The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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8.1

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  1. mrgamer2023
    May 15, 2023
    3
    Very boring game, don't be fooled by those fake 10/10 reviews. Not worth it.......
  2. Der_Barmherzige
    May 16, 2023
    3
    While it is fun, this game is a full price title for 70€ and it feels raw. It looks like it's predecessors from 2017 and feels like it just with more exploration and abilities
  3. prxey1x
    May 21, 2023
    3
    Horrible game only good thing about it is the time it takes to finish the game I bought a 70$ DLC just for me to play it for an hour get bored of it and garbage graphics. nobody can convince me that this garbage graphics, time taker is better than any PS exclusive like Spider-Man, GOW, Read dead 2 and tons more. Don’t waste your time on this game your life is more valuable than a gameHorrible game only good thing about it is the time it takes to finish the game I bought a 70$ DLC just for me to play it for an hour get bored of it and garbage graphics. nobody can convince me that this garbage graphics, time taker is better than any PS exclusive like Spider-Man, GOW, Read dead 2 and tons more. Don’t waste your time on this game your life is more valuable than a game taking up 80 hours of your life for a horrible game. Trust me stay away from it.… Expand
  4. Edgarelder77
    May 24, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. La neta es una variación similar al juego anterior presenta muy pocas novedades, las cuélales hace igual el juego… Expand
  5. Keyity
    May 30, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game did not live up to the hype.
    Some disappointments:
    - A lot of recycled game mechanics from botw. It feels more like a DLC than a whole new game.
    - The introduction is too long, linear and tedious. This ruins replay-ability.
    - The construction-type game mechanic feels a lot like actual work, with a poor interface. If you do 3D modeling as a day-time job, playing this game is not relaxing nor entertaining. Much rather get back to work. It feels very off in a Zelda game.
    - The game is nearly unplayable for people with limited spatial awareness.
    - Storyline doesn't provoke progression.
    - Deviating from the storyline is unrewarding.
    - The vast spectrum of weapons and abilities makes for an overcomplicated play-style.
    - Seems to target a very young audience.    … Expand
  6. Tater_Pants
    Jun 3, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Remove the Zelda name from this game and all of the nostalgia would be completely washed away and that is the only reason this game is getting such glowing reviews. Not only did Nintendo screw up the one thing that made BOTW so awesome, but they doubled down on so many things from BOTW that people hated. The storyline is pathetic outside of the first 10 minutes and the extended ending. The "all weapons have decayed" plot device makes exactly zero sense. Most of the sages are absolutely useless outside of specific combat situations, Tulin being the sole exception since he helps you glide better (with a massive recharge time, btw) and his crit shots can be super useful, especially when stunning a Frox for an unexpected easy hit or two. Some people complained about how BOTW was a largely empty world... well, that same thing still applies here, which is ironic considering how this game absolutely BURIES you in quests and pointless busywork to do basic things, like activating towers. Thankfully you don't have to climb them anymore, but I found myself rolling my eyes repeatedly when I'd come across a tower that had a blocked entrance for no good reason and I had to look around yet again for some alternative way in. That got old super fast and made lots of other things feel like a chore to get done. Bad design of one bit seeps into the design choices of other bits and spoils the experience by making it feel like a total slog.

    Now... a lot of people complain about the visuals. Although I found a few really problematic areas (like the occasional mesh overlap), I didn't have much issue with how the game looked. Where flowing water turns into a waterfall looks absolutely awful, but that was the only major gripe I had with the visuals. I didn't have high expectations here, given that it's a Switch game, so that part's pretty much fine with me. Didn't like it, didn't hate it. Neutral... and ironically the only thing saving this from an even lower score.

    Fusion mechanics... hoo boy. This could have been interesting. You can make some really gnarly swords and some really interesting and useful shields... but since they doubled down on the durability detail that almost everyone hated in BOTW, this got old super fast. This was the one part of the game that could have saved it but nope... epic fail.

