I always love to watch JMM, but I always go back to this one because LTP was a special game for me. My mom had a hint book, but she made me earn the right to learn the hint. That way, we figured out puzzles together. Those were happy times.
The fact you liked many sidestories and how they resolved is the main appeal of Majora's Mask, is not just completing the game but also how you resolve each ingame person's issues, definitely a must Zelda game to play.
frank scibilia Last time I check it was still there. Man if your just now playing snes games there are a ton of good ones. Have you played Super Metroid yet? If not I suggest Super Metroid Chrono Trigger Yoshis Island and Castlevania 4. Thats just the tip of the iceberg.
Been playing snes since i was a kid . I got all those games you have mentioned. Zelda just kept getting move backed because I either see another game I want at a good price or I play a game like castlevania and want the snes sequel.
OoT's Water temple is by far the best designed and most cohesive dungeon in that game. It plays like poetry. Its only two flaws are: 1) That the boots take too long to put on and take off (which is more a fault of the game in general rather than the temple), and 2) That one single key in the bottom middle room is too easy to miss.
Yeah considering 3D was still "new" in that era it's an impressively designed dungeon that takes full advantage of it. I think most complained just because it was genuinely are pretty challenging dungeon, and like mentioned switching the boots is a pain.
I watched stranger things yesterday. Never heard of it before. Really enjoyed it. The music is great, all characters are unique, it feels warm to watch if that makes any sense.
I was just playing this! I'm so rusty though so it's great to see J&M play so I get refreshed on what's comming. I like the visuals this week, the P in P being offset is great!
The intro is my favorite part. The show's soundtrack is pretty great. Also, James is such a button masher, it's always funny listening to him play, he is destroying those buttons. :)
I feel the endboss of the OTT water temple makes up for any frustrating play before, Its so awesome seeing the water come alive. Also i liked the atmosphere in the water temple. Really felt like some ancient swimming paradise
trying to grasp how that even makes sense. alot of people watched it because of the 80s nostalgia it had. if it was set in modern time it probably wouldn't of done AS good
The grasshopper enemies are called Buzz. Yep, simple name. The Pengators in the Ice Palace that you killed with a medallion can individually be killed by the Hookshot. You also missed the sleeping bat that "curses" you with half magic.
When people say that "stranger things have happened". This show is the type of $#!+ they are talking about. You don't know $#!+ about $#!+ until you've hidden from a monster in your backyard fort, had some slimy thing crawl out of your mouth, glimpsed another dimension, taken a mallet to your kitchen wall, climbed in a cubby hole and talked to your christmas lights. But in all seriousness, I thoroughly enjoyed stranger things. As an 80's aficionado I was taken aback to hear james' take on the show. The story, setting and characters all felt authentically 80's to me. Even though yes, as james stated, the show was shot in hd. With that being said, the resolution isn't really the criteria in which I judge the 80s-ness of the show. An 80's movie that's been up-ressed to 1080p and cleaned up real nice still feels 80s to me for reasons totally unrelated to the resolution and quality of the picture. Its more to do with the choice of photography, stylization, the settings, story, ,characters, acting, etc. This also kind of sounds like a classic case where the show was over hyped to james via social media. I went in with no expectations except that a friend who also loves 80s stuff said it was interesting. That's about the perfect level of hype to go into this with. Just expect it to be interestingly 80s-like and enjoy the ride. Most or all the classic 80s kid movie tropes are fulfilled in the show. Chunky kid, check. nerdy kid, check. kid that talks funny, check. token minority kid, check. kid that loves old horror movies, check. kid with magic powers, check. completely clueless adults, check. While its not the best thing ever made, I disagree that its just as good as everything else out there to watch. Mainly because all the other stuff is mostly crap. I've seen a lot of everything else and the vast majority if absolutely atrocious to try and actually sit through. I binged this whole show in 2 days because it was so enjoyable. 99.99% of stuff to watch simply doesn't do that for me, so this definitely stood out from the crowd. So you could certainly be watching many things that are quite a bit worse than this. The story is solid enough on its own, but with an added nostalgia factor due to the setting that took it over the top for me.
MrYTGuy1 good comment. I agree completely. I feel like Mike often misses the point with things that James says, so I was not surprised. But I was surprised to hear James did not like it
bnose202 Im a 31 year old father of 2 speaking on an opinion I hold, while not slurring insults, degrading comments or being rude..The only boy here is you.
IMO if James would have said he liked it, Mike would have wasted no time to chime in and list the things he liked about it....just kinda his personality during some of their conversations I guess.
