The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9840 Ratings

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  1. cloudya
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    Very creative, beautiful game ,BOTW/TOTK you can play with your child, won't worry about any bad influence to them.
  2. NoaLoki
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    As a Legend of Zelda series fan, I just loved the game. It was amazing, fulfilled all my expectations and even more. I believe that Tears of the Kingdom is perfect for any player. The experience, playing Totk, was unforgetable.
  3. moschiii
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    best game of all time. this has to be the best game of the year, i absolutely love it, everything, down to the last minute detail.
  4. turbo_dweeb
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    if you asked me to think of a better game i couldnt. this game is insane, and link is a sexy hot little twink monkey man
  5. Pablorum
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Zelda Tears of the Kingdom es una obra maestra. Un imprescindible de Switch.
  6. rodrigodonini
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Is a new adventure, full of quests, an open world and new features. History flows to Hyrule kingdom!
  7. Velus
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Excellent game! there’s so many things to do compared to the prequel, and Link’s new skill set is fun, refreshing and very interesting; you can do almost everything you want to!

    Only downside is i wish you could build larger things, and that the house you custom build allowed you to use more than 15 blocks, but other than that, everything is great!
  8. ryan49
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    젤다 야생의 숨결의 감동 전울은 적음 하지만 이 게임은 구조적으로 잘 만들어 졌고 제작진 들이 의도한 길로 플리이 하는 나를 발견.....
  9. mannygamereview
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tears of the kingdom is a beautiful game. Its sandbox like creativity makes the game extremely fun, and allows puzzle solving to be less restricted and gives the player a sense of freedom. The cutscenes, side quests and boss battles are perfected. Not only that but the brand new addition of the depths and sky islands add for a lot more content, and pushes the shrine counter from 120 in its predecessor Breath of the Wild to a whopping 155. Its stunning views and unique environments offer a great experience for the user.… Expand
  10. TavsHair
    Aug 28, 2023
    8
    No much more new things. Same map makes me tired to explore and the underworld even more. But it still adds some creative features.
  11. clancli
    May 13, 2023
    10
    The Game serves excelent sequel, the new mechanics are quite fun, and everything is pushed into a next level, Hyrule is Massive, the islands on the sky, the underground caves and the missions catapult this Game into one of all tome favoritos
  12. playpod
    May 13, 2023
    10
    It takes what breath of the wild does and makes it better. The game is jam packed with things to do and with new abilities comes new puzzles.

    I have only touched the surface of what this game is but from what i have done, it is so much of an improvement to what was already a great game
  13. ErickMallaco
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Desde 2011, na apresentação da Tech Demo de Zelda na apresentação do Wii U ficávamos imaginando o quão épico seria um novo Zelda em HD. Mal sabíamos que The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild era uma Tech Demo para The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

    Tinha receio de como seria uma continuação do melhor jogo que já joguei. As poucas imagens e trailers divulgadas me deixaram    Desde 2011, na apresentação da Tech Demo de Zelda na apresentação do Wii U ficávamos imaginando o quão épico seria um novo Zelda em HD. Mal sabíamos que The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild era uma Tech Demo para The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.


    Tinha receio de como seria uma continuação do melhor jogo que já joguei. As poucas imagens e trailers divulgadas me deixaram curioso, varias perguntas para saber como seria a história, gameplay, visual. De qualquer forma, eu só queria jogar. 


    E desde o primeiro toque no jogo não parei de jogar. Estava totalmente imerso ao jogo. As novas mecânicas, a história do jogo e a mesma sensação de liberdade que senti em Breath of the Wild.


    Desde o início do jogo somos jogados a imensidão de Hyrule, porém dessa vez Hyrule está maior. É o mesmo mapa, porém, conseguimos observar no horizonte mais e mais lugares para explorar. Incrível a sensação de exploração e querer saber o que tem em cada canto do mapa, e conversar com os NPCs e ver como eles estão após Breath of the Wild e também, conhecer novos habitantes de Hyrule. 


    É sensacional como o jogo recria e exercita sua criatividade. O que você constrói deixa você maravilhado pelo jogo. Me via jogando e parando para construir algo que me dava na cabeça, um carro para ir mais rápido a outro local, subir uma montanha gigante sem ser escalando ou apenas construir algo sem sentido.


