The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. s1l3ntsh4d0w89
    Aug 12, 2023
    4
    Breath of the Wild itself was a breath of fresh air. It in itself spawned an entirely new style of open world games that have been copied and iterated upon a countless number of times.

    Tears of the Kingdom, however, feels as if it's nothing more than an expansion we'd have previously gotten with other titles. 2 new half zones added, one above and one below and a new gimmick to play    Breath of the Wild itself was a breath of fresh air. It in itself spawned an entirely new style of open world games that have been copied and iterated upon a countless number of times.

    Tears of the Kingdom, however, feels as if it's nothing more than an expansion we'd have previously gotten with other titles. 2 new half zones added, one above and one below and a new gimmick to play around with, while fun, doesn't warrant a full price. Especially on hardware that can barely support the title.

    Is it fun? Yeah. Is it worth it for the price? Most definitely not.    … Expand
  2. gooderthanu
    May 25, 2023
    4
    I like it more than BOTW but barely… it’s really the same game with a lot more content. What happened with the Zelda I know and love. Skyward Sword started the downward trend but at least the dungeons were good. for a perspective… Majoras mask > Lttp > ocarina > twilight princess. All amazing dungeons.

    this games dungeons are a little atmospheric but good god they are terrible.    I like it more than BOTW but barely… it’s really the same game with a lot more content. What happened with the Zelda I know and love. Skyward Sword started the downward trend but at least the dungeons were good. for a perspective… Majoras mask > Lttp > ocarina > twilight princess. All amazing dungeons.

    this games dungeons are a little atmospheric but good god they are terrible. There’s too much going on in this game for it’s own good. besides that the stupid ridicolous “put this object back in its place correctly” just doesn’t vibe anymore as an adult.    … Expand
  3. BahamutxD
    May 13, 2023
    4
    They took 6 years to develop a game that its pretty much BotW with changes.

    Same gameplay, same core mechanics, same engine, same graphics... almost the same map too. I bet they just took the original file and made changes on top of it. Sorry but for a 70$ game from a AAA company from such an IP that is just not acceptable. Releasing a game on 2023 that dips to 20fps and can't    They took 6 years to develop a game that its pretty much BotW with changes.

    Same gameplay, same core mechanics, same engine, same graphics... almost the same map too. I bet they just took the original file and made changes on top of it.

    Sorry but for a 70$ game from a AAA company from such an IP that is just not acceptable.

    Releasing a game on 2023 that dips to 20fps and can't barely hold 30fps is just unacceptable no matter if its a hardware issue and not the actual game. The experience is getting ruined by the hardware.    … Expand
  4. sarisa
    May 17, 2023
    4
    Much has already been said. Nintendo believed in their own propaganda they paid for back then in 2017. And this is why this game is what it is. And now, after they bought reviews for TOTK again, Anouma promises more "open world Zelda games". And all this knowing the open world formula was already dead in 2017 and BoTW was just boring walking simulator.

    Whether you call BOTW or TOTK    Much has already been said. Nintendo believed in their own propaganda they paid for back then in 2017. And this is why this game is what it is. And now, after they bought reviews for TOTK again, Anouma promises more "open world Zelda games". And all this knowing the open world formula was already dead in 2017 and BoTW was just boring walking simulator.

    Whether you call BOTW or TOTK spinnofs, or DLC, fact is that we still don't have new Zelda since 2012. Therefore let's hope some indie studio will eventually fill this void.
    After so many years and seeing what they're doing, there is no point waiting for Nintendo. They clearly became clowns. Just let them live their Clown World.    … Expand
  5. Acrofilo
    May 14, 2023
    4
    Ok, It's Zelda but the visual department is very, very long in the tooth. This was fine in 2005, but it's 2023 now. It's time to demand more from Nintendo like we do from Playstation and Xbox.
  6. gusman
    May 15, 2023
    4
    How the heck this can have nearly 9 points? This game is BORING, even worse than BOTW. Since the beginning you are dropped in a dead world with barely nothing in it, sanctuaries are boring as hell, mechanics are terribly slow, butter-weapons mechanic is still there... Wasted 60€.
    If you want a real Zelda experience play Link's awakening, that at least feels like a real zelda and not this crap.
  7. Belafonte
    Jul 21, 2023
    4
    I have nothing against Zelda. I guess i am not the target audience. But I loved Ocarina of Time back in the days. why critics never say this game is for children. Story is very shallow. Ok, you can build crazy stuffs but i f personaly find the game quickly boring after few hours...
  8. Maugaran
    May 17, 2023
    4
    Simple Action Adventure. Nice building Item mechanic.
    Very bad Graphic, only 30fps, missing rpg mechanics, empty Open World, bad audio syncro, bad character design, missing good Quests
  9. Tysw2
    May 17, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. An overrated sequel to an overrated game.

    For Fallout, Skyrim, and Ubisoft fans this The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will delight players. For fans of Zelda, Dark Souls, Castle Vania, Metroid, the story is different for some.

    To begin this game takes place on the same map assets wise as the previous game. It uses the same terrain just with some slight differences such as sky islands, and the depths. The overworld is mostly the same, the shrines are in similar, if not the same spots as the original game, and there is a new addition "Dungeons/Temples?".
    For those criticizing the trailers I'm sad to say you were mostly right that this game is pretty much a DLC in sheep's clothing.
    The game again ditches the traditional Zelda formula and lacks features from previous games and adds new mechanics that flat out break the puzzle solving aspects of Zelda as a whole. With the new building mechanic you are able to pass complex puzzles and problems with ease to the point where it feels like you are cheating and breaking the game. For me this breaks the immersion of puzzle solving and completely thwarts meaningful reward to gameplay which seems to be a common theme in this game.
    The dungeons are short, lack luster, and feel disjointed. They do not convey the feeling that someone spent months carefully crafting complex puzzles that require critical thinking, but rather a short 15 minute trial of "put square box in square hole". As you progress through these dungeons there is no progression. It is single puzzle, single boss, receive your upgrade and leave.
    The game is somewhat broken. The performance issues are glaring including crashes, low framerate, long loading screens, corrupted saves, and lost progress. Some small complaints that break the game too would be after acquiring the sages into your arsenal they constantly follow you with buggy AI at all times. You cannot put them away by force and as a result an accidental tap of the a button could break you from sneaking up on an enemy, to alerting the horde.
    Koraks are back, and more annoying than ever now that you have to complete long drawn out carry me to my objective missions that are just a plain waste of time.
    All weapons still break and further complicate the crafting mechanic so weapons that you grind to get feel less satisfying to have knowing that they are forfeit unlike any previous Zelda game.
    As for the story it came off as melodramatic and came off to me like the cutscenes from Metroid Other M or a Scene from Ninja Gaiden, honestly not really worth talking about. Ganon is the bad guy because he's a jerk and a meanie. Zelda time travels to stop him, and works with the previous rulers of Hyrule to do so. Doesn't get more complex than that.

    Overall this game feels like only a minor upgrade from Breath of the Wild, and the argument of DLC seems to reign true here. In the future I would like to have non-breakable weapons and have abilities rewarded to you as you play, rather than having them handed out to you right from the beginning without earning them. Gaining new abilities in games should reward the player by adding complexity to gameplay rather than aiding the playing by making the game less difficult.

    Another flop Zelda game for me, I rate 4/10 for still being a fun game minus the Zelda title.    … Expand
  10. titten
    Jun 21, 2023
    4
    BotW was 10/10 in my opinion. It brought on something new and fresh. Tears of the Kingdom is reusing the same world, music and most assets from BotW. It feels, as several others have pointed out, like a DLC for BotW. I would have given it a higher score if the game was priced reasonably, but it's not ($70 for a "DLC").
  11. BackProblems
    May 13, 2023
    4
    If you didn't like Breath of the Wild, you won't like this. Same map, 30 fps (maximum) with the game chugging hard in sections dropping below 20 fps, more so in combat. 720p graphics, which isn't everything but when you're used to at minimum 1440p in games, this looks really mid. Still no real dungeons in the game, still the same tired story about fighting yet another Ganon, charactersIf you didn't like Breath of the Wild, you won't like this. Same map, 30 fps (maximum) with the game chugging hard in sections dropping below 20 fps, more so in combat. 720p graphics, which isn't everything but when you're used to at minimum 1440p in games, this looks really mid. Still no real dungeons in the game, still the same tired story about fighting yet another Ganon, characters voices are wonky and feel out of place in this universe. This game, after God of War Ragnarok highlights that just because something is open world, does not make it good by any metrics. If this didn't have Zelda in the title, reviewers would have given this a 7/10, and that's just because it's Nintendo.… Expand
  12. Steff86
    May 14, 2023
    4
    This game has been mediocre so far! The open world is empty and lifeless and the side quests have been really dull. Navigated the open world is more of a chore than it is fun it's just been lackluster in every aspect
  13. ChrisJ8
    May 17, 2023
    4
    You wake up after a grave injury, and are given access to a futuristic tool. In order to unlock the powers of the tool, you must travel around a tutorial area (that you can't leave) and complete shrines. You are guided by the ghost of a regal figure of the past who had direct contact with the main villain. Before you can get what you need, you have to find a shrine on a cold mountain.. andYou wake up after a grave injury, and are given access to a futuristic tool. In order to unlock the powers of the tool, you must travel around a tutorial area (that you can't leave) and complete shrines. You are guided by the ghost of a regal figure of the past who had direct contact with the main villain. Before you can get what you need, you have to find a shrine on a cold mountain.. and in order to do so you must find cold resistant materials in order to survive.

    So.. am I reviewing Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom? You’ll never know.. because the first few hours of TotK gameplay are LAZILY identical.

    Korok seeds, shrines, towers for visibility? There's zero added structure/innovation to the game's functionality. Everyone is fawning over a reskin with some new tools/powers that are even less 'Zelda' than they were in BotW.

