The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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  1. thehexgames
    Jul 14, 2023
    10
    What a masterpiece. Just when I think Nintendo has peaked, they come out with a banger like TOTK.
  2. mepphy
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Game Is Amazing
    gameplay Is incredibly fun and story very cool, fighting old enemies of the series is also Extremely good
  3. TheWonderPie
    May 13, 2023
    10
    The FPS and resolution dips are too much for me. BotW, even with its occasional dips, wasn't having as much performance issues as TotK. I know that even when it was released, in 2017, the Switch's hardware was already quite outdated, but I feel like more optimization patches will be able to solve those dips. Either way, the Switch 2 is really more than welcome right now
  4. Cyb3rfr3ak
    May 14, 2023
    10
    A masterpiece, something all other publishers should take a closer look at. It's such a shame that the game is only available for the dated Nintendo Switch. It deserves so much better..
  5. polter15
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece. Somehow they did it again. The legend of zelda series must be the most consistent franchise in terms of quality
  6. taaa
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. コラ！ゴキちゃん！君たちのだーい好きなFF16がゼルダにぼろ負けしてるからってサブ垢作りまくって頑張って評価下げようとしたらダメよ！あまりにもチンケ過ぎて笑いが出るよゴキちゃん… Expand
  7. ikkiy84
    May 14, 2023
    9
    Ho tolto un punto solo per i cali di FPS, ma bisogna dire che far girare un gioco del genere su un scaldabagno come la Switch ce ne vuole parecchio! Un punto in meno solo per ricordare a Nintendo che forse è il caso di smettere di dire che la Switch è a metà del suo ciclo vitale. Nintendo, forse è il caso di fare una "Switch 2"! Detto questo il gioco è godibilissimo e appasionante,Ho tolto un punto solo per i cali di FPS, ma bisogna dire che far girare un gioco del genere su un scaldabagno come la Switch ce ne vuole parecchio! Un punto in meno solo per ricordare a Nintendo che forse è il caso di smettere di dire che la Switch è a metà del suo ciclo vitale. Nintendo, forse è il caso di fare una "Switch 2"! Detto questo il gioco è godibilissimo e appasionante, divertentissime le nuove meccaniche! Non farò nessun tipo di Spoiler, GODETEVELO!… Expand
  8. Estebandelpino
    May 14, 2023
    10
    De los mejores juegos que he jugado, además quien lo halla votado con mas de un 8, sinceramente pienso que no le sabe al Zelda
  9. tarodnet
    Jun 6, 2023
    10
    This game is the perfect example of adventure and entertainment. Every Zelda game is a great game, but this one (+ Breath of the Wild) has probably the real and true spirit of this lovely saga.

    The story is more epic than ever, and the main characters are more complex and intense than BOtW.

    If you love videogames, nature, friendship and adventure, this is your game.
  10. ShadyYST
    May 18, 2023
    10
    The game is absolute masterpiece . The gameplay mechanics and that gorgeous masive open world make me "lost" in game in hours . Well done Nintendo you proved one more time that not everything is in the power of hardware , but in the genius of the devs !!!
  11. I5S4C
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece, BOTW was awesome but this is the next level of being awesome, this game is just beautiful, funny and enjoyable. A great game.
  12. Ziix
    May 22, 2023
    10
    Just a few words about Tears of the Kingdom.

    It is a Fantastic Game with stunning graphics for the Nintendo Switch.
  13. TurboCotton
    May 24, 2023
    6
    People who say this is game of the year clearly haven't played/experienced many good single-player games. I found the open world to be quite boring to traverse and the enemy combat to be shallow. Overall, this game is more of a 7/10 at best if you consider the restrictions of the Switch hardware, not a 10/10 as all the critics say.
  14. coconut0
    May 19, 2023
    9
    Awesome open world. Every 10 minutes I encounter something new to do in the open world. Every single time I am travelling to a pinned location I end up very far away doing some other side quest or just doing dumb stuff with Ultrahand and the abilities I have. It is amazing the scale, and how seemingly every corner of this games has something to do. Either a side-quest, or a shrine, or newAwesome open world. Every 10 minutes I encounter something new to do in the open world. Every single time I am travelling to a pinned location I end up very far away doing some other side quest or just doing dumb stuff with Ultrahand and the abilities I have. It is amazing the scale, and how seemingly every corner of this games has something to do. Either a side-quest, or a shrine, or new enemies. It all feels too much in a good way.… Expand
  15. cece111
    May 22, 2023
    5
    As someone who had so much fun in botw, put in 500 hours to be exact, I am beyond disappointed. Firstly, I’m so confused. This game does not feel like a sequel at all, nor is it trying to be in my opinion. Instead, I think the best way to describe it is as a soft remake and retcon of botw with some improvements and additions. I guess if you never played botw, great for you, but not for meAs someone who had so much fun in botw, put in 500 hours to be exact, I am beyond disappointed. Firstly, I’m so confused. This game does not feel like a sequel at all, nor is it trying to be in my opinion. Instead, I think the best way to describe it is as a soft remake and retcon of botw with some improvements and additions. I guess if you never played botw, great for you, but not for me cuz I’m basically just replaying :(. If it existed in a vacuum or a world where botw was never a thing, I think it would deserve all the 10/10 praise. But the reality is botw is its predecessor, and it borrows far too much from it to feel fresh from my perspective. I felt such immense wonder in botw and my curiosity drove me to explore the map. Unfortunately, I do not feel this at all in totk. Probably because the surface is just too darn similar and the things you find too predictable. One issue many people had with botw was that when exploring most of the things you would discover would be koroks or shrines. Don’t get me wrong, I loved them, and at the time they felt fresh. But while totk adds many side quests and notable discoveries, a majority of the things you come across are still shrines and koroks. If I know most of what I’m going to find and discover it quickly loses all the magic, mystery, and fun. It just becomes a checklist of things to complete like some chore. The newer areas alone cannot make up for this issue. The sky islands are very small and barren, not to mention that many are straight-up copy-pasted. The depths, while at first glance looking interesting, have little incentive for exploration besides tedious resource farming. I was really hoping there would be large elaborate dungeons to come across, I think that would’ve felt amazing to discover. Unfortunately, the dungeons are structured just like the divine beasts, go to these five terminals and fight the boss, rinse, and repeat. I will say tho, the look, music, and uniqueness of each dungeon are amazing and a step in the right direction, but that alone does not make up for the lack of substance.

    The story is another aspect of this game that feels incredibly barebones. There are major continuity issues from botw that break my immersion. For example, all the sheikah stuff is completely gone and it's never really explained. Npcs that interacted with Link in the previous game treat him like a total stranger. Hey I get it’s a game, and the devs might want to appeal to people who never played botw, but damn maybe a line or two referencing a previous interaction wouldn’t hurt. Now the Zonai, in my opinion, they’re just a reskin of the ancient Sheikah (an ancient technological/magically powerful tribe helps defeat the big bad). Now Zelda games do this all the time, there’s always some ancient powerful race whose power must be uncovered to help defeat Ganon. But something about the way the Sheikah and Zonai were handled just feels too half-assed, to the point where they just feel like a reskin of the Sheikah. Yet the game tries to gaslight you into thinking the Sheikah never happened by eliminating all traces of them. But to be honest I could’ve overlooked all that if it weren’t for the biggest offender in the game’s story, the Memories/Dragon Tears. In Botw I wasn’t the biggest fan of memories because it made the action feel like it was far away and done with. But they kinda made sense in the context of botw (it's post-apocalyptic and ur amnesiac). Totk reusing the same “memory” format to tell most of its story is such a waste, imagine how epic it would have been having more mainline story elements pan out as you’re playing the game.

