The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. Rj-Rahul
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Awesome game. Nintendo did it again. I really didn't find any challenges with framerate and Graphics is also good. Games are not about graphics which Nintendo has proved again an again. People crying about third party AAA games and Graphics, do they have answers on why the sales of those games can't beat sales of Nintendo games, which clearly says that other gaming studios has compromisedAwesome game. Nintendo did it again. I really didn't find any challenges with framerate and Graphics is also good. Games are not about graphics which Nintendo has proved again an again. People crying about third party AAA games and Graphics, do they have answers on why the sales of those games can't beat sales of Nintendo games, which clearly says that other gaming studios has compromised on the fun side of the gaming and is running behind the rat race of 4K graphics.

    I would love to have Nintendo continue developing such fun, enjoyable games.    … Expand
  2. Dazzlecamo
    May 15, 2023
    10
    It is fun. Sometimes Laggy ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (not often). And the story is confusing at the start. Anyone who says it has a bad story should probably play some more of it though because it purposefully gives information slowly. It appears that the gameplay is really a copy and paste from breath of the wild. But, there is a lot more to do so if you liked breath of the wild................
  3. ravi0
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Best game of history, I've been playing a lot the past days since it came out, it's a need to play it.
  4. Nosavo
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game basically took what made breath of the wild good, and expanded it and made it more complex. While at the same time, somehow kept the essence of what made breath of the wild good in the first place. Genuinely amazing sequel. Better dungeons, better music, better enemy variety, better npc density, better world interactivity. Wonderful upgrade to breath of the wild in every singleThis game basically took what made breath of the wild good, and expanded it and made it more complex. While at the same time, somehow kept the essence of what made breath of the wild good in the first place. Genuinely amazing sequel. Better dungeons, better music, better enemy variety, better npc density, better world interactivity. Wonderful upgrade to breath of the wild in every single way. I now have a new favorite game of all time over breath of the wild.… Expand
  5. Kernsydc
    May 15, 2023
    10
    A true masterpiece! I'm willing to wait 7 years between Zelda titles if Nintendo continues to put out games like this. I have no problem spending $70 on a game that will literally have me playing for hundreds of hours. It's amazing what Nintendo has been able to do with a 7 year old system. I haven't noticed many frame drops or really any performance issues that have taken away from gamingA true masterpiece! I'm willing to wait 7 years between Zelda titles if Nintendo continues to put out games like this. I have no problem spending $70 on a game that will literally have me playing for hundreds of hours. It's amazing what Nintendo has been able to do with a 7 year old system. I haven't noticed many frame drops or really any performance issues that have taken away from gaming experience.… Expand
  6. RJ999
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game is a masterpiece already on my second play-through new mechanics new bosses brings back the feeling of breath of the wild without getting old.
  7. Fuincast
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Me gusta mogollón el juego sus mecánicas son preciosas y no le veo nada mal va a aber quién se queje de los gráficos pero les aseguro que este será el goty
  8. Azzkicka
    May 15, 2023
    10
    you can see everywhere: this game was programmed with a lot of love.
    Fantastic game
  9. Sophienolife
    May 15, 2023
    10
    It deserves all the hype and I'm so happy and relieved! From the mechanics, to the story, to the art, to the sound design, it's a masterpiece of a game. I'm a good ways into it now, but still the discoveries just seem endless. I'm having such an awesome time. I feel a bit overwhelmed with the shear scale of this game, but that's exactly what I was hoping for!
  10. Princeartemis
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I was honestly surprised how amazing the game was, I already knew it would be great mainly due to being a sequel to one of my favorite games ever. But in my opinion, it somehow manages to surpass breath of the wild in terms of exploration, size, and storytelling. It's interesting looking around Hyrule and seeing all of the new changes, new abilities, new characters, new monsters, and allI was honestly surprised how amazing the game was, I already knew it would be great mainly due to being a sequel to one of my favorite games ever. But in my opinion, it somehow manages to surpass breath of the wild in terms of exploration, size, and storytelling. It's interesting looking around Hyrule and seeing all of the new changes, new abilities, new characters, new monsters, and all of the new areas. I actually really do appreciate the weapon durability because it actually makes you think, really want to use that extremely good weapon on a weak enemy? Not to mention the amiibo functionality is still pretty cool and rewarding especially if you have a bunch of NFC cards or actual amiibos in your collection. Even though it is $70 instead of $60, it's well worth every single penny.… Expand
  11. Slynn82
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game is incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed BOTW but it was missing a lot of what I loved about traditional Zelda. If you hate BOTW, you will probably not like this one either as it is definitely a direct sequel. But every single complaint I had about BOTW was addressed and in some truly creative ways. This game is filled to the brim with content, if you felt BOTW was too empty, this oneThis game is incredible. I thoroughly enjoyed BOTW but it was missing a lot of what I loved about traditional Zelda. If you hate BOTW, you will probably not like this one either as it is definitely a direct sequel. But every single complaint I had about BOTW was addressed and in some truly creative ways. This game is filled to the brim with content, if you felt BOTW was too empty, this one has got your back. I was concerned the world would feel boring since I have played through it a lot already, but it is fresh and exciting. The amount of side quests is downright overwhelming, and the underworld is as large as the entire map. Just blown away. Ignore the idiots review bombing this game, giving it a zero when they clearly haven’t even played it. They are just salty little whiners.… Expand
  12. Kon1133
    May 15, 2023
    10
    The game is amazing,the new enemies amazing, the story is amazing everything is perfect.I really like the addition of the caves and the secret paths.
  13. Jgalino27
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I always have a short attention span for games even for new ones. But this, i felt like i was a kid playing morning til evening. Simply one of the best games thats worth every peso. And thats rare here in a third world country
  14. Nate44
    May 15, 2023
    10
    For a game that many allege is nothing more the DLC I could not disagree more. This is an amazing follow-up to the last game in continuing the story. It has several quality of life improvements but what makes it stand out is the vast amount of area this game adds. With that said it is definitely not a necessity to play the Breath of the Wild before playing this game as it is a strong gameFor a game that many allege is nothing more the DLC I could not disagree more. This is an amazing follow-up to the last game in continuing the story. It has several quality of life improvements but what makes it stand out is the vast amount of area this game adds. With that said it is definitely not a necessity to play the Breath of the Wild before playing this game as it is a strong game by itself without being a follow-up.… Expand
  15. DigitalClon
    May 15, 2023
    8
    Excelente e imprescindible. Las mecánicas nuevas son divertidas y solidas pero me sacan del ambiente que a tenido siempre la saga. Las mazmorras siguen siendo repetitivas. La trama tras un par de horas de juego es interesante y buena.
  16. vkasra
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Fantastic game. I had over 160 hours in BOTW and this sequel absolutely feels fresh and new and exciting. I love the story and new abilities and new areas and am thrilled to keep playing. Having played Zelda games for 25 years at this point I definitely feel like they’ve added back a lot of the classic elements and produced a good balance between old and new. I definitely don’t understandFantastic game. I had over 160 hours in BOTW and this sequel absolutely feels fresh and new and exciting. I love the story and new abilities and new areas and am thrilled to keep playing. Having played Zelda games for 25 years at this point I definitely feel like they’ve added back a lot of the classic elements and produced a good balance between old and new. I definitely don’t understand the “DLC” complaints as it would have taken at least three large DLCs to stick all the new stuff on top of BOTW and would have cost more than the $70 price. The only thing I’ll say is that it’s totally possible to get lazy and “play botw” inside this game by just playing it in the same way, and if you do that, you wont have the totk experience.… Expand
  17. CoachMo
    May 15, 2023
    8
    Fun game, enjoyed a great deal of it so far. Without spoiling anything, the combat is better this time around, the story is fun, and the world is enjoyable. Graphically not great but that is the norm on the switch, playing docked was an issue because the graphics seemed worse. Switched to handheld and was less of an issue. Wish they would allow for more customization concerning aestheticsFun game, enjoyed a great deal of it so far. Without spoiling anything, the combat is better this time around, the story is fun, and the world is enjoyable. Graphically not great but that is the norm on the switch, playing docked was an issue because the graphics seemed worse. Switched to handheld and was less of an issue. Wish they would allow for more customization concerning aesthetics and gear but it is what it is.… Expand
  18. Noahss
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Mecánicas asombrosas un juego realmente hermoso y entretenido amo cada segundo que paso inmerso en zelda
  19. JudeBuendia
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Es el mejor juego de Zelda hasta la fecha, el redescubrir las zonas, ver que un simple temblor movió todo y ahora debes de ir con cuidado y poner atención al entorno para ver que es familiar, es un gran detalle. la zona subterránea es increíblemente otro juego. Me encantó.
  20. jhjoe730
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Best game for me, a game with infinite possibilities. As Aonuma san said, this game makes you think "If you do that, then this could work, too!" and those things actually work.