The Stranger Things poster was done by a guy called Kyle Lambert, and it's very reminiscent in style to Drew Struzan, the guy who made all the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and basically other most famous movie posters. He created a style that invokes really huge nostalgia with people, because it's associated with the most classic movies of all time, that's why the marketing was so effective.
gst013 They are right, you people only like hyped things just because everyone talks about them, if Stranger Things was an independent series rather than a Netflix one, it would not be seen as "cool" and I bet you would not give 2 shits about it lol
i played it when i was like 9 i think. still one of my favorite games(28 now). i hold it higher than lots of games made now lol and i find that pretty funny.
This is singlehandedly the greatest SNES game of all time. Not playing this would be a disservice to yourself. If you're going to pass over a classic-style Zelda game, the most forgivable one would be the original. But LttP is something everyone should play through at least once.
They clearly got the vibe, but didn't think it was amazing. I'm inclined to agree. It was a good show, but nothing absolutely amazing. It's basically 90% nostalgia. It's the "Only 80's kids will remember this!" of TV shows. Almost feels like it should have been on VH1 instead of Netflix.
I think James has got the wrong end of the stick with the whole "it feels like a 80's movie" thing. They don't in the way that it was shot, they mean in terms of the story taking a lot from stories that were written in the 80's. The effects and the camaras they use is modern, but that does mean it can't still feel like the 80's in terms of tone. Also has anyone made a This is Spinal Tap joke about that show yet? You know ..."These go to eleven"...there has got to be some sort of joke you can make!
They are not so much trying to make them seem retro, as just remind you of that time. I don't really know what is required in your mind to say that they "got it right", but I feel ost of the time it does seem to work.Equalizing Distort
Matt R Nothing is original. Every story is based on something that was already done by someone else. That being said people overhype things all the time. I watched Stranger Things before people started going nuts about it, and I thought it was a cool call back to 80s adventure films. I didn't think it was the greatest show of all time though.
+Jered murphy it's not just the story, it's just feels like the plot and cliches have been done to death. It felt too predictable and didn't get too excited when watching it. The characters were okay at best, it just doesn't look much different than the Sci-fi movies from the 80s.
Zelda has always had some fantastic sound effects hasn't it? How about the rustling sound of chopping grass? Or collecting rupees? Or best of all, unlocking a secret entrance!
If you had Bombos magic, you could have use that on the Ice Palace boss (Kholdstare). That way, you only needed one blast of magic to thaw him out. Pretty much the only time that magic is truly useful.
Yah, me too: after all, what's the fucking formula? Use the dungeon item on the boss. 1, 2, Skyward Sword, and Link Between Worlds are the only ones with exceptions.
IMO Stranger Things totally nailed the 80s style. I think you can have an HD image quality and still make it look like the 80s, because of the atmosphere, the clothing, the characters and their behavior, all of it was made to be like in the old 80s movies.
It's so much easier to hate on new stuff and be contrarian when it gets really popular with great reviews. Me, I could give a shit about whether it's new or old. If I'm entertained and intrigued, I'm gonna like it whether it's Citizen Kane or Nothing But Trouble.
Loaf Dawg a link between worlds is definitely my second favorite zelda game. its a link to the past but ten times better. majora's mask will always be #1 for me
Re; Same world Weeeeeeeeellll, actually no: the Dark World is the Sacred Realm (which may or may not also be Skyloft), just corrupted. In Link Between Worlds, you only visit the Hylean sacred realm for the last scene of the game. Lowrule is just a parallel universe altogether, with it's own Sacred Realm, that just so happens to look almost exactly like the corrupted Sacred Realm (sans the Silent Hill chasms).
I thought A Link Between Worlds was fun, but my biggest problem was how easy it was. I can only remember 1 puzzle that made me think for a minute or 2. The puzzles also felt very self-contained; they didn't feel very intricate like when you have to go to different areas to figure out 1 puzzle; instead I remember the puzzles usually being able to be completed by staying in 1 room. Buying the items you needed wasn't very good in my opinion since it took away your satisfaction of finding big items in the dungeons for the most part. It wasn't a very rewarding or satisfying game to me, so I'd probably give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.
warpio I was thinking the same thing. That's probably true. I think that's why Nintendo should change some things around so experienced Zelda players will have new surprises and the games won't be so easy.
Aww yeah, some Oracle of Ages and Seasons love. Never got around to doing the linked ending (boss was too hard), but played through Ages (once) and seasons about 4-5 times. Seasons is sort of a go to nostalgia game for my younger gameboy color days. Between that, Pokemon Yellow, and silver, my DS still gets some use every few months out of the year.
I can talk about this game for days. I used to go to the 4th temple in the dark world as soon as possible and get the glove. I think you can do it after lvl 2. That way you can get the new sword and go back and beat 3 and 4 easier.
We were trying to get through the game quickly because James has other obligations. So James specifically asked me to guide him through the game so it wouldn't take as long to film -Mike
I always hated the forest dungeon as a kid cause it seemed to get me killed more than any other in the game for some reason. Why didn't you do the trick to get double magic?
