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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  3. Negative: 1,592 out of 9840
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  1. PlayHard
    May 13, 2023
    0
    Zelda 720p 20fps in 2023 is something you can't accept. Switch's technical issues limit the game's potential.
    Zelda is not an INDIE! Zelda is AAA and It should run at 1080p~1440p~4K 60fps. NOT 720p 20fps.
  2. OnlyOneHere
    May 13, 2023
    0
    This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for a mobile game. It doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $70 price tag. Just when I thought Nintendo has done the greediest thing imaginable, something even greedier comes up. They are charging a $70 next-gen price for a game that isn't even on a next-gen console. Are you freaking kidding me?This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for a mobile game. It doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $70 price tag. Just when I thought Nintendo has done the greediest thing imaginable, something even greedier comes up. They are charging a $70 next-gen price for a game that isn't even on a next-gen console. Are you freaking kidding me? This game can barely runs at 30fps 720p and dips to 20fps in combat. When I pay $70, I expect a performance and fidelity mode. The graphics are a joke. This whole cel shading stuff is just an excuse for developers to be cheap and lazy. The textures are pukeworthy. The physics are beyond horrible. The combat is boring and repetitive. The story is terrible. Cringeworthy running animations. It's the exact same game as the last, even the map is the freaking same. It's just new missions, cutscenes and attaching things. It's literally $70 DLC. When it comes to voice acting, Nintendo are extremely cheap. $70 only to get "oh ah uh hmm" voice acting during in-game dialogue. That's pathetic. Lack of enemy variety and laughable boss fights.

    There is nothing to do in the open world. It's just a boring empty landscape of plants, trees, rocks, water and mountains. It's the same map as BOTW. All the lazy developers did was edit the map a bit with the creator tools and called it a day. And no, the map under the world and the sky islands don't count as new maps. GTA 5 Online has gotten new places under the map through updates and players can create sky maps with the Content Creator, so that makes it a different map, right? Wrong, it's still the same map. Not to mention the sky islands in TOTK are copied and pasted. It's embarrassing that a smaller studio like Coffee Stain North can give me a new map for Goat Sim 3 at $30, while TOTK is the same map with worse FPS and graphics for $70. Speaking of which, you can now build cars like you can in a Goat Sim 3 quest, but the cars are much slower. Maybe if they went fast enough, I might've had fun doing stunts off the empty boring mountains. Obviously the developers made it slow so it wouldn't expose a framerate nightmare. When I axed a tree, it shattered like glass and magically went under the ground.

