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 Twilight Princess was a successful, if slightly contentious, entry in the Legend of Zelda franchise, released in 2006 on the Wii and GameCube. In many ways a rough reimagining of Ocarina of Time, the game takes the base framework of that game, adds a wolf a'la Okami, a world of darkness a'la A Link to the Past and Metroid Prime 2, and the best Zelda companion in Midna (at least as far as being a character with an arc). The game is also in some ways a response to the knee-jerk negative reaction to Wind Waker's cartoon aesthetic, going for a more realistic but darker look that alternates between creatively beautiful and puzzlingly ugly. Development was infamously long with multiple delays, and the final result, while a good game, can't hide the cracks from its troubled creation. Since its release in 2006, opinions have shifted from widespread praise to mild disappointment to rediscovered appreciation, particularly with the 2016 HD remaster on the Wii U giving the game a tasteful facelift, performance boost, and de-blooming. I too loved the game upon release, but its flaws stick out to me more as time passes. Similarly, a lot of people liked my old Let's Play of the Wii original from 2012, but it's always been a disappointment and a failure for me, even back when I still had a lovely sense of humor. So when TPHD was announced, I knew I wanted to give my old LP another go. It's taken literally 5 years for us to get there (started recording footage in 2016, commentary in 2019), but at long last, the LP is here. -------------------------------------- The Story A corrupt curtain of darkness called the Twilight descends upon Hyrule. A simple farmboy named The LP This is a 100% LP where I will be getting all collectibles and showing off as much miscellaneous stuff as I can. It'll be essentially everything I showed off in the original LP plus the additions made for the HD version like the Cave of Shadows and the stamps. I'm joined on co-commentary by Mugiwara Yoshi and JigglyJacob. Unlike the original, there will only be one version of each video where commentary plays over cutscenes. Note: we recorded parts 1-5 from 2019-2020; part 6 onward was recorded in 2021, after I came out publicly as a transwoman, so my voice may suddenly start sounding different. --------------------------------------                                  ------------------ Fanart (By Sonicfiend)  
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Nice! Twilight Princess is my second favorite Zelda game after BotW (because the Wii was my first console and TP was the first Zelda I ever played), so I'm looking forward to this.
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Jun 27, 2021 08:33
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I'll echo the comments made in the second video about the game's soundtrack being a disappointment overall, even back when I first played it on Gamecube I always felt that something just felt off about it, it just sounded so hollow and flat to me, no life or anything.
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Jun 27, 2021 13:31
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It's been ages since I've seen or played this. It'll be interesting to see how well it holds up.
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Jun 30, 2021 08:49
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The cozy farm town facade has ended. It's Little poo poo time 
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Jul 2, 2021 20:02
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Even though everyone watching this is aware of Zant I am still going to hold my tongue for a while because well, I want you to remember his grand entrance here, just file it away for later.
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Jul 3, 2021 15:18
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As I never got around to watching your first LP of this game, I will definitely watch this one in its place. Thanks!
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Jul 4, 2021 03:34
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It's always good to watch you play. Your riffing on the game's suspension of disbelief tickles the inner MST3K fan in me, and you definitely deserve more love for your videos.
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Jul 4, 2021 05:17
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In the dark of the night, the dog will bite bugs.
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Jul 9, 2021 20:01
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I love
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Jul 9, 2021 20:52
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Oh god. I played Twilight Princess quite a lot back in the day, and I have never seen that bit with Rusl's injuries before. That was actually well enough done to be disturbing. (Do you know if that was in the original or added in the HD?)
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Jul 9, 2021 22:42
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Oh gently caress I completely forgot about skeleton knight! That, Ashei and Telma should've been in Hyrule Warriors.
RareAcumen fucked around with this message at 14:24 on Jul 10, 2021 |
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Jul 9, 2021 22:58
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DoubleNegative posted:I love You can do that sword flourish at will. I haven’t played the game in a long time, but IIRC you have to hold the button for putting the sword away, instead of just tapping it.
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Jul 10, 2021 10:58
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RareAcumen posted:Oh gently caress I completely forgot about skeleton knight! That, Ashei and Telma should've been I Hyrule Warriors. It's kind of a bum note for OoT/MM Link to end up as a skeleton knight, poor guy just couldn't catch a break.
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Jul 10, 2021 14:09
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All those delays and the hat still clips through the shield and sword.
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Jul 15, 2021 03:15
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First dungeon time, and since it's not a particularly difficult dungeon, let's make it a little harder for me.
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Jul 16, 2021 20:11
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Ha, I like the moments where you add subtitles to Midna's twilight-speak.