    The Good: -the freedom in this game is crazy, there is no location that the game forces you to go. and the traveling system is way more easy and more fun by using the tower. -beautiful and visible map. It is    Best game for me, a game with infinite possibilities. As Aonuma san said, this game makes you think "If you do that, then this could work, too!" and those things actually work.

    The Good:
    -the freedom in this game is crazy, there is no location that the game forces you to go.
    and the traveling system is way more easy and more fun by using the tower.
    -beautiful and visible map. It is crazy that when you are up in the sky you can see all of sky islands and also the surface. It is wild to think about that this little device can load all of them in real time.
    -creative mechanics. There are so many things to do with materials, Zonai gears, and your ultra hand.
    Just playing with your gear and not continuing the story is also fun way to enjoy.
    -artistic designs
    -very rewarding combat system -flurry rush, parry, making robots to destroy enemies.etc-
    -various ways to play. Especially in the shrine, there are so many unique ways to solve things.

    The bad:
    -when you use ultrahand, the frame drops -didn't bother me-
    -Underground feels a little bit empty
    -If you didn't like Botw, then you will not like it obviously
    -a bit of potato display quality in the first area -where it has a lot of Ginkgo-
    - it can be confusing to press buttons cause there are kind of complicated.    … Expand
  21. Damian3GB
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Juego muy ingenioso, continuación de lo visto antes, si. Pero con ganas de innovar sobre algo ya bien establecido. Más de lo mismo pero mejor, simplemente hermoso.
  22. Bob0989
    May 15, 2023
    8
    Ce jeu est tout simplement magique !Une pépite dans le monde du gaming une perle rare
  23. Bluedragon505
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Amazing game so far. Allows for some serious creativity without making it a requirement. I highly recommend this game.
  24. Ld00
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Donc, ce jeux que nous attendions depuis 6 ans est enfin arrivé et je n’ai que dire de la sublimité de ce jeux selon moi il est juste parfait le seul petit défaut c’est qu’il reprend un peu l’ancienne map mais très peu. La possibilité de pouvoir créer des engins est sublime rien a dire Zelda Tears of the kingdom est le meilleur jeux que je connaisse… Expand
  25. IReviewgamez
    May 15, 2023
    9
    Before I start this review is spoiler free, the only things that could be considered spoilers is when I talk about 2 abilities you can unlock at the beginning. If you watched the gameplay trailer then you know what these abilities do. ——-————————————————————
    This game is very good though I wish I could give it a 10 I want to realistically rate this game so I don’t send the wrong message.    Before I start this review is spoiler free, the only things that could be considered spoilers is when I talk about 2 abilities you can unlock at the beginning. If you watched the gameplay trailer then you know what these abilities do. ——-————————————————————
    This game is very good though I wish I could give it a 10 I want to realistically rate this game so I don’t send the wrong message. If you enjoyed the shrines and puzzles of the last game then you will most likely enjoy this game. Some complaints I have is mostly technical issues but otherwise there is only one thing I don’t like. The game doesn’t run so well because the switch was pushed to the limit with this game. The only non technical thing I have to complain about is the lack of new things in the over world. Sure there are new towns but I wished some areas geographically changed a little bit, but not too much to the point that the over world is unrecognizable.Yes, I do think it was worth the hype but, there are some things they could have done better. If you read this all I thank you for seeing my opinion. But in general the game was very good (or at least so far). The abilities were all very fun to play around with (specially fuse and ultra hand) I also liked the more creativity that could be used to build machines so there is always something to do even after you get hundreds of Korok seeds and 100% the game. (Who doesn’t hate Korok seeds) I don’t like Korok seeds because obviously it is a pain to get 999 of them when they are so cleverly hidden.    … Expand
  26. fer71991
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Tuvo buenos cambios en comparación con BOTW. Nuevas mecánicas y una expansión muy buena con respecto a Hyrule. Como jugador estoy muy satisfecho con la nueva experiencia de juego.
  27. islandsnow
    May 15, 2023
    10
    1. Not a rehash of BOTW as so many fake reviewers say
    2. Graphics are better, not cutting edge but sharper and more effects. Storm lightning and things do look a lot better.
    3. About double the size of the old map with sky and underground 4. new abilities are fun, and make it more creative 5. zonai devices are great 6. definitely take advantage of the recall to get in the air, that    1. Not a rehash of BOTW as so many fake reviewers say
    2. Graphics are better, not cutting edge but sharper and more effects. Storm lightning and things do look a lot better.
    3. About double the size of the old map with sky and underground
    4. new abilities are fun, and make it more creative
    5. zonai devices are great
    6. definitely take advantage of the recall to get in the air, that helps a lot
    7. you could have gotten it for 10 less at 59.99 through preorder, but i think it's totally worth it at 69.99
    8. Koroks and president hudson stands are repetitive, maybe my only minus
    9. Shrine puzzles are harder, overall i think it's a little harder then BOTW but still fun    … Expand
  28. jamiejam85
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game keeps surprising me. New things around very corner! Best Zelda to date.
  29. ikaro7411
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perfectooooooo y soporten perros la verdad un juego para recordr por siempre… Expand
  30. jack74
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think this is actually one of the best games of all time, just from the gameplay alone, without the story even. But when you factor in such a nice bend of the story and gameplay, nothing can compare to this game. Spoiler Alert!

    I finished the game, and the final boss against Demon King Ganondorf felt actually challenging. He could dodge my flurry rushes! When you first see him become the Demon King, and the health at goes up, it’s intimidating, but then it KEEPS GOING and almost goes off the screen. And after the long and hard battle, he throws away everything and eats his tear to become the Demon Dragon, which turns into an epic fight on the back of the Light Dragon facing off against the Demon Dragon.