    Ultrahand is kind of interesting. Building vehicles can be rewarding, and Autobuild has a couple of pretty interesting prebuilt designs. Unfortunately, most of the designs you can find from schema stones or the Yiga are absolutely worthless, and with only 8 slots for custom designs, you will run out of spots quickly. I built a really nice cannon car that made it impossible for regular enemies to do anything about, and it was pretty funny when a Frox just nommed it. Unfortunately, the interface is extremely slow, so even this part of the game suffers from the feeling of a slog.

    The economics are completely broken from BOTW. It's much harder to earn rupees, since almost everything has been downgraded in value, and starter clothing is stupid expensive until you do pointless quests... in one case, MULTIPLE pointless quests. Admittedly, finding out that Cece has a carrot addiction is funny, but that's not only an outlier plot point in the sea of extremely lame plot points, but it's also one told so many times in fiction that it just serves to say "hey where have I seen this before?". But anyway, back to economics... even the great fairies are broken in terms of economics... everything has a labor charge now? On top of forcing you do to filler quests? Just drag it out even more, why don't ya... no, just no... just take my 10k rupees and bugger off. BOTW did this part right.

    Some people say that the combat is easier, some say it's harder. I say it's about the same. Enemies have new attack patterns, and Nintendo went into their back catalog and pulled old enemies from the past into this game. No one liked the Like Likes though, Nintendo... so bringing them back was dumb. I didn't expect to see Gleeoks return though. Where's the new stuff? Oh, Horriblins... whose name matches their design. Yeah, it's funny the first time to watch them bounce around on their butt, but they don't add much to the gameplay at all. When you first start the game, you are horribly outmatched, as the statistics of the enemies are pumped WAY up. Getting hit once from a regular Bokoblin can get you a Game Over. What nonsense is this? You can be one-hit KO'd from the weakest monster in Ganondorf's army. Terrible balancing issues permeate the entire game. And then we get to the final boss... wow. You thought Calamity Ganon was a pushover? This game's final fight makes Calamity Ganon feel like a legitimate challenge. Terrible, terrible balancing.

    I could go on for days about how screwed up this game was and how much they completely drained all of the fun out of BOTW, but there's a character limit here. All in all, this game was an epic fail.    … Expand
  7. Pontacos
    Jun 13, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. ・Reuse of the same map from the previous installment(Only a few empty areas and pitch-black underground maps have been added)
    ・Overwhelming lack of tutorials and terrible controls
    Characters who have forgotten about the protagonist
    ・Cid, who didn't bother to mention the existence of the betrothed despite our deepening friendship
    ・Zelda takes over Link’s home

    While there are various dissatisfactions, the worst aspects are the story and the excessive focus on Princess Zelda.

    Zelda's motives for her actions continue to lack any genuine love for the people. She has become even more self-centered and self-absorbed. I can't find even a trace of willingness to help her. It all feels like a contrived and convenient happy ending.　
    I have loved all the previous Zeldas, but this one is just unbearable.

    I’m not a English speaker, so sorry for my poor English.    … Expand
  8. KaoriTachibana
    Jun 15, 2023
    3
    This game is the disappointment of the year. I got it for free to test it and following all the hype I expected something great but what I ultimately got was nothing more than bad.

    There are some positives; the game looks nice and the environments have a nice vibe to them. Furthermore, exploration is fun and the combination mechanisms are innovative and have a lot of potential. The    This game is the disappointment of the year. I got it for free to test it and following all the hype I expected something great but what I ultimately got was nothing more than bad.

    There are some positives; the game looks nice and the environments have a nice vibe to them. Furthermore, exploration is fun and the combination mechanisms are innovative and have a lot of potential. The allow for some really creative approach but are restricted by the clunky controls quite a bit (see next part for more on this). Too often a valuable building part falls down into the void and is gone until the game is restarted. That's not too bad though because it gives a sense of caution.

