Yet Another Breath of the Wild Retrospective

A cool thing about the Plateau that I rarely see mentioned: Your first objective, marked on your map, is to activate the tower. But visually and through the old man, you're directed to the Temple of Time, which is not associated with any goals at all. That means that the very first experience most players will have is setting aside a clearly stated goal for later and exploring something else.

This game is the second single player video game my mom has played since the 80s, and the first one with combat. She had no idea what LoZ was going in. She ended up 100% completing this game on her first playthrough and it kept her engaged for months. She's disabled, and unable to work, and housework takes a lot out of her, so I suggested video games as a hobby to keep her occupied, as its one I enjoy as well. I think this game changed how she sees video games as a whole. She would talk so excitedly about all the new discoveries she made, showing me her progress when I came home from work and school. This game is so special to her, and myself by extention. From the combat to the puzzles to the exploration and story, my mom explored every inch of this game and adored every second of it. All 120 shrines, all 900 koroks, every single side quest in the game, every single miniboss. Everything. I love her. And this game Edit: mom has now been playing totk all day every day for about 3 days now. She's currently in Hebra, after completing the Wind Temple. She absolutely loves it, though she is nervous about fighting Gleeoks lol

The fact we are at a point we can have a retrospective of botw is startling. ... It feels like just yesterday people were running around the starting area for the first time.

I was just looking for something to kill time, waiting for TOTK, without TOTK gameplay spoilers, you're a blessing dude

I didn't play Breath of the Wild until April 2020. I was trapped in a foreign country due to covid travel restrictions, away from my wife and kids, and was in the process of recovering from emergency dental surgery due to an infection that developed while I was recovering from Covid itself. Once I started getting to the point of feeling human again, a friend I was visiting lent me Breath of the Wild to play. It was the first Zelda game I had touched since Windwaker. Wandering that world, listening to the soundtrack, it got me through some of the worst my depression has ever been.

I’ll never forget the first time I spotted one of the dragons. It was midnight, real world time and I was crossing the long bridge and I said “oh shit, is that a dragon” and I got tingles. Truly a breathtaking game.

The first time I did Eventide, right after completely clearing most of the island's enemies and specifically the top camp shown at 1:27:16... I got a Blood Moon. Luckily, I managed to not die but there was about 8 minutes of the high-level strat of "run for your life while dropping bombs behind you." Good times, seriously.

To be honest, when I found the Lord of the Mountain and put two and two together, I cried. It's honestly one of the sweetest, most respectful send-offs I've ever seen in any media.

In six years and 8 days well be watching Liam make Another Tears of the Kingdom Retrospective. 🥹

i will never ever get over the music in the divine beasts having sos signals in them, it’s so heartbreaking yet beautiful

Liam, your journey has meant more to me than you realize. Two years ago my son was diagnosed with Pre B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia right after turning three and it was a dark and uncertain time. Your content has done a lot some days to really uplift my spirits and give me a different outlook. Now my son only has one more lumbar puncture as long as all goes well so I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. Keep doing what you do man, thank you.

"Eventide island forces you to work with no equipment" meanwhile I just dropped my gear on the raft and magnesis it over to the beach before I jump ashore, so I can pick it all up.

A month later and Liam casually returned with a +2 hour analysis, the dedication is respectable

I guess it’s time for me to sit down with some popcorn, and listen to somebody talk about my favorite game for two hours and thirty minutes.

I think that Ghost of Tsushima, Breath of the Wild, and Elden Ring have set a new standard for the open world genre. True exploration and wonder

1:32:33 In 2 years, I found 744 seeds on my own (630 unassisted, 114 with korok mask). I was determined to find them all without a guide before a sequel came out. I gave up in 2019. Once I found out there would be Koroks in TotK, I swallowed my pride, found an interactive map, turned on my WiiU, and got exploring. Totk is 11 days away and I have roughly 49 seeds left. Wait for me, Hestu. Edit: just got my golden poop pile! Ready to look for them in totk in the sky, sea, land, and underground.

I am probably speaking for the entire community when I say that the dedication that you have to your craft, the time that you put into your thorough retrospections, and the passion that you have for games, art and life is adored by so many people. Thank you for all that you do and who you are. You’re incredible. I cannot imagine the time this video took, but I was giddy like a child when when I saw it was posted. Here’s to Tears of Kingdom, and the new adventure that’s about to unfold.

1:54:19 Urbosa wasn't caring for her like a sister. Urbosa was caring for her lil her child. She was a close friend of Zelda's mother so it would make sense for Urbosa to be like a second mother to Zelda.

All I want is to never find amber or opal in a treasure chest ever again.

Breath of the wild was the game that launched my sister into playing ALL the zelda games. She saw this game and fell in love with the adventure and dove right in. Breath of the wild was incredible in every sense of the word and was the first game that truly felt like I was on an adventure, not the character. I’ll always hold it near and dear to my heart