    10/10.    … Expand
  31. Demosncool
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Juegazo, no se trata de gráficas se trata de un juego pulido que te da una experiencia inolvidable con la libertad de hacer lo que quieras como quieras. Juegos así solo nacen pocos.
  32. LuCmm
    May 15, 2023
    10
    One of the best games ever created, one of if not the best open world exploration, gameplay, creativity, soundtrack, story, everything you can imagine.
  33. Miramfmfmfm
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I love love love it!!!!! It's the perfect sequel - once you play with it for a while, you realize how unique and different it is from BOTW
  34. melatonein
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I have been enamoured with the latest instalment of The Legend of Zelda. I bought Breath of the Wild on release day for my brand new Nintendo Switch, which I had purchased with my student loan instead of spending money on less important things, like food. I spent many nights eating my 40-pack of Nigerian instant ramen that was supposed to last me until the next semester, questing aroundI have been enamoured with the latest instalment of The Legend of Zelda. I bought Breath of the Wild on release day for my brand new Nintendo Switch, which I had purchased with my student loan instead of spending money on less important things, like food. I spent many nights eating my 40-pack of Nigerian instant ramen that was supposed to last me until the next semester, questing around Hyrule.

    I had my problems with the game. Firstly, the weapon durability was far too punishing for the lack of weapons in the game. To compound this difficulty, it was far too convoluted to expand your inventory to ensure you always had an ace up your sleeve in the form of a powerful weapon to dispatch tough foes. Obtaining the Master Sword also alleviated this hurdle. Getting around Hyrule could sometimes be a pain without a fully upgraded stamina bar, and the rain would hinder all progress for a while as Link slid off the side of mountains. Most of all, for a place as big as Hyrule, it just felt empty.

    Tears of the Kingdom has addressed all these issues in a very unique way. The new "fuse" ability allows you to boost less powerful weapons to aid you in times of need. While I would have liked a boost in durability, knowing you can create your own lethal weapon out of something as brittle as a stick really alleviates some anxiety. "Recall" and "ascend" can help you move around the map when traditional methods are not available. But the most important change is Hyrule itself.

    Rather than just throwing a bunch of NPCs across the world, Nintendo opted to create sky islands. This reminds me very much of Skyward Sword, which is a detriment to the game, as vocal critics have been using this fact as ammunition to suggest this is a cash grab from Nintendo.

    The main difference between Skyward Sword and Tears of the Kingdom is the traversal of these islands. Tears of the Kingdom's island hopping feels a lot slower than hopping on a Loftwing and gliding to the next location. Some thought has to be put into moving from island to island. You can skydive if you believe you have the speed and stamina to make it to the next island, or you can use an Ultrahand to climb aboard a Zonai contraption to take you there. One of my favourite things about the flying contraptions you can make with the Zonai devices is how uncontrollable they are. I thought Loftwings were tricky to manoeuvre, but the knife-edge nature of the DIY vehicles really makes you think and perfect your designs. But the main attraction is The Depths...

    Going to The Depths for the first time made me reminisce about journeying down the Great Hollow for the first time and seeing an ancient, barren land. The Depths are expansive, as big as Hyrule itself. I have yet to know exactly what this place is, but this space alone fully justifies the £70 cut-and-epaste job. However, it also reveals a bigger problem.

    The Switch came out in 2017 with Breath of the Wild as a launch title. It has taken 6 years to revisit this incarnation of Hyrule. Typically, each console gets 2 original Zelda games (minus the Wii U, which we should try to forget about...), so this is theoretically the last one for the Switch. So far, a new Zelda game has been released on a 2-year cycle since 2017, so we can expect 1 or 2 GameCube remakes in the pipeline.

    The issue is that Tears of the Kingdom is a sequel, and Nintendo have outdone themselves. The Switch is struggling to run this latest instalment. The Switch is donning 2015 hardware in a 60 FPS standard world. Unfortunately for Nintendo, this game is both their magnum opus, and their most successful home console's death rattle. In order to meet this high standard they have set themselves, they will need a new console to drive Link's next chapter.

    If it takes them another 6 years to make a Zelda game, and a Zelda game is likely to be a launch title for their next console, we can expect an iteration of the Switch in 2029, with the possibility of a Switch Pro in 2024. Hey, at least we are probably getting Twilight Princess...

    Thank you Nintendo, this is the Switch's Swan Song.    … Expand
  35. Johni1404
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Already Game of the Year! I will spend at least 500-600 hours in this monumental world
  36. Kyle_Salamander
    May 15, 2023
    10
    The game is simply amazing! A great sequel that fulfills its role and exceeds expectations. My only criticism is that it is not localized in Brazilian Portuguese, for me that is a lack of respect. However Evaluating the game by itself, it aggregates everything we've seen before expands everything, with new mechanics, maps and enemies. Really fun, gorgeous, and the best game of the year asThe game is simply amazing! A great sequel that fulfills its role and exceeds expectations. My only criticism is that it is not localized in Brazilian Portuguese, for me that is a lack of respect. However Evaluating the game by itself, it aggregates everything we've seen before expands everything, with new mechanics, maps and enemies. Really fun, gorgeous, and the best game of the year as of this writing.… Expand
  37. Sebaxtian
    May 15, 2023
    10
    De lo poco que he visto del juego, me parece increíble la calidad de juego y como se ve es increíble y esyoy seguro que a los fanáticos de zelda les va a encantar
  38. Nabukozor
    May 15, 2023
    9
    Es un buen juego, digna continuación de Zelda breath of the wild. Si te gusta Skyrim es buen juego. No se si merezca goty, a no ser que nadie haga algo mejor este año. La vaya no es tan alta ya que si bien es buen juego no tiene algo súper innovador de breath of the wild, asi que en cierta forma sigue siendo un dlc. Le pongo 9/10 porque es lo mismo casi que le pondría a breath of the wild,Es un buen juego, digna continuación de Zelda breath of the wild. Si te gusta Skyrim es buen juego. No se si merezca goty, a no ser que nadie haga algo mejor este año. La vaya no es tan alta ya que si bien es buen juego no tiene algo súper innovador de breath of the wild, asi que en cierta forma sigue siendo un dlc. Le pongo 9/10 porque es lo mismo casi que le pondría a breath of the wild, el cual es un juegaso; esta es la continuación tal cual, y mejorada. Pero si quieres un goty quizá haya que ver en otros juegos. De todas formas, es bastante divertido, me gusta más que botw por sus nuevas habilidades y manera de recorrer el mapa. Ha devuelto mis ganas de jugar con el switch. Cómpralo, es divertido, merece ser comprado.… Expand
  39. Goro02
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Excelente juego, no me canso de jugarlo.
    El mapa es muy grande, la jugabilidad cambió mucho del anterior a este.
  40. Starlightvio
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game lives up to every expectation I've had and more. The amount of detail in the story and environment is stunning. It runs great and the loading times are very short.
  41. FelpsUU
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Pegou tudo que havia sido considerado no maravilhoso e revolucionário "The Legends Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild"
    E melhorou na mais nova jornada de Link.
    O que ainda mais encantanta é a narrativa bem melhor que de seu antecessor, colocando um Link ainda mais imerso numa Hyrule traumatizada por Calamity Ganon, a melhoria na narrativa até chega a se comparar com o outro titula da série "The    Pegou tudo que havia sido considerado no maravilhoso e revolucionário "The Legends Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild"
    E melhorou na mais nova jornada de Link.