    The music is decent and sound effects fit the ambiance well but neither are something special. Voice acting is well done for the few spoken lines there are, but again, Link doesn't respond verbally to anyone.

    If that was everything about this game, it'd probably get a 7 or 8 score but the combat and the controls is what's the real catastrophe. They're just bad, really bad.
    First and foremost, who'd though putting the "run button" on th topmost button was a good idea. Not only does it hurt my hands but it also blocks access of the other face buttons. It's also so unintuitive, as other similar games have the run command on the downmost button, a shoulder button or the right analog stick.

    Even worse is the combat itself. While it doesn't help that everything breaks on you in the almost worst possible moment, switching weapons and gear is a chore in how the buttons are configured. That's as unintuitive as running. I'd rather open a menu and scroll through it then pressing two buttons while trying to choose the right weapon with a third one.

    Finally, the biggest no-go for an action-orientated game the complete absence of an "evade button". You can block attacks with a shield, but if you don't have one you're screwed. Because there is no dedicated evade method you have to run to not get hit, using that stupid button layout, while also trying to get closer to attack. That results in getting hit by enemy attacks a lot, because they have a god-like precision and many hit like a truck, even with a literal pebble causing you to have to deal with even more unintuitive menus to access healing items.

    Conclusion:
    I can't recommend anyone to play this game at all because combat and controls are abysmal. Even the most difficult Souls-likes have much better gameplay and are more enjoyable despite their difficulty.    … Expand
  9. MrWoodyWood
    Jul 13, 2023
    3
    Was disappointed when I realized the game starts you off in the sky area to completely mask the similarities with the first BOTW. The world is nearly entirely the same, with small changes to make it feel different. One area will now have snow. One area will have some sludge. One area will have caves. etc. etc.
    All the old mechanics are back. And all the terrible mechanics are back. They    Was disappointed when I realized the game starts you off in the sky area to completely mask the similarities with the first BOTW. The world is nearly entirely the same, with small changes to make it feel different. One area will now have snow. One area will have some sludge. One area will have caves. etc. etc.
    All the old mechanics are back. And all the terrible mechanics are back. They lied about there being dungeons like the old zelda games, it is very much like the divine beasts. They really just rehashed the last game. If I had never played BOTW before, I would have been ecstatic. But it feels like I'm playing the same game, with the same formula all over again.
    We give pokemon and call of duty a hard time. Imagine them releasing a pokemon game, and then 6 years later releasing the same pokemon game with some added caves and a new starter town . . . I don't understand how everyone is so blinded....    … Expand
  10. 3thax
    Aug 13, 2023
    3
    Don’t really get the appeal… The combat ranges from trivial tedious, the world is as empty and soulless as it’s npcs. The only real change is a fraction of Gary’s Mod?! Somehow reduced link from the hero of hyrule to a dude wandering for a coat for the second game in a row. Idk how or why they’d bring back weapon dura but oh boy is that a great, fun and immersive system that never getsDon’t really get the appeal… The combat ranges from trivial tedious, the world is as empty and soulless as it’s npcs. The only real change is a fraction of Gary’s Mod?! Somehow reduced link from the hero of hyrule to a dude wandering for a coat for the second game in a row. Idk how or why they’d bring back weapon dura but oh boy is that a great, fun and immersive system that never gets old… it’s the same old mediocre 30 fps game with a bad Minecraft/Fortnite system slapped on. Again, don’t get the hype nor the appeal. Its a finished product with no slimy micro transactions so I gotta admit it’s not the worst but really don’t think it’s great a great product for its price in 2023.… Expand
  11. Paim
    Aug 14, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who played botw and loved it, this game is an absolute disappointment. It feels more like a botw master quest than an actual sequel. The sky and depths are far from finished and the old map is almost exactly the same as botw outside of the lackluster caves.… Expand
  12. SasKP
    Aug 21, 2023
    3
    It's frustrating as hell, BotW was a struggle as well but I pushed through it because everyone liked it. Won't do the same with TotK, played it for like 11 hours and I'm done, this is not for me.