    The fact that this low-budget rehased garbage got a 96 proves there are double standards and hypocrisy among these critics. Let's all be honest with ourselves. Forget the PS5/XSX and $70 price tag, If this were just a PS4/X1 game for $60 without the Legend of Zelda title, the narrative would've been so different. There is no way it would've scored higher than a 75 average. This game would be crucified by critics for low-budget graphics, poor draw distance, bad lip syncing, low unstable FPS and lack of innovation. Gamers would be roasting it by calling it a PS2 game. And then these game journalists have the audacity to rant and virtue signal over studios crunching, even though they are the main reason why crunch even exists in the first place, because every studio has to work at least 100 times harder than Nintendo to get a 90 overall Metacritic score. Playstation Studios had to crunch hard to become a critic darling with those graphics and over-produced cutscenes, but Zelda devs can make copy/paste shovelware and get treated like the Messiahs of gaming. I don't even want to hear about the Switch being underpowered. They are charging a premium next-gen price of $70, so I expect the same level of quality as PS5 and XSX. Not my fault these greedy cheapskates at Nintendo refuse to release next-gen hardware. There are hundreds, or maybe even thousands of indie games with higher quality than this trash for a cheaper price, yet get much lower scores from critics.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to touch this game again. Charging $70 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. Nintendo, you can make all the indie quality games you want. But when I get a $70 game with no guaranteed online multiplayer, that is where I absolutely draw the line. How dare you give me half of the game for $70. I might've actually had fun if it had online. That's the least they could do after increasing the price for this low budget game. It's funny when Zelda fans make fun of COD for being the same game every year. At least there are new maps and graphics every year, while Zelda is the same map and graphics in 6 years. It's mind boggling that this game gets universal acclaim for indie quality at $70, when others work much harder and get panned by critics and gamers. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.    … Expand
  3. ktjayhawk77
    May 15, 2023
    0
    This is just a clone of BOTW with some building mechanics. I already didn’t care for BOTW, and this is way worse. If Nintendo is going to continue to make Zelda games, please please go back to their old formula pre-BOTW, without overly big open worlds with boring objectives, actual fun dungeons, and permanent items that don’t break. In my opinion Skyward Sword is the last good Zelda game,This is just a clone of BOTW with some building mechanics. I already didn’t care for BOTW, and this is way worse. If Nintendo is going to continue to make Zelda games, please please go back to their old formula pre-BOTW, without overly big open worlds with boring objectives, actual fun dungeons, and permanent items that don’t break. In my opinion Skyward Sword is the last good Zelda game, and it just seems like there was a new fan base generated with BOTW, and this fan base never even played many of the older, classic, GOOD Zelda games. They just like big and empty open words with boring objectives. This and BOTW are all about quantity over quality. IMO Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess were not only the best Zelda games, but my favorite games overall. I hate this new direction that Nintendo is going with Zelda. If I could give this game a negative score I would, to offset all these crazy, unnecessary perfect scores. This game is FAR from perfect, or even good. This is now the most overrated video game of all time. Nintendo, please make Zelda great again if this is not their last entry. I actually give this a negative 10 out of 10. You want a good Zelda game go and play Twilight Princess, THAT is a masterpiece, not this garbage.… Expand
  4. Blab
    May 13, 2023
    0
    My fears coming into this game were proven correct, not enough new content and runs horribly on switch, not worth the steep $70 price-tag. Save your money and just replay BOTW instead.
  5. odysseus420
    May 16, 2023
    0
    And to think I was looking forward to this... A huge failure of a game on every conceivable level. The first issue is immediately obvious: the game is hideous, in fact it looks worse than Wind Waker and yet never goes above 20fps (with frequent spikes in the single digits). Not that the "graphics" are the only issue, the art direction might be the worst I've seen in a Nintento title toAnd to think I was looking forward to this... A huge failure of a game on every conceivable level. The first issue is immediately obvious: the game is hideous, in fact it looks worse than Wind Waker and yet never goes above 20fps (with frequent spikes in the single digits). Not that the "graphics" are the only issue, the art direction might be the worst I've seen in a Nintento title to date, second only to BotW. Second is the absolutely terrible story that is a slap in the face of any self-respecting LoZ fan. I won't spoil what happens but I was gobsmacked at the contempt the writers are showing for their fans (who will probably happily take it and beg for more, as is the nature of Nintento fans). Third is the gameplay: hilarious to see the same people who (rightly) criticize Ubisoft and EA's boring "open world" make-work trash celebrate BoTW and TotK, games that are even more bland and tedious and in fact go out of their way to be as dull and repetitive as possible. And finally: if you aren't going to let me play as Zelda then don't put her in the title of your game, to do otherwise is deceptive advertising which, by the way, is illegal.… Expand
  6. caronte69
    May 13, 2023
    0
    $70 game
    30fps framerate drops as low as 20fps
    same map with added areas
    Muddy textures
    Texture pop in
    720p-900p
    poor draw distance and a slew of other performance/visual issues
  7. EevieRoseAmalee
    Sep 6, 2023
    0
    The same old **** that botw had with a few slight improvements, but still the archaic weapon degrade. The game also isn't even remotely close to a bethesda game with content.
  8. B-Cube
    May 18, 2023
    0
    Largely the same as breath of the wild. Some new features and areas but not enough to warrant $70. Tears of the Kingdom is to BOTW as Miles Morales is to ps4 spiderman. A little big for a dlc, but not enough new to warrant a full priced game. Only rating it a zero to counteract the Nintendo fanboys who are giving it a 10 despite it being mostly the same thing and having next gen pricingLargely the same as breath of the wild. Some new features and areas but not enough to warrant $70. Tears of the Kingdom is to BOTW as Miles Morales is to ps4 spiderman. A little big for a dlc, but not enough new to warrant a full priced game. Only rating it a zero to counteract the Nintendo fanboys who are giving it a 10 despite it being mostly the same thing and having next gen pricing for 20fps 720p… Expand
  9. Nargacuga
    May 18, 2023
    0
    One of the worst Zelda games i ever played... it looks pretty, they did the music better than BotW, they added new enemies to counter the ''not enough enemies problem'' and some creative ideas.

    but it runs poorly even if caped to what feels like 30 FPS, promises ultimate freedom but don't even has a standard like customizing the controls to your liking, overusing the same scheme over    One of the worst Zelda games i ever played... it looks pretty, they did the music better than BotW, they added new enemies to counter the ''not enough enemies problem'' and some creative ideas.

    but it runs poorly even if caped to what feels like 30 FPS, promises ultimate freedom but don't even has a standard like customizing the controls to your liking, overusing the same scheme over and over again so 80% of all solutions is one of your 3 movement abilities or the fuse ability to be able to even deal moderate damage. the controls and menus are so overloaded and confusing because you are not able to make favorites on items or to exclude them to make it more pleasant.

    The dungeons are nicely themed but are just gated behind the NPC characters, their abilities (wich are mostly downgraded abilities from BotW) and otherwise they are just bigger shrines and a boss.

    The Bosses are good designed, use the limited abilities nice and you can encounter the bosses in the underground after defeating them once wich is a nice feature.

