Legend of Zelda Wii U E3 2014 Gameplay Trailer Breakdown

Hey youtubers it's Charlie and my friends at Geek and Sundry are building the Fairy Bow from Ocarina Of Time and Nintendo just revealed the new Zelda for Wii U coming next year so I wanted to do a breakdown of the gameplay footage they showed off and the lore behind my top 5 items in the franchise. Just like Final Fantasy, the Zelda games have pretty good continuity when it comes to in game items and backstory. There's a few small differences that I'll talk about for each item. And I'll post a link in the description for the build video so you guys can watch Nika make the bow. So first things first. Zelda Wii U, the trailer was really short and because nintendo is hardcore about not using their footage on youtube I'm just going to use screencaps but here's what it looks like. The game is coming in 2015. They didn't specify if it was spring or winter but the biggest change to the mechanics is the way you interact with the environment. It's going to be a lot more like a next gen RPG game where there is a story to follow, but there aren't really any boundaries in the game like previous installments. It's like one continuous world, you don't instance into new areas so the game is just loading new environment continuously as you travel. Boss fights and encounters have also been changed accordingly. As you enter new areas you randomly encounter enemies and bosses have patrol areas like an MMO. It's a big change for the series, so let me know if you like that the Zelda games are going to start behaving more like MMOs or if you prefer the classic mechanics. The gameplay footage looks amazing and I might have to buy a wii U now. Shut up and take my rupees. This all reminds me of when Ocarina of Time came out and melted everyone's brains. Ocarina of Time was the first Zelda game to come to n64 and I remember it hit right at christmas break from school so everybody from school just disappeared for two weeks into their basements so they could play the whole thing through. Of all the zelda 64 titles this is my favorite to replay. So here are my top 5 favorite items from the franchise and some of the lore behind them. Number 5 - The Goddess's Harp In the timeline of the franchise the first time Link gets this is in Skyward Sword as a child, but it's also used by Princess Zelda in Ocarina of Time and you could argue that it's almost the same thing as the Harp of Ages in the Oracle series on Gameboy Color. In Skyward Sword it functions a lot like the Ocarina of Time in that it helps you unlock new challenges in the game. But in the actual Ocarina of Time game Zelda only uses the Goddess Harp to teach you new Ocarina songs. So in each game the same items get used in different ways even though the lore is similar. As the name implies the Harp comes from the goddess Hylia she was the goddess who stayed behind to guard the triforce when the old gods left Hyrule. She eventually chose to take mortal form and became the progenitor for the Hyrulian Royal family. In the franchise she became the first incarnation of Zelda in skyward sword, but for example in Ocarina of Time the Zelda we meet is her descendant. In all of the games the royal family descends from the goddess' bloodline though. The first time we actually met the gods was in Ocarina of Time, but subsequent games continued to feature them. Number 4 - The Silver Arrow Next to the master sword this is one of the most important items in the franchise. In the original NES games you use it to kill Ganon at the end, and in later games in the franchise they turned it into Light Arrows. But they serve the same function. They also cause enemies to drop hella extra rupees. In Twilight Princess you don't actually get to use them, but Zelda does and they serve the same function. In the lore they're generally just magical arrows that literally pierce evil. In some of the later games you find them in dungeons. But in Ocarina of time Zelda keeps them in the sacred realm until you wake all of the sages. After Ocarina the sages were incorporated into all aspects of the franchise. They serve as the bridge between the sacred realm where the triforce is kept and the physical world of Hyrule. Number 3 - The Magic Mirror This only appears in Link to the Past and you use it to travel between the light and dark worlds but you can also use it as a warp device inside dungeons. You obtain it by helping the Lost Old Man. That's the only name he's given, but in the lore he's a descendant of the sages and you eventually have to rescue his daughter who's one of the seven maidens. They're a group that appears in both Link to the Past and the Four Swords games. In each of the installments you have to rescue them. You also learn about the power of the mirror from Sahasrahla who's also a descendant of the sages and helps teach you things in the game. Number 2 - The Hylian Shield In the game it's the most powerful shield you can get and also protects you from fire. Usually the shield is purchased but Skyward Sword introduced some more creative Lore. It's guarded by the dragon Lanayru who's one of three sacred guardians appointed by the goddess to watch over parts of Hyrule. The shield itself is most famous for it's appearance. All incarnations of the franchise have used the same based symbols which incorporate aspects of the Goddess Crest, The Royal Crest and the Hylian Crest. It bears the Triforce and the Crimson Loftwing. It's always been on the shield, but just like the dragon Skyward Sword also turned the loftwing into an actual bird you get bonded to like Daenerys is bonded to her dragons on game of thrones. and my number 1 favorite item of Course - The Master Sword I think my favorite animation in the series is still Link yanking the master sword out in the temple of time during Ocarina. The sword was originally forged by the goddess as the goddess sword and then is later reforged into the master sword by Link. It's imbued with the spirit of Fi who is a humanoid spirit representation of the goddess and gives you tips that help you complete your quests. Skyward Sword really takes the lore a lot further and incorporates a dark version of the sword weilded by Demise. But it's implied that the goddess and the sages forged the Goddess and Master Swords as a result of Demise creating his version of the sword. It's a very chicken or the egg type argument that gets even more complicated when the game incorporates time travel. Even though I've always thought of the Hero's Bow and Light Arrows as the most important weapon in the franchise, the Master Sword is still the most identifiable in game item. Probably because of arthurian mythology and excalibur. But now it's your turn. Let me know which Zelda game is your favorite and whether or not you're planning on getting Zelda Wii U when it comes out. I'll probably do a few more bonus lore videos, so feel free to suggest games. Like I said, be sure to check out Geek and Sundry's build video, they actually make a real life version of the hero bow. You can click here to get it and click here for my other lore videos. Thanks for watching, see you guys tonight. high fives!