The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 9840 Ratings

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  1. DeadlyCreeperH
    Jul 15, 2023
    4
    Maugaran
    May 17, 2023
    Simple Action Adventure. Nice building Item mechanic.
    Very bad Graphic, only 30fps, missing rpg mechanics, empty Open World, bad audio syncro, bad character design, missing good Quests
  2. rafa0
    Jul 17, 2023
    0
    Most disappointing game ever. BOTW is one of the greatest games of all time and this is a lazy soulless clone of it. New skies and depths have nothing fun to do might as well not be in the game at all. Same monsters, koroks, lame sidequests and shrine puzzles from BOTW copy pasted everywhere. The main quest is slightly improved divine beasts (they still suck). Bosses are a total joke.Most disappointing game ever. BOTW is one of the greatest games of all time and this is a lazy soulless clone of it. New skies and depths have nothing fun to do might as well not be in the game at all. Same monsters, koroks, lame sidequests and shrine puzzles from BOTW copy pasted everywhere. The main quest is slightly improved divine beasts (they still suck). Bosses are a total joke. Story is awful makes no sense, awful character design and cringe cutscenes. Not just the map, literally EVERYTHING is copied over from BOTW and the story plays out exactly the same. How am I not supposed to feel like I'm just replaying an inferior BOTW ripoff? If you play Zelda to make logic gates and helicopters then I guess this is your game but if you're anyone else with a brain this game is a complete failure. I am still dumbfounded that Nintendo created this embarrassment. Even more dumbfounded that everyone is giving it a 10??? I will never understand...… Expand
  3. KentKouh
    Jun 25, 2023
    0
    There is zero excuse for making a copy pasted game, right after tutorial section of the game, it became too boring and felt like I was playing the same game all over again as I did many years ago.
  4. Ahmedamr_z
    Jul 11, 2023
    3
    For me Zelda TOTK is just a big dlc. I liked the game but I didn't feel the joy I had felt with botw. Zelda TOTK is a disappointment for me. And I am sad cause I love Zelda games I wish the best for the next game Nintendo (please Nintendo please)
  5. Gorgola34
    May 24, 2023
    7
    Es un juego bueno, el apartado artístico mola mucho pero la historia me parece que está desaprovechada y es muy flojita, al final se queda en una historia pasable, el juego es 95% explorar un enorme mapa, cosa que al final cansa.

