The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. braybray1590
    May 15, 2023
    6
    I’ll try to be short and sweet. Honestly if you loved botw you will probably at least like this one. But after I spent 100+ hours in botw since release this feels like a chore to play. It feels boring and uninspired. Everything disliked in the first game returned. I feel like the hyper got this game much higher reviews than it deserved. It really does just feel like a dlc. Maybe theI’ll try to be short and sweet. Honestly if you loved botw you will probably at least like this one. But after I spent 100+ hours in botw since release this feels like a chore to play. It feels boring and uninspired. Everything disliked in the first game returned. I feel like the hyper got this game much higher reviews than it deserved. It really does just feel like a dlc. Maybe the feeling will change later into the game, but as it stands right now about 10 hours in it doesn’t feel fun to play.… Expand
  2. Nimmgreen
    May 14, 2023
    5
    Simply brilliant. A fantastic sequel to BotW. This will have unbelievable replayability and keep engagement high.
  3. Kido164
    May 14, 2023
    5
    This game has a lot of the old ones abilities just labeled as something else plus the fps drop is very irritating(i get that its on switch but still you gotta be prepared).
  4. GreaserPirate
    May 14, 2023
    5
    Best game I've ever played
    Love all the new moves and the size of the worlds Great game
  5. Taffarelu
    May 14, 2023
    5
    It’s the perfect sequel too yet another perfect game. it’s certain that it’s botw sequel and yet it’s different in many ways. Solving problems that it’s predecessor had in clever ways. Making it an amazing experience. It should have a 10/10 but as always great things have dumb haters behind it, give your self a favor and ignore any 0/10 review cause they clearly haven’t even bought theIt’s the perfect sequel too yet another perfect game. it’s certain that it’s botw sequel and yet it’s different in many ways. Solving problems that it’s predecessor had in clever ways. Making it an amazing experience. It should have a 10/10 but as always great things have dumb haters behind it, give your self a favor and ignore any 0/10 review cause they clearly haven’t even bought the game.… Expand
  6. ColinBerry
    May 14, 2023
    5
    A game well worth your time. If you liked Breath of the Wild, you’ll love this one. Not only are there significantly more areas to explore (or re-explore), pretty much every part of the previous game was improved and expanded.
  7. Emilyros
    May 15, 2023
    5
    Ive honestly just been blown away by this game they took the magic of breath of the wild and widly expanded it. Theres just more or everything, more dungeons, more bosses, more story, more side quests, the entire overworld was heavily expanded upon, they added the sky islands and the underneath both of which, particularly the underneath are vast and filled with loot. I had some concernsIve honestly just been blown away by this game they took the magic of breath of the wild and widly expanded it. Theres just more or everything, more dungeons, more bosses, more story, more side quests, the entire overworld was heavily expanded upon, they added the sky islands and the underneath both of which, particularly the underneath are vast and filled with loot. I had some concerns with the game, I was worried it wouldn't have enough content to justify it being a sequel or the hefty price tag but honestly they reworked and added so much it feels like three games all stacked together.… Expand
  8. NowiFate
    May 16, 2023
    6
    Since the game reuses a lot of old assets without fixing any problems the previous game had, I find it strange to see so many 100/100 reviews. The game is fun to play, most of the time. However, there are a lot of flaws right under your nose while you play this.

    First of all, the game reuses art assets, textures, characters, locations, the whole map, music, and a lot of its gameplay.    Since the game reuses a lot of old assets without fixing any problems the previous game had, I find it strange to see so many 100/100 reviews. The game is fun to play, most of the time. However, there are a lot of flaws right under your nose while you play this.

    First of all, the game reuses art assets, textures, characters, locations, the whole map, music, and a lot of its gameplay. For a Triple-A production that took 6 years, this is very little originality. This is all done without addressing a lot of the problems and mechanics that were bothersome in the first game.
    There is another direct Zelda sequel that also reused assets. While some found this controversial, the game did bring completely new characters or sides of previously established characters, a new world and new map, a completely different story, new music, different characters to play as, and a different way to progress through the story. This game used concepts and assets but built upon them. Something I found lacking in TotK.

    There are a lot of things that break gameplay, like menus and having to craft mid-battle. Since the new machines completely revamped the transport throughout the world, the Stamina meter feels like an unnecessary restraint to gameplay.

    The few points of dark and mature themes in BotW have mostly been removed when it seems characters have forgotten about the champions who died 100 years before BotW. (Which felt rude at times) The cross-dressing and potential male Link-admirer have also been shoved into the background to refrain from LGBT topics. And the story makes it very clear 'nobody got hurt' which eventually made the stakes not feel very high. Especially compared to the stakes of previous games, where Hyrule and its races were threatened with death and world-ending endeavors.

    Overall, if you enjoyed BotW a lot and want to do 240 shrines and 1800 Koroks instead of what we had before, this game is perfect. It adds new ways to explore what we got before and allows you to see the map from a different angle. But for people who expect (traditional) Zelda gameplay, a whole new game, people who didn't like BotW, or people who have played BotW a lot, this game won't have a lot for you.

    It's best described as a glorified, expensive DLC of BotW.    … Expand
  9. Jochmx
    May 16, 2023
    7
    One word, padding, padding the length with long walks, padding the difficulty with high damage, padding the fun with constructable solutions that break anyway. Its a good game, has good bosses, but u will struggle for hours to get to those exciting moments, i dont think its the best game ever created, so much 10 from official media just makes me wonder are this just from playing a demo,One word, padding, padding the length with long walks, padding the difficulty with high damage, padding the fun with constructable solutions that break anyway. Its a good game, has good bosses, but u will struggle for hours to get to those exciting moments, i dont think its the best game ever created, so much 10 from official media just makes me wonder are this just from playing a demo, havent they played alttp, didnt they see this is a rehash of everything else, in 97' shrines were called virtual missions in metal gear solid.… Expand
  10. h2o_hero
    Jun 3, 2023
    9
    Tears of the Kingdom was a great experience for me. They somehow manage to take a world that many gamers have already explored and changed it enough to feel brand new. The addition of sky islands and the depths to explore make it feel fresh even if you recently played Breath of the Wild. The new mechanics allowing you to build vehicles, rewind objects and fuse items change the way youTears of the Kingdom was a great experience for me. They somehow manage to take a world that many gamers have already explored and changed it enough to feel brand new. The addition of sky islands and the depths to explore make it feel fresh even if you recently played Breath of the Wild. The new mechanics allowing you to build vehicles, rewind objects and fuse items change the way you interact with the world.

    The story is much more interesting than I anticipated. The cutscenes are interesting and worth unlocking. The gameplay felt good. Fusing items allows for interesting weapon combinations and dynamic arrows for ranged fighting. When you get armor upgrades or better weapons, it feels noticeable and rewarding. There is so much to explore and collect that if you want to you can spend 100's of hours doing so. Even if you don't like going after every extra thing, you will be rewarded for the things you do accomplish.

    It's not perfect though. For starters, they keep the same quest beats - starter area, then 4 main quest objectives and a few others. It is more fleshed out for some of the main quests but I didn't like how samey certain aspects felt. The sage powers are really poorly implemented. I understand you only have so many buttons but I never used them because they weren't easy to access in combat. The depths is a neat addition but the borders of it can be unintuitive at times. Also I hate that Link is still silent as it makes any voiced scene he is in awkward.

    Overall, if you have played and enjoyed Breath of the Wild then you should absolutely give this a shot. If you haven't, I think you can hop into this just fine. Yes, it takes place after BotW but if you know who Link and Zelda are the rest of the small gaps aren't a big deal as they are existing hero and princess respectively. There is a ton to do and explore and this is one of the premiere games you can buy on the Switch.    … Expand
  11. PizzaBaratheon
    May 19, 2023
    7
    I'm now totally convinced the reason Nintendo delayed the release of Tears of the Kingdom a full year was because they knew Elden Ring was a superior game in every way.

    Where Elden Ring shines in exploration, traversal, and rewards, TOFK misses the mark. Getting around this massive world feels extremely tedious and the rewards for discovering a new cave, defeating an enemy camp, or    I'm now totally convinced the reason Nintendo delayed the release of Tears of the Kingdom a full year was because they knew Elden Ring was a superior game in every way.

    Where Elden Ring shines in exploration, traversal, and rewards, TOFK misses the mark. Getting around this massive world feels extremely tedious and the rewards for discovering a new cave, defeating an enemy camp, or unlocking a hidden chest in one of the many shrines just doesn't feel worth it. Players should feel rewarded for spending 15 minutes climbing a mountain or solving a puzzle and this game really fails at it.

    Resource management in this game is a chore. You'll find yourself constantly scrolling through the item menu to create space for new weapons or shields that are going to break ten minutes later. It was annoying in BOTW but for some reason Nintendo made it 10X worse in TOTK.

    The new abilities don't feel flushed out. Mechanics for the new "ultra hand" ability are clunky and at times infuriating. Lining up the parts of a vehicle you're trying to craft is extremely tedious and aggravating. The worst part about the new vehicle system is that you constantly have to manage energy supply levels or the thing you just spent a half hour making will break. It's basically like a more aggravating version of breakable weapons.

    I could look alot of these problems aside if the story was compelling, but 40 hours in, there just isn't enough here to make me care about what i'm doing. Nobody in this world seems to be too worried that their capital got blown up and all this crazy **** is happening. All the NPCs do is hammer you over the head with repetitive dialogue and silly side quests. It's like Nintendo completely overlooked giving context to the people of apocalyptic Hyrule while making this Frankenstein of a game.