    The only thing in this game that I would say isn’t just another botw rehash reskin is the runes and building mechanics. They provide for some really silly moments and feel so fresh and fun in a game with so much repetition and monotony. But in my opinion, these mechanics alone do not elevate the game from a soft remake or dlc to the realm of a sequel. If only they would’ve taken the same kind of interesting approach for the other aspects of the game then it could’ve been a true successor to botw. Man, it really hurts to come to this conclusion I love the Zelda series and I especially loved Botw, but this just is not it. Also f u nintendo for buying out all these review companies for perfect 10s, false advertising fr.    … Expand
  16. Thunderud
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Breath of the Wild was a great game and I was really excited for the sequel when they announced it. However I think that the sequel is a little underwhelming, but also overwhelming at the same time. It feels like playing BOTW with new game + and a extra expansion pack. Also the tutorial is unbearably long when the first game's was short and sweet. Still the core game mechanics of BOTW areBreath of the Wild was a great game and I was really excited for the sequel when they announced it. However I think that the sequel is a little underwhelming, but also overwhelming at the same time. It feels like playing BOTW with new game + and a extra expansion pack. Also the tutorial is unbearably long when the first game's was short and sweet. Still the core game mechanics of BOTW are still there and they are some of the Best game mechanics any game has had ever.… Expand
  17. yopzo
    May 23, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Take Zelda Breath of the Wild, add some more stuff some nice like the sky exploration or the amalgam mechanism some not that good like the underground exploration part, then remove every bit of story writing from BOTW and keep almost all the issue of BOTW you'll have Zelda tears of the kingdoms.
    Pretty average game, still a good basics but cooking is till a pain in the butt, having rain when you start climbing is infuriating and THE STORY IS ASS, like very bad. I feel like I've heard every piece of the story 5 times and I have yet to finish the game, I may not finish it at that point this is boring    … Expand
  18. MrAleksander
    May 24, 2023
    7
    As someone who didn't play Breath of the Wild, I enjoyed this game very much. Story made me cry, both of sadness and of joy, gameplay addicting and rewarding.
    Why such a low score then? Simple, after beating the final boss I expected to wake up and do stuff but no, you cannot play after you defeat the demon king, the game will put you back before the fight for you to do stuff, but the    As someone who didn't play Breath of the Wild, I enjoyed this game very much. Story made me cry, both of sadness and of joy, gameplay addicting and rewarding.
    Why such a low score then? Simple, after beating the final boss I expected to wake up and do stuff but no, you cannot play after you defeat the demon king, the game will put you back before the fight for you to do stuff, but the demon king must still be alive, and that actually threw me off so hard I lost any interest in the game. I had so much will and hope to explore more of the map and find more shrines and get more buff but the fact that I cannot do that with the final boss defeated has killed every intention I had to keep playing. I wish I had known that before so I could've done some more exploring.    … Expand
  19. SE7VIIEN
    May 31, 2023
    6
    Honestly I really appreciated Zelda BotW for what it was band had a ton of fun but for some reason TotK just seemed to be a boring experience for me, I was even able to visit every sky tower to open the entire map in a few hours thanks to the time reversal mechanic riding fallen rocks and taking off from the sky. I just found it too easy with little challenge. I felt the underground andHonestly I really appreciated Zelda BotW for what it was band had a ton of fun but for some reason TotK just seemed to be a boring experience for me, I was even able to visit every sky tower to open the entire map in a few hours thanks to the time reversal mechanic riding fallen rocks and taking off from the sky. I just found it too easy with little challenge. I felt the underground and chasms to be underwhelming and not very much fun as well the sky and constructs to be as well equally boring…I visited each region and just felt like a chore instead of a surprise. Maybe it feels too much like BotW all over again and I’m just not interested in playing the same game again with the same map. I still think OoT and ALttP are the best Zelda experiences but that’s me. Oh and the shrines are really boring this time around. I wanted to love this game but it just didn’t happen. The opening though was a really great hook so I gotta give them that.… Expand
  20. MariaSanBar
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    Quando comecei a jogar não havia sentido muita diferença se comparado ao título anterior, mas após um tempo senti que estava jogando algo totalmente novo e refeito, evoluído se assim se pode dizer e isso por si só já dá uma noção do quanto esse jogo é bom. Se breath of the wild era ótimo esse novo título é um passo adiante.
  21. GuyHasAFork
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    This game changed me i have played this for days the art style the graphics i loved the dungeons and even the combat style was perfect there are so many references to the older games and this game is the perfect game even if you have played a Zelda game or not.
  22. Dubeau
    Jun 2, 2023
    7
    TOTK is certainly good but it has some flaws in it. The story is interesting from the Zelda side but the ending was just ok. I would have loved an aftermath. The story is dulled by a series of repeating events, which kinds of give away the suspense. There is a lot of fetch quests, way too much. Those who contained real stories, where just too few. There are 3 levels of maps: the sky,TOTK is certainly good but it has some flaws in it. The story is interesting from the Zelda side but the ending was just ok. I would have loved an aftermath. The story is dulled by a series of repeating events, which kinds of give away the suspense. There is a lot of fetch quests, way too much. Those who contained real stories, where just too few. There are 3 levels of maps: the sky, ground and underworld. I must say the sky part was fun to fly into, but there was barely anything interesting in it. The fighting was frustrating, I don't know how many times I was cheap killed from the back. The camera is to blame in most cases. This time around, the horse riding was horrible. I like the vehicule creation, but getting the auto create around 3/4 of the game isn't very good. Graphicly the game is the same as the last one. If anything there is way too much fog in this one. Weather effects are superb tho. Getting enough arrows is a pain. I wish the recipe could be obtained but there is a lot of variations in them. Weapons and shields still breaks. The item management (to attach or throw) is quite annoying when you hit 30 items and more. The special power were fun, like ascend and grab. Music was excellent. I give it 75%. If you want a RPG that has an enormous map with a lot of things to pickup and find, that's for you. For the story, it was kind of a generic one with some good parts.… Expand
  23. edxtan
    Jun 7, 2023
    7
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom attempts to fix some of the flaws of its predecessor by adding mechanical depth, but in doing so loses some of the simplicity and freedom that gave it a sense of wonder.
  24. krkr1234
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Masterpiece，my favorite game of 2023，Definitely the game of the year，greater than breathe of the wild
  25. HashtagJugando
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Más difícil, Más grande, más divertido y más épico .
    La experiencia de este nuevo Zelda no puede explicarse solo con palabras hay que jugarlo.
  26. drefiekmusic
    Jun 13, 2023
    6
    As a big fan of the Zelda universe I have to say I am almost as equally disappointed in TOTK as I was for BOTW.

    Open world is good for certain franchises but for Zelda it just doesn’t work for me. Not sure what the Zonai devices were about, I hardly used them outside of the shrines. Fusing devices together didn’t work properly half the time and my frame rate dropped to about 2FPS at    As a big fan of the Zelda universe I have to say I am almost as equally disappointed in TOTK as I was for BOTW.

    Open world is good for certain franchises but for Zelda it just doesn’t work for me.

    Not sure what the Zonai devices were about, I hardly used them outside of the shrines. Fusing devices together didn’t work properly half the time and my frame rate dropped to about 2FPS at times…

    A slight improvement on BOTW simply due to the unique and individual bosses. The return of seeing the word ‘Temple’ on my screen made me quite happy too. But the dungeons were divine beast rip-offs.

    I just want a good old fashioned traditional linear Zelda game again.    … Expand
  27. Andres-Arambula
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Espectacular en todo el sentido de la palabra! Nintendo siempre sorprende con su jugabilidad, historia y es increíble que este juego corra en la Switch!! Bien hecho
  28. assailor
    May 30, 2023
    7
    Nice experience, as good as the BOTW, but with certain drawbacks:
    Nice map, but I have seen it in BOTW; sky islands are great, but they are too small; dungeon map is large, but only filled with monsters and not very fun to explore.
    Too much material collections are needed for the battery upgrade, and again, most parts of the dungeon are boring to explore; the new mechanism drives higher    Nice experience, as good as the BOTW, but with certain drawbacks:
    Nice map, but I have seen it in BOTW; sky islands are great, but they are too small; dungeon map is large, but only filled with monsters and not very fun to explore.
    Too much material collections are needed for the battery upgrade, and again, most parts of the dungeon are boring to explore; the new mechanism drives higher need for all types of resources which makes me feels bad worrying about spending resources, which is less fun than if I do not need to worry about those.
    The Y+B bug solved the problem, but the version update is forced without prior notice, which ruined this trick for me.    … Expand
  29. Hatmann
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I want to first address the ppl giving low scores or Average scores as well as negative reviews (7 or below). I read about 10-15 of them. I would say 12 of them didn't like the first game or at least saw BOTW as a 7 (based from there review). If u loved the first, you will love this one MORE.

    Now regarding the comments stating that the map is reused- the map IS brought back, however, it is revamped as well as the shrines are in different places and shrines themselves are completely Different puzzles and brand NEW. If anyone here has played Bloodborne - the old hunter DLC took an already played area but COMPLETLY revamped it- basically making it feel like a new area and fresh and almost unrecognizable. It's the same here in this game. You go to a familiar place and your not like "oh this is the same old place" - its more like "Oh i didint even know this was that place from b4".

