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  1. May 15, 2023
    0
    Very boring garbage game absolute trash. I didn't like it and I don't think you will either. Save your money.
  2. May 17, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I can't believe I paid $90+ CAD to hunt for shrines and collect korok seeds again. Great Sky Island was beautiful and colorful and felt fresh until it slowly starts to creep in, as you progress in the game, that barring a few changes this is the EXACT SAME GAME.

    Zelda is absent.

    The story is told through memories.

    The Calamity is now called The Upheaval.

    Weapon durability still exists, but worse all the weapons have decayed so you have to glue goofy **** to them so you can hit something more than six times.

    All the Sheikah slate abilities are swapped for different but equivalent Zonai abilities.

    Complete shrines to get orbs.

    Collect 4 orbs to upgrade health/stamina.

    They're so similar Nintendo could have released them at the same time like Pokémon Games do. Instead of Pokémon Red or Blue you would have Legend of Zelda: Breath or Tears. Do you want crafting mechanics? Pick Tears. Or do you want action mechanics? Pick Breath. The differences outside of that are minimal and superficial.

    I just can't believe I paid $90+ CAD when I could have just kept playing Breath of the Wild. I thought this would be the safest game to pre-order of all time, after how great BOTW was. And yet having been burned a few times in the past by pre-ordering, I somehow got burned again.
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  3. May 13, 2023
    0
    Tears of the Kingdom is another massively overrated Nintendo game but, this time, is even worse, because it's basically DLC that recycles the same map with additional barren areas. The voice acting still is awful, embarrassing and minimal because Nintendo didn't want to pay for more than 1% of the lines. Zelda's voice is cringe-worthy, again. This sequel is the same thing but moreTears of the Kingdom is another massively overrated Nintendo game but, this time, is even worse, because it's basically DLC that recycles the same map with additional barren areas. The voice acting still is awful, embarrassing and minimal because Nintendo didn't want to pay for more than 1% of the lines. Zelda's voice is cringe-worthy, again. This sequel is the same thing but more expensive. Weapons still break like glass and the UI still is a nightmare that you have to deal with constantly during the action. The story is hollow and pointless and the NPC and side quests are all boring. The game is not really a The Legend of Zelda game but an indie sandbox game like Breath of the Wild but with more sandbox elements like fusion, limited and boring vehicle building and so on. The "dungeons" that are mentioned by the critics that say that this game is a masterpiece are even worse than in the prequel. The music is still minimal and also recycled and the graphics are ever worse with worse performance. Gameplay is boring and frustrating and story is bare-bones. Let's be real, what would the score be if this game wasn't made by Nintendo and the critics were impartial and professional? Tears of the Kingdom is shamelessly overrated just like Breath of the Wild. I am a Zelda fan and these two games aren't what I consider Zelda games and are not masterpieces either. There is no doubt on my mind that Nintendo has influenced the critics and that their fans are defending things that they wouldn't defend if the games were made by another company. Expand
  4. May 17, 2023
    0
    I just can’t believe that some people reviewers rate a game on a switch 96 out of 100, with graphics from 20 years ago, that’s not even funny anymore, In 2023 playing at 500px what is that ? Frame rate dropping, for me that’s unplayable in 2023, for me graphics are not even important but that’s just embarrassing, we have phones wjrh 4000 pixel almost and there you have that, the GameCubeI just can’t believe that some people reviewers rate a game on a switch 96 out of 100, with graphics from 20 years ago, that’s not even funny anymore, In 2023 playing at 500px what is that ? Frame rate dropping, for me that’s unplayable in 2023, for me graphics are not even important but that’s just embarrassing, we have phones wjrh 4000 pixel almost and there you have that, the GameCube had better graphics, if Zelda haves 96 then horizon forbidden west is a 300. Expand
  5. May 17, 2023
    0
    it's a game where you showcase your engineering skills and express your creativity, with childish puzzles. where you roam large world collecting same garbage..

    if you hope for great boss fights, tension, deep fighting/skills mechanics. look somewhere else.
  6. May 14, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is not very friendly to players who have not played the previous game,and the pricing of the game is on the high side compared to the quality. Expand
  7. May 18, 2023
    0
    So bored of Zelda now. This game is a chore with a barren open world and breakable weapons are still a thing with a hack to prevent them from breaking. Story as usual is terribly delivered. Reminds me of Banjo Kazooie Nuts & Bolts…
  8. May 18, 2023
    5
    Juego, que siendo una continuación directa aumenta, engrandece y lleva hasta límites la propuesta de 2017 con Botw. Con la misma jugabilidad pero más perfecta, escenas de vídeo maravillosamente ejecutadas y una historia mucho más interesante. Todo lo que un buen fan de Zelda puede esperar y más aún... Gráficamente es igual que el mostrado en 2017, cumple más que de sobra en mostrar unJuego, que siendo una continuación directa aumenta, engrandece y lleva hasta límites la propuesta de 2017 con Botw. Con la misma jugabilidad pero más perfecta, escenas de vídeo maravillosamente ejecutadas y una historia mucho más interesante. Todo lo que un buen fan de Zelda puede esperar y más aún... Gráficamente es igual que el mostrado en 2017, cumple más que de sobra en mostrar un mundo hermoso y gigantesco, es cierto que ya se ha quedado desfasado, pero no es motivo intentar destruir este juego, por parte de gente que busca más los teraflops que la inmersión y el disfrute. Expand
  9. May 16, 2023
    0
    And to think I was looking forward to this... A huge failure of a game on every conceivable level. The first issue is immediately obvious: the game is hideous, in fact it looks worse than Wind Waker and yet never goes above 20fps (with frequent spikes in the single digits). Not that the "graphics" are the only issue, the art direction might be the worst I've seen in a Nintento title toAnd to think I was looking forward to this... A huge failure of a game on every conceivable level. The first issue is immediately obvious: the game is hideous, in fact it looks worse than Wind Waker and yet never goes above 20fps (with frequent spikes in the single digits). Not that the "graphics" are the only issue, the art direction might be the worst I've seen in a Nintento title to date, second only to BotW. Second is the absolutely terrible story that is a slap in the face of any self-respecting LoZ fan. I won't spoil what happens but I was gobsmacked at the contempt the writers are showing for their fans (who will probably happily take it and beg for more, as is the nature of Nintento fans). Third is the gameplay: hilarious to see the same people who (rightly) criticize Ubisoft and EA's boring "open world" make-work trash celebrate BoTW and TotK, games that are even more bland and tedious and in fact go out of their way to be as dull and repetitive as possible. And finally: if you aren't going to let me play as Zelda then don't put her in the title of your game, to do otherwise is deceptive advertising which, by the way, is illegal. Expand
  10. May 15, 2023
    7
    O jogo usa a mesma formula do primeiro, o mesmo mapa com partes adicionais, algumas mecânicas idênticas ao primeiro jogo, e algumas novas, porem na minha gameplay tive diversos problemas de desempenho ao usar algumas habilidades, encontrei bugs com construções, no switch pro esta rodando em media 18 a 30 fps instáveis, achei as texturas pioradas em relação ao primeiro talvez pelo mapa doO jogo usa a mesma formula do primeiro, o mesmo mapa com partes adicionais, algumas mecânicas idênticas ao primeiro jogo, e algumas novas, porem na minha gameplay tive diversos problemas de desempenho ao usar algumas habilidades, encontrei bugs com construções, no switch pro esta rodando em media 18 a 30 fps instáveis, achei as texturas pioradas em relação ao primeiro talvez pelo mapa do céu, inimigos pouco modificados em relação ao primeiro jogo. Para mim BOTW ainda continua sendo melhor que esse, e acredito que esse segundo jogo, poderia ser facilmente uma DLC Expand
  11. May 14, 2023
    7
    J’ai bien aimé le jeu, l’histoire est intrigante pour une fois, mais les graphismes sans pas a la hauteur boucoup de beug les ralentissements la chute de framerate et inexcusable
  12. May 14, 2023
    6
    El juego dista mucho de tener una calificación de 10 y no por ser Zelda, automáticamente se lleve una buena calificación. Definitivamente no es el mejor juego de la historia. Si no te agradó BOTW, este definitivamente tampoco te gustará, si esperabas algo distinto a BOTW, te vas a decepcionar pues es más de lo mismo: ir a santuarios en un extenso mapa (con una estamina que no te permiteEl juego dista mucho de tener una calificación de 10 y no por ser Zelda, automáticamente se lleve una buena calificación. Definitivamente no es el mejor juego de la historia. Si no te agradó BOTW, este definitivamente tampoco te gustará, si esperabas algo distinto a BOTW, te vas a decepcionar pues es más de lo mismo: ir a santuarios en un extenso mapa (con una estamina que no te permite explorar de forma adecuada gran parte del juego) para aumentar tus corazones y estamina, ir a las torres para desbloquear las zonas de los mapas, buscar armas a diestra y siniestra porque tienen poca durabilidad y no importa la nueva mecánica de fusionar las armas, de igual forma se rompen sumamente rápido, lo cual te puede resultar tedioso y aburrido. La diferencia es nuevos poderes y algunas mecánicas nuevas añadidas. El mapa la mayoría de las veces se siente vacío y personalmente, no me cautiva el explorarlo, los enemigos son prácticamente casi los mismos.