    Lo recomiendo pero no es perfecto en absoluto y l he echado 60h o más
  6. Ariskal
    Jun 27, 2023
    6
    dari segi gameplay, grafick dan open worldnya sama aja!! ini harusnya di jadikan DLC BOTW ga harus beda game!!!
  7. G3vivaelvino
    May 21, 2023
    0
    Es literalmente igual que todos los zeldas anteriores solo cambian los trucos que pudes hacer . Es muy frustante la exploración y no lo recomiendo para nada.
  8. Lordbbc
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Very poor additions to botw. Both new areas are severely lacking. Story is essentially recycled.
  9. Ribev91
    Jun 16, 2023
    6
    El juego está muy conseguido Gracias a sus nuevas mecánicas de verdad me parece que han conseguido innovar pero ni de lejos es el mejor de la franquicia, la historia es bastante floja y los diálogos son para un público pre adolescente. Lo juegas por fan de la saga pero no es para tanto
  10. uwumeme
    Jul 10, 2023
    6
    great game with great remasters of the map, but flonting island and underground's content not exactly i expected
  11. Iaes
    Jul 19, 2023
    2
    Great new mechanic but it is not tied in to the game's core loop and machine parts die in a minute or so anyway, making them an expensive, hard to find waste of time in the overworld. Most of the world is barren, which was fine in BotW but is just boring here (especially since... it's largely the same map). The deeps are a waste of space. Dialogues and pauses between cutscenes take wayyyGreat new mechanic but it is not tied in to the game's core loop and machine parts die in a minute or so anyway, making them an expensive, hard to find waste of time in the overworld. Most of the world is barren, which was fine in BotW but is just boring here (especially since... it's largely the same map). The deeps are a waste of space. Dialogues and pauses between cutscenes take wayyy too long and you can't skip them. Combat largely isn't necessary. Shrines are fun, though.… Expand
  12. M4RINHO
    Jun 22, 2023
    5
    Game consideravelmente mediano se comparado com BOTW. Pouca inovação, design que estressa a visão em vários locais, jogabilidade padrão, sem muitas diferenças e um mapa que não impressiona. É praticamente um BOTW piorado.
    Gameplay - 9
    Design - 2
    World - 7
    Interatividade - 4.
  13. darqar
    Jun 25, 2023
    5
    Me gustó mucho la posibilidad de crear infinitos caminos a un problema además de su gran y extenso mundo de 3 niveles que dejan satisfecho a cualquier explorador de videojuegos. Mi conclusión es un juego 10/10
  14. Focs
    Jun 23, 2023
    7
    Это больше похоже на DLC чем на полноценную игру. И вот почему.
    1. Основная карта почти не изменена. Да там добавили пару новых объектов некоторое количество дыр. Но это тот же самый Хайрул который был в botw,
    2. Добавленное подземелье это просто огромная пустая локация с повторяющимися боссами и врагами. Там по сути нет сюжетных миссий. Из побочных более или менее интересных это клан    Это больше похоже на DLC чем на полноценную игру. И вот почему.
    1. Основная карта почти не изменена. Да там добавили пару новых объектов некоторое количество дыр. Но это тот же самый Хайрул который был в botw,
    2. Добавленное подземелье это просто огромная пустая локация с повторяющимися боссами и врагами. Там по сути нет сюжетных миссий. Из побочных более или менее интересных это клан ига. Такое ощущение что эту локацию добавили просто, что бы хоть как-то оправдать ценник в 70$ Для сюежта который тут кстати очень плохой ее можно почти не трогать.
    3. небесных островов довольно мало и они вписаны в сюжет довольно странным образом.
    Ну а теперь о самой игре.
    Сюжет ужасен. Он мало того, что перечеркивает весь сюжет botw он еще и ломает повествование. Если описать его без существенных сполеров. То в прошлом люди натворили бед и в место того что бы их решить. Они их оставили потомкам. Город говоря что потомки разберутся. Ну а вы потомок вот и расхлебывайте. Но даже без этого возникает много вопросов. Даже не надейтесь, что вам объяснят где были эти острова в botw и почему мы их не видели. Где был еще одни дракон который появился в этой части. Куда исчезла раса которая была в botw. Кто такие мудрецы и почему их нет тут. Каким образом святилище борятся со злом и как это Раурус смог их построить. Кто такой Рауроус. Почему все в этом мире забыли про технологии и роботов. В общем вопросов у вас будет море.
    Боевая система. Она стала еще хуже. Мало того, что вам теперь нужно запоминать где лежит более или менее хорошее оружие. Так вам теперь надо еще и запомнить где лежит улучшение которое сделает ваше оружие лучше. Да вы можете грейдить оружие. НО
    1 если оружие не грейдить оно ломается за 3-5 ударов. и имеет очень маленький урон.
    2 все улучшения имеют уровень. То есть если вы взяли рог бокоблина то он к любому оружую прибавить допустим 6. А там королевский рог белого бокоблина добавит 40. Понятно, что к хорошему оружию вы не будете присобачивать хлам. Отсюда вся способность объединения идет нах. Мало того если оружие уже почти сломано и вы объедините его с хорошим улучшением то оружие останется сломанным. Так что улучшением починить оружие нельзя.
    Ну и на сладкое способности.
    Они хуже и скучнее. Чаромонтаж особого разнообразия не дает. Комбикинез - прикольно побаловаться но жрет много ресурсов. Чаропортал - сокращение дистанци. Способность ситуативная. Естественно без нее некоторые данжи не пройти. Автореверс - скучная хрень. Применяется очень редко. Реконструктор - позволяет воссоздать ваши изобретения если вы их сохранили. Для этого нужны либо ресурсы либо сами предметы. И то и то можно фармить. Если вам это нравится. Для сюжета не нужен.    … Expand
  15. ALTlor
    Jul 7, 2023
    5
    Extremely mediocre and a disappointment, If i wanted to build **** all the time I'd go play minecraft, keep that **** out of my Zelda game, garbage building mechanics aside, the shrines here are worse and not nearly as fun as the ones in BotW. though i would have preferred just regular big dungeons instead of going to 4 shrines all time like in BotW.
    Runes suck here too, where is my    Extremely mediocre and a disappointment, If i wanted to build **** all the time I'd go play minecraft, keep that **** out of my Zelda game, garbage building mechanics aside, the shrines here are worse and not nearly as fun as the ones in BotW. though i would have preferred just regular big dungeons instead of going to 4 shrines all time like in BotW.
    Runes suck here too, where is my stasis ability? the Recall is no replacement for it. The only ones i really liked was Ascend because it helps with getting to higher areas, as well as Fuse which lets me fuse objects like boulders/rocks/collapsed ruins to my weapons/shields for increased damage and defense. Ultrahand is basically just magnetism like in BotW, except that you can attach things together with it, which I always avoid doing whenever possible.
    The only times where I can somewhat enjoy this game is when I'm playing it like I would play BotW.
    This game should just have been a DLC, which would have been less terrible and wouldn't have somehow taken 6 whole years to make, and wouldn't have cost 70 bucks etiher.
    Do yourself a favor and just get BotW instead.    … Expand
  16. Albixton
    Jun 2, 2023
    5
    Es ist das beste Spiel, das ich jemals gespielt habe! Mehr lässt sich nicht sagen, denn jeder sollte es selbst ausprobieren und sich seine eigene Meinung bilden.
  17. Zharrael09
    Jun 4, 2023
    7
    Recicla casi todos los enemigos, el universo habría sido mejor si se conservaran los poderes de BOTW, tiene muchas misiones secundarias de ve y trae.
  18. suriya1000
    Jun 9, 2023
    0
    그래픽 구림, 전투가 너무 재미없음, 컨트롤러로 플레이하는게 너무 불편함.
    왜 인기많은 게임인지 도저히 이해가 안가는 수준임.
    올려치기 너무 심하다.
  19. Op17
    Jun 15, 2023
    5
    Veo muchos problemas con el juego, he visto muchos fallos, una calidad gráfica que me parece ciertamente vergonzosa para una producción de está índole en un año como es 2023, pero esto no quita que el juego me ha gustado mucho, es un juego muy divertido con muchas posibilidades y una jugabilidad que lo hace muy bueno y entretenido pero no sé si esto compensa ciertas cosas como los gráficosVeo muchos problemas con el juego, he visto muchos fallos, una calidad gráfica que me parece ciertamente vergonzosa para una producción de está índole en un año como es 2023, pero esto no quita que el juego me ha gustado mucho, es un juego muy divertido con muchas posibilidades y una jugabilidad que lo hace muy bueno y entretenido pero no sé si esto compensa ciertas cosas como los gráficos anteriormente mencionados, el serio problema de continuidad que tiene este en la saga, al cambiar una gran cantidad de factores respecto a Breath of the wild, siendo algunos de estos justificados en el juego en elementos ocultos del mismo que debes encontrar, pero para otros no hay ninguna explicación y esto me crea cierta discontinuidad y me hace pensar en el por qué falta "esto" o "aquello", después a nivel de "historia/Lore" veo problemas gordos por qué Breath of the wild respetaba el Lore y historia de los juegos de Zelda pero Tears of the kingdoms lo rompe por completo y eso no me ha gustado ciertamente, yo he encontrado fallos muy gordos a nivel de bug, bug en texturas, cuando peleé el combate final con Ganon (gane no hit (falta mucha dificultad a mi gusto))después del combate y ver los créditos no me dejaba continuar partida, tuve que desinstalar el juego y volver a instalarlo, no se arregló, tuve que esperar 2 actualizaciones para que se me fuera el bug lo que no me gusto nada, hablando de la dificultad ciertamente no es la gran cosa al menos a mí gusto que me gustan los juegos del estilo dark souls, pero para ser un juego de Zelda creo que está muy bien en comparación a otros Zelda, aunque si es cierto que se pueden hacer ciertas "cosas" para matar a Ganon con prácticamente 3-4 golpes sin Bugs ni glitchs lo que es un poco absurdo por qué no le hace parecer un jefe final bueno ni a ningún otro jefe una amenaza en general, aunque me haya quejado de todo esto, si es cierto que he disfrutado del juego como un crío, pero me hubiera gustado un mejor rendimiento y calidad gráfica que la verdad esa parte deja mucho que desear, por todos los fallos mencionados este juego a mi opinión merece un 5 de puntuación, por qué si es muy divertido,buenas dinámicas, jugabilidad etcétera, pero no compensa todos los fallos que hay por lo que se queda en un 5.
    (A tears of the kingdoms le di un 10 en su momento por qué si me pareció adecuado pero su secuela deja mucho que desear ciertamente)    … Expand
  20. Warkox
    Jun 17, 2023
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hasta que no desaparezcan todos los viejos melancólicos de metacritic, no desaparecerá la nostalgia de sobrevalorar los juegos de su infancia. Juego que no innova nada , que repite la misma historia una y otra vez .
    Nadie niega que Zelda en sus inicios es una joya , pero ya ese tiempo del cual muchos juegos actuales se inspiraron en la saga the legend of zelda, y ahora zelda se inspira en la mecánica de los juegos actuales. Basta ya ! De sobrevalorar semajante estafa que debe de terminar ya !
    Y ni hablar del apartado visual...    … Expand
  21. OthoGx
    Jun 24, 2023
    5
    Buenas mecánicas, pero no me gustaron sus gráficas,y que el jefe final es el mismo
  22. Scamper_
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    BEGINNING OF GAME: 10/10
    Everything get new, intriguing, exciting.
    MIDDLE OF THE GAME: 4/10 It was the same as BOTW. The same game essentially. Combat was stale, boring. It doesn’t require the use of builds/ devices. Those often felt like more of a hassle and the reward is not great enough for doing combat. Essentially NO new music. That’s half the reason to play Zelda. The sound effects    BEGINNING OF GAME: 10/10
    Everything get new, intriguing, exciting.

