It's crazy to me how many people I've seen try to say something in a fictional world is bad because it's "unrealistic," and it's just like "yeah, that's kind of the point."
the forest temple from OOT also just gives that abandoned and haunted vibe, with the moss covered rooms and the echoing music, emphasizing its emptiness. It's always gave me the creepiest feeling, even back when i played the game for the first time.
the music's weird ocarina patterns and chanting always made me feel like there's something tiptoeing up behind you in the emptiness that you cant get a look at
In particular, the fact that it’s a *mansion* inside the lost woods raises so many questions. Who lived here? When did someone try to make a home in these woods? What happened to the owners (did they fall victim to the forest’s curse and become stalfos?)? Was this a sacred grove before or after the mansion was built?
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Imagine if Wind Waker's ghost ship wasn't a part of the main storyline. It had no rooms to explore and couldn't even be entered, there was no chart to be found, and no NPC even talks about it. You dig out your old Gamecube and copy of the game years later, delete one of your saves to start a fourth playthrough. You're sailing to your next destination when all of a sudden something you never experienced starts happening. The music gets sinister, the skies darken, and in the distance blue embers can be seen. With a chill down your spine you get closer to investigate, then all of a sudden, a big ghostly ship appears. You pass right through it, turn the camera around, but it's gone. The skies clear, the music returns to normal, and you don't see it again.
i believe there was a thing like that in the witcher 3. you can sail around skellige, and a ghost ship can be found randomly. no big fanfare, no comment from geralt- it just shows up, sails around, and leaves. more games need random encounters like that
aside from being creepy as all hell, the ghost ship in the windwaker is the most memorable haunted location in the series for me, i liked the music so much that i had wound up charting out the ghost ship's patterns long before i got to triforce shards part of the game
I remember getting jump scared the first time I witnessed this in twilight princess. Didn’t expect those ghosts haunted faces to appear on my recommendations page and remembered what it was like to see these guys the first time. These ghosts will never not be disturbing to me in one way or another 😅.
17:00 rats were used in numerous torture methods IRL, most of them revolving around making the prisonners living food for the rats. Maybe the ghost rats jumps on you from hunger, but since they are dead, they cannot eat the flesh. ( for the alive one, i dunno, at the end of the day the devs wanted a mechanic, rest is just flavor XD )
I know it’s not a haunted place, but Dodongos cavern scared the crap out of me as a kid to the point I gave up playing for about a year. The ambiance and giant skull scared me so much.
Same! My cousin's played it before I did, and they told me about a giant skull in the wall, and eyes that shoot lasers. That's all the context they gave me. Safe to say... I was terrified to go in, haha
@DemonicAdj I wish we got more actual dungeons down there. I do enjoy clearing out the depths though. I just grab one light root and clear out the entire area before moving on to the next light root. I really wish we had gotten an actual Yiga dungeon down there. That could have been so cool.
I feel like the Royal Valley from The Minish Cap should've been mentioned as well. It's got Ghinis, but also notable ghosts in the form of Spekter, Gina, and even King Gustaf himself. I've always found that area interesting myself, especially with the Royal Crypt that adds significance to the area.
I love how supportive and collaborative the zelda RUclips community is! It's so sweet to see y'all shouting each other out and helping in each others projects so often!
i believe the idea behind ghosts having weight is the weight of their grudge which is also holding them down to earth instead of passing on! its why possessed people are said to feel a great weight on their shoulders
It's funny, some of the best dungeons in the entire series relate to the supernatural. Forest Temple, Arbiter's Grounds, the Stone Tower, and I might also add the Lightning Temple from TotK. All related to the supernatural and creepy aesthetic.
@@DemonicAdj I've been replaying OoT again recently. The Shadow Temple probably has one of the better atmospheres in the series. I think the Temple is a little too simple (?), so it isn't one of my favorites, but that boat part really is the standout. Creepy, cool, and with the stalfos fight. It's awesome
Super atmospheric vid and awesome list. I never made the connection between the Forest Temple poe sisters and Little Women. Mind blown! One honorable mention for me would be the spirit in Link's Awakening. I don't remember the details, but I remember being fascinated by that little ghost character and his dilapidated house.
I know Tears of the Kingdom was supposed to be all about the islands in the sky, but I loved exploring the Depths way more. It felt like plunging into the unknown, because even if you had a light you could never see that far ahead of you. I made sure to unlock all the lightroots, and that made it a bit easier to navigate, but it was still fun to strike out in a direction and not *really* know what was ahead of you.
Oh man, the first few hours of depths exploration was TERRIFYING in the best way. Total darkness, very low resources and health... coming across a frox in the pitch dark not knowing what it was.... incredible...
Great job as always! Amazing video and audio quality, amazing writing (that is to my knowledge spot on), great narration, call outs to other Tubers, and so much content packed into it! Keep up the great work!!
now knowing that the depths could be the new form of the still world from EOW makes it even more incredible, esp as a place the dead now go to rest before passing on. it's also amazing to consider how many ages it's been since EOW that SO much life has formed there, so much so that leviathan bones of creatures long forgotten rest there too. even in death there is life.