    O que ainda mais encantanta é a narrativa bem melhor que de seu antecessor, colocando um Link ainda mais imerso numa Hyrule traumatizada por Calamity Ganon, a melhoria na narrativa até chega a se comparar com o outro titula da série "The Legends Of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Outra melhoria considerável é os gráficos, visto de que seu antecessor era um game originalmente de Nintendo Wii U e portado para Nintendo Swicht, esse título não, ele é 100% exclusivo do Swicht , justificando sua melhoria gráfica. As novas mecânicas conseguem ser ainda mais criativas e legais do que as do jogo passado, o encaixe do enfraquecimento do Link e a perda se sua habilidades é justo, as Shrines continuam muito boas, inclusive, ainda me arrisco a dizer que estão até melhores! Em resumo, este jogo tem potencial para ser considerado o game da geração e/ou da década!    … Expand
  42. venecotroste
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Ganamos, ganó la industria ganó el bien ganó nintendo gane yo ganaste tu y perdió mi cartera
  43. FuShIJose
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Está más bueno que el pan!!!

    Cada vez encuentro más cositas, enemigos nuevos, mecánicas nuevas, mapas nuevos y cambios en el que ya había, sencillamente es una maravilla.
  44. Edri3l
    May 16, 2023
    9
    Jeu superbe, dans la droite lignée du premier breath of the wild. Il reprend ce qui a fait le succès du premier opus et le perfectionne même !
  45. ScreenS
    Sep 8, 2023
    9
    Hot take but I actually preferred BoTW. Yes that initial wow factor played a major role in that, but the dungeons actually had puzzles that couldn't be solved with a rocket shield, and boss fights didn't require wierd and or unfun gimmicks to make them challenging.

    Ultimately building super cool contraptions is only good for solving local problems or traveling short distances, and isn't    Hot take but I actually preferred BoTW. Yes that initial wow factor played a major role in that, but the dungeons actually had puzzles that couldn't be solved with a rocket shield, and boss fights didn't require wierd and or unfun gimmicks to make them challenging.

    Ultimately building super cool contraptions is only good for solving local problems or traveling short distances, and isn't truly unlimited. Combat also somehow feels worse and was bad to begin with.    … Expand
  46. Johnny523
    May 27, 2023
    10
    When going into this game, I had previously played breath of the wild, which I considered my favorite 3D Zelda game and this was coming from years of experience with twilight princess, majora’s mask and even the legendary Ocarina of Time so going into breath of the wild I had to treat it as something different as a grand journey and ultimately I had an unforgettable experience. Tears ofWhen going into this game, I had previously played breath of the wild, which I considered my favorite 3D Zelda game and this was coming from years of experience with twilight princess, majora’s mask and even the legendary Ocarina of Time so going into breath of the wild I had to treat it as something different as a grand journey and ultimately I had an unforgettable experience. Tears of the Kingdom is taking what made breath of the wild phenomenal and evolving it to an even higher state of being taking what made the creativity and the wonderment of simply exploring this vast world the new abilities, the sky islands, as well as the expansive underground system made so many people realize that is always something to see, do and all at your own pace as tears of the kingdom isn’t about a destination, but rather the journey itself to it, and that journey is how you do a sequel. It is how AAA development should be done going forward in regards to open world games, each of the brand, new abilities, breathing life into the world like you’ve never seen before and ultimately how your journey ends is up to you as this is a masterpiece of a title that will inspire many developers to come, Now when it comes to the story telling, easily up there with the best the legend of Zelda has to offer, with each and every character involved to paint this wonderful canvas of a world to be as emotional, impactful and most importantly engaging from start to finish… Expand
  47. Timo1
    Jun 13, 2023
    10
    Es ist eine Mischung zwischen Sehr viel Erkundung und Kreativität jeder Art von Spieler kann es spielen
  48. AGCR
    Sep 4, 2023
    9
    It's my first Zelda since WW and it's a masterpiece, even better than BOTW.
  49. theolife_goeson
    Jun 28, 2023
    9
    Great music, great story. The story makes me feel peace.
    But I want to 1 point off for Map data reused. Except for this, I think is the great game:)
  50. DonGomu
    Jun 25, 2023
    8
    Jugue Zelda BOTW en año 2017. Que maravilla de juego.
    Cuando anunciaron TOTK mi hype subió a las nubes, así que me propuse esperarlo y jugar BOTW nuevamente un mes antes del lanzamiento del nuevo Zelda... y fue mi gran error.
    A pesar de que el juego en sí es una maravilla, no deja de ser la secuela demasiado continuista para mi gusto de BOTW. Para esperar TOTK jugue nuevamente 100 horas    Jugue Zelda BOTW en año 2017. Que maravilla de juego.
    Cuando anunciaron TOTK mi hype subió a las nubes, así que me propuse esperarlo y jugar BOTW nuevamente un mes antes del lanzamiento del nuevo Zelda... y fue mi gran error.
    A pesar de que el juego en sí es una maravilla, no deja de ser la secuela demasiado continuista para mi gusto de BOTW. Para esperar TOTK jugue nuevamente 100 horas del BOTW y cuando salió este nuevo Zelda sentí que estaba jugando el mismo juego anterior con otras habilidades. Sin quererlo me aburrí y lo deje de jugar.
    Esperaré algunos meses para retomarlo, porque me siento colapsado de jugar lo "mismo" por tantas horas.    … Expand
  51. gorrooo
    Jun 28, 2023
    8
    This game had so much potential after 6 years of development.
    Not saying its bad, but feels like a big BOTW DLC, they recycled most enemies, half the map, even the story at most points.
    The flying islands are amazing, flying in general is really good, the underground feels boring and repetitive. The skills are way more innovative compared to BOTW and since you can create your vehicles,    This game had so much potential after 6 years of development.
    Not saying its bad, but feels like a big BOTW DLC, they recycled most enemies, half the map, even the story at most points.
    The flying islands are amazing, flying in general is really good, the underground feels boring and repetitive.
    The skills are way more innovative compared to BOTW and since you can create your vehicles, your way to cross the map easily. The major problem is how you can cheese almost every puzzle with those creations, no joke, if you are outside a shrine challenge you can create an huge bridge and cross a map section skipping like 20 minutes of gameplay. Specially on temples. Like seriously, did someone tested this? you can pass the fire temple without doing almost no puzzles