Mike and Janes both, he's downplaying it to seem cool. We all know it was incredible and stoked on it, he's just trying to seem high brow by finding something to poo poo about it
Like the thing about the title screen not matching the show like come on, and Mike saying people just like anything new. Like really. No actually cogent argument as to why it wasn't good, just trying to come across as big wigs by saying that something awesome wasn't really that awesome to them because they are so great. Or maybe I'm overthinking it haha. Not.
Jeffrey Homan I think the same way, I don't know if it is for the same reason though. stranger things it's slightly like the 80's but people who said it was like the 80's ruined it for me. compared with movies like monster squad, goonies or movies alike it's nothing like the 80's
Since it doesn't seem like anyone mentioned it, Mike said Tingle was a character from Windwaker (he's not wrong, Tingle WAS in Windwaker) but he originated from Majora's Mask. Which is actually the best Zelda game haha.
I loved the water level in Ocarina of time, I never found it that hard. And about the water boss and ice boss on A link to the past, it's funny that you mention that they look like they would taste good, that was exactly my thought when I played this as a child.
Lyle Postle Hmm, alright man. Thanks for the response. Was just curious, that's all. I see many people openly bashing this game w/o any real rhyme or reason, so I'm genuinely curious why people dislike this so much.q
Totally agree on Stranger Things. Super bland without being super bad. Everyone I know besides my GF loved the shit out of it. Even Half in the Bag loved it tons. Really weird. "Oh that scene is like in ET, where Elliot is on his bike..." zzzzzzzzzz
To note here about the Zola/ Zora thing; in Japan the Ls and Rs have the same sound so when translated over it's always up in the air what it's supposed to be. Like in Tales of Phantasia the fan translation named the main character Cless but when the official Game Boy Advance version came out his name was Cress. So it's probably the same enemy and just called Zoras
They got the idea for Stranger Things by simplifying the true story of the Montauk Project. The show was going to be called Montauk. The creators aren't very creative as they even copied direct scenes from other movies like the Montauk Chronicles documentary, which was their inspiration to make the series.
MrTwee9 they said in first of this james and Mike Mondays video for this let's play they wasn't going to get everything or didn't you watch that video last week?
Fun(?) Fact: I believe it was the Oracle series on Game Boy that settled the Zola/Zora distinction. Henceforth, the monstrous enemy versions were classified as 'River Zoras', and the handsome NPC variety 'Ocean Zoras'. The "Zola" misnomer was purged from canon. Yes, I used to be a Zelda nerd.
That thing about the brothers for some reason I remember when you went into the sealed room there was a skeleton because the door was sealed and it's been too long.
"Stranger Things" is nothing but cliche after trope after cliche after trope, which is why I'm with James. There's nothing "good" or "well told" about it. It was "Super 8, the TV series."
Westworld is very much worth your time, among the very best of television. Partly because of the best piece of casting I think I'v ever seen. Tywin Lannister kind of good.
Honestly, I'm sure James would like Stranger things if he gave it a fair chance, everyone told him it was the best, and that made him shy away from it. When everyone said The Dark Knight was better than Batman 1989, James instantly made a video of how overrated The Dark Knight was. Strangely enough, he deleted that episode, and only has an abridged version that doesn't have his rant anymore, from the full version that was only available when he used to post on Spike TV. But he did say "I'm not even gonna praise The Dark Knight, because I'm sure it's been over-praised already" I wonder why he deleted that video?
I'm having a hard time understanding the cynicism about Stranger Things. I can get that it's not for everyone but I feel like they went into it with certain expectations that were let down and that's not the shows fault. It's theirs :/ Also I agree with Mike wholeheartedly, the Oracle games are amazing.
In Stranger Thing there are several scenes designed to be direct stylistic copies of scenes from Firestarter, Goonies, Star Wars, Little Shop of Horrors, and more. In an artistic piece "intention" is usually low on my list of ways to appreciate it, though in this case I think its worth checking out.
my favorite item ( the one i think is the best) is the pegasus boots BUT only the link's awakening version, because their functionality dramatically increases when used in combination with other items, such as the roc's feather, bombs or shield
The Demogorgon in Stranger Things was a costume I believe. So it wasn't CG. Not all of it at least. I'm pretty sure they made it as real as possible. It did have a grain put over it after being filmed. Obviously not too much of a grain, so it didn't look really odd in HD. I really enjoyed Stranger Things and I don't really like TV shows. I think the only show I have enjoyed other than Stranger Things is Breaking Bad. I think Stranger Things has a lot hidden in it and it is very rare to see such convincing young actors. I thought it was very good. I think people killed it for you. If you watched it before everyone said "GO WATCH IT" I think you might have enjoyed it more.