My theory is that the surface was created by taking chunks of the depths and putting them on the surface, which is why things like mountains create valleys in the depths
Yeah, you can blame Yoshiaki Koizumi for that one ;). He loves writing scray and unsettling things for the Zelda series. Too bad he doesn't get involved much anymore...
@ Well, if the next Zelda game after Echoes of Wisdom follows up on Tears of the Kingdom in some way, maybe we’ll get a second T rated mainstream Zelda game
Loved this video. For me, the horror aspects of these games completes the story theme palette, much like the earlier Disney films felt deep when the villains had that all-important spice called menace
On the topic of the ghost ship from wind waker, I recall it actually freaking me out. I was probably around 7, and when I saw the ghost ship on Lenzo’s wall, I thought it was some sort of in-game ghost story without actually appearing in the game. Imagine my terrifying shock when while playing late, I saw the ghost ship I didn’t think was real sailing around Greatfish isle. I immediately ran to my bed to grab my iPod to take some pictures, thinking I’d just caught some ultra-rare Easter egg. I still have those photos. They’re low quality, but some of my favorites I’ve ever taken. This is coming me, from someone who has photography as a minor hobby
Wind Waker had a very unique, one of a kind atmosphere and mystique to it. I've always had a soft spot for stories from the sea. Sailors who saw things and tell about it. It's amazing!
@LishB1011 that's fair. I dont particularly even think myrtle is original rather inspirational itself. I've never look that far into that specifically. Thought it was a neat similarity.
I wonder if the bosses in totk reappear in the depths because their spirits, would that mean that gannondorf reanimated them? Side note refighting the bosses was a feature i really wanted in botw.
One of the most memorable ghost moments for me in Zelda is in Link’s Awakening where the ghost asks you to take it home, but upon realizing that there is nothing left for them in the world of the living, they ask you to bring them back to the graveyard to rest in eternal slumber.
Hey Monster Maze! I wanted to suggest a haunted location. It would be Polymous Mountain in Breath of the Wild. So many player deaths there to their first Lynel would mean more spirits than anywhere on this list!
Back in the day, I died a few times (then I ran out of weapons). My coworker at the time just stealthed it, since all you really needed we the shock arrows.
Great video! I wanna say that Kasuto in Zelda II is actually the Japanese approximate pronounciation of "Castle Town." I forgot where I read that, but it makes more sense than being an undiscovered sage.
Monster Maze always seems to know when I need a video; last time it was on my birthday, and now he uploads the day after my trip to the ER and one that discusses multiple locations from Twilight Princess, my favorite game of all time!
@MonsterMaze As well as can be hoped. I’ve been fighting pneumonia for a few weeks and during a coughing fit felt a pop and severe pain in my side, turns out I tore the intercostal muscle that goes in and around the rib cage. Good news is that I’m on a number of antibiotics for the pneumonia and a few pain killers, bad news is if I don’t recover by the 22nd I’m being admitted.
having been a fan of these games for a long time it's really nice to see some of these nostalgic locations talked about in depth but not in the tradition "ooo but its so edgy" type of manor that for some reason youtubers obsess over. I feel like this whole video reminded me of why I always appreciated these types of areas / added extras that have been dwindling in games in general + zelda games. this is a good video.
It... took... me... AGES! And it pissed me off so much, because I needed to get this video done. But I just couldn't get that damn Moah to stop despawning!
Not exactly ‘haunted’, but Hyrule Castle in WindWaker has always stood out in my memory. The surreal and creepy vibe when you first get there with everything is frozen in time, and the “oh sh*t….” feeling when it all starts moving again.
Your channel is my favorite for all things Zelda ever since I watched your half hour theory video on Ikana and its history. Thanks for another great upload!
i think zombies and mummies should count because a zombie is just a ghost haunting its dead body! and a mummy is just a zombie that lost a fight with a terrible doctor lol! but really id count areas with lots of stalfos, gibdos, and redead
The comment about bumping into graves reminds me of something that my dad once said when I was a kid. He said to be respectful of the dead and those buried in graveyards, and told me not to walk over graves. Still can’t do it to this day.
Your videos are topics I speak to myself on a daily bases, I love Zelda Lore. I’ve grown up with it. It’s my LOTR. None of this is new information, it’s just interesting, way more interesting than the past 8 years of Zelda. That’s proven every time these topic videos are made by true fans. On 30y games. I like “Echos” a lot, cause it’s story. Would love your take on its story. “They never cared about the story” has never been true. Thank you for continuing your passion for the stories that inspires us all. This is what Zelda is about.
Honestly, the Knights Academy at night is the most unsettling place for me in the entire series. Partially because you have to spend a lot of time there, but mostly the uncanny valley nature of a peaceful place holding weird secrets at night always made me more unsettled than the intentionally creepy places in other titles.
That's right! We still have Kasuto! They could have named Rauru after _that_ town and made things _slightly_ less confusing. Even though the main point of the game was to turn the timeline into an M.C. Escher painting... just to make sure _nothing_ works.
There is actually a third group of ghosts in Twilight Princess' Hyrule Castle. In one of the hallways, they will point to a picture that you need to shoot with your bow and arrow. At least, they are there in the HD remake for the Wii U...