    Sus gráficos si bien no son indispensables para que sea enriquecedor el juego, sí deja mucho que desear.
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  13. May 15, 2023
    0
    The picture quality is too bad, everything is blurry, the experience is very bad, the price of this game is not worthy at all, the game is also mediocre, there is no amazing feeling, it takes a lot of time to collect things, the map is also small
  14. May 13, 2023
    0
    Un juego con una escritura muy mala y personaje penosos, el mapa se siente vacío la mayor parte del tiempo. Nada que ver con el Zelda clásico.
  15. May 15, 2023
    6
    Es un juego bonito, pero es muy lento.. la optimización tampoco es buena. No es ni de lejos el mejor juego de la historia como dice la prensa
  16. May 20, 2023
    0
    So what I’m getting from these “perfect” reviews is that we no longer want Zelda games. We want Skyrim knock-offs with some Minecraft building mixed in. TOTK introduces more Skyrim elements than BOTW and suddenly it’s a perfect game and a travesty to rate below a 10. And no, I’m not pulling that out of a hat: the creators of BOTW have admitted they wanted to make a game like Skyrim in theSo what I’m getting from these “perfect” reviews is that we no longer want Zelda games. We want Skyrim knock-offs with some Minecraft building mixed in. TOTK introduces more Skyrim elements than BOTW and suddenly it’s a perfect game and a travesty to rate below a 10. And no, I’m not pulling that out of a hat: the creators of BOTW have admitted they wanted to make a game like Skyrim in the Zelda universe.

    Look, it’s fun at times, but why play TOTK instead of Skyrim or Minecraft (both of which are on the Switch and regularly go on sale—which TOTK will certainly not do for the next several years)? They do it better, take less time, and they’re 1/3 of TOTK’s asking price. For me to try Zelda again, it’s gotta do something different. Otherwise Elder Scrolls 6 is getting my money—I can already safely project it’ll be a game that will look better than all of the BOTW successors of the next two decades AND it will be more immersive AND it will cost the same. Plus, I’ll get a head start on how Zelda’s gonna play for the next 15 years ;) From these reviews, I get the sense that fans want Zelda to go stand in the Elder Scroll’s shadow for the rest of time. It’s one thing to like a game, it’s another thing to naively claim something revolutionized the gaming world (aka “this is a masterpiece!”) when it most definitely did not. TOTK’s changes were solely influenced by a) Skyrim and b) Minecraft and c) what it did in BOTW. Those are the masterpieces. The games that other games try to replicate for sales. And not one of those three are “perfect” or “without flaw”.

    And then, for those who want to read it, the *optional* review rant :)

    I don’t want blind enthusiasm to give a false impression of where the series should go ie convince somebody who is unsure whether or not they will like the game to buy it. Hard for me to take the “perfect” game score seriously when reviewers are clearly turning a blind eye to the game’s flaws. I’m glad you like it, but a false GOTY forecast masterpiece of perfection is misleading. The consequence of convincing people on the fence to buy the game gives Nintendo, who needs little coaxing in this regard, reason to just sit on an imperfect formula. Small improvements on a formula are still based on an original game design. There’s a lot of “not fun” parts about this game I don’t want to see again. Many of those existed in BOTW and I was devastated when they returned. If it’s a direction you’re happy with the series taking, and want to actively push for it, then you should be able to acknowledge the good, the bad, and the ugly and still say it’s your favorite game and help people feel comfortable trying it, without making them feel bad if they don’t. Sure, it really can be flawless and perfect, but that’s for your own personal experience, not the experience of the person who’s trying to decide whether or not the game is a good fit for them. I wish I could believe in a perfect game—but there is no perfect game in my book (there’s nothing wrong with rating a 10; my issue is with all of the reviews I have read belligerently insisting that TOTK is flawless and that nobody should dare dislike the game). Not even close. But I digress.
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  17. May 16, 2023
    2
    As per nintendo's tradition for the past 20 years, it's the same old same old. If you liked BoTW then you'll like this. On the other hand if you think that Zelda series have always been boring and there are much better games out there in the same genre, then you'd most like not really get the hype like me.
  18. May 15, 2023
    5
    Me estaba gustando bastante, hasta que llegas de nuevo a Hyrule y solo te encuentras bokoblins azules no puedes conseguir armas decentes… y si intentas desbloquear atalayas a lo mejor te lo impide una misión tonta pero que esta hecha para fastidiar… mejorando lo pasado? Mas bien empeorándolo
  19. May 15, 2023
    6
    Bon, le constat est très amer pour ce Zelda, c'est très décevant de voir qu'une licence aussi novatrice que l'ai normalement Zelda ne l'ai plus depuis ce nouvel opus, en effet à première vue il semble que le jeu est changé du tout au tout mais ce n'est qu'illusion.

    - Scénario au fraise. - Map identique à la précédente. - Qualité graphique plus que déplorable malgré les énormes effort
    Bon, le constat est très amer pour ce Zelda, c'est très décevant de voir qu'une licence aussi novatrice que l'ai normalement Zelda ne l'ai plus depuis ce nouvel opus, en effet à première vue il semble que le jeu est changé du tout au tout mais ce n'est qu'illusion.

    - Scénario au fraise.

    - Map identique à la précédente.

    - Qualité graphique plus que déplorable malgré les énormes effort que ce jeu demande à la Switch. - Recyclage d'une grande partie de la bande sonore original.

    - Personnage trop amical malgré que cet univers est censé être en total perdition et que cet univers devrait dévoiler le côté obscur de cet deuxième partie.


    La nouvelle mécanique de gameplay est très bien mise en place dès les premières heures de jeu, c'est un réel plaisir de remanier le jeu avec toutes les nouveautés, cependant après quelques heures on ne réfléchit plus autant qu'au début de cet belle aventure.

    Je suis très déçu que ce jeu à était sur noter par certains média le dévoilant comme une innovation importante par rapport au précédent opus, alors que tous cela aurait très bien pu être un DLC du précédent volume, ce qui me désole profondément.

    En outre je recommande vivement ce jeu au personne n'ayant pas fait breath of the Wild avant ou l'ayant fait depuis X années.



    Hanewbis
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  20. May 17, 2023
    6
    Estou escrevendo para te contar a decepção com o novo jogo Zelda. Sabe aquela nota que você ve? Pois é, não é o que eu esperava!

    Até os 20 minutos iniciais do jogo parece sim uma DLC. Mesmo depois de pegar todos os poderes o jogo não muda muito. Chega a ser a mesma coisa dos anteriores. Não sei se valeu a pena gastar tanto dinheiro nisso. Acho que vou voltar para o meu velho e bom
    Estou escrevendo para te contar a decepção com o novo jogo Zelda. Sabe aquela nota que você ve? Pois é, não é o que eu esperava!

    Até os 20 minutos iniciais do jogo parece sim uma DLC. Mesmo depois de pegar todos os poderes o jogo não muda muito. Chega a ser a mesma coisa dos anteriores.

    Não sei se valeu a pena gastar tanto dinheiro nisso. Acho que vou voltar para o meu velho e bom Tetris.
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  21. May 14, 2023
    6
    Soy uno de los amantes de la franquicia más grandes que puede existir pero desde el tráiler había cosas que me olían mal.

    Probando el juego no solo me topé con mismo motor gráfico de BotW, fueron más lejos, empeoraron las texturas y la interfaz del menú es espantosa, sin mencionar que cuando inicias partida por primera vez te sale el título del juego con un fondo negro con la tipografía
    Soy uno de los amantes de la franquicia más grandes que puede existir pero desde el tráiler había cosas que me olían mal.

    Probando el juego no solo me topé con mismo motor gráfico de BotW, fueron más lejos, empeoraron las texturas y la interfaz del menú es espantosa, sin mencionar que cuando inicias partida por primera vez te sale el título del juego con un fondo negro con la tipografía más plana, insípida, más Arial que tenían.

    Yo no estoy en contra del motor gráfico, en BotW se me hizo precioso, y no digo que esté mal reutilizarlo como Majora's Mask usó el de Ocarina of Time pero pasaron 14 meses entre uno y otro, aquí pasaron 6 AÑOS!!! ESTAMOS LOCOS O QUÉ?. Como carajos entregas lo mismo media década después y peor hecho?

