The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. lucxsdisouza
    Jun 20, 2023
    10
    It's amazing how this game manages to surprise and improve the formula of its predecessor in a wonderful way. Nintendo proves to us that there's nothing good that can't get even better.
  2. jacquelinth
    Jun 20, 2023
    2
    Totalement surestimé après ce tapage médiatique « poudre aux yeux ». Autant breath était très (trop) long mais inventif autant celui-ci est bien trop long et bien trop pauvre.
    C’est simple, tout ce qui faisait l’âle du 1er opus a été enlevé: Hyrule est vide ( quasi plus d’ingrédients), les ennemis sont ridicules ( et sur armés). Donc quelle est la nouveauté ? Des lego en veux tu en voilà,    Totalement surestimé après ce tapage médiatique « poudre aux yeux ». Autant breath était très (trop) long mais inventif autant celui-ci est bien trop long et bien trop pauvre.
    C’est simple, tout ce qui faisait l’âle du 1er opus a été enlevé: Hyrule est vide ( quasi plus d’ingrédients), les ennemis sont ridicules ( et sur armés). Donc quelle est la nouveauté ? Des lego en veux tu en voilà, des sanctuaires redécorés, on a ajouté la vave et le grenier et y a plus d’armes. Même les korogus se sont quasi barrés du jeu. C’est vraiment très peu inventif et assez lourdeau en game play. Tu parles d’un leurre !    … Expand
  3. Linkgamer
    Jun 20, 2023
    7
    I think it an amazing game. but i does have some flaws. i don't like the dungeons is too similar to the divine besets from BOTW. and i don't like that the debility system has not been fixed and i know we have fuse. but the weapons still break and you to find a new one. but overall a amazing game. and Utra hand i amazing i love playing with it. and also love the depth it really fun to explore.
  4. Chase10
    Jun 20, 2023
    5
    Legend of Zelda tears of the kingdom is truly the sequel to breath of the wild. It allows creativity in every puzzle and battle. I ended up clearing a tower by running past a whole bunch of monsters. And before I had good gear. I gathered a whole bunch of stuff and headed all the way to the south of the map to fight a whole bunch of monsters I had no chance of winning against. I got closeLegend of Zelda tears of the kingdom is truly the sequel to breath of the wild. It allows creativity in every puzzle and battle. I ended up clearing a tower by running past a whole bunch of monsters. And before I had good gear. I gathered a whole bunch of stuff and headed all the way to the south of the map to fight a whole bunch of monsters I had no chance of winning against. I got close but never in the times that I failed did it feel like the game’s fault. It was my fault for not thinking strategically enough or just needing a few more arrows. I am far from beating this game, but I spent almost 20 hours playing and I got it three days ago. I stayed up playing longer than I’d like to admit. Get the game you won’t regret it.… Expand
  5. Ceratking
    Jun 20, 2023
    0
    it's damn ripoff of Minecraft and same game as Zelda : Breath of the wild! I just hate it when I play 600 pixel and get below 30 fps
  6. Blaze8
    Jun 20, 2023
    10
    Ce jeu est pour moi l'un des meilleurs jeux qui existent. L'histoire est très bonne et amusante à jouer. L'exploration en surface est vraiment bien dans certains endroits. Mais l'exploration souterraine et dans les cieux est encore meilleure. Très bon jeu!
  7. Dogstomp
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    You wouldn't think they could really top Breath of the Wild at its own game, but they blew it out of the water. Although it's (mostly) the same Hyrule as in Breath of the Wild, it feels entirely new to explore.
    Though I would confidently bet my life's savings on Tears of the Kingdom winning game of the year, I did rate it only 9/10, because one very large and important area of the game    You wouldn't think they could really top Breath of the Wild at its own game, but they blew it out of the water. Although it's (mostly) the same Hyrule as in Breath of the Wild, it feels entirely new to explore.
    Though I would confidently bet my life's savings on Tears of the Kingdom winning game of the year, I did rate it only 9/10, because one very large and important area of the game (If you've played it, you can probably guess) clearly doesn't live up to its full potential, often feeling repetitive and empty. But despite that, I still thoroughly enjoy every aspect of this game.    … Expand
  8. sidevohfs
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es el mejor juego de este año, tiene una dinámica muy adictiva, es un excelente juego de mundo abierto con contenido nuevo.… Expand
  9. PulseBlue
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    Practically a masterpiece in every way, the creativity allowed in this game is literally endless, and the exploration is way more varied than Breath of the Wild. My only criticism is some of the voice acting (some un-synced English dubs, Matt Mercer was PERFECT, but I don’t want to ever hear Yunobo utter another word), and the temples were a little short. Other than that, I greatly enjoyedPractically a masterpiece in every way, the creativity allowed in this game is literally endless, and the exploration is way more varied than Breath of the Wild. My only criticism is some of the voice acting (some un-synced English dubs, Matt Mercer was PERFECT, but I don’t want to ever hear Yunobo utter another word), and the temples were a little short. Other than that, I greatly enjoyed my 180-hour journey :)… Expand
  10. Equadon
    Jun 19, 2023
    1
    The game started very boring, but then I started to get into a bit, then I realized it’s a very empty and unrewarding game that gets boring very quickly. The story is practically non existent, the world is empty, the shrines all seem the same, and the fuse mechanic isn’t very interesting. If this wasn’t a Zelda game, it would be ok at best, but for a Zelda game it’s not good at all. ItThe game started very boring, but then I started to get into a bit, then I realized it’s a very empty and unrewarding game that gets boring very quickly. The story is practically non existent, the world is empty, the shrines all seem the same, and the fuse mechanic isn’t very interesting. If this wasn’t a Zelda game, it would be ok at best, but for a Zelda game it’s not good at all. It really just feels like BoTW dlc and the game gets very boring very quickly. I wish this wasn’t the case, but sadly Nintendo seems to be loosing that creative spark that once made magical… Expand
  11. rafagv
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    It had been a long time since I played a truly good game. Truly a master piece
  12. diegobage
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    Amazing! There isn't any game that can compare with (just Breath of the Wild)
  13. NorwayGamer
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    I count Breath of the wild among my favorite games of all time, and have actually finished it 3 times! That being said, I was very sceptical when I saw the trailers for this, as it looked too similiar to the previous game, and unfortunately I was right.