    Oh, and the framerate is absolutely deplorable.    … Expand
  14. Garamari
    May 14, 2023
    4
    This game makes me despise Nintendo. It's honestly the best Zelda game ever made but it runs so terribly on the Switch. It's clear to me that Nintendo is hindering the creativity of their own developers by refusing to make decent consoles. My advice is to steer clear and hope that Nintendo makes a console this game can actually run on. This is just downright insufferable performance andThis game makes me despise Nintendo. It's honestly the best Zelda game ever made but it runs so terribly on the Switch. It's clear to me that Nintendo is hindering the creativity of their own developers by refusing to make decent consoles. My advice is to steer clear and hope that Nintendo makes a console this game can actually run on. This is just downright insufferable performance and you can tell the developers really tried their hardest to deliver the best game they could but in the end couldn't do the impossible. This is just tragic.… Expand
  15. TheHonestMan
    May 13, 2023
    4
    This a game which actively punishes you for trying to have fun with it's cumbersome ultra hand controls, excessive menuing and the same weapon durability from BOTW. Even if you make something cool with the new ultra hand it will last a few seconds at most. Good for viral clips, but not an actual game.
    Overall, a VERY samey sequel that does nothing exciting nor addresses a single problem    This a game which actively punishes you for trying to have fun with it's cumbersome ultra hand controls, excessive menuing and the same weapon durability from BOTW. Even if you make something cool with the new ultra hand it will last a few seconds at most. Good for viral clips, but not an actual game.
    Overall, a VERY samey sequel that does nothing exciting nor addresses a single problem from the last one. Even the story is nothing special. It's laughable that this took 6 years.
    Aonuma probably made it to please his son who likes minecraft cause it sure isn't a Zelda experience.    … Expand
  16. NotoriousRPG
    May 25, 2023
    4
    As a Zelda fan since I was little and played from gameboy to BOTW, this game disappointed me and made me sad, we waited 6 years and we got a BOTW DLC with a lot of extra mechanics and forced length / difficulty, they didn’t improve on any of the critics of BOTW and they doubled down, we still have the annoying Kokok challenge, the paper breakable weapons, the same puzzle shrines, wastedAs a Zelda fan since I was little and played from gameboy to BOTW, this game disappointed me and made me sad, we waited 6 years and we got a BOTW DLC with a lot of extra mechanics and forced length / difficulty, they didn’t improve on any of the critics of BOTW and they doubled down, we still have the annoying Kokok challenge, the paper breakable weapons, the same puzzle shrines, wasted opportunity of using the assets which look super nice tbh, to do a classic Zelda game, instead they reused every asset and they just made the same game formula of BOTW, seriously 2 years and a 40 dll DLC would’ve been fine, this is just lazy and greedy.… Expand
  17. Eerokina
    May 13, 2023
    4
    Very disappointed. It's the same BOTW but WORSE. Still no real dungeons, tons of useless loot and weapons, repetitive gameplay. New mechanics aren't good, game became some weird monstrosity with all this building and fusion. It's simply unfun and feels really tedious. Don't forget about massive framedrops here and there and lack of story. This game's critics rating is another confirmationVery disappointed. It's the same BOTW but WORSE. Still no real dungeons, tons of useless loot and weapons, repetitive gameplay. New mechanics aren't good, game became some weird monstrosity with all this building and fusion. It's simply unfun and feels really tedious. Don't forget about massive framedrops here and there and lack of story. This game's critics rating is another confirmation of incompetence of game journalists. Play it only if you are a huge fan of BOTW and want to play the same game again, but a little bit different.… Expand
  18. Manson_fan25
    May 14, 2023
    4
    A glorified expansion of the first. Terrible graphics and performance leaves a lot to be desired. Empty world. Zelda has seriously lost its magic. I’m not sure how much Nintendo paid these reviews but damn there is some mass hysteria and delusion among the masses at the moment.
  19. PanchoRedFalcon
    Aug 31, 2023
    4
    It feels like I'm playing the previous game. The game is good but it looks a lot like the old one which for me makes it lose a little interest.
  20. Coolpen6
    May 18, 2023
    4
    Be warned this game is far more difficult than breath of the wild I’ve been stuck on one boss for hours with no food
  21. RJexter
    May 19, 2023
    4
    Boring, empty and lonely is a good description. Lacks any personality of the previous Zelda games. Basically no story. Runs **** Very choppy frame rates.
  22. zyshara
    May 13, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. BotW and TotK are good games, but not good Zelda games, and unfortunately for TotK, it feels like a clunkier, more disjointed version of BotW.

    Frame drops, clunky menuing and abilities, lack of meaningful storyline, and Zelda lore retconning drags the score of this game down substantially for me.

    If you’re a traditional Zelda fan then I’d recommend skipping this one in favor of playing through BotW again. $70 is way too much to ask for this glorified BotW reskin.    … Expand
  23. Alyena
    May 14, 2023
    4
    TOTK a des éléments de gameplay en or avec de nouveaux pouvoirs vraiment excitants. Mais tout est gâché par des îles célestes vides, des souterrains ennuyeux, du farm rébarbatif, des choses ultra répétitives (grottes, pancartes de Boulieh, etc) et un gros sentiment de déjà vu puisque beaucoup de choses ont été copiées collées de BOTW. Cependant les apports de TOTK (DA, sound design et OST)TOTK a des éléments de gameplay en or avec de nouveaux pouvoirs vraiment excitants. Mais tout est gâché par des îles célestes vides, des souterrains ennuyeux, du farm rébarbatif, des choses ultra répétitives (grottes, pancartes de Boulieh, etc) et un gros sentiment de déjà vu puisque beaucoup de choses ont été copiées collées de BOTW. Cependant les apports de TOTK (DA, sound design et OST) sont assez décevants sinon les compare à BOTW.… Expand
  24. edgarnier101193
    May 13, 2023
    4
    Common Nintendo, I understand that it comes the time when a game series runs out of ideas (gears of war), but why did you sold this copy and paste game for 70 dollars?

    Why not just close the game series for good? You obviously have no more good writers or directors. The voice acting is horrible, the music is not memorable at all. The cons are already mentioned, so I wont talk bad about    Common Nintendo, I understand that it comes the time when a game series runs out of ideas (gears of war), but why did you sold this copy and paste game for 70 dollars?

    Why not just close the game series for good? You obviously have no more good writers or directors. The voice acting is horrible, the music is not memorable at all. The cons are already mentioned, so I wont talk bad about it. If you liked botw, totk will be good. Else it wont.    … Expand
  25. DistantKingDumb
    May 13, 2023
    4
    The press and journalists doesn't say something very bad about the game and it is the immense amount of recycled material that it has and how mediocre it runs on the Switch (the amount of pop-in is impressive), it's very frustrating that for 70 dollars a large percentage of the game feels the same as the previous one except for some playable gimmicks that also don't change the gameThe press and journalists doesn't say something very bad about the game and it is the immense amount of recycled material that it has and how mediocre it runs on the Switch (the amount of pop-in is impressive), it's very frustrating that for 70 dollars a large percentage of the game feels the same as the previous one except for some playable gimmicks that also don't change the game experience for me.… Expand
  26. BenLight
    May 14, 2023
    4
    Primero que nada, crecí con los Juegos de Zelda, para mi son los mejores que haya jugado pero por hoy ya no pienso lo mismo, tengo más de 35 años y tengo obligaciones obligatorias como todos, recalco esto pues quiero ser lo mas objetivo posible. El juego de Tears of the Kingdom Tiene una historia floja, nada de que sorprenderse, hay mejores en la tv. Sus santuarios son un poquitoPrimero que nada, crecí con los Juegos de Zelda, para mi son los mejores que haya jugado pero por hoy ya no pienso lo mismo, tengo más de 35 años y tengo obligaciones obligatorias como todos, recalco esto pues quiero ser lo mas objetivo posible. El juego de Tears of the Kingdom Tiene una historia floja, nada de que sorprenderse, hay mejores en la tv. Sus santuarios son un poquito innovadores pero tenían que ser así por las nuevas mecánicas del brazo. Son tantas que aburren. La mecánica de armar esta bien, me gusto pero ya después aburre andar ayudando aún NPC con sus rótulos, honestamente esto me aburrió. Las semillas Kolog son cansadas, es tediosas, depender de esto en el 2023 para ampliar tu alforja ya es aburridisimo, honestamente esto de las semillas Kolog no era necesario y es lo que hace a este juego un copia y pega del Breath Of The Wild. Cambio el mapa y que bueno que lo hizo pero nada innovador. Lo que más odio es que las armas se rompan, algunas veces estaba en una batalla con algún jefe y cuando se rompían, me rompía la experiencia y luego el juego me obligaba a pensar en que arma apoyarme y cuando ya no tenía mejores y eso es frustrante, las armas que tenia ya ni daño le hacían. Faltaron Dungeons hechos y derechos, esos que tenían plantas altas con puertas cerradas con llaves y lugares con difícil acceso. Ítem legendarios con un arco único y cosas así que solo encontrábamos en Dungeons, faltaron jefes y sub jefes en los Dungeons pero como no están los Dungeons entonces me río mejor. El juego en gráficos me pareció hermoso, no tuve problemas con ellos pues también soy consciente del poder de la portátil. Los templos son repetitivos, activar 4 o 5 interruptores para luego pasar al jefe final y fin del templo, todo aquí es casi igual a su precuela. La verdad Tear of the Kingdom me pareció mucho corta y pega, ya parecía fifa en muchas cosas. El juego lo terminé sin hacer muchos santuarios, misiones de nps (aburridas para mi) no complete mi alforja, no quise buscar trajes para completarlos y aun así le invertí 100 al juego, de donde saqué fuerzas a mis más de 35 años de edad? No lo sé pero para mí ya es un juego que la prensa alaba y que yo olvidaré rápido.… Expand
  27. Infandus
    May 19, 2023
    4
    This game is a solid meh out of 10. All the puzzles and "temples" are pretty dull using the glue mechanic as a crutch. The boss fights are easier than some normal monster fights, the only hard part is your help that you need is constantly running away from you.... The cut scene at the end of every fight IS THE EXACT SAME, just told by a different person. I don't understand. Nintendo didn'tThis game is a solid meh out of 10. All the puzzles and "temples" are pretty dull using the glue mechanic as a crutch. The boss fights are easier than some normal monster fights, the only hard part is your help that you need is constantly running away from you.... The cut scene at the end of every fight IS THE EXACT SAME, just told by a different person. I don't understand. Nintendo didn't have to create a new engine, and the world was already mostly built from botw. I'm not even going to mention the stupid high price of 70 bucks and piss poor performance and graphic fidelity. For the price and how it runs I can't recommend anyone purchase this for use on a switch at its current price.… Expand
  28. Drash-Digimon
    May 18, 2023
    4
    Easily the worst Zelda to date in terms of disrespecting the conventions and traditions that defined the series.
    The temples remain boringly simple, the story remains fragmented, and the difficulty of the puzzles is nothing like previous prequels.
    Not to mention that the performance is horrible most of the time.
  29. Willmpdx
    May 26, 2023
    4
    I loved BOTW and while I did enjoy TOTK at first it's not as interesting as the original.
  30. mister7
    Jun 25, 2023
    4
    Games not bad, but it's really just breathe of the wild dlc. Game did not grip me the same way as the purification due to minecraft mechanics over traditional abilities that make you actually feel like a Zelda game. Also, let's be clear, three focus of this game is low. You'll be making your own fun, and if that's not for you, your like me. I don't want a game to hold my hand, just want anGames not bad, but it's really just breathe of the wild dlc. Game did not grip me the same way as the purification due to minecraft mechanics over traditional abilities that make you actually feel like a Zelda game. Also, let's be clear, three focus of this game is low. You'll be making your own fun, and if that's not for you, your like me. I don't want a game to hold my hand, just want an actual narrative in a game with a narrative ... and i even liked elden ring… Expand
  31. Xii-Nyth
    Aug 12, 2023
    4
    the good: solid fundementals. Story and gameplay are top notch