    Dont get me wrong, the game still really good, but if you dont mind the zelda lore (its not exactly the most complex one) you can skip BOTW and just play this one.    … Expand
  52. PlanteGaming
    Jun 28, 2023
    8
    Ce jeu relève du génie inépuisable de Nintendo. L'histoire est suffisamment convaincante bien que dans le passé, encore. Les donjons sont là, quoique peu nombreux et peu novateurs. La qualité d'image laisse à désirer. Le jeu est complet, il y a des détails à la pelle. Le ciel et les profondeurs sont partiellement ''vides''. Nintendo aurait pu faire beaucoup mieux sur 5 ans (et plus).Ce jeu relève du génie inépuisable de Nintendo. L'histoire est suffisamment convaincante bien que dans le passé, encore. Les donjons sont là, quoique peu nombreux et peu novateurs. La qualité d'image laisse à désirer. Le jeu est complet, il y a des détails à la pelle. Le ciel et les profondeurs sont partiellement ''vides''. Nintendo aurait pu faire beaucoup mieux sur 5 ans (et plus). Cependant, c'est le mélange de tous les éléments de gameplay qui en font un succès. Une liberté incomparable, des options à la tonne et un narratif qui marque. Finalement, le but d'un jeu vidéo, c'est de divertir. Alors mission accomplie. 250 heures de plaisir pour 70$ , c'est pas cher.… Expand
  53. RikVa
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    All the Nintendo haters here crying because they only wish in their dreams that a game this good could come to their platforms and while they're stuck with their broken and uncompleted **** games us Nintendo fans are rejoicing because this is the sequel to one of the best games of all time and it only improves on what its predecessor did, world full of things to do and fun to explore andAll the Nintendo haters here crying because they only wish in their dreams that a game this good could come to their platforms and while they're stuck with their broken and uncompleted **** games us Nintendo fans are rejoicing because this is the sequel to one of the best games of all time and it only improves on what its predecessor did, world full of things to do and fun to explore and the map is more than twice the size of botw, new and exciting enemies, dungeons, boss fights, powers and armours the only complain someone could have about the game is the weapons break fairly easily but it's also easy to find new and better weapons so it's not a problem!… Expand
  54. HBmilkar
    Jun 29, 2023
    8
    great game love roasting koroks alive but I have come to realize that if a game is to hard it results in a ridiculous amount of bad reviews in fact if things are given to the player without much of a challenge for the player your game just might get a better review. If you know what game I am talking about then you must have heard of elden ring a 10/10 game that deserves better. I wouldn'tgreat game love roasting koroks alive but I have come to realize that if a game is to hard it results in a ridiculous amount of bad reviews in fact if things are given to the player without much of a challenge for the player your game just might get a better review. If you know what game I am talking about then you must have heard of elden ring a 10/10 game that deserves better. I wouldn't be surprised that if elden ring had an easy mode and didn't win game of the year in 2022 I believe the user reviews would be the same as the critics. it's pathetic to think that if a game is too hard or YOUR game didn't win GOTY then you'll give it a bad review. In fact lots people will give a game a bad review if they had to work for that dopamine hit we all get.… Expand
  55. Red5827
    Jun 29, 2023
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos de la saga de The Legend of Zelda, se tomo la forma del anterior titulo y se mejoro de manera abismal, el juego resulta abrumador de lo grande que es, la historia a mejorado con respecto al anterior juego siendo ahora mas compleja e inmersiva, las mecánicas son únicas y muy divertidas con muchas posibilidades.
    En resumen un juego inmenso.
  56. BraidzMC
    Sep 7, 2023
    9
    As a longtime classic Zelda fan who wasn't a fan of BOTW, coming into this I was not expecting to love it as much as I do.

    They've almost perfectly fused what makes a Zelda game with what made BOTW. And it just works.

    Not to mention the physics are the biggest leap forward in gaming since Portal 1.

    Best Zelda since Majoras Mask
  57. Mpopov
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    Botw but better in every way but still unique compared to it. Beginning might be slow but get past it and you won't regret it.
  58. Brian_lefevre
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    Somehow feels original at the same time familiar from BotW! It was highly anticipated and absolutely delivered!
  59. Dark920
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me parece una maravilla de juego su mundo abierto y sus mecanicas y las nuevas habilidades de link se podria decir que supera la de botw, esta vez las mazmorras de los nuevos jefes son mas complicado con comparacion con la de botw , y los jefes tienen mas dificultad que los de botw pero no son tan dificiles, ya este jefe es mucho mejor y mas complejo que el de botw, con sus 2 fases y tener que enfrentarte con su ejercito, y al llegar a los 152 santuario darte un traje importante para la historia, y pues apenas tengo 135 horas y solo tengo 55% de juego la verdad un juego muy extendido y bueno.… Expand
  60. 1100601
    Jul 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 優秀的劇情、音樂，大師級的開放世界，再配上強大的沙盒玩法，在薩爾達系列的傳統和創新之間取得完美的平衡。科技的進步使我們逐漸忘記遊戲的存在意義是甚麼，但任天堂告訴我們:純粹的快樂即是真理。… Expand
  61. Lil_noggin
    Jul 19, 2023
    9
    Perfect game with almost no flaws. Really creative similar to the original (breath of the wild) but it's still very different in many ways it is a perfect puzzle game and an open world game where you could do basically anything but with ultra hand it can be annoying when it has the auto attach thing
  62. Badopinionhaver
    Jul 19, 2023
    8
    Not as good as the first game, and the powers feel a bit gimmicky, but it still is good
  63. rahuloo99
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    absolutely a masterpiece i have beaten it 3 times with 180+hours truly one of the best games of all time if not the best i can not emphasise how good this game is absolutely recommended a must have for any switch owner do not believe the user reviews who gave it a zero most of them are x box,playstation and pc fan boys who cannot withstand a nintendo game getting this high score they haveabsolutely a masterpiece i have beaten it 3 times with 180+hours truly one of the best games of all time if not the best i can not emphasise how good this game is absolutely recommended a must have for any switch owner do not believe the user reviews who gave it a zero most of them are x box,playstation and pc fan boys who cannot withstand a nintendo game getting this high score they have not played the game and always try to find a way to make it look bad also,people who say that it is a dlc also fall under this category please do not believe them although in a lot of cases critic scores are not accurate here i think it absolutely deserve a 96(or higher)… Expand
  64. Kayocritico
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    Aunque al principio parezca un dlc del breath of the wild realmente no lo es y apesar de que hyrule es la misma se siente muy diferente en algunas zonas, como lo pueden ser los zoras, gerudo, etc. en cuanto a historia podria haber sido mejor pero es espectacular 10/10, banda sonora como siempre destacando en zelda. simplemente 10/10 goty.
  65. ElliiotWuzHere
    Jul 20, 2023
    10
    Ok... I'm currently on my second playthrough of this game because I honestly felt like I couldn't give an honest review of it unless I played this game and then some more. I will say this game is an extraordinary game in so many ways, in ways we gamers take for granted. There are so many subtleties to this game that make the world feel alive, expansive, and engaging (enough for me to writeOk... I'm currently on my second playthrough of this game because I honestly felt like I couldn't give an honest review of it unless I played this game and then some more. I will say this game is an extraordinary game in so many ways, in ways we gamers take for granted. There are so many subtleties to this game that make the world feel alive, expansive, and engaging (enough for me to write a review haha). After putting a ton of hours into BOTW I was skeptical this game could eclipse the feeling of playing BOTW once again, but it has. BOTW feels like a blueprint to what this game is. This is Hyrule and what we know of it now. What an amazing game.… Expand
  66. voiceofreason69
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    the graphics, the gameplay, th- blah blah blah, you know why i'm rating this a 10/10, if you have played it, you know even more, only haters and imbeciles don't like this game, I guarantee this game is going to get game of the year award by the end of 2023, its just that good, TBH I don't know why ocarina of time is highest score on meta critic, cuz this game should be the one with a 99,the graphics, the gameplay, th- blah blah blah, you know why i'm rating this a 10/10, if you have played it, you know even more, only haters and imbeciles don't like this game, I guarantee this game is going to get game of the year award by the end of 2023, its just that good, TBH I don't know why ocarina of time is highest score on meta critic, cuz this game should be the one with a 99, instead of stuck on an 96 cuz of the critics that don't know perfection when it hits them in the face. 10/10 buy rn, your brain will thank you.… Expand
  67. Poloro
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Đây là tựa game hay nhất tôi từng chơi,là một bản nối tiếp của siêu phẩm game của năm 2017 The Legend of Zelda:Breath of the Wild mọi người nói rằng tựa game Tears of The Kingdom này là 1 bản dlc của Breath of The Wild nhưng theo tôi bản Breath of The Wild mới là bản demo của Tears of The Kingdom.… Expand
  68. Junespartan
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    Muchas horas de juego, mapa lleno de vida, misiones entretenidas
    ¿Hay algo que este juego no haga bien?
    10/10 un perfecto zelda
  69. TomyFixx06
    Jul 23, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me encanto el juego!!!!

