Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Well, it’s been a solid 3 months since Tears of the Kingdom came out... Time to talk about it.

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Thumbnail art by Football Head: twitter.com/football_head2
Master Kohga combat art by Snowie: twitter.com/snowieillust

Also, big ol’ thanks to @ScruffyMusic for letting me use his Zonai message illustrations, and to @IronPineapple and @razbuten for helping me brainstorm and iron out my script.

Music:
Butter Building - Kirby’s Epic Yarn
Lookout Landing - Tears of the Kingdom
Main Theme - Breath of the Wild
Oh It’s You - A Hat in Time
During the Exams - Persona 3
Beneath Hyrule Castle - Tears of the Kingdom
Korok Forest (Day) - Tears of the Kingdom
The Everlasting Blizzard - Tears of the Kingdom
Rito Village (Night) - Tears of the Kingdom
Field (Day) - Tears of the Kingdom
Gerudo Town - Tears of the Kingdom
Bonus Game - Pilotwings
Gallery - Danganronpa V3
Gang-Plank Galleon - Donkey Kong Country
A Sensational City (Day) - Octopath Traveler II
A Sensational City (Night) - Octopath Traveler II
Intruder 3 - Metal Gear Solid
A Sea Breeze Blows - Octopath Traveler
Running the Baseline - BotanicSage
Groose’s Theme - Skyward Sword
2 Player Battle Menu - Sonic Adventure 2
Battle (Shrine of Light) - Tears of the Kingdom
Flux Construct Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Goron City - Tears of the Kingdom
Hateno School - Tears of the Kingdom
Master Kohga Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Main Theme - Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
Nutty Acres Action - Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts
Main Menu - Lego Racers
Hateno Village - Tears of the Kingdom
Spear of Justice - Undertale
Storm Station Act 3 - Sonic After the Sequel
Sky Dance - Pyre
Gleeok Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Piranha Plant’s Lullaby - Super Mario 64
Corkboard - Kirby Super Star
Colgera Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Moragia Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Seized Construct Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Dream Home - Tears of the Kingdom
Hudson’s Gratitude - Tears of the Kingdom
Demon Dragon Battle - Tears of the Kingdom
Staff Roll - Tears of the Kingdom

0:00 - Introduction
3:34 - Part 0 - The Weight of a Franchise
6:00 - Part 1 - The Weight of a Sequel
15:35 - Part 2 - The Weight of Infinite Freedom
28:33 - Part 3 - The Weight of Infinite Power
35:00 - Part 4 - The Usual Artsy Emotional Thing