    the bad: history. Any continuity and connections to previous entries in the tools and objects and the world and people in it are gone. Like a rupee would have no reason to have monitary value here. Link has been perverted into the fanart drawing side of the internets' blonde boyfriend. He is not the same charcter at all,    the good: solid fundementals. Story and gameplay are top notch

    the bad: history. Any continuity and connections to previous entries in the tools and objects and the world and people in it are gone. Like a rupee would have no reason to have monitary value here. Link has been perverted into the fanart drawing side of the internets' blonde boyfriend. He is not the same charcter at all, just a marketing tool

    also, everything is posterized like a duotone poster, what happened to the n64-wii natural feeling art, the wood cloth and leaves... now just just all artificial, even smoke is a solid matte plastic looking object, its a blur of random colours on your screen

    building is just about as fun and useful as it was in banjo kazooi nuts and bolts

    just weighing in what in typing, 4 seems like the honest score. sorry    … Expand
  32. IDlkcvjasd
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    Besiege is 100x better than this **** No innovation whatsoever, worst machine possible.
  33. ensatsu
    Jun 4, 2023
    4
    It’s better than Breath of the Wild. The dungeons are a little bit better than the Divine Beasts. The story feels like they put a little bit more effort into it. The shrine puzzles feel a little bit more fun this time with the Ultrahand, Recall, and Ascend mechanics. Ultimately though, I still feel that the structure of the game sucks. Playing the exact same Sage cutscene after everyIt’s better than Breath of the Wild. The dungeons are a little bit better than the Divine Beasts. The story feels like they put a little bit more effort into it. The shrine puzzles feel a little bit more fun this time with the Ultrahand, Recall, and Ascend mechanics. Ultimately though, I still feel that the structure of the game sucks. Playing the exact same Sage cutscene after every dungeon feels like a slap in the face. When you find memories scattered across the open world, they feel disjointed and didn’t really make me connect to the story that well. The new characters and Ganondorf himself felt underwhelming. The way that they completely ignore the events of Breath of the Wild as if it didn’t happen or happened a long time ago greatly annoyed me. The Depths just feel like a completely pointless addition that is only there as a way to farm Zonite ore to fuel your useless vehicles and not really find anything interesting besides Amiibo cosmetics. You will quickly get bored of exploring the Depths after 5 hours when you realize its mostly pointless with nothing to find. The final boss with Ganondorf is pretty well done, but I find it very ironic that they didn’t even force the player to use Ultrahand or any of the gimmicks to fight him and instead just felt like a standard fight where you spam flurry rush with good timing. Its almost as if the devs realized that they are just pointless gimmicks. You’re not forced to utilize any of your tools like the Hookshot or Light Arrows in previous Zeldas because they don’t exist anymore. As a Zelda fan for 30 years, this game made me depressed and lose a lot of confidence as a fan of this franchise and the gaming industry as a whole. The game sold very well and also reviewed well too. I really question what in the world are they seeing? I expect the developers to utilize the same principles in the next game because of the critical reception which makes me question if I should even stick around as a fan anymore or just quietly move on and say this series is no longer for me… Expand
  34. ildemaro
    Aug 13, 2023
    4
    Mas de lo mismo lo jugué unas cuantas horas y al cabo de unos días me pareció aburrido y monótono, no es mal juego porque breath of the wild fue una gran juego y me engancho cuando lo jugué solo que Nintendo repitió la misma formula y no innovo en nada las nuevas mecánicas no son nada del otro mundo, gráficamente esperaba que exprimieran mas a la switch porque si podían pero son un pocoMas de lo mismo lo jugué unas cuantas horas y al cabo de unos días me pareció aburrido y monótono, no es mal juego porque breath of the wild fue una gran juego y me engancho cuando lo jugué solo que Nintendo repitió la misma formula y no innovo en nada las nuevas mecánicas no son nada del otro mundo, gráficamente esperaba que exprimieran mas a la switch porque si podían pero son un poco mediocres con eso los califico así porque no se merecen tantos alágalos con tantas cosas que no me terminaron de convencer.… Expand
  35. jorgee1990
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    Its just an expensive dlc of botw. The beginning (tutorial) has a lot more fun than the rest of the game. The map its just the same, there is not discovering...underground are bored and repetitive and sky islands...better call it sky rocks...tiny...etc. The new powers are fine but not su much are they think.
  36. Garchomp102
    May 13, 2023
    4
    There are some issues with the core system of the game, the Ultra Hand. When exercising the Ultra Hand, the frame rate can become unstable and I feel stressed. It's annoying just replacing what was done in the previous work with the element of crafting.
  37. sunshinehairpin
    May 21, 2023
    4
    I'm sorry, but I believe I speak for A LOT of Zelda fans when I say that the classic formula worked for a reason. The sense of dungeon-crawling and using items to solve puzzles is just not present in BotW or TotK. Instead you're given all of your abilities at the start and you're handed a bunch of materials in a sandbox so that you can play Minecraft. To make matters worse, the sandboxesI'm sorry, but I believe I speak for A LOT of Zelda fans when I say that the classic formula worked for a reason. The sense of dungeon-crawling and using items to solve puzzles is just not present in BotW or TotK. Instead you're given all of your abilities at the start and you're handed a bunch of materials in a sandbox so that you can play Minecraft. To make matters worse, the sandboxes of BotW and TotK are VERY MUCH identical. So similar to the point that if you takes out the visuals and story of TotK then it would very much look like a DLC of BotW.

    Speaking of the story... it's awful. The base plot is repeated all over the place, the resolution looks like something that was written out of an anime fanfiction, and the voiced dialogue is so cringe that it makes me wish when the characters didn't speak in past titles. VERY frustrating when other Zelda games had much better lore.

    Sidequests and their rewards are either meh or pointless altogether. Shrines are even easier than they were in BotW. Combat is still trivial most of the time. Weapons and shields still break way too easily. Dungeons are all "look for four parts of the puzzle to fight the boss". Past abilities and even some past characters are inexplicably missing. These thing combined with many more all come together to make a huge mess of a game.

    If you're big into Minecraft or open-world sandbox games in general then you'll like the game well enough. Otherwise old-school Zelda fans (and even some fans of BotW) won't care for this game nearly as much. Bring back the old formula, Nintendo.    … Expand
  38. peyman24
    Jun 3, 2023
    4
    Repetition of the previous good game that maybe should have come next generation because there was no need to repeat the game
  39. EmanuelVictor
    May 19, 2023
    4
    Pra mim o grande ponto positivo desse novo Zelda é a história, ela é bem contada e bem desenvolvida em relação ao jogo anterior, mas isso não é o suficiente pra dizer que o jogo incrível, apesar de ter tido mudanças no mapa, não muda o fato de ser o mesmo mapa do jogo anterior.
    Este Zelda está tendo sérios problemas em relação a performance, gráficos e quedas na taxa de quadros por    Pra mim o grande ponto positivo desse novo Zelda é a história, ela é bem contada e bem desenvolvida em relação ao jogo anterior, mas isso não é o suficiente pra dizer que o jogo incrível, apesar de ter tido mudanças no mapa, não muda o fato de ser o mesmo mapa do jogo anterior.
    Este Zelda está tendo sérios problemas em relação a performance, gráficos e quedas na taxa de quadros por segundo.
    É um jogo muito grande e ambicioso, tão ambicioso que o próprio console da Nintendo não está suportando o seu tamanho.
    A Nintendo e sua falta de RESPEITO com o consumidor, simplesmente lançou um jogo enorme, sem tradução para o português para um console fraco e por um preço altíssimo.
    Talvez eu tenha exagerado no meu comentário anterior, o novo Zelda é sim muito bom, porém não é um jogo 10/10, ele possui muitos problemas que devem ser apontados.    … Expand
  40. KateJN
    May 13, 2023
    4
    It's crazy what Nintendo can get away with even in 2023. Zelda: ToTK has no accessibility options whatsoever. In fact, it doesn't even have the basic / standard options that you see in every game whether it's an indie game or an AAA game. Furthermore, the game uses the exact same world from the previous Zelda (BoTW) and the same combat, which makes the whole experience feels very similarIt's crazy what Nintendo can get away with even in 2023. Zelda: ToTK has no accessibility options whatsoever. In fact, it doesn't even have the basic / standard options that you see in every game whether it's an indie game or an AAA game. Furthermore, the game uses the exact same world from the previous Zelda (BoTW) and the same combat, which makes the whole experience feels very similar without any significant changes. ToTK is nothing but an expansion to BoTW with few Quality of Life changes. I must also note that the game has absolutely poor performance and outdated graphics. It will dip below 20 frames (FPS) a lot. As well as a big portion of ToTK just feels dull, especially the early hours.

    it boggles my mind this game is getting glowing 10/10s despite all of its flaws. Very dishonest review process we're seeing nowadays from critics. Any other game would have been slammed for these flaws, but because it's Zelda and a Nintendo game, we see excuses like "it's an old hardware" even though the hardware has nothing to do with the options. And it's Nintendo's mistake not releasing a more powerful console in 2023. They should be criticized for this, not let them get away with it constantly. Somehow their games are just held to different forgiving standards and excuses that we don't see applied to other games AT ALL.

    Bottom line: if you didn't enjoy Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you will certainly not enjoy Tears of the Kingdom as it is very similar and uses many of BoTW's assets. Game doesn't deserve its 70$ price tag whatsoever.    … Expand
  41. strandbak
    May 15, 2023
    4
    I've been a Zelda fan since the original and have played (almost) every title in this series. That being said, I've been playing for hours and have yet to have more than a few minutes' worth of actual fun. EVERYTHING is a chore. The map they start you on is a nightmare to traverse. Weapon durability is atrocious and the button map on the switch is the worst I've ever seen. It's like theyI've been a Zelda fan since the original and have played (almost) every title in this series. That being said, I've been playing for hours and have yet to have more than a few minutes' worth of actual fun. EVERYTHING is a chore. The map they start you on is a nightmare to traverse. Weapon durability is atrocious and the button map on the switch is the worst I've ever seen. It's like they deliberately tried to do the opposite of what makes sense.

