The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. tjthegoat
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Anyone saying this game is DLC either hasn’t played it or is just trying to be edgy. This game builds on BOTW in every way. The map, despite being the same location, is surprisingly different. There’s a ton of new areas. The runes are very different than the ones from BOTW. The combat is varied. All the items you collect finally have purpose. As usual with Zelda, exploration and puzzleAnyone saying this game is DLC either hasn’t played it or is just trying to be edgy. This game builds on BOTW in every way. The map, despite being the same location, is surprisingly different. There’s a ton of new areas. The runes are very different than the ones from BOTW. The combat is varied. All the items you collect finally have purpose. As usual with Zelda, exploration and puzzle solving are at the forefront here. Hyrule has never felt so alive. The gameplay here is the new gold standard for adventure games.

    This game really makes BOTW look like a beta, TOTK is just that fleshed out. You could play this game for hundreds of hours and still have stuff to do. The Zelda team once again shows that they are the best in the industry.    … Expand
  2. zandrak
    May 23, 2023
    10
    **** if all of you who only come in to complain about graphics and fps, want to see something in hd, leave the house and go see the world, the art of the game is incredible and the exploration of the map is magnificent, wonderful game, go **** your asses haters!
  3. Frieda332017
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Llevaré apenas unas 40 horas en este maravilloso juego y se me han pasado volando con la cantidad de contenido que hay para explorar, mapa, misiones secundarias, apenas he avanzado en la historia y lo que ha pasadi ha sido maravilloso
  4. Simone010
    May 23, 2023
    10
    I have to say It, it's hard to give a 10 cause this mean we reached the perfection but I have to give It because it deserves for everything, for the music, the story, bossfights and other particularis, onestly it's the real and best sequel I just played for the Legend of Zelda (even my favourite one is Ocarina of Time) but I will give a solid 10!
  5. JPTreyer
    May 23, 2023
    9
    Good game, better than BOTW in every aspect. I loved the story and the boss fights aren't all the same
    like in BOTW. Also the dungeons are a lot better, because they have variety. There is only one flaw: You can't PET dogs.
  6. Squiddly
    May 23, 2023
    10
    botw seems really boring once you've played totk, it's just far better and barely anything can be fairly compared
  7. ILuci
    May 23, 2023
    10
    This game truly is a masterpiece. The story is told in a way where the player can follow along in Link’s own perception, uncovering what actually happened slowly until it all falls into place. The whole game felt smooth even though you can get lost for hours from just seeing one thing that catches the eye, and you still feel engaged to Link’s path.
  8. piperiyo
    May 23, 2023
    10
    En un principio pense que era mas de lo mismo, para bien y para mal, pero a medida que avanza el juego me di cuenta que era mas dificil que el anterior pero aprendes nuevas mecanicas y poderes, y con ello una infinita cantidad de opciones para resolver peleas y acertijos, el juego se vuelve sublime y esta muy cerca de la perfeccion, Gracias Nintendo por esta joya de juego
  9. Swampwater
    May 23, 2023
    9
    Even though I feel like I've only scratched the surface about this games mechanics and world, TOtK takes BOtW and expands upon it while also making the game feel almost completely fresh. Although I do wish the main world was a complete new map, I understand Nintendo was experimenting and thankfully with the sky world and other new locations allows the game to feel fresh enough.Even though I feel like I've only scratched the surface about this games mechanics and world, TOtK takes BOtW and expands upon it while also making the game feel almost completely fresh. Although I do wish the main world was a complete new map, I understand Nintendo was experimenting and thankfully with the sky world and other new locations allows the game to feel fresh enough.

    Regarding fps, yes the game runs at 30fps but then again so do many other switch games... so instead of critiquing the game, critique the switch. TOtK runs shockingly well with only minor lag spikes when opening up your ultrahand and the cell shaded art allows the game to look stunning.

    One serious critique I do have with the game though is HOW HARD THE FONTS ARE TO READ SOMETIMES... Instead of keeping UI menus the same from BOtW... TOtK decides to make more light coloured ui elements with also brighter fonts requiring me to squint my eyes to fully read certain things on the screen.

    Back to positives, TOtK expands on combat from BOtW by allowing you to fuse things to your equipment to add extra offense or defense. Sadly you can't unattach these things without destroying the object that is attached to it but I think thats to prevent people from taking heavy objects easily across the map by simply attaching it to a shield or something.