    They took BotW and cranked up the bullsh*t tenfold with the Zonai devices and mandatory weapon fusing. I played it on a Switch emulator with unlimited weapon durability (with 60fps on 2K) so I    It's frustrating as hell, BotW was a struggle as well but I pushed through it because everyone liked it. Won't do the same with TotK, played it for like 11 hours and I'm done, this is not for me.

    They took BotW and cranked up the bullsh*t tenfold with the Zonai devices and mandatory weapon fusing. I played it on a Switch emulator with unlimited weapon durability (with 60fps on 2K) so I can't even imagine the tedium normal players have to endure.

    My main issue with the latest Zelda games is a lack of direction (even though I absolutely love Elden Ring where I was constantly lost). Yes, the game throws some objective markers at you but it's still overwhelming. That combined with it's lack-luster combat, unrewarding gameplay loop, boatload of puzzles and ungodly amount of walking make this a dreadful experience, the cumbersome mechanics of the Ultra-Hand and Zonai devices just added to my frustration.

    It is what it is, I don't like Baldur's Gate 3 either, it's too slow. My ADHD brain needs quick and constant stimulation otherwise I'm out, no matter how highly praised it is by critics and the general populace.
    Give me a weapon, some enemies to kill (with a good combat system) and I'm good. Leave the "wandering around aimlessly" and "finding what to do next" parts to real-life, or at least make it worth my while. None of the places look interesting or memorable.

    In conclusion, for me this game is boring, frustrating and tedious.

    If you relate to how I feel:

    Don't let the internet make you play a game you don't like, just accept that you're different and move on.
    There is something for everyone.    … Expand
  13. Falcon612
    Sep 10, 2023
    2
    This game was a nightmare to experience. The English voice actors were so irritating I had to turn the voice acting into a different language. The camera controls were awful no matter how I set them. And the tutorial level is slow, and full of obtuse puzzle obstacles which don't make you feel clever for solving them, just frustrated. There was one place in the tutorial level where youThis game was a nightmare to experience. The English voice actors were so irritating I had to turn the voice acting into a different language. The camera controls were awful no matter how I set them. And the tutorial level is slow, and full of obtuse puzzle obstacles which don't make you feel clever for solving them, just frustrated. There was one place in the tutorial level where you can get stuck if you happen to fall off the icy ledge before getting the Ascend ability, WHICH could have been easily remedied if they enabled warping in the tutorial level. Two hours of non-stop frustration.… Expand
  14. smnblack
    May 13, 2023
    2
    This is not a Zelda at all. Puzzles puzzles. I came from work to spend 5 hours doing Minecraft style works. If I wanna build something there are many games in the market that can help with that. Breath of the wild had this issue as well. What about the story? Isn't supposed to be urgent to reach Zelda and Gannon? Nah, you can pickup materials and apples to cook slowly. I Strongly don'tThis is not a Zelda at all. Puzzles puzzles. I came from work to spend 5 hours doing Minecraft style works. If I wanna build something there are many games in the market that can help with that. Breath of the wild had this issue as well. What about the story? Isn't supposed to be urgent to reach Zelda and Gannon? Nah, you can pickup materials and apples to cook slowly. I Strongly don't recommend this or Breath of the Wild as your First Zelda. Fortunately, I can play Minish Cap now on Switch. For Tears of kingdom, I'm going to sale it. Doesn't Worth your money.… Expand
  15. 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.
  16. OliRock92
    May 17, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 1st thing 1st, I'm about 25 to 30 hours in and have only completed ONE of the "dungeons" but from the reviews I have read, they all have the same structure anyways so, here I go.

