BOTW2 Title & Release Date Confirmed

[Azure Sage]

Oh another minor boxart observation but Death Mountain seems to be seeping with malice so maybe Zelda I callback

which feels appropriate since the Death Mountain music in BotW was a remix of Zelda I's

There's that and then there's also THIS.

What the heck is THAT? That doesnt look like anything recognizable from BotW does it? The placement on the map relative to the castle also suggests it's near eastern Hebra.... These little details get me excited to think of all the ways the overworld we once knew has changed.

 

[ExLight]

aint that a funny shaped cloud

 

[Azure Sage]

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Is anybody else wondering what's on Link's hip...?

You can see it here in the trailer too. And there are spots missing. He's collecting tears perhaps? Once he gets them all he can fix his sword and his arm maybe?

 

[Farore's Chosen]

It's a nice name. Hopefully it'll be a nice game.

 

[Bowsette Plus-Ultra]

Definitely confirms what we all thought about this being a darker Zelda game.

I wouldn't hold my breath just yet. Both teasers for the game have been very antsy about narrative details, and Zelda has gone dark approximately once.

 

[Fraxinus]

There's that and then there's also THIS.

What the heck is THAT? That doesnt look like anything recognizable from BotW does it? The placement on the map relative to the castle also suggests it's near eastern Hebra.... These little details get me excited to think of all the ways the overworld we once knew has changed.

thunderhead from ss

ghost ship fog from ph

whipped cream

 

[Ganondorf]

Exciting... I'm glad they're keeping things pretty vague, honestly! I dislike when a game's trailers just spoil a ton of the game through trailers or cuts to late-game boss fights. I have a lot of hope for this one, but I'll keep my lips sealed for speculation, for now.

 

[Chevywolf30]

Ok so here's my thoughts:

Tears of the Kingdom is quite possible the best Zelda title. Ever. Like I already said in the Direct thread, there seems to be some Twili elements, but it might just be similar design. Gameplay wise, I don't feel like the trailer showed much, mainly that the islands in the sky will be important and you'll be able to jump off of them. There was the white outlined rock that was climbing up the rope thingy, looks like a Sheikah slate rune to me. I've only seen the trailer once, I could watch it again to notice details, but I'd rahter just wait for the game

 

[kingOnion]

My take on the title is that it’s incredibly literal. We’ve seen Link has some new power to reverse the movement of objects (screen goes greyscale, yellow highlight and movement path of object). In the new trailer Link does this with a rock that moves upward into the sky. The implication is that this rock fell from the sky, from an island above. A literal Tear of the Kingdom.

(edit: also first post wooo)

 

[Echolight]

 

[Fraxinus]

Oh, more serious thought about the weird whipped cream thing. Would that line up to be where one of the three labyrinths are?

I'm reluctant to watch an analysis video cuz I kinda wanna draw my own conclusions without outside influence but I'm sure Zeltik got some good stuff to say.

EDIT: actually no I cahnged my mind, I think that art is looking at the map of Hyrule from the east due to Death Mountains position relative to the Castle (it's closer than the castle is to the foreground) so its more likely that is where the Great Plateau is.

 

[Echolight]

Am I the only one who thinks the sword in the logo looks a little “twilighty”

YESSSS!!! Me too! As soon as I saw it I was freaking out a little inside

Ever since the green glowy stuff has been appearing in the trailers for TotK, it has always reminded me of the twili and the twilight realm. And with the game developers saying it'll have a darker atmosphere, I started to get excited at throwing the possibility of the twilight realm making a comeback. I don't really see any other evidence for it though, aside for the aesthetic similarities. But still, I'm hoping. It would be awesome.

A lot of zelda theorists are focusing more on the zonai as a possibility instead of the twili though

 

[mαrkαsscoρ]

I will gladly eat my words if I'm wrong, but I'm sure there's zero twilight connections w/ those glowy things

 

[Azure Sage]

Something well worth noting...

Green swirly thing reminiscent of the first trailer. It's directly across from the stable, too. What if it's an entrance to the underground? What if we ARE also getting an underground on top of a sky?

 

[Echolight]

I will gladly eat my words if I'm wrong, but I'm sure there's zero twilight connections w/ those glowy things

I can see that. Pretty much all that I've seen that could connect the two is all the glowy patterns.

Also btw did anyone else think 'dungeon' when link pushed open those big heavy doors? I honestly think there'll be dungeons up in the sky on the floating islands. Traditional, classic, zelda-style dungeons. Not like the divine beasts.