The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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8.1

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  1. vjplayer
    May 13, 2023
    10
    One of the best games of this generation. Surpasses its prequel in every aspect. Just play ut!
  2. 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
  3. BoraCritic
    May 13, 2023
    10
    It's basically Breath of the Wild but better. So much mechanics, variety and creativity. GOTY already
  4. Stjepan3203
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Tears of the Kingdom is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Very well done gameplay, the game immediately throws you in action. The story and lore is much, much better compared to Breath of the Wild, I know some people had a issue with Breath of the Wild's silent and simplistic story telling this has changed however. The new abilities are fun to use and give you a huge verity in customization,Tears of the Kingdom is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Very well done gameplay, the game immediately throws you in action. The story and lore is much, much better compared to Breath of the Wild, I know some people had a issue with Breath of the Wild's silent and simplistic story telling this has changed however. The new abilities are fun to use and give you a huge verity in customization, you can shape your journey how you want it be.

    This is a game what definitely deserves all the praises. It took Breath of the Wild and put it on steroids, this is a masterpiece everyone should experience at least once in they life.    … Expand
  5. nichan200
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Un juego perfecto, me encanto el tema de combinación y que con cada articulo que fusiones con tus armas le da mas dinamismo y estrategias a tus ataque, que hablar del mundo abierto hay zonas en la superficie sobre el cielo y subterraneo el mejor juego de este año de lejos.
  6. batalhao
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Imersive scenarios and soundtrack. Amazing characters, great cinematic vision, exciting history and perfect powers and controls.
  7. FluffySpartan
    May 13, 2023
    10
    It's a masterpiece, that's what Botw should have been.
    I love that the world is alive , the new mechanics are on point and atmosphere is great.
  8. Iacomus
    May 13, 2023
    10
    One of the best I’ve ever played!!! So so so much to do! Nintendo created one of the best games ever with this one. Huge props to the Zelda team. Buy this game!! Take your time with it. Take everything in. It’s a masterpiece
  9. JuroCR
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Definitivamente para decir que es un DLC el unico requisito es no haber jugado semejante obra maestra del mundo gaming, de verdad sientes que estas jugando, con todo, fusionando armas con el entorno u objetos o creando medios de transporte con nuestro inventario y un simple par de troncos. Simplemente hermoso
  10. FranciscoRicard
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This game is the perfect sequel you can got from one of the best games ever, a lot of new mechanics you can use and the game let you be creative. Tears of the kingdom is one of the bests is history like his prequel
  11. Ketc
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Peak gaming peak gaming peak gaming peak gaming peak gaming peak gaming peak gaming
  12. MarkMarkdonuts
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There never was a ball that slid down this clean. It was so good. Really clean, barely an inconvenience.… Expand
  13. davygravy93
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Amazing. The new abilities are fun and creative and the sky level tutorial alone is huge. Of course the low IQ chuds are here to review bomb a good game because it's not a linear hallway fest that holds your hand every step of the way. I ask this question to the morons giving this masterpiece a low score, can you name ONE game that even comes close? I doubt it.
  14. faircritic
    May 13, 2023
    0
    Poor generic openworld cell shaded graphics puzzle intended. Rent it/try it first before buying.

    Zelda franchise is well known for Nintendo loyal fanbase. Too much hype just for being a Nintendo game but is it actually worthy? Unless you are a lil kid casual into videogames and doing nothing more that smartphone gaming the maybe its for you. If not this is a open world/puzzle generic at    Poor generic openworld cell shaded graphics puzzle intended. Rent it/try it first before buying.