    The Underground
    The best area in the game, dark, hard and rewarding

    the story is completely BS and butchers both the past Zelda Lore and the Lore presented in the game itself

    overall the game feels like nintendo trys to get into and open world RPG with souls aspects and lost the The Legend of Zelda soul completely. just make BotW and TotK a spin of series instead of butcher the Main series and stop selling games for 70 bucks for a console that can't run it properly because you messed up    … Expand
  10. moviesandgames
    Jun 2, 2023
    0
    6 years for an updated map with bad gimmic areas like the sky islands and underneath and an extremely mediocre weapon system. how nice that after 1 blue lynel my sword that i got from a silver lynel with a silver lynels horn and it breaks. eh story with being such a disappointment and explains literally nothing about the shika from the first game
  11. TedAllfinch
    Jun 18, 2023
    0
    Same problem as BotW. Boring open world game. Please bring back the Zelda franchise, because this isn't it.
  12. FeiAshtear
    May 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Awful game. Way too long. I wanted zelda not mincraft. Overpriced overhyped overrated.… Expand
  13. MetaKritiker90
    Aug 11, 2023
    0
    It's a joke. This game should be an expansion pack. It runs terrible and barely adds anything new.
    They recycled so much content from BotW. And they've been working on this since 2017? Pathetic.
  14. buujah
    May 24, 2023
    0
    I have to say that I don't really like the new part. I don't find the innovations exciting, it just doesn't look aesthetic when a thick stone is hanging from the stick. I also don't like the underworld and the heavenly world. In addition, it really feels like a bold clone of the grandiose first part BOTW. now I have all the same again, just named differently. I find it kind of bold andI have to say that I don't really like the new part. I don't find the innovations exciting, it just doesn't look aesthetic when a thick stone is hanging from the stick. I also don't like the underworld and the heavenly world. In addition, it really feels like a bold clone of the grandiose first part BOTW. now I have all the same again, just named differently. I find it kind of bold and would have hoped for something else.… Expand
  15. Zeromus
    Jul 25, 2023
    0
    la peor(despues de tlou2) secuela del mundo,no tiene nada q ver con la primera parte,graficos de hace 3 generaciones,mira,una PS2 portatil 20 años despues,
  16. TDoubleE
    May 13, 2023
    0
    Underdeveloped for game in 2023 if u can create good story and gameplay but cannot do it in graphic performance. Dev's no shame for launch low quality graphic game but proud in former merit from Nintendo master race. LMAO
  17. truthbetold1981
    May 14, 2023
    0
    Overrated Sequel. It's just BOTW with some minor additions. And breakable weapons still a thing in this gameRecycled Content: This game took 3 times more development time than Majora's Mask compared to Ocarina in its time, and even so, everything that has been superficial Hyrule is too blatantly recycled, while in Majora's the entire Termina region was newNot a Zelda game anymore but aOverrated Sequel. It's just BOTW with some minor additions. And breakable weapons still a thing in this gameRecycled Content: This game took 3 times more development time than Majora's Mask compared to Ocarina in its time, and even so, everything that has been superficial Hyrule is too blatantly recycled, while in Majora's the entire Termina region was newNot a Zelda game anymore but a sandbox game. Never in a million years would I imagine a zelda game where I rotate objects and stick them together like minecraft and its even worse controlling it with a controller… Expand
  18. superjhao
    Sep 4, 2023
    0
    Nao vejo a necessidade desse jogo. É um breath of the wild com skin e puzzle diferente, nintendo sendo nintendo.
  19. Bash-ton
    May 19, 2023
    0
    It’s a giant world but with no content. I would not mind the quality of the graphics if the gameplay and story was good but since there is no content here the bad graphics sticks out even more. It’s insane to me that they could just copy the previous game’s map and barely do any improvements. What did you do during all this time? Also the idea of being able to go wherever you want since itIt’s a giant world but with no content. I would not mind the quality of the graphics if the gameplay and story was good but since there is no content here the bad graphics sticks out even more. It’s insane to me that they could just copy the previous game’s map and barely do any improvements. What did you do during all this time? Also the idea of being able to go wherever you want since it is an open world game is not utilized well at all. Other good open world games let’s you actually choose your own experience this way, in this game it usually just means that you can skip parts of the game. Fun…