    In summary, I think Nintendo would've been much better off creating an entirely new game based around the archipelago sky islands instead of making people pay $70 for a Breath of the Wild DLC, which is ultimately what Tears of the Kingdom is.    … Expand
  12. MasterJed
    May 14, 2023
    5
    BOTW left the old school Zelda formula and became a massive hit but Tears of the Kingdom just rehashed and tweaked everything BOTW has and offered it as a $70 game. Totk feels like a huge dlc update nothing surprising nothing to wow on! Just a massive time sink. Let's face open world games are becoming more lifeless, dull and boring.
  13. Carcrasher34
    May 14, 2023
    5
    Overall, it's Zelda. Some meaningful changes and new features make it somewhat stand apart from its predecessor, but it's major performance issues along with it's 30fps nature make it quite hard to stomach over such a grandiose adventure. Die hard fans will enjoy it regardless of it's issues, but others may want to look elsewhere for their next adventure experience.
  14. Greenherb
    May 21, 2023
    5
    This and BotW are nothing like the previous 15+ Zelda titles. Not only did they ruin the Zelda series but they are not even enjoyable to play (BotW is even less enjoyable). Its like they hired an entirely new staff (and perhaps inexperienced) to make these 2 games that have never played other Zelda games. Just as ugly design and graphics as previous game. Tedious and convoluted mechanics.This and BotW are nothing like the previous 15+ Zelda titles. Not only did they ruin the Zelda series but they are not even enjoyable to play (BotW is even less enjoyable). Its like they hired an entirely new staff (and perhaps inexperienced) to make these 2 games that have never played other Zelda games. Just as ugly design and graphics as previous game. Tedious and convoluted mechanics. Voices and characters/story are very unlikeable but cant really say other Zelda games didn't have this problem. But BotW and Tears of the Kingdom are in a league of their own in terms of terrible story/characters.

    Edited: I raised the score to 5 because, even though I still wouldn't change my negative comments, some puzzle concepts are relatively fun and improved from BotW. It also simply has more to do and discover.    … Expand
  15. TheCrownedGamer
    May 14, 2023
    5
    It's just Breath of The Wild with incremental updates, what else is there to say?
  16. TornadoII
    May 15, 2023
    6
    Reused assets. Music is the same, sound effects are the same, the menu is the same, combat is the same, enemies are mostly the same, the map is the same, graphics are the same, and the core game is the same (Shrines for hearts, towers to unlock the map, the weather system, cooking, stamina, the horrendous breaking weapons system, etc)

    People saying the map is super fresh and new are    Reused assets. Music is the same, sound effects are the same, the menu is the same, combat is the same, enemies are mostly the same, the map is the same, graphics are the same, and the core game is the same (Shrines for hearts, towers to unlock the map, the weather system, cooking, stamina, the horrendous breaking weapons system, etc)

    People saying the map is super fresh and new are delusional.
    It is the exact same Hyrule field with some debris and new stuff here and there. The underground sector is a significant area of nothingness, with little to do, and only for grinding materials.

    The sky Islands are just rocks scattered and all look more or less the same. At least going there or diving to the ground is fun and fresh.

    Same world, exploration was replaced with new mechanics and gameplay gimmicks. I know this world, I've been here 6 years ago, and I don't feel it new at all, the sense of awe and exploration is mostly gone, is way too familiar.

    The weapon system is the worst mechanic of the botw game and persists here, the fusing mechanic doesn't really help to improve things.
    Having nice weapons is meaningless, they brake with a couple of swings, and you spend half of the time browsing the menu disrupting constantly the flow of the battle, then you fuse stuff and the cycle begins again.
    Honestly, I avoid engaging with many enemies because I found the mechanic so annoying and meaningless, which is a huge red flag for me.

    You spend half of this game browsing the menu, cooking, and grinding materials constantly, which I feel is a chore and has terrible pacing.

    720-900p with fps around 25-30 and sometimes less is terrible, Nintendo really needs to bring in some new hardware, this game is too big for this outdated console.

    The story is nice, I love the art direction, outfit design etc. Nintendo improved the dungeons too. Which is a good thing.

    By any means this game is bad, is not just straight out 10 and the best game ever created as many people say.    … Expand
  17. Tehemai
    May 15, 2023
    5
    Sadly, this game feels like more of an expansive overhaul mod of botw than it does a sequel. And it still suffers performance issues, which is pretty unacceptable from the very people that also designed the console that struggles to run it.

    This overhaul also doesn't really rectify most of the issues fans highlighted with the first, resorting instead to band-aids at best: - The music    Sadly, this game feels like more of an expansive overhaul mod of botw than it does a sequel. And it still suffers performance issues, which is pretty unacceptable from the very people that also designed the console that struggles to run it.

    This overhaul also doesn't really rectify most of the issues fans highlighted with the first, resorting instead to band-aids at best:

    - The music is again sparse, largely reused and still not comparable to Koji Kondo's classic work.
    - The "dungeons" are little more than texture and gimmick swapped divine beasts.
    - The weapon breakage system while modified is still abrasive & disincentivizes exploration and combat.
    - The obnoxious koroks are back, often reusing the same already overused puzzles from the last game.
    - The barebones story is delivered again through the poorly received memories system.

    The pattern seems to be minimizing development costs. But that's not to say there is no new content. There's still new enemies, new features such as vehicle crafting and dark treacherous caves. Fine additions to be sure. Just not really groundbreaking enough to make it feel like a new experience. It also comes at a ridiculously high menuing cost that makes you miss the convenience of Ocarina of Time's iron boots.

    That said the original was still very fun for all its flaws. So I'd say it may be worth the pick up if you've either never played botw or if you're already in the mood to play it again. Though even then, I'd consider maybe waiting for Nintendo's next console in the hopes of experiencing this without the performance issues.    … Expand
  18. xellos81
    May 14, 2023
    7
    I need to write my review because I've just read another guy talking about TOTK as BOTW 2.0 which is exactly how I felt playing it.
    Gameplay is the same, combat is the same, music is the same, and also audio effect etc.
    For me, the biggest problem in this game is that feels completely disconnected in his different parts. Totally looks like a production with a certain direction but then    I need to write my review because I've just read another guy talking about TOTK as BOTW 2.0 which is exactly how I felt playing it.
    Gameplay is the same, combat is the same, music is the same, and also audio effect etc.
    For me, the biggest problem in this game is that feels completely disconnected in his different parts.
    Totally looks like a production with a certain direction but then they started adding stuff on top of it. Maybe Nintendo thought that adding everything together in an open world made sense but no, it didn't .
    Is still the same, but like a cheap copy of it. You already had the original in BOTW.
    The sages stories are the same, plus are shallow and totally not even comparable to the struggle that the characters had in Botw trying to help you because the failed in the first place. The real last chance. Nobody have the emotional strength of Mipha.
    Here the characters have minor emotional impact on Link, is mostly like that you help each other but without being interconnected.

    I also want to say that walking around Hyrule for the first time in Botw was astonishing.
    When in BOTW I arrived in the Zora's domain I was like: Wow... This place have his own poetry and I was honored to have the possibility to walk around and feel the magic of the artists that invented such a beautiful place.
    Now in totk instead, everything is empty, without a soul, because every place is well known and Nintendo also ruined the magic of the experience adding totally different game dynamics over a place that had a different purpose.
    As I said, they added on top, not in the mix.

    The demonstration is that the sky islands aren't actually connected with the game itself, is just something they added to have different panoramas for the marketing.
    And also the Zonai tech is almost skippable because it's not intertwined with the game itself and vehicles are more similar to a cheatcode in GTA than anything made with love for the Zelda's saga.

    Plus, we totally need new hardware.

    That said, I'm playing it
    But I'm not engaged    … Expand
  19. CyberRobotnix
    May 14, 2023
    5
    It's about the same as last game, it's not any better or any worse TBFH. Maybe they could've tried instead of being lazy.
  20. nnja
    May 26, 2023
    5
    MY SCORE IS 5/10 not 10/10 : please metacritic DO NOT CHANGE THIS!!!

    All the other 5-7/10 reviews nailed all the aspects of my review : This feels like BOTW 1.5 All the core mechanics are the same as BOTW; Link has no voice (WTF); People saying graphics are so much better are only talking about draw distance, not actual graphics quality (no HDR, unstable 30 FPS); The switch    MY SCORE IS 5/10 not 10/10 : please metacritic DO NOT CHANGE THIS!!!

    All the other 5-7/10 reviews nailed all the aspects of my review :

    This feels like BOTW 1.5
    All the core mechanics are the same as BOTW;
    Link has no voice (WTF);
    People saying graphics are so much better are only talking about draw distance, not actual graphics quality (no HDR, unstable 30 FPS);
    The switch becomes very hot, watch out in summer days;

    Hopefully I will update my review with more hours on this game but so far 100$ with taxes in canada i WAY too much to ask for this...

    PS : Davie504 said "behind each hate comment is a sad person" : YES! I am sad. Nintendo disapointed me, Skill Up disapointed me, MVG disapointed me. I'm selling my copy 24 hour after I have bought it. I'll never buy a nintendo game ever again.    … Expand
  21. Elawarai
    May 15, 2023
    6
    When Nintendo announced BOTW, I firstly was excited then sceptical when I played at it. Since my childhood, Zelda games used to be a big event : epic adventure, interesting characters, best OST ever, brilliant gameplay. True masterpieces from Link's Awakening to WindWalker.

    BOTW and TOTK followed a new gameplay paradigm of minimalist scenaristic exploration games. It's not really bad    When Nintendo announced BOTW, I firstly was excited then sceptical when I played at it. Since my childhood, Zelda games used to be a big event : epic adventure, interesting characters, best OST ever, brilliant gameplay. True masterpieces from Link's Awakening to WindWalker.