    The very begining of the game is already from the start, nothing like what we were shown in trailers. It feels very rushed. Then, you wake up in basically what it the Great Plateau except, in the Sky. I do mean it basically is the Great Plateau, even it's shape and structure is similar. They make you do 4 shrines (yes, the god-awful shrines are back) to get your powers then you go to the surface, dropping near a new village, which I thought at 1st was interesting to see an evolution here since people are gathering to rebuild Hyrule. Here, you get the paraglider and then proceed to a Skyview Tower, which is just a goofy ass Sheikah Tower (yes, Ubisoft's tower climbing to uncover the map is back as well...yaaaay     … Expand
  17. ddenis
    May 30, 2023
    2
    This is the same Zelda, this is old, this is low fps, this is the same enemies, the same sound, the same map, this is bad.
  18. Ripper36
    Jun 3, 2023
    2
    Please bring the old Zelda feel back. Not the top down versions (although they are better then this and breath of the wild) but i want Twlight Princess and Majorias mask style and yes OOT along with WW. This is just an empty open world game with little story and nothing new. Love Zelda Games and I love Nintendo to death but plz stop with emptyness.
  19. affus
    May 14, 2023
    2
    I'd like to discuss some important points about Tears of the Kingdom that I think the reviews were lacking to clearly explain, and it is necessary to clarify the flaws in advanced to set up players expectations.

    Float islands: while the trailers and the marketing massively showed the air lands, it is just the tutorial of the game and you are gonna finish it in 2 hours. There are some    I'd like to discuss some important points about Tears of the Kingdom that I think the reviews were lacking to clearly explain, and it is necessary to clarify the flaws in advanced to set up players expectations.

    Float islands: while the trailers and the marketing massively showed the air lands, it is just the tutorial of the game and you are gonna finish it in 2 hours. There are some small floating island through the game, but they are not so big or interesting.

    Map: the map of the game where you are gonna play 80 to 90% of the game is exactly the same. You are gonna spending uncountable hours looking for new korok seeds and new shrines at random places. I do feel a little disappointed here, cause I was expecting more of the floating islands or some significantly change in the original map. But not, you are gonna play the same game twice, but with a new story. There are a new place that I will not mention here (to let people discover while playing), but it unfortunately is not so interesting.

    Story: the story is brand new and captivating. Every location shows the passage of time and people remember you when you approach. You will most of the time, follow the story buy a way like the memories in Breath of the Wild, finding places and seeing a scene.

    New powers: here is where I think Nintendo spent most of the time developing the game. The new powers, in special the Ultra Hand, let players use the game as an amazing sandbox. You can craft unimaginable things and solve problems in creative ways.