    Assim como Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Tears of the Kingdom é gigantesco, grandioso, excessivo e imenso. Pega todas as qualidades de Breath of the Wild e soma, multiplica e potencializa o mundo de Hyrule. E isso vale para tudo no jogo; o mapa que foi expansível verticalmente, os velhos e novos inimigos, os novos itens, novas comidas, novos pratos, novas armas, novos NPCs e muito mais. É tudo tão novo e o mesmo tempo tão ligado a Breath of the Wild, que parece que você esta visitando uma cidade 6 anos depois de uma primeira visita que te marcou muito.


    Da mesma forma que, Breath of the Wild mudou a fórmula de mundo aberto, Tears of the Kingdom mudou a fórmula de Breath of the Wild. Portanto, eu vejo como o Game Of The Year de 2023, e não é uma continuação qualquer, uma sequência que decepciona, é um jogo totalmente novo, um jogo que prende do início ao fim para saber, criar, explorar e descobrir.    … Expand
  14. internethandle
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Incredible game. Improves on nearly everything from the first game. Almost Ghibli-esque art direction and sound design. Just masterpiece stuff.
  15. Federx
    May 13, 2023
    10
    serious contender for best game ever made. they pretty much fixed anything about botw that needed fixing.
  16. Cheesen
    May 13, 2023
    9
    An incredible expansion to the already massive Breath of the Wild, manages to integrate the mechanics seamlessly and keep you connected to the magical world.
  17. Luigifinilli
    May 13, 2023
    10
    The best game ever made. Incredible!!!!, Perfect graphics, sound, music and very surprising gameplay.
  18. Lemures1000
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Played it since Thursday night and have played almost every Zelda game to give context. I absolutely love Tears of the Kingdom! The puzzles are fun and interesting, there is literally a million things to do in the game. Story is dark and compelling. The world is literally huge! Almost overwhelming at times. The game is challenging but instead of being hard for the sake of being hardPlayed it since Thursday night and have played almost every Zelda game to give context. I absolutely love Tears of the Kingdom! The puzzles are fun and interesting, there is literally a million things to do in the game. Story is dark and compelling. The world is literally huge! Almost overwhelming at times. The game is challenging but instead of being hard for the sake of being hard it's designed so well the difficulty feels like a fun challenge. I'm still not crazy about the weapon breaking system and find it annoying. But the overall game is amazing and would highly recommend! I've been playing it constantly lol… Expand
  19. VillainousGamer
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Been playing Zelda since the first game in 1986 and this is by far the best one yet. Takes everything great about Breath of the Wild and the older games and with some brand new abilities and mechanics and combines them together beautifully. If you have a creative mind The Fuse and Ultra Hand alone will keep you buys for hours . The story is great and there's a lot more of this time BotWBeen playing Zelda since the first game in 1986 and this is by far the best one yet. Takes everything great about Breath of the Wild and the older games and with some brand new abilities and mechanics and combines them together beautifully. If you have a creative mind The Fuse and Ultra Hand alone will keep you buys for hours . The story is great and there's a lot more of this time BotW was pretty much seeing through memories everything in this story is happening now. This in just the last couple of days has become one of my favorite games of all time. Also don't listen to these fanboys reviews the frame rate drops are extremely rare and the game is beautiful.… Expand
  20. AG2716
    May 13, 2023
    9
    Juego muy bien elaborado con un enfoque inmenso al uso de la imaginación, su historia y la exploración el único problema son los bajones de fps qué son algo constantes
  21. cromanalcaide
    May 13, 2023
    10
    My expectations for this game were huge and it delivered.

    The gameplay feels like a natural and improved evolution of Breath of the Wild's. The combat is AMAZING, with the Fuse mechanic making it more engaging and challenging. The world is so big I feel I have tons of hours of exploration ahead of me. And the story, so far, feels more present than that of BOTW's. Also, it has lots of    My expectations for this game were huge and it delivered.

    The gameplay feels like a natural and improved evolution of Breath of the Wild's. The combat is AMAZING, with the Fuse mechanic making it more engaging and challenging. The world is so big I feel I have tons of hours of exploration ahead of me. And the story, so far, feels more present than that of BOTW's.