    I want to say this as my final thoughts. Zelda BOTW was my first Zelda game ever and when i bought it i had no expectations and didint know what to expect, and was blown away which lead to be replaying it 4x over the years. When i got this game I told myself im sure this is the same thing as b4 there's no way they can change it up, AND for the first few hours i was like "yea this is just more BOTW" BUT when I continued i realized that i was so wrong and much better and more then BOTW2.    … Expand
  30. Henrblack
    May 15, 2023
    10
    A Nintendo simplesmente pegou a essência do Bafão Selvagem e elevou o seu nível 3 vezes mais
  31. Gaebora
    Aug 1, 2023
    6
    AC:Valhalla + Dragon Quest Builders + Mononoke Movie

    A zelda game in the same sense as zelda 2. Everyone knows it doesnt belong, but its unique enough to respect, yet it still lacks fulfillment. Narratively: More story than botw, but definitely the same low quality. Like budget square enix bad. I get hylians have big ears, but making them furries was horrendous cringe. The voice acting    AC:Valhalla + Dragon Quest Builders + Mononoke Movie

    A zelda game in the same sense as zelda 2. Everyone knows it doesnt belong, but its unique enough to respect, yet it still lacks fulfillment. Narratively: More story than botw, but definitely the same low quality. Like budget square enix bad. I get hylians have big ears, but making them furries was horrendous cringe. The voice acting was somehow worse the worst part. Every VA should quit their careers, no emotion, just "i am profound guy reading paper." Low low quality. Zelda looked like a cat and the blood moon lines sound like shes taking a dump while on the phone at night. The O N L Y good part narratively was the ending and Laurelin village. Otherwise the rest is a huge waste of time thats fun factually half the time. Like you really dont gain anything emotional, inspirational, educational, substantial, or genuinely anything of value.    … Expand
  32. Stuey
    Jun 14, 2023
    6
    I loved BOTW and I spent literally hundreds of hours playing it, but I'm finding TOTK boring and tedious. It's essentially the same game - it's the same Hyrule with the addition of some uninteresting floating islands and a very large cave area, which is pretty much empty. Exploring was great fun in BOTW, but now the landscape seems plain with large expanses of emptiness with nothing to do.I loved BOTW and I spent literally hundreds of hours playing it, but I'm finding TOTK boring and tedious. It's essentially the same game - it's the same Hyrule with the addition of some uninteresting floating islands and a very large cave area, which is pretty much empty. Exploring was great fun in BOTW, but now the landscape seems plain with large expanses of emptiness with nothing to do. My horse really gets on my nerves as it is difficult to steer and has a mind of its own. The dialogue with the characters is also tedious - too much reading, and there are so many cut scenes. The graphics are blurry and it really looks like an old game. TOTK hasn't evolved, it's just a rehashed BOTW with some additional powers, some of which I really can't be bothered to use. The building power just becomes repetitive very early on. Recent games like Elden Ring just make TOTK look outdated.… Expand
  33. SniperWolf07
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Simplemente NINTENDO lo volvió hacer un Zelda único con una Libertad total Creación manipulación de todo un entorno lleno de vida Mecánicas nuevas e Innovadoras Una Narrativa más desarrollada muy emotiva y una jugabilidad impecable Tears of the Kingdom va más allá de BOTW que Revolucionó pero Tears of the Kingdom Perfeccionó y lleva la exploración y jugabilidad a otro Nivel Simplemente unaSimplemente NINTENDO lo volvió hacer un Zelda único con una Libertad total Creación manipulación de todo un entorno lleno de vida Mecánicas nuevas e Innovadoras Una Narrativa más desarrollada muy emotiva y una jugabilidad impecable Tears of the Kingdom va más allá de BOTW que Revolucionó pero Tears of the Kingdom Perfeccionó y lleva la exploración y jugabilidad a otro Nivel Simplemente una OBRA MAESTRA MAGISTRAL… Expand
  34. carollain
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Best game of zelda : Ocarina of time, Breath of wild and this!

    Sound, Visual, action, music, everything is still perfect!
  35. edsftw
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Tears of the Kingdom is a literary masterpiece that has left an indelible mark on my heart and mind. From the very first page, I was captivated by its poetic prose, richly imagined world, and deeply poignant characters. This novel is an exquisite tapestry of emotions, blending fantasy, romance, and introspection in a way that resonates with the soul.
  36. jorgee1990
    Sep 4, 2023
    4
    Its just an expensive dlc of botw. The beginning (tutorial) has a lot more fun than the rest of the game. The map its just the same, there is not discovering...underground are bored and repetitive and sky islands...better call it sky rocks...tiny...etc. The new powers are fine but not su much are they think.
  37. prowlergod
    Jun 18, 2023
    5
    More of a 6 year old game whilst reusing assets from the same 6 year old game.
  38. MrSwoon
    May 29, 2023
    5
    If you're a hardcore Zelda fan, you've made up your mind long before the game came out. For everyone else, it's basically BotW with building stuff added and even worse framerate. Not a lot of the core game has been improved or refined in any meaningful way. It felt like I was playing a really good romhack rather than an original game.

    Not bad by any means, but for the price point and    If you're a hardcore Zelda fan, you've made up your mind long before the game came out. For everyone else, it's basically BotW with building stuff added and even worse framerate. Not a lot of the core game has been improved or refined in any meaningful way. It felt like I was playing a really good romhack rather than an original game.

    Not bad by any means, but for the price point and prestige you'd really expect a lot more out of the experience.    … Expand
  39. rulomoctezuma
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Simply one of the best games ever! The waiting time was worthy! Since BOTW, the way that developers developed a wide world with many possibilities, it will give you a lot of time to explore the world of Hyrule.
  40. DustyHollers
    May 15, 2023
    10
    It's just the best game made in forever. The world is full of things to do.
  41. RickGrimesTheGo
    May 15, 2023
    10
    almost definitely game of the year 2023 way better than Breath of the Wild.
  42. Axarak-Hunter
    May 26, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El juego es un VENDE HUMO AL 100 % , vendieron las islas celestes como lo mas revolucionario del mundo y el atractivo mayor , lo cual es falso la isla de los albores es lo unico destacable de resto lo que encontraras son medianas islas con el mismo patron, o directamente un pedazo de piedra flotando , el subsuelo termina pecando de lo mismo que Botw es bastante vacio , si enemigos mas fuertes pero vacio , los templos son las Bestias divinas del primer juego activa cierta cantidad de puntos y jefe final que al menos estos son memorables y unicos y ya ni hablar de la historia , tenian la oportunidad de hacer algo inimaginable con todos los juegos y la conexiones con la linea de tiempo de Hyrule Historia pero a la final se fueron por la facil e hicieron un nuevo universo en palabras simples Zelda Botw y Totk son un reboot de la saga zelda, y no es tan malo eso pero cuando coges esa excusa para meter aliens y tecnología en una historia que se basa en fantasía y magia medieval si jode un poco, porque si los Zonnan son aliens y la familia real tiene poderes no por las diosas como siempre ha sido si no porque estos aliens se mezclaron con Hylianos y heredaron los poderes aliens de sus antepasados y si suena muy loco pero es que directamente es asi , la trifuerza pasa a otro plano directamente ni se menciona y ya para finalizar la parte de jugabilidad se resume en zelda BOTW pero con esteroides y no se si es cuestion mia pero los colores que maneja este juego son muy pastel ( los de botw son mas vivos) lo que hace que se vea un poco incomodo e incluso inferior graficamente pero eso ya es perspectiva mia subjetiva ,comprendo que sea una secuela directa pero es un juego que por tratar de abarcar mucho olvida su historia con el anterior juego y no la respeta lo cual me parece fatal ya que es una secuela directa no un nuevo juego unico, cambiaron las cosas metiendo tecnologia y aliens que nada tienen que ver con la saga , considero que hay muchos recursos por aprovechar en vez irse directamente a la ciencia ficcion. es un buen juego pero calificandolo como un zelda es un mal zelda tirando a mediocre para todo lo que nos vendían , Bastante decepcionante… Expand
  43. albertojose
    May 27, 2023
    10
    Easily the GOTY of 2023, one of if not the best Zelda games ever made! 10/10
  44. JohnDenver89
    May 29, 2023
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is anyone else trying desperately find redemption in this copy/paste I feel duped makes no sense to make previous game structures like the old tower locations non existent at least make ruins signifying that they may have fallen npc don't remember rains all the time building is useless the bottom sub world is lacking and to be honest I saw no point in meal effects the game starts you off with cold protecting bottoms if you actually look around first sky island and you really only need heat protecting armor if you go into a cave made death mountain a bit boring while the gorons are tripping off tinged meat finding more korok seeds was a bummer botw the award was golden fecal matter sure make me want to find more and a rock glued to the end of my sword is odd feeling making me want to switch to something cooler looking and the helpful sages just get in the way just give me ravalis gale back I hope this is the end of botw for a while I still haven't beat the last two because I lost interest… Expand
  45. IceWaltz
    May 31, 2023
    7
    One of the greats. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is an excellent sequel to Breath of the Wild, Improving upon almost everything in the game. The shrines are much more diverse. The map has been expanded on massively providing beautiful scenery up in the sky islands while providing a sense of mystery and exploration in the hostile world of the depths.
    While this game is a    One of the greats. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is an excellent sequel to Breath of the Wild, Improving upon almost everything in the game. The shrines are much more diverse. The map has been expanded on massively providing beautiful scenery up in the sky islands while providing a sense of mystery and exploration in the hostile world of the depths.
    While this game is a masterpiece in its own right, I feel it struggles with its place in the Legend of Zelda franchise. I say this because (due to a specific storyline) there is so much retconning in the game that it becomes almost jarring. Not only that but I felt that the Ganon fight was poorly set up with the teasing of a showdown only to make you run around solving dull puzzles before you can reach him again.