    BOTW and TOTK followed a new gameplay paradigm of minimalist scenaristic exploration games. It's not really bad but it more looks like an independant €10 steam game than a Zelda game. Though the artistic direction is neat, the technical aspects of graphics are totally overaged, music is boring, controls of Link are quit bad, the inventory and menus are too complex. You spend your time to solve puzzles or to find nuts but the game is empty of any epic Arthurian quests or bosses, only cooking or spending time wandering.

    I'm not convinced at all by this new paradigm of Zelda.    … Expand
  22. Soul_Viper
    May 18, 2023
    5
    In only 1 word: DISSAPOINTED. But not only with this title but with previous Breath of The Wild too. Why I say that? Well, I'm essentially referring to the direction in which the franchise has evolved.

    I consider myself a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda, in fact my personal top 5 games of all history includes Ocarina and Majora's. In my opinion the following games of the saga were only    In only 1 word: DISSAPOINTED. But not only with this title but with previous Breath of The Wild too. Why I say that? Well, I'm essentially referring to the direction in which the franchise has evolved.

    I consider myself a huge fan of The Legend of Zelda, in fact my personal top 5 games of all history includes Ocarina and Majora's.
    In my opinion the following games of the saga were only a bit step behind those ones, but we are talking about truly masterpieces too. I refer to Twilight Princess, Wind Waker, Skyward Sword and Link's Awakening.

    It seems the company has forgotten that one of the hallmarks of the saga is the innovation. Every game launched since Ocarina of Time is very very different from the previous one. The originality and uniqueness present on each release is over. This TOTK is just a copy-paste of BOTW with very little mods and it's very sad.

    In the first 3 hr of playing this TOTK, I only talked with 8-9 stupid automatas and a spirit (not counting the intro when Zelda talks to you). The rest was boring and basic exploration, 2 tiny dungeons and 5 min combat. In my opinion the evolution taken by the company on this saga is clearly wrong.

    This huge world is too much for Link, most part is empty and the gameplay is mainly based on exploration, gathering, cooking, climbing, walking and repeat and then repeat again. Don't expect here to see an Elden Ring universe full of life with very different and captivating scenarios but without forget including those great "closed" areas of previous Soul's games. Because one of the funniest and challenging parts of an adventure game like this one was supposed to the challenge of complete the great dungeons/temples that now are a mere shadow of those ones. In adittion final bosses are way too easy and derivative.

    The landscapes now are all very similar within itselves and the gameplay is boring. Why they left behind all the charming stories that was a key element of the game? Because don't forget that The Legend of Zelda is a game about stories, relationships with people and all vested with an awesome halo of fantasy and magic with hints of epic and sometimes tragic. Now all these elements gone and it doesn't seem to come back soon (at least while people continue loving the path they have taken with last 2 games...)

    Even the epic music that featured most of the Zelda videogames and made us to fall in love with it (how to forget saria's song, bolero of fire, gerudo valley, ballad of the goddess, kakariko village, romani ranch...) has now turned into boring and typical tunes without soul.

    Definitely I can't recommend anyone to play this game.    … Expand
  23. DanterY
    May 18, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I am disappointed that in the trailers this game looks very promising and ended up being the same as we had in 2017 sold as a new game… Expand
  24. ThisDragonfly25
    May 20, 2023
    7
    I enjoyed BOTW but this feels too similar in all the worst ways. Often find it tedious and frustrating. But it is clearly well-made.
  25. jacobhaskins222
    May 15, 2023
    5
    I'm a fan of Zelda. I can get behind BOTW, but not TOTK. And yes, I've experienced every aspect of both games (shrines, plot, exploring the world, quests, sky, depths). After 30 hours in this game, I know I'm in for a building slog.

    The framerate isn't gamebreaking. It's mostly noticeable for me with the camera because I can't turn lol. But that isn't what holds TOTK back. What holds    I'm a fan of Zelda. I can get behind BOTW, but not TOTK. And yes, I've experienced every aspect of both games (shrines, plot, exploring the world, quests, sky, depths). After 30 hours in this game, I know I'm in for a building slog.

    The framerate isn't gamebreaking. It's mostly noticeable for me with the camera because I can't turn lol. But that isn't what holds TOTK back.

    What holds TOTK back is Ultrahand. Ultrahand = SS motion controls. And I like Fi more than most of this cast. SS is a low bar that TOTK should be able to beat, but doesn't. Ultrahand takes far too long because it introduces a linear way to puzzle in a BOTW format. You have to gingerly aim where you place objects or risk having to start over. Maybe I'd like Ultrahand more if there were other items I could use to impact puzzles. But Ultrahand's gravest offense is that it promises a fun time because it allows for "player creativity", and then eats the player's time by requiring them to build exactly as the game designed. And despite a brilliant start, the plot felt lazy (the story did do better than BOTW though. At least Nintendo tried).

    The world is emptier. It is straight up harder to collect materials AND materials are worth less (prices are the same btw). Luminous ore, for example, used to be worth 70 rupees but now grants only 20. Your best bet for money is probably cooking, but to do that you have to travel quite a ways across open space to gather sparse materials.

    This game won't age well. It can't for the reasons I've mentioned. Once the rabid excitement of the game wears off, I don't think this game will be seen favorably. Sure, I might spend more time with it than BOTW, but that's because this game doesn't respect my time. A long game with Ultrahand puzzles building the same machines got old fast for me, and I wager it'll be the same for a large portion of the player base.

    That said, this game is salvageable--if it takes a leaf out of SS's book and streamlines Ultrahand, combines the content with DLC I'm sure is coming to address some of the emptiness, then maybe TOTK has life. That leaves a bad taste in my mouth though, since TOTK took 4 years to develop and it took players only a few days to notice that Ultrahand is supposed to take 20+ hours of a serious player's playthrough, but is NOT fun with trial and error.    … Expand
  26. vincepouni
    May 17, 2023
    7
    More of the same. Lots more of it.

    Seems like the critics didn't play BoTW.
  27. Syxx1129
    May 15, 2023
    7
    Enjoying the building mechanic. Most likely a GOTY contender. However if any other game released with frame drops, artifact shimmer, and pop in etc., reviews wouldn’t be throwing out as many 10’s
  28. XxRenardezu
    May 14, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The gameplay is a 10/10 but. the story have a huge flaw the game blatantly ignores botw , no champions mentioned , no divine beasts , no guardians , nothing , they disappeared and no one talks about it… Expand
  29. Ewjones212
    May 15, 2023
    5
    It's kind of just the same game as BotW, I give this game the dungeons are reasonably better but some of the boss fights are more brain dead than anything else. Why can't we expect more novelty from the games industry, that what amounts to a pallet swap for most of the powers and a return to a somewhat more classic style of dungeons being celebrated as some monumental achievement. DirectIt's kind of just the same game as BotW, I give this game the dungeons are reasonably better but some of the boss fights are more brain dead than anything else. Why can't we expect more novelty from the games industry, that what amounts to a pallet swap for most of the powers and a return to a somewhat more classic style of dungeons being celebrated as some monumental achievement. Direct sequels to Zelda games used to be such a departure for the franchise that i relished them now it seems it's just more AAA cash grabs with no payoff.… Expand
  30. Kimkatt94
    May 15, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A must buy just like BOTW but better music is awesome and cutscenes are chef’s kiss. You know get a Huge! map not only the land of Hyrule but now you get to explore the depths and skies 10/10!!!… Expand
  31. devilsculpted
    May 15, 2023
    5
    Been playing for 24 hours, and the gameplay was best, this game I believe will win the 2023 GOTY awards. The storyline, plot, and gameplay mechanics are innovative. With wide open world experience filled with so many features that will not make players feel bored. can't wait to complete this game, since I was so addicted and after waiting for year since the announcement I get the copy ofBeen playing for 24 hours, and the gameplay was best, this game I believe will win the 2023 GOTY awards. The storyline, plot, and gameplay mechanics are innovative. With wide open world experience filled with so many features that will not make players feel bored. can't wait to complete this game, since I was so addicted and after waiting for year since the announcement I get the copy of the game at first day and been enjoying so far.… Expand
  32. mrwho995
    Jul 4, 2023
    7
    A fun enough experience, but not worth the 6 year wait.

    The game uses the same gameplay mechanics, physics and chemistry engines, assets, and overworld as its predecessor, which makes things feel stale. The re-use of the overworld especially, after the longest wait for a new Zelda ever, makes this game impossible to rate too highly. However, it does also add a lot of new stuff. The    A fun enough experience, but not worth the 6 year wait.

    The game uses the same gameplay mechanics, physics and chemistry engines, assets, and overworld as its predecessor, which makes things feel stale. The re-use of the overworld especially, after the longest wait for a new Zelda ever, makes this game impossible to rate too highly. However, it does also add a lot of new stuff.

    The best thing about this game are the Side Adventures. There's a huge amount of them and they have good variety. From a nice little contained story in Tarry Town, to the extensive adventures you get up to with the Lucky Clover Gazette; from a war between a fashionista and a traditional mayor, to infiltrating the Yiga Clan; from fighting with regular townspeople against monsters, to soloing an entire priate camp that has taken over Lurelin Village, and then rebuilding it. The Side Adventures are truly exceptional.

    The biggest weakness of the game is exploration rewards. They are almost always not worth the bother. The game is massively bloated with useless costumes, and if not that, rewards are one specific item you don't need, a bad sword/bow/shield. a map to something useless, or at best a Sage's Will. This heavily disincentivises exploration and makes the game feel empty and unrewarding.

    The Depths are a welcome addition, and can be good fun to explore. However, after a while they start to get slightly tedius and repetitive, with very little content in them beyond combat encounters and yiga camps.

    The dungeons are a vast improvement on Breath of the Wild's divine beasts, and were genuinely enjoyable to play, one of the highlights of the game. But unfortunately they are still quite far the standard set by Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword. However, the Water Temple is very underwhelming and worse than the divine beasts, and the Spirit Temple simply isn't a dungeon at all, although the leadup to it was great. The highlight of the temples has to go to the Lightning Temple, which comes closest to feeling like a traditional dungeon. The Fire Temple and Wind temple are also good.