    Also, it has lots of QoL improvements, like the new menus or (thanks, thanks, thanks) the ability to discard a weapon when your slots are full and you open a chest that contains another weapon. I'm still a little speechless after 2 days of playing this game non stop. Here's to many more days of fun to come!    … Expand
  22. MichaelDeSanta
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Greatest game of all time. Just as simple as that.

    This game is years ahead of its time, just buy it and enjoy.
  23. WickKidda
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This is the most creative adventure game I've ever played. The depth of the gameplay and the feeling of accomplishment when you figure something out in your own custom way is unmatched. It truly makes you feel like you invented the solution to the puzzles yourself.

    The powers are better than BotW and each challenge you encounter perfectly forces you to learn how to use them on your own.    This is the most creative adventure game I've ever played. The depth of the gameplay and the feeling of accomplishment when you figure something out in your own custom way is unmatched. It truly makes you feel like you invented the solution to the puzzles yourself.

    The powers are better than BotW and each challenge you encounter perfectly forces you to learn how to use them on your own. There are more kinds of things to explore like caves and wells. There are some familiar items and enemies but also many new ones, especially in the sky and deep underground. The map is NOT the same! There are three maps! One for ground, one for sky, and one for deep underground where it's completely dark and all connected. The sky puzzles are amazing! The ground map has the same regions as BotW but they are different this time around. And the deep underground is done very well with the light sources that you can use to light the darkness.

    Many things have been upgraded and improved or expanded upon. I haven't had this much fun playing a game in... I don't know, because this game is such a unique feeling of creativity mixed with Nintendo's highest quality design, its like I'm playing the first of a new genre. I think this is my first metacritic review. I just had to stand up for how amazing this game really is. It kind of like Legos and everybody loves Legos. Don't listen to these miserable people, this game is a must play. Relax and have fun. A new kind of great open world game is here. :)    … Expand
  24. Buther
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I see that people try to bombard score with fake accounts.

    Game is really good if you like to explore. I have good time playing this game. I recommend it for the BOTW fans. It's more of the same. Perfect sequel. I am glad that we still get new zelda on switch. I think its max what you can achieve on this hardware. I cant wait what next gen zelda will show us. I am giving this game    I see that people try to bombard score with fake accounts.

    Game is really good if you like to explore. I have good time playing this game. I recommend it for the BOTW fans. It's more of the same. Perfect sequel. I am glad that we still get new zelda on switch.
    I think its max what you can achieve on this hardware. I cant wait what next gen zelda will show us.

    I am giving this game 10 because of this people that try to destroy user score. Game is not perfect but has amazing world to explore. I would rate it 9.5/10
    I didn't have so much fun for a long time.    … Expand
  25. FluffySpartan
    May 13, 2023
    10
    It's a masterpiece, that's what Botw should have been.
    I love that the world is alive , the new mechanics are on point and atmosphere is great.
  26. BoraCritic
    May 13, 2023
    10
    It's basically Breath of the Wild but better. So much mechanics, variety and creativity. GOTY already
  27. Kilian8
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This is one of the best games ever made. The perfect game, My game of the year.
  28. xRed_Ray
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Do NOT listen to the people that say this game is just 70$ DLC. Its is so much more. It brings back that spirit of experimenting from Botw, with so many new mechanics, locations and items.

    TLDR: Y E S
  29. GabyReviews
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Simply the best game I've ever played in my life, I played it for 18 hours on the first day.
  30. Zelda_GamLink
    May 13, 2023
    10
    C’est un excellent jeu ! Botw était un très bon jeux mais par rapport à botw: Tears of the kingdom est plus complet, les énigmes plus complexe. L’ambiance général est à la fois tellement différente est appréciable grâce à tous les ajouts, les nouveaux monstres, les grottes sans compter les nouvelles zones. Botw a beau être mieux noté par la presse et les joueurs. L’habit ne fait pas leC’est un excellent jeu ! Botw était un très bon jeux mais par rapport à botw: Tears of the kingdom est plus complet, les énigmes plus complexe. L’ambiance général est à la fois tellement différente est appréciable grâce à tous les ajouts, les nouveaux monstres, les grottes sans compter les nouvelles zones. Botw a beau être mieux noté par la presse et les joueurs. L’habit ne fait pas le moine. On l’a déjà vue par le passé avec majoras par rapport à ocarina of time ou encore Twilight Princess. A bonne entendeur… 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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