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Jul 17, 2021 00:46
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Lustful Man Hugs posted:Ha, I like the moments where you add subtitles to Midna's twilight-speak. Yeah I’m happy they brought that back. I happy this LP is here, the original came out in a time when I really needed some laughs and I’ve mostly followed y’all since.
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Jul 17, 2021 01:15
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I wasn't completely sure what I was looking at at first so I thought the game had plants that gave you lantern oil now.
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Jul 17, 2021 01:51
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What's funny is that artist Earthsong9405 redesigned Ooccoo which looks far less horrifying:
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Jul 17, 2021 03:12
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A small thing I like is the dust and debris falling when a new door is opened. It’s such a nice and cute little touch.
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Jul 17, 2021 03:23
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Bold of Nintendo to include a big honkin' pair of chicken titties in their kids game.
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Jul 17, 2021 13:54
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Beartaco posted:Bold of Nintendo to include a big honkin' pair of chicken titties in their kids game. You know what's coming later right?
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Jul 17, 2021 14:02
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Judge Tesla posted:You know what's coming later right? I do not, and now I'm excited.
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Jul 17, 2021 14:19
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Chimera-gui posted:What's funny is that artist Earthsong9405 redesigned Ooccoo which looks far less horrifying: That's really cute! However, I feel like "gross and horrifying" is kind of what Twilight Princess was going for, unfortunately.
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Jul 17, 2021 18:04
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I want monkeys in every dungeon.Judge Tesla posted:You know what's coming later right? Is it even bigger honkin' chicken titties?
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Jul 20, 2021 01:32
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Beartaco posted:Bold of Nintendo to include a big honkin' pair of chicken titties in their kids game. I meqn, we've also had gratuitous Midna butshots. So, you know. It's on theme.
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Jul 23, 2021 09:50
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Cripes!
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Jul 23, 2021 20:06
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I know you said from episode six onward was after your change. (Congrats, by the way) but it still sounds like you're about to break out and start mocking FI again, even though she isn't in this game. I mean nothing bad by that, to be clear. I'm just giggling at remembering your guy's relentless riffing on her.
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Jul 23, 2021 22:58
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Thanks! Well, look forward to sometime next year when we inevitably redo Skyward Sword with the HD version too.
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Jul 23, 2021 23:51
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I've never been a fan of Hyrule Field in Twilight Princess, it felt like it was massive simply for the sake of it and it is absolutely empty and almost devoid of enemies, not counting the night exclusive ones.
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Jul 24, 2021 14:56
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If I had any skill at all I'd make a gif of Barnes spider crawling toward the camera and then into him moving away from the camera. I'm honestly having trouble figuring out how old these kids are supposed to be (unless it was said and I missed it). I do like how a change in perspective makes you look at even the layout of your Standard Zelda House differently though.
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Jul 27, 2021 03:13
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Kibayasu posted:If I had any skill at all I'd make a gif of Barnes spider crawling toward the camera and then into him moving away from the camera. Malo is 30. The others are 5.
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Jul 27, 2021 07:31
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Today's part is being pushed back to tomorrow, because it's my birthday and I'm celebrating with a new album! We'll be having the release/listening party at noon PST, 3PM Pacific: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQfDFLY7GK8
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Jul 30, 2021 19:12
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In my haste to move the upload date back, I apparently forgot to set it to post at noon. Welp, it's up now. Colin gets hurt in this one!
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Jul 31, 2021 17:47
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So what happens if you try to stop one of the Gorons rolling at you further up the mountain without the iron boots? Do they just push you all the way back down it or what?
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Jul 31, 2021 17:55
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RareAcumen posted:So what happens if you try to stop one of the Gorons rolling at you further up the mountain without the iron boots? Do they just push you all the way back down it or what? If you don't have the Iron Boots, you just get knocked away the same as if you weren't trying at all, I think.
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Jul 31, 2021 19:51
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I do like that Sumo Culture and Strength have become Goron staples going forwards because looking back to Ocarina of Time there was really nothing at all to them outside of Darunia's love of dancing and them really liking rocks to eat.
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Jul 31, 2021 20:31
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ThornBrain posted:In my haste to move the upload date back, I apparently forgot to set it to post at noon. Welp, it's up now. Colin gets hurt in this one! I just wanted to let you know that I appreciated the 'pop' sound effect.
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The random "bloody handprints" around the mayor's home are tegata, handprints in red ink and autographed, given as a souvenir by high-ranking sumo wrestlers. A neat but kind of random detail to put in the game.
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