My go to item is the (magic) boomerang. I only use the hookshot when I need to, because I dont like that you cant move while the hookshot is moving. You can throw the boomerang then move around hitting multiple enemies.
The Dark World Theme is probably my favorite bgm track from any Zelda game....such an amazing piece of music.
That SNES control pad creek. Ah, memories.
Honestly it’s my favorite part of this video
Those little bugs in the Thief's Dungeon are actually just called "Buzz". Creative
So you're saying there's a connection to earthbound?
For some reason that mirror sound effect when you switched dimensions always freaked me out when I was a kid lol.
Wow James is actually shedding a tear at 17:24 because of the story of this game! Link to the Past is really intense!
No he didn't.
lol, you troll
"Wouldn't you be that cheap in fighting a giant eyeball?" -had me rolling :D
I always love to watch JMM, but I always go back to this one because LTP was a special game for me. My mom had a hint book, but she made me earn the right to learn the hint. That way, we figured out puzzles together. Those were happy times.
The fact you liked many sidestories and how they resolved is the main appeal of Majora's Mask, is not just completing the game but also how you resolve each ingame person's issues, definitely a must Zelda game to play.
The Water Temple in OoT is one of the best designed dungeons in any video game. The puzzle , the atmosphere , I always really loved the Water Temple .
Give it ten years, and James will be like; " Member stranger things..?
Member 2016?
Member the 80s?
Member..?"
best part of the video for me was them criticisizing Stranger Things.
@@diffusewings4937 at the start of the video...
They didn't criticize Stranger Things. They criticized people hyping it up.
finally got a copy of link to past. im enjoying this game too much
frank scibilia i got my copy today too. i've only beaten it on game boy advance
I have it but haven't played it in 21 years. Been meaning to bust out the snes sometime soon.
wantsome480 (interesting name) I wonder if your save game is still there
frank scibilia Last time I check it was still there. Man if your just now playing snes games there are a ton of good ones. Have you played Super Metroid yet? If not I suggest Super Metroid Chrono Trigger Yoshis Island and Castlevania 4. Thats just the tip of the iceberg.
Been playing snes since i was a kid . I got all those games you have mentioned. Zelda just kept getting move backed because I either see another game I want at a good price or I play a game like castlevania and want the snes sequel.
OoT's Water temple is by far the best designed and most cohesive dungeon in that game. It plays like poetry. Its only two flaws are: 1) That the boots take too long to put on and take off (which is more a fault of the game in general rather than the temple), and 2) That one single key in the bottom middle room is too easy to miss.
I'm glad they fixed it. And didn't they fix the other problem too? Like they zoomed the camera in to show you the opened path or something?
Yeah considering 3D was still "new" in that era it's an impressively designed dungeon that takes full advantage of it. I think most complained just because it was genuinely are pretty challenging dungeon, and like mentioned switching the boots is a pain.
I grew up in the SNES era and never played this. Because of this video I'm currently playing through it.
@ 0:04 I always loved that you could see death mountain and the castle on top in the background.
Mike, pls livestream zelda:seasons, beat it and then play zelda:ages with James for extended content.
I'll be trying to live stream more once I finish this animation project I've been doing since July. Thanks for watching! -Mike
+Cinemassacre Mike, have you heard about the new Friday the 13th game, coming out on friday the 13th next year in October?
^ this would be awesome
Yeah you and James should def do Ages/Seasons eventually. Those are great games. Def some of my favorite handheld versions from that era.
Cipher DoUrdan meowwwwee!
I watched stranger things yesterday. Never heard of it before. Really enjoyed it. The music is great, all characters are unique, it feels warm to watch if that makes any sense.
zolwikwkurwik unhappy turtle I'm sorry
wrote "worm" instead of "warm" xD
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***** listen here amigo, а не да се направи.
what's that in german?
I was just playing this! I'm so rusty though so it's great to see J&M play so I get refreshed on what's comming. I like the visuals this week, the P in P being offset is great!
The intro is my favorite part. The show's soundtrack is pretty great. Also, James is such a button masher, it's always funny listening to him play, he is destroying those buttons. :)
Exactly how I feel about STRANGER THIINGS
Hey guys, I just wanna say I love watching you guys playing games, keep up the good work!
The minish cap is my favorit zelda game. You should play that.
HUEGH Muetze same
I feel the endboss of the OTT water temple makes up for any frustrating play before, Its so awesome seeing the water come alive. Also i liked the atmosphere in the water temple. Really felt like some ancient swimming paradise
Love that you talked about what the boss would taste like! Pretty random. Love the channel!
stranger things wouldnt of done as good if it werent for the 80s style
DeViiaTe that's like saying chocolate wouldn't taste so good if it wasn't chocolate
MoarPower not really
yes really
trying to grasp how that even makes sense. alot of people watched it because of the 80s nostalgia it had. if it was set in modern time it probably wouldn't of done AS good
if it was set in modern times then it wouldn't be stranger things
They may as well just add in the part where they smoke a couple bowls. That'd be kinda cool.