    From the start of the tutorial area, to the overworld, story and gameplay, you really do feel like you're playing the exact same game,    I count Breath of the wild among my favorite games of all time, and have actually finished it 3 times! That being said, I was very sceptical when I saw the trailers for this, as it looked too similiar to the previous game, and unfortunately I was right.

    From the start of the tutorial area, to the overworld, story and gameplay, you really do feel like you're playing the exact same game, with a few tweaks and new gimmicks.

    It took Nintendo 6(!) years to develop this game, which you should really count as DLC, and not a new game in it's own.

    I lost interest about 2/3 into it, because the magic I felt playing Botw in 2017, just isn't present here anymore. I genuinely hope others can find more enjoyment with it than I, but for me it feels like a chore unfortunately..    … Expand
  14. Completionist
    Jun 19, 2023
    7
    This game just doesn't feel like a new entry in the series at all, just very large DLC. the concept and gameplay is virtually identical to Botw.

    You do really feel like you're playing the exact same game with a few twists and gimmicks: - you find korok seeds to enhance weapon slots - you start out at a tutorial area just like Botw - you complete 4 shrines at a time to either expand    This game just doesn't feel like a new entry in the series at all, just very large DLC. the concept and gameplay is virtually identical to Botw.

    You do really feel like you're playing the exact same game with a few twists and gimmicks:

    - you find korok seeds to enhance weapon slots
    - you start out at a tutorial area just like Botw
    - you complete 4 shrines at a time to either expand stamina wheel or heart containers
    - the overworld is identical, apart from a few tweaks
    - the fighting mechanics are identical, weapon breakage is still present
    - the graphics are identcal
    - the story progression is almost identcal
    - the dialogue and some of the voice work is horrendous, and sounds like they've been out acted by a toddler sometimes
    - still no traditional dungeons, they almost feel exactly like the Botw ones.

    I can't comprehend how it took Nintendo 6 years to develop sometimes like this.. this is not a completely new game, it's just very large DLC.    … Expand
  15. MrCiujh
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ...............................................
    The game of the Year , easy    … Expand
  16. Chancleto
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    The Zelga game ever! I've been playing during 100 hours and I can say that is my favorite zelda.
  17. Sky_RuAn
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is W u must play this game
    It has so much things to do and it’s a actual open world game. I beg u to play this game    … Expand
  18. Renars1
    Jun 19, 2023
    6
    It's the same game as Breath of The Wild.

    If you take out the new building and forging mechanics out of it - it is the same Zelda you played 6 years ago. Sure, it's not a bad game, it's still very decent - but it's the SAME. You can't add 3 game mechanics, new mediocre story with similar elements, use the same map, and call that a brand-new game. It's like if GTA 4: Ballad of Gay    It's the same game as Breath of The Wild.

    If you take out the new building and forging mechanics out of it - it is the same Zelda you played 6 years ago. Sure, it's not a bad game, it's still very decent - but it's the SAME.

    You can't add 3 game mechanics, new mediocre story with similar elements, use the same map, and call that a brand-new game. It's like if GTA 4: Ballad of Gay Tony called itself GTA 5.

