ZUCast: Looking Back at E3 2021!

We're back with our first episode since this year's E3, and we've dedicated a significant portion of it to dissecting Nintendo's E3 Direct and all the juicy stuff we saw! I know it's been a hot minute since then, but some of us are still riding high from that hour or so, so please suck it up!
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As mentioned, this month, we've got a lot of stuff related to E3: Randy's finally returned to us to break down and offer his personal opinions on everything we saw during the E3 Direct, Realm and Ann tell us their predictions for the Breath of the Wild sequel based on the E3 teaser trailer, and episode hosts Peyton and Andrew have their own E3 opinions, as well. (So many opinions…) Plus, Shona presents the fourth part of her ongoing franchise history segment, covering the years in which people got excited for a GameCube Zelda, became enraged at what they were actually getting, and then realized that they had overreacted. (Basically, the best time to be a Zelda fan!) And to top it all off, Connor details, rather convincingly, why he believes that no game has yet treated the Master Sword as well as A Link to the Past did. This episode is sure to make your day Zeldarific, which, incidentally, should be a dictionary word.

Here's the full rundown for the episode:

Zelda History, Part 4: 2001-2005
Presented by Shona
0:02:36-0:13:07Hosty discussion: The early oughts in Zelda
Presented by your hosts, Andrew and Peyton
0:13:08-0:25:19A Review of Nintendo's E3 Direct
Presented by Randy
0:25:23-0:39:42Hosty discussion: Nintendo's Zelda 35th anniversary "celebrations"
Presented by your hosts
0:39:45-0:46:46TheZeldaRealm: Deconstructing the 2021 BotW Sequel Trailer
Presented by Realm and TheZeldaAnn
0:46:47-1:06:15Hosty discussion: Possibilities for the BotW sequel
Presented by your hosts
1:06:16-1:15:37Piece of Heart: The Master Sword of A Link to the Past
Presented by Connor
1:15:39-1:24:00Hosty discussion: Peyton isn't an ALttP fan
Presented by your hosts
1:24:02-1:32:58Episode credits
Presented by Eden
1:35:00-1:38:27Shenaninanigans (Bloopers)
1:38:29-1:43:05

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We also post these things on YouTube, but up until now, the visual component has basically amounted to an hour-long view of our logo, with the occasional visual gag courtesy of our very own Kelly the Editor. I am happy to announce that we are in the process, starting with this episode, of spicing up our YouTube releases a bit! On that note, please join me in giving a warm welcome to the ZUBC's new "graphics peeps," Cayden and Alexandria, who are already working with Kelly to make our YouTube releases easier on the eyes!

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