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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  1. vickykoi
    Jun 15, 2023
    7
    I have 30 hours into this game as of this review. I have a similar love hate relationship with this one as i did breath of the wild. I didn't think they could make the story worse, but somehow, they did. All 4 characters say the same thing when you help them. "Oh, it's my destiny to fight with you Link!?" If you don't know the interactions of the characters between the last game (i.eI have 30 hours into this game as of this review. I have a similar love hate relationship with this one as i did breath of the wild. I didn't think they could make the story worse, but somehow, they did. All 4 characters say the same thing when you help them. "Oh, it's my destiny to fight with you Link!?" If you don't know the interactions of the characters between the last game (i.e Prince Sidon), you won't really feel connected to the sequel story. Speaking of that, why was there no mention of anyone from the last game or the divine beasts? Urbosa, mipha?:(

    So in this sequel, you actually don't get the freeze or bomb skills anymore. Now you have... ultrahand where you can attach things to everything. Thus this game became a build 2 win game. The other power Ascend, i thought it would be amazing. The power to go through anything vertically above you whether it be, mountains, monster hideouts, or caves under the towers. Yet it feels hardly utilized in the game other than shrines. And some terrain ascend doesn't even work on.

    I have done all 4 temples. They were ok. The wind temple was pretty easy since you could use wind even from rooms that were locked behind gates.

    I think i am not the target audience for the building nature of this game.

    THE MOST ANNOYING THING of my 30hr playthrough- Pulling out your bow, scrolling through 100 of items you can attach to the arrow. This is not good UI design. It's like scrolling simulator in the middle of combat? Who said that was ok?

    Nintendo needs to make a linear zelda game which plays like red dead redemption 2 did. As much as a developmental feat the physics of this game are, I think more of the annoyances outweigh the better areas.
    You can still make an open world game with deeper exploration into the story and the ability to mess around with the environment as seen in RDR2..    … Expand
  2. LucasMoreiraSil
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Jogo excelente, muito divertido, melhor jogo do ano, sem dúvidas o grande lançamento da década.
  3. vermarci20
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This is the game of all time. This is much better than Breath of The Wild with the story, mechanics, and the content is MASSIVE. My only complaint is that in some places, the framerate drops sometimes like in the beginning area and Hebra mountain. Definitely a GOTY game for me.
  4. el_raviolo
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This game feels like playing BOTW for the first time again, but no exactly like that. It's like the premium version of BOTW. Everything BOTW failed at, TOTK excels at.
  5. xkSky
    May 16, 2023
    10
    best game ever made.
  6. Ikesmash
    May 14, 2023
    10
    The latest installment in the Zelda franchise makes Breath of the Wild seem like an appetizer. There is so much to see and do in this expanded Hyrule, which makes for hours of fun. The new gameplay mechanics are executed perfectly, and really add a fresh feel to the game. Well done Nintendo.
  7. marcusaureliuz
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Estuve esperando este juego por años, y claro, tenía miedo que fuera una secuela aburrida, pero no es el caso. Tengo desde el viernes jugándolo y no puedo parar de hacerlo. Sencillamente me atrapó como muy pocos juegos lo han hecho. Para mí era muy difícil estar al nivel o superar a Elden Ring, y a pesar de ser similares en unos aspectos y muy diversos en otros, Tears of the Kingdom se haEstuve esperando este juego por años, y claro, tenía miedo que fuera una secuela aburrida, pero no es el caso. Tengo desde el viernes jugándolo y no puedo parar de hacerlo. Sencillamente me atrapó como muy pocos juegos lo han hecho. Para mí era muy difícil estar al nivel o superar a Elden Ring, y a pesar de ser similares en unos aspectos y muy diversos en otros, Tears of the Kingdom se ha ganado un lugar en mi top 50 personal. Una obra maestra!… Expand
  8. Romahe93
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego perfecto. Solo un zelda puede superar a otro zelda. Me la estoy pasando genial… Expand
  9. lecaime
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Pas de spoil, juste l'avis d'un joueur amoureux de la licence. Oui, graphiquement, c'est de la Switch, mais dans ce qu'il ce fait de mieux. Et mon seul bémol, c'est la prise en mai, moins fluide et rapide que BOTW. Car les possibilités sont enormes et demandent donc pas mal de manipulation. Mais une fois cette étape passé ? Que du plaisir. On a la possibilité d'effectuer les actions pourPas de spoil, juste l'avis d'un joueur amoureux de la licence. Oui, graphiquement, c'est de la Switch, mais dans ce qu'il ce fait de mieux. Et mon seul bémol, c'est la prise en mai, moins fluide et rapide que BOTW. Car les possibilités sont enormes et demandent donc pas mal de manipulation. Mais une fois cette étape passé ? Que du plaisir. On a la possibilité d'effectuer les actions pour atteindre son but de multiple façons qui correspondent à autant de manière de jouer. C'est brillant ! Une maps astronomique, des choses à faire à la pelle.... C'est incroyable et il mérite sa note de 10.

    Je pense qu'il subira les même problème que MM en son temps, c'est à dire une comparaison à son grand frère qui risque de ne pas le faire briller autant qu'il le mérite.    … Expand
  10. Kitsuuu
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Ta bueno
    Los graficos estan bonitos y a mi mamá le gustó jugar el juego conmigo
  11. NAZA_RII
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This is a great game! Everyone who gave it 0 points didn't even play it. The game is played completely differently, compared to BOTW.
  12. Fetteszebra
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Wow, this is so amazing. Until now I love every single minute of it. The freedom and the motivation loop are unmatched.
  13. KrazHazNoWorth
    May 14, 2023
    10
    No reason to make this long.