    TOtK is well worth the investment as much as BOtW was back in 2017. If you enjoyed BOtW you will definitely enjoy it's sequel near to the same amount or even greater.    … Expand
  10. JosePhCyto
    May 23, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo bueno

    Mejor soundtrack que el primer juego

    Mejor batalla final, Aunque no era tan difícil, superar eso.

    Mejor Mapa Aunque es el mismo & Exploración.

    Mejores habilidades

    Lo malo

    Mismo gameplay que el primer juego

    Misma forma de desarrollar la historia

    Muy mal aspecto narrativo La historia se vuelve a contar en forma de recuerdos, pero esta vez los recuerdos donde se localizan no tiene ni un poco de sentido puedes pasarte por altos todos ellos si no exploras bien.

    Habilidades de los héroes APESTAN y odio la forma en la que se activan.

    El que desarrollo la batalla final, se fumo un kojima Al final ganondof se traga una piedra y se convierte en dragon, lo malo aqui es, por que el es el unico que tiene esos puntos débiles ? por que el es el unico que tiene la piedra en la frente ?

    Mismo sistema de combate, hasta con los jefes importantes, esquiva cámara lenta 1, 2 ,3 ,4

    El deterioro de las armas apestan APESTAN!!!

    El juego comienza y de repente todo se pone mal, hay que salvar a zelda otra vez, hay que buscar a 4 campeones otra vez, hay que ayudarlos en sus regiones otra vez, hay que hacer cuatro bestias divinas otra vez, no son mazmorras otra vez, y los recuerdos para entender que mierda pasa otra vez.

    The legend of zelda tears of the kingdom es todo lo que debio ser Breath of the wild.

    7/10    … Expand
  11. frazzefraz
    May 23, 2023
    2
    Fun sometimes but most of time its boring and the controllers are really bad in this game. One of the worst open world games I played.
  12. Jason17oc2
    May 17, 2023
    10
    One of the best experience while playing,so innovative and funny, it really makes Legend of Zelda: breath of the wild looks like just the demo of tears of the kingdom,LOVE IT
  13. soubivisual
    May 23, 2023
    10
    One of the most incredible games that I have ever played, don't care about the graphics, the nintendo switch is 6 years old, but the game play is insane. Super recommended.
  14. Pragalos
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Takes what made the first game GOTY and improves it! Storywise is great.
    Gameplay is amazing. Did not encounter frame drops and/or bugs so far.
    It is quite impressive that it runs so good in an outdated system like the Switch.

    For me, this is GOTY 2023 and I rest my case.
  15. Amarquesdemon
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Simplesmente 10/10...........................................................
  16. Majun
    May 23, 2023
    9
    Game of the year!! El juego es el mejor de la nintendo switch y el mejor juego en lo que va del año
  17. Lospibes123
    May 23, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tremendo juegazo, siempre la Saga Zelda dando lo mejor y siendo la mejor saga de Videojuegos del Mundo… Expand
  18. WolFlex
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Buen juego, BOTW realmente fue una beta comparado con este pedazo de juego, muy recomendable, gameplay, mecánicas impresionantes, Historia muy bien trabajada simplemente 10/10
  19. rmsphd
    May 23, 2023
    10
    The best game ever, the best experience that I had ever seen before. The new gameplay is amazing,
  20. FunkyFish
    May 23, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game IS the definition of a good game. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom takes everything its predecessor did right, and made it better. Fantastic dungeons, fun bosses and an insane finale are all things this game did right. It felt longer than Breath of The Wild but never dragged on. The Demon King Ganondorf boss fight really had me on the edge of my seat and before the final battle, when you had to fight all of those enemies had me smiling all the way. However the best thing about this Game of The Year is easily, Sidon returns.… Expand
  21. Don_Zaloog
    May 23, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A mediocre expansion of botw.
    I will start by saying botw was also not a 10/10 game by any means.I olayed it for 150 hours and after the first 25 it felt the whole game was on a loop.
    Every negative i will list here is present in both games.Makes sense since they used the exact same assets making TOKT.So here we go :
    1.Behind everything theres a korok.900 in one 1000 in the other.Its so discouraging knowing the bad reward before you do anything.
    2.Shrines interior is the same and you got 120 of them in botw and 150 in totk.Again repetitiveness on its finest.
    3.Map besides shrines and koroks basically only has bokolin camps with sometimes no reward at all.
    4.Cooking is tedious and boring.Btw you still cant have quick items.If you need to heal during battle you have to pause enter menu chose food and chose to eat it….
    5.Towns dont offer much content and there are 1-2 worthy side quests.
    6.Weapons brake and you lose interest fast.Fuze is a pain.You need 7 moves to fuze two owned weapons:open menu , pick weapon , throw it , pick ability fuze , open weapon menu chose weapon , chose fuze…
    7.Divine beasts like the rest of the game is on repeat.They all are the same , same as the new “dungeons“ 8.Battle is poor and uninteresting.

