“Why the Official Timeline is Wrong” Video

When word came nearly a year ago that Nintendo had released an official timeline in the then Japanese-only Hyrule Historia, many of us were filled with a combo of both excitement and dread. How could Nintendo fit all of the games into a coherent timeline with only one confirmed split (“Adult” and “Child”)? When we finally saw the official timeline it all made sense: there was a third split. And while this helped make sense out of the connecting games a bit better, it left a bad taste in the mouths of many due to the very nature of the reason for this third split: Link gets a “game over” in Ocarina of Time?

Since the release, there has been a vocal few that have taken to proving that the official timeline cannot possibly be correct, but now Matthew Patrick in his popular “Game Theory” YouTube series takes a different approach and explains scientifically why that particular third split cannot possibly be true. Make the jump to watch the video!

So what do you think? Should real world science play a part in debating the timeline, or is Zelda–taking place in a world of a magic–exempt from such laws? Let us know in the comments!

Source: YouTube