    I have spent the last 2+ hours trying to find my way to the temple after unlocking the first 3 shrines. How is that supposed to be enjoyable? Spending hours literally looking for a proper path to a destination? Overall, it's a serious step back from the last one and definitely not worth $70. Zelda deserves so much more than whatever this is.    … Expand
  42. serotoxin
    May 19, 2023
    4
    basically like playing BotW with mods.
    it's fine, but not as good as the hype makes it out to be.
    it's a kids' game. if you're older than 8, it'll annoy you constantly with how much it explains everything and how each character repeats dialogue even within the same conversation. it makes finding things too easy, imo, with stuff like the sensor that tells you where nearby shrines or other    basically like playing BotW with mods.
    it's fine, but not as good as the hype makes it out to be.

    it's a kids' game. if you're older than 8, it'll annoy you constantly with how much it explains everything and how each character repeats dialogue even within the same conversation. it makes finding things too easy, imo, with stuff like the sensor that tells you where nearby shrines or other things are (more clearly than it did in BotW). the characters are typical one-note Nintendo characters and the story is very simplistic and is stuffed to the brim with Nintendo's classic conservative authoritarian propaganda - "defend the monarchy, praise the gods, restore the status quo. hierarchy is good. just have faith and play your part, and you'll be rewarded." - i'm annoyed by how much it constantly feels like an after school special trying to teach kids the virtues of eating vegetables, obeying adults, and doing chores. etc. and the constant puns are excruciating. everything related to writing (story, messages, characters, dialogue) sucks. there's some frustrating controls, especially on horseback, and related to building things. and the game doesn't do anything new. it's BotW again.

    but, if you enjoyed the first one, this is more of it. the mechanics can be fun, there's lots to explore, and it's very pretty.    … Expand
  43. HUNSI
    May 14, 2023
    4
    Ten days before its official release, there was a cracked version available online, which was a huge loss for players like us who spent money on cassette tapes. This developer made a big mistake, which is unforgivable.
  44. jjdanilo1996
    May 14, 2023
    4
    Despite its majestic predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom left much to be desired. The game suffers from a discordant universe, where the integration of monsters and technological artifacts creates an incongruous atmosphere that detracts from the immersive experience expected from the franchise. The narrative is lackluster, with underdeveloped side characters lackingDespite its majestic predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom left much to be desired. The game suffers from a discordant universe, where the integration of monsters and technological artifacts creates an incongruous atmosphere that detracts from the immersive experience expected from the franchise. The narrative is lackluster, with underdeveloped side characters lacking charisma and a storyline that fails to inspire.

    Furthermore, the bosses, previously a highlight, now seem increasingly generic, lacking the originality and intrigue that characterized earlier installments. The game's saving grace is its customizability of builds and environment interaction, which offers some creative gameplay dynamics, but this is not enough to offset the other weaknesses.

    The open-world format, a trend in gaming, here feels generic and lacks the unique touch that would differentiate it from countless other open-world games. In essence, Tears of the Kingdom feels like a missed opportunity, a game that took the right risks with its predecessor only to fall back on safer, less inspiring choices, resulting in an experience that is far from the revolutionary gaming experience that was Breath of the Wild.    … Expand
  45. Destroythemoon
    May 19, 2023
    4
    Just so dissapointed in this whole fiasco. If you played BOTW you can literally skip this. I have plenty games I still haven't tried, I will not be sinking my time into something that feels too familiar.
  46. Tormure
    May 15, 2023
    4
    Don’t get me wrong that is a good game ! But after Zelda BOTW it feels exactly the same (same process, sales quests principles, same world).

    Of course there was some extensions but it doesn’t add as much to the game than a full new development.

    Story is sh***y as f**. Hope next Zelda will be different
  47. NakedSnakeBr
    May 15, 2023
    4
    Same map, same map, it's not a bad game, but it's a lazy game, carried by journalists, it lacks innovation
  48. themikeyg
    Sep 6, 2023
    4
    The reviews in here are apparently mostly review bombers or fanboys, none of which seem genuine. Here's my take: the game is fine — it's pretty fun for a short while. The dungeons are still lack luster and repetitive compared to previous zelda titles. The overworld is mostly unchanged as are the graphics, music and a lot of the equipment. That's disappointing. However, there are two newThe reviews in here are apparently mostly review bombers or fanboys, none of which seem genuine. Here's my take: the game is fine — it's pretty fun for a short while. The dungeons are still lack luster and repetitive compared to previous zelda titles. The overworld is mostly unchanged as are the graphics, music and a lot of the equipment. That's disappointing. However, there are two new overworlds to explore — there's not as much to them and they're both repetitive and mostly empty, but they're still new additions I guess. The new powers are fun, but feel goofy, clunky and in some ways made for the memes. That being said, the memes are hilarious, so again, silly and disappointing? For sure. Still fun? For a while.
    Was hoping for some exciting new improvements to the botw system for the $70 price tag, but alas.
    Overall, it's a really fun game for the first few hours, then the enjoyment steeply drops. Far from the best zelda title ever, it's over hyped and full of recycled content...
    The UI is horrible. Do I really need to scroll through LITERALLY EVERY ITEM IN MY INVENTORY to select an attachment for my arrow FOR EVERY SINGLE SHOT?
    The building mechanic, while interesting, is really pretty clunky and takes a long time to line things up just right if you're building something complex. If you're building something simple, it feels like filler content.
    Combat is weak. Spend 15 minutes mastering perfect dodge and the game becomes a cake walk. But don't worry, it won't always work because your weapon will break after 15 uses, forcing you into another chore.
    Lots of farming. Should have been named Tedium of the Kingdom.

    TLDR: super repetitive. mostly recycled content. not the best zelda game. UI is awful.
    One day, people will look back and feel foolish for praising what is ultimately a lazy cash grab by nintendo.    … Expand
  49. Falksi
    May 15, 2023
    4
    Afraid that only 15 hours in and I'm already getting very bored with it. I wasn't a fan of BotW and this really is just a big DLC for that game with a few nobs on. The dungeons here are again very lacking and combat is pointless most of the time anyway. If you have good weapons you're better off hoarding them and running away unless you absolutely have to fight. The building mechanicsAfraid that only 15 hours in and I'm already getting very bored with it. I wasn't a fan of BotW and this really is just a big DLC for that game with a few nobs on. The dungeons here are again very lacking and combat is pointless most of the time anyway. If you have good weapons you're better off hoarding them and running away unless you absolutely have to fight. The building mechanics sucks, and stuff which you build despawns if you get too far away from it. And the story is just bad, and very minimalistic.

    Honestly, if anything I'd class TotK as the embodiment of bad modern gaming. It's literally just a bad open world game, and if it didn't have the LoZ brand name attached it would be completely dismissed as trash by a lot of people. How this scored 10/10 with most mainstream critics is frightening.    … Expand
  50. Dfgthree
    May 16, 2023
    4
    This game is basically a giant DLC for BotW. I didn't care for the original when it came out, I found it to be quite boring and repetitive with a very lackluster story that I just couldn't bring myself to care about. Tears of the kingdom is unfortunately that same game re-gifted under a different title. The cel shaded graphics are nice to look at, and that's about the most praise I could give.
  51. Devanlking
    May 16, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have been so excited about this game coming out. Waited 6 years for the release. Bought the OLED TOTK switch and collectors edition of the game... Just to be so quickly disappointed only a few hours after gameplay. The end game "boss FIGHT"is placed in a good spot, but also so misplaced at the same time. Please don't tell me he just sits beneath the castle waiting for you the entire game??? Ganon is the main villain, reanimated to reap havoc but does nothing the entire game but sit beneath the castle waiting??... I'm no pro at all and somehow ruined my whole experience with the game in the first 2 hours...Check this.

    You're granted access to the castle grounds in the first quest of the game right, you're basically walking around the floating castle next to the chasm from the start so I figure why not, let's save the game and jump down into this chasm to see if anything cool is down there and BOOM! what do you know, as long as you can run past a few goonies the end game boss is down there and you could beat the game then if there if you want... Are you *#%*# kidding me?? Is this because of speedrunners being a big thing in BOTW? If he's just beneath the castle the whole game, does that mean he doesn't even show his face at all the entire game or push back in any way? Start a war? Raise an army to fight back against the land of Hyrule and its hero's? Please tell me I'm speaking too soon and y'all havnt just ruined this game by trying to hard to make a replica of BOTW.    … Expand
  52. Baumkuchen84
    Jul 22, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Wow I've never been this disappointed with a Zelda game even though I played every game of this franchise... This is no masterpiece this is a cheap lazy cashgrab.. Of course it's not a trash game but this at maximum deserves a 7/10 because it fails at so many places...
    ...missing music and dungeons (I needed 15min for each of them except the fire dungeon)...
    ...the new "dungeons" are so easy and with hardly any riddles it's embarassing...
    ...boring, repetetive and empty underground and also at times sky and lands...
    ...tedious farming for ingrediants and weapons...
    ...annoying cooking, breaking weapons, breaking master sword...
    ...no surprises, no awe moments, no breathtaking scenes...
    ...most boring lazy cringe story with least possible effort and creativity...
    ...complete 1/1 copy of gameparts like plateau area, plot revelation, end boss battle, ...
    ...Amibo icons in the MENU and everywhere...!!!!!
    ...bad ui choices interupting battles...
    ...no battle is worth the amount of resources lost in contrast to the loot you get...
    ...lies to the players faking drama when telling zelda's transformation is permanent...
    ...Link looks like a dumbass not telling anyone he knows what happend to Zelda since like 80h+ of playtime ago...
    ...makes no sense lore wise and in regards to BotW (missing divine beasts, missing sheikah, ...)
    ...patching master sword and duplication glitch shows Nintendo doesnt want you to have fun...
    ...objectively this cant even be 96.... 80% graphics, 60% music, 50% plot, 80% gameplay, freshness 60%... if this were a 96 there'd hardly be anything to criticise yet there is tons of stuff...
    ...no motivation to beat Ganondorf... does he even do anything remotely bad?! people live happily...
    ...ending could have been great but missed opportuniy with much too easy Zelda catching (also you fall in the water so without you she would have fallen in the water anyway...)
    As a sky island dlc this would have been ok, a complete game with empty underground and sky islands wasn't needed... maybe liked by fanboys and kids building ***** for tiktok videos (yay game of the year!!)    … Expand
  53. Fevix
    May 19, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Queen Gibdo absolutely feels like nobody playtested this boss. I went in with ~30 arrows, thinking I'd be picking a bunch up during the fight, or that Riju would resupply me as the fight went on, but.... no. I ran out of arrows before even passing the 3/4 mark, and then I was stuck running around, unable to do anything. Now I have to go farm rupees, buy all the arrows from all across hyrule, then come back and MAYBE pass the halfway point before having to do it all again.

