How Long Does It Take To Get To The First Dungeon in EVERY Zelda Game?

Comments · 1.3K

• JE

  @JeyBerg · 3 years ago

  Maybe a hot take but I love Twilight Princess’ intro. I could do without goat herding but I like everything else. Its sets up a good contrast between the mundane everyday life Link lives and when all of the sudden shit hits the fan.

  3.9K

• JS

  @Jsolo13 · 3 years ago

  I cant believe you did the TP intro TWICE… anyone who watches this should subscribe out of sympathy lmao

  1.8K

• MU

  @mud2294 · 3 years ago

  I REALLY don&apos;t understand why people hate Twilight Princess&apos; intro.<br>I always find it fun and it sets up the normal life that Link has to protect.

  670

• BO

  @BooksDoneQuick · 3 years ago

  I forgot just how long Wind Waker was because it all felt so natural and fun vs the other games with such long intros.

  809

• TY

  @tylerc2857 · 3 years ago

  Honestly I like Twilight Princess&apos; intro, the same way I like Red Dead Redemptions final act (the period after the showdown with Dutch and the final confrontation with the law). It&apos;s a mundane, mellow atmosphere that makes you feel like Link is finally resting and getting to live normally, only to be dragged back into the conflict dramatically. TP is actually my favorite Zelda game, it has a charm and aesthetic I can&apos;t get over.

  450

• TH

  @TheBreadPirate · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s crazy how fast your could get to the first dungeon in the original games!

  893

• IM

  @imternet.wizard · 3 years ago

  I feel like most Zelda fans hate the DS titles for the exact reasons you mentioned (the microphone stuff, the stealth, the general gimmick-y stuff). But I&apos;ve always loved both of them. I grew up playing them religiously on my DSi with my sibling, so I&apos;m immune to their stupidity.

  330

• ZE

  @Zeldahol · 3 years ago

  Dang Essay. I knew it was Twilight Princess... Everyone did. Good stuff dude. Close to 5K subs!

  748

• MA

  @Magloyr · 3 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=564">9:24</a> that transition made it look like after link saw his sister get taken away, he was just like “ENJOY YOUR TRAVELS!!”

  103

• DA

  @Dave-og2ui · 3 years ago

  I really thought MM was much closer to TP! You progress so much in MM until the first dungeon, can&apos;t believe that&apos;s still shorter than TPs tutorial

  467

• AZ

  @azer67 · 3 years ago

  I decided to check speedrun times of the various glitchless speedruns for the 3D zeldas, to see how long it takes to enter a dungeon as fast as possible with high optimization (so cutscene skips included for example). This is what I got:<br>- OoT3D: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=335">5:35</a><br>- OoT (N64): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=360">6:00</a><br>- TWWHD (Forsaken Fortress 1): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=1038">17:18</a><br>- TWW (Forsaken Fortress 1): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=1302">21:42</a><br>- SSHD: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=1404">23:24</a>*<br>- SS: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=1784">29:44</a>*<br>- TPHD: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=1842">30:42</a><br>- TP (GC): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=2005">33:25</a><br>- MM (N64): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=2134">35:34</a><br>- MM3D: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=2214">36:54</a><br>- BotW (Vah Medoh): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=2298">38:18</a><br>- TWWHD (Dragon Roost Cavern): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=2323">38:43</a><br>- TWW (GC, Dragon Roost Cavern): <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7be0Bviw2-k&amp;t=2604">43:24</a><br><br>*Skyward Sword doesn&apos;t have a glitchless speedrun, but the No BiT category only contains one glitch before skyview and it saves one minute at most.<br><br>SS and TP take so long to get to the first dungeon solely because of cutscenes. If you can skip cutscenes, they&apos;re suddenly not as bad. TWW is the most hurt from unskippable cutscenes. These speedruns don&apos;t necessarely all try to enter their first dungeon as fast as possible though, since they may do some detours to make the overall route faster (I would guess MM and BotW could be faster in that regard).

  266

• CA

  @Cattsith · 3 years ago

  I&apos;d argue that in Link to the Past, the palace IS the first dungeon. &nbsp;It has a map, a major treasure, a boss, and a Big Key. &nbsp;The eastern palace is the second dungeon.

  160