Majora’s Mask is a depressing story…
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- čas přidán 13. 05. 2024
- Majora’s Mask will be remembered as the Zelda game carrying darker and maturer themes within the series. This is not solely because of the plot itself but the themes explored within the beautiful, contained stories of the inhabitants of Termina. This is a short Majora's Mask retrospective, briefly covering the story, development and gameplay. Join me in the last Mentoktober video for this year as we dive deeper into the depressing but hopeful story of Majora’s Mask.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro to Majora's Mask
00:37 - The Story of Majora's Mask - The Dawn of the First Day
05:12 - The Development of Majora's Mask
08:10 - The Touching Sidequests of Majora's Mask
15:02 - The Importance of Masks and Transformations
16:37 - The Four Giants of Termina
19:50 - The Final Day
23:28 - The Dawn of a New Day - Majora's Mask Theories
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Music:
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask 3D - Song of Healing
Majora's Mask OST - Clock Town First Day
Majora's Mask OST - Majora's Theme
Majora's Mask OST - Happy Mask Salesman
Majora's Mask OST - Clock Town Final Hours
Majora's Mask 3D - Termina Field
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Shop
Majora's Mask - Romani Ranch
Majora's Mask - Farewell to Gibdos
Majora's Mask - Marine Research Laboratory - Hry
The pronunciation of Zelda names is always a bit ambiguous, but I'm pretty sure Tael is supposed to be said like "tail" because Tatl + Tael = tattletale
I definitely think you’re right and I’m a little annoyed i never caught this before 😂Edit: Pinning this so people see that I noticed the mistake.
@@TheMentokit's ok man i thought it was pronounced mahora
It's definitely pronounced as Tattle tale 😊
They constantly snitch on everything to whoever they’re following so they’re definitely tattletales
I'm seeing this comment on the wrong video somehow. That, or someone pinned a comment on someone else's video. And people are talking about Majora's Mask on a video of Donkey Kong Country 2 music.
I feel that this is brushed aside a lot but the Hero of Time Link seems to be the most depressing out of all the Links. Despite his heroic actions in Hyrule and Termina, barely anyone took notice which made him a forgotten hero somewhat. And the fact the Hero's Spirit in Twilight Princess laments on not being remembered as a hero truly makes this Link one of the most tragic.
Pretty human flaw too, the greedy history of the land cost him his parents and in return he's forced to fight for it but receives no acknowledgement of it because none of it happened in the end. He takes the role of a healer and guardian in MM but who was there to heal him?
It’s really hard for me to play ocarina and majora’s mask because I play them on my older brothers Nintendo 64 and every time I login I can see his name file with everything maxed out. He passed away in 2016, I think about him every day. I Think about him the most when I am playing Ocarina and Majora’s Mask on my little CRT tv 📺 lol 😂❤You never fully learn to Appreciate Life until you lose someone you love forever. And that’s a cold hard motherfucking fact of life. Stay High 🌿☮️
Also lost my brother but in 2018 to a motorcycle accident and I know EXACTLY what you mean about certain things being ruined because of associating them with your brother. Take care of yourself.
I lost my brother because he's a max leveled pick that the entire family disowned.
Good times.
My condolences to all of your guys brothers
Is this the beginning of a creepy pasta
@@ianoheir3622shameful, dude. Not cool.
Majora's Mask is more like a work of art than a video game.
Love this comment. I’m annoyed beyond belief with people who just repeat the cliches. “Dark”, “creepy”, “depressing “, “it’s the side quests that set this game apart”. And they stop. That’s all they have to offer. Ignorant unintelligent shallow surface gibberish. An insult to the masterpiece.
@ummmumbridge66 that's part of what makes the game good, you are absolutely braindead and just being contrarian for the sake of being contrarian 😂😂😂😂
It’s possibly one of the best Zelda games of all time. Story wise in my opinion the most deep and dark. Nintendo has kinda made a comeback with darker themes with botw and totk
It's a psychologic masterpiece
It's a thought-provoking game. Somber all the way through. I've seen some hints of darker, melancholic themes in the recent Zelda games too, specially TOTK, but I wished Nintendo went a step further like what they did with Majora's Mask.