    Eso en el apartado visual pero realmente el inicio del juego es tedioso, la mecánica principal del juego es aburrida, andar pegando todo cada rato suele ser enfadoso, sobre todo el maldito sistema de rotación de objetos es una cochinada, y la historia no es nada que no se haya visto antes en otros lados.

    Puede ser divertido cuando fabricas cosas pero cuando lo ocupas para avanzar en la historia se vuelve muy repetitivo.

    En fin, espero si les guste a ustedes y también a mi.
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  22. May 18, 2023
    4
    Be warned this game is far more difficult than breath of the wild I’ve been stuck on one boss for hours with no food
  23. May 14, 2023
    4
    Ten days before its official release, there was a cracked version available online, which was a huge loss for players like us who spent money on cassette tapes. This developer made a big mistake, which is unforgivable.
  24. May 14, 2023
    0
    More of the same. The graphics in this new game are the same, the world map is the same just adding some floating islands, the game's puzzles were overly simplistic and lacked any real challenge, leaving me feeling bored and unengaged. Maybe the music.
  25. May 17, 2023
    0
    This game was a waste of time. I wasted 3 days playing this game and it's so bad. The quality isn't even close to Genshin Impact and there's not much to do in the game. Once you finish the game there's nothing left to do
  26. May 14, 2023
    0
    expanded Breath of the Wild for 70 euros. A few islands in the sky, a boring underground, the same collectible items and a few caves. That's it!
    Very weak performance for 6 years of development.
    The worst thing I find is that the buildings you build just disappear after 20 meters. That's super weak, every 08/15 Survivial game gets it better and Zelda doesn't even have a multiplayer. So
    expanded Breath of the Wild for 70 euros. A few islands in the sky, a boring underground, the same collectible items and a few caves. That's it!
    Very weak performance for 6 years of development.

    The worst thing I find is that the buildings you build just disappear after 20 meters. That's super weak, every 08/15 Survivial game gets it better and Zelda doesn't even have a multiplayer. So where is the problem Nintendo? 70 !!!!!! EURO!!!
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  27. May 14, 2023
    0
    It has the same Broken and Archaic Control Scheme from BOTW, and a poor Frame Rate. I've experienced climbing walls during fights by mistake due to the stiff movement with target lock, & the shield not blocking correctly while target locked on an enemy above me.

    I've gotten to a point where I don't want to play it due to these problems.
  28. May 13, 2023
    0
    Not an enjoyable experience 720p 30 fps sometimes less depending on whats happening on screen. Combat is laughable. Graphics are extremely outdated. Not worth $70. Wait for it to go on sale. Nintendo is hilarious trying to charge $70 for this game.
  29. May 13, 2023
    0
    Cliché story, outdated graphics, tons of reused content from previous game. How can people praise Nintendo because this game is capable of running at mere 30 FPS maximum like it were a big accomplishment? How can people still praise Nintendo while they censor and sue the gaming community that is willing to do freely advertising their games? How can people praise Nintendo when they don'tCliché story, outdated graphics, tons of reused content from previous game. How can people praise Nintendo because this game is capable of running at mere 30 FPS maximum like it were a big accomplishment? How can people still praise Nintendo while they censor and sue the gaming community that is willing to do freely advertising their games? How can people praise Nintendo when they don't even care about localization of their games for all relevant languages, while any of their games when emulated will have at least subtitles and way better performance? Expand
  30. May 15, 2023
    2
    Il me tardait réellement la sortie de ce titre ayant complètement terminé et adoré Breathe of the wild , mais malheureusement plutôt très déçu de ce nouvel opus qui fait effectivement penser à un gros dlc de BOTW. Le même en levant un cran au dessus de ce qu il faisait avant. 6 ans à attendre pour cela ???? le gameplay est toujours aussi génial mais au bout d un moment amalgame toutes lesIl me tardait réellement la sortie de ce titre ayant complètement terminé et adoré Breathe of the wild , mais malheureusement plutôt très déçu de ce nouvel opus qui fait effectivement penser à un gros dlc de BOTW. Le même en levant un cran au dessus de ce qu il faisait avant. 6 ans à attendre pour cela ???? le gameplay est toujours aussi génial mais au bout d un moment amalgame toutes les 5 minutes ça va et ça lasse. Histoire mieux mais encore trop légère, niveaux célestes correctes et sous terrains une purge ! Non un gros DLC ne peut être le GOTY pour moi, même si il le sera peut être officiellement ! je m attendais à quelque chose de plus grandiose Expand
  31. May 15, 2023
    1
    Realmente Mal, se considera que la Nintendo switch oled con meses de uso y practicamente libre de memoria deberia mover el juego a un minimo de 30 fps, pero son ridiculas las caida a menos de 10 en los momentos de mas intensidad, en plena batalla o cuando existe mas carga grafica por parte del ambiente, se comporta con un set de diapositivas, es RIDICULO, es decepcionante que se considereRealmente Mal, se considera que la Nintendo switch oled con meses de uso y practicamente libre de memoria deberia mover el juego a un minimo de 30 fps, pero son ridiculas las caida a menos de 10 en los momentos de mas intensidad, en plena batalla o cuando existe mas carga grafica por parte del ambiente, se comporta con un set de diapositivas, es RIDICULO, es decepcionante que se considere una evolucion en el titulo cuando es un mero DLC adornado con el cabello suelto del personaje y un par de mecanicas adicionales, sinceramente tanto tiempo esperando un nuevo titulo para salir decepcionado. Las mismas zonas donde no existe el paso del tiempo, zonas identicas, pozos con agua identicos, cielo plano, este titulo esta mediocremente realizado, no existe mimo ni cariño para su desarrollo, es un lavado de cara del titulo anterior, si no jugaste ninguno es una forma de entrar en la saga, pero si ya haz jugado el anterior este es un titulo del cual puedes prescindir, dinero a la basura. NO LO RECOMIENDO. Expand
  32. May 13, 2023
    0
    Too similar to the first, a $10 increase for a few extra activities, Sony or XBOX were charged very badly if a sequel happens to be very similar (not to mention any chance of it being GOTY), the subjective game for Nintendo fans are welcome, objectively the maximum level has already been reached at BOTW, here it is only fanaticism and nonsense praise.
  33. May 16, 2023
    0
    Tenía las expectativas muy altas y sinceramente no las cumplió ni un poco(el juego no es malo, al contrario me gustó mucho pero yo creo que esto no son 6 años de desarrollo) también es una lastima que para un juego tan bueno nintendo no se haya tomado la molestia de sacar una nueva consola que lo corra 60fps 1080p(nada del otro mundo y para muchos considerado un estándar mínimo)
  34. May 16, 2023
    7
    Игра прикольная, но 70% мобов из предыдущей части как и текстур. Да механики новые и интересные, но нет такого вау эффекта как от предыдущей части.
  35. May 15, 2023
    5
    Es mas un DLC que un nuevo juego por muchas razones, el mejor DLC que vi en mi vida si, pero un DLC y que este juego salga a 70 euros y que apenas veo cambios visuales con BOTW pues deja mucho que desear por esa parte.
    El apartado de jugabilidad es lo mismo pero la parte de creatividad y rienda suelta al jugador si que es una maravilla, el resto es normal
  36. May 13, 2023
    7
    El juego es un BOTW 1.5, si no te gustó BOTW este juego tampoco te va a gustar.
    El mapa es el mismo, pero hasta la ubicación de los shrines es la misma en algunos casos. La historia te la siguen contando con memorias que vas por ahí encontrando, cómo si fuera juego indie.
    La mitad del tiempo que estás peleando te la pasas navegando menús, porque ya se rompió el arma y porque te la pasas
    El juego es un BOTW 1.5, si no te gustó BOTW este juego tampoco te va a gustar.
    El mapa es el mismo, pero hasta la ubicación de los shrines es la misma en algunos casos. La historia te la siguen contando con memorias que vas por ahí encontrando, cómo si fuera juego indie.
    La mitad del tiempo que estás peleando te la pasas navegando menús, porque ya se rompió el arma y porque te la pasas buscando hacer combinaciones de las armas, tienes que hacer flechas especiales cada vez que la vas a usar por ejemplo. La gran innovación es que puedes hacer carritos, pues que es un juego de construcción ahora? Los analistas de videojuegos son solo fanboys cegados por nostalgia, ni de coña este juego es Perfecto
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  37. May 19, 2023
    3
    BotW is my all-time favorite game, but I uninstalled TotK after 4 hours of playing. This game is completely secondary, it reuses all it can from BoTW and is practically COMMITED to not saying anything new. It is essentially a huge time sink - ten times the amount of meaningless puzzles and other grind without an emotional core or overwhelming sense of discovery that made everything worthBotW is my all-time favorite game, but I uninstalled TotK after 4 hours of playing. This game is completely secondary, it reuses all it can from BoTW and is practically COMMITED to not saying anything new. It is essentially a huge time sink - ten times the amount of meaningless puzzles and other grind without an emotional core or overwhelming sense of discovery that made everything worth it in Breath of the Wild. The tutorials that were almost absent in the first game are now everywhere, you are drowned in text. The "fresh" core mechanic is building simple structures. If you find doing that over and over again to solve identical problems tedious, you will have a bad time. I personally find it irritating when the game constantly gives me obstacles like a wide chasm with prosaic building blocks on the side. It's like developers are more worried about their mechanic not being used enough than my immersion and flow. BotW was never THIS heavy-handed and prescriptive.

