The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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8.1

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  1. Frobot
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Best game I've ever played, improved every way from BOTW which i didn't think was possible!
  2. CGanon
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un juego que te deja sin palabras... Para los que ya estamos relacionados a los juegos de Zelda vemos como muchas mecánicas o referencias se encuentran.
    Aunque el juego no tiene una diferencia como los demás ya que si vemos que hay diferencias en todo de Twiligth Princess a Skyward Sword y en este no hay muchos cambios gráficos de su antecesor, logra compensar esa falta de innovación con la cantidad monstruosa de otras cosas innovadoras, es la secuela perfecta, un mundo completamente libre como ya habíamos visto pero ahora Hyrule se siente distinto en todo, la implementación del subsuelo hace que el juego se sienta inmenso, tardas horas en ir de un punto a otro y si bien ya hay mucho juegos similares como Elden Ring, créeme que Tears of the Kingdom es algo que te hará sentir una nueva sensación si eres fan de los mundo abierto.    … Expand
  3. shefakhoda
    May 18, 2023
    10
    I recognize there's room for difference of opinion here, but I'm with the majority that love the new puzzle dynamics of Tears of the Kingdom. It's like the Incredible Toon Machine and Portal had a baby.

    Is it different from the traditional, linear Zelda games? Yes, definitely. BOTW and TOTK build on the open-world dynamics of Wind Waker and the original Legend of Zelda, with survival    I recognize there's room for difference of opinion here, but I'm with the majority that love the new puzzle dynamics of Tears of the Kingdom. It's like the Incredible Toon Machine and Portal had a baby.

    Is it different from the traditional, linear Zelda games? Yes, definitely. BOTW and TOTK build on the open-world dynamics of Wind Waker and the original Legend of Zelda, with survival elements, and by expanding the collection theme we've seen in some games. I understand why some fans of the traditional model feel betrayed and confused by the new games' popularity.

    But I loved the old games, and I love the new ones, too. The puzzles, the graphics, the story—all of it!    … Expand
  4. Chulka
    May 18, 2023
    10
    An incredible new entry to the Zelda series. If you thought BoTW was a masterpiece (and you would be right), ToTK puts it at another level, for sure. The amount of things you can do is overwhelming, and even saying that is underwhelming compared to what you'll experience.
  5. EricDG08
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Just a beautiful game. Usually sequals aren't that great, but this one. wow. 10/10 go play it
  6. Esdapox
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This game…… Is PERFECTO! Sure its called “the botw sequel” and “worse botw” but i dont care! I have played this game for 5 days and i love it! New fusion ideas and korok torture makes this game fun! 3 maps to explore sky, earth and underground with so many features! Seariusly what are you waiting for get the game! And for the people who want to torture koroks! Dont forget to play dorime onThis game…… Is PERFECTO! Sure its called “the botw sequel” and “worse botw” but i dont care! I have played this game for 5 days and i love it! New fusion ideas and korok torture makes this game fun! 3 maps to explore sky, earth and underground with so many features! Seariusly what are you waiting for get the game! And for the people who want to torture koroks! Dont forget to play dorime on loop!… Expand
  7. kskawa
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The perfect game, loads of mechanics and incredible creativity Definitely the game of the year.… Expand
  8. The_legend72
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Gameplay 10/10
    Story10/10
    Map10/10
    Graphics10/10
    Character10/10
    Skill10/10
    Ability10/10
  9. Kannax
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Breath of the Wild was a unique and fantastic experience that I will always remember and that left an indelible mark on video game history, regardless of whether I liked it or not. This game takes the best (and worst) aspects of its predecessor and updates them magnificently, contextually with the storyline. Even without considering this game as a "sequel to Breath of the Wild" we areBreath of the Wild was a unique and fantastic experience that I will always remember and that left an indelible mark on video game history, regardless of whether I liked it or not. This game takes the best (and worst) aspects of its predecessor and updates them magnificently, contextually with the storyline. Even without considering this game as a "sequel to Breath of the Wild" we are still talking about a must play, one of the greatest and most beautiful games in existence in my opinion.… Expand
  10. UbernerdRiley
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This game is everything I wanted out of a Breath of the Wild sequel AND MORE. It adds new quests, new characters, new mechanics, and an entire freaking building system!
    Story:
    TotK has a much more unique and involved story compared to BotW. I won't spoil anything here, but a lot more happens than "Ganondorf kidnapped Zelda go save her" Gameplay: This game improves on BotW's gameplay in    This game is everything I wanted out of a Breath of the Wild sequel AND MORE. It adds new quests, new characters, new mechanics, and an entire freaking building system!
    Story:
    TotK has a much more unique and involved story compared to BotW. I won't spoil anything here, but a lot more happens than "Ganondorf kidnapped Zelda go save her"
    Gameplay:
    This game improves on BotW's gameplay in so many unique ways! The new abilities add so many opportunities for creative solutions to the ingenious puzzles presented to you at every turn. I won't go into details here, but the new abilities offer so many more opportunities for creative puzzle solving than the ones in BotW did. Not to mention you can literally build your own vehicles! This is so impressive for a Switch game!
    World:
    The overworld map is the same as BotW, but this is to the game's advantage! You can re-explore areas you know and love from the previous game and see all the different creative ways they've changed! There are also sky islands that you can fly between, and even an ENTIRE UNDERGROUND MAP THE SIZE OF HYRULE! Strange how the review bombers glaze over this part.
    Performance:
    The bombers also criticize the performance, but from my experience it has run great! While it's not perfect, the performance is very impressive for a game of this scale running on a SWITCH. And people criticizing the visuals obviously don't know what an "Art Style" is. In my opinion, this is one of the best looking games on the switch! Not quite as good as Metroid Prime Remastered, though.