Not only one of my favorite Zelda game, but also one of my favorite game of all time.
My neighbor is letting me borrow his GameCube after I finish Ocarina so I can play Majoras Mask. I’m starting the Spirit temple. He’s letting me borrow It because myNintendo 64 MM cart broke stopped working
The story of the music box house scared me shizless as a kid. And I remember being so, so determined to reunite Anju and Kafei-and getting so messed up in the upside-down dungeon. So many great memories from this game. Including the ghost dancing mask 😆 Excellent video!
It doesn’t help they made the Anju and Kafei quest the most tedious to complete 😭
@@TheMentok yessss and it was devastating to mess it up toward the end of the third day!
I’m playing MM for the first time on 3DS. I paused for a bit and came back to start the Mountain area.
NGL, the time aspect is the most frustrating, but I can still see the beauty of it, considering they’ve built a schedule for each character. Something revolutionary at the time for the N64
Yeah I give that a small mention toward the end of the video. The story ideas were in the right place but I imagine a lot of people missed out on side quests and the end game because of the tedious three day cycle
3ds version is ruind in my
3Ds version is easier in the sense that if you play the inverted song of time you’re able to slow time 50% instead of just 30% in N64 version
@@ezalop123 I’ve honestly given up on it. OOT was fun while this felt more like a chore to play. There are other games I’m playing right now and I got the major points of this game via CZcams.
There’s a theory I heard about what happened to Navi. It’s speculated that the fairy passed away, like the fairies who heal you, once its purpose was fulfilled.
So like Mr. Meeseeks from Rick and morty. They are born to serve a purpose and when it's fulfilled they die.
@@rivas415 Yeah and they said she left him so he wouldn’t see her pass away
So in theory tattle and tael BOTH PASSED AFTER their purpose was done?
This game never fails to bring me to tears. Absolutely a beautiful, haunting game. Demi Butler mourning his son at the end really got me. I was crying snot booger type tears.
Happy Halloween! 🎃🎃
I've just started getting into LOZ and i can say Majoras Mask is my favorite.
One of the best stories in all of Zelda imo ❤
True
Truth
By far my most favorite Zelda game, and absolutely one of the best games ever made imo.
One thing that makes the tragedy of Termina that much more depressing is that you never 'buy Termina more time' with the Song of Time. You only buy Tatl, yourself, and possibly the Mask Salesman more time. You doom Termina to be annihilated and travel to a branching timeline instead, so even if you beat the game in only 6 cycles, that's 6 worlds you've doomed to the apocalypse. It makes squeezing every little bit of progress out of every cycle that much more important to me.
MM was revolutionary in so many ways. I remember I would save Anju and Kafei's quest until my final run before the end so they would be able to get married
I would always go kill each of the bosses as partly a 'boss rush' but also then the regions would be purged of the blights before I take on the true villain.
My favorite Zelda game just for the fact its so unZelda while still being very Zelda but not quite entirely Zelda
That’s where people stop. Keep going. What is different about it? Look deep. It’s more real. Metaphorically more real, and takes us deeper into the minds of the NPC’s and their struggles. Wake up to what this masterpiece really does for the gamer that wants to come out of the Matrix and see it for what it really is
Yup when the mask salesmen gets upset bc you didn’t get the mask absolutely scared me as a kid. His eyes scared me for life lol
Truly one of the games of all time ♥
big thank you for covering my favorite game of all time, I loved it! Happy Halloween!!
Great video! Those side quests are wild and some very wholesome when competed. The urgency of the game being inspired by the underrated foreign film Run Lola Run is unexpected but neat!
Nonsense. This video and its narrator missed it completely. Plagiarism and cliches. “It’s the side quests that set this game apart” 🤮. Really? You need to dive deeper bro. There’s nothing here.