@@MonsterMaze No problem! Thank you for putting out such amazing content. I always love your videos; they're so well-thought out and put together. One of the best Zeldatubers and overall RUclipsrs ever!
Wish you'd have used original footage for OoT and MM. The remade graphics definitely take away from their creepy locations, such as the Bottom of the Well and Shadow Temple.
I made a Smash Ultimate custom stage called Zelda’s Haunt. As its name implies, it’s a haunted place, albeit a welcoming one, that Ultimate’s iteration of Princess Zelda invites her fellow fighters over for fun. Does it count? Haha.😆
5:40 Mentions the big poes of Hyrule Field but shows clip of a regular poe. Though the fact that Hyrule Field is the only place you can find big poes really does add to the mystery of what happened to make it so haunted.
For the big poes in Oot Hyrule Field, I think another reason they're in the fields is because of the poor state Hyrule is in after the Ganondorf's takeover, thus making them appear more often as Hyrule gets worse plus they also harbor a strong hatred towards the world
This is an interesting video and I appreciate the musical choices. I haven't finished Echoes of Wisdom yet, so I tried to fast forward through that little section. Every time I see a big field of poes in the Depths, I think "Oh, something tragic happened here."
No story spoilers though. I specifically made sure not to get into the story stuff. It's not an official sidequest either, hence why I felt comfortable putting it on the list ^^
How did you mention Arbiter's Grounds without mentioning one of the more terrifying spirits, the Death Sword. I kinda get it since they toe the line between a ghost and a physical manifestation, but I think they at least deserve lipservice. Not much is known of them, but my headcanon is in life, he was Ganondorf's righthand man, and served him faithfully. But he was executed around the same time Ganondorf was to be executed. Ganondorf survived his execution, but his righthand man didn't, the spirit of whom went on to imprint upon his former master's sword (since by the time we see Ganondorf, he only wields the Sword of the Sage, which he acquired during his execution. The sword he had before then is otherwise unaccounted for). The Death Sword was clearly a malevolent spirit, so the wardens used paper talismans resembling ufuda to keep them under control. Until you come along, and sever one of the restraints, freeing the Death Sword.
I was really hoping to see you do a video talking about Echoes of Wisdom, and was not at all disappointed. Looking forward to seeing you dive into the lore of Null and the Tris at some point
I will definitely talk more about EoW! I'm still kinda waiting for the dust to settle, since a lot of people are still playing it and don't want to get spoiled.
@MonsterMaze Oh yeah for sure. I was actually amazed that Echoes did get pretty dark with the lore of people getting stolen away. I also loved how Botw/ToTK definitely influenced Echoes, but I caught a lot of influence from OOT/Majoras Mask as well, which was a pleasant surprise
@@nathanapodaca3456 It did get pretty dark indeed. The first subject I want to tackle is Null. Which is an end-game thing... so I think it's safer to wait a little longer. I already had some people tell me that they skipped the first entry on the list, because they haven't finished the game yet.
@MonsterMaze Yeah I get that. I actually wasn't aware of the Teddy Bear affect on Ghini's or the Lore behind them when I played through the game. I also(spoilers) really liked that Nintendo gave us a brand new villain this time around. I think it adds more to the Lore of the series all around, such as the question, are Demise, Ganondorf, and Vaati products of Null's desires to eliminate reality? Or are they completely separate?
I know Nintendo stated the OoT Link is the hero's shade, but in my mind that just doesn't fit. Shade is what we call the shadow of a tree. Trees tend to give shade rather than cast shadows. The opposite can be said of parents. The phrase having big shoes to fill, or when i was your age i was already slaying evil and saving the world. Imagine being the child of a Link a legit hero wielder of the master sword. Imagine living your life training to learn dads skills. Skills only you can learn due to the blood and spirit of the hero bit. Just to hear that Gannondorf got beat by regular soldiers and "executed" by the sages. Sounds like a good reason not to pass on to me.
Splitting the video timeline up in chapters would have been helpful, as I havn‘t finished Echoes of Wisdom yet, I had to manually skip the first point.
I usually don't chapter my videos to avoid giving away all the subjects. No worries though, the santuary grave is not tied to the main story, nor is it even a sidequest. Just a minor discovery ^^
The drifting spirits in the Shadow Dungeon remind me of the spirits being funneled through the mandala nodes at the New York Museum of Natural History and Shandor Island levels in Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered.
In the german version, the Poe Sisters were called Hettie, Bettie, Ettie and Nettie. Also, the carpenters are named after the Beatles, and you always free them in the sequence of finding John, Paul, George and then Ringo.
Oh that makes it even more clear that Link is descended from the Ikana very likely. The two composer brothers, much like Link uses a conductor's baton in Wind Waker, the game right after Majora's Mask.
13:37 (lol L33T, funny coincidence) Can never be haunted or scary to me. ...As soon as i hear the melody of the Forest Temple, i also hear a monotone voice start singing "Suavemente"
I went ghost hunting a lot as a teenager. Recording EVP, trying out Quija boards and other methods. I've explored tons of abandonded buildings in my day as well. A hospital (including the morgue), a former insane asymlum, a whole ghost town, and a local graveyard. But I never really found anything I couldn't explain in retrospect. And trust me, we looked far and wide ^^ In my case I'm skeptical until proven otherwise. Im not at all close-minded and am willing to change my mind if evidence is presented. I just haven't seen it yet.