    Tears of the Kingdom is a worthy successor to Breath of the Wild in every way possible. The gameplay is great, the story is interesting, and the amount of possibilities are endless. This game will be relevant for years to come, and is among the best games I've ever played.

    (Also the review bombers are just haters that are mad because it scored better than God of War)    … Expand
  11. GuillermoMarkez
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Me ha gustado mucho el juego, es una continuacion de la historia de BOTW asi que no se porque se quejan si es el mismo mapa, hay 2 mapas nuevos igual de grandes que el principal, las mecanicas nuevas lo hacen mucho mas entretenido que el primer juego, para mi vale mucho la pena darle una oportunidad a este juego, te recomiendo que vayas primero por BOTW si no lo has jugado.
  12. GLiSKARD
    May 18, 2023
    10
    TotK is a fantastic game. After BotW, I was really looking forward to the sequel, but I was expecting it to be a "just a DLC" level sequel, but they managed to revamp the game enough to make it more than just a DLC, but still keep the elements that made BotW such a great game. The new mechanics work well, the joy of exploration has been retained and maybe even improved a little, and theTotK is a fantastic game. After BotW, I was really looking forward to the sequel, but I was expecting it to be a "just a DLC" level sequel, but they managed to revamp the game enough to make it more than just a DLC, but still keep the elements that made BotW such a great game. The new mechanics work well, the joy of exploration has been retained and maybe even improved a little, and the map is big enough. The graphics are a little better, but on this old HW you can't do better than that (I play on a 4K TV and don't mind the graphics quality. If someone else is playing and I'm just watching it I'm significantly more bothered by low resolution, lifeless textures, low polygon count, and frame rate slowdowns)… Expand
  13. Laydra
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Es impresionante como puedes pensar que es imposible sobrepasar BOTW y lo sobrepasa con todo.
  14. Gafer320
    May 18, 2023
    10
    The legend of zelda tears of the kingdom es la definición de un videojuego
    Tiene cinematicas pero no interponen si no que agregan a la historia precisamente por su escazo numero.
    Esto resulta en juego que sin trabas (como en el juego amterior) donde puedes ir y hacer lo que quieras desde el inicoo Los graficos no son la gran cosa pero el juego sabe perfectamente esto y se apoya micho en su    The legend of zelda tears of the kingdom es la definición de un videojuego
    Tiene cinematicas pero no interponen si no que agregan a la historia precisamente por su escazo numero.
    Esto resulta en juego que sin trabas (como en el juego amterior) donde puedes ir y hacer lo que quieras desde el inicoo
    Los graficos no son la gran cosa pero el juego sabe perfectamente esto y se apoya micho en su excepcional apartado artístico el cual es sinceramente hermoso
    Musicalmente es igual o incluso superior a su precuela lo cual es un enorme logro
    Este juego es sinónimo de pura libertad
    El mundo puede parecer a ojos de gente simple vacio
    Pero una cez lo empiezas a explorar te podrias llegar a abrumar del exagero numero de ocsas para hacer
    Desde los famosos kolog que viene con nuevos retos a incluso misiones donde salvamos a los hylianos de los mounstros y los ayudamos en diversas situaciones.
    Una de mis cosas favoritas fue ver los cambios al mapa comparandolo con su antecesor
    Nintento nos presenta un mapa que por diversas sircunstancias se ha vista en muchos cambios
    Entre esos cambios se encuentran los resultados de nuestra anterior interaccion en el juego anterior
    Es muy satisfactorio ver que todas las cosas en que nos vimos envueltos en breath of the wild se ven reflejadas en tears of the kingdom
    Por ultimo eh de señalar unos oequeños bajones de frames que para ser sincero son casi imperciptibles
    Con esto agradezco a nintendo por crear esta semejante obra    … Expand
  15. AVVVavvv234