    The memories are far better implemented and far more interesting than in Breath of the Wild, but ultimately I still find them to be a bad way of telling a story in an adventure game; I'm not engaged if the story isn't contemporaneous and related to the actions of the player. The main questline is shockingly repetitive between the different regions, with an extremely fomulaic and repetitive story structure, and using almost the exact same cutscene four times; it's unbelievably lazy at points. The final few hours of the game are good fun however, with a great final boss followed by an epic and cinematic setpiece.

    Despite the Sky Islands being the main marketing draw of the game, they are really quite underwhelming and there's not that many of them. The exact same islands are copy-pasted countless times, which is honestly shockingly lazy for something that is supposed to be the main marketing draw of the game. They're a decent addition but could have been much, much better.

    The Fuse and Ultrahand abilities are fun to play around with, and very impressive from a technical, design, and art perspective. They can transform how you play the game and allow for a lot of fun gameplay experiences. They both must have taken a significant amount of work. Ascend and Recall are also technically impressive, and fit well in to the game; they make you quite fundamentally rethink how you approach exploration and combat respectively.

    Unfortunately, although the home building feature is an amazing idea, is executed utterly abysmally. They honestly shouldn't have allowed this feature to be released in such an underdeveloped, awkward, and restrictive state.

    Graphically, the game is certainly showing the Switch's age, and the successor can't come soon enough. Despite the ancient hardware the game can still manage to look really nice in parts, and although performance issues are more common than in BoTW, they're still relatively rare. The draw distance can sometimes be very poor. But usually, the experience is a good one. This game definitely shows the Switch's age but it *just about* gets away with it.

    There is a lot to like about the game, but ultimately it's an underwhelming experience for me. It feels too similar to Breath of the Wild to justify waiting so incredibly long for it. The new abilities are very impressive from a technical perspective, and must have taken a lot of time, effort, and trial and error to work so well. The dungeons are a huge improvement to the Divine Beasts. And the side quests are by far the best in Zelda history. But this doesn't make up the lazy, repetitive, and underwhelming story, the terrible rewards for exploration, the dry soundtrack, and the extremely extensive re-use of content, especially in the context of the longest ever wait between 3D Zeldas and with no 2D entry to plug the ga    … Expand
  33. 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.
  34. Deji6775
    May 13, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game great visuals I love how big the world is and creative it is the action in the game is phenomenal I love it so much the people you meet along the way is fun and breathes fresh air in the world of zelda I love the rich and dramatic story telling the game presents… Expand
  35. Divine_rose
    May 16, 2023
    5
    It's just a masterpiece, a great game, but I think that Zelda is going in a different direction now, I really miss the dungeons, but if you like TLOZ: breath of the wild. You will love this game
  36. howdyzach
    May 17, 2023
    7
    I've been reading a lot of fawning reviews of this game and there aren't any reviews that's willing to be honest about the problems that it has. The world is barren and boring to traverse, the characters and narrative are insufferable and the combat doesn't seem to be balanced in a way that makes sense to me. I am constantly getting one shotted by seemingly low level enemies, I find itI've been reading a lot of fawning reviews of this game and there aren't any reviews that's willing to be honest about the problems that it has. The world is barren and boring to traverse, the characters and narrative are insufferable and the combat doesn't seem to be balanced in a way that makes sense to me. I am constantly getting one shotted by seemingly low level enemies, I find it very frustrating. I don't get how people think this is a good looking game, the textures are muddy and the world is low contrast. There's good art direction and it's definitely a fun game but it is far from perfect and most reviewers seem like they are in a competition to out-praise this game.… Expand
  37. Bollywongaloid
    May 16, 2023
    6
    “Only your imagination is the limit.” No, more like my motivation is the limit. The entire Ultrahand mechanic is annoying, only really works well when you do what the game expects you to do (which ironically defeats the object of the entire mechanic) and is superfluous to what could have been a good Zelda game. Also the writing/story is pretty terrible. Apart from that it’s essentially“Only your imagination is the limit.” No, more like my motivation is the limit. The entire Ultrahand mechanic is annoying, only really works well when you do what the game expects you to do (which ironically defeats the object of the entire mechanic) and is superfluous to what could have been a good Zelda game. Also the writing/story is pretty terrible. Apart from that it’s essentially more BOTW with all of the same features and flaws carried over, but if you enjoyed that one then you’ll most likely love this too.… Expand
  38. Tbrew87
    May 17, 2023
    7
    The entire world+story feels forced, and carried by a gimmick which distracts you from how empty and lifeless TOTK really is
  39. ZimSan
    May 16, 2023
    7
    Generally improves on a lot of the weaker aspects of Breath of the Wild. The issue is that the new content is mostly pretty empty and/or gets recycled often. The depths genuinely might be one of the worst open worlds I've played in recent times. Everything looks the same, the enemy variety is very low there and you only want to visit it to increase your battery life and look for randomGenerally improves on a lot of the weaker aspects of Breath of the Wild. The issue is that the new content is mostly pretty empty and/or gets recycled often. The depths genuinely might be one of the worst open worlds I've played in recent times. Everything looks the same, the enemy variety is very low there and you only want to visit it to increase your battery life and look for random treasure chests in mines for some costumes. Otherwise there is nothing of real interest. Certainly no big vistas of meaty content of the overworld. Hell not even shrines. At least proper dungeons are back. They might not have any interesting loot to plunder but the puzzles are good and not so gimmicky again. Do you like expermenting with funny mechanics in a huge sandbox you will like this 100%, I just wish it had more Zelda elements to it. And a real story instead of flashbacks.… Expand
  40. Toastedturtles
    May 14, 2023
    6
    If you liked Breath of the Wild, then you'll like this, as it's more of the same. If you didn't, like me, then you'll probably dislike this even more.

    The days of old Zelda game design philosophy are gone. I have to accept that, but I don't have to like it. Rather than creating interesting puzzles for players to solve, we just create our own solutions. Sounds great on paper until you    If you liked Breath of the Wild, then you'll like this, as it's more of the same. If you didn't, like me, then you'll probably dislike this even more.

    The days of old Zelda game design philosophy are gone. I have to accept that, but I don't have to like it. Rather than creating interesting puzzles for players to solve, we just create our own solutions. Sounds great on paper until you realize how shallow the system really is. Materials right next to a bottomless pit. Gee, I wonder what I'm supposed to do. It's so brain-dead simple, I'm genuinely amazed at how many people consider this the "next level" of adventure games.

    Rather than address the complaints of weapon durability (one of the stupidest mechanics of any video game), Nintendo double down and force you to use its "fuse" system to "fix" the problem yourself. Now only it's worse since fusing requires you to pause the action to do it. Bomb arrows? Going to need to pause every single time you craft one, taking you out of the experience each time. Horizon Zero Dawn and Days Gone solved this problem by having a radial wheel that only slowed down the action to craft, rather than stopping it, but Nintendo think they know what's best.

    Cooking in BOTW was easily broken by using hearty ingredients, and if you knew where they spawned, then great, because you now have a steady supply of meals that remove the entire point of experimentation, rendering the entire system moot. Instead of making this more interesting by adding in a sort of tolerance system where meals become less effective over time until you make something else, they left it the exact same. You also need to pause the game to heal again, which is just... lovely.

    General combat has been completely unchanged from BOTW. Flurry rush, an easily abused mechanic, is no different, even the animations are the same as well!

    Perhaps the worst thing about all of this is how people give Nintendo a pass with a 30 FPS target, but expect other triple A developers to have a stable 60 FPS, showing how two faced a lot of the gaming industry really is.

    Honestly, Nintendo should be held to a higher standard going forward, and despite this game obviously selling millions of copies, I think it just shows how little a developer can change and people will simply accept it because of name alone. But when Ubisoft does it, people drag them through the mud for not changing enough.    … Expand
  41. SaltyMarky
    May 18, 2023
    5
    All these years waiting for this - a BOTW map-pack. It's not innovative enough for a sequel. They've changed nothing about the feel of the BOTW gameplay. Bad swimming controls? Check. Bad starting stamina and slow regen speed? Check. Inexcusable slow camera movement, even at the highest setting? Check. Poor combat? Check. It's basically identical. Pity. BOTW was good, but flawed, and itAll these years waiting for this - a BOTW map-pack. It's not innovative enough for a sequel. They've changed nothing about the feel of the BOTW gameplay. Bad swimming controls? Check. Bad starting stamina and slow regen speed? Check. Inexcusable slow camera movement, even at the highest setting? Check. Poor combat? Check. It's basically identical. Pity. BOTW was good, but flawed, and it had a lot of improving to do. I guess they got more fawning praise and didn't feel the need to change anything.… Expand
  42. BT302
    May 20, 2023
    6
    Too much like BOTW to hold my interest. It's a decent game but it seems they've just taken the BOTW world and crammed it full of stuff to try and fill out the world. The characters are samey and it just feels like they're trying to squeeze out a 2nd game from BOTW.
  43. cooperaa
    May 17, 2023
    6
    I find myself standing around a lot trying to figure out what the game wants me to do (primarily in dungeons). The rest of the time I'm reloading from past autosaves so I don't have to re-ascend a mountain or I'm moving a door and rewinding it to get across any gap or up to a higher level. Feels boring and like I'm cheating. I avoid combat at all costs and quickly lost any motivation toI find myself standing around a lot trying to figure out what the game wants me to do (primarily in dungeons). The rest of the time I'm reloading from past autosaves so I don't have to re-ascend a mountain or I'm moving a door and rewinding it to get across any gap or up to a higher level. Feels boring and like I'm cheating. I avoid combat at all costs and quickly lost any motivation to complete the game.… Expand
  44. funkata
    May 14, 2023
    5
    Does very little to build on what we got in BotW, feels a lot more like DLC for that game than it's own.
  45. themikeyg
    Sep 6, 2023
    4
    The reviews in here are apparently mostly review bombers or fanboys, none of which seem genuine. Here's my take: the game is fine — it's pretty fun for a short while. The dungeons are still lack luster and repetitive compared to previous zelda titles. The overworld is mostly unchanged as are the graphics, music and a lot of the equipment. That's disappointing. However, there are two newThe reviews in here are apparently mostly review bombers or fanboys, none of which seem genuine. Here's my take: the game is fine — it's pretty fun for a short while. The dungeons are still lack luster and repetitive compared to previous zelda titles. The overworld is mostly unchanged as are the graphics, music and a lot of the equipment. That's disappointing. However, there are two new overworlds to explore — there's not as much to them and they're both repetitive and mostly empty, but they're still new additions I guess. The new powers are fun, but feel goofy, clunky and in some ways made for the memes. That being said, the memes are hilarious, so again, silly and disappointing? For sure. Still fun? For a while.
    Was hoping for some exciting new improvements to the botw system for the $70 price tag, but alas.
    Overall, it's a really fun game for the first few hours, then the enjoyment steeply drops. Far from the best zelda title ever, it's over hyped and full of recycled content...
    The UI is horrible. Do I really need to scroll through LITERALLY EVERY ITEM IN MY INVENTORY to select an attachment for my arrow FOR EVERY SINGLE SHOT?
    The building mechanic, while interesting, is really pretty clunky and takes a long time to line things up just right if you're building something complex. If you're building something simple, it feels like filler content.
    Combat is weak. Spend 15 minutes mastering perfect dodge and the game becomes a cake walk. But don't worry, it won't always work because your weapon will break after 15 uses, forcing you into another chore.
    Lots of farming. Should have been named Tedium of the Kingdom.

