Tears of the Kingdom Trailer Breakdown

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There was a Nintendo Direct featuring new Tears of the Kingdom gameplay earlier this week (February 2023) and we wanted to go through it and share our thoughts with you.

0:00 - intro
0:46 - full trailer
3:17 - green swirlies
3:39 - flying enemies
4:12 - floating island
4:49 - towers
5:24 - cloud column
5:49 - weird trees
6:21 - mysterious lights
6:56 - GLEEOK
7:20 - green swirly theories
7:40 - Hateno tech lab & village
8:32 - little meteors
9:32 - floating bokoblins
10:00 - redead? stalfos?
10:38 - BIG bokoblin
11:13 - Yiga location? Sheik tech?
12:05 - big bokoblin
12:39 - Hinox
13:18 - overworld landmarks (Dueling Peaks, Satori Mountain, etc)
14:14 - flying enemies carry bokoblins
14:36 - mysterious chunks
15:09 - golem
15:27 - BotW was blue, TotK is green (tech vs nature?)
15:43 - no Sheika Slate - what's on Link's belt instead?
15:57 - no flurry rush?
16:10 - Ganon is creepy
16:42 - sky island talk
17:18 - vials on Link's belt - to hold tears? or rune ammo?
19:21 - markings on the ground
20:07 - ultra Talus?
20:21 - homing arrows?
20:38 - shield surfing - death mountain
21:31 - motion control mechanic
21:41 - luminous Talus - underground
21:57 - back to motion controls
22:37 - death mountain looks weird
23:02 - new weapon for Link
24:32 - WHO IS THIS?
25:57 - Magnesis, Plateau,
26:36 - vehicle parts??
27:03 - CONFIRMED!
27:14 - OK, so, vehicles.
27:37 - will there be crafting??
27:54 - what is this?
28:42 - hot air balloon
28:57 - flying machine
29:56 - falling parts
31:33 - Link's hand & arm
31:53 - Master Sword tech
32:01 - TotK logo is an ouroboros - cycle nature
32:42 - closing thoughts / outro

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