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This game is like BOTW but better. If you enjoyed BTW you would definitely enjoy this game the same or maybe even more. With the new abilities you're able to go past your limits of creativity and create things you'd never thought you do in a Zelda game. The music is traditionally amazing throughout the whole franchise includingthis game. It's has new and old characters. Shrines are theThis game is like BOTW but better. If you enjoyed BTW you would definitely enjoy this game the same or maybe even more. With the new abilities you're able to go past your limits of creativity and create things you'd never thought you do in a Zelda game. The music is traditionally amazing throughout the whole franchise includingthis game. It's has new and old characters. Shrines are the same but different enough to be challenging yet new and exciting. The dungeons are more like original Zleda dungeons. This game is perfect for a Zelda veteran or even a newbie. This is a must play!… Expand
  16. Luidiarepe
    May 18, 2023
    10
    No tiene las mejores gráficas del mundo, pero es el mejor juego jamás creado, las posibilidades son infinitas, mundo inmenso con contenido casi interminable, una historia preciosa, un juego creado con mucho cariño por parte de sus desarrolladores. Adelante nintendo que las cosas si están haciendo bien, no imagino el siguiente Zelda en la nueva generación.
  17. XMarkX
    May 21, 2023
    10
    All Nintendo Switch games are designed with the 393 Gflops limitation in handheld mode in mind.
    Taking into account the power of the console, the graphics are excellent for the open world.
    Now, the best Playstation 5 games with 10 teraflops don't have good graphics as most still use the PlayStation 4 graphics engines in games: God of War Ragnarök, Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon    All Nintendo Switch games are designed with the 393 Gflops limitation in handheld mode in mind.
    Taking into account the power of the console, the graphics are excellent for the open world.

    Now, the best Playstation 5 games with 10 teraflops don't have good graphics as most still use the PlayStation 4 graphics engines in games: God of War Ragnarök, Ghost of Tsushima and Horizon Forbidden West. These games have good graphics considering Playstation 4 restrictions.

    The Xbox Series X with its 12 flops still couldn't come close to the graphics engines of the Playstation 4. The kids who scored low have to complain about the graphic quality of the Xbox series x and Playstation 5 games.    … Expand
  18. Libilou
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This game is amazing. So many of the quality of life enhancements we begged for in BOTW are in this game. Those that complain about durability of weapons don't really play the game. That's half the fun. You can't just going around super charged with a super charged weapon. You have to think. This is not a game for those who just bash through everything. You have to think. You have to beThis game is amazing. So many of the quality of life enhancements we begged for in BOTW are in this game. Those that complain about durability of weapons don't really play the game. That's half the fun. You can't just going around super charged with a super charged weapon. You have to think. This is not a game for those who just bash through everything. You have to think. You have to be willing to try new things. You have to be creative. It is amazing. Beautiful. A joy to play.… Expand
  19. Niklav4
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game ! Amazing mechanics! There are easy and hard enemies! Two whole new maps! Strong story! Memorable characters! It's a must have !… Expand
  20. Medardo23
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This game is completely different from botw. People saying is a dlc is crazy. I think people just want to hate on the game for no reason. The weapon system is really nice and all the new features are not hard to understand.
  21. Tolueno
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Excellent game and will keep you entertained for huge ammounts of hours!. Excellent build, great graphics and the quest line is clear with lots of side quests to address. It worth the time to complete every single quest and you will find yourself immersed deeply in the world.
  22. luchar
    May 18, 2023
    10
    If you like BOTW, and you like the explore a world... it is amazing.
    I don't understand why some player hate it.