    Toda la rama de la historia principal me dejo tan entretenido que me atrevo a decir que lo disfrute mucho más que la anterior entrega, además que añadieran una nueva sección de misiones secundarias pero me dejo aun más pendiente de todo a tal nivel que fui contra Ganondorf con todo completado (medallas, kologs, armaduras al max., espada maestra, santuarios, sabios mejorados, todas las misiones, etc).

    Me gusto mucho que le hayan dado a Ganondorf la misma habilidad de Link de esquivar los ataques y la velocidad que le dieron, aunque me hubiera gustado algúna clase de choque de espadas en ese combate.

    Cuando Ganondorf se comio su piedra secreta para transformarse en un dragón y cuando llego el dragón blanco a ayudarnos me sorprendio la enorme diferencia de tamaño entre ambos dragones, aunque bueno en las versiones humanas se marca la misma diferencia de tamaño. El final del juego devolviendole su forma a zelda y luego de caer y salir del lago, durante la conversación entre zelda y link, cuando zelda dice "Link, lo lograste" hubiera estado bastante bueno que pusieran la opción de hablarle a zelda diciendo "Lo hicimos" o simplemente quedarse callado y escuchar como siempre.

    Como conclusión quede muy feliz con el juego aunque sigo con el dolor del precio. 10/10.    … Expand
  70. Drastyy
    Jul 30, 2023
    9
    Incredible game honestly. The only thing that annoys me a bit is the framerate the game runs in, which hopefully will change in the future.
  71. Pedrogael24
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Sin duda el mejor juego que he jugado hasta ahora, tiene muy buenos puzzles y es algo que se le agradece que mejoraran desde la entrega pasada. Sus físicas son inigualables permitiéndonos crear hasta un péndulo con lo bien hechas que están, y pasando a otra cosa La creación de vehículos es bastante más intuitiva de lo que aparenta pudiendo montar vehículos motos o incluso vehículos aéreosSin duda el mejor juego que he jugado hasta ahora, tiene muy buenos puzzles y es algo que se le agradece que mejoraran desde la entrega pasada. Sus físicas son inigualables permitiéndonos crear hasta un péndulo con lo bien hechas que están, y pasando a otra cosa La creación de vehículos es bastante más intuitiva de lo que aparenta pudiendo montar vehículos motos o incluso vehículos aéreos sin mucho rollo. Juntando eso a la increíble movilidad con la que cuenta link nos da como resultado que podemos atravesar Hyrule a nuestro gustó. Sin más detalles la historia es 'decente' y su forma de contarla es adecuada para el tipo de juego que nos entregan. Por lo dicho anteriormente este merece el goty aun después de haber probado el baldurs' gate y el desastroso starfield. Que he de decir que el baldur's es un juego muy ñoño … Expand
  72. SaverOfTime
    Aug 2, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Summary: Open World Action Adventure starring Zelda, Link, and their friends and foes. It's basically BOTW II, with more areas to explore, side activities to do, and new abilities to play with. Most of all, its solid gameplay intertwined with its charm make it a very unforgettable experience that is a lot of fun.

    The Good:

    If you felt there wasn't a ton of stuff to do in BOTW, you certainly won't get that feeling in TOTK. You can spend somewhere between 150 and 200 hours if you choose to 100% the game. Even outside of all the things that get you to that 100%, there are just more NPCs walking around, enemy encampments scattered about, and areas to explore in the name of caves introduced to the main world, the sky islands, and the Depths, which is like an "upside down" pitch-dark world that is a mirror of the main overworld you are used to from BOTW.

    The combat is the same from BOTW, so if you liked it there you will like it here. If you haven't played BOTW, it's very reminiscent to other 3rd person action games where you lock onto targets and dodge around and get your hits in when you can (which, you can often as the game is not very difficult). What is more interesting however in TOTK, is the ability to fuse things to your weapons and shields. This helps spice up combat a bit as you can attach anything you want to a weapon or shield which will give it different properties. As you progress the main story, you get these spirit followers that will follow you around and help you fight stuff which helps speed up clearing big enemy encampments as well.

    One the biggest features of the game is the ability to build things using the materials fusing ability (called ultra hand, different from the ability that you use to fuse stuff to weapons). This is used in the main story, in side quests, and in figuring out most puzzles. However, the most interesting part to a lot of players is probably how you can use it to build traps, fighting contraptions, vehicles of different kinds: whatever you can think of really. This wasn't really something that I was interested in doing, but overall I enjoyed doing the quests and side stuff that required building.

    The Bad:

    The story is like a 4 out of 10. Its pretty basic, and outside of the twist (which I won't spoil but you probably know what it is anyway from the Internet) it just isn't very interesting and it mostly just keeps repeating the same points throughout the whole thing. I understand its Nintendo and they probably want to appeal to the widest audience as possible, but I don't think kids would really care if they don't understand the story because they probably just want to fight stuff and build silly things with ultra hand. So, that being said it would have served the game better to have a better written story.

    The depths and sky areas are kinda a bummer. The sky area is not very big at all and consists of a bunch of small to medium sized islands, and just feels big at first because of how spread out it is. If you put all the sky areas together instead of spread out over the map like they are, it would probably be the size of one of the biomes, like gerudo desert or death mountain. The depths is a mirror of the normal world above, so where there is a valley in the normal world, thats a mountain in the depths. That in itself is kind of a bummer, but more so the fact that there is hardly any lore at all outside of a couple main quest lines down there, and there are just a bunch of copy-pasted enemies from the normal world down there for the most part.

    That leads to the last bad part, the copy-pasting. Its an issue with a lot of Open World games, and TOTK is not much different. A lot of the game is copy-pasted collectible stuff and enemy encampments. If you don't enjoy that kind of content, it is easy to feel like there isn't much enjoyable stuff to actually use the fun abilities and the combat abilities against.    … Expand
  73. biasedreviews6
    Aug 1, 2023
    8
    Tears of the Kingdom is a great sequel to Breath of the Wild, adding a lot of things, including two whole new layers (or tiers) on the BOTW map. But the game still isn't worth the 70 dollars...