    MIDDLE OF THE GAME:
    4/10
    It was the same as BOTW. The same game essentially. Combat was stale, boring. It doesn’t require the use of builds/ devices. Those often felt like more of a hassle and the reward is not great enough for doing combat. Essentially NO new music. That’s half the reason to play Zelda. The sound effects and animations? All the same. The shrine cutscenes are terribly boring after the first 2. END OF GAME:
    9/10
    Boss fights and closing cutscenes were amazing and unique.

    Overall, this isn’t the best Zelda game despite parts of it shining. If you don’t play this, you won’t miss out on much of you played BOTW. It is still fun, but it was a big DLC.    … Expand
  23. Hunter2020
    Jun 21, 2023
    7
    El juego esta demasiado sobrevalorado, tiene caida de fps y es practicamente igual al anterior, mundo muy grande y vacio como misiones repetitivas, tiene algunos cambios y mecanicas nuevas pero no mucho mas. Hubiera sido mejor un mundo mas chico que no tenga caida de fps y con algunas mejoras mas y hubiese estado mejor.

    Se nota pero de lejos que toda la prensa no critica nada de    El juego esta demasiado sobrevalorado, tiene caida de fps y es practicamente igual al anterior, mundo muy grande y vacio como misiones repetitivas, tiene algunos cambios y mecanicas nuevas pero no mucho mas. Hubiera sido mejor un mundo mas chico que no tenga caida de fps y con algunas mejoras mas y hubiese estado mejor.

    Se nota pero de lejos que toda la prensa no critica nada de nintendo siempre le meten notas altas y por mas que el juego tenga fallas pero si es de otras companias le critican de todo hasta el ultimo pixel, son hipocritas a la hora de criticar otros juegos que no sean de nintendo.    … Expand
  24. ElPozu
    Jun 21, 2023
    7
    Han cogido la base del anterior y le han hecho unos retoques. Es un juegazo, pero con ese nivel de calidad gráfica, no es un AAA. No puede tener una valoración igual que juegos con un nivel de detalle infinitamente superiores.
  25. Aureliano_Trees
    Jul 5, 2023
    7
    当我在玩旷野之息的时候，那些未知的区域能够给我很大的探索欲望，看到一些瑰丽的景观（比如第一次看到在火山口上爬行的蜥蜴神兽）也都让我感到敬畏。到了王国之泪我就没有这种感觉了，因为我太熟悉海拉鲁大陆了，陆地上的东西变化不多，我感觉都很熟悉；而空岛的面积也比较小，且不是很连贯，就像是几个飘在空中的神庙；地下世界的设计很千篇一律，难以让人产生探索欲。当我在玩旷野之息的时候，那些未知的区域能够给我很大的探索欲望，看到一些瑰丽的景观（比如第一次看到在火山口上爬行的蜥蜴神兽）也都让我感到敬畏。到了王国之泪我就没有这种感觉了，因为我太熟悉海拉鲁大陆了，陆地上的东西变化不多，我感觉都很熟悉；而空岛的面积也比较小，且不是很连贯，就像是几个飘在空中的神庙；地下世界的设计很千篇一律，难以让人产生探索欲。
  26. monkey_kaidooo
    Jun 7, 2023
    1
    Jogo medíocre, mediano, não inova em nada, fã boy da nintendo e influenciadores são os únicos que idolatram um jogo desse tipo. Mediano em tudo que se propõe. Sou um mero cliente da indústria dos jogos, mas faço sempre uma análise e crítica sem frescuras, sem rodeios. O jogo tem uma qualidade baixa, quedas de frames, maçante, se confia em historinha, gameplay idêntica ao primeiro jogo comJogo medíocre, mediano, não inova em nada, fã boy da nintendo e influenciadores são os únicos que idolatram um jogo desse tipo. Mediano em tudo que se propõe. Sou um mero cliente da indústria dos jogos, mas faço sempre uma análise e crítica sem frescuras, sem rodeios. O jogo tem uma qualidade baixa, quedas de frames, maçante, se confia em historinha, gameplay idêntica ao primeiro jogo com adicional de 2 ou 3 novos movimentos, baixa qualidade de desempenho, baixa qualidade de gráficos, baixa qualidade de game design. Fãs e entusiastas falam do "crafting universal". Craft por craft... existem milhares de jogos com essa funcionalidade. Não é nada inovador. Fora que para o público de alguns países nem localização tem... muitos países sem sequer legenda, muito menos dublagem. Zelda tears of the kingdom se resume à: MEDÍOCRE.

    Por fim deixo uma mensagem, parem de aceitar qualquer coisa das grandes empresas. Valorizem seu tempo e dinheiro, não sejam abobalhados e influenciados por qualquer um! Tenham senso crítico e sejam firmes em exigir produtos de nada menos que excelente qualidade!    … Expand
  27. jacquelinth
    Jun 20, 2023
    2
    Totalement surestimé après ce tapage médiatique « poudre aux yeux ». Autant breath était très (trop) long mais inventif autant celui-ci est bien trop long et bien trop pauvre.
    C’est simple, tout ce qui faisait l’âle du 1er opus a été enlevé: Hyrule est vide ( quasi plus d’ingrédients), les ennemis sont ridicules ( et sur armés). Donc quelle est la nouveauté ? Des lego en veux tu en voilà,    Totalement surestimé après ce tapage médiatique « poudre aux yeux ». Autant breath était très (trop) long mais inventif autant celui-ci est bien trop long et bien trop pauvre.
    C’est simple, tout ce qui faisait l’âle du 1er opus a été enlevé: Hyrule est vide ( quasi plus d’ingrédients), les ennemis sont ridicules ( et sur armés). Donc quelle est la nouveauté ? Des lego en veux tu en voilà, des sanctuaires redécorés, on a ajouté la vave et le grenier et y a plus d’armes. Même les korogus se sont quasi barrés du jeu. C’est vraiment très peu inventif et assez lourdeau en game play. Tu parles d’un leurre !    … Expand
  28. mister7
    Jun 25, 2023
    4
    Games not bad, but it's really just breathe of the wild dlc. Game did not grip me the same way as the purification due to minecraft mechanics over traditional abilities that make you actually feel like a Zelda game. Also, let's be clear, three focus of this game is low. You'll be making your own fun, and if that's not for you, your like me. I don't want a game to hold my hand, just want anGames not bad, but it's really just breathe of the wild dlc. Game did not grip me the same way as the purification due to minecraft mechanics over traditional abilities that make you actually feel like a Zelda game. Also, let's be clear, three focus of this game is low. You'll be making your own fun, and if that's not for you, your like me. I don't want a game to hold my hand, just want an actual narrative in a game with a narrative ... and i even liked elden ring… Expand
  29. gamingwombat
    Jun 26, 2023
    4
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? More like The Legend of Yawn: Tears of My Patience! This overhyped franchise keeps churning out the same recycled gameplay and tired puzzles. The so-called 'kingdom' is nothing more than an empty, lifeless world. Nintendo, please innovate or retire!
  30. banshee528
    Jun 29, 2023
    2
    First, let me start by giving some credentials, I have a bachelors in game design and a crap ton of experience too. Now let me state why this game only deserves 2 stars and why anyone who has ever played a better game should stay away.
    This game is only fun, for people who have not had the joy of trying something better. This game is bread, sure it is decent, but not compared to ice    First, let me start by giving some credentials, I have a bachelors in game design and a crap ton of experience too. Now let me state why this game only deserves 2 stars and why anyone who has ever played a better game should stay away.
    This game is only fun, for people who have not had the joy of trying something better. This game is bread, sure it is decent, but not compared to ice cream.