    Speaking of rupees, there is virtually no passive gain like in other zelda games. Much like BOTW, enemies drop no rupees. You can't get rupees by cutting grass, either. The only way to get rupees is by doing quests and various activities, or by collecting valuable items to sell. In other words, you have to INTEND to get rupees, you have to take a break from the rest of the game to get rupees. A quest might give you about 100 rupees, which can buy 25 arrows, but most shops only stock 15, meaning you're going to go to two different shops to get your arrows. And for the amount of arrows that you have to stockpile before attempting Queen Gibdo? Prepare to retrace your steps through every single town you've visited so far to clean out their whole stock, while also taking breaks from that to farm for stuff to sell.

    This game only built on the story of the previous, and none of the mechanics. Cooking is still the same slog of "Open inventory. Select ingredients. Exit inventory. Drop ingredients in pot. Watch 5 second cutscene. Get result. Open inventory. Select ingre-" You get the idea. Yeah the new powers are interesting, but probably like 90% of the map can be explored just by using Ultra Hand to build a long enough bridge out of whatever random stuff you find.

    They kept virtually the same exact inventory/loot system, but now weapons degrade faster because they've all been 'decayed' by the Demon King. The sky islands and the Depths are probably the most interesting parts of the game, because they're the only truly NEW parts. I have so much more fun up/down there than I've ever had on the surface, which is a shame because the surface is where 99% of the story takes place.

    Also, the final boss is always available to just... go fight. You just need to jump down into the hole under Hyrule Castle, which you can do as soon as you first make it to the surface, and there he is, welcome to the end of the game! Speedrunners are going to love this, they don't even have to trick their way through a maze of a castle, Nintendo literally gave them a hole straight to the end boss.    … Expand
  54. vchampionl70
    May 19, 2023
    4
    This is my first review, but it’s an important one for me. I first started playing Zelda on Gameboy with Link’s Awakening. While young, it immersed me in a sense of adventure and whimsy I hadn’t experienced. Nintendo built on that formula for decades with varying degrees of success and despite initial criticisms (ie, Majora’s Mask and Windwaker). But Nintendo gambled and ultimatelyThis is my first review, but it’s an important one for me. I first started playing Zelda on Gameboy with Link’s Awakening. While young, it immersed me in a sense of adventure and whimsy I hadn’t experienced. Nintendo built on that formula for decades with varying degrees of success and despite initial criticisms (ie, Majora’s Mask and Windwaker). But Nintendo gambled and ultimately prevailed.

    Not so here. Here, corporate profit was the only driver.

    I’ve invested a number of hours into TOTK at this point, and I intend to play as close to completion as I can (perhaps out of habit or spite), but absent a drastic change in the gameplay, this game is a shadow of Breath of the Wild at best. Not only is the world literally the same, but the side quests are highly similar and the fundamental game mechanics are identical. More distressing is the continuing detachment of the story from the gameplay. While it might be vogue these days for games like Elden Ring to pursue a largely plotless story line, what has always given Zelda a leg up is the immersion of its players in its history, plot and outcome. TOTK perpetuates the increasing blandness of Hyrule both from the lack of impending doom brought by Ganon but also by the sheer number of pointless side quests (never mind the failure of Nintendo to invent new non-traditional Zelda plots).

    I’ll close with this: I remember waiting at a Toys R Us when OoT was released to get a copy of the gold cartridge, and I bought a Nintendo Switch precisely so I could play BOTW. No more. Until Nintendo rejects the corporatist pattern of rehashing old IP and reembraces its commitment to develop Hyrule, its lore and the essence of what makes Zelda Zelda, I’ll be holding off on future purchases of both Nintendo systems and Zelda games. I refuse to contribute to the mediocritization of one of gaming’s most cherished franchises.    … Expand
  55. hairypatter
    May 21, 2023
    4
    How is it possible that there is so many 10 star reviews. They barely changed anything from BOTW. The graphics are bad and the story is very similar to BOTW. And with this it still gets a near perfect rating.
  56. Kabbaway
    May 23, 2023
    4
    I appreciate the grander plot and attempts to integrate the Era of the Wilds into the wider Zelda timeline (although so far it's hard to tell if it's succeeded). I also appreciate the originality of the Depths; no prior Zelda game has been set underground and had they placed a greater focus on that, perhaps the premise being that Link is trapped underground following the opening cinematicI appreciate the grander plot and attempts to integrate the Era of the Wilds into the wider Zelda timeline (although so far it's hard to tell if it's succeeded). I also appreciate the originality of the Depths; no prior Zelda game has been set underground and had they placed a greater focus on that, perhaps the premise being that Link is trapped underground following the opening cinematic and has to work his way back up to Hyrule, it could've been incredible. The exploration aspect on its own can still be fun and lead to some humorous or gorgeous encounters.

    In saying that, it inherits all the same annoyances as BotW - tedious game mechanics, constant stuttering frame rates, convoluted button inputs and delayed responses, repetitive and (mostly) fruitless side quests, a disjointed story, weak voice acting (to be clear I blame Nintendo's lazy direction for this, not the VAs themselves). But on top of all of BotW's half-baked assets, chucking in a souless Skyloft 2.0 and the under-utilised Depths makes TotK feel even more spread-too-thin than its predecessor.

    As well as making the Depths more of a focus, I believe that making Zelda's moments playable would've really elevated this game. Spirit Tracks is the only Zelda game to date to have the player control Zelda, and I think a second one is long overdue. The context of THIS Zelda's journey in particular would've made for a brilliant way of keeping BotW's map while doing something SIGNIFICANTLY fresh with it.    … Expand
  57. Obamalover
    May 22, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is ok. The building mechanic is really shoved down your throat. The quests are uninspired and there is a lot of collect 50 of this find 50 of that just to bloate the game. The depths is extremely boring and lackluster and the sky island are almost non-existent. The four first temples are the same mechanic with a different skin, and the last tempel is some of the worst game design I have ever seen where you take all the stuff you have worked for and ignor it to ride one a robot. This hase to be the worst boss fight on Zelda history. The game is nothing more than an overpriced DLC for Breath of the wild.

    The contorls are mostly locked the only thin you can change is switching the sprint and jump button but this also changes all the funktions of the buttons so everything mapped to B is now X and vice versa. The button funktionaloty isn't consistent across the game B is sprit on foot A is sprint on Horseback and X is dash in water I don't understand why they couldn't keep it the same button.    … Expand
  58. Kbgoedeke
    May 27, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Plays like a BOTW DLC, repetitive and derivative. More of a sandbox game than a Zelda title, I miss the old games.… Expand
  59. Azac
    May 29, 2023
    4
    It's almost the same game from botw, the exploration gets boring and repetitive if you are trying to do 100% of the game. The companiums are dumb and disturb more then help. The only good things about the game were the fusion power, the story and the flying islands. I enjoyed the exploration in the start, but after some hours it turned dull and boring. I am strongly disappointed withIt's almost the same game from botw, the exploration gets boring and repetitive if you are trying to do 100% of the game. The companiums are dumb and disturb more then help. The only good things about the game were the fusion power, the story and the flying islands. I enjoyed the exploration in the start, but after some hours it turned dull and boring. I am strongly disappointed with Nintendo, this wasn't the game that I was expecting. After BOTW, I thought they were going to imprive the mechanics, but it looks like it just had a downgrade. The graphics design is great, but the resolution, the textures and the 30 fps is bad.… Expand
  60. Injured
    May 30, 2023
    4
    General game loop is okay, heavily resembles BotW. A bit more content should be expected from a game company as massive as Nintendo in my opinion, especially if it's supposed to be a new experience. It did not feel like a new experience from BotW, and definitely did not feel like 6 years of game development went into it.
    There's hardly any new art in the game. It's mostly reusing old    General game loop is okay, heavily resembles BotW. A bit more content should be expected from a game company as massive as Nintendo in my opinion, especially if it's supposed to be a new experience. It did not feel like a new experience from BotW, and definitely did not feel like 6 years of game development went into it.
    There's hardly any new art in the game. It's mostly reusing old assets from the previous game in all aspects - from the environment to enemies. Most people are sold on the game being expanded upon greatly by the sky islands and the depths. A lot of these places use just a handful of modular assets, there is no true crafting of these structures by an artist. At this point they could've laid off the art team and would have delivered the same experience just about. I'm personally a game developer, and I can sniff out corner cutting a mile away. People say that the depths doubled the game's size. That's true in the literal sense, however I'm willing to bet money that this was generated off of an inverted height map from the hyrule surface, which takes zero time to do. Then was populated by the same few foliage assets, and a select few locations in there were hand-picked for some TLC in an attempt to try to make it seem like somebody cared for creating it. Generating an environment and foliage does not take too long, but the standard player probably won't notice and will still be impressed by the 'doubled-sized' game.

    Abilities:
    Ultrahand: This was fun, overall I enjoyed the freedom to create things to help move around or attack enemies. It's the one thing that held the game's score up for me.
    Ascend: This was convenient, but overall did not add any ground-breaking aspects to the game to really change how the game felt compared to BotW.
    Recall: Objects did the thing they just did, but in reverse. Not necessarily something that sets this game above anything else.
    Fuse: I find it lackluster. I see no difference in combat really compared to BotW. I still whack enemies to death, or whack boulders that are in my way with other boulders (on a stick). And when it comes to fuse+arrows, it's neat that items in your inventory have more of a use, however it's inconvenient to sift through all your items for the same 3 or 4 items you'll use. Even if you sort it, it doesn't make combat truly feel any different.
    Autobuild: Good for my air bike, glad I didn't have to recraft it over and over again manually.

    Performance:
    I'll give credit where it's due, mostly consistent 30 fps on a switch with a lot of these systems working is impressive, however come on Nintendo, we need a new device that's not stuck in the past. It's good that after creating BotW and forking off somewhere into development and overhauling for TotK, it managed to stay optimized for the most part. From what I saw BOTW started serious development back in 2013, so after 10 years total on a project (TotK IS forked from BotW and nobody can convince me otherwise), there was plenty of time to allocate to these optimizations. I just wish more time was spent in other areas though to make it feel like a new game.

    Story:
    I won't spoil anything, but honestly not much would be spoiled. It's a Nintendo game. They're more known for solving puzzles versus creating a truly compelling story. I'm finished with my playthru of the game and I did a lot of side-quests, I'm convinced that I'll forget most of it by the end of next month, it's nothing to rave about.