    The story offers nothing of substance. Most of the time you are running around meeting old characters in new places on the map to get random quests. Even if you are curious of "what happened to that spot I liked", you will probably only find a Yiga hideout there for no reason. 90% of cinematics is Link staring at his hand or sword, even as something horrible is happening/just happened to his friend (Zelda). In BoTW almost every major character had a little character ark - Zelda (with self-doubt), Link (opening up), Rivali (pride), Sidon (grief), Mipha (unrequited love), Yunobo (courage), Paya (being assertive), etc, etc. Many characters had real flaws. I've watched streamers finish TotK, and it's as shallow as a bird bath. Most characters are content, all struggles come from facing an external enemy, everyone is dedicated to Link from the start so there is no tension in him winning them over, or when duty calls them. No relationships get meaningful developments, in fact it feels like friendships and love regressed from the first game.

    To sum it up, Tears of the Kingdom is a huge time sink with massive copy-pasted areas and repetitive tasks, reskinned core elements, a few new mechanics that many will find tedious, and no interest for character development or telling a powerful story. I wish I could get a refund.
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  38. May 13, 2023
    7
    Es el mismo juego qué el breath of the wild, agregaron un par de cosas que a mi gusto adornan el juego, pero a mi ver es un simple DLC
  39. May 13, 2023
    10
    The game is great. Its breath of the wild but better. Try it for yourself. IF you didnt like BOTW you wont like this. idk how you wouldnt like breath of the wild but thats beside the point. Compared to recent AAA games this is the best game released since elden ring. Its a great game bottom line.

    The worst thing about this game is its performance. It was marketed as a sequel to botw...
    The game is great. Its breath of the wild but better. Try it for yourself. IF you didnt like BOTW you wont like this. idk how you wouldnt like breath of the wild but thats beside the point. Compared to recent AAA games this is the best game released since elden ring. Its a great game bottom line.

    The worst thing about this game is its performance. It was marketed as a sequel to botw... idk how thats so hard to understand..
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  40. May 30, 2023
    2
    This is the same Zelda, this is old, this is low fps, this is the same enemies, the same sound, the same map, this is bad.
  41. May 13, 2023
    3
    I am not sure why this game is receiving so many positive reviews. Is it marketing and hype or just reviews from gamers who have no idea what the Zelda names means? In all fairness, if this game was called Adventure Island instead, it would be a hit. However, Nintendo opted to go with the franchise name, Zelda. How is this a Zelda game? There is no tri-force, no dungeons that store specialI am not sure why this game is receiving so many positive reviews. Is it marketing and hype or just reviews from gamers who have no idea what the Zelda names means? In all fairness, if this game was called Adventure Island instead, it would be a hit. However, Nintendo opted to go with the franchise name, Zelda. How is this a Zelda game? There is no tri-force, no dungeons that store special items that help progress the adventure. Heck, where is the adventure at all honestly? You will find yourself walking around an empty world absent of color or life while you cook random things and fuse random objects together like this was an incredible machine. You will be swinging tree branches or shoot arrows with items that break after a few uses. Constantly fighting camera angles and wondering to yourself, what am I doing and why? Better than Breath of the Wild - Yes. A true successor to the Zelda Franchise - Not even close. Nintendo could of make this the most amazing Zelda adventure to date with their open world, but fell flat on their face. Maybe they assume gamers today are not capable of going on adventures where you must locate hidden dungeons that hold secrets, maybe they do need huge stars on minimaps that say GO HERE. None the less, for those who do enjoy cooking and fusing stuff together, fighting the same 8 monsters, defeating shrine after mindless shrine or just like to play games with no failure, then go for it, you will like it. However, for those older fans who remember what Zelda really stood for and the epic adventures that came before us, do not waste your time or money. I'd like to say Nintendo will get it right eventually, but lets be honest, they are done. We will never see another great Zelda game, so lets just hope they port Windwaker over to Switch sometime soon. RIP Zelda. Expand
  42. May 14, 2023
    1
    Six years for a rehash of Breath of the Wild, magic glue and once again zero dungeons.
  43. May 13, 2023
    0
    $70 game
    30fps framerate drops as low as 20fps
    same map with added areas
    Muddy textures
    Texture pop in
    720p-900p
    poor draw distance and a slew of other performance/visual issues
  44. May 19, 2023
    4
    basically like playing BotW with mods.
    it's fine, but not as good as the hype makes it out to be.
    it's a kids' game. if you're older than 8, it'll annoy you constantly with how much it explains everything and how each character repeats dialogue even within the same conversation. it makes finding things too easy, imo, with stuff like the sensor that tells you where nearby shrines or other
    basically like playing BotW with mods.
    it's fine, but not as good as the hype makes it out to be.

    it's a kids' game. if you're older than 8, it'll annoy you constantly with how much it explains everything and how each character repeats dialogue even within the same conversation. it makes finding things too easy, imo, with stuff like the sensor that tells you where nearby shrines or other things are (more clearly than it did in BotW). the characters are typical one-note Nintendo characters and the story is very simplistic and is stuffed to the brim with Nintendo's classic conservative authoritarian propaganda - "defend the monarchy, praise the gods, restore the status quo. hierarchy is good. just have faith and play your part, and you'll be rewarded." - i'm annoyed by how much it constantly feels like an after school special trying to teach kids the virtues of eating vegetables, obeying adults, and doing chores. etc. and the constant puns are excruciating. everything related to writing (story, messages, characters, dialogue) sucks. there's some frustrating controls, especially on horseback, and related to building things. and the game doesn't do anything new. it's BotW again.

    but, if you enjoyed the first one, this is more of it. the mechanics can be fun, there's lots to explore, and it's very pretty.
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  45. May 15, 2023
    0
    Jogo com gráfico de antiga geração, é igual ao anterior,esse jogo é um lixo,esperava algo melhor,sem falar que o antigo está mais realista e mais bonito,mas esse está horroroso,como um jogo horrível desse ganha uma nota tão alta sendo que jogos muito melhores que isso está com nota abaixo .
  46. May 16, 2023
    0
    Sinceramente estaba esperando una mejor entrega que la pasada, lamentablemente el juego esta con un rendimiento muy malo con caídas de FPS en ciertas zonas
  47. May 16, 2023
    2
    Es imposible disfrutar este juego sin sentir que es un DLC del BotW.