    The dungeons in this game are great, the shrines (or at least most of them) are great. Every other element in this game is designed to only cause you suffering. The number 1 rule of video games is that they should be fun, it is literally in the definition of game. Yet for some reason Nintendo decided that you can't have fun until you earn it.
    What does earn it entail, well you must walk in a straight line for 2 hours to get to the fun. Don't bother fighting enemies, they only use up your resources, making you have to stop on your long boring walk to the content to go gather more resources.
    Is that a tough enemy blocking your way, run past it, can't? Then go make food, where is the nearest cooking pot? 2 hours in the other direction. Honestly Nintendo could have saved so much time and money by just making the dungeons and shrines and having a loading screen in between each one that just says "SCREW YOU" because that is what the rest of the game is.
    Breakable items were probably added to encourage experimentation, unfortunately there is just a best weapon combo because all weapons are the same, just with different damage numbers, so no need to experiment. All breakable items do is encourage players to not engage with the combat in the game, because even when you win, you lose (your items).
    Stamina might as well not exist, until you upgrade it you can (slowly) run for 2 seconds then wait 3 for it to refill. And, just in case you want to try and run a little longer than 2 seconds, Nintendo yet again says screw you by making you walk so slow that it would have been faster to just not sprint at all.
    What about horses, well, if you go out of your way to get one (or bring one over from botw) it can save you some boring walking time, but not much as the game map is so vertical and the horses are not able to follow you, meaning you can only really use them around the plains, so you can't use them to get to a single freaking dungeon.
    Surely gliding is better, no, stamina means you can only glide short distances and you don't recover stamina while falling so, once it is empty you are done gliding, Nintendo doesn't care that you think gliding is fun, you must play the game in the way they want, this isn't your game, and you can't do anything about it except not play.
    Zonai devices fix this right? Absolutely not, did you make a really cool flying machine, vehicle, etc. do you like using it, well screw you it's gone. All Zonai devices have a short time limit that they can be used, for instance, do you not want to fast travel to a cooking pot, then slowly walk back to the "content" of the game, well you can use a Zonai instant pot (assuming you have one in your inventory which requires gathering items, going to a specific pot shaped location, and gambling to see how many pots you get out of the literal gaptcha machine, o yeah, you might as well just fast travel to a cooking pot and skip the middle man). Then finally, you have your instant pot and are ready to cook your meals without leaving the content, nope, screw you again, it can cook 1 meal, then it is gone. 1 meal in this game is basically nothing, imagine 1 healing potion in any other rpg and that is what 1 meal is.

    So yes there is some fun to be had, but only if you are willing to slog through the most boring, tedious, monotonous bull crap that video games have to offer. Literally every other entertainment medium (books, movies, etc.) have learned to skip the slowly walking parts of the adventure, but for some reason video games have still not learned how to make getting from content to content fun (with a few exceptions, most famously Infamous).    … Expand
  31. bertobellamy
    May 14, 2023
    9
    Although it's the same map as Breath of the Wild, Nintendo found a way to make this game bigger, bolder, and more fun. The new mechanics have let loose the player's creativity, and I'm sure many cool things related to the game will keep appearing for years to come. I've been playing for roughly four hours, but it keeps calling me every time to come back.
  32. Dunge
    Sep 10, 2023
    7
    I completed the game last week after playing for 3 weeks nonstop, got all shrines and sidequests complete (but not seeds/armors upgrades/photos), just like I did with BOTW.

    I'm a huge Zelda fan and completed all games in the series, I had the same opinion as I often read about BOTW, it's an amazing open world game filled with content, but a very poor Zelda game. I hate how people praised    I completed the game last week after playing for 3 weeks nonstop, got all shrines and sidequests complete (but not seeds/armors upgrades/photos), just like I did with BOTW.

    I'm a huge Zelda fan and completed all games in the series, I had the same opinion as I often read about BOTW, it's an amazing open world game filled with content, but a very poor Zelda game. I hate how people praised the "you can do anything in any order" part, that's exactly what makes it stray away from the formula. You are supposed to unlock unique items in a specific order to gain abilities and unlock harder sections of the map, that's what makes a Zelda game a Zelda game. I also hated like most the weapon destruction, and the stamina/climbing that while it helped with locomotion, it was painfully slow and long and padded the playtime with annoying moments doing nothing but waiting. Nevertheless, I enjoyed pretty much everything else.

    Come TOTK, I initially got a bad first impression when they showcased it with a construction aspect. I hate construction games, if I wanted to do so I would play Sim Cities or Minecraft or online survival games, not a single player Action RPG. But fortunately, it ended up being not bad at all. The fact that pieces are limited and break after a while restrict it to smaller sets and mostly to get past a simple puzzle, so I actually liked it.

    The new paragliding mechanic is great for faster locomotion too, but completely rendered the horses useless (never used one in the whole game except for quests). It also brings the same negative aspect as climbing that half of the gameplay time is spent teleporting to a tower, launching up and gliding toward the objective point, which get long and repetitively annoying with nothing happening.

    As far as the rest of gameplay elements go, there's absolutely nothing else, it's a complete copy/paste of the same game with no redeeming qualities that can explain the long development time, same engine, same graphics, same combats, same quest structure. I think they trolled us by making the weapons "decayed" and even easier to break. Instead of making longer more complex shrines, they just added even more!

    The depths seemed cool at first, and I loved the Yoga questline in there, but after it was done I realized it was just an empty mess. It's 10x bigger than it should have been and there's absolutely no reward for lighting it up, it seems like a big afterthought they didn't complete. "Just make the players run along in the dark for hours with no goal".

    But the part that disappointed me the most are the side quests. In every previous Zelda games, including BOTW, they were at least interesting to complete, always with some funny or clever aspects. In TOTK, they are just fillers, they are boring collectible or just going back and forth to places. I feel like they forced themselves to place references to every character of other games, even if it didn't fit in the story and the world, they put them there as an afterthought to fill in a checklist of references.