@MonsterMaze I know. Real paranormal events are very few and far between. Most stuff you see on TV can be explained away as naturally occurring phenomena or animals making noise. In the end, it really comes down to whatever people believe.
I'm very skeptical, but I do like theorizing about the supernatural. If only for my gaming project. To create a rule set, or compare different cultural beliefs.
It's always challenging for me to cover Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks for me. I'm a stickler for cinematics, and getting good footage remains difficult. It looks fine on a small DS screen, but not in 1080p/4K. No amount of filters and upscaling can save it from that curse, haha
As someone with an English Literature and Language degree, hearing Little Women described that way made me cackle till I had tears running down my face.
I honestly forgot about the Evolution series for a while. I will see what I can so! I wanted to wait until we had an official timeline placement, and we finally did. Although not in the way I would've hoped haha. But I will make do with what we have.
Suspension of disbelief is a *must* for enjoying video games. Imagine playing Super Mario and complaining the power ups arent realistic
It's crazy to me how many people I've seen try to say something in a fictional world is bad because it's "unrealistic," and it's just like "yeah, that's kind of the point."
Dude, yes! I tried eating a flower once.... it didn't make me shoot fireballs. It just gave me a belly ache :(
@@MonsterMaze I have eaten flowers before, it was just kind of tasty, other than that, nothing happened.
@@homerman76 Realism can be a very good thing though.
@@MonsterMaze: Heart burn? If yes, then it totally worked. Just not correctly.
the forest temple from OOT also just gives that abandoned and haunted vibe, with the moss covered rooms and the echoing music, emphasizing its emptiness. It's always gave me the creepiest feeling, even back when i played the game for the first time.
We need a another creepy old mansion dungeon in future games
the music's weird ocarina patterns and chanting always made me feel like there's something tiptoeing up behind you in the emptiness that you cant get a look at
@@MonsterMaze the snowpeak mansion from TP really captured that well
The music still scares me today, the samples of link screaming pitched around are disturbing for sure
In particular, the fact that it’s a *mansion* inside the lost woods raises so many questions.
Who lived here? When did someone try to make a home in these woods? What happened to the owners (did they fall victim to the forest’s curse and become stalfos?)? Was this a sacred grove before or after the mansion was built?
Halloween was last week... but the spooks and scares never end on this channel!
Have a good weekend everyone! ^^
hi
Year-round spooks are the best
I love how wholesome the Zelda community is giving shoutout to each other I love all the content
We all work on the same big, confusing lore puzzle haha
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0:10, can't continue, that's too scary for me
Bro it’s so scary I’m still shaking
Fluffy ghosts are the scariest
Imagine if Wind Waker's ghost ship wasn't a part of the main storyline. It had no rooms to explore and couldn't even be entered, there was no chart to be found, and no NPC even talks about it. You dig out your old Gamecube and copy of the game years later, delete one of your saves to start a fourth playthrough. You're sailing to your next destination when all of a sudden something you never experienced starts happening. The music gets sinister, the skies darken, and in the distance blue embers can be seen. With a chill down your spine you get closer to investigate, then all of a sudden, a big ghostly ship appears. You pass right through it, turn the camera around, but it's gone. The skies clear, the music returns to normal, and you don't see it again.
i believe there was a thing like that in the witcher 3. you can sail around skellige, and a ghost ship can be found randomly. no big fanfare, no comment from geralt- it just shows up, sails around, and leaves.
more games need random encounters like that
And then 7 days later you die.
That's some creepypasta material here!
aside from being creepy as all hell, the ghost ship in the windwaker is the most memorable haunted location in the series for me, i liked the music so much that i had wound up charting out the ghost ship's patterns long before i got to triforce shards part of the game
Ghost ships in real life are pretty creepy too. A ship still sailing the seas after its entire crew is declared dead or missing? Pretty unsettling.
There is something magical and creepy about the idea of an abandonded vessel, drifting aimless at sea
I appreciate you including less talked about Zelda games like Phantom Hourglass and Adventure of Link.
It's always fun to talk about the more obscure titles! ^^
I remember getting jump scared the first time I witnessed this in twilight princess. Didn’t expect those ghosts haunted faces to appear on my recommendations page and remembered what it was like to see these guys the first time. These ghosts will never not be disturbing to me in one way or another 😅.
The designers went hard with those ghost designs!
As a haunted talking rock, this video was right up my alley.
Haunted rocks are the best rocks
17:00 rats were used in numerous torture methods IRL, most of them revolving around making the prisonners living food for the rats. Maybe the ghost rats jumps on you from hunger, but since they are dead, they cannot eat the flesh. ( for the alive one, i dunno, at the end of the day the devs wanted a mechanic, rest is just flavor XD )
Oof yeah... I remember reading about the "bucket method", which involves a rat as well. I won't describe further here but.. it's brutal!
@@MonsterMaze isn't that the one where the bucket is heated and the only way out for the rat is through the victim?
@@Java_Protogen Yup...
I know it’s not a haunted place, but Dodongos cavern scared the crap out of me as a kid to the point I gave up playing for about a year. The ambiance and giant skull scared me so much.