    One of ToTK's biggest flaws in my opinion is that, while sharing almost the same surface map with BoTW, ToTK had a lot less boots in the ground moments. There were no real challenges in terrain or combat, any issue could just be solved with a rocket or hoverbike and that personally removed any of the moment-to-moment fun for me.

    While I understand that many players enjoyed ToTK, I found many sections of the game far too tedious and dull. The dungeons were far too formulaic and drawn out. I found myself so frustrated with the mundanity of so many of these dungeons that I just cheesed the game with rockets and recall just so I could get it over with.    … Expand
  46. Tacomac
    May 31, 2023
    7
    I bought the game release day after all the praise it garnished from the press. Being in my 40s and you know who you are who helped keep Ninty alive through many of their mistakes I was hoping for something really worthy as BOTW was good but not really amazing. This game though has worse graphics.....better shrines so far and the fuse mechanic feels like they are selling out towards theI bought the game release day after all the praise it garnished from the press. Being in my 40s and you know who you are who helped keep Ninty alive through many of their mistakes I was hoping for something really worthy as BOTW was good but not really amazing. This game though has worse graphics.....better shrines so far and the fuse mechanic feels like they are selling out towards the mindless crowd who have too much time to game and not live in the present moment. We really all need a good dose of modern day Ocarina of in all seriousness make a 3d Zelda 2… Expand
  47. Adrgm
    Jun 3, 2023
    6
    As a Zelda fan who has played and beaten every single Zelda game out there from Zelda 1 to totk, I wanted to give my opinion. The game is awesome, very entertaining. At the same time, it is lacking in a lot of points as a Zelda game AND as a game in general and few official reviews are talking about these. You may find similar points on forums liked reddit.

    As a Zelda game: -Story and    As a Zelda fan who has played and beaten every single Zelda game out there from Zelda 1 to totk, I wanted to give my opinion. The game is awesome, very entertaining. At the same time, it is lacking in a lot of points as a Zelda game AND as a game in general and few official reviews are talking about these. You may find similar points on forums liked reddit.

    As a Zelda game:
    -Story and especially how it's told is one of the best parts of older Zelda games. In totk it is told AGAIN like in botw with short memory clips. This leads to small character development and low emotional investment. I never felt once in totk what I e.g. felt for Midna in tp when she was dying and you had to carry her with the sad piano music.
    -Totk ignores continuity on a next level. It's obvious the devs made a giant effort of welcoming new players and pretty much ignored players that beat botw. So many characters you already interacted with greet you as if you were a stranger. Some of them even going out of their way to say things like "this is the first time you are here, right?". No one EVER in the entire game says anything about the divine beasts or the sheikah slate. They even showed Zelda surprised by the ability of taking pictures with a camera, even though she already could do that with the sheikah slate before.... This all would have been so easily fixed with small lines like "Link, you may not remember me, but I'm xyz" or for the lore of botw put some hidden note in some cave saying: "This is person x. I just did xzy to the divines beasts and sheikah slates because person y put me in charge to". Instead, it almost feels like botw never happened and a lot of fans even theorise this to put their minds at rest, lol.
    -Dungeons are extremely underwhelming. They are small, very easy to solve and the boss poses no challenge. The completion time can be compared with dungeons from the Oracle series for the gameboy (20-40 min).
    -The botw formula for dungeons is back and it probably will stay forever. In their quest for non-linearity the devs broke the one concept that every Zelda game did right: dungeons. There are 5 terminals you need to activate and that's it. Some of them require you climbing a rock, opening a door and there it is. You won't get stuck as you used to in oot or in tp or in alttp or albw. A game of this caliber should have massive temples where you would spend days figuring this out. Not here.

    As a game in general:
    -The sky islands were the biggest selling point of the marketing. They are at the same time the least important piece in the game. There are only a handful (maybe 3-8?) of very small islands per region with a very repetitive pattern. The only "big" sky island is the one you start the game in BY FAR. Very underwhelming.
    -The biggest new point in the game which was never marketed were the depths, which are as big as the overworld. They are really fun at first, but after having explored everything, I can say that it is very repetitive. There is nothing much to explore nor visual incentives to enjoy being there. The same textures get used again and again all over the place. In botw you would stop on top of a mountain and enjoy the view. In totk you do the same in the depths but there is nothing to enjoy. You only see the same gray, dull texture everywhere, regardless of where in the depths you are. Nothing visually pleasing.
    -The rewards are overly underwhelming. Instead of introducing lots of new clothing, they added the old amiibo clothes as actual rewards for completing challenges. There are five variations of the classical green tunic, namely the green tunic of Wind Waker, TP, OOT, Skyward Sword, and ALTTP I think. They all look green and have really small differences, adding up to 15 different rewards. You may defeat a very hard boss or solve a difficult puzzle or just explore and get as a reward the hat from OOT. I love every Zelda game but I could not care less about looking like Link from TP or in OOT or WW, especially when those items are taking up space of actual good new rewards the game could introduce.

    Great game but still lacking on very specific details that sadly affect the experience strongly.    … Expand
  48. Chabs1985
    Jun 5, 2023
    7
    I sart to play Zelda when i was a chil with the first Zelda. I have always been a fan of the franchise. Breath of the wild surprised me and it was very good and the best game for me.

    I think Tears of the kingdom is just as good but the surprise is no longer there. I expected a good mix between the old and the new formula but this game is a huge copy of BOTW. I want Zelda real dungeon's    I sart to play Zelda when i was a chil with the first Zelda. I have always been a fan of the franchise. Breath of the wild surprised me and it was very good and the best game for me.

    I think Tears of the kingdom is just as good but the surprise is no longer there. I expected a good mix between the old and the new formula but this game is a huge copy of BOTW. I want Zelda real dungeon's back, i want the grappling hook, the boomerang, The new mechanics are great but in truth the sanctuaries are too simple, the constructions are quickly redundant, the islands are all the same.

    Despite some flashes, I find the game lazy and I am disappointed even if it remains better than the 3/4 of the other games released in recent years.    … Expand
  49. orichal-kun
    Jun 5, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. For a 5-6 years development-cycle, using the same engine, same setting and same assets the game is not what it was hyped up to be.
    Hyrule is basically the same, the sky is just a bit better than Skyward Sword's (and even so a lot of repeat islands) and the Depths while super cool and atmospheric at first are also a whole lot of nothing new after you've completed the first area.
    The story is very derivative from other Zelda titles (mainly Ocarina of Time and Skyward Sword kinda); even BotW had a more original premise than this one (Although it's true that Tears of the kingdom has one scene involving the Master Sword that it's pretty epic and beautiful). The open ended design philosophy of this game messes and tramples the story, sometimes you'll do stuff before the NPCs ask you to and while this can be fun for sidequests or unimportant NPCs it's not so when it comes to the main story and it just makes the NPC look silly and you have the feeling that you missed something or were not supposed to have done something.

    While I do like the "runes" of Tears of the Kingdom way better than the ones in BotW, Recall is way better than Stasis and super satisfying to use in and out of combat and the ability to create shortcuts at any time with Ascend is impressive and very useful. The crux of TotK lies in Ultrahand/Fuse/Autobuild though, and while I admit building constructs, vehicles and weapons is impressive I don't think it's implemented in the best way:
    Having to build something to solve a puzzle or to get to somewhere is great on paper but it becomes a chore when you have to stop your exploring to spend 1 to 5 minutes building the damn thing. The developers knew it was gonna be a problem so they give you Autobuild which let you create predetermined constructs immediately which is truly a godsend... but you will always have to go back to Fuse/Ultrahand somehow.
    For silly story reasons now all weapons are lame and do very little damage so you have to fuse them with other objects to make them viable and do more than 10 damage. This is another thing that is cool on paper; you can harvest enemy parts or even use other materials for very cool combinations! However you need to remember weapon breakability is still a thing, so now on top of that you have to dedicate more time to fuse and prepare your new batch of weapons every 30 minutes or so. Yay! more chores!