    Critics and fans never talked about these of course and they still dont.How can such a terribly repetitive game be a 10 ? Well its a zelda thats how.

    Totk is an even worse position since its the exact same game with some add ons.It basically a meme game now where you minecraft structures and post videos of goofing around. Theres no game out there with such map but empty of meaningful things to do.The map is empty of any essence.
    I would rate this a 7 for the sake of some new players that experience it for the first time.BUT giver the many suspicious 10s it gets to counterbalance them its a 0.    … Expand
  22. Tfoxsw
    May 23, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Very good story and the time travel aspect is cool to see just strange and unique… Expand
  23. yopzo
    May 23, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Take Zelda Breath of the Wild, add some more stuff some nice like the sky exploration or the amalgam mechanism some not that good like the underground exploration part, then remove every bit of story writing from BOTW and keep almost all the issue of BOTW you'll have Zelda tears of the kingdoms.
    Pretty average game, still a good basics but cooking is till a pain in the butt, having rain when you start climbing is infuriating and THE STORY IS ASS, like very bad. I feel like I've heard every piece of the story 5 times and I have yet to finish the game, I may not finish it at that point this is boring    … Expand
  24. Mushroomtoad
    May 23, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Overall I am having lots of fun exploring Hyrule, The Depths, and Sky Islands. Themed dungeons are back, the bosses are more unique. I do wish the combat was deeper but the new mechanics make it fun. You're actively playing through the story which was much needed.

    It has brought back some more of the Zelda roots, its not a traditional Zelda but is helping to carve a new path for the series.    … Expand
  25. Sin2222
    May 16, 2023
    10
    This game feels like the true completion of breath of the wild. It greatly expanded on the basic formula of fun = player x field first practiced by its’ prequel breath of the wild, and improved many of the tiny complaints about botw. In many ways this feels like the true form of what the developing team has had in mind when they envisioned botw. And with tears of the kingdom, I think itThis game feels like the true completion of breath of the wild. It greatly expanded on the basic formula of fun = player x field first practiced by its’ prequel breath of the wild, and improved many of the tiny complaints about botw. In many ways this feels like the true form of what the developing team has had in mind when they envisioned botw. And with tears of the kingdom, I think it also brings to the surface a very intersecting question, both for game developers and gamers, that is: “What truly endows a game with a sense of freshness? Is it the new storyline? Is it new characters? New art style? Or something else?” I think tears of the kingdom is a new landmark in this respect.… Expand
  26. 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.
  27. DNT
    May 23, 2023
    10
    The best game of all time! I thought zelda breath of the wild was perfect but they were able to improve that perfection with zelda tears of the kingdom.
    El mejor juego de todos los tiempos! Pensé que zelda breath of the wild era perfecto pero pudieron mejorar dicha perfección con zelda tears of the kingdom.
  28. Kioksy
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Absolutely love it. It’s breath of the wild done right. Botw was 10/10 and this one is 12/10. I recommend everyone to play this game!!
  29. Memelord6924
    May 23, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is a great sequel to breath of the wild and expands the story of zelda really good and is a must play for every zelda fan… Expand
  30. Techbane
    May 23, 2023
    9
    TOTK goes to embarrassing lengths in an impossible attempt to recreate the magic and wonder of experiencing BOTW for the first time. Still, thanks to some intelligent design tweaks the highs are higher, and there's twice the area to explore. Most of the same old flaws remain, including the story being a complete wash of inexplicable retcons and dumbing-down of series mainstay characters.TOTK goes to embarrassing lengths in an impossible attempt to recreate the magic and wonder of experiencing BOTW for the first time. Still, thanks to some intelligent design tweaks the highs are higher, and there's twice the area to explore. Most of the same old flaws remain, including the story being a complete wash of inexplicable retcons and dumbing-down of series mainstay characters.

    The enjoyment you can get out of this is likely to be directly proportionate to how much you enjoyed BOTW, and inversely proportionate to how recently you've played it.    … Expand
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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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