    That said, I still loved my time playing it, but I absolutely cannot agree with people saying it's the game of the year, it's just a downgrade to this marvelous series. I seriously hope Nintendo scraps the concept and reboots anew again for the next title.    … Expand
  33. RaiTheNoblesse
    May 13, 2023
    9
    great game, but has outdated controls (target swapping & grabbing on to edges), and a bit tiresom weapon degradation (even if its ment for us to try out more weapons), pull it down a slight notch.., 9-9.5/10 ..
    ... 1:1, its better then Botw, more interesting story/setting build up, with more drama to it. , addictive crafting, better powers, more / better vertical gameplay, won't spoil    great game, but has outdated controls (target swapping & grabbing on to edges), and a bit tiresom weapon degradation (even if its ment for us to try out more weapons), pull it down a slight notch.., 9-9.5/10 ..
    ... 1:1, its better then Botw, more interesting story/setting build up, with more drama to it. , addictive crafting, better powers, more / better vertical gameplay, won't spoil others etc... oh and the pacing in Totk is better, .. Totk does have strong similarities to Botw, but ithose are welcome, as they us to the world faster..
    stol, it has small issues, and parts are Botw similar, sand its not as fresh as Botw ws, though its crafting is next level fun.., thst makes it practically on par overall with Botw.., but both not 20/20.., but both are still soooo addictive and great    … Expand
  34. filippo333
    Jun 11, 2023
    8
    TotK is a great game and a worthy successor to BotW. There were many improvements made to the open world formula introduced in the previous game, overall I had a lot of fun playing through it. There are far more quests and free-form content in this game which feels much less of a chore to play through than BotW as there are often many different solutions to a single puzzle or means toTotK is a great game and a worthy successor to BotW. There were many improvements made to the open world formula introduced in the previous game, overall I had a lot of fun playing through it. There are far more quests and free-form content in this game which feels much less of a chore to play through than BotW as there are often many different solutions to a single puzzle or means to completing quests. Most of the Shrines are more interesting than in BotW and I wanted to complete each one I found rather than ignoring half of them in the previous game, since they felt more like a speedbump rather than worthwhile content.

    I will say that some of the new mechanics introduced such as ultra-hand and fusing do get a bit tedious after about 30 hours of play. If you go into this game expecting a traditional Zelda type experience, you may feel the same. However, if you’re going into knowing what to expect such as spending a lot of time exploring and going at your own pace, you’ll find it much more rewarding.

    I also found that the story was very lacklustre and far too predictable. Obtaining each stone felt like striking off a checklist each time, especially since the cutscenes and video sequences played out in almost the exact same way every time. I found this by far to be the laziest part of the game given how diverse the exploration was, only to be met with cookie cutter story sequences on what should have been the main parts of the experience.

    Leading on from that, the main dungeons for each of the sages were great and spiced things up quite bit since they were all very different to each-other and added a diverse set of challenges (often including the new abilities present in TotK). It was also satisfying seeing the calamity reverse itself after defeating the bosses which were the cause of the gloom. The boss fights were also versatile and interesting with a decent amount of challenge.

    Overall I’d say TotK is worth playing over BotW, although it takes a certain type of player to want to do most or all of the side content since there is so much of it and it’s often very free-form and samey. I still think Ocarina of Time is the best Zelda game ever created and whilst TotK is decent, it has not displaced the conciseness of a linear and much darker Zelda game with a more abstract story. I think Nintendo should continue to make games as dark as OOT and even Majora’s Mask as the atmosphere I find far more enticing.

    I would give TotK 9/10 if the story was at least in the same ballpark as OOT, but it’s simply a disappointment. Don’t let this put you off though as it’s still very much worth playing as it does so many things very well.    … Expand
  35. Near
    Jun 20, 2023
    8
    Kinda hard to judge this game in my opinion. Stand-alone, it’s great. As a sequel? Not so much. Everything that makes this game great WAS in BOTW. Exploring the world is incredibly fun, but again, I did it in BOTW. I’m enjoying re-doing it after 6 years, but still.

    The underground areas are the most boring pathetic thing they could have added. Kilometers of copy-pasted landscape in the    Kinda hard to judge this game in my opinion. Stand-alone, it’s great. As a sequel? Not so much. Everything that makes this game great WAS in BOTW. Exploring the world is incredibly fun, but again, I did it in BOTW. I’m enjoying re-doing it after 6 years, but still.

    The underground areas are the most boring pathetic thing they could have added. Kilometers of copy-pasted landscape in the dark with nothing going on, horribly boring experience. The sky islands are… nice, I guess? Shrines and dungeons did improve, but it’s not what makes this game great.

    Still, the ability to jump high in the sky kills ground exploration. Ultrahand is a fun mechanics but it’s slower and sluggish in everything you may want to accomplish with that. There’s always an easier faster solution.

    Great game, bad sequel.    … Expand
  36. EtaYorius
    Jul 17, 2023
    8
    Very enjoyable experience, full of magic and funky crafting. An adventure that every zelda fan should experience, BUT... regardless of how many YouTubers scream it, but this is not the greatest Zelda game ever. Don't get me wrong, i love and enjoy every second of this game but come on! it's the same frigging map, the same frigging UI, the same Music, the same weapons and armors. For me, itVery enjoyable experience, full of magic and funky crafting. An adventure that every zelda fan should experience, BUT... regardless of how many YouTubers scream it, but this is not the greatest Zelda game ever. Don't get me wrong, i love and enjoy every second of this game but come on! it's the same frigging map, the same frigging UI, the same Music, the same weapons and armors. For me, it feels more like a $30 DLC than an actual sequel. There are new things like the ability to create basically anything you can think of, and some nice mechanics like rewinding time on objects or going through any type of ceiling. There is a subterranean underworld which i honestly feel was ANNOYING and repetitive, the sky islands were nice tho. They sort of brought back the classic Dungeons, which is good. Overall a must play, just stop repeating like parrots that this is the best zelda ever. IT'S NOT, that spot still belongs to Ocarina of Time, that to this day millions of people still play and stream it.

    My score for this game is 85 out of 100. Must play!    … Expand
  37. Gxladina
    Jun 14, 2023
    8
    It is BOTW but better in every way. But sadly it still suffers some of the same shortcomings of BOTW. The exploration is often unrewarding, weapon degradation is back, the combat is very basic.
    However the fusion mechanics, crafting, side quests and deeper story make are very welcome additions to make up for those things. Put 120 hours into it and really enjoyed my time. Just not the    It is BOTW but better in every way. But sadly it still suffers some of the same shortcomings of BOTW. The exploration is often unrewarding, weapon degradation is back, the combat is very basic.
    However the fusion mechanics, crafting, side quests and deeper story make are very welcome additions to make up for those things. Put 120 hours into it and really enjoyed my time. Just not the "10/10 Masterpiece" to me it seems to be to others.    … Expand
  38. karlson971
    May 29, 2023
    9
    This game is amazing. The best open world I've ever played. Combat allows for some much experimentation. Only issues I have are noticeable frame drops and sometimes cringe worthy story. Everything else is amazing.
  39. Kerber
    Sep 8, 2023
    5
    From promo material we all expected islands in the sky would be main place, instead we got underground with rather empty and repeated world.

    Strong positives are incredible physics allowing you to experiment as much as you like with various gadgets and make various devices. Negatives are that game is based on heavy grind and is like poor mans minecraft at moments. For every cell for    From promo material we all expected islands in the sky would be main place, instead we got underground with rather empty and repeated world.

    Strong positives are incredible physics allowing you to experiment as much as you like with various gadgets and make various devices. Negatives are that game is based on heavy grind and is like poor mans minecraft at moments. For every cell for energy there is grind, to use auto creation even more grind... Eventually I started calculating how much time I need to do some simple stuff and it was staggering. Also for me it seems too much creation for this type of game.