    All in all I will say I understand that accuse this game as "glorified DLC"; while obviously it's not in practice, it is so in essence; it's more of the same and not much has changed. If this would've been released two years after BotW I would've been ok. But 6 years? no.

    Good things:
    -NPCs give life to the empty BotW Hyrule which I appreciate.
    -The first few hours of gameplay are amazing until you realize how repetitive this game is.
    -Ganondorf has never looked better.
    -Amazing gameplay for crazy gremlins.
    -Dungeons are better but not by much. They're thematically different and have a nice boss at the end which seems to be the only criticism from BotW the developers have addressed in this sequel.
    -Gleeoks are very cool enemies and I love when they bring back old school Zelda enemies and make them terrifying.
    -Speaking of terrifying the floormaster-like enemy is amazing and scary. Loved it.
    -Music is very good.

    Bad Things:
    -Expensive game.
    -Story is very derivative of past Zelda games. Same old stuff nothing changed, nothing new.
    -Weapon Durability is back baby and is maybe worse. (I get the gameplay loop guys, it's still not a fun gameplay loop)
    -Hyrule hasn't changed that much and there A LOT of empty space with nothing to do (not even koroks). Which I get it, only a few years ave passed but I don't know man, the developers chose to set this Zelda in the same Hyrule they could've sent Link back in time instead of Zelda for a fresher experience or god forbid we could've gone to a neighboring kingdom. Choices were made and they were wrong choices.
    -Lots of QoL issues that are present in the game like the construct that increases your energy cells being in a completely different place from the construct you buy the energy crystals from, or not being able to cook in bulk still after BotW.
    -Lots of reused assets (Including music!). Usually I don't care much about this but only when the developers give us a lot more and this is not the case.
    -Not enough new enemy types. I think there are just 10 or so new enemy types. Blins are still the more common enemy which is fine but different biomes don't have unique enemies unless you count the elemental skins or the gibdos in the desert which are fine I guess.
    -They made Sidon straight.    … Expand
  50. Lexalth
    Jul 14, 2023
    10
    In this game, if you can imagine something you most likely can do it, never played a game with this freedom, even more than the prequel. The new mechanics give some freshness to the gameplay. Absolutely a goty contender
  51. Grifth
    May 14, 2023
    10
    One of the best games of all time, Easily best game of the year.
    Gameplay is top notch. Graphics is acceptable but doesnt ruin the experience.

    MUST PLAY, as smiple as that.
  52. MaxHeHeHeadroom
    May 13, 2023
    10
    TOTK is a constant reminder that when it comes to playing the important thing is the illusion and imagination. I wish more companies had the courage to face the effort it takes to make games like this. Nintendo definitely makes games for kids... and for adults who want to be kids again, at least for a few hours.
  53. TomMonday
    Jun 21, 2023
    9
    Perfect gameplay. Cut scenes are a little plain. And story is just okay. But otherwise a masterpiece.
  54. AlexDoomin
    Jun 5, 2023
    7
    All though I appreciate new interesting mechanics and expanded areas, can't help but feel bored most of the time playing Zelda Totk. Story is boring and suffers from dialog fatigue. Build mechanics are cool but not used much. I'm impressed that Nintendo pulled this huge open world off on their outdated console, yet I feel this game is a chore to play.
  55. Frogalog
    May 31, 2023
    5
    Blunt should you buy TOTK questionnaire (130 hours experience):

    Do you like a sandbox style game? Good. But bear in mind that it also introduces very linear puzzles. I tried to pace myself to mix things up, but that wasn’t really possible. It’s all too clear that the game put most of its effort into exploration, Ultrahand, and Fuse. Used to how epic Zelda is? TOTK stands out as    Blunt should you buy TOTK questionnaire (130 hours experience):

    Do you like a sandbox style game?

    Good. But bear in mind that it also introduces very linear puzzles. I tried to pace myself to mix things up, but that wasn’t really possible. It’s all too clear that the game put most of its effort into exploration, Ultrahand, and Fuse.

    Used to how epic Zelda is? TOTK stands out as the most *unepic* Zelda. TOTK has a great start and it has flashes within the memories, but that makes up less than an hour of your playtime. Cutscenes repeat themselves. There’s no plot twists. What’s weird about this game is how many characters are reused, but most of them don’t recognize Link.

    Do you like games that reuse assets but increase their in-game grind?

    Get less with more! It’s harder to earn rupees AND buying/upgrading armor costs more. It has identical mechanics to making money as BOTW. This grind is what makes TOTK feel less like an RPG. I guess it’s the whole blood moon concept. You farm the same enemies for drops. TOTK focuses on the “finding” and “collecting” aspect more than the “action” and the “puzzles” of old school Zelda. It’s critical that you are excited about a slow and steady game. I’ll repeat, it’s clear that most of the effort of the game went into 1. Exploration. 2. Ultrahand. And 3. Fuse. The combat in this game is easier than BOTW, especially if you stick to the main story.

    Fans of Ultrahand build some machines you can look up that look cool. If you like that kind of thing, then this game is worth considering.

    Does long=good?

    You could realistically beat BOTW in 19 hours. 30 hours if you’re brand new to the game. Notice the reviews, regardless of rating, “30 game hours in and I’ve beaten one dungeon.” That *could* mean people are enjoying the MMORPG aspect of the game or it *could* mean this game takes longer than it should. I think it’s both.

    The quest tracker is limited. The puzzles are designed with one solution in mind and can take well over 30 minutes. There are ways to get around how linear Ultrahand is, but those ways make you feel like you’re cheating, which isn’t fun either.

    Do you like the rain hazard?

    It rains every day AND night unless the area is weather locked otherwise. An honorable mention goes to all the weather patterns of the surface world, rain included, that now severely obscure your vision in an exploration game. Gloom doesn’t scare me, the weather does.

    Do you not mind when weapons look weird?

    Do you like limited runes?

    There are less runes to use during combat. If you want a varied experience with combat, you need to use Fuse. If you’re like me though, I just found one or two items that I liked and stuck with those. Notice how I haven’t brought up the dungeons: they were weak because of a lack of runes, story, and difficulty.

    Do you like finding the exact spot to be in a large game?

    The environment at times discourages climbing. Too often, the player tells Link to Ascend, and should be able to, but the game has not programmed it. If you fail, you have to wait a bit before you can do anything else. It is after you realize you’ve wasted your time that you realize that there was actually the third option; flying. There is very little to listen to—all the hours you spend climbing, exploring, and floating are done with music not worth listening to.

    Do you like waiting six years between games?

    TOTK took long enough to where it is in a position to do what BOTW did: cash in twice on next gen pricing. A lot of hard work went into TOTK. A lot of Zelda fans had strong opinions about what *didn’t* work in BOTW and it’s like the developers ignored them and pushed those areas even further. Of course it took a long time to create a polished sandbox game with vehicles and MMORPG quests. It’s a finished product that works, and will work even better after you buy the game a second time on new hardware.

    My opinion?

    Everything about this game felt inflated to me. It’s not a game you return to after beating it. I’m not big on the physics engine, and other than vehicles and light, TOTK’s design the SAME as BOTW! TOTK is a step down in just about every regard when compared to BOTW (don’t ask me how a game can improve its formula yet be a worse game).