    Aunado a que la calidad grafica y la caida de fps dañan la experiencia... habra que soñar con un parche que corrija esto.
  48. May 14, 2023
    4
    Primero que nada, crecí con los Juegos de Zelda, para mi son los mejores que haya jugado pero por hoy ya no pienso lo mismo, tengo más de 35 años y tengo obligaciones obligatorias como todos, recalco esto pues quiero ser lo mas objetivo posible. El juego de Tears of the Kingdom Tiene una historia floja, nada de que sorprenderse, hay mejores en la tv. Sus santuarios son un poquitoPrimero que nada, crecí con los Juegos de Zelda, para mi son los mejores que haya jugado pero por hoy ya no pienso lo mismo, tengo más de 35 años y tengo obligaciones obligatorias como todos, recalco esto pues quiero ser lo mas objetivo posible. El juego de Tears of the Kingdom Tiene una historia floja, nada de que sorprenderse, hay mejores en la tv. Sus santuarios son un poquito innovadores pero tenían que ser así por las nuevas mecánicas del brazo. Son tantas que aburren. La mecánica de armar esta bien, me gusto pero ya después aburre andar ayudando aún NPC con sus rótulos, honestamente esto me aburrió. Las semillas Kolog son cansadas, es tediosas, depender de esto en el 2023 para ampliar tu alforja ya es aburridisimo, honestamente esto de las semillas Kolog no era necesario y es lo que hace a este juego un copia y pega del Breath Of The Wild. Cambio el mapa y que bueno que lo hizo pero nada innovador. Lo que más odio es que las armas se rompan, algunas veces estaba en una batalla con algún jefe y cuando se rompían, me rompía la experiencia y luego el juego me obligaba a pensar en que arma apoyarme y cuando ya no tenía mejores y eso es frustrante, las armas que tenia ya ni daño le hacían. Faltaron Dungeons hechos y derechos, esos que tenían plantas altas con puertas cerradas con llaves y lugares con difícil acceso. Ítem legendarios con un arco único y cosas así que solo encontrábamos en Dungeons, faltaron jefes y sub jefes en los Dungeons pero como no están los Dungeons entonces me río mejor. El juego en gráficos me pareció hermoso, no tuve problemas con ellos pues también soy consciente del poder de la portátil. Los templos son repetitivos, activar 4 o 5 interruptores para luego pasar al jefe final y fin del templo, todo aquí es casi igual a su precuela. La verdad Tear of the Kingdom me pareció mucho corta y pega, ya parecía fifa en muchas cosas. El juego lo terminé sin hacer muchos santuarios, misiones de nps (aburridas para mi) no complete mi alforja, no quise buscar trajes para completarlos y aun así le invertí 100 al juego, de donde saqué fuerzas a mis más de 35 años de edad? No lo sé pero para mí ya es un juego que la prensa alaba y que yo olvidaré rápido. Expand
  49. May 18, 2023
    0
    En un DLC del primer Zelda de Switch solo con unos agregados.
    Solo si eres fanático, pero hay mejores juegos fuera, incluso independientes.
  50. May 20, 2023
    0
    I wasn't a huge fan of BOTW. It was ok, but overall underwhelming and it didn't feel like a Zelda game. TOTK doesn't feel like Zelda either. The storyline is convoluted and it doesn't mention the Triforce once. I found the quests to be pretty boring especially all the gliding and climbing. Leveling up by completing shrines and side quests seems more like a chore than fun. The dungeons wereI wasn't a huge fan of BOTW. It was ok, but overall underwhelming and it didn't feel like a Zelda game. TOTK doesn't feel like Zelda either. The storyline is convoluted and it doesn't mention the Triforce once. I found the quests to be pretty boring especially all the gliding and climbing. Leveling up by completing shrines and side quests seems more like a chore than fun. The dungeons were better than BOTW, but still really lack what previous Zelda dungeons had. The final boss was also ridiculously hard. This is the first Zelda I didn't beat because I didn't want to waste a ton of time leveling up just to beat the final boss. Nintendo needs to return to their roots and scrap this disaster of a game. Enough boring open world games! Expand
  51. May 14, 2023
    4
    A glorified expansion of the first. Terrible graphics and performance leaves a lot to be desired. Empty world. Zelda has seriously lost its magic. I’m not sure how much Nintendo paid these reviews but damn there is some mass hysteria and delusion among the masses at the moment.
  52. May 13, 2023
    0
    DLC for $70?! In 2023, 20-25 FPS in a game that is positioned as a new part. A game in which the map has not changed, the same enemies, sounds, animations, no voiceover. What have the developers been doing for 6 years?

    I do not recommend anyone to buy, wasted 70$.
  53. May 14, 2023
    0
    Weapons breakage is a problem.
    The map is unnecessarily large.
    Solving puzzles is boring and tedious.
  54. May 16, 2023
    2
    Minha critica foi apagada *DUAS VEZES* misteriosamente sem eu sequer xingar, ofender ou denegrir a imagem dos desenvolvedores, empresa, mídia, players e fãs da franquia. Pois então minha critica será mais pesada agora, explicarei detalhadamente o porque este game é ruim e não pode ser GOTY.
    Progresso lento, puzzles irritantes e infantis que parecem uma cópia dos poderes de Silver the
    Minha critica foi apagada *DUAS VEZES* misteriosamente sem eu sequer xingar, ofender ou denegrir a imagem dos desenvolvedores, empresa, mídia, players e fãs da franquia. Pois então minha critica será mais pesada agora, explicarei detalhadamente o porque este game é ruim e não pode ser GOTY.
    Progresso lento, puzzles irritantes e infantis que parecem uma cópia dos poderes de Silver the Hedgehog, problema de queda de FPS, gráficos de Xbox 360/PS3, problemas de desempenho e performance do console, problemas técnicos e alguns bugs principalmente no uso dos poderes ao unir materiais com slime, mapas vazios sem vida e falta de músicas e trilhas sonoras impactantes. Basicamente esse novo Zelda é um reprint do game anterior cujo sofreu um nítido downgrade e teve algumas adições de mecânicas, puzzles, poderes desinteressantes e não inovadores, além de tudo Isso as armas agora quebrarem bem mais rapidamente. Game extremamente chato, não inova em absolutamente nada! Agora temos uma história e narrativas por trás de Link e Zelda, mas isso não é suficiente para ser digno de GOTY ou pior seria "melhor jogo de todos os tempos" como a mídia e alguns "fãs" lunáticos dizem. Todos sabem que a mídia "passa pano" para os games da Nintendo, infelizmente eu não irei passar e não deixarei de denunciar! O jogo sequer tem dublagem para Português e Português Br pois a Nintendo sempre nos tratou como "inferiores" infelizmente não temos culpa em viver em uma grande nação que é má administrada por ser governada por políticos corruptos, que por sinal não são muito diferentes de certas pessoas... Se este game ganhar GOTY vocês já sabem.
    Em resumo o jogo é chato, monótono e totalmente desinteressante. Eu prefiro jogar games antigos de mundo aberto *com gráficos ainda piores* por mais que sejam por volta de 2011 conseguem ser mais divertidos, inovadores e te prendem bem mais.
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  55. May 14, 2023
    3
    No Inova nada de la anterior entrega solo se le califica por nostalgia pero no se le exige como debería la prensa solapa a nintendo pero no fuera Sony con un juego con estos graficos por qué lo acribillan
  56. May 14, 2023
    0
    Bad control, bad graphics, such a miss opportunity to sell new hardware with this game.
    I'm very disappointed.
  57. May 14, 2023
    0
    Un juego que desborda repetibilidad y falta de ideas nuevas. No tengo ningún punto positivo más que destacar que no es el gran juego revolucionario que dicen allá afuera.
    Es como un Breath of the Wild 1.2 con una mecánica de construcción, que en mi humilde opinion no contribuye nada de valor.
    70 dolares se me hacen un precio muy elevado por un DLC glorificado.
  58. May 19, 2023
    4
    This is my first review, but it’s an important one for me. I first started playing Zelda on Gameboy with Link’s Awakening. While young, it immersed me in a sense of adventure and whimsy I hadn’t experienced. Nintendo built on that formula for decades with varying degrees of success and despite initial criticisms (ie, Majora’s Mask and Windwaker). But Nintendo gambled and ultimatelyThis is my first review, but it’s an important one for me. I first started playing Zelda on Gameboy with Link’s Awakening. While young, it immersed me in a sense of adventure and whimsy I hadn’t experienced. Nintendo built on that formula for decades with varying degrees of success and despite initial criticisms (ie, Majora’s Mask and Windwaker). But Nintendo gambled and ultimately prevailed.

    Not so here. Here, corporate profit was the only driver.

    I’ve invested a number of hours into TOTK at this point, and I intend to play as close to completion as I can (perhaps out of habit or spite), but absent a drastic change in the gameplay, this game is a shadow of Breath of the Wild at best. Not only is the world literally the same, but the side quests are highly similar and the fundamental game mechanics are identical. More distressing is the continuing detachment of the story from the gameplay. While it might be vogue these days for games like Elden Ring to pursue a largely plotless story line, what has always given Zelda a leg up is the immersion of its players in its history, plot and outcome. TOTK perpetuates the increasing blandness of Hyrule both from the lack of impending doom brought by Ganon but also by the sheer number of pointless side quests (never mind the failure of Nintendo to invent new non-traditional Zelda plots).

    I’ll close with this: I remember waiting at a Toys R Us when OoT was released to get a copy of the gold cartridge, and I bought a Nintendo Switch precisely so I could play BOTW. No more. Until Nintendo rejects the corporatist pattern of rehashing old IP and reembraces its commitment to develop Hyrule, its lore and the essence of what makes Zelda Zelda, I’ll be holding off on future purchases of both Nintendo systems and Zelda games. I refuse to contribute to the mediocritization of one of gaming’s most cherished franchises.
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  59. May 19, 2023
    1
    The construction of this game isn't at all innovative or revolutionary as everyone is saying, it really is very simple, boring, and the game can be played completely in a traditional way, since the more complex you make your creations, the more the game punishes you for wasting time. Being able to achieve the same things with less effort. Which contradicts its premise and main dynamic.The construction of this game isn't at all innovative or revolutionary as everyone is saying, it really is very simple, boring, and the game can be played completely in a traditional way, since the more complex you make your creations, the more the game punishes you for wasting time. Being able to achieve the same things with less effort. Which contradicts its premise and main dynamic.

