The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. llukas42375
    May 14, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I had the honor to receive (certainly by mistake), the game in advance. This game is in the perfect continuity of its predecessor, although it has kept some defects. Let's start with the latter.
    One of the main flaws that I decided to mention for this review is the dungeons. This is a point where I expected an evolution from Nintendo with a new way of conceiving them. In spite of these expectations from me and also from the players, I still find them too close to what was done in Breath of the Wild, that is to say structures with 4 or 5 points to activate in order to reach the boss. In the previous Zelda games, each dungeon varied and was solved in a different way, which brought a great originality to each of them. Here, the only nice thing about the dungeons is the environment that varies each time and the theme of each of them, involving in this the bosses for which Nintendo has made an effort. In short, Nintendo didn't put as much effort into the construction of the dungeons as one would expect, and the way of solving them would be different from BOTW.
    Other minor technical flaws including slowdowns (probably because I only had access to 1.0.0 during my session) are present and will require a patch but did not spoil my gaming experience.
    As for the qualities of this Zelda, as usual in the games of this series, Nintedo has provided us with a game of very high quality, putting even its predecessor at the rank of prototype despite the revolution it brought. The narration is much better with an excellent scenario. On this point, Nintendo has listened very well to the players. I was also satisfied with the soundtrack, with the reworking of some of the themes you could hear in BOTW. The construction system is very well integrated in the game and is well brought in the story (a whole tutorial area is dedicated to the mastery of it), the new powers are also excellent. Nintendo has, on this point, kept the best of BOTW to make something much more advanced, which gives a gameplay that can vary to the extreme.

    In short, Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is a game that I recommend to those who are looking for an excellent game that pushes its concept to the end. I could talk about many other qualities but not all of them come to mind as I write.    … Expand
  2. PhatBean
    May 14, 2023
    9
    this game is really good play its worth 60 dollars, its botw but on methamphetamine with creative mechanics beginner friendly (incredibly good tutorial explaining mechanics super well) while also allowing veterans of botw to have a challenging game overall, game good :)
  3. blakeharris25
    May 14, 2023
    10
    The game recreates that whimsical Zelda Adventure and sense of wonder. Hands down better than Horizon Forbidden West, which is a great game in its own right.
  4. Clion07X
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Coge los pocos defectos de BotW y arréglalos.
    Coge lo bueno y mejóralo.
    Coge lo que faltaba, y ponlo. Historia, aventura, ambientación e inmersión, creatividad, ingenio y exploración, rompecabezas y acción. TODO. Este juego es simplemente bueno en todo, ha ido más y más lejos y lo ha hecho todo bien. Simplemente, el mejor juego creado a día de hoy, y posiblemente en mucho tiempo. Gracias    Coge los pocos defectos de BotW y arréglalos.
    Coge lo bueno y mejóralo.
    Coge lo que faltaba, y ponlo.

    Historia, aventura, ambientación e inmersión, creatividad, ingenio y exploración, rompecabezas y acción. TODO. Este juego es simplemente bueno en todo, ha ido más y más lejos y lo ha hecho todo bien. Simplemente, el mejor juego creado a día de hoy, y posiblemente en mucho tiempo.
    Gracias Nintendo.    … Expand
  5. geraldoneto
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This isn't just a sequel to a game that was the best of its year, it's a raising of levels that seemed insurmountable. Tears of the Kingdom is for me the game of the century!
  6. acrespogmz
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Sin palabras, llevo alrededor de 8h de juego y no puedo describir la bocanada de aire fresco que representa este juego para la industria actual. GOAT.
  7. Kiwti
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Es simplemente superior a BTW la precuela, al final los haters le estan dando nota baja, tremendo GOTY se va a llevar 2023
  8. AndrePanza
    May 14, 2023
    8
    Bom jogo, mas o começo é um tanto quanto tedioso. Andar no jogo de um lado para o outro é bastante tedioso, principalmente por causa de algumas paredes escorregadias e obstáculos para criar uma dificuldade artificial.
    De resto é um ótimo jogo, apenas com um começo massante. O mapa é maravilhoso e as funções novas deixam o jogo antigo totalmente ultrapassado e defasado. Definitivamente é um    Bom jogo, mas o começo é um tanto quanto tedioso. Andar no jogo de um lado para o outro é bastante tedioso, principalmente por causa de algumas paredes escorregadias e obstáculos para criar uma dificuldade artificial.
    De resto é um ótimo jogo, apenas com um começo massante. O mapa é maravilhoso e as funções novas deixam o jogo antigo totalmente ultrapassado e defasado. Definitivamente é um must play!    … Expand
  9. ShadowMose
    May 14, 2023
    0
    It has the same Broken and Archaic Control Scheme from BOTW, and a poor Frame Rate. I've experienced climbing walls during fights by mistake due to the stiff movement with target lock, & the shield not blocking correctly while target locked on an enemy above me.

