Zelda: Open your eyes! Decayed Guardian: DON’T MIND IF I DO

I'm here for my weekly appointment. Yep. Still amazing.

It has been six years and this still sends shivers down my spine.

Anyone else come back here just to pay respects before Tears of the Kingdom? For some reason I just can’t shake the feeling that Tears will be the end of something long and beautiful

People were like: “the game won’t be THIS good” Nintendo: “yeah about that”

Gamers: "What you see in the trailers is never going to be in the game." Nintendo: "Hold my grape juice."

And now we have Tears of the Kingdom as well. Thank you Nintendo for the greatest gaming franchise of all time ❤

Reading thru the comments, makes me realize I am not the only one that wants to experience this game for the first time again. Here’s hoping the sequel will be able to continue that feeling after playing it. This game is just quite simply the precipice of what a game should be. Every person can play this game their own way. And that is where it’s greatness lies. It doesn’t hold your hand or tries to “subvert” your expectations. The creators know what we fans want. And. They deliver it in spades. I’m coming to tears just writing this. And. The best pet. I don’t feel the least bit embarrassed. Im a 48 year old man. Who grew up and lived thru the Atari age thinking. It can’t ever get better. Than. A little card company came along. And who could know. They would one day create the greatest game ever. In my humble opinion. I say the sequel does not have top it. Just continue it.

This did not meet my expectations. ... *_It exceeded them._*

I loved my friend's reaction when he realized Great Plateau wasn't the whole map.

To this day this trailer gives me literal chills. I was so excited for BoTW to come out because of how different it was from the rest of the series. Makes me wish I could go back to 2017

0:56 I still get goosebumps on that part... even after playing the game several times. There's just something about that music...

A post-post-apocolyptic Legend of Zelda? My body is ready.

This was how my dad went to school

This game was truly worthy of the Game of the Year title. It has set the bar impossibly high for the sequel, but I believe the developers are capable of reaching that bar. I cannot wait until BOTW 2.

I would do anything just to play this game for the first time again

I wish I could forget all the memories of this games, to discover it again...

this trailer makes the game looks really good but when you actually play the game... you realize it's even better than the trailer

How could anyone say this game is overrated? It is one of those rare games that can engage every emotion out of its players.

It has been six years... And the game still holds up. Even with TOTK out, this game is still amazing

Why am I here? I have the Switch... I have the game...

Possibly the most honest game trailer ever released. - Entirely in-engine, which is refreshing in a world where games are often shown off as entirely pre-rendered cutscenes designed to look as epic as possible with no semblance of gameplay whatsoever. - Contains almost an entire minute of just panning over wide landscapes while playing ambient sounds and the odd piano note, which is very much representative of the atmosphere of the final game. - Much of the trailer is spent just going over basic gameplay features that will end up being mundane mechanics you'll see for the entire game - eg. magnesis, stasis, cooking, the ability to climb anything, etc. - A huge portion of the footage is just from the great plateau. - Trailer is in 720p, which is actually a lower resolution than the final Switch version, which is what most people will end up playing. This is pretty much the opposite of what developers typically do to hype a game up, but somehow Nintendo managed to show off this game in the most basic and honest possible way and it was still enough to hype people up for it. It's nice to see a game that stands on its own two feet based on its own merits and not some pre-rendered cutscene designed to hype people up as much as possible with a bunch of empty promises.

please tell me im not the only one who comes back to this trailer randomly

To this day, I've spent 890 or more hours on this game and I hope Tears of the Kingdom is even better!

Years later, I've spent hundreds of hours in the game. The trailer still gives me goosebumps.

Nobody: Nintendo game tester: *uses perfect defense against a chuchu*

7 years later, still one of the best trailers ever made, and still somehow jerks tears. In my mind, this is second only to the third BotW trailer a year later. Near-perfect trailers for a near-perfect game

The "Open Your Eyes" still sends chills down my spine. Incredible memories playing this for the first time on my brand new Switch in my upstairs bedroom loft, alone and happy and lost in adventure.

The Nintendo timeline: 1986: completely revolutionises gaming. 1998: completely revolutionises gaming. 2017: completely revolutionises gaming.

One of the few cases where the trailer is actually representative of the actual game in terms of gameplay and graphics

Played Breath of the Wild several times and this trailer still gives me chills.

I hope Nintendo does this kind of trailer again for Tears of the Kingdom. This is one of the most beautiful trailers ever and I still love watching it five years after the game came out.

The new trailer is gold. No-one can complain anymore, I think.

someone could erase my memory, just so I can play this game all over again like it's the first time ♥

This trailer is special, it is calm, slow, beautiful and suddenly it is epic, with so much new things going on. I think it perfectly describes the game. Just by watching it you can tell how well the world is crafted, every hills and and every puddles, nothing is here without a reason.

Weird that seven years have passed....

You remember all those quotes about Miyamoto messing around in his backyard as a kid, exploring tiny caves and climbing trees and finding cool rocks? I feel like this is _the game_ where he truly shares that experience with us.

I seriously never get bored of this trailer :')

Breath of the Wild is where I go to explore a more peaceful and simple world, Tears of the Kingdom is where I go to tape a Korok to a wooden cross, set it on fire, shoot it into the air with rockets and then watch it explode midair like some gruesome firework. Pretty neat balance

2:04 I love how these five notes are sill in the main theme (full version) of Zelda totk

One of the greatest games ever created.

That moment when you recognize the locations in the trailer. All of them.

I just came back to this after watching the trailers for Tears of the Kingdom, and am happy to say this still holds up. Truly a masterpiece.

I'd love to just see a hinox walking around and not having to activate it. Also, they left out the yiga clan member appearing every two seconds when you're just trying to explore and enjoy the environment.