    In terms of story and characters, I really had a great expectation that it would improve compared to BotW, but it becomes even worse, I'm not lying, it's amazing that this game feels less epic overall.
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  60. May 19, 2023
    4
    Just so dissapointed in this whole fiasco. If you played BOTW you can literally skip this. I have plenty games I still haven't tried, I will not be sinking my time into something that feels too familiar.
  61. May 19, 2023
    2
    Tutorial zone is much too long and difficult. It doesn’t motivate to continue. I’m close to giving up on the game all together if it’s this brutal. Breath of the wild was much more accessible.
  62. May 13, 2023
    10
    This game is GOAT. It has everything I ever wanted in a game. Large vast beautiful environments with lots of verticality and subterranean environments to explore. It's also full of great puzzles and and crafting. Doesn't get better than this. The negative reviews for this game are really funny to me. This game is not a DLC or Breath of the wild 1.5. It has a huge amount of new content andThis game is GOAT. It has everything I ever wanted in a game. Large vast beautiful environments with lots of verticality and subterranean environments to explore. It's also full of great puzzles and and crafting. Doesn't get better than this. The negative reviews for this game are really funny to me. This game is not a DLC or Breath of the wild 1.5. It has a huge amount of new content and alters Hryrule drastically. Expand
  63. May 13, 2023
    10
    This is one of the best games ever made.
  64. May 13, 2023
    8
    I thought Tears of the Kingdom is a really good game. Its just as good as Breath of the Wild. The only difference between the two gameplay wise is the new abilities. I spend most of the time aimlessly wandering around in the open world trying to progress with the game, same as BOTW. I'm kind of concerned about the future of the Zelda franchise. Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess wereI thought Tears of the Kingdom is a really good game. Its just as good as Breath of the Wild. The only difference between the two gameplay wise is the new abilities. I spend most of the time aimlessly wandering around in the open world trying to progress with the game, same as BOTW. I'm kind of concerned about the future of the Zelda franchise. Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess were fantastic games and they didn't need to be open world. It's just too big with not enough in it. Expand
  65. May 20, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only created, just now, an account to "review" this game.
    Have you ever bought a painting that resembles EXACTLY the same one that you may have bought 6 years prior? With just a different set of colours? Well, apparently, far too many people did it this year.
    Same story, same setting, same gameplay. Try to compare the 1st minute of gameplay of BOTW and TOTK starting from the *spoilers* Room of Awakening.
    Simply put, payed for nothing. The tiny little issues that were present in the prequel, evolved into stupidity, without being too honest. And on top of that, there is of course new stupidity, once more, without being too honest.
    Where exactly are these so-called "dungeons"? You really want me to believe that you actually lied?
    So in the end, don't ever again listen to "critic" reviews, just don't.
    Such an outstanding, planet-size massive disappointment, what a waste of money, time, everything really.
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  66. May 13, 2023
    0
    Poor generic openworld cell shaded graphics puzzle intended. Rent it/try it first before buying.

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

    Zelda franchise is well known for Nintendo loyal fanbase. Too much hype just for being a Nintendo game but is it actually worthy? Unless you are a lil kid casual into videogames and doing nothing more that smartphone gaming the maybe its for you. If not this is a open world/puzzle generic at best.Skyrim definively laughs after 12 years and this not even comes close. Same for The witcher 3. Not even comes close to Immortals Fenyx Rising were history ,dialogues and most important ,puzzles are way better than ZTOTK, not to mention the battle system.
    Just to resume.
    Pros
    - It's a new Zelda game.
    - I'ts from Nintendo...well.
    - I'ts pure hype?
    - Ther's not much to play for console gaming nowadays.
    Cons
    - Oudated graphics. Very.
    - Boring.
    - Boring puzzles.
    - Open world feels very generic.
    - Cheply produced.
    - Zero innovation in all departments.
    - Childish.
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  67. May 13, 2023
    0
    This game is has all the problems present in Breath of the Wild. None of the issues were addressed such as the weapon break system. This can be attributed to how mega fans of the first game calling Breath of the Wild a flawless masterpiece so Nintendo didn't bother to fix anything. This game has the same map as the first and the same recycled animations.

    The low score is because this is
    This game is has all the problems present in Breath of the Wild. None of the issues were addressed such as the weapon break system. This can be attributed to how mega fans of the first game calling Breath of the Wild a flawless masterpiece so Nintendo didn't bother to fix anything. This game has the same map as the first and the same recycled animations.

    The low score is because this is not what a Zelda game is. Again we got this pathetic attempt to emulate a Ubisoft game but with Zelda slapped on it. Had Nintendo chosen to make this a new IP, we would still have our classic 3D Zeldas. But the game would not have done as well.
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  68. May 13, 2023
    10
    This game is just wonderfull i never seen a sequel like that before its not too repetitive i juste cant hold my hapiness when i play this game!!!
  69. May 13, 2023
    4
    They took 6 years to develop a game that its pretty much BotW with changes.

    Same gameplay, same core mechanics, same engine, same graphics... almost the same map too. I bet they just took the original file and made changes on top of it. Sorry but for a 70$ game from a AAA company from such an IP that is just not acceptable. Releasing a game on 2023 that dips to 20fps and can't
    They took 6 years to develop a game that its pretty much BotW with changes.

    Same gameplay, same core mechanics, same engine, same graphics... almost the same map too. I bet they just took the original file and made changes on top of it.

    Sorry but for a 70$ game from a AAA company from such an IP that is just not acceptable.

    Releasing a game on 2023 that dips to 20fps and can't barely hold 30fps is just unacceptable no matter if its a hardware issue and not the actual game. The experience is getting ruined by the hardware.
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  70. May 13, 2023
    0
    The fact that this low-budget rehased garbage got a 96 proves there are double standards and hypocrisy among these critics. Let's all be honest with ourselves. Forget the PS5/XSX and $70 price tag, If this were just a PS4/X1 game for $60 without the Legend of Zelda title, the narrative would've been so different. There is no way it would've scored higher than a 75 average. This game wouldThe fact that this low-budget rehased garbage got a 96 proves there are double standards and hypocrisy among these critics. Let's all be honest with ourselves. Forget the PS5/XSX and $70 price tag, If this were just a PS4/X1 game for $60 without the Legend of Zelda title, the narrative would've been so different. There is no way it would've scored higher than a 75 average. This game would be crucified by critics for low-budget graphics, poor draw distance, bad lip syncing, low unstable FPS and lack of innovation. Gamers would be roasting it by calling it a PS2 game. And then these game journalists have the audacity to rant and virtue signal over studios crunching, even though they are the main reason why crunch even exists in the first place, because every studio has to work at least 100 times harder than Nintendo to get a 90 overall Metacritic score. Playstation Studios had to crunch hard to become a critic darling with those graphics and over-produced cutscenes, but Zelda devs can make copy/paste shovelware and get treated like the Messiahs of gaming. I don't even want to hear about the Switch being underpowered. They are charging a premium next-gen price of $70, so I expect the same level of quality as PS5 and XSX. Not my fault these greedy cheapskates at Nintendo refuse to release next-gen hardware. There are hundreds, or maybe even thousands of indie games with higher quality than this trash for a cheaper price, yet get much lower scores from critics.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to touch this game again. Charging $70 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. Nintendo, you can make all the indie quality games you want. But when I get a $70 game with no guaranteed online multiplayer, that is where I absolutely draw the line. How dare you give me half of the game for $70. I might've actually had fun if it had online. That's the least they could do after increasing the price for this low budget game. It's funny when Zelda fans make fun of COD for being the same game every year. At least there are new maps and graphics every year, while Zelda is the same map and graphics in 6 years. It's mind boggling that this game gets universal acclaim for indie quality at $70, when others work much harder and get panned by critics and gamers. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.
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  71. May 13, 2023
    0
    EXTREMELY glorified DLC. next gen price but definitely not a next gen game (it’s literally on an old gen console and yet they still want 10 bucks more for a bad performance) The story doesn’t even make sense and it’s just there for the sake of making a new gam- sorry DLC. The controls suck; the combat is still lame. Nintendo fans eat everything up, its 2023. a game like this shouldn’t beEXTREMELY glorified DLC. next gen price but definitely not a next gen game (it’s literally on an old gen console and yet they still want 10 bucks more for a bad performance) The story doesn’t even make sense and it’s just there for the sake of making a new gam- sorry DLC. The controls suck; the combat is still lame. Nintendo fans eat everything up, its 2023. a game like this shouldn’t be acceptable, especially not for this price… Expand
  72. May 18, 2023
    0
    Le DLC le plus cher de l'histoire pour le jeu le plus sûrcoté de l'histoire, et ça marche en plus

    J'adore Zelda mais je ne vais pas tout permettre simplement par nostalgie de la série. Dîtes un truc, si vous continuez à noter 10/10 des jeux aussi médiocres je suis pas sur que ça va motiver Nintendo à faire mieux dans le futur. En attendant la potentielle renaissance de Zelda dans de
    Le DLC le plus cher de l'histoire pour le jeu le plus sûrcoté de l'histoire, et ça marche en plus

    J'adore Zelda mais je ne vais pas tout permettre simplement par nostalgie de la série.