My top 10 all time: 🛡️⚔️
#10 A Link To The Past
#9 Link’s Awakening
#8 Twilight Princess
#7 Minish Cap
#6 A Link Between Worlds
#5 Tears of the Kingdom
#4 Breath of the Wild
#3 Majora’s Mask
#2 Wind Waker
#1 Ocarina of Time
A link between worlds above twilight princess and links awakening is CRAZY
So I am born in 2008 in a country where Nintendo consoles and stuffs aren't popular
So I had to download different emulators on my phone to play the old classic games
I remember seeing legend of zelda in a CZcams video and deciding to download it
I downloaded the ocarina of time
A game that hit me so hard that I still tear up when I remember the ending
When I completed the ending, I cried so hard, this was the same type of ending as prince of persia sands of time but it just hit different
And as days passed on, I forgot about the game
1 or 2 years later I hear the ocarina tune on some random Instagram reel
I was shocked, I didn't understand what was happening but the tune was depressing me, it was like as if I found a lost piece of my soul
I opened the comments and saw the legendary words 'Legend of Zelda' and immediately remebered the game
I started to tear up and cry, as I remembered everything.
One of the best games I have ever played
One detail about using the song of storms to make the river in Ikana flow. If you play the composer brother there the song of healing first he says that he feels at peace, but his soul is far too deep into the darkness for the song to work completly. Only the song of storms can truly get rid of his curse. Also, the bubble enemies (the flaming floating skulls) if they touch Link they inflict a curse that stops Link from swinging his sword, playing the song of storms removes that since when you get the song the description says that the song of storms can remove curses.
And to think, this game that is almost universally praised as a masterpiece was a _rush job._ Let that sink in for a few minutes.
It’s art. Sometimes the best art just gets popped out off the top of our minds. That’s because there’s more than just the artists will and desires. There are underlying forces and spirits attached to those ideas. Our ideas are not really only ours. They came from something and someone else. We are just carrying timeless truths.
Universally? I dunno wasn`t it more disliked when it first came out?
@@jaydenc367I wouldn't say disliked, but it was definitely considered the black sheep of the franchise for quite a few years.
I'm one of the only ones in my family who likes it, purely because my mom and sister, the only ones who would sit down to play it fully, got too stressed after the first few cycles and gave up on it- and they first played it around 2000-2003ish, along with Ocarina of Time
@@sierra121cyan Hm yeah that makes more sense I didn`t mean disliked as a whole.
Although lol you are lucky your family actually plays Zelda games too, I have a older brother who also does but that`s about it really.
@@jaydenc367 I wouldn't say lucky, since I'm so autistic at finding everything I can in Botw/Totk, so I'm called on as a walking wikipedia for finding stuff constantly
Great review! I thoroughly enjoyed it.. and love this game .
This game is so well thought out by the creators. Such a masterpiece.
I love Mentok's storytelling! How you use you those audio clips & video clips at just the right time for maximum comedy.
That's why I had to subscribe. A true Nintendologist who knows his stuff. Salute, brother.
Interesting how someone can make a video that seems good with zero substance. Don’t be fooled. This review is what is depressing. If MM depresses you it’s because you are asleep.
I love you’re edits lmao but great ass video man
My favorite Zelda game of all time it’s story characters and OST just blend together so well I love MM soooooooo much
Truly incredible game that still sticks with me all these years later
My personal opinion on termina is that it is not a real place, but a place that the young child created in his mind after getting bucked off of epona for an unknown reason. I think that he fell into a deep and wakefull sleep, brought upon by the horrors and stress that was brought upon by ocarina of time, and in majora's mask he, just like the other characters in the side story, finds peace within himself through the story.
This video slaps, great channel
Great video, thanks for sharing your thoughts!
One thing that I always liked is that the game seems to be hinting at the 5 stages of grief with the different areas you explore. The whole game seems to be set up as the passage of grief from link because of the loss of Navi. I’ve also seen theories say that link died in the forest while looking for Navi and Majora’s Mask is him coming to terms with his fate, as he appears later in twilight princess in a similar fashion to the enemies you fight in ocarina in the woods. Not sure how much I buy that theory as canon but it’s really fun to think about!