    Way too empty and repetitive, no incentive to continue once you finish last boss, every vehicle experimentation requires huge grind. Zelda plus minecraft basicaly.    … Expand
  40. CPD98
    May 13, 2023
    8
    Es lo que debió ser botw desde un principio. Muy adictivo y con mecánicas interesantes, pero con una cierta sensación de deja vu constante.
  41. ThereIsNoSpoon
    Aug 6, 2023
    7
    I gotta be honest, the first 70 or so hours of this game were amazing. It was the first game in awhile where that's all I wanted to play with every free moment I had. But after the 70 hour mark it just became very repetitive, and I started to notice just how shallow the story and quests were, and even the dungeons bored me. The first two I did were brilliant (wind and water temples),I gotta be honest, the first 70 or so hours of this game were amazing. It was the first game in awhile where that's all I wanted to play with every free moment I had. But after the 70 hour mark it just became very repetitive, and I started to notice just how shallow the story and quests were, and even the dungeons bored me. The first two I did were brilliant (wind and water temples), while the other 2 were very dull and I just wanted to get to the end.

    Despite its brilliance, BotW also left me feeling unsatisfied once I beat it. The story was just not very good, and TotK is the exact same in this regard. Not only that but the game gives the player information that the characters don't know, and so you have to continue through the story knowing what's happening but being unable to inform others, which was frustrating.

    The more you play, the more you really get the feeling that the developers got tired. Rauru's blessing shrines, for instance. There are so many of these, where you find a shrine and there's no puzzle at all--you just simply collect your treasure and leave. At first it's a nice little reprieve, but then when you encounter them again and again you start to miss the puzzles. They also repeatedly have shrines where you just kill all the zonaite constructs using items in the environment, which are all a cakewalk. I guess those were easier to design than puzzles. Then there's the plethora of caves that are all essentially the same, and the koroks who can't walk and need your assistance to reach their friend, and the guys who need help holding their signs. You do so many of these that it becomes a grind.

    That you can also constantly cheese the game also speaks to the developers not caring as much as you think. Once I learned how to make a hoverbike out of 2 fans and a steering stick that's literally all I ever used to travel. There was no longer any reason to care about horses, gliding from sky islands, or land vehicles of any kind. The shrine puzzles can also be cheesed horribly using a variety of methods. Some will say this is intentional, but I fail to see how using the same technique on every shrine could be intentional. There were simply too many variables for the developers to keep track of.

    And then there are the depths: a massive, pointless underground that seems to only exist to surprise the player into thinking there's an overwhelming amount of content. There's really not much to be found down there, and everything that exists is repetitive. It just feels like they tried to make the game huge for the sake of being huge. I would have rather had them focus on underwater exploration instead of this entire underground that is a chore to navigate and offers nothing truly exciting.

    I think the biggest letdown though, for me, is just the fact that the game is a continuation of Breath of the Wild in every sense. It doesn't feel truly new. It feels like one massive expansion pack. And no matter how much you argue against that until you're blue in the face, that is exactly what it is. They took the world of BotW and edited the heck out of it. While it's amazing what they were able to accomplish on the Switch, it's also visually underwhelming because it still looks like a 6 year old game (which looked dated even back then)--and we've been there and done that.

    Overall, I think the game is a good way to waste 100-160 hours, but it's also overrated because it lacks in a number of key areas that left me feeling very unsatisfied once the credits rolled. I don't think I should feel that way from a game that's gotten 10/10 ratings across the board. I certainly shouldn't feel that from a game I dropped 100+ hours into. Just because a game has inventive ideas and loads of content doesn't make it a masterpiece. Pacing, story, consistency and quality of content are also important.    … Expand
  42. AndreAbreu
    Aug 8, 2023
    10
    Tears of the kingdom e jogo mais da liberdade e da escolha ele , representa tudo que jogo deve ser
  43. sdversion
    May 20, 2023
    9
    The best game so far. Crafting is so natural and fun. Game has such great controls. Fun adventure.
  44. notifycritic
    Jun 22, 2023
    9
    Simplesmente fantástico, depois que você começa a jogar não consegue mais parar. Só não mereceu 10 porque a Nintendo não legendou em português
  45. Khaar
    May 21, 2023
    8
    Review from a non-Nintendo fan.

    TOTK builds on a great foundation but does not get rid of some issues and does not add much substantial except the obvious building mechanic. Animation/Cutscene: The amount of times I mash buttons to skip animations, cutscenes etc. is ridiculous. If the aim is to make you wear out your controller they have succeeded. Can we please have cutscenes for    Review from a non-Nintendo fan.

    TOTK builds on a great foundation but does not get rid of some issues and does not add much substantial except the obvious building mechanic.

    Animation/Cutscene:
    The amount of times I mash buttons to skip animations, cutscenes etc. is ridiculous. If the aim is to make you wear out your controller they have succeeded. Can we please have cutscenes for first few times when opening a chest and after that a much much quicker one unless its a cool item inside? And it's not just chests, its cooking, upgrading clothing etc. Whenever you have to cook 10x of something or upgrade 10x, it's just a button mashing fest.

    QOL:
    Very few QOL that we have had since forever in other games. Why can't we sell several items at once? Why can't we move around the shields weapons etc. in the order we want? So much that just feels incredibly dated.

    World Issue:
    The vast majority of your gametime will not be spent in the new areas, it will be in the same lands as BOTW.
    The new areas are cool at first but very shallow if we examine them closely.

    The quests are new but most people in this world don't even know who you are, Zelda is well known but the person that ran around Hyrule for XXX hours killing monsters, helping people, saving the world is apparently a complete stranger.

    Reward Drip:
    There is 152 shrines in this game, they are very small puzzles but is a must do since you gain health by them.
    There is a 1000 seeds in this game, which are necessary for the various inventory slots.

    These things are called "fun exploration" in Zelda, but in all other open world games, gamers hate these "collect XXXX of this" and "XXXX of that". I'm not sure how Zelda gets away with it, I would much rather have 50 Shrines with three times bigger puzzles and 300 seeds to hunt, with three times the hunting.

    I get it, "there is an overabundance so all players get a baseline of health/inventory" but that doesn't take away from how simple and boring the shrines often are. Some have more animations/cutscenes than content.
    "But it's good how some teach you how the game works!" yeah that's great, too bad they are completely optional, that would make sense if the 1 shrine was the same for everyone, and the 10th etc. that would actually make sense because they would get increasingly complex and it would make sure everyone got to learn combat, physics solutions etc.

    So basically you are given a vast world to explore and every time you stumble upon something the reward is a 1/10000 drip.
    If you're very very lucky you will stumble upon a unique item but there is never a good clear indication that "hey, what you're doing here is leading towards something cool".

    It is almost as Nintendo is expecting you to Google/Youtube "best armor" and "best weapons" instead of having clear quests that give you more than 100 rupees and a meal.

    Which I have been doing because I don't want to spend XXX hours looking around for actual cool items/content like an addict.

    Weapons:
    We can fuse stuff with stuff! Cool! But why does some items just glue on the tip of my sword and some transform my sword into something actually cool?
    Why does a scythe still move like a staff? Or a scimitar still have exact same movement as a Longsword?

    I could probably go on but it boils down to not enough unique changes and not a game that does not respect your time.

    It is still a very fun game but it is more a reskin than another GOTY.    … Expand
  46. vmartin
    May 14, 2023
    8
    Amazing game! Although i prefer BOTW, this one feels like a dlc with steroids
  47. SuperIsaias64
    Aug 19, 2023
    6
    DISAPPOINTING AND OVERRATED.