Aakao lol thats my afternoon after work. randomized link tt past beers and bowls
Drawyoursword420 Sounds like a good day :)
10:55 In Hyrule Warriors Legends, Linkle can defeat thousands of enemies with the Pegasus Boots
The grasshopper enemies are called Buzz. Yep, simple name. The Pengators in the Ice Palace that you killed with a medallion can individually be killed by the Hookshot. You also missed the sleeping bat that "curses" you with half magic.
When people say that "stranger things have happened". This show is the type of $#!+ they are talking about. You don't know $#!+ about $#!+ until you've hidden from a monster in your backyard fort, had some slimy thing crawl out of your mouth, glimpsed another dimension, taken a mallet to your kitchen wall, climbed in a cubby hole and talked to your christmas lights.
But in all seriousness, I thoroughly enjoyed stranger things. As an 80's aficionado I was taken aback to hear james' take on the show. The story, setting and characters all felt authentically 80's to me. Even though yes, as james stated, the show was shot in hd. With that being said, the resolution isn't really the criteria in which I judge the 80s-ness of the show. An 80's movie that's been up-ressed to 1080p and cleaned up real nice still feels 80s to me for reasons totally unrelated to the resolution and quality of the picture. Its more to do with the choice of photography, stylization, the settings, story, ,characters, acting, etc.
This also kind of sounds like a classic case where the show was over hyped to james via social media. I went in with no expectations except that a friend who also loves 80s stuff said it was interesting. That's about the perfect level of hype to go into this with. Just expect it to be interestingly 80s-like and enjoy the ride.
Most or all the classic 80s kid movie tropes are fulfilled in the show. Chunky kid, check. nerdy kid, check. kid that talks funny, check. token minority kid, check. kid that loves old horror movies, check. kid with magic powers, check. completely clueless adults, check.
While its not the best thing ever made, I disagree that its just as good as everything else out there to watch. Mainly because all the other stuff is mostly crap. I've seen a lot of everything else and the vast majority if absolutely atrocious to try and actually sit through. I binged this whole show in 2 days because it was so enjoyable. 99.99% of stuff to watch simply doesn't do that for me, so this definitely stood out from the crowd. So you could certainly be watching many things that are quite a bit worse than this. The story is solid enough on its own, but with an added nostalgia factor due to the setting that took it over the top for me.
MrYTGuy1 good comment. I agree completely. I feel like Mike often misses the point with things that James says, so I was not surprised. But I was surprised to hear James did not like it
MoarPower You are such a fanboy
bnose202 Im a 31 year old father of 2 speaking on an opinion I hold, while not slurring insults, degrading comments or being rude..The only boy here is you.
IMO if James would have said he liked it, Mike would have wasted no time to chime in and list the things he liked about it....just kinda his personality during some of their conversations I guess.
That's a hell of a lot of text for something that really doesn't matter.
AVGN needs to review Tingle's Rosey Rupeeland lol
Russell since when does he review game boy games..
DS, not gameboy, jesus christ Timothy.
The Stranger Things poster was done by a guy called Kyle Lambert, and it's very reminiscent in style to Drew Struzan, the guy who made all the Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and basically other most famous movie posters. He created a style that invokes really huge nostalgia with people, because it's associated with the most classic movies of all time, that's why the marketing was so effective.
I am so glad you guys did this game for J & M Monday. Not really sure why, but I really enjoy watching you two play old games.
Stranger things was such a good show. I personally loved it and the music was fantastic!!
Their critique of it was pretty grandpa...the verbage they used was hilarious 😂
gst013 They are right, you people only like hyped things just because everyone talks about them, if Stranger Things was an independent series rather than a Netflix one, it would not be seen as "cool" and I bet you would not give 2 shits about it lol
The Dark World theme is the best music in the game.
the demogorgon in stranger things was actually a guy in a suit! 2:34
Mothra was always the hardest boss for me, mostly bc I never thought of using the fire rod
i have never played this nor do i plan on it but i enjoy watching mike and james play it. Keep up the good work guys, cant wait for more live streams
icychill105 I would recommend it, its one of the best games on the SNES in my opinion.
i played it when i was like 9 i think. still one of my favorite games(28 now). i hold it higher than lots of games made now lol and i find that pretty funny.
This is singlehandedly the greatest SNES game of all time. Not playing this would be a disservice to yourself. If you're going to pass over a classic-style Zelda game, the most forgivable one would be the original. But LttP is something everyone should play through at least once.
amy guzman while this is true, the best game we can all agree on for the SNES was chrono trigger
no. everyone has their own opinion, not everyone is gonna agree with you
Sorry you guys didn't get the awesome retro vibe of stranger things. Pretty dope series.