    PERFORMANCE = 5/10
    STORY = 8/10
    GRAPHICS = 9/10
    FEATURES = 10/10
    FINAL SCORE = 8/10
  74. Marcel_rmlr
    Aug 2, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es ist meiner Meinung nach deutlich besser als Botw, wobei das schon ein sehr gutes Spiel war, aber bei Totk ist die Story besser, Gebiete wurden verändert und damit verschönert und die Map wurde einfach fast verdreifacht und das mit sauberen Übergängen zwischen Himmel, Erde und Untergrund.
    Es ist insgesamt ein extrem gutes Spiel    … Expand
  75. Berko1907
    Aug 3, 2023
    10
    Amazing map, the underground is one of the best things in this Zelda. The creativity you can put on the ost's. Perfect down to the last minute detail
  76. Heretolookatrev
    Aug 4, 2023
    10
    This has got to be one of the best games that has come out this year. It looked beautiful and had the most gorgeous landscape I have ever seen. This game had some amazing bosses with fun and interesting ways to beat them. The final boss was an intense and heart-pumping moment with the greatest moments of gaming I have ever seen. The characters are interesting and they each have a differentThis has got to be one of the best games that has come out this year. It looked beautiful and had the most gorgeous landscape I have ever seen. This game had some amazing bosses with fun and interesting ways to beat them. The final boss was an intense and heart-pumping moment with the greatest moments of gaming I have ever seen. The characters are interesting and they each have a different personality. I do appreciate Nintendo taking the time to give each of the probably thousands of characters in the game different text boxes and interesting little bits of details about themselves as well. Link is back with a brand new set of abilities such as Ultrahand which lets you take anything and build something beautiful with it, Fuse which can let fuse your weapons, shields, and arrows with any item in the game, Ascend which can let you go up any solid surface that is above you which is super helpful with navigating the world of Hyrule, and finally Rewind which lets you turn objects back in time so let's say you dropped something by accident off a high cliff. Well, thanks to Rewind if you are fast enough you can rewind it in time, and have come right back at you. There is one other ability that wasn't shown in any trailers so I won't tell you it because that would spoil the game if I did. This game also includes some hidden references to past Zelda games and also tons of other secrets which give this game a bunch of replayability. Sure it may be $70 which is a bit more than the usual switch game I would say it is well worth it. So if you want to buy it and you have money go and get it and you will not regret it at all.… Expand
  77. Combatking42
    Aug 5, 2023
    10
    A TRUE MASTERPIECE THIS GAME IS, I THINK ITS EVEN BETTER THAN BOTW AND HONESTLY, I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY WHERE IN MY OPINION THERE IS A BETTER GANONDORF THAN TWILIGHT GANON!! 100/10 AND HONESTLY, THIS IS MY GOTY SO FAR!!!!!
  78. Beastseason
    Aug 5, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A game so good it made a previous entry, that won game of the year, look like a beta test. The best Legend of Zelda. Period.… Expand
  79. YamiLink
    Aug 5, 2023
    10
    Good game/Gutes Spiel/Juego bien, you can burn Koroks down and take pictures of Purah.
  80. DekuDude
    Aug 8, 2023
    9
    After 200 hours of playtime I can say that Zelda TotK is a fantastic game in which a lot of problems of Zelda BotW are solved. It would be 10/10 for me if krogs would have been way lower in number, some repetitive aspects would be more creative and with less grinding.
  81. Codak002
    Aug 8, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Definitely one of the best Zelda games, nevertheless video games, I have ever played. It's an odd situation where I do think this is a better objective experience in most regards when compared to Breath of the Wild- yet, after having played it for 2 and a half months, I can't help but feel like I enjoyed my experience with Breath of the Wild slightly more. For one, despite Tears' strikingly incredible reuse of Breath's Hyrule, I can't help but feel like the initial magic of unfettered exploration from Breath is largely gone. Now, it's undoubtedly true that the advent of the sky, depths, and caves make up for much of the difference. In fact, the opening moments of the game where the sky is first revealed to the player fully DO recapture that magic from Breath for me. Sheer awe.

    There's no doubt that Tears is probably Nintendo's single most impressive technical experience to date. The ability to freely move nearly every object in the game, attach them to one another, fuse items to any weapons, AND have all three layers of the map available without any loading screens, WHILE being on a system that is leagues behind other major systems technically??? It is a complete miracle to me that the game isn't constantly breaking. And, yes, while there are definitely moments where the game stutters quite significantly and has minor glitches, I can easily look past all of these things given the circumstances. I can easily see why the game took six years to develop just for the physics system alone.

    There are notable ways in which the game has notably improved upon milestones of Breath. For instance, the bosses and enemy variety in Tears are a SIGNIFICANT improvement. In addition to the few enemy templates from Breath, Tears introduces Like Likes for the new caves, Aerocudas as a new sky enemy, the particularly interesting inclusion of the desert-exclusive Gibdos, and several others. In addition, the game's bosses are a massive improvement as well. Several new overworked bosses are added in the forms of Gleeoks and Flex Constructs, not to mention the game's inclusion of full-fledged dungeon bosses as opposed to a rehashed Ganon battle every dungeon. All of these inclusions give the game so much life and variety, though I definitely think there could've been more enemy variety for the game's various areas. If the desert has its own enemy-type, why not the game's various forests? Or its icy mountainous areas? The lack of unique environmental enemies for these other areas make them still fall flat in terms of feeling like a truly populated space.

    On the topic of the game's dungeons, they serve as a mixed bag. Tears makes the choice to have its dungeons harken back more so to the dungeon styles of Zelda of old... in theory. These dungeons certainly LOOK like older Zelda dungeons, and some feel similar to them (such as the Lightning Temple). Others though, like the Wind and Water Temples, are once again terminal activation collections. I am still unsure as to why the game marks every terminal location on your map, as this would at least force the player to explore the map to find them. Still, the build up to each dungeon is genuinely magnificent, and the inclusion of new bosses still makes these dungeons, at least to me, an outright improvement over Breath's, even if they are still far from the quality of many older Zelda dungeons.

    For me, the single biggest disappointment in Tears would be the two new map layers. While both are certainly phenomenal inclusions, I can't help but feel as though neither reached their full potential. For example, the sky map in Tears often uses the same cookie-cutter islands dotted throughout it. More often than not, when exploring another section of the sky, you will stumble upon a pronged island with a device dispenser, a launching platform, and a crystal for a shrine quest. Having a few of these islands as a sort of checkpoint location throughout the sky makes sense, but the game has what feels like dozens of them. Beyond these and the game's two sky dungeons, there is astoundingly little else of note apart from a handful of diving challenges and only a few totally unique islands, with one set of thunder-covered islands being the most unique. The game begins on an enormous sky island as its tutorial, implying that the sky will have at least a few of islands of this size. However, there are no other islands even CLOSE to as big as this. The depths suffer from a similar problem of feeling monotonous- while it can be very fun to light light roots, apart from Death Mountain, the rest of the depths has the exact same aesthetic, which is somewhat disappointing.