    TLDR: super repetitive. mostly recycled content. not the best zelda game. UI is awful.
    One day, people will look back and feel foolish for praising what is ultimately a lazy cash grab by nintendo.    … Expand
  46. FadingDawn
    May 14, 2023
    6
    it's not a new Zelda game as much as it's a DLC to / reskin of BotW.

    The game gets better once you manage to escape the very poorly optimized tutorial area (shadow flickering is nauseating), but if you had a hard time finishing BotW, you might just list it on Ebay for half the price. I liked BotW but the jury's still out for this one, so giving it a conservative 6, mainly because it    it's not a new Zelda game as much as it's a DLC to / reskin of BotW.

    The game gets better once you manage to escape the very poorly optimized tutorial area (shadow flickering is nauseating), but if you had a hard time finishing BotW, you might just list it on Ebay for half the price.

    I liked BotW but the jury's still out for this one, so giving it a conservative 6, mainly because it hasn't really brought anything new to the table so far.    … Expand
  47. IxAMxNIGHTMARE
    May 14, 2023
    7
    If you liked Breath of the Wild, you will like this, because this is clearly just BotW DLC. Nintendo simply realized that they could release it on Switch as it's own game rather than waiting for the next system to sell it as DLC. And of course in Nintendo fashion it will also be re-released on the next system.
  48. Arat_Ntor
    May 16, 2023
    7
    The game has a different feel than BotW. BotW is more polished and aligns more to the previous games, but it is ofc. also hard refresh a well established IP genre yet again.
    Both are great games, but if you have to compare them, then the original wins out in my opinion and that's why I'm giving it a 7
  49. d4v3z02
    May 14, 2023
    6
    The game is basically breath of the wild with a new gimmick. It's graphics are underwhelming due to the platforms limitations. It's a good game, but not as breath taking as breath in the wild was back in 2017 because no open world mobile game like this existed back then. At this point we even have phone games which have better graphics than tears of the kingdom. Nintendo needs to startThe game is basically breath of the wild with a new gimmick. It's graphics are underwhelming due to the platforms limitations. It's a good game, but not as breath taking as breath in the wild was back in 2017 because no open world mobile game like this existed back then. At this point we even have phone games which have better graphics than tears of the kingdom. Nintendo needs to start innovating again. Also the price tag of 70€ is not worth a rehash of botw since they reused alot of software for this more expensive new game. I wouldn't recommand this game due to the economic implications.… Expand
  50. Rubedo1231
    May 14, 2023
    6
    If you liked BOTW you will like this one. Its basically BOTW 2.0, mostly same map, music seems similar to. Runs terrible on my rather old switch and is looked to 30fps (which is -1 point from me)

    But like many other sequels it didnt really adress the problems of the first game: Combat still pretty clunky and boring, midway through the game you can use your builds to cheese most    If you liked BOTW you will like this one. Its basically BOTW 2.0, mostly same map, music seems similar to. Runs terrible on my rather old switch and is looked to 30fps (which is -1 point from me)

    But like many other sequels it didnt really adress the problems of the first game:

    Combat still pretty clunky and boring, midway through the game you can use your builds to cheese most enemies
    Cooking is still stupid
    Weapon durabillity still exists and ruins the flow of combat

    Its new fusion system is fun, but its clunky as well, what should be a 5 second mechanic in the inventory turns into a nightmare as you have to: Open the inventory -> Drop the item you want to fuse your weapon with -> select the power -> select the item and then chose the weapon to fuse

    All in all this game is basically BOTW 1.5, it is not enough new to justify a new game in my opinion but it was also more than what you would usually put into an DLC
    In the end its basically if you liked BOTW you like this game cause its almost the same, if you didnt like BOTW you wont like this game.    … Expand
  51. msm96
    May 14, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es el mismo juego solo cambia. Los modelos, no hay un sentimiento de descubrimiento real, que la historia sea diferente no hace una gran diferencia, maldije la hora en que vi un maldito Kolog las mecánicas nuevas son muy buenas pero 2 horas depues el hipe se evapora, el mapa sigue siendo demasiado grande para lo que l ahistorua quiere contar, horas para llegar de un punto A a Un punto B suerte que siguen los puntos de teletransporte, no se puede salir de un diálogo hasta que termina, deveria omitirse el dialogo e ir a las opciones, hay tantas cosas que lo hacen un 6 de 10, yo empece con hipe tremendo y creo que no lo terminare, ya me aburrio… Expand
  52. zhangsiyan12134
    May 15, 2023
    7
    A great game as the previous BoTW with additional craft system. I would love to give this game a full mark. However, the performance of the Switch itself is a huge drawback. The graphics and the frame rate in handheld mode is unacceptable in 2023. Personally, I highly suggest everyone to dump your own copy of the game and play it on the emulator to enjoys the beauty of this game.
  53. matta805
    May 16, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great Game super fun to explore and great successor to BOTW. Music and sound design are amazing story is great and gameplay is even better. 10/10… Expand
  54. Databacon
    May 18, 2023
    6
    Game is a copy of botw with some improvements and some parts that are worse. If you love botw and would love to play that again then this game is for you. But if you want a new experience that is different to botw then you will be disappointed.

    Game mostly perform well on the switch but still have frame drops, especially when using skills.
  55. Sashka80
    May 18, 2023
    7
    It‘s nice, but overrated. When you own a switch, you can of course buy it, when you don‘t, you play Elden Ring or Immortals Fenyx Rising. And use a Pro Pad, game controls aren’t good, but with this tool, it goes a bit better.
  56. ajtat0416
    May 18, 2023
    7
    Overall, I enjoy the game. I won't say that this feels like an expansion (it does). So I will try to add more to it.

    The sky island you start off at gave me same "oooh" feeling that I had when I played BOTW. After a couple hours there it was time to hit the ground. After hitting the ground it became evident that the ground level map was reskinned. Since hitting the ground I no longer    Overall, I enjoy the game. I won't say that this feels like an expansion (it does). So I will try to add more to it.

    The sky island you start off at gave me same "oooh" feeling that I had when I played BOTW. After a couple hours there it was time to hit the ground.

    After hitting the ground it became evident that the ground level map was reskinned. Since hitting the ground I no longer had the feeling of "oooh" and surprise. To be fair, I did here and there but those moments were few and far between. And at certain points it became an adventure finding what is the "same" in the game. And there is quite a bit sadly.

    I'm not disappointed with my purchase overall, however, I am disappointed that after 6 years this is what was the final product. A "this is what we wished we released with BOTW" product from Nintendo and devs.

    They heard the complaints about weapon durability and added weapon fusing as a workaround. Which was nice to see.

    Overall, the story is different but from high level overview somewhat the same.    … Expand
  57. ghostying
    May 18, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. game isn't worth the 70 dollar price tag nor the 6 year wait, you're better off waiting until there's a sale and try pick it up for a cheaper price. game suffers from a lot of reused content and artificial difficulty.

    the enemies are mostly reused from BOTW except they now one shot you. rather than giving each npc a creative attack pattern to create difficulty, they make attacks deal a **** ton of damage. very unnecessary

    the bosses at most have three attacks that they cycle through. in the more egregious cases, there's only a single attack they have. the only exception is ganondorfs final boss, which reuses the phantom ganon attacks.

    the game is fun, but the amount of recycled content doesn't justify the 70 dollar price tag nor the 6 year development wait.    … Expand
  58. Steyraus
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece the 2nd....Used the BOTW formula and shuffled it to make another once in a lifetime game. It's hard to even comprehend the genius of making 2 Masterpiece games, but the Zelda team did it.
  59. SHlTGAME101
    May 15, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Yo seriously y'all, the building the cool little contraptions is fun but they're selling us BoTW with a new coat of paint here. Everything that's new like the caves and the sky Islands and even the depths get tedious maybe a few hours in after you realize these locations follow the exact same formula every time you dive in.