    I'm sorry, but such a low effort product does not deserve the score it currently has.    … Expand
  19. khanhlinh123
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What a great game, definitely worth playing it! The game contains everything I like and fixes things from Breath of the Wild! Love it.… Expand
  20. foajdsl
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    As I am about to finish experiencing the epic plot and mind-blowing free play, please allow me to pay my respects to the game industry leader and industry pioneer with 10/10. The behemoth of the game industry is looking forward to your tireless efforts to provide the most advanced ideas and practices for the next decade and a hundred years of the industry as Apple does.
  21. limamura
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    I was pleasantly surprised with this game. I had no intention of playing this after watching the first gameplay trailer, the new core mechanics just looked like boring gimmicks on a clone of the first game's map.
    However, seeing people around me playing it and having a blast made me give it a try and I'm glad I did. -most- of the shrines are fun and challenging, dungeons are short but    I was pleasantly surprised with this game. I had no intention of playing this after watching the first gameplay trailer, the new core mechanics just looked like boring gimmicks on a clone of the first game's map.
    However, seeing people around me playing it and having a blast made me give it a try and I'm glad I did. -most- of the shrines are fun and challenging, dungeons are short but creative, building contraptions is an open gate for player creativity, without mention the excellent physics mechanic. I don't care very much for the story as it is just a remix of the same legend of Zelda formula (that can be good or bad depending one one's perspective) and the characters can be vastly generic.    … Expand
  22. The133
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Legend of Zelda Tears Of the Kingdom is one of the greatest games to ever release. Many games give open world freedom so you can do whatever you please, but this game goes beyond that in so many ways. You can fuse whatever you want to you weapons. Meat sword? You got it! Spear spear? I guess if you want. You can go on with so many combinations whether you want them to be hilarious or seriously powerful. Another this g you can do in this game is using ultrahand to connect objects together. You can make insane vehicles, go to the sky barrier (I tried it), make homing laser robots. The possibilities are infinite! I personally like connecting tons of rockets to vehicles so that they go super fast. The story itself isn't extraordinary, but decent, but the model for ganondorf is beautiful, the cutscenes can be very impressive for a switch game, and the final dragon battle is a super climactic ending (although the battle isn't very fun). I do think that Zelda getting undraconified at the end is kind of weak and makes the plot less meaningful, but it's a minor issue. Another detail is the amiibos. The new link amiibo does not have impressive drops at all, but the other amiibos give paraglider fabrics which are very nice additions which add lots of fun to your gameplay I personally like the windwaker one and the demon king one. Another thing I like is that you don't need to rely on amiibos and RNG to get the armor from other games. They are located in the depths underneath hyrule. The depths are actually really fun to explore. Even though they're stressful at first, you eventually find your way around. I currently have 102/120 lightroots. Anyways I think that the legend of Zelda tears of the kingdom is an excellent game and is up to par with ocarina of time and link to the past.… Expand
  23. Luciano_
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    An amazing sequel to an amazing game. Everything a sequel should be, very familiar with a lot of twists.
  24. Littlegizmo
    May 14, 2023
    10
    so some people are review bombing this game for no reason lol this game is epic and deserves a 10... perfection... cant stop playing it
  25. IgorOcon
    Jun 18, 2023
    5
    An amazing game that, once again, revolutionizes the way to play open world style games. Besides the story being impeccable.
  26. TheSlayerOfGame
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    An absolute masterpiece, the history is incredible the ost's give you chills , nostalgia and memories from old games and even motivation . You will find yourself acting like you're really inside the game . The Characters are perfect from the antagonist to the protagonist, a vaste open world with a huge amount of missions so you will never feel bored , by walking to a mission you will findAn absolute masterpiece, the history is incredible the ost's give you chills , nostalgia and memories from old games and even motivation . You will find yourself acting like you're really inside the game . The Characters are perfect from the antagonist to the protagonist, a vaste open world with a huge amount of missions so you will never feel bored , by walking to a mission you will find 40 things in the way to do. Also new maps are good and original . As a sequel to botw it's just perfect . I recommend it 100%… Expand
  27. Tozmo
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    As soon as you start the game, you are placed into an extremely well designed tutorial section. In my opinion it tops the tutorial from breath of the wild (which is quite the challenge). As you progress through the game you are constantly shown things to do, whether it’s finding a new chasm, or a fallen boulder to recall and many more. It seems that all the imperfections of breath of theAs soon as you start the game, you are placed into an extremely well designed tutorial section. In my opinion it tops the tutorial from breath of the wild (which is quite the challenge). As you progress through the game you are constantly shown things to do, whether it’s finding a new chasm, or a fallen boulder to recall and many more. It seems that all the imperfections of breath of the wild are the fixed and improved in tears of the kingdom creating a better gameplay experience. However if you didn’t enjoy breath of the wild (as it is a sequel) you most likely wouldn’t enjoy tears of the kingdom either.