    In the end:
    General gameplay loop is alright, more or less the same as BotW which isn't bad necessarily. After playing through the predecessor and coming to this, I feel like it was not worth $70 though. It was the same game packaged again and everybody ate it up because it was hailed as the next Zelda game. If I didn't play BotW and if I didn't have my game developer background maybe I would have enjoyed this more. I can just see all the corners that were cut during gameplay, and it feels insulting to be a consumer of this. Not worth $70, not indicative of 6 years of work, 4/10. Congratulations, you implemented 1 cool feature with ultrahand and things are slightly more optimized.
    I'm not going to just give a pass for huge companies that choose to cheat out the consumer.    … Expand
  61. TobiasComplains
    Jun 12, 2023
    4
    Absolute snooze fest and a glorified walking simulator.

    Removed all the fun glitches so it takes forever to get anywhere and nothing ever happens in the overworld when running around
  62. jhart24
    Jun 23, 2023
    4
    An action RPG where you have to sift through menus during fights and not to make tactical decisions but because your weapon breaks 4 times in a fight against 3 enemies. In what world are we rewarding such a stupid mechanic with high praise. Also, it took 6 years to basically sell you the same game with some updated physics and skydiving.
  63. Warkox
    Jun 17, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hasta que no desaparezcan todos los viejos melancólicos de metacritic, no desaparecerá la nostalgia de sobrevalorar los juegos de su infancia. Juego que no innova nada , que repite la misma historia una y otra vez .
    Nadie niega que Zelda en sus inicios es una joya , pero ya ese tiempo del cual muchos juegos actuales se inspiraron en la saga the legend of zelda, y ahora zelda se inspira en la mecánica de los juegos actuales. Basta ya ! De sobrevalorar semajante estafa que debe de terminar ya !
    Y ni hablar del apartado visual...    … Expand
  64. LetsGoPokemonLu
    Jun 23, 2023
    4
    After the tutorial area/island... the game felt very bland to me. Quite bummed out about it. ;(
  65. gamingwombat
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? More like The Legend of Yawn: Tears of My Patience! This overhyped franchise keeps churning out the same recycled gameplay and tired puzzles. The so-called 'kingdom' is nothing more than an empty, lifeless world. Nintendo, please innovate or retire!
  66. MrM21
    Jul 4, 2023
    4
    If you like the old Zelda games you will be disappointed. Combat is fun but there is so, so much walking and doing nothing. The Death Stranding of the Zelda franchise. And the world is pretty empty. Bring back the old Zelda style, cause this one isn't it.
  67. Toaster28373
    Jul 9, 2023
    4
    While this game certainly is great it’s just not the game I personally enjoy playing everything just seems to feel like a chore it’s not fun to play this game so something and travel do something it just gets boring after a while so in conclusion if you like games that bore you only to reward you get it if not stay away.
  68. christianchown
    Jul 11, 2023
    4
    BOTW is the greatest game ever made. Every village, every side quest, every unexpected twist and turn was a delight: an incredible voyage of discovery, and those discoveries were thrilling. TOTK has none of that. I'm 40 hours in and haven't experienced a single moment that was unexpected or new. All the enemies, all the insects, even all the sound effects are the same as BOTW, except theBOTW is the greatest game ever made. Every village, every side quest, every unexpected twist and turn was a delight: an incredible voyage of discovery, and those discoveries were thrilling. TOTK has none of that. I'm 40 hours in and haven't experienced a single moment that was unexpected or new. All the enemies, all the insects, even all the sound effects are the same as BOTW, except the maps are emptier and the quests are sparser.

    Oh look, it's Hestu. Oh look, it's Kilton. Oh look, Tarry Town. Again.

    This is not a new game. This is not a sequel. This is an expansion pack. Five years for this? I feel cheated.    … Expand
  69. chair1113
    Jul 13, 2023
    4
    overall okay game, mechanics are cool but get stale after like the 1st or the 2nd divine beast, the story is really bad but thats like fine, but holy the durabillity mechanic feels way worse, this makes you feel like when you collect a cool weapon/make a cool weapon it just breaks in 3 hits which is very not fun, now let me tell you about the graphics, it is 2023, it has the same graphicsoverall okay game, mechanics are cool but get stale after like the 1st or the 2nd divine beast, the story is really bad but thats like fine, but holy the durabillity mechanic feels way worse, this makes you feel like when you collect a cool weapon/make a cool weapon it just breaks in 3 hits which is very not fun, now let me tell you about the graphics, it is 2023, it has the same graphics as a 2017 game, not to mention it has even WORSE performance, if this game does not get a new console port where the performance and graphics get an update, this could never be considered game of the year, ff16 is game of the year.… Expand
  70. DeadlyCreeperH
    Jul 15, 2023
    4
    Maugaran
    May 17, 2023
    Simple Action Adventure. Nice building Item mechanic.
    Very bad Graphic, only 30fps, missing rpg mechanics, empty Open World, bad audio syncro, bad character design, missing good Quests
  71. musketyr
    Jul 25, 2023
    4
    Complete waste of money and especially time. The world is too open so you very likely miss some important shrines if you don't follow the footpath. They give you an ability to fly yet you will be lost if you do so. As this was my first game in the franchise I was totally lost many times. There's trillion of sidequests that reward you with few pennies. There are hundreds of materials so youComplete waste of money and especially time. The world is too open so you very likely miss some important shrines if you don't follow the footpath. They give you an ability to fly yet you will be lost if you do so. As this was my first game in the franchise I was totally lost many times. There's trillion of sidequests that reward you with few pennies. There are hundreds of materials so you need PhD to get your head around.… Expand
  72. Panos__
    Jul 27, 2023
    4
    i dont really think that i have to say much the only downside is that botw is like a demo and if u have them both is like if u have a dlc and u can put it on or off by changing games
  73. zziggarot
    Aug 11, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I knocked off a couple points because the game Auto updated on me despite constantly canceling the download. I was holding back on doing the update because Nintendo made rupees super scarce in this game and duping glitches offset that and make the game more fun for my play style. Any fun that I've derived out of this game comes from it being a carbon copy of Breath of the Wild. I dislike the new building mechanics and feel like the fusion mechanic stresses the already strained inventory system to the point of it being unfun. Overall the game just feels clunky and unfinished. Early on you'll probably build the best vehicle in the game which is a basic hoverbike, there's no reason to make any modifications after you get the perfect one because any added items will either make you slower or drain your battery faster and any modifications will increase the zonite ore you need to build it. This vehicle basically breaks the game allowing you to sidestep any dungeon puzzles or inconvenience. They didn't want to spend extra development time to make exit routes out of the many caves so they just added ascend so they didn't have to worry about it. They reversed the topography and lowered the brightness and boom you have the depths. All of the sky islands just sit there in the sky static. It's a very lazy product. There's a scene right after you get Auto-build where Master kohga says "you stole it, I wanted that ability," THEN HE USES AUTOBUILD IN THE BOSS FIGHT

    The temples are just glorified shrines that are pretty much the same as the Divine beasts: find and activate terminals then return to the boss fight area. A lot of the time you'll end up reaching the temple and terminals before the sage does and so you'll have to backtrack to find an arbitrary cutscene event before they'll join your party and help you.

    The shrines aren't as memorable as the ways that you have to cheese a lot of the puzzles to get them to work properly. Many times I've had to shoot a pressure switch with a bomb arrow because I couldn't get the ball to bounce in the right way. Many people say that the game should be commended because it lets you solve puzzles in multiple ways but to me that just says poor game design because the intended way to solve the puzzle is usually either obtuse or just difficult because of the clunky controls. The multiple ways of solving a puzzle pretty much comes down to: do you spend half an hour combing a shrine for a stepping stool to reach a shrine chest or do you just use a bomb or rocket shield? Gone are the gyro shrines and the tests of strength and they were replaced by... well they kind of forgot to add a third of the shrines because they're all blessing shrines, which for the most part is fine because a lot of those shrines getting to the shrine is the challenge in puzzle, it just feels like maybe if you have more than a quarter of your shrines just be gimmes you either need less shrines or perhaps give the light orbs out in a different way. Shrine's kind of all fall into the same category where it's just: build the thing, at least in botw when you needed a different shika rune the whole shrine had a different feel to it, before you had cryo-puzzles, stasis puzzles, magnesis puzzles, and bomb puzzles, now they're all just building puzzles. Ascend and rewind just feel like debug mode abilities. We never see Rauru coming up through the floor so it's really weird to consider that a zonai ability. It feels like Nintendo was trying to debug the game and realized how crappy and frustrating their game was so they left some debug tools in to make the game playable. That's probably why some of the rewind shrines are clever and well put together: because they were added late in the production. Also why the game doesn't let you leave the great sky Island until you get all the abilities: because the game is UNPLAYABLE without ascend, you'll fall into a well or a hole or a cave and WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CLIMB OUT unless you use ascend. When your game's playability is dependent on a single debug ability maybe thats bad game design? IDK it annoyed the heck out of me.

    I was excited to pick the game up because I wanted to see what they did with the Ganondorf character and it was hugely disappointed when he's only in four cutscenes and the final boss fight. HUGE missed potential, the game didn't give him any clear motivations, he's just being evil for the sake of being evil AGAIN. It's also never really addressed how the Gerudo way of life has been changed and it just feels like Nintendo really drop the ball on world building.