They clearly got the vibe, but didn't think it was amazing. I'm inclined to agree.
It was a good show, but nothing absolutely amazing. It's basically 90% nostalgia. It's the "Only 80's kids will remember this!" of TV shows. Almost feels like it should have been on VH1 instead of Netflix.
I think James has got the wrong end of the stick with the whole "it feels like a 80's movie" thing. They don't in the way that it was shot, they mean in terms of the story taking a lot from stories that were written in the 80's. The effects and the camaras they use is modern, but that does mean it can't still feel like the 80's in terms of tone.
Also has anyone made a This is Spinal Tap joke about that show yet? You know ..."These go to eleven"...there has got to be some sort of joke you can make!
They are not so much trying to make them seem retro, as just remind you of that time. I don't really know what is required in your mind to say that they "got it right", but I feel ost of the time it does seem to work.Equalizing Distort
Oldschool Vidya
Does it really matter what it was on? it's a good show wherever you watch it.
When the expert on retro tells you your fav series is pseudo-retro and you can't
The rocks cape from Minish Cap is awesome.
I love this game!!! Its been in my childhood as far as I can remember lmao!
the dark world blew my mind as a kid
Stranger Things is kind of overrated, it's okay but it's not original and it's Goonies and Stand By Me mixed with E.T.
I was just thinking 'bout that...odd, ehm i mean strange!
Matt R Nothing is original. Every story is based on something that was already done by someone else.
That being said people overhype things all the time. I watched Stranger Things before people started going nuts about it, and I thought it was a cool call back to 80s adventure films. I didn't think it was the greatest show of all time though.
+Jered murphy it's not just the story, it's just feels like the plot and cliches have been done to death. It felt too predictable and didn't get too excited when watching it. The characters were okay at best, it just doesn't look much different than the Sci-fi movies from the 80s.
Zelda has always had some fantastic sound effects hasn't it? How about the rustling sound of chopping grass? Or collecting rupees? Or best of all, unlocking a secret entrance!
Those cricket things from the 4th Dark World Dungeon are called Bazu/Buzz (Bazu is the japanese name, Buzz is the translation I think)
If you had Bombos magic, you could have use that on the Ice Palace boss (Kholdstare). That way, you only needed one blast of magic to thaw him out. Pretty much the only time that magic is truly useful.
Alex lopresti
How? You can kill everything on screen with it, making it seriously OP.
While true, it is often slower to use it than to just avoid the enemies.
I never knew you could use the bombs to destroy the mask on the first dark world boss
Did you think they were ornamental? :^)
Oldschool Vidya Oh shit, I submitted before I even finished the comment.
Good job me
***** You can also use the hammer, which is what I always did
Nor me man, i used to use the hammer aswell
Yah, me too: after all, what's the fucking formula? Use the dungeon item on the boss.
1, 2, Skyward Sword, and Link Between Worlds are the only ones with exceptions.
Another great vid and awesome commentary guys.
IMO Stranger Things totally nailed the 80s style. I think you can have an HD image quality and still make it look like the 80s, because of the atmosphere, the clothing, the characters and their behavior, all of it was made to be like in the old 80s movies.
It's so much easier to hate on new stuff and be contrarian when it gets really popular with great reviews. Me, I could give a shit about whether it's new or old. If I'm entertained and intrigued, I'm gonna like it whether it's Citizen Kane or Nothing But Trouble.
17:25 i know what you feel, James, i felt the same ;_;
The water dungeon in A Link Between Worlds was tricky as well.
I've never used the bombs for the first dark world boss, I thought only the hammer worked since that was the item you got in the dungeon
My girlfriend and I are replaying this game on my snes currently!
LOL
Nice!
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tfw no grill to play vidya with :^(
You guys should try A Link Between Worlds as it happens in the same world as Link To The Past.
Loaf Dawg Seriously. It's an amazing game and if you are a fan of this game, it is a must play.
Loaf Dawg a link between worlds is definitely my second favorite zelda game. its a link to the past but ten times better. majora's mask will always be #1 for me
Re; Same world
Weeeeeeeeellll, actually no: the Dark World is the Sacred Realm (which may or may not also be Skyloft), just corrupted. In Link Between Worlds, you only visit the Hylean sacred realm for the last scene of the game. Lowrule is just a parallel universe altogether, with it's own Sacred Realm, that just so happens to look almost exactly like the corrupted Sacred Realm (sans the Silent Hill chasms).