    If you can look past the issues I mentioned, you’ll love the open world. TOTK didn’t pass the fun test for me. Several critics I’ve seen that deliver glowing reviews say they felt finished with the game at the 80 hour mark, when there’s clearly more than 200 hours of content. It’s shocking to me how critics have minimized some gaping flaws. Unepic? Unsatisfying puzzles? Long? Limited progression? An almost nonexistent story? Less rewarding? Less difficult enemies? Those are some glaring issues.    … Expand
  56. Olinet
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    This is the best Zelda game I have played so far.
    I can only recommend it to everyone.
  57. AnthLC
    May 13, 2023
    10
    I have only just started playing the game, but I can say it is so much bigger than BOTW and brilliant and a ten out of ten. I will update my review once more into the game. I think it is the years of development and the attention to detail and listening to the fans of the game as to why Nintendo nail the Zelda releases.
  58. OdinX1985
    May 13, 2023
    10
    A masterful storytelling, great dungeons, awesome soundtrack. Possibly the better than Breath of The Wild. One of my favorite Zelda since Twilight Princess. Nintendo did it again!
  59. Emilated
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Amazing Zelda game, like another 3D Zeldas - this game makes history. Play proudly.
  60. Dreyne
    May 14, 2023
    9
    This game is great. The reason I won't give it a full 10 is because of minor issues with framerate but other than that it's a great game imo. The ultrahand and fuse ability are top notch.
  61. Bones98
    Jun 26, 2023
    7
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom takes the magic of Breath of the Wild and makes it bigger, sillier, and much more fun. It’s an excellent time, packed to the brim with beauty and joy, and there’s nothing like it on the Switch. Unfortunately, there is a deja vu feeling of you’ve already seen this, and done that. I don’t like how they re used the same map, as it can feel like you’reThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom takes the magic of Breath of the Wild and makes it bigger, sillier, and much more fun. It’s an excellent time, packed to the brim with beauty and joy, and there’s nothing like it on the Switch. Unfortunately, there is a deja vu feeling of you’ve already seen this, and done that. I don’t like how they re used the same map, as it can feel like you’re just playing breath of the wild with way more wild mechanics. That’s not a bad thing, it’s just I wish they didn’t put there entire focus on open world mechanics… Expand
  62. Natier
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Hay mucho por hacer en el juego, si nos detenemos a analizar cada aspecto gráfico (que es lo más criticable) nos vamos a perder de todo lo novedoso que incluye el juego. Sé que es una secuela, pero no por eso es un juego repetitivo. Denle una oportunidad y se llevarán una sorpresa
  63. RetroGamerGuy76
    May 13, 2023
    10
    One of the best Zelda games ever. LttP is my all time fav but TotK is top notch.
  64. JulioCassol
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Esse jogo melhorou quase tudo do primeiro e trouxe mais conteúdos, eu acho o mundo aberto desse jogo muito vivo e cheios de coisas para se fazer.
  65. AlessioHB
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Jogo rico, gráficos lindos para o Nintendo Switch e tem um mundo vivo e magnífico, super recomendo!
  66. SaroT
    May 13, 2023
    10
    Just as Breath Of The Wild was the logical evolution of The Legend Of Zelda, Tears Of The Kingdom brings us back to Hyrule with new mechanics, new areas and much more exploration with the excellent world design that characterizes it. Mechanics that change everything and improvements over its incredible predecessor make this game worthy of the attention of players, the media and even itsJust as Breath Of The Wild was the logical evolution of The Legend Of Zelda, Tears Of The Kingdom brings us back to Hyrule with new mechanics, new areas and much more exploration with the excellent world design that characterizes it. Mechanics that change everything and improvements over its incredible predecessor make this game worthy of the attention of players, the media and even its harshest critics. It's currently the best the industry has to offer, a masterfully crafted game right out of the box and a technical miracle considering the limitations of the Nintendo Switch. I hope everyone enjoys it and learns to appreciate the greatest gaming legend.… Expand
  67. franckeuf
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Un jeu exceptionnel.
    Toutes les petites imperfections de Breath of the Wild ont disparu.
    Les nouveaux pouvoirs sont géniaux.
    Il n’y a plus aucune limite à la créativité .
    On peut facilement jouer 3 ou 4 heures en ayant le sentiment d’avoir joué 20 mn.
    Bravo
  68. SeZZy
    May 28, 2023
    5
    Graphics for the switch are top tier, but the gameplay is so bad I don't know who in the right mid came with the idea that a weapon breaks in 20hits, thats the stupidest thing ever, genshin impact combat y way more entertaining than Zelda.

    Another problem are the dialogues where in the hell a game that costs 70$ has 90-95% of the dialog in text, that's such a bad look and cheap af you    Graphics for the switch are top tier, but the gameplay is so bad I don't know who in the right mid came with the idea that a weapon breaks in 20hits, thats the stupidest thing ever, genshin impact combat y way more entertaining than Zelda.

    Another problem are the dialogues where in the hell a game that costs 70$ has 90-95% of the dialog in text, that's such a bad look and cheap af you are a AAA game publisher not an indie.

    Over all this game is bad is a 30$ steam game, not even AAA game.    … Expand
  69. goobyplz
    Jun 5, 2023
    5
    So, if you liked botw. And want more botw. And really nothing other than botw. This is the game for you. The title of the game really should be botw 2 because it is literally the same game from top to bottom. Even the map is the same. Armor is the same. Game mechanics are the same
    The temples are the same. There is literally nothing groundbreaking new just more of "the same". So if you    So, if you liked botw. And want more botw. And really nothing other than botw. This is the game for you. The title of the game really should be botw 2 because it is literally the same game from top to bottom. Even the map is the same. Armor is the same. Game mechanics are the same
    The temples are the same. There is literally nothing groundbreaking new just more of "the same". So if you liked botw and want more you should buy this DLC for 60 bucks.    … Expand
  70. Devilsking
    May 29, 2023
    6
    This "game" should have been released as a dlc 3-4 years ago at half the price.
    Still a good game, but too many flaws to claim excellence.
    They certainly revised the diversity of the bestiary. Added celestial islands, although too many uninteresting and poorly exploited islands . A few cool new powers, but it doesn't really change that much, as it's still pretty much the same    This "game" should have been released as a dlc 3-4 years ago at half the price.
    Still a good game, but too many flaws to claim excellence.

    They certainly revised the diversity of the bestiary.
    Added celestial islands, although too many uninteresting and poorly exploited islands .
    A few cool new powers, but it doesn't really change that much, as it's still pretty much the same gameplay loop as botw.

    and that's it, for the rest, pretty much the same problems as the first, which is a shame.

    There aren't that many interesting moments, except in the last third.
    The horse is as useless as ever.
    The subterranean terrain is neither done nor done; it's horrible to walk through.
    The shrines are too easy and all look the same in terms of arts direction
    The dungeons, or rather temples, are a sad sight.
    Too much length and blah-blah to lengthen the lifespan unnecessarily.
    Super boring loot.
    More than half of the fedex side quests are pretty lame.
    They didn't bother too much with the story, but it's still very childish.
    Adventure less epic than previous Zelda games.
    Disastrous ergonomics.
    Too close to BOTW, same map, same armor, same music, same interface, same cardboard weapons, in short, still as boring as ever ... too much recycling.

    Unfortunately it's a BOTW 1.5

    Sorry to me it's not worth a 95 metacritic.    … Expand
  71. Mcoy69
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Le doy un 10 solo por ver el ardor de los piperos
  72. hinst
    May 27, 2023
    6
    Good day everyone. I think Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is a solid game overall; however these are the reasons that had negative impact on my opinion for this game:
    1. The price $70 for "next-gen" has no justification because this is not a next-gen game in any sense whatsoever. This game should cost $60 at most
    2. The map and many more assets are heavily reused from the previous game so    Good day everyone. I think Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is a solid game overall; however these are the reasons that had negative impact on my opinion for this game:
    1. The price $70 for "next-gen" has no justification because this is not a next-gen game in any sense whatsoever. This game should cost $60 at most
    2. The map and many more assets are heavily reused from the previous game so this is a 50% new game at most. This game should have had a new map
    3. The graphics are poor; the resolution is greatly reduced from the native 720p in both portable and big screen modes
    4. No voice acting for most dialogs. At the very least, all main plot dialogs should have been voiced. The main character of the game is Zelda; meanwhile Zelda switches from voice to TEXT in a middle of a dialog

    Overall these downsides make this game feel rather underwhelming in comparison to the previous game from the series (Zelda Breath of the Wild). Nintendo should have fixed at least three of these downsides: 1, 2 and 4. Number 3 (graphics) is impossible to fix because of old Nintendo Switch hardware. With the three downsides fixed, this game could have scored 7/10 - a solid score in my opinion, but not possible right now    … Expand
  73. Hatered91
    May 27, 2023
    10
    One of the best games this year for sure. Open world is great with lots to do and game runs great.
  74. JosePhCyto
    May 23, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Lo bueno

    Mejor soundtrack que el primer juego

    Mejor batalla final, Aunque no era tan difícil, superar eso.

    Mejor Mapa Aunque es el mismo & Exploración.

    Mejores habilidades

    Lo malo

    Mismo gameplay que el primer juego

    Misma forma de desarrollar la historia

    Muy mal aspecto narrativo La historia se vuelve a contar en forma de recuerdos, pero esta vez los recuerdos donde se localizan no tiene ni un poco de sentido puedes pasarte por altos todos ellos si no exploras bien.

    Habilidades de los héroes APESTAN y odio la forma en la que se activan.

    El que desarrollo la batalla final, se fumo un kojima Al final ganondof se traga una piedra y se convierte en dragon, lo malo aqui es, por que el es el unico que tiene esos puntos débiles ? por que el es el unico que tiene la piedra en la frente ?

    Mismo sistema de combate, hasta con los jefes importantes, esquiva cámara lenta 1, 2 ,3 ,4

    El deterioro de las armas apestan APESTAN!!!

    El juego comienza y de repente todo se pone mal, hay que salvar a zelda otra vez, hay que buscar a 4 campeones otra vez, hay que ayudarlos en sus regiones otra vez, hay que hacer cuatro bestias divinas otra vez, no son mazmorras otra vez, y los recuerdos para entender que mierda pasa otra vez.