    Basically, you're fine playing this game if you're just expecting BOTW 2. I'm mostly giving this game a low score because I feel that the game was MASSIVELY overhyped with people saying that the game has endless content. After I'd been playing the game for a month I already had the game half finished, the game is FAR from endless.    … Expand
  74. unclefred
    Aug 14, 2023
    4
    Really disappointed. There are few moments where the game feels fresh: the tutorial sky island, first time in the depths, first temple. Beyond that, however, the game feels like a slightly alternate version of botw, as the depths and the sky islands immediately become repetitive and uninteresting. Caves also get repetitive quick. Every time you find a new cave, you know what's in store.Really disappointed. There are few moments where the game feels fresh: the tutorial sky island, first time in the depths, first temple. Beyond that, however, the game feels like a slightly alternate version of botw, as the depths and the sky islands immediately become repetitive and uninteresting. Caves also get repetitive quick. Every time you find a new cave, you know what's in store.
    The main thing about botw that I found interesting was the exploration, but that aspect is almost entirely absent from this game, as you know the map already, which is only slightly different.
    Another gripe that I have with the game is that they added a lot of quests, which all feel like chores, e.g. "go talk to this guy, go back, go back to the guy again" or "collect ten frogs". The absence of such quests is what made me like botw, but this game feels much more like a 2010's ubisoft title.
    Everything is a chore.    … Expand
  75. Jv-_-28
    Aug 15, 2023
    4
    Não tem quase nada de inovador não consegui ter uma grande vontade de zerar porém n é um jogo de jogar no lixo
  76. Game_ZoneI
    Aug 15, 2023
    4
    Me esperaba algo mejor para 6 años de desarrollo y me terminó decepcionando el juego debería ser por lo menos se 32GB creo que hasta ahora no hay un solo exclusivos qué supere ese peso y en contenido es mucho reciclaje te venden las armaduras del anterior juego pero más caras las mecánicas principales si cambiaron pero no sé dignaron a siquiera cambiar el movesets de las armas esMe esperaba algo mejor para 6 años de desarrollo y me terminó decepcionando el juego debería ser por lo menos se 32GB creo que hasta ahora no hay un solo exclusivos qué supere ese peso y en contenido es mucho reciclaje te venden las armaduras del anterior juego pero más caras las mecánicas principales si cambiaron pero no sé dignaron a siquiera cambiar el movesets de las armas es exactamente el mismo que el anteriores que por cierto son muy pocos… Expand
  77. rfm1693
    Aug 16, 2023
    4
    As a huge The Legend of Zelda fan, cant express how disappointed I was from this game. The videos Nintendo showed as huge differences and improvements from the previous BOW title were pretty much everything that changed. In my view they have to come back to the formula as it was wind waker, twilight princess, ocarina of time, etc. BOW and TOK exhausted everything o the new mechanics.As a huge The Legend of Zelda fan, cant express how disappointed I was from this game. The videos Nintendo showed as huge differences and improvements from the previous BOW title were pretty much everything that changed. In my view they have to come back to the formula as it was wind waker, twilight princess, ocarina of time, etc. BOW and TOK exhausted everything o the new mechanics. Theyre not interesting or replayable anymore. The story was not that good, Ganondorf was a complete waste, and has only the memories story and patiently dont do anything in the whole game but wait for Link to come kill him. Thes sky islands are just hard to reach (without cheating with infinite batteries) but plain except forthe ones on the main story, enemies are as repetitive as BOW an the worst thing ever the weapons still break even faster than before, who thought of that? The undergropunds is mere distraction, there is nothing there worth to go. The map is the same and disappointing to see after 6 years of 'work' and the temples were a huge disappointment, really the divine beasts without the controls. But equally boring and one more than before. The final boss disappointing, only flurry rush. Cant say anything that was positive and after finishing the game I didnt chnage my mind. Maybe a 5 if lucky, but sad to experience a DCL that pretended to be very different.… Expand
  78. MPK92
    Aug 29, 2023
    4
    And thus Zelda continues as the most overrated franchise in gaming. Glorified DLC for Breath of the Wild, which was already a game lacking in meaningful content and good gameplay. I do not understand the hype. Makes me wonder how this would be received if it didn't have 'Zelda' in the title or 'Nintendo' on the box.
  79. KillianZane
    Sep 7, 2023
    4
    In my opinion there was a lot to be desired and few were met. Really really wanted to enjoy it. But this seems more like an expansion than a new game. I also felt like the tutorial/ starting area was not well laid out and I spent way too long trying to figure out how to backtrack after I went the wrong way. It’s just meh.
  80. geromite
    May 14, 2023
    3
    Its basically the same game (same skins, same gameplay, same musics and same map with islands with not much interest and an empty underworld). Story running flat and the major disappointment is there is not real Dungeon!!!
    6 years for that! Nintendo lost me!
  81. Nerevarine
    Aug 9, 2023
    3
    3/10 because so much of it feels old and repetitive, like a copy/paste job from 2017's Breath of the Wild. This game would've been maybe a 9/10 had it come out 6 years ago instead of BOTW. At this point, it feels uninspired and shallow
  82. lucame
    Aug 20, 2023
    3
    Tears of the kingdom is the worst game of 2023!

    >despite being a set protag the game asks for your pronouns >The legend of Zelda theme by system of a down makes an appearance >In the English dub the merchants will speak a lot and some of them are noticeably male despite some of them voicing females >Mario movie references >shrines are back and are still tiny two-room physics    Tears of the kingdom is the worst game of 2023!

    >despite being a set protag the game asks for your pronouns

    >The legend of Zelda theme by system of a down makes an appearance

    >In the English dub the merchants will speak a lot and some of them are noticeably male despite some of them voicing females

    >Mario movie references

    >shrines are back and are still tiny two-room physics puzzles that give you a spirit orb
    I honestly lost interest after ragu told me to do two more shrines.

    >korok seeds are back

    >weapon durability works the same way

    >The gerudo dancer outfit now says "meme worthy costume" in it's description

    >The construction feature of the game will autodetect if you are making a swastika

    >Fusing is really limited

    >The time travel thing can only happen in one location

    >master sword has energy durability still

    >map is 90% the same

    >The other 10% has reused assets to do something "new"

    >There's now a town full of black people

    >flurry rush is back and still has the same massive timing window

    >no playable Zelda

    >There's references to shriek and how "he" transcends the idea of gender

    They don't outright call her a tranzy but the intention is pretty visible

    >There are only 4 dungeons (+ hyrule castle, SAME hyrule castle map)

    >Its the same area you can see in the trailer with Sidon!

    >There's a souvenir that depicts an earth globe but it's called "the universal fun balloon" which is a reference to the company making the Nintendo theme park at Orlando.

    >Zelda turns into a dragon after link has been killed off screen so she has to step in and access the secret power she had all along and save the day because the hero has nothing on a princess of wisdom (this is a exact line from the dub)

    Overall an unmitigated disaster.
    Theres just games that are so much better and deserve more and sales, do yourself a favor, don't buy this game.    … Expand
  83. Nightmare_L
    May 14, 2023
    3
    A complete cash grab, feeling like a DLC pack for Breath of the Wild but sold at a premium, with worse performance than the first game. They removed the old slate powers and replaced them with a bunch of gimmicky ones that are mostly useless, except the one that allows you to glue stuff to your weapons, that one is fun.

    This is just "what if Breath of the Wild, but with the kitchen sink    A complete cash grab, feeling like a DLC pack for Breath of the Wild but sold at a premium, with worse performance than the first game. They removed the old slate powers and replaced them with a bunch of gimmicky ones that are mostly useless, except the one that allows you to glue stuff to your weapons, that one is fun.

    This is just "what if Breath of the Wild, but with the kitchen sink thrown at it". If you've played Breath of the Wild, you have already played a better, more focused version of this game.

    Also, if you played BotW on Master Mode they don't allow you to import your horses. So long Epona.    … Expand
  84. AlessaIce
    May 19, 2023
    3
    BotW is my all-time favorite game, but I uninstalled TotK after 4 hours of playing. This game is completely secondary, it reuses all it can from BoTW and is practically COMMITED to not saying anything new. It is essentially a huge time sink - ten times the amount of meaningless puzzles and other grind without an emotional core or overwhelming sense of discovery that made everything worthBotW is my all-time favorite game, but I uninstalled TotK after 4 hours of playing. This game is completely secondary, it reuses all it can from BoTW and is practically COMMITED to not saying anything new. It is essentially a huge time sink - ten times the amount of meaningless puzzles and other grind without an emotional core or overwhelming sense of discovery that made everything worth it in Breath of the Wild. The tutorials that were almost absent in the first game are now everywhere, you are drowned in text. The "fresh" core mechanic is building simple structures. If you find doing that over and over again to solve identical problems tedious, you will have a bad time. I personally find it irritating when the game constantly gives me obstacles like a wide chasm with prosaic building blocks on the side. It's like developers are more worried about their mechanic not being used enough than my immersion and flow. BotW was never THIS heavy-handed and prescriptive.

    The story offers nothing of substance. Most of the time you are running around meeting old characters in new places on the map to get random quests. Even if you are curious of "what happened to that spot I liked", you will probably only find a Yiga hideout there for no reason. 90% of cinematics is Link staring at his hand or sword, even as something horrible is happening/just happened to his friend (Zelda). In BoTW almost every major character had a little character ark - Zelda (with self-doubt), Link (opening up), Rivali (pride), Sidon (grief), Mipha (unrequited love), Yunobo (courage), Paya (being assertive), etc, etc. Many characters had real flaws. I've watched streamers finish TotK, and it's as shallow as a bird bath. Most characters are content, all struggles come from facing an external enemy, everyone is dedicated to Link from the start so there is no tension in him winning them over, or when duty calls them. No relationships get meaningful developments, in fact it feels like friendships and love regressed from the first game.