During the development of Majora's mask there was suppose to be a mask to make Link an adult and there are even screen captures with said mask. But the idea of making Link an adult was discarded, but not at all since later that mask became the Fierce Deity's mask.
@14:26 when i played this part as a kid..even then it was touching. Now im almost 36 and i have a son around Pamela's age and i imagine what if that happened to me and my lil guy had to try to care for me in the middle of nowhere ...scared and alone and then somehow i was turned back into normal to find out my lil guy was being a lil man taking care of me all this time.....and that, my friends, brings a tear to my eye. Thats how good exposition works. This part means soo much more when you are a parent. 😢
Majora's Mask and Skyward Sword have the best stories
What i love so much about this Game is that the World feels so alive . So much emotions
A true Masterpiece and my favorite Game of all Time ❤
Awesome Video!!! Been anxiously waiting for it since you wrapped up your great Ocarina of Time video!!!
A certified Zelda classic my older cousin used to scare me when I was younger by booting up majoras mask and playing it with me scares me every time
Absolute masterpiece
My first and favourite 3ds game i never hade any nightmares but the games legendary and will stay in my heart forever i hope a remake of a remake
Very well made video, absolutely love this game. Doing a photography project sort of inspired by the masks of the game so I wanted to revisit the world through video essays and found this, loved it. Keep up the great work.
This is one of my favorite Zelda games ever, but I could never 100% it. I still planned to do it for a while, but last week i opened it and didnt know anything anymore.
Think i need to star again
I struggled to play this one as a kid because all the narrative devices went over my head and I just wanted to be Adult Link exploring new temples and getting new items. Looking back I respect the makers for trying to turn what was essentially a money grab into a passion project. . . But I still have a hard time recognizing it as the legitimate follow up to Ocarina
What if the "imp" mentioned wasn't Skull Kid, but majora itself?
What if the "friend" was majora, and it's angry at being alone and banished for so long?
Skull Kid, having been Majora's host, saw some of those memories and thought they were his own.
And Link, when given the Fierce Deity masks, now has the potential to become an entity similar to majora and the 4 guardians.
Pamela’s story makes me cry. I miss my father😢
Navi going missing becomes Links spiritual navigator, the chase to be the hero makes him become a much bigger hero.
I still don't know how I made it through this game when I was like 10 years old. Still so good.
Link's Awakening was about a dream world that Link was pulled into, and the Boss was actually trying to keep the Wind Fish asleep so everyone wouldn't die. But the dream had to end and if you do it without dying, Marin, the dream incarnation of Malon and the inspiration for her for the designers for her in Ocarina of Time, will suddenly appear with wings so she can fly as she always wanted. I am entirely able to believe that Termina was created by the mask and it is incredibly sad to consider that once again all those we became attached to are about to vanish.
Always got freaked out at the transformation scenes…..glad I could skip them. A lot of this game was on mute for me as a kid bc I kept getting scared
I like to not believe in what the Encyclopedia says.
We see Skill kid playing with the fairies in the field in a cutscenes without Majora's Mask
Good video bro
You missed the fairies name play its pronounced tatl and tael as in tattletale
It was only through my kundalini jump I ended up playing this game. Explains so much going on. Such a accomplishment to get to the end of this game, as well as ascension.
I would like a Zelda game that shows the events that happened between Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess and see how the Hero of Time became the Hero's Shade.
One of the best games ❤
Wasn’t even born when this game came out and he says I should feel old
With each video, your content creation skills advance incrementally. You've come so far, my brother and we're all proud of the work you've done. With each video, I actually see the growth and effort put together with your talent. Keep it going strong.
I wish they could bring MM 3DS to the Switch as they streamlined a lot of issues i had from the 64 version
Should of talked about where the design choice for the aliens. It's rather interesting.
could you imagine the ocarina of time and majoras mask in an serie , anime or movie serie
I like the theory that the game is about link dying and being in limbo
Majora's Mask is byfar my favorite Zelda game
I remember when I was six and my dad got me the Zelda collection on GameCube and I spend like an hour trying to stop the moon was falling 😭😭😭😭😭
Great video, but I just wanted to add to your enjoyment of the game a little bit by saying you missed the pun with the fairy names. It's a misspelling of tattle and tail
Its been 23 years since this game came out and you should feel old.