    Overall, I think this game would be great if Breath of the Wild didn't exist, but it does. Tears of the Kingdom felt to me like a copycat trying to monetize through the success of its predecessor. This game is worthy playing if you give some years between Breath and it, ir order to forget most of the map. I can not imagine other franchise to imitate so hard its predecessor, using the same map, and critically being so acclaimed by media. Sometime I think reviewers are afraid of Nintendo stopping sending game to them if they give bad reviews.    … Expand
  20. davitolucena
    Jun 3, 2023
    2
    E o mesmo mapa do jogo anterior o jogo tem mais problemas técnicos do que o jogo anterior até parece uma dlc a preço cheio e com vários problemas a única coisa que mudou foi a história porque o resto é a mesma coisa do anterior não recomendo ninguém comprar isso e além disso é mais um jogo da Nintendo a preço cheio e que não tem legendas em português em pleno 2023
  21. Wael17
    May 14, 2023
    2
    How a game feels like genshin and have a horrible graphics and gameplay mechanics have 96 rare!!! Terrible game
  22. BryceTheEevee
    May 13, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I cannot express how disappointed I am as a fan of the more traditional Zelda formula that this game is just more of the same, a literal 70$ dlc for lazly adding more map. 6 years of waiting for the same garbage. Huge disappointment if you disliked botw.… Expand
  23. cybr0n
    May 16, 2023
    2
    As per nintendo's tradition for the past 20 years, it's the same old same old. If you liked BoTW then you'll like this. On the other hand if you think that Zelda series have always been boring and there are much better games out there in the same genre, then you'd most like not really get the hype like me.
  24. Lyn066
    Aug 9, 2023
    2
    Much more boring than BoTW. Exploration is tiring and tedious. Filled with gender stereotypes. Not recommend.
  25. Karasique
    Sep 5, 2023
    2
    Outdated graphics, bad performance, shallow repetitive gameplay. Crazy huge, partially empty world and laughable rewards for it's exploring. Ridiculous progression system. Massive reuse of old content. It is rather a work than a game. Tedious work for hundreds of hours. The sequel tries to solve some problems of it's predecessor but definitely it is not enough, and somewhere it got evenOutdated graphics, bad performance, shallow repetitive gameplay. Crazy huge, partially empty world and laughable rewards for it's exploring. Ridiculous progression system. Massive reuse of old content. It is rather a work than a game. Tedious work for hundreds of hours. The sequel tries to solve some problems of it's predecessor but definitely it is not enough, and somewhere it got even worse.
    Pretty sure this game gets a remaster for next Nintendo console for another $70.    … Expand
  26. Hsox05
    May 13, 2023
    2
    It’s a miss to me. Its just a lazy reskin of Breath of the Wild, minus the good parts. BotW started with 4 shrines (last one snow) to get 4 spirit orbs, led by the ghost of an old hyrule king. TotK starts with 4 shrines (last one snow) to get 4 spirit orbs disguised as light spheres, led by the ghost of an old hyrule king. First power up you learn in BOTW is magnet which allows your toIt’s a miss to me. Its just a lazy reskin of Breath of the Wild, minus the good parts. BotW started with 4 shrines (last one snow) to get 4 spirit orbs, led by the ghost of an old hyrule king. TotK starts with 4 shrines (last one snow) to get 4 spirit orbs disguised as light spheres, led by the ghost of an old hyrule king. First power up you learn in BOTW is magnet which allows your to float items through the air, first power up you learn in TotK is ultra hand which is basically the same thing. Sheikah slate is the same thing as the purah pad. Skyview towers are the same thing as the Sheikah towers, but rather than figuring out how to climb them, it’s just opening a door then a long winded animation of being slingshotted up into the air and falling back into that zone of the map. The Ascend power up is annoying with having to watch a long animation and then press “escape” when it finally goes through. The time reverse power up is pretty cool, but I’d rather have stasis and the bombs from BOTW. Climbing in the rain was always a very annoying feature of BOTW but it could easily be circumvented by advancing the story and getting revali’s gale early. Looks like they’ve taken that away and your best bet is roaming around and finding fallen rocks and doing time reversal on them. Or finding shelter and passing time at a fire, which was always tedious. Or sticky frog potion. Getting a power up that made it not as hard was much more rewarding. Also a bad problem to double down on. Story is a lazy, predictable “let’s take all your powers away”. Sky world was already done in probably the worst main game in the series, skyward sword.

