The Legend Of Zelda Taught Me To Be My Own Hero | The Legend Of Zelda Video Essay and Retrospective
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- It's dangerous to go alone and play every Zelda game but this one.
Today, The (original) Legend Of Zelda is more of an historical document rather than a pleasurable gaming experience, and, to be honest, was the first Zelda game I played in which the word “pleasurable” should never be used. Nevertheless, despite the almost-completely unforgiving nature of this game, you can see with fresh eyes today where this franchise was going to go. The world of Hyrule back then may have looked plain with its simple pixelated art design, but take a step back for a moment, and you can fill all of the gaps and be wowed that the team behind this game pulled off the impossible. This video essay explains why.
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Chapters/Time Stamps:
1. Introduction - 00:00
2. Simplicity - An Open Secret Everyone Knows About (But Dear God, Why Does It Take So Darn Long To Find Every Darn Secret In This Very Darn Game And Why Am I Forgetting To Collect Another Darn Key ?!?!?) - 10:08
3. Conclusion - 32:37
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References and Sources:
Kushner, David (2003). Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
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All Zelda Game Footage Captured By Myself Playing Nintendo Consoles Unless Otherwise Noted
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Celeste
Cuphead
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The Legend Of Zelda - Majora’s Mask
The Legend Of Zelda - The Minish Cap
The Legend Of Zelda - Ocarina Of Time
The Legend Of Zelda - Tears Of The Kingdom
The Legend Of Zelda II - The Adventures Of Link
Wolfenstein 3D
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Hey gang! Thank you all so much for taking the time to watch this Zelda video essay and for having patience as I learned the ropes with Adobe Premiere Pro in editing and producing this one. I won't lie when I say it felt like a test learning Premiere within a short span of time, but I feel like it paid off with this video.
The next video essays planned for the Spring are for DAVE THE DIVER and FIREWATCH, and maybe a short, 20 minute video in between projects intended for April. Oh, and there's also the super-secret Summer Project I have been working on since last year which is going to premiere later this summer (there's a hint within this video). Feel free to subscribe to the Armchair Brain channel when new video essays premiere and thanks again for your support:
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Beautiful vid
Hi there. Its me, the fan of your Gone Home video that recognized you in a Sam Seder comment section. This video is great.
Hey, man! Thanks for stopping by and watching again :-) Good seeing you!
Playing Zelda 1 with a walkthrough is like playing Tetris but in super slow mo, like why do it? The point of the game is to explore, and you'd rather follow a set of instructions someone else laid out for you already?
Agreed, which is why I dig BOTW and TOTK for sharing the first game's freedom. At this point, I don't even need any guide for Tears Of The Kingdom other than my curiosity around the Sky Islands.
Thanks for the comment :-)
@@armchairbrain I personally disagree with the common sentiment that they "Share" the same sense of _Freedom_
They share a similar sense of exploration, but not freedom
Zelda 1 has no tutorial, no "Great Plateau" section, 8 nessecary dungeon, and then the final dungeon. Numberous core items that aren't essential.
BOTW has numerous optional dungeons and 1 mandatory one.
BOTW has some additional restrictions, and directions, such as telling you to go to Kakariko.
Wild Era is Open World, Zelda 1 is metroidvania. Both are open, and explorative but are decidedly not the same
Thank you so much for such a well made video man keep thugging this shit out🫡🫡
Thanks for the comment and support :-) I'll try to make the next video essay even better !