    I was never excited for this game. Every time Nintendo showed off a new trailer, I yawned. Only reason I got this was because my nephew wanted it. Admittedly, I was HOOKED at first. Exploring to find whatever new equipment you can get your hands on was addicting. Then it got old. You're pretty much exploring the same landscape from Breath of the Wild so    DISAPPOINTING AND OVERRATED.

    I was never excited for this game. Every time Nintendo showed off a new trailer, I yawned. Only reason I got this was because my nephew wanted it.

    Admittedly, I was HOOKED at first. Exploring to find whatever new equipment you can get your hands on was addicting. Then it got old. You're pretty much exploring the same landscape from Breath of the Wild so there's no REAL big surprises. Your weapons breaking makes a return and it becomes pointless fighting enemies if your weapons are just gonna break again. I end up not wanting to use my best weapons because I don't want them to break.

    People say it's great to have so much to do, but there's nothing FUN to do! Exploring the depths is just time consuming because you're just uncovering the map and grinding for materials to upgrade your batteries or collecting enough poes to get that Dark Link armor you probably want.

    The sky islands are just..... there.

    The side quests are mostly just pointless. Most of the time I run into a NPC asking me to clear out an area or gather some stuff. Side Quest initiated. Side Quested completed. No sense of accomplishment. That's what this game is. I never feel like I'm really accomplishing anything. Nothing to look forward to.

    In all honesty, I've only beaten ONE dungeon. But I know I've seen everything there is this game has to offer me. I'm actually shocked at this personal realization to what I'm about to say. I've loved the Zelda series, it means so much to me, didn't like Skyward Sword, but honestly, I don't think I can ever continue this journey to defeat Ganon in Tears of the Kingdom. I have no motivation to do it.

    While I hated Skyward Sword, I at least finished it. Tears of the Kingdom....... I'll never finish it. I'm angry that I was right. I'm even more angrier that I spent the $70 Nintendo thought this carbon copy was worth.    … Expand
  48. frederik1478
    Jul 6, 2023
    7
    This game is breath of the wild but better which is the best and saddest part of it. I think it is a really good improvement but I did had the feeling that I was playing a really big expansion pack at some points.

    The world exploration is still very fun and good I certainly begin to only glide from place to place because I used the Towers to it, so I never really used my horse sadly. I    This game is breath of the wild but better which is the best and saddest part of it. I think it is a really good improvement but I did had the feeling that I was playing a really big expansion pack at some points.

    The world exploration is still very fun and good I certainly begin to only glide from place to place because I used the Towers to it, so I never really used my horse sadly. I think I maybe used my horse a one hour and that was that in my entire playthrough.

    But here is the biggest improvement the boss fights and the temples , all the temples are so fun to get through and you can use whatever methods inside them to get through it and just flying through the sky in your glider in one of them is the best feeling I had.

    The game looks amazing it is weird. How good it looks it runs like s*** sometimes and it's stuttering and just the graphics you can see there were resolution gets turned down, but it is very pretty game and it's amazing this is from an old console.    … Expand
  49. jotade14
    May 15, 2023
    9
    Es un juegazo, las nuevas mecánicas, la música es excelente, claro eso si el mapa geográficamente es el mismo pero al explorarlo es totalmente distinto, otro punto a criticar es que va a 30 fps y gráficamente le falta, pero eso ya sabíamos que es lo que da la switch, en resumen cómpratelo no te vas a arrepentir
  50. Red_Xlll
    Jun 25, 2023
    9
    Undoubtedly fun game, with plenty to explore and discover, enjoyable characters, puzzles and mechanics. The combat is at its core, fairly easy and simple - many of the tougher enemies have obvious exploits with your abilities or weak spots, so no enemy feels too tough, for the most part. The combat has a wide amount of freedom with customizable structures, which is arguably one of theUndoubtedly fun game, with plenty to explore and discover, enjoyable characters, puzzles and mechanics. The combat is at its core, fairly easy and simple - many of the tougher enemies have obvious exploits with your abilities or weak spots, so no enemy feels too tough, for the most part. The combat has a wide amount of freedom with customizable structures, which is arguably one of the strongest points to the combat system, but they don't ever feel necessary and practically every fight can be solved with your typical weapons. Exploration is fun and fairly rewarding - you will often encounter characters along the way with quests, new shrines for occupying your time and there will be plenty of instances where you will stray away from your goal just by wandering around. The sky islands are particularly fun to explore, and the dungeons usually have pretty fun lead-ups - however, the dungeons themselves, while visually striking, could be more ambitious, like in the older titles. I like the imagination put into some of the areas you can find - such as encountering a wandering boss or finding a mystical dragon to ride. Your allied characters are likeable, and the story is relatively engaging, but a little basic. The biggest letdown for me was the Depths area - a great concept, but ultimately there isn't much to do in the Depths besides quests, finding tough monsters (which can also be done in the overworld), and completion metrics with unlocking the lightroots. The most interesting thing for me to do in the Depths was find armor, but as soon as I found that most of the armor pieces were just Breath of the Wild DLC sets, most without major statistical improvements to the most basic of armor pieces found in the overworld, I lost interest in trying to find these pieces quickly. Overall, the game is very solid, but perhaps not ambitious enough.… Expand
  51. Zatoo0
    Jun 28, 2023
    5
    Story & Plot : 6
    Art Direction: 7
    Gameplay Experience: 7
    Level Design & Enviroment: 6
    Progression & System: 5
    Graphics (shadows, textures, light, etc) - 2
    Performance (framerate, bugs, resolution ) - 2
  52. gingersnap225
    Aug 18, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I would have been significantly happier if this game was just a dlc to BOTW. But alas, it was it's successor and thus a disappointment. Nothing new. Abilities are inferior versions of the abilities in BOTW. Dungeons are disjointed and laughably easy. At least the ones in BOTW had a gimmick. Story is not cohesive. Fake Zelda went on for too long. I get that you can do the dungeons in any order, but COME ON. Link knows that Zelda is fake like after the first dungeon. WHY DOESN'T HE SAY ANYTHING.… Expand
  53. fraaaa
    May 15, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you liked Breath of the Wild, you’re gonna like this game; just, don’t jump into this expecting the game to not be a sequel to BotW, because it has been said since the start that it was like this. With that said, the complaints about the world are many times exaggerated: while it is the same Hyrule, lots and lots of stuff have changed, giving the world a new, fresh look. They could’ve added a few more sky islands, but the aesthetic of it is awesome, especially the equivalent of the Great Plateau here (which-in BotW you don’t return to the great plateau, I don’t understand the problem with the sky islands). Weapons breaking has returned, but honestly I don’t see a problem with it - it’s partially solved with a creative way (which is easy to use - open the quick menu, select your weapon, drop it, then fuse. Takes far less than one minute), and weapons breaking add a challenge element to smth that would be stale. Given the immense amount of weapon that are here, it incentivises you to use different kinds of weapons, rather than always using the Master Sword.
    The other abilities are fun, just taking a bit use to. Ultrahand is super useful, especially given the fact it has no cool-down. The ability to build stuff is even more useful - while you need to get used to the rotation mechanic, after you get used to it’s extremely flexible, and almost anything you can think about would work. Sad to see the runes gone, since some were really useful, especially the bomb rune, but it makes sense. The new ability wheel is also faster to use than the old runes menu.