    Still, ultimately these are all minor nitpicks that I'm dwelling upon to show how minor they are. While I still ultimately SLIGHTLY prefer Breath for its perfected focus on exploration, that could change in the future easily. An absolutely wonderful game, sequel, and Zelda experience that I'm sure I'll love forever.    … Expand
  82. Alicedcac
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    They took a perfect game and improve it even more! How's it possible? I just lost track of time whenever I play this game
  83. Borderlinez
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    I've been playing Zelda games since the days of the NES, and I can honestly say that Tears of the Kingdom is one of the best in the series. The story is epic, the gameplay is challenging, and the world is vast and beautiful. If you're a fan of Zelda games, then you need to play this one.
  84. GioeleLordgamer
    Aug 9, 2023
    9
  85. Adecvat28
    Aug 9, 2023
    9
    a new masterpiece from nintendo, i was pleasantly surprised to launch this game, it's a beautiful world, if you are still thinking whether to take the game, I will say YEAH
  86. turn3ase
    Aug 10, 2023
    9
    If you're a fan of the Zelda series, you will get tons of nostalgia and good feeling in the little details from Nintendo as always. They've put a lot of time to create this masterpiece even though the hardware can't stand for it much. If you like to explore, creative, and freedom ways to solve puzzles this is the way for you.
  87. chodysan
    Sep 3, 2023
    9
    I love this game. I grew up playing Zelda games and this is actually my new favorite. I can get lost in it exploring or crafting things. I would recommend anyone that doesn’t have a switch to buy one and this game.
  88. Hestu_is_king
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    This game is the most relaxing, peaceful, exciting, hilarious (and saddest) game of all time. The story is phenomenal and the game play is so thrilling. Even if you aren't doing the main quest there is a plethora of side quests to be done.

    I love this game so much. Following the success of breath of the wild, this games crates space for people who haven't played the first game and fills    This game is the most relaxing, peaceful, exciting, hilarious (and saddest) game of all time. The story is phenomenal and the game play is so thrilling. Even if you aren't doing the main quest there is a plethora of side quests to be done.

    I love this game so much. Following the success of breath of the wild, this games crates space for people who haven't played the first game and fills them in on everything.

    This game is so beautiful it makes me cry    … Expand
  89. TheRamdomUser
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un magnífico videojuego, una obra maestra, probablemente el mejor juego del año (ya veremos qué tal sale StarField) y de los mejores videojuegos que he jugado en mi vida sin duda.
    El apartado técnico y gráfico a sido criticado, y con cierta razón, pero hay que recordar que este videojuego corre en una Nintendo Switch, y tiene mérito que una consola de ese tamaño pueda correr medianamente bien este videojuego, con el mapa base, las cuevas, las islas celestes y el subsuelo, que no sabía de su existencia y cuando bajé me llevé una de las sorpresas más gratas que me ha dado jamás un videojuego, la interacción con el mundo es la mejor que he visto en un videojuego, las posibilidades que brindan las mecánicas son infinitas y el diseño de su mundo es simplemente sublime, este apartado para mí lo mejor de éste sin dudas, mas hay cosas que no me gustan del todo, como los campeones, que su uso es tosco, o los menús, que entorpecen y hacen lento el Gameplay, además de que en cada mazmorra te repiten la misma historia con los mismos diálogos una y otra vez, pero más allá de esto todos los demás puntos del videojuego están bien, la historia es bastante mejor que botW, con más cinemáticas, más largas, con más peso e importancia, su antecesor tenía muchas cinemáticas que sobraban, y no puedo decir lo mismo de este, el sonido ha mejorado también, jugar este videojuego con cascos es una gozada, hace de la experiencia algo más atrapante de lo que ya es.
    No es un videojuego perfecto, hay fallos (que son pocos), hay cosas muy buenas (la mayoría) y hay algunos rasgos del título que son inmejorables (mecánicas), pero sin ser un título perfecto mi experiencia si lo ha sido, y me gusta diferenciar esto, una cosa es el juego y otra cosa es tu experiencia con él, el único juego que he jugado y que puedo catalogar como Perfecto es Tetris, y no es de mis videojuegos favoritos.
    En definitiva es un videojuego muy recomendable, si tienes una Switch es una compra obligatoria. Le daría un 9,6 de 10, pero darle un 9 se me hace un poco injusto, redondeando es un 10.    … Expand
  90. theultraman
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    Truly a masterpiece, couldn't stop playing this gem for a few weeks, there's so much to do whether it be on land, in the sky or underground. The temples are a step up from the divine beasts in BOTW imo and the diversity in the bosses. All the crazy new mechanics too are such a nice addition and just make sense. Absolute must play if you enjoyed BOTW or any games from the franchise.
  91. GabriSana
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    New GOTY 2023, without worlds. Breath of the Wild is just the Alpha of Tears of the Kingdom, What a Game.
  92. lorndran_4567
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    el mejor mundo abierto, consiguieron mejorar BOTW que parecía imposible en todos los sentidos
  93. Thunlex
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    Estupenda secuela que mejora uno de los mundos abiertos mejor hechos que ha habido en los videojuegos. Sus grandes puntos positivos (libertad de exploración, sensación de aventura, banda sonora... tapan una historia que solo llega a lo correcto. Muy disfrutable.
  94. elizardomuca
    Aug 11, 2023
    8
    O jogo é muito bom, tem uma exploração horizontal e vertical. Mas por ser o mesmo mapa do BOTW, eu vou dar nota 8.
  95. MikeTK
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    Very good but not yet the best. Too repetitive sometimes. Needs more passion.
  96. Il-
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, lots of things to do, many times I have been doing the main quest just to see something on the horizon, going to it and end up exploring for hours. Not everything should be graphics, even though the graphics of this game are pretty good to me.
  97. Samu75
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El mejor juego, la jugabilidad es de también lo es su historia. Desde que comienzas el juego viendo como despierta Ganondorf hasta que te pasas los 6 templos, todo es excelente.… Expand
  98. Israel73727
    Aug 11, 2023
    10
    El mejor juego definitivamente es una experiencia inmersiva como ningún otro juego de la saga, tears of the Kingdom toma de base el zelda breath of the wild y todo lo que alguna vez quisiste hacer en breath of the wild ahora es posible en tears of the Kingdom
  99. Umbertocl
    Aug 21, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The best game since Zelda Breath of the wild. Very nice story and improved gameplay.… Expand
  100. Xavierlife
    Aug 22, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Si one of the BEST games of all times, with giant and well done open world, with too many interesting locations to visit, good secondary and main quest, Epic bosses (except the wáter temple Boss), the new powers of Link are incredíble (specially the ultra hand) and the physics are from other world..… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 150 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 145 out of 150
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 150
  3. Negative: 0 out of 150
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Mar 18, 2024
    100
    I wasn't sure how Nintendo would find a way to top their work in Breath of the Wild back when it came out, but I feel they have here – with years of more polish applied and refined exploration. [Issue #66 – July/August 2023, p. 71]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 22, 2024
    100
    The good thing is that, thanks to the limited possibilities, the creators couldn't go crazy and swing for hundreds of game miles. Instead, they created what could be called Elden Ring in a travel pack. [Issue#328]
  3. Shacknews
    Dec 28, 2023
    100
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has lived up to the high expectations created by the success of Breath of the Wild with its exquisitely intertwined gameplay systems, outstanding music, and a legendary story culminating in a magnificent denouement. It's not every day that such a special video game like this comes around. Truly the stuff of legend.
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