Same! My cousin's played it before I did, and they told me about a giant skull in the wall, and eyes that shoot lasers. That's all the context they gave me. Safe to say... I was terrified to go in, haha
Listening to this while I finish clearing out the depths in ToTK!
Enjoy, fellow explorer
I really wish there was more to them. Sometimes it feels like the ruined towns on the surface had more story.
@DemonicAdj I wish we got more actual dungeons down there. I do enjoy clearing out the depths though. I just grab one light root and clear out the entire area before moving on to the next light root.
I really wish we had gotten an actual Yiga dungeon down there. That could have been so cool.
The stalchildren scared the crap out of me when I first played OoT as a kid. Now they seem so silly 🤣
They sure did! I was terrified of them as well
First they're scary, then they're silly. Then you think about the implications, and they're kinda scary again.
I feel like the Royal Valley from The Minish Cap should've been mentioned as well. It's got Ghinis, but also notable ghosts in the form of Spekter, Gina, and even King Gustaf himself. I've always found that area interesting myself, especially with the Royal Crypt that adds significance to the area.
Good call! The Royal Valley is definitely a great pick as well
the toilet hand better be on here
Died on the john waiting for toilet paper. That's why they are usually asking for it.
I love how supportive and collaborative the zelda RUclips community is! It's so sweet to see y'all shouting each other out and helping in each others projects so often!
12:14 I also thought it was neat that they seemingly referenced the onryo Hanako-San here
Yes!
i believe the idea behind ghosts having weight is the weight of their grudge which is also holding them down to earth instead of passing on! its why possessed people are said to feel a great weight on their shoulders
Funny enough today I thought to myself about when another Monster Maze video would drop and look at this! Thank you good sir!
I was a bit held up by a sidegig, but Im back!
It's funny, some of the best dungeons in the entire series relate to the supernatural. Forest Temple, Arbiter's Grounds, the Stone Tower, and I might also add the Lightning Temple from TotK. All related to the supernatural and creepy aesthetic.
Shadow Temple in OOT, too. With that weird boat..
@@DemonicAdj I've been replaying OoT again recently. The Shadow Temple probably has one of the better atmospheres in the series. I think the Temple is a little too simple (?), so it isn't one of my favorites, but that boat part really is the standout. Creepy, cool, and with the stalfos fight. It's awesome
Super atmospheric vid and awesome list. I never made the connection between the Forest Temple poe sisters and Little Women. Mind blown! One honorable mention for me would be the spirit in Link's Awakening. I don't remember the details, but I remember being fascinated by that little ghost character and his dilapidated house.
Yeah the ghost who wants to see his old home again before he can pass on. It's actually more sad than it is scary, haha ^^
@@MonsterMaze yes, that's the one! Very very true - a sad haunting, rather than a scary haunting 🩵
I know Tears of the Kingdom was supposed to be all about the islands in the sky, but I loved exploring the Depths way more. It felt like plunging into the unknown, because even if you had a light you could never see that far ahead of you. I made sure to unlock all the lightroots, and that made it a bit easier to navigate, but it was still fun to strike out in a direction and not *really* know what was ahead of you.
Oh man, the first few hours of depths exploration was TERRIFYING in the best way. Total darkness, very low resources and health... coming across a frox in the pitch dark not knowing what it was.... incredible...
@@JPBrooksLiveThe first Frox was a shock. Something big in the dark.
@@DemonicAdj Jeez, yeah absolutely! The first Frox was a massive jumpscare for me.
Great job as always! Amazing video and audio quality, amazing writing (that is to my knowledge spot on), great narration, call outs to other Tubers, and so much content packed into it!
Keep up the great work!!
25:18 JUMPSCARE ALERT!!
now knowing that the depths could be the new form of the still world from EOW makes it even more incredible, esp as a place the dead now go to rest before passing on. it's also amazing to consider how many ages it's been since EOW that SO much life has formed there, so much so that leviathan bones of creatures long forgotten rest there too. even in death there is life.
My theory is that the surface was created by taking chunks of the depths and putting them on the surface, which is why things like mountains create valleys in the depths
Intersting theory!
I’ve kinda figured Ocarina of Time would have multiple entries on this list.
Yeah, you can blame Yoshiaki Koizumi for that one ;).
He loves writing scray and unsettling things for the Zelda series. Too bad he doesn't get involved much anymore...
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Imagine if he was on the story team for Tears of the Kingdom
@@chrispork1443 Yeah.. I'd really like to make a video about this guy some day. He had such a big influence on the earlier Zelda canon
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Well, if the next Zelda game after Echoes of Wisdom follows up on Tears of the Kingdom in some way, maybe we’ll get a second T rated mainstream Zelda game
Loved this video. For me, the horror aspects of these games completes the story theme palette, much like the earlier Disney films felt deep when the villains had that all-important spice called menace
Checking my bank balance is scarier than any ghost
Agreed
On the topic of the ghost ship from wind waker, I recall it actually freaking me out. I was probably around 7, and when I saw the ghost ship on Lenzo’s wall, I thought it was some sort of in-game ghost story without actually appearing in the game. Imagine my terrifying shock when while playing late, I saw the ghost ship I didn’t think was real sailing around Greatfish isle. I immediately ran to my bed to grab my iPod to take some pictures, thinking I’d just caught some ultra-rare Easter egg. I still have those photos. They’re low quality, but some of my favorites I’ve ever taken. This is coming me, from someone who has photography as a minor hobby
Wind Waker had a very unique, one of a kind atmosphere and mystique to it. I've always had a soft spot for stories from the sea. Sailors who saw things and tell about it. It's amazing!