    To sum it up, Tears of the Kingdom is a huge time sink with massive copy-pasted areas and repetitive tasks, reskinned core elements, a few new mechanics that many will find tedious, and no interest for character development or telling a powerful story. I wish I could get a refund.    … Expand
  85. brunojbf
    May 13, 2023
    3
    Not as good as expected. The positive pint is the fact that you can be creative as your imagination allows you, but Nintendo must learn that the technology evolves and power full hardware is needed. Plus there are some “hidden” messages about religion that can be disrespectful with some people. But, well, as a video game, the game is awkward and feels laggy and blurry.
  86. Captainj99
    Sep 4, 2023
    3
    Wow! I can’t believe that I would ever give a Zelda game such a low rating. But honestly after playing Zelda for 30 yrs I can honestly say I miss the old style of Zelda gameplay. I like the open world but, I HATE WEAPON DURABILITY. I also don’t really care for the new fusing of things. The new game isn’t for me and I won’t be buying the next game if it’s more of the same. I also miss oldWow! I can’t believe that I would ever give a Zelda game such a low rating. But honestly after playing Zelda for 30 yrs I can honestly say I miss the old style of Zelda gameplay. I like the open world but, I HATE WEAPON DURABILITY. I also don’t really care for the new fusing of things. The new game isn’t for me and I won’t be buying the next game if it’s more of the same. I also miss old dungeons and how you had to progress through the story and open a chest and find your hook shot or mirror shield.
    SORRY NINTENDO I DONT LIKE THE NEW GAME!    … Expand
  87. Lomp
    May 18, 2023
    3
    Breath of the wild was alright but had a lot of potential, I was hoping that tears of the kingdom would realise that potential but unfortunately the devs were contempt in keeping a lot of stuff the same. The majority of the map is just a reshuffled map of hyrule from BOTW. Korock seeds and shrines are the main gameplay loop in the open world AGAIN. Finding towers to update the map, storyBreath of the wild was alright but had a lot of potential, I was hoping that tears of the kingdom would realise that potential but unfortunately the devs were contempt in keeping a lot of stuff the same. The majority of the map is just a reshuffled map of hyrule from BOTW. Korock seeds and shrines are the main gameplay loop in the open world AGAIN. Finding towers to update the map, story told in pieces and just generally messing about in a massive soulless open world was all present in BOTW. The difference is at least it was initially fresh and exciting in BOTW as this was the first time for us players, and even that became repetitive and tedious as the game played out. Now we have a huge DLC expansion that asks us to do that all over again in a map mostly the same as BOTW. There is no more excitement of discovery when you realise that most of what you find in these massive maps is the same challenges recycled agin and again: korock wants to get to a friend, guy needs you to hold up sign, shrine in the distant which will reward you maybe a weapon and orb, towers in distant for map uncovering and so on. I’m addition to stagnation it also comes with its own issues. Performance issues like this is unacceptable for a game charging a next gen price. The new ultra hand ability while cool in theory is super finicky and frustrating to control. The camera is annoying especially when you activate ascend and it snaps upwards all of a sudden disorientating the player, they should have a camera zoom out like in xenoblade. Physics are annoying especially when trying to craft something with ultra hand. The way I see this game is a very messy game glued together unstably like the many failed contraptions I created. I could go on but the bottom line is that Zelda has officially lost its heart as this is most likely the desired direction they will take for the foreseeable future. What happened to bright vibrant locations like in wind water and skyward sword. What happened to awesome intricate dungeons like in ocarina of time and twilight princess. Instead we have a massive soulless open world with boring objectives.… Expand
  88. RolMustang
    Jul 21, 2023
    3
    Mas que un juego nuevo, parece un gran dlc a USD75, al tecnicamente ser lo mismo mostrado en 2017. Ojala para futuras entregas nintendo aumente su estadar como aumenta el precio de sus juegos.
  89. Shadowdawnz
    May 23, 2023
    3
    Really wanted to love this game. It started of strong but unfortunately the combat is again a disappointment for me. However, atleast the story and ambience is enjoyable. If there are anymore instalments to this series, I think i’ll pass and watch a highlight video or something.
  90. unison_Moody
    May 13, 2023
    3
    Unfortunately, not a meaningful evolution of Breath of the Wild. In many ways it is noticeable that the game was still based on DLC, even though it brings a lot of new content to the able. Regrettably, it has not tried to integrate the creative sandbox into the gameplay loop in a meaningful way and suffers from the same balancing problems as its predecessor. Most of the successes thisUnfortunately, not a meaningful evolution of Breath of the Wild. In many ways it is noticeable that the game was still based on DLC, even though it brings a lot of new content to the able. Regrettably, it has not tried to integrate the creative sandbox into the gameplay loop in a meaningful way and suffers from the same balancing problems as its predecessor. Most of the successes this game celebrates have already been achieved by BotW. But this time, if you don't know BotW, you will be able to enjoy a great variety of content. The ratings would probably be very different if I had never played the predecessor.… Expand
  91. Ahmedamr_z
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    For me Zelda TOTK is just a big dlc. I liked the game but I didn't feel the joy I had felt with botw. Zelda TOTK is a disappointment for me. And I am sad cause I love Zelda games I wish the best for the next game Nintendo (please Nintendo please)
  92. Djerban
    May 27, 2023
    3
    La mentalidad de tiburón de Nintendo toma forma con este título.
    Orientar el producto de cara al público que lo va a consumir puede llegar a marcar la diferencia en cuanto a como lo va acoger el público. Esto lo acaba de demostrar Nintendo al vendernos un producto cuya experiencia jugable es un 70% igual que la de su predecesor, Breath of the Wild, y que aún así, la mayoría de la comunidad    La mentalidad de tiburón de Nintendo toma forma con este título.
    Orientar el producto de cara al público que lo va a consumir puede llegar a marcar la diferencia en cuanto a como lo va acoger el público. Esto lo acaba de demostrar Nintendo al vendernos un producto cuya experiencia jugable es un 70% igual que la de su predecesor, Breath of the Wild, y que aún así, la mayoría de la comunidad lo este nombrando goty.
    Para conseguir esto, se centraron en mejorar lo que la comunidad más amaba del primer título, la libertad de poder hacer las cosas de diversas y curiosas formas. Con las nuevas mecánicas añadidas, consiguen multiplicar estás posibilidades de forma astronómica, que ya de por si no eran pocas. Rápidamente la comunidad empezó a llenarse de videos con las formas más absurdas de completar los santuarios, de las construcciones más bizarras imaginables, de formas rebuscadas de derrotar enemigos etc.
    Esta parte es maravillosa y reconozco que lo han hecho muy bien, pero una vez te cansas de hacer cochecitos y te pones a ver más cosas del juego, te das cuenta de que estás jugando de nuevo a Breath of the Wild.

    -Alerta Spoiler-

    Puede parecer una exageración pero no lo es. Una vez aterrizamos en hyrule, nos mandan a los 4 mismos puntos donde se desarrolla la historia principal del primer juego, y no contentos con eso, cuando decidí empezar por la zona de los zora, llegó allí y la primera misión que me mandan es subir a la misma montaña a la que te mandan subir en esa misma misión del BOTW, sublime.

    A partir de este punto el juego empezó a aburrirme, no conseguía estar más de una hora jugando por lo que termine dejandolo.

    Esto nos lleva a la hora de calificar el juego. Intrínsecamente el juego no es malo, dado que el primero es un juegazo, por lo que esté al ser lo mismo con un par de mejoras, aún lo va a ser más.

    El problema es la experiencia de juego, que como ya he dicho antes, cuando dejas de jugar a los bloques de Lego, empieza a aburrir. Empieza a aburrir porque te encuentras haciendo lo mismo que hace 6 años y que no se molestaron ni en modificar pequeños detalles.

    Bien jugado, Nintendo.    … Expand
  93. MoonlightSword
    May 14, 2023
    3
    The game is almost like Zelda BOTW, it's so boring ... the colors are strange, graphics are awful.
    To my mind, building things is not part of a role playing game, it's just boring.
    Most of people says its a good game, but how many of them will finish this game ? It's so boring, I will not finish this game.
  94. Nintengod2873
    May 14, 2023
    3
    No Inova nada de la anterior entrega solo se le califica por nostalgia pero no se le exige como debería la prensa solapa a nintendo pero no fuera Sony con un juego con estos graficos por qué lo acribillan
  95. Redushi
    May 18, 2023
    3
    I've played through BotW... it probably won't be enough for TotK. Also, for god's sake nintendo please finally come out of the 1990s and just do a full voiceover on story-driven games like this. just kills the immersion again and again when i play the game when once again a character is in front of me who only makes funny sounding noises. i know nintendo it's cheaper that way but i don'tI've played through BotW... it probably won't be enough for TotK. Also, for god's sake nintendo please finally come out of the 1990s and just do a full voiceover on story-driven games like this. just kills the immersion again and again when i play the game when once again a character is in front of me who only makes funny sounding noises. i know nintendo it's cheaper that way but i don't think you make a game thats on with the standard of BIG OPEN WORLD GAMES like that… Expand
  96. Robert27384
    May 13, 2023
    3
    That's a lazy DLC of BOTW but not a new Zelda. There's no way it tooks 6 years of development. There's not even graphics improvments. The Switch can definitively do better.
  97. AskepticGamer
    May 13, 2023
    3
    I am not sure why this game is receiving so many positive reviews. Is it marketing and hype or just reviews from gamers who have no idea what the Zelda names means? In all fairness, if this game was called Adventure Island instead, it would be a hit. However, Nintendo opted to go with the franchise name, Zelda. How is this a Zelda game? There is no tri-force, no dungeons that store specialI am not sure why this game is receiving so many positive reviews. Is it marketing and hype or just reviews from gamers who have no idea what the Zelda names means? In all fairness, if this game was called Adventure Island instead, it would be a hit. However, Nintendo opted to go with the franchise name, Zelda. How is this a Zelda game? There is no tri-force, no dungeons that store special items that help progress the adventure. Heck, where is the adventure at all honestly? You will find yourself walking around an empty world absent of color or life while you cook random things and fuse random objects together like this was an incredible machine. You will be swinging tree branches or shoot arrows with items that break after a few uses. Constantly fighting camera angles and wondering to yourself, what am I doing and why? Better than Breath of the Wild - Yes. A true successor to the Zelda Franchise - Not even close. Nintendo could of make this the most amazing Zelda adventure to date with their open world, but fell flat on their face. Maybe they assume gamers today are not capable of going on adventures where you must locate hidden dungeons that hold secrets, maybe they do need huge stars on minimaps that say GO HERE. None the less, for those who do enjoy cooking and fusing stuff together, fighting the same 8 monsters, defeating shrine after mindless shrine or just like to play games with no failure, then go for it, you will like it. However, for those older fans who remember what Zelda really stood for and the epic adventures that came before us, do not waste your time or money. I'd like to say Nintendo will get it right eventually, but lets be honest, they are done. We will never see another great Zelda game, so lets just hope they port Windwaker over to Switch sometime soon. RIP Zelda.… Expand
  98. TheRatsnake
    May 14, 2023
    3
    Garbage. Over 90% of the game is recycled from BotW and that is not a good thing. Same boring, tedious, repetitive nonsense we got 6 years ago and they have the audacity to charge more. Save your time and money.
  99. Imperiuz
    May 14, 2023
    3
    I really do not understand what anyone sees in this game or breath of the wild. From the standpoint of being a Zelda game the only thing that makes these 2 new games in the series a Zelda game is the name and the presence of the characters Link and Zelda. As far as feeling like a Zelda game in gameplay or atmosphere it does not. From an audio design perspective, Zelda games had classicI really do not understand what anyone sees in this game or breath of the wild. From the standpoint of being a Zelda game the only thing that makes these 2 new games in the series a Zelda game is the name and the presence of the characters Link and Zelda. As far as feeling like a Zelda game in gameplay or atmosphere it does not. From an audio design perspective, Zelda games had classic music and soundtracks that many of us remember to this day. This game and BOTW are completely unforgettable from a soundtrack standpoint. Much of this game feels tedious and pointless, from the stamina meter to the paper mache weapons, to the unnecessary time sink that is cooking. This game and BOTW both feel like someone wanted to create a video game version of that stupid Nintendo Labo crap. Botw and this game should have been a new franchise and then Nintendo could have focused on making an actual Zelda game that would be true to what that series actually has been. I haven’t even touched on the underpowered nature of the Switch, but when you’ve gotten used to playing modern consoles where nearly all games run at 60fps, 1440p or 4K with HDR it is PAINFUL to try and play a game that runs at 30fps (at best) with muted colors and jaggies everywhere from lack of resolution. This game and BOTW are EXTREMELY overrated and I personally expect better from the Nintendo I once loved. I literally hate this game and what Nintendo has done to another series that I once loved. Nintendo, do better, Nintendo fanboys, expect better. It’s time to wake up!… Expand
  100. gumonshoe
    May 14, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn't novel enough. The opening gives you hope for some tension, since sense of threat and then you realize you are playing the same game you already sunk 100 hours into with some new gimmicks that only sometimes work and are only sometimes not awkward. Lacks any sense of what made any prior have novel or interesting… Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 150 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 145 out of 150
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  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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