    Caves and wells have a stalnox or another boss enemy in them, sometimes a shrine, and a Bubbul gem. Exact same setup every time.

    In the sky Islands, you either fight a Zonai guy, go get a crystal or do a jumping challenge. There's no sky cities, there's nothing really happening up there.

    The depths are the funnest to explore, until you realize there's not much down there. You're only really going to end up down there if you're farming Poes and Zonaite.

    With the exception of like 4 armor sets, EVERY ARMOR SET HAS BEEN RECYCLED FROM THE FIRST GAME. Even the ugly ass Gordon armor. This was ultimately what made me want to drop the game before I finished it. Even Dark Souls reuses some of it's maps, but at least they throw us a bone and give us new equipment to get excited about.

    The weapons all look like **** now. You found a cool sword? Too bad it's tarnished and you're gonna have to fuse it with a **** huge boko bat to do anything with it anyway.

    And yeah, the weapons still break. The story is pretty braindead, I won't spoil it but it follows a pretty similar formula.

    There is no new game plus, you beat Ganon and you're back to your last save.

    There's only one new settlement to visit, no new towns or cities to explore. They slapped some environment changes into some of the existing towns to make them seem "fresh" but there's really no new services or interesting NPCs in any of them.

    Horses function almost exactly the same. Same equipment, same customization. You can buff their skills, which is nice, but that's it. You still can't register any of the wacky mount types like Satori, the Skeletal Horses or the deer at the stable.

    They removed the Amiibo functionality from the Wolf-Link Amiibo for seemingly no reason. I suppose you can get the sages to fill a similar role but I don't get why that was removed.

    You're going to be spending most of your time in the menus fusing stuff while fighting enemies, which can get tedious fast. The dungeons are a bit bit more creative than the Divine Beasts, but not by much.

    If you were a big fan of the master cycle, that's gone now. You could technically build a motorbike with the ultrahand ability but it'll look like crap in comparison.

    The Zonai shrines are asset flips of the original Sheikah shrines, and just as boring and tedious. They don't even explain where the Sheikah **** went.

    Koroks haven't changed much, some of them are a little bit more creative and employ you to use your contraptions, but at the end of the day it's just filler.

    All of the music and sound effects are exactly the same from the first game. They have added some new sound effects for the Zonai stuff.

    The Zonai stuff has an arbitrary distance counter before the components poof out of existence, doesn't matter how much upgrading you do 400 hours in, no fun allowed with papa Nintendo

    The into sequence layout exactly follows that of the first game (Ghost man guides you through the tutorial and then disappears)

    Enemy variety is still lacking. You have Lynels, Talus, Hinox, etc. There's a few new enemies but they generally have been created to fill out the new locations (caves, sky Islands, the depths, etc)

    The only pros I can count are:
    - It runs quite a bit better than BoTW
    - All Amiibo items are now found organically in game (but again, copy pasted assets)
    - You don't have to drop **** before opening a chest now if you want to swap the contents with something you already have

    Anyway I can go on, but man, after playing ToTK to completion the only thing that I'm left thinking is "what the **** has Nintendo been doing the past 6 years"? The sound design team hasn't done **** the animators and modelers have had to make minimal changes to everything short of reskinning a couple of assets, literally 90% of the map is unchanged. The whole game feels like a mod. What in the fresh hell took so long to pump this out? Seriously, this must be the ultimate attempt to try and justify to their shareholders that they can re-make a game with a reduced development crew and still make a fortune off it.    … Expand
  60. Gurranq
    May 14, 2023
    7
    Not the best thing since sliced bread. Started off great, then descended into the same old **** as the last game. Big open world, random shrines. Underwhelming bosses. and the biggest flaw of them all; HORRIBLE CONTROLS. Good game to pass the time. Greatest game of all time? Hell no.
  61. Ntfwprophet
    May 19, 2023
    7
    Good game, not great. It's nowhere as good as Breath of the Wild. The fusing weapon system is ok, but it's annoying that you have to fuse everything or it isn't powerful enough alone, plus arrows have to be fused every single shot which is annoying. Personally I also found the games puzzles in BotW to be more thought provoking and challenging as I can pretty much beat every shrine withGood game, not great. It's nowhere as good as Breath of the Wild. The fusing weapon system is ok, but it's annoying that you have to fuse everything or it isn't powerful enough alone, plus arrows have to be fused every single shot which is annoying. Personally I also found the games puzzles in BotW to be more thought provoking and challenging as I can pretty much beat every shrine with two platforms and the recall ability. The recall ability is just beyond broken, I can cheese my way through the game using it. Why waste time trying to figure out how to get over something when I can just use recall and two platforms of any kind. The ultrahand ability is just stupid, I literally haven't seen anything at over 100 hours in that I can legit say is worth wasting time to build. Cars look stupid,, just a flat platform and wheels, I'd rather just have the bike from BotW. The summons you gain from defeating the bosses suck, I don't like playing with an AI teammate so I always disable them, they are nowhere near as good as the BotW abilities. Essentially BotW was better in nearly every way. The size of the map is meh, considering it's the same map as BotW just made bigger by adding the sky, depths, and caves , honestly it actually seems like less is happening in the world around you, there are definitely way less plants as there are more total in TotK but they are more spread out. I could not possibly rate this better than an 7 as it's truly nowhere near as enjoyable as BotW and everything annoying about the first game remains in this. Could have been so much better, but hey, a lot of people like it, and I wasted my money on it so obviously it's a succes, but there is absolutely no possible way this game is a 10, no possible way. But to each their own I guess.… Expand
  62. Smoothhands
    May 19, 2023
    7
    Just like the previous one. Anyone giving this more than a 7 is naive. Anyone giving this less than 6 is a hater.
  63. Promotheus
    May 19, 2023
    6
    I started out really enjoying TotK, in the beginning it more or less felt like reliving playing BotW again for the first time. The developers really put a lot of effort making the initial sky island a nice experience. Sadly after that the innovations stop and the more you play the more everything starts feeling like a chore and burnout sets in at an exponential rate. The new buildI started out really enjoying TotK, in the beginning it more or less felt like reliving playing BotW again for the first time. The developers really put a lot of effort making the initial sky island a nice experience. Sadly after that the innovations stop and the more you play the more everything starts feeling like a chore and burnout sets in at an exponential rate. The new build mechanics are innovative, but are they ”fun”? I would argue no. In BotW I gladly seeked out all shrines because the puzzles were challenging, but here most of the puzzles are very samey and a little too easy. The counter doesn’t update for me but a rough estimate is I’m 40 hours into the game and frankly I just want to beat it and be done with it now. No other Zelda game has ever made me feel like that. There is undoubtly a lot of content here, but when it just feels like going through the motions there is no motivation for doing it. A bummer I really wanted to like this game more, but Nintendo played it too safe this time around.… Expand
  64. rockrj
    May 17, 2023
    6
    It's quite simple. The original Zelda formula served the series well, and that is where I fell in love with our beloved characters Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf. This title does not seem to follow through with that legacy. The Breath of the Wild formula seems here to stay, and this doesn't suite me as a long-time Zelda fan.
    The game itself is great. I love the adventures, cutscenes, and    It's quite simple. The original Zelda formula served the series well, and that is where I fell in love with our beloved characters Zelda, Link, and Ganondorf. This title does not seem to follow through with that legacy. The Breath of the Wild formula seems here to stay, and this doesn't suite me as a long-time Zelda fan.
    The game itself is great. I love the adventures, cutscenes, and side quests that pop up everywhere you look. It just doesn't have the traditional Zelda feel.    … Expand
  65. Picorette
    May 17, 2023
    9
    Simply AMAZING!!!!!!! A true gem and a unique game. Bravo Nintendo!!!!!! Breath of the willd was shocking but this sequel is even better in every ways and aspects!!!!
  66. TsukasaHiiragi
    May 17, 2023
    5
    Simply upgrades and fixes some of the major issues with BoTw and adds a few elements such as building bases, while a cool feature it clearly isn't 10/10 or 100% rating worthy, its got plenty of issues including a similar cliched story and plenty of recycled content. I honestly get tired of seeing fake reviews from critics, or artificially bloated reviews from fanbois who fail to explainSimply upgrades and fixes some of the major issues with BoTw and adds a few elements such as building bases, while a cool feature it clearly isn't 10/10 or 100% rating worthy, its got plenty of issues including a similar cliched story and plenty of recycled content. I honestly get tired of seeing fake reviews from critics, or artificially bloated reviews from fanbois who fail to explain in any detail the strengths and weaknesses of said game.

    Does this game deserve its 96 metascore from critics? Absolutely not! Is this game bad either? That answer is No, but its not remotely great either, would your typical Zelda fan base enjoy the game? Once again, absolutely but the fanbase should demand better instead of just what feels like a full price DLC.    … Expand
  67. Redushi
    May 18, 2023
    3
    I've played through BotW... it probably won't be enough for TotK. Also, for god's sake nintendo please finally come out of the 1990s and just do a full voiceover on story-driven games like this. just kills the immersion again and again when i play the game when once again a character is in front of me who only makes funny sounding noises. i know nintendo it's cheaper that way but i don'tI've played through BotW... it probably won't be enough for TotK. Also, for god's sake nintendo please finally come out of the 1990s and just do a full voiceover on story-driven games like this. just kills the immersion again and again when i play the game when once again a character is in front of me who only makes funny sounding noises. i know nintendo it's cheaper that way but i don't think you make a game thats on with the standard of BIG OPEN WORLD GAMES like that… Expand
  68. powL
    May 18, 2023
    10
    While Sony and Microsoft have their next gen consoles, Nintendo shows what a next gen title looks like. Unbelievable and miles ahead of the competition.
  69. Elkeiem
    May 13, 2023
    6
    Art direction is good, mechanivally it's quite enjoyable. But this kind of performance and resolution is not enough anymore, even if it was when BoTW came out. On different platform with 4K60fps it would shine bright.
  70. acww
    Aug 13, 2023
    10
    The best game of all time, you have the freedom to go everywhere and do whatever you want, amazing history and it is like a breath of the wild, but improved 10000%
  71. mrkjames
    May 14, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Tears of the Kingdom improves on the main issues of Breath of the Wild: 1) A large world, but lacking content, 2) a lack of an engaging story driving player actions, 3) puzzles based around very specific powers.