The ghost in the bathroom sounds like a moaning myrtle reference
Allegedly, it's some Japanese rumor. It's obscure, though.
It predates Myrtle, as there's also a ghostly hand in Majora's Mask (at the Stockpot Inn)
@LishB1011 that's fair. I dont particularly even think myrtle is original rather inspirational itself. I've never look that far into that specifically. Thought it was a neat similarity.
I always find out something new when I listen to your content, great work!
25:18 This is the best part
He is the best boi
Ikr
Happy late Halloween
Same to you
I wonder if the bosses in totk reappear in the depths because their spirits, would that mean that gannondorf reanimated them? Side note refighting the bosses was a feature i really wanted in botw.
I have a suspicion that this is indeed the case. They only show up in the depths after you kill them on the surface.
One of the most memorable ghost moments for me in Zelda is in Link’s Awakening where the ghost asks you to take it home, but upon realizing that there is nothing left for them in the world of the living, they ask you to bring them back to the graveyard to rest in eternal slumber.
Hey Monster Maze! I wanted to suggest a haunted location. It would be Polymous Mountain in Breath of the Wild. So many player deaths there to their first Lynel would mean more spirits than anywhere on this list!
Back in the day, I died a few times (then I ran out of weapons). My coworker at the time just stealthed it, since all you really needed we the shock arrows.
Makes sense!
Great video! I wanna say that Kasuto in Zelda II is actually the Japanese approximate pronounciation of "Castle Town." I forgot where I read that, but it makes more sense than being an undiscovered sage.
The Zelda wiki lied to me! (again)
Monster Maze always seems to know when I need a video; last time it was on my birthday, and now he uploads the day after my trip to the ER and one that discusses multiple locations from Twilight Princess, my favorite game of all time!
What happened? Hope the ER trip went well!
@MonsterMaze
As well as can be hoped. I’ve been fighting pneumonia for a few weeks and during a coughing fit felt a pop and severe pain in my side, turns out I tore the intercostal muscle that goes in and around the rib cage. Good news is that I’m on a number of antibiotics for the pneumonia and a few pain killers, bad news is if I don’t recover by the 22nd I’m being admitted.
@@GreenOfFields I wish you a speedy recovery! You got this
@MonsterMaze
Thank you, I appreciate that!
having been a fan of these games for a long time it's really nice to see some of these nostalgic locations talked about in depth but not in the tradition "ooo but its so edgy" type of manor that for some reason youtubers obsess over. I feel like this whole video reminded me of why I always appreciated these types of areas / added extras that have been dwindling in games in general + zelda games.
this is a good video.
3:52 I could not capture that echo 😭
It... took... me... AGES! And it pissed me off so much, because I needed to get this video done. But I just couldn't get that damn Moah to stop despawning!
6:56 Now how do i get to this town? Asking for a friend.
(joke, yes)
The answer is yes
Thank you monstermaze
Not exactly ‘haunted’, but Hyrule Castle in WindWaker has always stood out in my memory. The surreal and creepy vibe when you first get there with everything is frozen in time, and the “oh sh*t….” feeling when it all starts moving again.
I would consider the thing inhabiting death sword in Arbiters Grounds as a 5th ghost, the tallest of them all
I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned at all.
@@SuperZergMan I... sincerely forgot all about Death Sword... and now I feel dumb, haha
@@MonsterMaze Such is life.
Any reason as to why the skeletons in arbiters grounds are so tiny? Are those dead child soldiers?
Oof yeah... that is a good questions. No idea honestly but that would be pretty dark
Or dead children in general, if the Gerudo genocide theory is correct.
I swear, the second Link isn't involved, Hyrule gets VERY dark.
Thanks for including Kasuto! That town and its lore fascinated me in my youth.
5:18 got me pretty good
Small note that the scene at 0:19 is from Signs, a movie about aliens not ghosts. Still a good film
Eyyy, we get EOW background music in videos now!
Oh my Terada Zelda art is my favorite. Kasuto, 8bit cemetary. Love this video and we are just getting started
Your channel is my favorite for all things Zelda ever since I watched your half hour theory video on Ikana and its history. Thanks for another great upload!
Tingle Island in Wind Waker had got to be crawling with ghosts.
Excellent video Don! Loved this :D
Thanks bud! ^^
Been enjoying your "lore of famous locations" series a lot as well
i think zombies and mummies should count because a zombie is just a ghost haunting its dead body! and a mummy is just a zombie that lost a fight with a terrible doctor lol! but really id count areas with lots of stalfos, gibdos, and redead
I have played Twilight Princess more times than I can even count and I had no clue about the soldiers that were outside of the castle!
