Episode 19: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Jk, it wasn’t a final finale after all! 🎉 We’re back to deep dive into Echoes of Wisdom. In this game, Princess Zelda teams up with a floaty friend named Tri to stop rifts from spreading and swallowing up folks all across Hyrule. But it turned out that the actual rifts we fixed were for the friends we made along the way… wait.

Thanks for listening! 💖 See you next time!

Timestamps for content:
00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:03:45 - Story
00:16:56 - Main characters & enemies
00:56:03 - Gameplay
01:34:10 - Speedruns
01:54:05 - Visuals
02:05:35 - Sound & music
02:25:51 - Final thoughts
02:28:25 - Ranking
02:36:29- Farewell
02:38:39 - Bonus content: Tiers of the kingdm

A special episode with our first impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom!

Hope y’all are enjoying the game as much as we are! Full Echoes of Wisdom discussion will come out in November! Thanks for listening! 💖

Timestamps for content:
00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:03:54 - Spoiler-free impressions
00:46:12 - Impressions with spoilers
02:02:42 - Farewell
02:03:16 - Bonus: Editing request 1
02:03:57 - Bonus: Kass but not the bird
02:04:23 - Bonus: Editing request 2

It’s time to say goodbye for now, but we discuss our final thoughts across the all the Legend of Zelda games we played, and answer a few listener questions along the way! …with only a few tangents in-between…

Thanks for listening! 💖 See you next time!

Timestamps for content
00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:07:41 - Favorite stories
00:22:23 - Silliest stories
00:26:12 - Early & out-of-order finds
00:39:11 - The timeline
00:43:23 - Favorite Link
00:46:22 - Favorite Zelda
00:51:15 - Favorite other main characters & sidekicks
00:56:31 - Most/least-like not-bosses
01:03:37 - Favorite bosses
01:16:53 - Favorite Ganon
01:21:01 - Easiest/hardest bosses
01:23:14 - Favorite gameplay
01:31:11 - Favorite gimmicks
01:44:25 - Most surprising speedrun
01:50:09 - Favorite visual style
01:53:33 - Favorite sounds
02:05:47 - Favorite multiplayer
02:06:49 - Zelda manga & spinoffs
02:10:29 - Ranking
02:15:07 - Most nostalgic game
02:19:04 - Biggest surprises
02:27:50 - Biggest plot twist
02:35:51 - Final final thoughts
02:45:24 - Farewell
02:47:34 - Bonus content: emotional support beverages
02:51:47 - Bonus content: trash tv/spooky shows
03:00:25 - Bonus content: Nintendo tech
03:04:41 - Bonus content: accordion
03:12:03 - Bonus content: FMA IYKYK

Today we’re talking Legend of Zelda spinoff games—from shooting, to fighting, to dancing, or… just being Tingle… Zelda spinoffs explore what the series could be. Please make a Zelda Snap game, Nintendo. 👀

Thanks for listening! 💖 See you November 1st for our final retrospective discussion of the Legend of Zelda series to date.

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Timestamps for content
00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:06:12 - Tingle games
00:19:30 - Hyrule Warriors games
00:47:09 - Link’s Crossbow Training
00:54:50 - Cadence of Hyrule
01:00:00 - Super Smash Bros
01:15:22 - Conclusions
01:22:49 - Bonus content: Typing of the Dead
01:25:36 - Bonus content: Pokemon spinoffs
01:32:37 - Bonus content: Scott Pilgrim talk
01:35:05 - Bonus content: no TOTK DLC?!

Today we’re discussing Four Swords, Four Swords Adventures, and Tri Force Heroes. From various Vaatis to outrageous outfits, we explored the multi-Link chaos and fun of the multiplayer games in the Zelda series.

Thanks for listening! 💖 See you October 1st for our discussion of spinoff games!