    I've gotten to a point where I don't want to play it due to these problems.
  10. Fontey
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Fun, epic, awesome, stunning and creative! Son loves the walking trees and fortresses!
  11. 6IvanDrago9
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This game is exactly what a sequel should be like. Everybody who complains that it's just like Breath Of The Wild... there was more than enough official information and gameplay footage months before release. What did you expect?

    The new mechanics are great and unique, the possibilities for creativity are almost endless. One can tell that the developers have put a lot of love and heart    This game is exactly what a sequel should be like. Everybody who complains that it's just like Breath Of The Wild... there was more than enough official information and gameplay footage months before release. What did you expect?

    The new mechanics are great and unique, the possibilities for creativity are almost endless. One can tell that the developers have put a lot of love and heart into every detail. The new world is amazing and makes you want to explore it further, especially with the new abilities which make the old ones look boring. What's not boring is the new, changed Hyrule. It's based on the old map (with many changes), but that's just the "ground level Hyrule". Without spoiling too much... there are new areas, and they're BIG and full of things new to explore.

    If this game didn't meet your expectations, that's on you. But you can't deny that the game was made with care and passion. The way I like to play games, I already see myself putting an unholy amount of time into this gem.

    Thank you, Nintendo    … Expand
  12. Kitsuuu
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Ta bueno
    Los graficos estan bonitos y a mi mamá le gustó jugar el juego conmigo
  13. NathLuna
    May 14, 2023
    10
    It's insane how much the built on the original... I wish I could give this game an 11! You can really tell how much love was poured into this game, the creativity and cleverness in puzzles is unmatched!
  14. saarthak
    May 14, 2023
    10
    After playing Breath of the Wild, I was sad. I was sad because I never thought I would ever have a gaming experience like this ever again. Any sequel to this game was doomed to fail, right?

    I was wrong. TOTK is a masterpiece. All I can say is go play it, experience it for yourself. If you loved BOTW as much as I did, oh boy, hope you have an extra 500 hours to spare.
  15. manuel29
    May 14, 2023
    10
    That was a difficult challenge for Nintendo. Tears of the Kingdom is the perfect sequel of a perfect game. Congrats!
  16. Kramirez87
    May 14, 2023
    5
    2nd only to Ocarina of time. Breath of the wild feels like a demo. This game builds on the BOTW blueprint and gives it a better story and some traditional zelda elements that we're missing in BOTW.
  17. gruvest
    May 14, 2023
    9
    Tears of the Kingdom is a HUGE game, MUCH larger than even Breath of the Wild in terms of map size, enemy diversity, and things to do. Even though Link's abilities in this game aren't as all-powerful as they were in the previous game, they are still incredibly fun to use and give players a lot of room for creativity while still limiting enough to enable the developers to include genuineTears of the Kingdom is a HUGE game, MUCH larger than even Breath of the Wild in terms of map size, enemy diversity, and things to do. Even though Link's abilities in this game aren't as all-powerful as they were in the previous game, they are still incredibly fun to use and give players a lot of room for creativity while still limiting enough to enable the developers to include genuine puzzle and dungeon experiences. All of these combine to make Tears of the Kingdom immediately one of the most amazing games I've ever played.