The comment about bumping into graves reminds me of something that my dad once said when I was a kid. He said to be respectful of the dead and those buried in graveyards, and told me not to walk over graves. Still can’t do it to this day.
I found it really amazing that Echoes of Wisdom brought Moa back.
Your videos are topics I speak to myself on a daily bases, I love Zelda Lore. I’ve grown up with it. It’s my LOTR.
None of this is new information, it’s just interesting, way more interesting than the past 8 years of Zelda. That’s proven every time these topic videos are made by true fans. On 30y games. I like “Echos” a lot, cause it’s story. Would love your take on its story.
“They never cared about the story” has never been true.
Thank you for continuing your passion for the stories that inspires us all. This is what Zelda is about.
Echoes' story is definitely a lot bigger than I anticipated! Love it ^^
Honestly, the Knights Academy at night is the most unsettling place for me in the entire series. Partially because you have to spend a lot of time there, but mostly the uncanny valley nature of a peaceful place holding weird secrets at night always made me more unsettled than the intentionally creepy places in other titles.
Hidden Village in Twlight Princess is somewhat of a ghost town itself, deepite being home to a single resident and a dozen cats and a singular Cucco.
That's right! We still have Kasuto! They could have named Rauru after _that_ town and made things _slightly_ less confusing. Even though the main point of the game was to turn the timeline into an M.C. Escher painting... just to make sure _nothing_ works.
There is actually a third group of ghosts in Twilight Princess' Hyrule Castle. In one of the hallways, they will point to a picture that you need to shoot with your bow and arrow. At least, they are there in the HD remake for the Wii U...
Good catch!, Thank you ^^
@@MonsterMaze No problem! Thank you for putting out such amazing content. I always love your videos; they're so well-thought out and put together. One of the best Zeldatubers and overall RUclipsrs ever!
Wish you'd have used original footage for OoT and MM. The remade graphics definitely take away from their creepy locations, such as the Bottom of the Well and Shadow Temple.
It's mostly a matter of resources. I unfortunetely don't have a free cam for the originals. Only for the 3D versions.
The Earth Temple from Wind Waker could be considered a necropolis.
I made a Smash Ultimate custom stage called Zelda’s Haunt.
As its name implies, it’s a haunted place, albeit a welcoming one, that Ultimate’s iteration of Princess Zelda invites her fellow fighters over for fun.
Does it count? Haha.😆
5:40 Mentions the big poes of Hyrule Field but shows clip of a regular poe.
Though the fact that Hyrule Field is the only place you can find big poes really does add to the mystery of what happened to make it so haunted.
Its always a good day when a monster maze video is out 👍🏼
For the big poes in Oot Hyrule Field, I think another reason they're in the fields is because of the poor state Hyrule is in after the Ganondorf's takeover, thus making them appear more often as Hyrule gets worse plus they also harbor a strong hatred towards the world
The depths had so much potential to be one of the best Zelda places to explore. But alas, too repetitive and big.
Finally! I can’t wait to watch this! Got to go get some snacks real fast
Grab yourself a snack and drink! ;)
This is an interesting video and I appreciate the musical choices. I haven't finished Echoes of Wisdom yet, so I tried to fast forward through that little section. Every time I see a big field of poes in the Depths, I think "Oh, something tragic happened here."
Maybe they appreciate the teddy bear because it is a potential friend they can't accidentally kill, so it stays with them longer than humans.
To skip echoes of wisdom spoilers: 4:18
No story spoilers though. I specifically made sure not to get into the story stuff. It's not an official sidequest either, hence why I felt comfortable putting it on the list ^^
@@MonsterMaze Understandable
Mostly saying it for people like me whom are too poor to buy the game yet and want to be completely in the dark :p
@@ckay11002 A noble cause ^^. Thanks!
You just KNEW that some bad shit went down the moment you stepped foot into Ikana Canyon and that theme song starts playing.
Another fuckin banger of a video. I love zelda's approach to ghosts, so varied and yet there's always something so very zelda about them
Why bring up the Arbiter’s Grounds and not even mention The Death Sword????
Oh great! Miss your videos Mr Maze always a pleasure watch your videos!
How did you mention Arbiter's Grounds without mentioning one of the more terrifying spirits, the Death Sword. I kinda get it since they toe the line between a ghost and a physical manifestation, but I think they at least deserve lipservice.
Not much is known of them, but my headcanon is in life, he was Ganondorf's righthand man, and served him faithfully. But he was executed around the same time Ganondorf was to be executed. Ganondorf survived his execution, but his righthand man didn't, the spirit of whom went on to imprint upon his former master's sword (since by the time we see Ganondorf, he only wields the Sword of the Sage, which he acquired during his execution. The sword he had before then is otherwise unaccounted for). The Death Sword was clearly a malevolent spirit, so the wardens used paper talismans resembling ufuda to keep them under control. Until you come along, and sever one of the restraints, freeing the Death Sword.
I was really hoping to see you do a video talking about Echoes of Wisdom, and was not at all disappointed. Looking forward to seeing you dive into the lore of Null and the Tris at some point
I will definitely talk more about EoW! I'm still kinda waiting for the dust to settle, since a lot of people are still playing it and don't want to get spoiled.