    This is a masterpiece.
  23. Denilson7
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Jogo tem uma exploração grandiosa, havendo várias camadas e com várias coisas para se fazer, seja quests ou dungeons principais. As dungeons estão melhores, há bosses únicos e uma centena de conteúdo, onde há criatividade e novas funcionalidades tornam a experiência de Breath of the Wild pequena comparada a Tears of the Kingdom.
  24. Alakath
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best game I have ever played. Totk takes everything that made botw great and further improves on it. *SPOILER WARNING*
    (this game is played best without knowing too much. Don't read too many spoilers and thank me later)



    An open world map? how about three. Also the characters are way more involved with the plot and story than they were in botw. This makes the world feel much more alive. Even the little side characters are interesting. I especially love this random farm lady who wants your help getting back a bottle from a lake. I thought this was just a normal fetchquest for some rupees, so i got her the bottle. Inside it was a recipe for.. cheese. Things happened and now her farm turned into a cheese shop. She sells cheese now. CHEESE! By the way, you can fuse any objects together. its really fun. And as you can probably already tell: I am the proud owner of the cheese sword now.

    Oh and for everyone who hates fun: don't worry, the game can go from completely silly to eldritch horror real fast. There is a whole underworld to explore and it scares the **** out of me. I am completely blown away by this game and the amount of things it has to offer and how huge the world is. I've put maybe 50 hours into it by now and only explored maybe a quarter of the map.    … Expand
  25. ClaudioP89
    May 18, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best Zelda Game ever. Every bad Critics on BOTW has Nintendo fixed! Dungeon, Story and Endgame are very nice… Expand
  26. Phaserstar
    May 18, 2023
    10
    I think that this game is a huge improvement from the last one, there is a whole new mechanics system to explore, not to mention the new map, with the gloom caves and the sky islands added you can be exploring for hours and still have more exploring to do, and the sky island unlock a whole other path of exploration, they also have similarity to skyward sword which a lot of zelda fans mustI think that this game is a huge improvement from the last one, there is a whole new mechanics system to explore, not to mention the new map, with the gloom caves and the sky islands added you can be exploring for hours and still have more exploring to do, and the sky island unlock a whole other path of exploration, they also have similarity to skyward sword which a lot of zelda fans must love and that's why I give this game a 10 out of 10… Expand
  27. Banan_kong
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Very godd game relly reacomen. Prefekt game adn very godd. Gudd goodd acttaurally good game.
  28. Luxord476
    May 18, 2023
    10
    I'm not even a fan of reviewing anything, but I just don't get all these review bombers... The game barely perfect... I havent had any fps drops, the music is great, the story, although is told in a similar way to BOTW, is way better, I'm loving lal the small characters and the wold feels packed and busy...

    If you didn't like BOTW, you'll probably like this one... If you liked BOTW,    I'm not even a fan of reviewing anything, but I just don't get all these review bombers... The game barely perfect... I havent had any fps drops, the music is great, the story, although is told in a similar way to BOTW, is way better, I'm loving lal the small characters and the wold feels packed and busy...

    If you didn't like BOTW, you'll probably like this one... If you liked BOTW, you'll LOVE Tears of the Kingdom    … Expand
  29. TheTSinclair
    May 18, 2023
    10
    I had high hopes for this game. But this, this is something I could not have foreseen. I have never played a game like this, its phenomenal.
  30. Kyuura7
    May 18, 2023
    10
    The best zelda game ever, Very fun and very interactive. The physic of this game awesome, the story it's more improvement from botw and the skill very unique, sound design still awesome. Love it
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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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