    They've completely blown Breath of the Wild out of the water with this one. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you liked Breath of the Wild, you'll love this. Definitely the best direct sequel since Mario Galaxy 2, a certified Nintendo must play. Even if Breath of the Wild was not your cup of tea, give this game a try, at minimum, you may just fall in    No reason to make this long.

    They've completely blown Breath of the Wild out of the water with this one. It's definitely not for everyone, but if you liked Breath of the Wild, you'll love this.
    Definitely the best direct sequel since Mario Galaxy 2, a certified Nintendo must play. Even if Breath of the Wild was not your cup of tea, give this game a try, at minimum, you may just fall in love with the series again. Or you can hate it & post long rants about how bad it is, a win-win situation. Definitely the best game this year so far, no cap.    … Expand
  14. Madzin
    May 14, 2023
    10
    It's even better than botw. Something I never thought would be possible. Every flaw that botw had were improved. If you liked botw then you'll love totk. If you hated botw you'll hate totk. If you missed the classical zelda but enjoyed botw you will absolutely want to play this game
  15. Davidarias400
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (ゼルダの伝説 ティアーズ オブ ザ キングダム Zeruda no Densetsu: Tiāzu obu za Kingudamu?, traducción literal: «La leyenda de Zelda: Lágrimas del reino») es un videojuego de acción-aventura de 2023 de la serie The Legend of Zelda, desarrollado por la filial Nintendo EPD en colaboración con Monolith Soft y publicado por Nintendo para la consola Nintendo Switch. Será la decimonovena entrega de la serie y sirve argumentalmente como secuela de The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017).[4][5] Su fecha de lanzamiento fue el 12 de mayo de 2023.[6]… Expand
  16. Fennec
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Need I say more!!!

    It is absolutely worth the wait and I dare say it’s better than botw!
  17. NohjAlaya
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a game with great mechanics such as combination, rewind time and more. The truth is something very innovative in the saga.… Expand
  18. Tearsofthekingd
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This game took everything breath of the wild did, and did it better, and it added more too, 10/10 game
  19. 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
  20. mastah7327
    May 14, 2023
    10
    The game is in every aspect better than botw, and alla the other games in this world
  21. Mikaiah
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Off the charts. Story, gameplay, music and mesmerising exploration. The best game ever made until now, period.
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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.
  25. 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
  26. BLHSSSG
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    One of the best game I have played. But Nintendo must update their game console as soon as possible.
  27. Phoenix4335
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good
  28. Dromee
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    Simple y sencillamente el mejor juego para la Switch jamás creado, superior en todo a BOTW
  29. Thundereus
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    I hate it when people start creating bots to downvote something good because they are fanboys for something else. And I also can't stand the fact that people rate something as 0/10 because of one big problem they have with it.
    Because of this I won't give 9/10 but 10/10. I hate the terrible performance and graphical problems in Totk, too, but 0/10 on the other hand is absolutely unfair.    I hate it when people start creating bots to downvote something good because they are fanboys for something else. And I also can't stand the fact that people rate something as 0/10 because of one big problem they have with it.
    Because of this I won't give 9/10 but 10/10. I hate the terrible performance and graphical problems in Totk, too, but 0/10 on the other hand is absolutely unfair.

    And those who rate this game as 0/10 because the story is "bad" or the characters "poorly" written, then they should stop buying Nintendo games because I can't remember any Nintendo game to be focused on a more than basic story with complex characters. Nintendo said already more than a decade ago that their focus is gameplay. The story is just a "pretence" to explain the world and not the main point of the game itself. GODDAMIT

    TloZ: Tears of the Kingdom is a masterpiece. And of course nothing is perfect but it can get as close as possible. It makes Breath of the Wild (1) look like a demo because of the size of the world, the mechanics, the quests and YES even the story has a little more. Breath of the wild (1) didn't have as much story context/focus spread in the world and the quests as Totk has. There are story missions that give you context to what happened. But don't forget, the story still does not fill 99% of the time in the game.

    Not to forget the musical improvement and the fascinating atmosphere because of the dynamic playback of single music notes depending on your interaction and position within the world.

    But the biggest and most important plus here is the gameplay and the quests: Tears of the Kingdom is filled with quests and things to do which can suddenly create context to another quest, the main mission or a new area.
    Botw(1) was way more basic when it came to quest and mission which were VERY often poorly rewarded so you stopped caring about sidequests after a while. But in Totk you get multiple rewards/items from certain quests. Some of them even give you great advantages, open new paths and improve your equipment.

    The world is full of stuff and things to do. I don't get why people say things like:
    "The entire world+story feels forced, and carried by a gimmick which distracts you from how empty and lifeless TOTK really is"
    WTF MAN? did you even bother to enjoy the atmosphere? If you can't stand your own thoughts for one second you didn't get the Title "breath of the WILD". It's NOT "Breath of Duty: Modern wild II"
    It's an open world game which give you atmosphere and time to breath the wild in.
    Get it?

    Of course I consider that these type of critics are subjective and we all just say what we think about a game or movie. But when I give my opinion I also try to consider what it's made for and if I personally only can't stand some aspects of an art piece.

    It's just that I absolutely don't agree people saying it's the same as Botw (1), nothing changed or that you don't know what to do.
    This just shows you guys are NOT "made" for this type of games. You need something right in the face and don't like to think even a single second about the world and its possiblities.

    As I said above: It's subjective, but statements like these are ignorant and just false.

    EDIT:
    It seems haters have been caught mid-suavemente:

    Ganondorf's BACK from TerminalMontage
    https://youtu.be/aOB2mSALBiA?t=5    … Expand
  30. Cala1s
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    The best game i have ever played in my entire life. It's so good that it makes BOTW look like a tech demo
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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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