    Tears of the Kingdom is massive, adding the sky islands, the depths, and many cave systems. It kicks off with a playable cinematic that sets up the basic plot of the story and leaves the player set to figure out what happened. While most of the story is still in memories, the scenes themselves are more engaging and reveal a wild plot element. The story is furthered by the dungeons and boss battles, which are both more engaging and diverse. The themed dungeons are still non-linear, unlike the classic Zelda dungeons, but the lead up to them has the dungeons themselves are much more involved than the divine beasts. Finally, the three abilities are vastly more simple in their premise, but allow a plethora of solutions and shortcuts ensuring for a unique experience.    … Expand
  72. gumonshoe
    May 14, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game isn't novel enough. The opening gives you hope for some tension, since sense of threat and then you realize you are playing the same game you already sunk 100 hours into with some new gimmicks that only sometimes work and are only sometimes not awkward. Lacks any sense of what made any prior have novel or interesting… Expand
  73. unison_Moody
    May 13, 2023
    3
    Unfortunately, not a meaningful evolution of Breath of the Wild. In many ways it is noticeable that the game was still based on DLC, even though it brings a lot of new content to the able. Regrettably, it has not tried to integrate the creative sandbox into the gameplay loop in a meaningful way and suffers from the same balancing problems as its predecessor. Most of the successes thisUnfortunately, not a meaningful evolution of Breath of the Wild. In many ways it is noticeable that the game was still based on DLC, even though it brings a lot of new content to the able. Regrettably, it has not tried to integrate the creative sandbox into the gameplay loop in a meaningful way and suffers from the same balancing problems as its predecessor. Most of the successes this game celebrates have already been achieved by BotW. But this time, if you don't know BotW, you will be able to enjoy a great variety of content. The ratings would probably be very different if I had never played the predecessor.… Expand
  74. jmigsan
    May 14, 2023
    1
    While Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has received praise from many, I found it to be a disappointing experience. The game's pacing felt off, with some sections dragging on and others feeling rushed. The world, although vast and visually stunning, lacked the depth and immersion I was hoping for. The story and combat, which were supposed to be improved from Breath of the Wild, still left muchWhile Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has received praise from many, I found it to be a disappointing experience. The game's pacing felt off, with some sections dragging on and others feeling rushed. The world, although vast and visually stunning, lacked the depth and immersion I was hoping for. The story and combat, which were supposed to be improved from Breath of the Wild, still left much to be desired. Overall, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom failed to live up to the hype and left me feeling underwhelmed… Expand
  75. MoonlightSword
    May 14, 2023
    3
    The game is almost like Zelda BOTW, it's so boring ... the colors are strange, graphics are awful.
    To my mind, building things is not part of a role playing game, it's just boring.
    Most of people says its a good game, but how many of them will finish this game ? It's so boring, I will not finish this game.
  76. ghostofthepast
    May 15, 2023
    1
    This game is not even a five! The graphics are terrible! Hurt my eyes, even after adjusting my TV and Nintendo switch settings! Wait for it to go on sale, if it ever does! 5 minutes into it and you will see why! It does look funish, but the graphics kill it! Hopefully they approve my refund!
  77. geromite
    May 14, 2023
    3
    Its basically the same game (same skins, same gameplay, same musics and same map with islands with not much interest and an empty underworld). Story running flat and the major disappointment is there is not real Dungeon!!!
    6 years for that! Nintendo lost me!
  78. KateJN
    May 13, 2023
    4
    It's crazy what Nintendo can get away with even in 2023. Zelda: ToTK has no accessibility options whatsoever. In fact, it doesn't even have the basic / standard options that you see in every game whether it's an indie game or an AAA game. Furthermore, the game uses the exact same world from the previous Zelda (BoTW) and the same combat, which makes the whole experience feels very similarIt's crazy what Nintendo can get away with even in 2023. Zelda: ToTK has no accessibility options whatsoever. In fact, it doesn't even have the basic / standard options that you see in every game whether it's an indie game or an AAA game. Furthermore, the game uses the exact same world from the previous Zelda (BoTW) and the same combat, which makes the whole experience feels very similar without any significant changes. ToTK is nothing but an expansion to BoTW with few Quality of Life changes. I must also note that the game has absolutely poor performance and outdated graphics. It will dip below 20 frames (FPS) a lot. As well as a big portion of ToTK just feels dull, especially the early hours.

    it boggles my mind this game is getting glowing 10/10s despite all of its flaws. Very dishonest review process we're seeing nowadays from critics. Any other game would have been slammed for these flaws, but because it's Zelda and a Nintendo game, we see excuses like "it's an old hardware" even though the hardware has nothing to do with the options. And it's Nintendo's mistake not releasing a more powerful console in 2023. They should be criticized for this, not let them get away with it constantly. Somehow their games are just held to different forgiving standards and excuses that we don't see applied to other games AT ALL.

    Bottom line: if you didn't enjoy Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you will certainly not enjoy Tears of the Kingdom as it is very similar and uses many of BoTW's assets. Game doesn't deserve its 70$ price tag whatsoever.    … Expand
  79. jjdanilo1996
    May 14, 2023
    4
    Despite its majestic predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom left much to be desired. The game suffers from a discordant universe, where the integration of monsters and technological artifacts creates an incongruous atmosphere that detracts from the immersive experience expected from the franchise. The narrative is lackluster, with underdeveloped side characters lackingDespite its majestic predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom left much to be desired. The game suffers from a discordant universe, where the integration of monsters and technological artifacts creates an incongruous atmosphere that detracts from the immersive experience expected from the franchise. The narrative is lackluster, with underdeveloped side characters lacking charisma and a storyline that fails to inspire.

    Furthermore, the bosses, previously a highlight, now seem increasingly generic, lacking the originality and intrigue that characterized earlier installments. The game's saving grace is its customizability of builds and environment interaction, which offers some creative gameplay dynamics, but this is not enough to offset the other weaknesses.

    The open-world format, a trend in gaming, here feels generic and lacks the unique touch that would differentiate it from countless other open-world games. In essence, Tears of the Kingdom feels like a missed opportunity, a game that took the right risks with its predecessor only to fall back on safer, less inspiring choices, resulting in an experience that is far from the revolutionary gaming experience that was Breath of the Wild.    … Expand
  80. Dfgthree
    May 16, 2023
    4
    This game is basically a giant DLC for BotW. I didn't care for the original when it came out, I found it to be quite boring and repetitive with a very lackluster story that I just couldn't bring myself to care about. Tears of the kingdom is unfortunately that same game re-gifted under a different title. The cel shaded graphics are nice to look at, and that's about the most praise I could give.
  81. Psycokiller
    May 14, 2023
    7
    Em português: Extremamente datado, graficamente, mecanicamente. Sofre do velho e decepcionante CTRL C CTRL V do mundo comparado ao primeiro jogo, com algumas melhorias no quesito de densidade de coisas para se fazer. Não é um jogo decepcionante, ele é justamente aquilo que se você assistiu aos trailers e se você não hypou, você imaginou que seria. Definitivamente não é uma obra prima
  82. Zelda4ever
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Buen juego, muy mal zelda, de zelda solo tiene los personajes y algunas melodías. Es el mismo juego que botw pero con nuevos trucos que alejan aún más al juego de la esencia. Eso sí, el final es excelente e inigualable, por eso le subí la nota. La exploración es de lo más frustrante, pasas horas explorando y al fin logras encontrar el tesoro y oh sorpresa, te premian con flechas u ópalo,Buen juego, muy mal zelda, de zelda solo tiene los personajes y algunas melodías. Es el mismo juego que botw pero con nuevos trucos que alejan aún más al juego de la esencia. Eso sí, el final es excelente e inigualable, por eso le subí la nota. La exploración es de lo más frustrante, pasas horas explorando y al fin logras encontrar el tesoro y oh sorpresa, te premian con flechas u ópalo, quitando toda emoción a la exploración. Los personajes irritantes sin algun boton que te ayude a activar o desactivar la ayuda de ellos, lo hace frustrante. Que cada cosa tenga una misión secundaria lo hace aburrido. Los gráficos son un asco, no puedo creer que en pleno 2023 sigan trabajando con tan pésimas texturas, entiendo que la justificación son las mecánicas del juego y lo acepto, pues son excelentes, pero no quita la realidad . Lo peor de todo son los recuerdos, el trailers del juego fue un clickbait de nuevo, todo todo es recuerdo... Esté juego vive solo de su nombre, sin el, no tendría tanto 10 falso de la prensa.… Expand
  83. Dertylon
    May 16, 2023
    7
    Un gros air de déjà vu.

    C'est un jeu qui plaira sans aucun doute à la nouvelle génération, mais pas tellement aux vieux croulants comme moi, qui sont nostalgiques d'une période aujourd'hui révolue. Avec ce titre, Nintendo confirme la direction que la licence a prises avec BoTW à mon grand désarroi, mais au grand bonheur de mon neveu. Commençons par les points objectivement mauvais :    Un gros air de déjà vu.

    C'est un jeu qui plaira sans aucun doute à la nouvelle génération, mais pas tellement aux vieux croulants comme moi, qui sont nostalgiques d'une période aujourd'hui révolue. Avec ce titre, Nintendo confirme la direction que la licence a prises avec BoTW à mon grand désarroi, mais au grand bonheur de mon neveu.