    The legend of zelda tears of the kingdom es todo lo que debio ser Breath of the wild.

    7/10    … Expand
  75. charliecosas
    May 17, 2023
    10
    After the great expectations, speculations, ZTotK overpasses everything, making the awesome game that lines up to its predecessor, and improve everything, i'm so happy playing it and being part of the beginning of this new adventure.
    Cheers from Spain
  76. Pardellas
    May 14, 2023
    10
    É uma épica, incrível e gigantesca que melhora o gameplay do jogo Breath of the Wild. No início pode não parecer tão inovador quanto seu antecessor, mas quanto mais você joga Tears of the Kingdom, mais ambicioso e realmente especial ele se torna. O jogo é uma sequência que sabe apresentar novidades e adiciona mais lore para o universo incrível de Zelda. Cada cutscene é um misto de alegriaÉ uma épica, incrível e gigantesca que melhora o gameplay do jogo Breath of the Wild. No início pode não parecer tão inovador quanto seu antecessor, mas quanto mais você joga Tears of the Kingdom, mais ambicioso e realmente especial ele se torna. O jogo é uma sequência que sabe apresentar novidades e adiciona mais lore para o universo incrível de Zelda. Cada cutscene é um misto de alegria e ansiedade, por querer saber mais da história que você só vê à medida que o jogo permite. Além disso, Tears of the Kingdom é o jogo Zelda mais narrativo da franquia.… Expand
  77. Leonintelex2
    May 14, 2023
    10
    I'm a PC, Xbox and Switch owner. In terms of gameplay, nothing comes close to TOTK. I love the puzzles and variety, it's a real step up from BOTW. The scope and scale of the world is mind blowing, and I can see this taking up a lot of my time in the coming weeks. However, I have one gripe. For the love of god can Nintendo please release a more powerful gaming system! I genuinely amI'm a PC, Xbox and Switch owner. In terms of gameplay, nothing comes close to TOTK. I love the puzzles and variety, it's a real step up from BOTW. The scope and scale of the world is mind blowing, and I can see this taking up a lot of my time in the coming weeks. However, I have one gripe. For the love of god can Nintendo please release a more powerful gaming system! I genuinely am considering running this through an emulator. Don't get me wrong, on handheld it's great but after playing God of War on a 3080 and switching to this, the drop in graphical quality is insane. I would love to play this at 4k 60 FPS, it would look stunning as the art style is top notch. Hard not to give this a 10 though, for gameplay nothing comes close. The developers have done an incredible job getting this running a smoothly as it is on such an underpowered system.… Expand
  78. BuckWild
    May 23, 2023
    5
    It's fine. The story is basically nonsense and disregards Botw by acting like it never happened. Building stuff is kinda cool at first but after a few hours it becomes very evident how clunky the mechanics are and it starts to feel very tedious. Farming quickly gets out of hand and so this becomes VERY tedious. The whole game is about exploration, but the rewards for exploring areIt's fine. The story is basically nonsense and disregards Botw by acting like it never happened. Building stuff is kinda cool at first but after a few hours it becomes very evident how clunky the mechanics are and it starts to feel very tedious. Farming quickly gets out of hand and so this becomes VERY tedious. The whole game is about exploration, but the rewards for exploring are lackluster at best. The answer to the question "Oh what's over there?" 95% of the time "it's a shrine." The other times you just get boring crafting materials or armor that's just cosmetic unremarkable nostalgia bait. Weapons are still boring and armors are still as boring and useless as in Botw. Get this if you have a hard-on for Zelda games, I guess. But unless you identify with that remark, just do yourself a favor by skipping this and saving $70 in the process.… Expand
  79. amed_fonseca
    May 14, 2023
    10
    llevo las primeras 6 hrs de juego y es totalmente una evolución del juego anterior todo mejora y gráficamente es superior al anterior. lo recomiendo al 100% ya dentro de unas semana actualizare el comentario pero dudo mucho cambiar de opinión con respecto al juego.
  80. Jahgro
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Love this game. Expands on the original in a number of ways.

    1. Weapon crafting. This system allows you to make and customize weapons that you like using. I personally love using 1 handed weapons, I can take a sword, make a 1 handed club, one handed axe, one handed sword etc. I can take a heavy stick, make a 2 handed axe, make a club, make a rock club, really anything. 2. spoilers?    Love this game. Expands on the original in a number of ways.

    1. Weapon crafting. This system allows you to make and customize weapons that you like using. I personally love using 1 handed weapons, I can take a sword, make a 1 handed club, one handed axe, one handed sword etc. I can take a heavy stick, make a 2 handed axe, make a club, make a rock club, really anything.

    2. spoilers? There are three worlds to explore. The original map, which some complain is the same, duh. it's the
    same world. The other two maps are great as well. Lots of new stuff to explore.

    3. Story is great so far. Recognizable characters, won't go into too much detail here since spoilers.    … Expand
  81. Alfredson
    May 17, 2023
    10
    They took BotW and made it bigger and better in every way.

    Completely new gameplay mechanics, vastly improved enemy variety, the world is massive, crafting, building, cooking is through the roof.

    One of the best games of all time.
  82. Barbus80
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Impresionante al igual que la anterior entrega, llevo 10 horas y me pone los pelos de punta a cada vídeo de la historia.
  83. Cassiel
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Pure and simple. The best game of all time by far, replacing Brath of the Wild which held this position until now! Dungeons have been added, the crafting mechanics are just out of this world and people are going to keep creating and finding new things in this game for decades to come. Just buy it! No real gamer should miss it, as well as its predecessor!
  84. Knoxxin
    May 16, 2023
    10
    If you liked Breath of the Wild, you'll love Tears of the Kingdom. It takes the same world and engine and adds new places to explore and new ways to interact with the environment. On top of this the dungeon experience is improved as rather than divine beasts you explore temples that take inspiration from older games while still allowing you the freedom to tackle them as you see fit.
  85. Bashbach1
    May 28, 2023
    6
    Pros:
    - Confusing but intriguing story that expands and diversifies the story from BOTW
    - Building system isn’t janky, and is fun to mess around with from start to finish - Sky islands an amazing addition that are great to explore and solve puzzles on - Combat flow is much “smoother” than BOTW - Fusing items to arrows is the best idea since sliced bread - Attention to small details is    Pros:
    - Confusing but intriguing story that expands and diversifies the story from BOTW
    - Building system isn’t janky, and is fun to mess around with from start to finish
    - Sky islands an amazing addition that are great to explore and solve puzzles on - Combat flow is much “smoother” than BOTW
    - Fusing items to arrows is the best idea since sliced bread - Attention to small details is incredible
    - 200+ quests for the 250 or so quests in the game are actually fun.
    - Game is harder, but not less fun because of it Cons:
    - The Depths are a barren, boring, and lazy attempt from Nintendo to add a “New map”
    - The original world map is literally the same, with the only changes being weather patterns and caves - The sheer amount of glitches acted as a difficulty slider for players with how game breaking so many of them were
    - The graphics are unchanged
    - On older gen switches, the game runs as smooth as sandpaper - Drearful, cringeworthy voice acting and repeated dialogue from so many characters that have no correlation - All enemies from BOTW are basically the same and how the exact same attack patterns
    - Almost all new enemies have the same attack patterns as BOTW enemies - Shrines range from fun to stupidly boring the cheeseable to near impossible.
    Shrine rewards at all non-multi stage quest based shrines are laughably bad (with the exception of a few shields and a few expensive items”
    - tutorial takes a minimum of 3-5 hours depending on how long it takes you to find out mechanics that they never explain - Explaining mechanics without actually explaining them (ex: You can un-fuse weapons, said but never told how to)
    - Mouth movement isn’t matched up to voices - Ridiculously difficult upgrade process for armor which requires multiple quests to be active at once,and has a 5+ hour major quest involved just so you can unlock the ability to upgrade - 70, dollars - Amibos are basically useless
    Extra note:
    - If you haven’t already, buy the game, cuase it’s not dropping price anytime soon. It’s a fun time and has so much going for it, but know that there are also a lot of problems, and that the 100/100 reviews are what I like a call a load of hoopla -    … Expand
  86. papay
    May 15, 2023
    10
    They somehow managed to recreate the same feeling of exploration and discovery as in Breath of the Wild. It really is a perfect sequel to one of the best games of all time. It’s best to dive in without checking gameplays, reviews, guides, etc. I can’t recommend this game enough, especially now when most AAA games are either unfinished at launch or are unoriginal and repetitive.
  87. L0_GUN9
    May 22, 2023
    10
    This game is **** amazing. It improves in every single way over breath of the wild.
  88. Zerpad
    May 27, 2023
    6
    As longtime fan of zelda games, I'm not enjoying this entry. BotW was a big change to the mechanics of the game, so I was more forgiving of the faults. Tears of the Kingdom does nothing to address the minimalistic temples and bring the game back to roots of the series. It feels more like DLC for BotW, than a whole new game. While I'm sure that twitch streamers and their audiences areAs longtime fan of zelda games, I'm not enjoying this entry. BotW was a big change to the mechanics of the game, so I was more forgiving of the faults. Tears of the Kingdom does nothing to address the minimalistic temples and bring the game back to roots of the series. It feels more like DLC for BotW, than a whole new game. While I'm sure that twitch streamers and their audiences are happy, I really hope this doesn't continue going forward. Zelda games need good temples/dungeons to balance the time spent in the overworld, and they need non-destructible weapons to put more emphasis on combat than minecrafting.… Expand
  89. ZHSpartan
    May 26, 2023
    6
    Nothing to say about limited console graphics, but the gameplay and story is boring and tedious. this game had a such potential, but was wasted.