Send questions for our finale episode by October 20, 2023:
X? DM: @trifriendheroes
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Form: https://www.staytogetherpodcast.com/contact 
Email: staytogetherpodcast@gmail.com

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Timestamps for content
00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:02:32 - Discussion: multiplayer games
01:25:54 - Bonus content: consoles
01:37:42 - Bonus content: eBay

In Tears of the Kingdom, an archeological expedition in a suspicious carven under Hyrule castle turns into a time-traveling nightmare for Zelda and Link. From the past, Zelda sets a plan in motion for Link and the sages to finally be able to defeat the demon king. 

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Timestamps for content

00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:01:42 - Announcement
00:10:29 - Story
00:34:39 - Main characters & enemies
01:22:52 - Mechanics & gameplay
01:42:00 - Quests, content, & temples
02:03:30 - Speedruns
02:30:29 - Visuals
02:41:21 - Sound & music
03:25:23 - Final thoughts
03:31:25 - Ranking
03:43:05 - Sign-off

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Our ranking of the games: https://stay-together-network.squarespace.com/loz-game-rank

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Links:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells over 10 million worldwide in first three days, becoming the fastest-selling game in series: https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/whatsnew/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-sells-over-10-million-worldwide-in-first-three-days-becoming-the-fastest-selling-game-in-series/ 

TOTK credits: https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom/credits

Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2XjmdkuVL-3Yybg24FG_aBdLjBE4Quru 

Scruffy: "Musical Main Characters" in Tears of the Kingdom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YSwk1Q9QonI 

Noh Society: Noh performance "TOMOE" by Mikata Shizuka with English Subtitles: https://youtu.be/YVARAMARvk8 

In Breath of The Wild, Link awakens to a world of chaos—Calamity Ganon has taken over the seat of Hyrule, and the Divine Beasts, great machines created to stop Ganon, have gone haywire, unable to be controlled. Link must return the Divine Beasts to the people of Hyrule’s control, recover memories from his past, recover his strength, and the master sword in order to finally stop Calamity Ganon and save Princess Zelda, who has been holding Ganon back while he slept safely for 100 years.

Thanks for listening! 💖 See you August 1st for Tears of The Kingdom!!

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Timestamps for content 

00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:06:08 - Story
00:16:37 - Main characters
00:43:13 - Enemies
00:52:41 - Mechanics & gameplay
01:26:44 - Speedruns 
01:43:05 - Sound & music
02:15:11 - Visuals
02:31:08 - Final thoughts
02:38:29 - Ranking
02:56:22 - Sign-off
02:58:12 - Bonus content: podcast planning
03:03:02 - Bonus content: Pokemon spinoffs

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Our ranking of the games: https://stay-together-network.squarespace.com/loz-game-rank

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LOZ sales https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_-_Series_Sales 

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom sells over 10 million worldwide in first three days, becoming the fastest-selling game in series: https://www.nintendo.com/en-ca/whatsnew/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-sells-over-10-million-worldwide-in-first-three-days-becoming-the-fastest-selling-game-in-series/ 

Best selling video games: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_video_games 

BOTW Credits: https://zelda.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Breath_of_the_Wild/Credits 

TOTK credits: https://nintendo.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom/credits#SOUND_DIRECTOR 

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Eiji Aonouma On The New Look And Why Nintendo Wasn't Inspired By Skyrim: https://www.gameinformer.com/games/the_legend_of_zelda_breath_of_the_wild/b/wii_u/archive/2016/06/24/eiji-aonouma-on-zeldas-new-look-and-why-nintendo-wasnt-inspired-by-skyrim.aspx

The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild - Full OST w/ Timestamps: https://youtu.be/yrnSJVjkclM  

A special episode with our first impressions of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! We recorded around a week after the game came out… sorry this took a little longer than anticipated to release…🥲 

Hope y’all are enjoying the game as much as we are! Full TOTK discussion out August 1st! BOTW deep dive out July 1st!

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Timestamps for content 
00:00:00 - Greetings & intro
00:01:50 - Spoiler-free discussion
00:46:46 - Discussion with spoilers
02:31:04 - Sign-off