    In my opinion it is money well spent on tears of the kingdom, and if you loved breath of the wild than you would love tears of the kingdom too.    … Expand
  28. prowlergod
    Jun 18, 2023
    5
    More of a 6 year old game whilst reusing assets from the same 6 year old game.
  29. Titifarci
    Jun 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have so much to say that the number of characters is too limited :)

    I'd sum it up as "game of the year and years to come".    … Expand
  30. Gake_The_Cake
    Jun 18, 2023
    8
    My initial review of this game was based on the starting content of Tears of the Kingdom which is a definite improvement on the previous title. However, since then I've become aware of the game's many faults of which a couple are pretty severe. This isn't to say TotK is a bad game, it's absolutely one of the best games to come out, but it's far from perfect. That said, my score is 8My initial review of this game was based on the starting content of Tears of the Kingdom which is a definite improvement on the previous title. However, since then I've become aware of the game's many faults of which a couple are pretty severe. This isn't to say TotK is a bad game, it's absolutely one of the best games to come out, but it's far from perfect. That said, my score is 8 because the gameplay mechanics are phenomenal; this is best gameplay I've experienced, but I need to talk about the game's faults because they're really bad.

    1) The worst offense this game makes is that which all media and culture should strive to avoid: numbness of emotions.

    In a story about the impending end of the world because the Demon King had be reborn, his minions mustering their might, and all the peoples of the world fighting for their lives the story chooses revolve around archeology into an ancient people who were so hedonistic that they didn't even create art. The Zonai are not master warriors, nor mystical wizards, they were lazy people who had their every need looked after by robots... In a game when the main villain is not famine, overwork, or disease, but a war. The Zonai were undone because they were lazy and didn't heed the warnings of people far more knowledgeable of the current threat that they needed to prepare for war. It turns out the people of the current time were far more suited to combating the threat than the Zonai were because all the current time people are warriors.

    I stepped into this game thinking the Zonai were mystical god-warriors, but what I found was that the Zonai were boring. Nobody in the current time of the story could use anything to fix their current ailments from the Zonai; because their problems aren't automation related. They don't need to relax; they need to stand and fight, but they're already capable. So why do the game's people take such interest in this lazy forgettable culture? Everything is a dull lime green or white with the Zonai and everything is either a robot or a gadet; they had no culture. Their history was frolicking in the gardens... How are a people staring down the very reincarnation of death supposed to be so enthralled about that they forgo fighting for their lives?

    2) You get followers in this game that have unique abilities, but for some ungodly reason activating it is the same button you use to interact with objects in the world. Yes, I rank this as almost as high as total tone deafness, because in this game items you get from slaying enemies is EVERYTHING. You cannot fight in this game unless you pick up enemy drops. How does this matter, well not to spoil anything, but a few of the followers you get have extremely useful abilities... That so happen to destroy or remove the very items that are the only way to progress in the game. Additionally, these followers decide that they just NEED to walk straight into you every single second of the day. You cannot interact with the world if these followers are following you. You literally have to desummon your followers, which is locked behind a massive menu, in order to be able to pick things up without destroying them. You wouldn't think this would be the most fun destroying thing ever, but in this game, when enemy items are literally your only method of survival, it gets really old really quick.

    Alright, so I've talked about the game's downsides, let me talk about what this game does well:
    -If you see something interesting, go to it. You'll get a reward. Not a unique reward, but a guaranteed reward of some sort.
    -This game is so good at basic exploration, I say basic because oh my god does it fall flat on environmental story telling- the last game was excellent at it by the way, that you can mark an objective and not reach it for several real-world days. Saying this game is full of things to discover doesn't do it justice. There is only discovery in this game, but it's going to be of the same bland things: re-spawning resource nodes, golden poop, and golden orbs. That's it.
    -Combat. Surprisingly, this game's combat is actually really good if you try to exploit it. The whole game's premise is that you should try to cheat... And cheating the combat is REALLY fun. Actual cheats are being patched out, so technically, if you find a nifty work around that makes the game more fun, and the combat more exciting, it's technically intended, but it feels like cheating and it's a great feeling.
    -Puzzles. Again, the whole game is built around cheating around the game's challenges, so feel free to try to cheat through the game. That's what it's made for, and holy cow does it deliver. These puzzles are the best puzzles in gaming... And that's WITH "cheating," because nothing's truly cheating unless it's patched out. They've understood their own systems VERY well, and have balanced things so that you have to learn a new "cheat" to get through the game when it's time to learn.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 150 Critic Reviews

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