@MonsterMaze Oh yeah for sure. I was actually amazed that Echoes did get pretty dark with the lore of people getting stolen away. I also loved how Botw/ToTK definitely influenced Echoes, but I caught a lot of influence from OOT/Majoras Mask as well, which was a pleasant surprise
@@nathanapodaca3456 It did get pretty dark indeed. The first subject I want to tackle is Null. Which is an end-game thing... so I think it's safer to wait a little longer. I already had some people tell me that they skipped the first entry on the list, because they haven't finished the game yet.
@MonsterMaze Yeah I get that. I actually wasn't aware of the Teddy Bear affect on Ghini's or the Lore behind them when I played through the game.
I also(spoilers) really liked that Nintendo gave us a brand new villain this time around. I think it adds more to the Lore of the series all around, such as the question, are Demise, Ganondorf, and Vaati products of Null's desires to eliminate reality? Or are they completely separate?
@@nathanapodaca3456 Looks like we're on the same page ;)
I know Nintendo stated the OoT Link is the hero's shade, but in my mind that just doesn't fit. Shade is what we call the shadow of a tree. Trees tend to give shade rather than cast shadows. The opposite can be said of parents. The phrase having big shoes to fill, or when i was your age i was already slaying evil and saving the world. Imagine being the child of a Link a legit hero wielder of the master sword. Imagine living your life training to learn dads skills. Skills only you can learn due to the blood and spirit of the hero bit. Just to hear that Gannondorf got beat by regular soldiers and "executed" by the sages. Sounds like a good reason not to pass on to me.
Splitting the video timeline up in chapters would have been helpful, as I havn‘t finished Echoes of Wisdom yet, I had to manually skip the first point.
I usually don't chapter my videos to avoid giving away all the subjects. No worries though, the santuary grave is not tied to the main story, nor is it even a sidequest. Just a minor discovery ^^
The drifting spirits in the Shadow Dungeon remind me of the spirits being funneled through the mandala nodes at the New York Museum of Natural History and Shandor Island levels in Ghostbusters: The Video Game Remastered.
Ben standing on the throne in Ikana feels so ominous
In the german version, the Poe Sisters were called Hettie, Bettie, Ettie and Nettie. Also, the carpenters are named after the Beatles, and you always free them in the sequence of finding John, Paul, George and then Ringo.
I LOVE how each country inserts their own cultural references and inside jokes ^^
@@MonsterMaze Oh absolutely! The best is that Twinrova was called "Sexy Thermo Hexy" (it's a play on Hexe, which means witch)!
Oh that makes it even more clear that Link is descended from the Ikana very likely. The two composer brothers, much like Link uses a conductor's baton in Wind Waker, the game right after Majora's Mask.
Always a good day when there is a Monster Maze video I can watch while drinking my coffee!
13:37 (lol L33T, funny coincidence) Can never be haunted or scary to me.
...As soon as i hear the melody of the Forest Temple, i also hear a monotone voice start singing "Suavemente"
Growing up around paranormal activity makes it difficult to be skeptical, but if anyone is skeptical, then I'm not going to deny them their beliefs.
I went ghost hunting a lot as a teenager. Recording EVP, trying out Quija boards and other methods. I've explored tons of abandonded buildings in my day as well. A hospital (including the morgue), a former insane asymlum, a whole ghost town, and a local graveyard. But I never really found anything I couldn't explain in retrospect. And trust me, we looked far and wide ^^
In my case I'm skeptical until proven otherwise. Im not at all close-minded and am willing to change my mind if evidence is presented. I just haven't seen it yet.
@MonsterMaze I know. Real paranormal events are very few and far between. Most stuff you see on TV can be explained away as naturally occurring phenomena or animals making noise. In the end, it really comes down to whatever people believe.
"We're ready to believe you"
I'm very skeptical, but I do like theorizing about the supernatural. If only for my gaming project. To create a rule set, or compare different cultural beliefs.
Him: Goo Specter
Me: Goose back where?
(Sorry, it's what I heard -_-. )
“No zombies, vampires, mummies… or con artists.” had me dying!
Those ghost soldiers would have been great as redeads.
“Sexy Goat Town”. I think Monster Maze has a type.
A haunted toilet. I can't think of a ghost location more unnerving than that.😂
I love how to recommend videos of other creators, you are so sweet
No way, you decided to do a full entry on Phantom Hourglass after all, awesome
It's always challenging for me to cover Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks for me. I'm a stickler for cinematics, and getting good footage remains difficult. It looks fine on a small DS screen, but not in 1080p/4K. No amount of filters and upscaling can save it from that curse, haha
@ oh I’m aware, pretty sure you mentioned that in the vc lol
too bad you didn't talk about death sword in the arbiter's grounds. he's so mysterious and creepy
I honestly forgot about Death Sword... which is a little embarrasing. But you are totally right!
As someone with an English Literature and Language degree, hearing Little Women described that way made me cackle till I had tears running down my face.
Is Part 5 for Hyrule's Evolution in the works?
I honestly forgot about the Evolution series for a while. I will see what I can so! I wanted to wait until we had an official timeline placement, and we finally did. Although not in the way I would've hoped haha. But I will make do with what we have.
@@MonsterMaze
6:56 umm what 😅
That made me chuckle too!
😂