    Dîtes un truc, si vous continuez à noter 10/10 des jeux aussi médiocres je suis pas sur que ça va motiver Nintendo à faire mieux dans le futur.

    En attendant la potentielle renaissance de Zelda dans de futures décennies, merci d'avoir lu
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  73. May 13, 2023
    10
    Excellent, thanks for this Game Nintendo !!! Hyrule is greater than ever before!!
  74. May 13, 2023
    10
    Best game of all time, visuals are amazing, mechanics are extraordinary, stands out from the typical zelda game. Quests are much more interesting. Story seems interesting so far!
  75. May 13, 2023
    10
    Completely redesigned gameplay based on new mechanics with the addition of the basic mechanics from the previous game is simply breathtaking. It would take too long to describe. Try it yourself, you won't regret it. 10/10
  76. May 13, 2023
    10
    Nintendo has done it again. Once you learn the controls it's even better then you'd think. I have to say play for a few hours and your in deep yet have done little. They reinvented the flipper in such a great way. Enjoy all the different thing you'll create and explore. I've also found some slight souls elements while playing.
  77. May 17, 2023
    0
    The game reuses nearly everything from breath of the wild. Map is mostly unchanged, you still progress by collecting korok seeds, completing shrines, and going to towers that unlock map fragments/act as waypoints. They totally overstated the presence of dungeons, dungeons are essentially glorified divine beasts. Overall it feels like a DLC, and for $70, it's absolutely not worth the price tag.
  78. May 13, 2023
    2
    This is not a Zelda at all. Puzzles puzzles. I came from work to spend 5 hours doing Minecraft style works. If I wanna build something there are many games in the market that can help with that. Breath of the wild had this issue as well. What about the story? Isn't supposed to be urgent to reach Zelda and Gannon? Nah, you can pickup materials and apples to cook slowly. I Strongly don'tThis is not a Zelda at all. Puzzles puzzles. I came from work to spend 5 hours doing Minecraft style works. If I wanna build something there are many games in the market that can help with that. Breath of the wild had this issue as well. What about the story? Isn't supposed to be urgent to reach Zelda and Gannon? Nah, you can pickup materials and apples to cook slowly. I Strongly don't recommend this or Breath of the Wild as your First Zelda. Fortunately, I can play Minish Cap now on Switch. For Tears of kingdom, I'm going to sale it. Doesn't Worth your money. Expand
  79. May 13, 2023
    0
    Most sequels fix the main issues and improve on the game but Tears of the Kingdom doesn't. Reused the same map same enemys the combat is the same same awful durability. nintendo had 6 years to fix the issues but didn't. Instead of making a good game Nintendo take the lazy way out by adding fusing stuff together. This is only a distraction so you don't realize you are playing the sameMost sequels fix the main issues and improve on the game but Tears of the Kingdom doesn't. Reused the same map same enemys the combat is the same same awful durability. nintendo had 6 years to fix the issues but didn't. Instead of making a good game Nintendo take the lazy way out by adding fusing stuff together. This is only a distraction so you don't realize you are playing the same game and on top that you pay 70$ for it. Expand
  80. May 13, 2023
    4
    The press and journalists doesn't say something very bad about the game and it is the immense amount of recycled material that it has and how mediocre it runs on the Switch (the amount of pop-in is impressive), it's very frustrating that for 70 dollars a large percentage of the game feels the same as the previous one except for some playable gimmicks that also don't change the gameThe press and journalists doesn't say something very bad about the game and it is the immense amount of recycled material that it has and how mediocre it runs on the Switch (the amount of pop-in is impressive), it's very frustrating that for 70 dollars a large percentage of the game feels the same as the previous one except for some playable gimmicks that also don't change the game experience for me. Expand
  81. May 13, 2023
    0
    TOTK is a total asset flip of BOTW. Now add a super clumsy building/crafting mechanic, remove the life of the original world, and insert a weak story- thats what this game is. I do not recommend this game. Complete waste of time and money. If you haven't played BOTW, go play it and ignore that this game ever existed.
  82. May 13, 2023
    0
    Not a Zelda game anymore but a sandbox game. Never in a million years would I imagine a zelda game where I rotate objects and stick them together like minecraft and its even worse controlling it with a controller. I miss the old Zelda.
  83. May 13, 2023
    1
    Overrated Sequel. It's just BOTW with some minor additions. And why are breakable weapons still a thing in this game?
  84. rpx
    May 13, 2023
    10
    i am changing my negative review to a 10 , i was initially unimpressed but i stuck with it and if you guys give it more time i promise you its better then BOTW. Yes the graphics are terrible lol but its still fun and hopefully when switch 2 comes out in 2024 it will run a lot better. If you like BOTW then you will love this game , just give it some time to learn the new mechanics
  85. May 19, 2023
    0
    It’s a giant world but with no content. I would not mind the quality of the graphics if the gameplay and story was good but since there is no content here the bad graphics sticks out even more. It’s insane to me that they could just copy the previous game’s map and barely do any improvements. What did you do during all this time? Also the idea of being able to go wherever you want since itIt’s a giant world but with no content. I would not mind the quality of the graphics if the gameplay and story was good but since there is no content here the bad graphics sticks out even more. It’s insane to me that they could just copy the previous game’s map and barely do any improvements. What did you do during all this time? Also the idea of being able to go wherever you want since it is an open world game is not utilized well at all. Other good open world games let’s you actually choose your own experience this way, in this game it usually just means that you can skip parts of the game. Fun…

    There is no loot in this game just like the previous game. Why would I care about this new cool weapon if it’s going to break very soon. If I have a full weapon inventory I’m not going to bother opening the chest and see if the weapon inside it is stronger than what I currently have since it does not really matter. What matters is how many weapons you have not how strong it is since it will break during combat. Why not have fewer weapons but make sure that they actually matters and feel distinct from each other. That way I’ll actually care about what I find. This does though match the rest of the game very well in that sense that it prioritizes quantity over quality. Skip this one
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  86. May 13, 2023
    0
    This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for a mobile game. It doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $70 price tag. Just when I thought Nintendo has done the greediest thing imaginable, something even greedier comes up. They are charging a $70 next-gen price for a game that isn't even on a next-gen console. Are you freaking kidding me?This game is a huge steaming pile of garbage. The greedy developers are charging $70 for a mobile game. It doesn't even have the AAA quality to justify the $70 price tag. Just when I thought Nintendo has done the greediest thing imaginable, something even greedier comes up. They are charging a $70 next-gen price for a game that isn't even on a next-gen console. Are you freaking kidding me? This game can barely runs at 30fps 720p and dips to 20fps in combat. When I pay $70, I expect a performance and fidelity mode. The graphics are a joke. This whole cel shading stuff is just an excuse for developers to be cheap and lazy. The textures are pukeworthy. The physics are beyond horrible. The combat is boring and repetitive. The story is terrible. Cringeworthy running animations. It's the exact same game as the last, even the map is the freaking same. It's just new missions, cutscenes and attaching things. It's literally $70 DLC. When it comes to voice acting, Nintendo are extremely cheap. $70 only to get "oh ah uh hmm" voice acting during in-game dialogue. That's pathetic. Lack of enemy variety and laughable boss fights.