Me: >:( Damn whipper snapper
For anyone interested in a Hans Zimmer like feel to MMs music, you must hear ROZEN. You will not be disappointed.
Do a video on Mario Wonder please
What an absolute masterpiece of a story! In just ONE year. Then you have them working on TotK for 6 or 7 years and a poorly done BotW reboot is all that comes out... So disappointing
Wheeen the moon hits the sky 🎵
and we're all gonna die 🎵
it's -- Majoooraaa 🌚
Im still waiting to see that happy mask salesman he said we will see him again
Poor Mario got his face flesh off and turn into a mask😭
Just like any good origin story
1:33 LMFAO
I'll always love how to this day, CZcamsrs will continue to misunderstand and mischaracterize the story and point of Majoras mask.
That said I suppose calling it depressing isn't the worst offense considering it's themes of panic and how people deal with impending doom as well as mourning.
Why did you use the law and order dun dun instead of the actually dawn of the so and so day sounds
Is it just me, or did other people notice that the fairies are essentially named Tattle and Tale.
Most of us noticed it. You must be a new Majoras mask player lol
That’s kinda the point of naming them that lol
Congratulations, you cracked the code
They need to reboot this game
Love Majora’s Mask, one of my favorite games and it’s definitely a real tear jerker
They could’ve made a much better sequel to Ocarina in my opinion. It just simply isn’t as good. The 3 day cycles is annoying and it’s just incoherent like a Nyquil dream. I know some people love it but it’s only of the weaker Zelda games for me.
They somehow released the great game of all time... all within a short amount of time and developers meanwhile the latest call of duty with the same engine dissapoints even with alot of time and 3,000 developers
Tatl tael
Get it?
Tattletale?😂😅
I'm pretty sure it's Tael is pronounced Tell, like Tattle-Tell.
It’s tail, like tattle tail
@@plooper14tail, tell and tale are all pronounced the same so no matter how you spell it, it's still pronounced as tell, tale or tail. So he was correct. And the word is tattle tale not tail. Just letting you know so in the future when you try to correct someone that you get it correct yourself😊
this is sadder than dbz and bleach
The 3ds graphics always trigger me. OG versions are best
Cine puro 🚬
26:16 what the hell is that face...
Playing this game is depressing
Not because of the story or the atmosphere but because it's so damn annoying
Tael is pronounced tail just so you know ( tattle tail)
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Dude.... Tatl's brother's name is pronounced "tale"... Like Tattle tale ....
Tael is pronounced Tail. Tattle Tail. Tatl Tael.
But I still have one question; who/what is Majora? =\
Easy. An ancient supernatural evil force/entity/spirit. Reference Zulu cultural beliefs regarding spirits and masks. Ps one of the things that makes MM so masterful is that it’s real. If you don’t believe in supernatural evil in this world just turn on the news. (Real news).
@@ummmumbridge66 I meant "within the context of the game." Throughout the video, the host never explained that. But thank you for pointing it out. =)
I genuinely think twilight princess is scarier, but that might just be the artsyle
America is living through it as we speak. Wake up. ❤
This video speaks Truth
The fame speaks truth. The maker of this video missed it all. The video is surface crap.
Lol did you just say belovable?
Well done well done indeed
Uhh, I think everyone in the gaming/CZcams world knows what this game is, it’s story, it’s history, the pros and cons, and just about everything you covered in this video from years past
Most people don’t get Mm because of plagiaristic cliched videos like this garbage. You can be depressed by it. Mm inspires me to beyond where are lost loved are and MM teaches us that the beyond is right with us hear and now. Wake up
I don’t care what anyone says. This game is way darker, deeper, stranger, and overall better than Twilight Princess.
Yes but the words dark deep and strange and creepy are just cliches. Take it a step further. What is it about this game that REALLY makes it a masterpiece? It’s more real. Wake up and think.