    Zelda franchise is well known for Nintendo loyal fanbase. Too much hype just for being a Nintendo game but is it actually worthy? Unless you are a lil kid casual into videogames and doing nothing more that smartphone gaming the maybe its for you. If not this is a open world/puzzle generic at best.Skyrim definively laughs after 12 years and this not even comes close. Same for The witcher 3. Not even comes close to Immortals Fenyx Rising were history ,dialogues and most important ,puzzles are way better than ZTOTK, not to mention the battle system.
    Just to resume.
    Pros
    - It's a new Zelda game.
    - I'ts from Nintendo...well.
    - I'ts pure hype?
    - Ther's not much to play for console gaming nowadays.
    Cons
    - Oudated graphics. Very.
    - Boring.
    - Boring puzzles.
    - Open world feels very generic.
    - Cheply produced.
    - Zero innovation in all departments.
    - Childish.    … Expand
  15. MungGames
    May 13, 2023
    7
    The Negatives

    No post game, 4 glorified divine beasts with 4-5 terminal unlocks, The underground is mostly empty and is a literally inverted copy of the over world in which the devs add 120 light roots to specifically make it harder to realize it. Sky islands are very sparse and do not have much to do in them other than some main story stuff, same old **** shrines and the gacha ****    The Negatives

    No post game, 4 glorified divine beasts with 4-5 terminal unlocks, The underground is mostly empty and is a literally inverted copy of the over world in which the devs add 120 light roots to specifically make it harder to realize it. Sky islands are very sparse and do not have much to do in them other than some main story stuff, same old **** shrines and the gacha **** Story is still told through garbage memory system rather than actually trying something different.

    The Positives

    Big open sandbox like botw, cool to build stuff, if you like puzzles then you will have a fun time. Its a solid 7/10 but im confused as to why its getting universal 10's this game does not do enough to justify it having nearly a PERFECT SCORE when it does nothing to evolve gaming like ocarina of time or other games of the past.    … Expand
  16. TheWonderPie
    May 13, 2023
    10
    The FPS and resolution dips are too much for me. BotW, even with its occasional dips, wasn't having as much performance issues as TotK. I know that even when it was released, in 2017, the Switch's hardware was already quite outdated, but I feel like more optimization patches will be able to solve those dips. Either way, the Switch 2 is really more than welcome right now
  17. Evilavenger
    May 13, 2023
    10
    As i had expected it to be. Awesome, lots of new features, new physics, new shrines, better gameplay
  18. Daann064
    May 13, 2023
    10
    The new mechanics are realy fun to mess around with. The game makes you feel good about yourself whenever you solve the puzzles, which are designed very well. Totk had a lot to live up to after the succes of Botw, but i feel like it surpassed its predecessor by a lot.
  19. GabyReviews
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Simply the best game I've ever played in my life, I played it for 18 hours on the first day.
  20. xDelphos
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Switches technical limitations set aside, this is the best videogame of all times! Gameplay is only limited by your imagination in link's greatest adventure!
  21. Derep
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. There are so many contents in this game. I can't sleep because of playing this game… Expand
  22. Brandon1285
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Me parece un juego muy bueno los jefes son excelentes el mundo no se queda atrás también es bueno y lo mejor son los 152 santuarios las mazmorras son muy buenas en ningún momento te aburren y aunque termines el juego el juego todavía tiene mucho que hacer lo recomiendo mucho… Expand
  23. Zaile
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Nothing to say, I improve everything from the previous title, one of the best in history
  24. Endymion_Var
    May 13, 2023
    8
    No se que valora la Prensa; porque este juego tiene muchos fallos, tiempos de carga, Graficos nada destacables, caidas de FPS y mecanicas que no trabajan como deberian. La verdad este nuevo Zelda más bien parece una especie de expancion; ya que tenemos el mismo mapa, mismos ecenarios y mismas localizaciones; esto es un copia y pega.
    No veo nada nuevo y memorable para que digan el mejor    No se que valora la Prensa; porque este juego tiene muchos fallos, tiempos de carga, Graficos nada destacables, caidas de FPS y mecanicas que no trabajan como deberian. La verdad este nuevo Zelda más bien parece una especie de expancion; ya que tenemos el mismo mapa, mismos ecenarios y mismas localizaciones; esto es un copia y pega.
    No veo nada nuevo y memorable para que digan el mejor juego de la historia
    Un amigo me pretos la nintendo Swit con el nuevo Zelda
    A ver; veo que el tear of the Kingdom, se ve muy parecido graficamente a breath of the wild y no veo mucha imnovacion.
    Esta mecanica nueva de teletransportarse a la Alaya o a partes superiores; no trabaja bien y tiene muchos tiempos de carga, en varias partes se ven rascadas de Frame te da lagazos.    … Expand
  25. Zelda_GamLink
    May 13, 2023
    10
    C’est un excellent jeu ! Botw était un très bon jeux mais par rapport à botw: Tears of the kingdom est plus complet, les énigmes plus complexe. L’ambiance général est à la fois tellement différente est appréciable grâce à tous les ajouts, les nouveaux monstres, les grottes sans compter les nouvelles zones. Botw a beau être mieux noté par la presse et les joueurs. L’habit ne fait pas leC’est un excellent jeu ! Botw était un très bon jeux mais par rapport à botw: Tears of the kingdom est plus complet, les énigmes plus complexe. L’ambiance général est à la fois tellement différente est appréciable grâce à tous les ajouts, les nouveaux monstres, les grottes sans compter les nouvelles zones. Botw a beau être mieux noté par la presse et les joueurs. L’habit ne fait pas le moine. On l’a déjà vue par le passé avec majoras par rapport à ocarina of time ou encore Twilight Princess. A bonne entendeur… Expand
  26. rbarros
    May 13, 2023
    10
    BEST GAME OF ALL TIME I AM SPEECHLESS WOW WOW WOW