I thought A Link Between Worlds was fun, but my biggest problem was how easy it was. I can only remember 1 puzzle that made me think for a minute or 2. The puzzles also felt very self-contained; they didn't feel very intricate like when you have to go to different areas to figure out 1 puzzle; instead I remember the puzzles usually being able to be completed by staying in 1 room. Buying the items you needed wasn't very good in my opinion since it took away your satisfaction of finding big items in the dungeons for the most part. It wasn't a very rewarding or satisfying game to me, so I'd probably give it a 6 or 7 out of 10.
warpio I was thinking the same thing. That's probably true. I think that's why Nintendo should change some things around so experienced Zelda players will have new surprises and the games won't be so easy.
other zelda game i think gets overlooked, maybe because it's very recent, a link between worlds.
Aww yeah, some Oracle of Ages and Seasons love. Never got around to doing the linked ending (boss was too hard), but played through Ages (once) and seasons about 4-5 times. Seasons is sort of a go to nostalgia game for my younger gameboy color days. Between that, Pokemon Yellow, and silver, my DS still gets some use every few months out of the year.
I'm glad they stopped calling it the flute. I don't think I would have ever played "Legend of Zelda: Flute of Time".
James did you ever watch Kung Fury? I would really want to know your opinion on it. 80's awesomeness. Almost ironic. I thought it was awesome!
it was garbage
Kung Fury is brilliant. Looking forward to the feature film with Arnold
I can talk about this game for days. I used to go to the 4th temple in the dark world as soon as possible and get the glove. I think you can do it after lvl 2. That way you can get the new sword and go back and beat 3 and 4 easier.
The Dark World Theme still makes goosebumps on my arms.
You should really start doing more visceral attacks. With the right runes equipped, it will grant you way more blood echoes.
Rob Robberson im sorry but the game youre looking for is in another castle
kanxy Sigh... back to Cainhurst then.
Jeez Mike this is James' favorite game of all time, I'd assume he knows how to play this shit.
We were trying to get through the game quickly because James has other obligations. So James specifically asked me to guide him through the game so it wouldn't take as long to film -Mike
Cinemassacre are you and Mike gays ? you are boyfriends ?
Cinemassacre are u married with Mike ?
James actually has a wife, from what he has said.
+Rodolfo Andrade James has a wife and child, Mike has a girlfriend.
Link's face at 19:28. Priceless.
I always wondered why that eyeball boss (crystal 6) was so near the end yet was so easy to kill.
I always hated the forest dungeon as a kid cause it seemed to get me killed more than any other in the game for some reason. Why didn't you do the trick to get double magic?
I'm sad the hype train killed your enjoyment of stranger things James.
Rothur oh ya it's guts
Mike and Janes both, he's downplaying it to seem cool. We all know it was incredible and stoked on it, he's just trying to seem high brow by finding something to poo poo about it
Like the thing about the title screen not matching the show like come on, and Mike saying people just like anything new. Like really. No actually cogent argument as to why it wasn't good, just trying to come across as big wigs by saying that something awesome wasn't really that awesome to them because they are so great. Or maybe I'm overthinking it haha. Not.
Jeffrey Homan I think the same way, I don't know if it is for the same reason though. stranger things it's slightly like the 80's but people who said it was like the 80's ruined it for me. compared with movies like monster squad, goonies or movies alike it's nothing like the 80's
Oh sure, it's not as much like the 80's as a movie ACHUALLY FROM THE 80'S, but it's as much like the 80's as any modern show could be.
Since it doesn't seem like anyone mentioned it, Mike said Tingle was a character from Windwaker (he's not wrong, Tingle WAS in Windwaker) but he originated from Majora's Mask. Which is actually the best Zelda game haha.
Man those oracle games. Hard as balls.
I loved the water level in Ocarina of time, I never found it that hard. And about the water boss and ice boss on A link to the past, it's funny that you mention that they look like they would taste good, that was exactly my thought when I played this as a child.
skyward sword was one of my favorites Zelda's!
but it is the worst.
chackmountain why
Lyle Postle Hmm, alright man. Thanks for the response. Was just curious, that's all. I see many people openly bashing this game w/o any real rhyme or reason, so I'm genuinely curious why people dislike this so much.q
Totally agree on Stranger Things. Super bland without being super bad. Everyone I know besides my GF loved the shit out of it. Even Half in the Bag loved it tons. Really weird. "Oh that scene is like in ET, where Elliot is on his bike..." zzzzzzzzzz
Still one of the best Games ever. We played it a lot back then ...
To note here about the Zola/ Zora thing; in Japan the Ls and Rs have the same sound so when translated over it's always up in the air what it's supposed to be. Like in Tales of Phantasia the fan translation named the main character Cless but when the official Game Boy Advance version came out his name was Cress. So it's probably the same enemy and just called Zoras
They got the idea for Stranger Things by simplifying the true story of the Montauk Project. The show was going to be called Montauk. The creators aren't very creative as they even copied direct scenes from other movies like the Montauk Chronicles documentary, which was their inspiration to make the series.