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

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

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to touch this game again. Charging $70 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. Nintendo, you can make all the indie quality games you want. But when I get a $70 game with no guaranteed online multiplayer, that is where I absolutely draw the line. How dare you give me half of the game for $70. I might've actually had fun if it had online. That's the least they could do after increasing the price for this low budget game. It's funny when Zelda fans make fun of COD for being the same game every year. At least there are new maps and graphics every year, while Zelda is the same map and graphics in 6 years. It's mind boggling that this game gets universal acclaim for indie quality at $70, when others work much harder and get panned by critics and gamers. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.
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  87. Jun 27, 2023
    9
    Esse jogo conseguiu ser melhor que seu antecessor, novas habilidades, mapa maior com muitos segredos e novidades, narrativa maravilhosa e emocionante, jogabilidade precisa que combinada com as novas habilidades possibilitam uma infinidade de possibilidades recompensando os jogadores mais habilidosos e criativos. Visualmente o jogo é super competente artisticamente, mas queria muito poderEsse jogo conseguiu ser melhor que seu antecessor, novas habilidades, mapa maior com muitos segredos e novidades, narrativa maravilhosa e emocionante, jogabilidade precisa que combinada com as novas habilidades possibilitam uma infinidade de possibilidades recompensando os jogadores mais habilidosos e criativos. Visualmente o jogo é super competente artisticamente, mas queria muito poder jogar esse jogo com uma resolução mais alta e com uma taxa de quadros mais fixa. Em alguns momentos tive problemas com quedas na taxa de quadros, tirando a imersão no jogo, pois essas quedas me incomodam bastante. No geral esse jogo estrega uma experiência divertida, desperta a curiosidade, a criatividade e no final o jogador é recompensado com combates desafiadores e um desfecho épico e emocionante da narrativa. Imperdível! Expand
  88. Jun 27, 2023
    10
    This game is wonderful New abilities enables to do many things also scenery and dungeons design also great
  89. Jun 27, 2023
    9
    Super jeu, on peut dire version 1,5 mais j’ai quand même joué 150h sans avoir vu le temps passe, dommage que les équipements ne donnent pas plus deffet et des collectives inutiles
  90. Jul 4, 2023
    9
    I did not expect to love this game as much as I do. There's just so much goodness to explore and do. The world doesn't feel stitched together as many open world games do. Many open world games struggle to fill the world with content without everything feeling bland. Tears of the Kingdom does not run into that problem. The Ultrahand adds so many options that a challenge can be overcome withI did not expect to love this game as much as I do. There's just so much goodness to explore and do. The world doesn't feel stitched together as many open world games do. Many open world games struggle to fill the world with content without everything feeling bland. Tears of the Kingdom does not run into that problem. The Ultrahand adds so many options that a challenge can be overcome with 1000s of solutions. It's the perfect sandbox that allows for player expression.

    The only reason I don't give this a 10/10 is because of the hardware limitations (framerate, resolution) and some pacing issues with dialog and cutscenes. E.g., when completing a shrine, let us just skip the entire thing vs. skip cutscene, wait for item prompt, accept, skip cutscene.
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  91. Jul 3, 2023
    9
    A very good game but i would of prefer getting a new map for tears of the kingdom
  92. Jun 27, 2023
    10
    10/10 because it's one of the best games I've ever played. But not quite perfect. People like Hestu and Bolson not remembering Link was an objectify dumb decision and the story is bare bones. But the gameplay was literally the best game ever made. So it gets 10/10
  93. Jun 27, 2023
    9
    The first 20 hours are pure magic. As you play the game it reveals its flaws, such as the lack of history in the temples or the repetition of tasks. The new powers are impressive, in general it is an improved version of its predecessor, without taking big risks it tries to improve and perfect the formula that was breath of the wild. Has performance issues when lots of enemies gather orThe first 20 hours are pure magic. As you play the game it reveals its flaws, such as the lack of history in the temples or the repetition of tasks. The new powers are impressive, in general it is an improved version of its predecessor, without taking big risks it tries to improve and perfect the formula that was breath of the wild. Has performance issues when lots of enemies gather or when you activate the build ability. A unique game that despite its flaws is very enjoyable. Expand
  94. Jul 2, 2023
    9
    Couldn't wait playing this game and it did not let me down. There is so much interesting stuff to explore in this world. The new mechanics mean that nearly every single thing on the map is interactive and can be used to make a useful weapon. Really awesome. It has also a really great story, especially if you get all of the memories.
  95. Jul 6, 2023
    9
    TL;DR It's good. Most likely you won't regret playing it, especially if you haven't played Breath of the wild yet. The critic is exaggerating it (it wouldn't deserve a 10), but it's definitely a high quality video game with a lot of care put into it.
    On the "full price DLC" debate: it does, in fact, feel like DLC, but there is so much content that it's well worth its price. In fact, most
    TL;DR It's good. Most likely you won't regret playing it, especially if you haven't played Breath of the wild yet. The critic is exaggerating it (it wouldn't deserve a 10), but it's definitely a high quality video game with a lot of care put into it.
    On the "full price DLC" debate: it does, in fact, feel like DLC, but there is so much content that it's well worth its price. In fact, most DLC would be overpriced compared to this game.
    However, I wouldn't recommend buying a Nintendo Switch exclusively for Tears of the Kingdom, or any single videogame, really.

    PROS
    -Some of the best environmental puzzle solving around which encourages yout creativity and rewards unintended solutions
    -A highly-acclaimed physics system that manages to surprise you after years of playing
    -A LOT of content (and it's mostly good)
    -It's really cinematic at times (especially the music, the dungeons, the bosses and the skydiving sections)

    CONS
    -The story is weak and incoherent
    -Outdated graphics and performance dips in some situations (the day one patch helps, install it)

    YOU DECIDE
    -Not only the main map, but all the formulas (shrines, memories, 4 main dungeons) from the previous game are brought over
    -There is a lot of building to be done and it can get goofy
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  96. Jun 28, 2023
    10
    I mean, come on. I couldn't give it anything else. What are you doing reading reviews? Just get it already!
  97. Jun 27, 2023
    8
    A genuinely great follow up to BOTW. A game that does things better in almost every way, while also striking a new tone that doesn't render the last game redundant. While BOTW gave you a vast world devastated with this sort of quiet loneliness for you to explore in, TOTK feels like a world come back to life during crisis; around every bend there is another scene of conflict to involveA genuinely great follow up to BOTW. A game that does things better in almost every way, while also striking a new tone that doesn't render the last game redundant. While BOTW gave you a vast world devastated with this sort of quiet loneliness for you to explore in, TOTK feels like a world come back to life during crisis; around every bend there is another scene of conflict to involve yourself in should you choose to.
    The new abilities are an absolute triumph. Obvious standout being Ultrahand which allows you to construct anything from a simple log bridge to cross a ravine, to fully functional mechs or attack planes. Outside of that new tools like Fuse and Ascend also offer a ton of variety. The former offers an imperfect solution to the divisive weapon breaking (something I was not a fan of in BOTW) by giving you a way of making your own new weapons on the fly with all of the different sorts of materials you came across in the previous games. Ascend was a pleasant surprise for me in just how practical it was. So many new movement abilities suddenly become clear and you start to see new paths that you can jump up to using it.

    I will say that some of the praise I've read in regards to things like the games dungeons is perhaps a little liberal. Yes, TOTK's iteration of a dungeon is definitely improved over BOTW's Divine Beasts. But if we're being completely honest with ourselves, the bar set by those isn't even off the ground, so making something better than them wouldn't have been hard.
    Sadly there's a lot of shared DNA. The dungeons here amount to the same "press five buttons and fight a boss" as BOTW. At the very least the dungeons have their own bespoke designs and unique bosses in them.

    The story is a vast improvement over BOTW, in that there actually is one.
    I love the idea of what the last game was going for, but I think the slightly more guided experience of TOTK works much better for having a more complete feeling narrative as well as a more well designed sense of progression.
    There are some great character moments here, and a really thrilling build to the big finale of the game that feels genuinely epic.

    The elephant in the room perhaps being that the game does indeed reuse much of BOTW's map. There are new additions of course, in the shape of the sky islands that litter the clouds above Hyrule as well as the depths; a vast map that matches the size of the surface underground littered with valuable resources, new enemies and bosses and some hidden quests.
    The touched up surface map from BOTW is largely unchanged, however there are some new settlements as well as caves and wells that can feel like reason enough to re-explore the now six year old map.

    Overall, it's bonkers to call this a DLC. It has more than an enough to be two full new games. If you didn't vibe with BOTW because of the stark departure from older Zelda, it may be worth giving this a shot if you know someone who can put it down long enough to let you play it.
    If you loved BOTW and haven't picked it up through fear of it just being BOTW 1.5, fear not. This is a new game through and through and is definitely worth your time.
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  98. Jun 26, 2023
    10
    De los mejores juegos que he probado. Es imposible aburrirme jugándolo, la historia es genial y me encanta lo mucho que se expandió la exploración a comparación de su predecesor.
  99. Jun 26, 2023
    10
    I have lost my passion for gaming. TOTK brought it back. This game is not perfect and still I can call it masterpiece. The amount of heart that the devs put in to this game is commendable. Looking forward for another excellent Legend of zelda in the future.
  100. Jun 27, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Has an amazing story,combat and gameplay. It keeps you intrigued throughout the entire game. They’ve added a lot more customization options as well. Expand
Metascore
96

Universal acclaim - based on 150 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. 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. 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.