    There is no loot in this game just like the previous game. Why would I care about this new cool weapon if it’s going to break very soon. If I have a full weapon inventory I’m not going to bother opening the chest and see if the weapon inside it is stronger than what I currently have since it does not really matter. What matters is how many weapons you have not how strong it is since it will break during combat. Why not have fewer weapons but make sure that they actually matters and feel distinct from each other. That way I’ll actually care about what I find. This does though match the rest of the game very well in that sense that it prioritizes quantity over quality. Skip this one    … Expand
  20. krutoj
    May 14, 2023
    0
    Nintendo didn't fix any of the critiques from BotW. There are still weapons that break before the enemy does. The shrines are back, while the so called "dungeons" aren't any different from the beasts in BotW. The controls got even worse. And the world, while still beautiful doesn't have anything worthwhile to do.
  21. papa_zebra
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    I can't recommend this game. The combat is some of the worse I've played in a long time, especially compared to other Zelda games. The companions constantly get in the way and activating their powers is an absolute chore. The controls feel clunky and good luck having a smooth experience at all when throwing stuff or using your powers. Sure, the Zonai tech is cool, but there is so muchI can't recommend this game. The combat is some of the worse I've played in a long time, especially compared to other Zelda games. The companions constantly get in the way and activating their powers is an absolute chore. The controls feel clunky and good luck having a smooth experience at all when throwing stuff or using your powers. Sure, the Zonai tech is cool, but there is so much combat in this game that it's a slog to get anything done without feeling incredibly frustrated.

    Getting really tired of people giving games with a mainstream title a great review just because it's called Zelda.    … Expand
  22. antavros
    May 21, 2023
    0
    espere 6 anos por esto y me encuentro con algo que parese mas un dlc que una segunda entrega grafica mente malisimo lo mismo que el 1 artisticamente una desepcion las masmorras simples y repetitivas no deveria haber gastado mi dinero en esto que decepción
  23. navi14
    Aug 10, 2023
    0
    El juego mas mediocre jamás creado, el mismo juego, mismos gráficos y misma historia mediocre que el primero, es patético, como un juego con mecánicas de ps2 y gráficos de psone puede competir por el goty? igual en Turquía
  24. Djc1980
    May 15, 2023
    0
    Spent 7 hours looking for the 4th shrine to progress the game. Ended up looking it up on YouTube, and when I saw the solution, I parted with my copy of the game. Utterly ridiculous.

    It also felt like Minecraft in parts, where I was constantly building just to move from point A to point B. I hate Minecraft, and I despise crafting in games, so this was another tick in the wrong box. The    Spent 7 hours looking for the 4th shrine to progress the game. Ended up looking it up on YouTube, and when I saw the solution, I parted with my copy of the game. Utterly ridiculous.

    It also felt like Minecraft in parts, where I was constantly building just to move from point A to point B. I hate Minecraft, and I despise crafting in games, so this was another tick in the wrong box.

    The controls are also confusing AF, there are too many and I found myself getting completely lost with the myriad of options available and pressing the wrong button over and over again.

    A massive, massive let down. BOTW was a masterpiece, the sequel is just an utter joke.    … Expand
  25. KarimTheTraitor
    May 16, 2023
    0
    An uninspired Zelda with zero evolution compared to BotW.
    The construction mechanic isn't as deep as people say and all it does is complicate things that were simpler before with the Sheika tablet abilities.
    I thought the plot would be deeper and more epic, but it's just as bland.
  26. bvwbfjwvjh
    Jul 23, 2023
    0
    Macht einfach keinen Spaß, Grafik ist Müll, genauso wie Performance. Alle die da 9 oder 10 geben oder so sind Nintendo fanboys vergleich das Game doch mal mit Elden Ring dann sollte man echt mal ins grübeln kommen wieso das niedriger geranked ist als Zelda
  27. MauroPeixoto23
    Sep 9, 2023
    0
    Tirando a gameplay, o resto parou a três gerações atrás, péssimos gráficos, performance ruim e o principal sem legendas em PTBR.
  28. deejay2828
    May 18, 2023
    0
    It is a way to expensive DLC with new and terrible mechanics. I really liked the first or main game. This is a disapointment.
  29. Dariiiiiiii
    Aug 30, 2023
    0
    Very disappointed. It's the same BOTW but WORSE. Still no real dungeons, tons of useless loot and weapons, repetitive gameplay. New mechanics aren't good, game became some weird monstrosity with all this building and fusion. It's simply unfun and feels really tedious. Don't forget about massive framedrops here and there and lack of story. This game's critics rating is another confirmationVery disappointed. It's the same BOTW but WORSE. Still no real dungeons, tons of useless loot and weapons, repetitive gameplay. New mechanics aren't good, game became some weird monstrosity with all this building and fusion. It's simply unfun and feels really tedious. Don't forget about massive framedrops here and there and lack of story. This game's critics rating is another confirmation of incompetence of game journalists. Play it only if you are a huge fan of BOTW and want to play the same game again, but a little bit different.… Expand
  30. DistantKingdom
    May 14, 2023
    0
    This game is massive and huge in a bad way, if you played the first game, the Hyrule map is extremely repetitive, the floating islands are very small except for the tutorial island and the underground is a dark place with not much to do.
    Graphically it 's a very poor game where many hours are wasted doing inconsequential quests and getting Kolog seeds.
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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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