    Unfortunately, on its native hardware there are plenty of framedrops during normal gameplay and people used to 4k 60fps resolution will be disappointed. Performance is the only reason I won't give TotK a 10/10.    … Expand
  18. 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
  19. Pipao
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This is botw on steroids you don’t just explore nature and find treasure you actually have a lot of side missions and quests to do, yes even more than botw and they feel more entertaining, there’s just so juch to do and so hyrule feels alive this time
  20. Cedric2a
    May 14, 2023
    9
    Un jeu Quasi Parfait ..
    Bravo à Nintendo qui était attendu sur ce jeu, et ils ont réussi d'une bien belle manière, on pourrait croire que c'est le même jeu mais pourtant si différent, si innovant, et bien meilleure histoire. Bravo .
  21. WalterCP22
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Beautiful game with awesome mechanics.
    Don't let anyone tell you this game isn't worth it or that it's just a DLC for Breath of the Wild, thisbis a worthy sequel easily surpassing the first entry with a lot of innovation.
  22. Shogoki
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Este juego es increíble, ya le he echado más de 100 horas de juego y no me entran ganas de rushearmelo e ir por Ganondorf sino seguir explorando, con todas las nuevas mecánicas implementadas este juego se siente mucho más completo que su precuela, el BOTW, la cantidad de cosas que hay en el mapa y como te entretienes con cualquiera de ellas es fascinante, simplemente un excelente juego.
  23. Pilin20soles
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Si fuera por mi, diria que el juego es una joya y que nintendo se esfuerza cuando quiere. No me dejare llevar por la opinion popular ya que este juego como dicen una parte de la comunidad es muy bueno, yo tengo mi propia opinion. En mi grupo cercano dicen que es una basura, sin embargo aquellos son los que no han ni probado este juego, de ser por mi tendria un 11 sin embargo por aquellosSi fuera por mi, diria que el juego es una joya y que nintendo se esfuerza cuando quiere. No me dejare llevar por la opinion popular ya que este juego como dicen una parte de la comunidad es muy bueno, yo tengo mi propia opinion. En mi grupo cercano dicen que es una basura, sin embargo aquellos son los que no han ni probado este juego, de ser por mi tendria un 11 sin embargo por aquellos bajones de fps y la poca potencia de la switch (no es culpa de los desarrolladores) le llego a dar un 10 ya que desde principio hasta donde estoy ahora me ha gustado :v
    Senti aquella emocion de cuando jugue botw por primera vez    … Expand
  24. Macintosh1001
    May 14, 2023
    9
    A great follow-up that improved every flaw that BotW had, while adding brilliant new systems and mechanics. The game brings out your creative side to solve numerous puzzles and makes it a joy to explore. There is a definite and recurring frame rate drops when the screen gets too busy or when you’re moving large objects, but the game really broadens the scope and flexibility of how youA great follow-up that improved every flaw that BotW had, while adding brilliant new systems and mechanics. The game brings out your creative side to solve numerous puzzles and makes it a joy to explore. There is a definite and recurring frame rate drops when the screen gets too busy or when you’re moving large objects, but the game really broadens the scope and flexibility of how you approach a situation and exploration.… Expand
  25. zthundiee
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Inmenso y espectacular. Una obra de arte que no puedes dejar pasar, tanto para los fans de BOTW y los que nunca jugaron Zelda
  26. Mikaiah
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Off the charts. Story, gameplay, music and mesmerising exploration. The best game ever made until now, period.
  27. Coolthingce
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has fun and innovative mechanics that has never been seen before. and several Great side quests. love how they brought back ganandorf and dungeons. Has a lot of fun shrines with good puzzles.… Expand
  28. Rj_Rhodes
    May 14, 2023
    0
    Overglorified DLC
    Not a Zelda game
    Overhyped trash
    If I wanted crafting systems I would have played Minecraft.
  29. FinianB
    May 14, 2023
    10
    anyone who sais this is a bad game clearly is brainwashed by the boring ahh formula that triple AAA games now seem to have
  30. GameGeekYT
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This is one of the best games I've ever played. It improves upon BOTW in every way, and adds a TON of new areas to explore. The level of creativity you're able to utilize is impressive, and I'm having a lot of fun just exploring. The story is also excellent. If you're on the fence, I highly recommend you give this game a try.
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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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