Fun fact: The first comment left on this trailer was "yay".

This is the most beautiful thing that I seen in my entire life.

crazy how many years it’s been since this “era” of zelda started. and now it’s over. totk was an epic finale to it. love both these games so much

Hands down one of the greatest games I’ve ever played.

All the people complaining about graphics is just Wind Waker repeating itself. I know Sony and Microsoft are pushing great graphics but Nintendo's philosophy has mainly been: Gameplay > Graphics

is it bad that i know exactly where every location in this trailer is

bro.. I remember how badly I wanted this game and the switch..

6 years later. I’ve beaten it 3 times. This trailer still gives me chills, and tears in my eyes. A masterpiece.

Never in my life have I played a game so brilliant as this. The music, especially being on top of the towers, resonates with me so deeply. This game is sacred to me.

DAMN....The game is already out and im still watching this...AND I HAVE THE GAME

2:19 That swell in the music as the Talus stands and Link draw his word and shield always gives me goosebumps, the whole trailer does. I loved this game, and I think I still love it so much even as I play the new game

Whats absolutely incredible about this trailer/the game itself is that, in most trailers like this, they're just animations that aren't anything close to the actual gameplay. But in this trailer, everything, the sounds, the atmosphere, the lighting, the animals, the gameplay, the graphics, everything is footage pulled straight from the game. Even the music. And that, my friends, is what makes Breath of the Wild the greatest and most breathtaking video game in existence.

3:00 THAT should've been the title screen

First great Switch game, last great Wii U game. It deserves the awards it's getting.

Dang, almost 7 years already. Still remember sticking around the livestreams for so long while chatting with friends about this.

I still think this trailer is superior to the 2017 one. Not only because I love the main theme but it captures better what Botw is about: a vast world to explore with beautiful landscapes, the sounds of nature and a minimalist and peaceful music

who else has been playing the game since it came out and is still watching this breath taking trailer?

how could I feel so nostalgic for a game that's less than a half-a-decade old?

Reflecting back, I am so glad my parents started me on the systems in order. I got to experience almost every zelda game in order (apart from a few gameboy and DS games) so that BOTW and TOTK could be experienced in the fullest. Best game franchise of all time. The music is what really brings it home for me, they cared SO MUCH about staying true to the games original themes and incorporated new styles BEAUTIFULLY. I just wish I could go back and experience them all over again like playing them for the first time.

oh my god...has it really been 7 years... this game will always been golden

i love how they actually showed gameplay in this trailer, instead of it being a cinematic trailer or something.

Honestly, one of the most legendary trailers of all time.

Still here 5 years later. I can't believe how time goes by... I was 17 years old when this came out, and I sold a lot of my old Wii games (not thru gamestop, lol) so I could have enough to buy the Switch and Zelda on launch day. I even made sure to count taxes so I had EXACTLY enough to buy it. It might sound sad, but this is probably the happiest memory of my life. I can't wait for the sequel.

After playing this game, I thought no game could ever top it in a lifetime. I was proven wrong when Tears of the Kingdom released.

"This doesn't look like a Zelda game" People all complaining about that, but before this they complained about Nintendo always doing the same thing, no pleasing you people. I think this looks amazing, and I'm very excited to get my hands on it.

link finally gets armour. that's all I've ever wanted

sometimes i'd like to forget everything to play like it was the first time

Its just amazing this game is now 7 years old.. With an amazing sequel. It just doesnt feel like its been that long since this game came out.

This is it.. this is the game that will bring the series back to the top..

"Open your eyes" to people who complain about the graphics of the game.

The ending is so good. Just dead silence except for the faint whistle of the wind.

I was 6 when this game came out and my parents bought it for me and to this day I still play it. Can’t wait for the next one!

I'm calling it: this land isn't hyrule in like a post apoctolipic era, this...is Grooseland!

People complaining about graphics just need to shut up for once. Its called an art style, and people don't have to like it.

Nostalgia hits man…

6 years later and still the best game I have ever played. The music, the gameplay, the progression. Every aspect is perfection❤️

As soon as the violin kicked in at around 2:20 I actually cried. The visuals and music made me so happy. I have never been so excited for any game.

It's always the music in the last half that gets me goosebumps

Now that we near the release of Tears of the Kingdom, I have to say, this is probably my favorite of the trailers for Breath of the Wild. The story trailer is amazing in its own right, but the sheer wonder that this trailer beholds is something that always makes me want to pick up the game again and get lost in the beautiful world of Hyrule.

link rlly got the champions tunic + the paraglider before even finishing the great plateau shrines

The trailer for BotW 2 was extremely dark... and I thoroughly enjoyed it. So glad that BotW is getting the Majora's Mask treatment. :DDDDD

Who’s here after the 2019 e3 presentation 😬 so hyped for the next Zelda botw game

Seeing “6 years ago” on this video just blows my mind

So we have like... less than a month till tears. so if u see this within that timespan, cool.

I still cannot believe that i'm playing this game

Why are they calling it Breath of the Wild? It should be called Game of the Year

The title reveal at the end with no music just birds chirping and the wind breezing still gives me goosebumps to this day

This game sells you on its bold vision within 30 seconds. Meanwhile, Sonic Frontiers has shown two trailers and...

0:01 Zelda: Open your eyes *Ganon agressively opens his eyes* Zelda: Wait I didn’t-

I love people saying that this isn't Zelda. Zelda 1 was open world too, folks.

Trailer: Peaceful Reality: *Yiga member spawns every minute*

So many memories…

Is there a reason I can't stop watching this trailer?

Iwata would have loved this

"Open your eyes" that line, for me, is easily the most memorable and iconic line in my entire life.

2016…wow. It’s hard to think that it’s been THAT long since this game came out. And it’s still fantastic 😊