    I have played almost every main title from every console from the last few years. I’m telling you, nothing comes close to this masterpiece.
  27. Lopezzz
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Una obra maestra básicamente de pies a cabeza, su historia, banda sonora, personajes lo hace único. Y ni digamos del mapa, es inmenso y divertido, Super recomendado
  28. taxxjp
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Good, ta muito bom o games, ja estou com algumas horas e estou amando.
    Com certeza ele ganha o Game do Ano
  29. Slimester
    May 13, 2023
    7
    My main concern prior to playing was that Tears would feel more like an expansion or DLC than a true sequel. The pre-existing overworld remained, and the visuals appeared mostly unaltered.

    These fears were (mostly) dispelled after a few hours of playtime. The game encourages you to think and improvise in a way that few others have done before, including BoTW. The world is truly vast,    My main concern prior to playing was that Tears would feel more like an expansion or DLC than a true sequel. The pre-existing overworld remained, and the visuals appeared mostly unaltered.

    These fears were (mostly) dispelled after a few hours of playtime. The game encourages you to think and improvise in a way that few others have done before, including BoTW. The world is truly vast, probably twice the size of the original and the sense of freedom is intoxicating. You won’t get more than a few minutes into a task or journey before becoming distracted with something new, and yet somehow the game never feels overwhelming.

    The Sky Islands are beautiful and awe-inspiring, The Depths are vast, despite having a repetitive procedurally-generated feel about them.
    Some of the new concept mechanics are ingenious in a way that only Nintendo could conceive, and must be experienced first-hand to fully appreciate their brilliance.

    I would point out however that the game has failed in doing what all great sequels are in fact required to do: and that is to address its predecessor’s shortcomings:-

    The clunky and banal combat system, the tedious cooking routine, overly brittle weapons, feeble voice acting and occasional FPS issues are a few examples of drawbacks which remain unrectified.

    It’s a very fun and inventive game, easily a top 5 Zelda title without question, but in my opinion has failed to show sufficient separation from an already imperfect first title to be considered an all-time great.    … Expand
  30. veilex
    May 13, 2023
    0
    If you enjoyed Breath of the Wild, this is basically that game with some tweaks to the mechanics, and an increased color-saturation, for some reason (seriously, why?). This is honestly just an expansion being billed as a full-on sequel. Its an okay game... not great... not terrible... NOT worth $70.
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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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