    Narrative Story same as botw. Best part of story are locked by memories. Age of calamity had better narrative and character development. Gameplay -You lose a lot fo hearts to auto-attacks -. +5 hearts/arrow -Too hard to play, feels like    Nothing to say about limited console graphics, but the gameplay and story is boring and tedious. this game had a such potential, but was wasted.

    Narrative
    Story same as botw. Best part of story are locked by memories. Age of calamity had better narrative and character development.

    Gameplay
    -You lose a lot fo hearts to auto-attacks
    -. +5 hearts/arrow
    -Too hard to play, feels like any attack can one-shot you.
    -Shrine as progression is boring
    - No dungeons like back in the day
    -No original BOTW bombs (bombs are classic)
    -I have to go to menu and eat every time, dodging and jumping because I don't wanna ruin my shield with non-boss enemies.
    -You have to build a lot.

    Weapons
    -Removes knight fantasy, I just wanna use a real sword and real shield. Ex: Combining stone and sword to do more damage.
    -I want to play fantasy game, the realism of the durability of the weapons is very disturbing, just add special feature to every weapon, like slow = +damage, fast = low damage, medium = medium damage (sword), special stats like defense, damage and speed, etc...
    -Scrolling is mandatory

    Things that you could have done
    -Expand the world. underground and sky doesn't count. Ex: I just wanted to explore far away from lost woods and gerudo desert, that the tribes were not in one place.
    -Put weapon durability in a very hard mode.
    -Heavy attacks only damage 2(+1 hard) hearts instead 8, normal attacks 1(+1 hard) instead 4.
    -Character development
    -Ocarina of time has 11 dugueons and 1 mini
    -More combat abilities, I was expecting hidden skills like twilight princess.
    -Materials to repair at least.
    -If there is a lot enemies in the world, add more things
    -Add transformations like majora's mask. After play age of calamity you could add zora, goron, orni and gerudo transformations and enemies to play around that (not all).
    -Orni: Arrow damage increased and more abilities, and YOU CAN FLY
    -Zora: More crowd control, less dps, + healing, SWIM UNDER WATER
    -Goron: very slow, but high dps and more tanky
    -Gerudo: Could be like Fierce Diety's mask but with gerudo appearance. with more strength and
    speed. (gigachad link)
    -Change the weapon's appearance
    -Have a sort of order of which weapon to use next after I break.
    -This is a fantasy game, add more powerful and cool stuff.
    -Enchance gear and weapons with materials and stuff like age of calamity, blacksmith.

    Good points
    -Rare World bosses
    -Cool (but hard) side quests.
    -Cooking is more useful
    -Some changes in map after botw events.
    -New powers are good (no reason to remove all old ones)
    -Cool narrative of old hyrule.
    -New champions grew up and can help you.
    -You can fall from the sky with style
    -Besieged towers
    -Lighting    … Expand
  90. Sobrenatural03
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Best game, very funny and incredible open world and too much stuffs to do. In my opinion this game is better than botw
  91. Alyena
    May 14, 2023
    4
    TOTK a des éléments de gameplay en or avec de nouveaux pouvoirs vraiment excitants. Mais tout est gâché par des îles célestes vides, des souterrains ennuyeux, du farm rébarbatif, des choses ultra répétitives (grottes, pancartes de Boulieh, etc) et un gros sentiment de déjà vu puisque beaucoup de choses ont été copiées collées de BOTW. Cependant les apports de TOTK (DA, sound design et OST)TOTK a des éléments de gameplay en or avec de nouveaux pouvoirs vraiment excitants. Mais tout est gâché par des îles célestes vides, des souterrains ennuyeux, du farm rébarbatif, des choses ultra répétitives (grottes, pancartes de Boulieh, etc) et un gros sentiment de déjà vu puisque beaucoup de choses ont été copiées collées de BOTW. Cependant les apports de TOTK (DA, sound design et OST) sont assez décevants sinon les compare à BOTW.… Expand
  92. isidown
    May 16, 2023
    10
    This is it. BOTW was a masterpiece already, but it had it's fair amount of issues, but this? It improved every single aspect of botw, looks better, map is at least twice as big, way more weapons, weapon durability is not an issue anymore, and the story is actually important now, and there's a lot more of it. Yes it has some fps drops, but it is already mindblowing that it runs at all inThis is it. BOTW was a masterpiece already, but it had it's fair amount of issues, but this? It improved every single aspect of botw, looks better, map is at least twice as big, way more weapons, weapon durability is not an issue anymore, and the story is actually important now, and there's a lot more of it. Yes it has some fps drops, but it is already mindblowing that it runs at all in the switch, and we will have to deal with until we get the switch pro. At the start you might get bored or confused because of the sheer amount of stuff you can do, but the longer you play and get used to your powers, the more you will enjoy it. The game gives you absolute freedom to do shrines in many ways, travel the world with selfmade vehicles, or flying, or even riding a dragon. You can basically do whatever you can think of, you just have to be very creative, and people are not used to that in modern gaming because almost every AAA game is a linear "go there by doing" this, but not here, here it is more of a "go there in any way you can think of, just do it". And then there's the music. Botw's soundtrack was a masterpiece, and this does not fall behind at all, with some old songs from botw and a lot of new songs that are just perfect, they really went all out on that aspect.
    Basically, play it. If you rate this game a 0 you have 100% not played it and are just a blind hater that doesn't like the fact that this is as good as it is and not the "Dlc" you all said it was going to be.    … Expand
  93. Ike_0
    May 14, 2023
    10
    The greatest game of all time and its not even close , I have been playing it for 40 hours its amazing
  94. Kafs29z
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Obra maestra!!!!!
    Paso muchas horas jugando y la verdad cuando juego me olvidó de todo, tanto así que no me doy cuenta que ha pasado tantas horas
  95. joerison
    May 26, 2023
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos já criados, senão o melhor. Não trata-se de um DLC como alguns haters afirmam. Tem essencia e mecanica do BTW, mas muito mais coisa, praticamente tres universos ao invés de um.
  96. OneBigK
    May 16, 2023
    10
    This has been an absolute joy to play so far. Can't see this game losing me enough to downgrade the rating, but will update if it changes. Absolutely wonderful sequel so far!
  97. Elkar
    May 26, 2023
    6
    It's a decent open world game and a terrible Zelda. I miss the classic Zelda formula, open world and crafting elements are tiring. Graphically it's BOTW and the framerate has some issues in several parts of the map.
  98. Dorcon
    May 18, 2023
    10
    increible, fabuloso, magnifico, brillante, una completa obra maestra, visca barça
  99. Linkf
    May 26, 2023
    5
    After putting 200+ hours in TOTK. the game is magical, it has it's unique charm that differ it from BOTW. The physics engine is lovely and I'm even amazed how it never broke not even once. Yet... It still feel a BOTW with extra steps. The monsters the mini monsters. They simply felt like you're replaying BOTW. In 2019 when they released the trailer I felt that this is gonna be the nextAfter putting 200+ hours in TOTK. the game is magical, it has it's unique charm that differ it from BOTW. The physics engine is lovely and I'm even amazed how it never broke not even once. Yet... It still feel a BOTW with extra steps. The monsters the mini monsters. They simply felt like you're replaying BOTW. In 2019 when they released the trailer I felt that this is gonna be the next MAJORA'S MASK. But really it wasn't. It was a good try Nintendo. I can't say I loved it, and I can't say I hated it either.… Expand
  100. Cassieden73
    May 18, 2023
    10
    Que dire à part un grand merci aux développeurs. Breath of the wild était déjà exceptionnel, tears of the kingdom est un diamant. Je suis sous le charme de cette suite encore plus immense et riche que le premier était déjà. J'espère qu'il sera le goty de cette année, il le mérite largement.
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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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