    I haven’t played enough to get the hang of the vehicle building yet. So I can’t judge that. The shrines and the Korok seeds were a neat, new experience in BOTW, but they’re just slightly amped up but very similar ideas in this “new” game that took 7 years and multiple delays to come out. That’s crazy they delayed it so much only for it to look and play pretty much exactly like an old wiiU game. Not to mention the frame rate peaking at 30fps and often dropping way below that into being super choppy. Not sure I’ve ever been so disappointed in a game    … Expand
  27. Jinoon
    May 13, 2023
    2
    A low rate for the laziness and the lack of work ! This actually perfectly reflects the Nintendo company since their device reached the success. No ambition, no investment, just remasters and remakes, with higher prices. Frankly speaking...if this game had been released 6 years ago instead of BOTW... I would have probably gave a 8on 10. But nobody should tolerate such a massive copy/paste.A low rate for the laziness and the lack of work ! This actually perfectly reflects the Nintendo company since their device reached the success. No ambition, no investment, just remasters and remakes, with higher prices. Frankly speaking...if this game had been released 6 years ago instead of BOTW... I would have probably gave a 8on 10. But nobody should tolerate such a massive copy/paste. Same world, same progression structure, same hud, same musics, same enemies, same goddamn korugus, same obnoxious breakable weapons, same disappointing dungeons... If this game wasn't called Zelda, this kind of job would have probably created a scandal ! But this gonna be goty... it's a shame !… Expand
  28. Jam30
    May 14, 2023
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Building cool stuff is about the only meaningful change between this game and last.… Expand
  29. loliloll2612
    May 15, 2023
    2
    Il me tardait réellement la sortie de ce titre ayant complètement terminé et adoré Breathe of the wild , mais malheureusement plutôt très déçu de ce nouvel opus qui fait effectivement penser à un gros dlc de BOTW. Le même en levant un cran au dessus de ce qu il faisait avant. 6 ans à attendre pour cela ???? le gameplay est toujours aussi génial mais au bout d un moment amalgame toutes lesIl me tardait réellement la sortie de ce titre ayant complètement terminé et adoré Breathe of the wild , mais malheureusement plutôt très déçu de ce nouvel opus qui fait effectivement penser à un gros dlc de BOTW. Le même en levant un cran au dessus de ce qu il faisait avant. 6 ans à attendre pour cela ???? le gameplay est toujours aussi génial mais au bout d un moment amalgame toutes les 5 minutes ça va et ça lasse. Histoire mieux mais encore trop légère, niveaux célestes correctes et sous terrains une purge ! Non un gros DLC ne peut être le GOTY pour moi, même si il le sera peut être officiellement ! je m attendais à quelque chose de plus grandiose… Expand
  30. Notda004
    May 14, 2023
    2
    Absolutely dissapointed, it seems Nintendo did the bare minimum to appease classic Zelda players. They would even give us legit dungeons THE BIGGEST ASK and they didn't deliver. Sure the world is good but that's because it's BoTW world completely reused and BoTW world was good to begin with. I understand it's a sequel but the reuse of assests is crazy. It's quite easy to see NintendoAbsolutely dissapointed, it seems Nintendo did the bare minimum to appease classic Zelda players. They would even give us legit dungeons THE BIGGEST ASK and they didn't deliver. Sure the world is good but that's because it's BoTW world completely reused and BoTW world was good to begin with. I understand it's a sequel but the reuse of assests is crazy. It's quite easy to see Nintendo focused heavily on appeasing to minecraft players and want people addicted to building stuff in game instead of actually playing zelda. 1. If you don't like building stuff literally every 5 minutes to get everywhere this game isn't for you. 2. If you hate being in menus more then actually playing this game isn't for you. 3. If you're a classic zelda fan that's itching for classic dungeons you can spend hours in trying to figure them out this game isn't for you (slightly larger unique looking divine beast is about all we got). 3. If you hated the weapon breaking in botw this is even worse because it both has weapon breaking which wasted enough time but now you have to waste even more time to "fuse" stuff to weapons just to be effective at battle. ---- the world is great, the exploring is great, just like botw but the rest of it I'd lacking and really does feel like DLC. BoTW was a great one time departure from the Zelda franchise but many of us are ready for a real Zelda game not a Zelda skinned open world game. Not saying the next Zelda can't be open world but it actually needs to have Zelda gameplay in it... dungeons, items you actually need to work for, meaningful weapon and gear upgrades (that don't break), a higher sense of fantasy. The Zelda formula is timeless and has proven itself over and over again, I'm not against change but I am against upended an entire franchise people love for something "new" and completely forgoing homage to the past.… 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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