Time to read up on the Montauk Project...
Research survivors Stewart Swerdlow and Al Bielek.
"Aha. Mhmh, yeah. Yeeeaaah."
lol
Mike, the grasshopper is simply called "Buzz."
23:35 I had no idea it was done that way! I would just move as fast as possible and barely make it.
James you gotta do the Oracle games.
Their all Capcom.
Nicholas Steel no just minish cap and the oracle games
aka the only games mentioned so far.
Link Between Worlds = Best Zelda
26:44 if I remember correctly you could use the Bombos Medallion and break the ice in 1 swoop.
Love the discussion of what the monsters would taste like :D
You guys don't get the 1\2 magic upgrade? You should totally do that.
Why would you curse yourself like that? D=
Oldschool Vidya it makes it so u use half the magic power than u would normally use.. Thats why lol
MrTwee9 they said in first of this james and Mike Mondays video for this let's play they wasn't going to get everything or didn't you watch that video last week?
It halves the magic consumption, not the meter
To put it simply, the "1/2" magic upgrade cuts the cost of all magic spells in HALF.
So essentially, you have TWICE AS MUCH magic to use.
I was the same way with Stranger Things.
Fun(?) Fact: I believe it was the Oracle series on Game Boy that settled the Zola/Zora distinction. Henceforth, the monstrous enemy versions were classified as 'River Zoras', and the handsome NPC variety 'Ocean Zoras'. The "Zola" misnomer was purged from canon.
Yes, I used to be a Zelda nerd.
Finally! Oracle of Seasons and Oracle of Ages are defenately the most underrated/overlooked games in the series!
the main problem with Ocarina of Time water temple is the menus (iron boots) but they fix that in the 3ds remake
Ty James, Stranger Things is so over hyped!
Like hanging out with friends on a Saturday afternoon.
That thing about the brothers for some reason I remember when you went into the sealed room there was a skeleton because the door was sealed and it's been too long.
"Stranger Things" is nothing but cliche after trope after cliche after trope, which is why I'm with James. There's nothing "good" or "well told" about it.
It was "Super 8, the TV series."
Agreed, 7 years later.
Stranger things, nice to know I'm not alone about the hype
I wanna see James and mike play link between worlds! :)
Bionic Commandos grappling hook was fun.
stranger things was great, best show that's been made in years IMO
Westworld
Those on Netflix or Hulu?
*****
You can find Westworld on HBO
Westworld is very much worth your time, among the very best of television. Partly because of the best piece of casting I think I'v ever seen. Tywin Lannister kind of good.
Honestly, I'm sure James would like Stranger things if he gave it a fair chance, everyone told him it was the best, and that made him shy away from it. When everyone said The Dark Knight was better than Batman 1989, James instantly made a video of how overrated The Dark Knight was. Strangely enough, he deleted that episode, and only has an abridged version that doesn't have his rant anymore, from the full version that was only available when he used to post on Spike TV. But he did say "I'm not even gonna praise The Dark Knight, because I'm sure it's been over-praised already" I wonder why he deleted that video?
I'm having a hard time understanding the cynicism about Stranger Things.
I can get that it's not for everyone but I feel like they went into it with certain expectations that were let down and that's not the shows fault. It's theirs :/
Also I agree with Mike wholeheartedly, the Oracle games are amazing.
In Stranger Thing there are several scenes designed to be direct stylistic copies of scenes from Firestarter, Goonies, Star Wars, Little Shop of Horrors, and more. In an artistic piece "intention" is usually low on my list of ways to appreciate it, though in this case I think its worth checking out.
my favorite item ( the one i think is the best) is the pegasus boots BUT only the link's awakening version, because their functionality dramatically increases when used in combination with other items, such as the roc's feather, bombs or shield
The Demogorgon in Stranger Things was a costume I believe. So it wasn't
CG. Not all of it at least. I'm pretty sure they made it as real as
possible. It did have a grain put over it after being filmed. Obviously
not too much of a grain, so it didn't look really odd in HD. I really enjoyed
Stranger Things and I don't really like TV shows. I think the only
show I have enjoyed other than Stranger Things is Breaking Bad. I think
Stranger Things has a lot hidden in it and it is very rare to see such
convincing young actors. I thought it was very good. I think people killed it for you. If you watched it before everyone said "GO WATCH IT" I think you might have enjoyed it more.
Stranger things totally blows
I don't disagree with that.
My go to item is the (magic) boomerang. I only use the hookshot when I need to, because I dont like that you cant move while the hookshot is moving. You can throw the boomerang then move around hitting multiple enemies.
The spin attack is really effective against somes bosses since you don't have to turn around to hit them