Yet another passionate breakdown of what Breath of the Wild means to some nobody Zelda fan.

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Environmental Art by Kemple_T www.twitter.com/kemple_t
Link illustration by Sammy Tighe twitter.com/TigheSammy
Graphic Design by HotCyder www.twitter.com/HotCyder

Special thanks to zeldadungeon.net for being a fantastic resource, as always!

Also, special thanks to my brother Daylan www.instagram.com/daylight_anim, LambHoot youtube.com/LambHoot, and all of my patrons for their feedback!

Survey I ran regarding the Zelda series: docs.google.com/forms/d/1mW5VcsI30KMAdK4IT29275gNK…

Chapters
0:00 Intro
4:14 "Open-World" is merely a setting
10:10 Reinventing Zelda
21:10 Part One - Open Your Eyes
1:14:18 Part Two - The Durable Spirit of Zelda
2:06:53 Part Three - Life Goes On

Sources
Aonuma 2013 - Wii U Zelda is All About “Rethinking Series Conventions” www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/01/aonuma_wii_u_zel…
Open-World is a priority for Zelda (2013) www.siliconera.com/open-world-priority-legend-zeld…
Zelda Wii U delayed (2015) www.polygon.com/2015/3/27/8303247/the-legend-of-ze…
Eiji Aonuma’s favourite game of 2016 is The Last Guardian www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2017/02/20…
twitter.com/muffinsAKA/status/1650287744709435393?…

Video Sources
51 Rapid-Fire Questions about Breath of the Wild (2017)    • 51 Rapid-Fire Questions About The Leg...  
Zelda Wii U at E3 2014    • a Mario 64 Race, but the sand is EXTR...  
Game Awards 2014 - Zelda    • World Premiere - Zelda  
Nintendo Direct - November 2015    • Nintendo Direct Presentation - Mario,...  
Nintendo at E3 2016    • Reggie Kicks off Nintendo E3 2016 wit...  
Breath of the Wild Gameplay Demonstration E3 2016    • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wi...  
BOTW Combat Montage by tsu    • The Legend of Zelda BotW - Advanced C...  
Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017    • Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017 [En...  

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