    Commençons par les points objectivement mauvais :
    - le jeu est laid (textures pauvres et énormément d'alisaing) et il y a des gros problèmes de
    performances (stuttering et clipping assez présent).
    - Le jeu est trop similaire à BoTW. On a un un très gros air de déjà tellement que les jeux sont semblables. Le problème est que ToTK reprend les concepts de BoTW "tel quel" sans changer à les améliorer ou les rafraichir. je pense notamment à l'usure des armes et à utilisation des chevaux qui aurait pu gagner à être retravailler. On n'a vraiment pas l'impression que ce jeu à chercher à améliorer BoTW, ils ont juste fait un "copier-coller".

    Passons ensuite aux points plus subjectifs :

    - Les nouveaux pouvoir sont moins fun que dans BoTW, voire carrément frustrant par moment. Le pouvoir de combiner les armes par exemple est un système de crafting assez simplistic, et la fabrication des objets rend le titre très "bac-à-sable", ce qui est pas vraiment de mon gout.

    - Les puzzles ne sont pas intéressant. La plupart utilisent le système de fabrication d'objets, où on doit être très minutieux sur les angles des pièces, l'équilibre finale, etc pour que ça réussisse. Du coup, la difficulté est plus axé sur l"execution que sur la réflexion.

    - Les "donjons" sont assez similaires aux créatures divines. Aucune atmosphère, aucune tension, aucune joie d'exploration. ils se finissent assez vite, et on vous dit même dés le début ce que vous devez faire et où vous devez aller !

    - Le "loot" n'est pas super motivant. On peux parfois passer 2-3 minutes à construire un truc pour accéder à un coffre... pour au final se retrouver avec une arme que l'on a déjà en 3 exemplaire dans la sacoche....

    - Le monde est tout aussi vide que dans BoTW voir plus... D'accord, y a des nouvelles zones, mais le contenu est pas super intéressant et au final, très répétitif...

    Bref, pour faire simple, Si vous avez aimer BoTW, vous aller adorer celui-ci. Si BoTW vous a laisser un avis mitigé, celui vous frustrera encore plus !    … Expand
  84. xrr
    May 20, 2023
    6
    It would have been a very good DLC. Unfortunately this is rather a bad standalone game, as it copies so much from the previous saga entry : world, sounds, gameplay.

    Graphics are shameful for 2023, as is the (almost) full lack of voices.

    Nice gimmicks were added, but the game remains "the same". Think BOTW 1.5
  85. PPAP_015
    May 13, 2023
    6
    Beau match. Mais Nintendo devrait mettre à jour ses consoles, ce jeu mérite une meilleure expérience audiovisuelle
  86. Acrofilo
    May 14, 2023
    4
    Ok, It's Zelda but the visual department is very, very long in the tooth. This was fine in 2005, but it's 2023 now. It's time to demand more from Nintendo like we do from Playstation and Xbox.
  87. Maugaran
    May 17, 2023
    4
    Simple Action Adventure. Nice building Item mechanic.
    Very bad Graphic, only 30fps, missing rpg mechanics, empty Open World, bad audio syncro, bad character design, missing good Quests
  88. Eerokina
    May 13, 2023
    4
    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
  89. maxdragon99
    May 14, 2023
    7
    Es un buen juego pero tiene lo que le paso a muchos juegos. Es un juego continuista con algunos extras pero eso no es malo al contrario en tan divertido como el anterior.
  90. VivaSaselandia
    May 13, 2023
    5
    La prensa a mi me ha dicho que con este juego iban a regresar las mazmorras clásicas o un Ganondorf de verdad, tal fue mi decepción al ver que las grandes mazmorras son igual de malas que las bestias divinas y que Ganon es una maldita decepción como jefe y como villano.
  91. 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
  92. aljirik1992
    May 17, 2023
    7
    Breath of The Wild — игра поколения… Поколения WiiU. На Swith она шла придатком и не более того. Поэтому, когда KOLKHOZ gamEng выставлял оценки версиям для «провалившейся» консоли и переключателя на Metacritic, у первой красовалась десятка, а у второй 8, хоть и материал был сугубо грубо идентичен.

    ——— За шесть лет на свечке появилось аж 4 проекта после «придатка», где остроухий в    Breath of The Wild — игра поколения… Поколения WiiU. На Swith она шла придатком и не более того. Поэтому, когда KOLKHOZ gamEng выставлял оценки версиям для «провалившейся» консоли и переключателя на Metacritic, у первой красовалась десятка, а у второй 8, хоть и материал был сугубо грубо идентичен.

    ———

    За шесть лет на свечке появилось аж 4 проекта после «придатка», где остроухий в трико давал жару вечному злу:

    Монструозная — «Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda»

    Зубодробительная — «Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity»

    Полностью оправдывающая название последней консоли «Switch» и её уникальность — «The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD»

    И филигранная — «The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening».

    ———

    Глядя на них «Тётка» ощущается колоссальной, но всего лишь тенью «Ботвы». Игрой страдающей болезненным(на мой вкус) для индустрии понятием классического, «вымученного» сиквела.

    Этот абзац не отменяет того, что игра хороша, но если философия «Breath of The Wild» — это не действовать по шаблону, то для «Tears of the Kingdom» у меня плохие новости.    … Expand
  93. A_UnIcOrN_A
    May 14, 2023
    6
    Continuista, simplista, 6 años para desarrollar un increíble DLC.

    Banda sonora lamentable, ya no es lo que era zelda antaño que la música te hacía soñar, vibrar, sentimientos... ya no hay nada. La historia es la misma pero con otros nombres, te hacen repetir todo otra vez. Uno de los peores zelda de la historia, como historia. El mapa es excelente y abismal, como en el anterior se    Continuista, simplista, 6 años para desarrollar un increíble DLC.

    Banda sonora lamentable, ya no es lo que era zelda antaño que la música te hacía soñar, vibrar, sentimientos... ya no hay nada.

    La historia es la misma pero con otros nombres, te hacen repetir todo otra vez.

    Uno de los peores zelda de la historia, como historia. El mapa es excelente y abismal, como en el anterior se desaprovecha todo, el mapa es puras misiones secundarias. Era buen momento para meter una buena historia y que te hagan ir a todos los pueblos, todos los templos y todos los rincones, pero... vuelvo a repetir, es una copia barata del anterior, vas a 4 luegares, luego un par mas, y a repetir al castillo lo mismo que el anterior.

    un 6 y por ser Zelda, si no ni el aprobado le daba.    … Expand
  94. Adez30
    May 14, 2023
    5
    Nintendo lo volvió a hacer unos de los mejores juegos mundo abierto de la historia
  95. Nico_C
    May 14, 2023
    6
    Muy sobrevalorado. Reutiliza la mitad del contenido del anterior Zelda. Espero que esto no sea GOTY
  96. GledsonSilva
    May 16, 2023
    5
    Simplesmente melhorou tudo em relação ao Breath.. Jogo maravilhoso em todos os sentidos, vale cada centavo, vale cada minuto, cada HR, cada dia jogado..Obra Prima.
  97. brunojbf
    May 13, 2023
    3
    Not as good as expected. The positive pint is the fact that you can be creative as your imagination allows you, but Nintendo must learn that the technology evolves and power full hardware is needed. Plus there are some “hidden” messages about religion that can be disrespectful with some people. But, well, as a video game, the game is awkward and feels laggy and blurry.
  98. Imperiuz
    May 14, 2023
    3
    I really do not understand what anyone sees in this game or breath of the wild. From the standpoint of being a Zelda game the only thing that makes these 2 new games in the series a Zelda game is the name and the presence of the characters Link and Zelda. As far as feeling like a Zelda game in gameplay or atmosphere it does not. From an audio design perspective, Zelda games had classicI really do not understand what anyone sees in this game or breath of the wild. From the standpoint of being a Zelda game the only thing that makes these 2 new games in the series a Zelda game is the name and the presence of the characters Link and Zelda. As far as feeling like a Zelda game in gameplay or atmosphere it does not. From an audio design perspective, Zelda games had classic music and soundtracks that many of us remember to this day. This game and BOTW are completely unforgettable from a soundtrack standpoint. Much of this game feels tedious and pointless, from the stamina meter to the paper mache weapons, to the unnecessary time sink that is cooking. This game and BOTW both feel like someone wanted to create a video game version of that stupid Nintendo Labo crap. Botw and this game should have been a new franchise and then Nintendo could have focused on making an actual Zelda game that would be true to what that series actually has been. I haven’t even touched on the underpowered nature of the Switch, but when you’ve gotten used to playing modern consoles where nearly all games run at 60fps, 1440p or 4K with HDR it is PAINFUL to try and play a game that runs at 30fps (at best) with muted colors and jaggies everywhere from lack of resolution. This game and BOTW are EXTREMELY overrated and I personally expect better from the Nintendo I once loved. I literally hate this game and what Nintendo has done to another series that I once loved. Nintendo, do better, Nintendo fanboys, expect better. It’s time to wake up!… Expand
  99. Dolphin_
    May 15, 2023
    1
    Very simple and boring game, the history is so predictable and mediocre. The gameplay is repetitive, health system is stupid and simple like the battle system, I just needed two or tree attacks for all the game. I don't understand why this game is so overrated. And the graphics are so bad.
  100. NIDAROSWOLF
    May 16, 2023
    1
    First of i didn't like BoTW, but it was a fun handheld game. This is the same game over again whit more minecraft. I'm just disappointed because i was hoping for a new zelda, and perhaps more like the older ones whit more magic and mystery. Dont care much about the money i lost, but more about i now have to wait some more years for a real Zelda. Congrats to the ones who like this Zeldacraft.
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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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