grams of mushrooms and its the most fun ive ever had in a game
Epic in every way
When I got to the part at 2:30 I had to land on one of those platforms and just take it all in. I probably spent 2 whole minutes staring at the ship and getting goosebumps from the music
too bad this is where the game peaked with the main phantom ganon fight being a distant second lol
That's why I run all dungeons
The buildup, the moment where you go over the clouds, and then the magnificent music when you jump inside the cloud storm. It's simply perfection. It's a shame that the actual temple was a dissapointment, it follows the "divine beast" template which isn't that great. This could have been one of, if not the best temple in the series if the actual temple was as good as the buildup. Still, the whole climb section is so good that it deserves recognition and a place amongst the top
The epic approach really helps to hide how shitty the actual temple actually is..
The temple itself is not bad, just too short.
@@Veranek The visuals, boss, music, and approach are great. The structure is just as bad as the other dungeons and divine beasts. Easily navigate to the marked spots on your map (no thinking of where to go involved), solving basically no puzzles a long the way and fighting hardly any enemies (hardly any challenge or resistance), then solve a single puzzle to activate a thing. Repeat a few more times then fight boss. These dungeons pale in comparison to the labyrinthine dungeons in the older Zelda games.
@@RoyDallass That's kinda obvious, but these dungeons were way better than Divine Beasts.
Next game we will get better Open World Dungeons.
@@Veranek I wouldn't say they are way better than divine beasts, they are exactly the same as divine beasts but prettier, and they have the most interesting thing about divine beasts removed, the ability to manipulate the entire dungeon.
@@RoyDallass At least are a bit funnier than Divine Beasts. I loved BoTW, but I was always skipping doing Divine Beasts.
Perfect
One of the best Zelda dungeons
Holy shit
I just did this temple recently and my god. I forgot about Ascend. I was legitimately sat beneath the first large column experimenting with balloons and stamina meals trying to figure out how the heck I was supposed to climb that pillar before I finally remembered the tech.
Yeah ascend is a crazy ability that you forget you can do sometimes but once you start using it you'll want it in every game haha
The only thing that bothers me abt tokt is the dungeons are basically the same as the divine beasts
The only difference is that you cannot control the dungeon
You have to find 4-5 terminals and activate something within the middle of the dungeon
Such a shame its so short and boring barely a dungeon
The dungeon started at the base of mount hebra my dude.
@@MrSailing101right
@@MrSailing101 still not interesting enough