    Speaking of performance, my game seemed to run most of the time at 30FPS, dipping only in dense areas with ultrahand, so perfectly on par with what BotW had. I haven’t gotten to the temples yet, but from what I’ve seen - they’re an upgrade from the Divine Beasts. Cool the new companion mechanism, the new thing of learning combat abilities from other characters, and - they’re not like OoT dungeons but, did really anyone expect those? I’ve played some of the sanctuaries though, and in my opinion they’re far better than BotW: more thoughtful puzzles that incentivise the use of ultrahand, brand new mechanics, etc etc. Worth noting all the quality of life changes which do really improve a lot over BotW: the new menus are far more useful, the new recipe book is useful, batteries are a good addition, and overall are just nice.
    Overall really, I don’t see the points presented by the overly negative reviews: “the game is just like BotW” (it’s a sequel, it uses the same engine, it uses some of its mechanics - MM had this too, sooo…?), “weapons breaking is bad” (so challenge is bad?), “the game should fill all the map at once” (so you already know what there is everywhere? It’s part of the fun of the game going around and exploring as if you were on a real adventure), “stamina should be removed” (isn’t that a challenge too, so you’re incentivised to explore more for shrines to get light orbs?), “this is just a dlc” (perhaps you haven’t seen a BotW dlc, those are 1/20th of what this game is. A DLC should never, ever do as much as what TotK did to BotW, it would simply break continuity, consistency, and be confusing to every people), “the game is easy” (wouldn’t say so, BotW was far far easier. TotK gives you hoarders of improved enemies with new mechanics, new enemy types, the new demonic miasm challenge, like - at the start of the game which is where I am now, you die far far more often in this than BotW), “it doesn’t have the quality” (in a sea of unfinished, rushed, buggy releases by everybody, just to cite one Redfall among the hundreds, TotK runs like a charm on outdated handheld hardware, having great art direction, improved resolution with post processing, while having zero bugs/glitches, unlike those others which do have bugs the moment you boot up the game. Remarkable to have such a polished experience in 2023), “theres no replay value” (let’s forget about - the entirety of the map then? Exploring it, collecting resources, testing your boundaries, etc). Many people do mention many mechanics being the same while not even having the audacity to look at the rest of the game apart from the tutorial game: there aren’t the same armour sets (might be worth taking a look at the Discord server, there’s an entire channel dedicated to new armour, not to mention also all the new paraglider fabrics and new abilities attached to those), there are more combat techniques (you can learn some from scrolls, for example the Yiga earthquake), you don’t gather the champions to just beat ganondorf (they help you through all bosses and through the overworld, far more fetched than BotW), the story is entirely different.    … Expand
  54. 6oni
    Jun 25, 2023
    8
    The best thing about the game by far is its physics, which I suppose other games don't do because of its difficulty, and that must be valued
  55. Protomario
    May 14, 2023
    9
    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - A Riveting Sequel Expanding the Breath of the Wild Universe

    Rating: 9/10 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom takes players on an exhilarating journey set in the vast and immersive world of Hyrule, expanding upon the events of its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. This highly anticipated sequel introduces a captivating storyline filled    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - A Riveting Sequel Expanding the Breath of the Wild Universe

    Rating: 9/10

    The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom takes players on an exhilarating journey set in the vast and immersive world of Hyrule, expanding upon the events of its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. This highly anticipated sequel introduces a captivating storyline filled with mystery, ancient ruins, and the struggle against the encroaching "Gloom."

    The game begins as Link and Zelda delve into a secret passage beneath Hyrule Castle, driven by the enigmatic phenomenon known as the Gloom. Unearthing Zonai ruins, the duo discovers murals depicting a great war against the Demon King and the revelation that the Zonai may hold the key to understanding the origins of the royal family.

    As the adventure unfolds, Link and Zelda encounter a mummy bound by Gloom, wielding dark power. A fateful encounter leads to Link's transformation, his arm replaced by a powerful disembodied limb. Joined by the guidance of the ghostly figure Rauru, Link embarks on a quest to restore his strength, reunite with Zelda, and save Hyrule from impending peril.

    The gameplay in Tears of the Kingdom remains faithful to its predecessor, building upon the open-world exploration and dynamic combat mechanics that made Breath of the Wild a beloved title. Additionally, new gameplay elements such as rail grinding, mechanical transport, and the ability to fuse objects with weapons add depth and variety to the experience. The inclusion of Recall, Fuse, Ultrahand, and Ascend runes further expands Link's arsenal and strategic options.

    The development of Tears of the Kingdom has been a highly anticipated process. The decision to create a direct sequel stemmed from the desire to revisit the vast landscape of Breath of the Wild while introducing fresh narratives and gameplay mechanics. The game showcases meticulous attention to detail, with stunning visuals and a richly crafted world that seamlessly blends familiar locations with new discoveries.

    The announcement and subsequent trailers for Tears of the Kingdom generated immense excitement among fans. The continuation of the Breath of the Wild universe, coupled with the promise of an engrossing story and new gameplay elements, has captivated players worldwide.

    Although some details remain undisclosed, such as the possibility of playing as Princess Zelda or multiplayer functionality, the anticipation surrounding Tears of the Kingdom is undeniable. Fans eagerly await the release, eager to embark on another legendary adventure within the beloved world of Hyrule.

    In conclusion, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is poised to be a worthy successor to Breath of the Wild, offering a compelling storyline, exhilarating gameplay, and a visually stunning world to explore. With its captivating lore, engrossing gameplay mechanics, and the promise of a worthy continuation of the beloved franchise, Tears of the Kingdom is a game that Zelda enthusiasts and adventure seekers should not miss.    … Expand
  56. cirospm
    Aug 2, 2023
    7
    Existem muitas coisas boas em Zelda As Lágrimas do Reino.
    É um jogo Single-Player, sem online obrigatório, sem microtransações e nem modismos de New Game+, porque jogos bons não precisam apelar tanto.
    Você pode salvar o progresso na hora que quiser, e portanto não é aquele tipo de jogo que te prenre até o próximo checkpoint, e você só termina porque afinal comprou o negócio, ou nem    Existem muitas coisas boas em Zelda As Lágrimas do Reino.
    É um jogo Single-Player, sem online obrigatório, sem microtransações e nem modismos de New Game+, porque jogos bons não precisam apelar tanto.
    Você pode salvar o progresso na hora que quiser, e portanto não é aquele tipo de jogo que te prenre até o próximo checkpoint, e você só termina porque afinal comprou o negócio, ou nem termina,. Este Zelda é um jogo bastante divertido e comum, simples. É exatamente aquilo que se espera de um jogo eletrônico. Não é um filme-interativo, tipo TLOU, Tomb Raider, God of War Ragnarok... é um jogo bastante mecânico e com uma cutscene aqui e outra ali. São cutscenes curtas, longe daquelas horas de Metal Gear Solid e Death Stranding. Você bate nos inimigos mecanicamente indo até eles e apertando o botão de bater, ao invés de simplesmente dizer para a inteligência artificial: bater. Ou defender. Etc. Isso seria um jogo de RPG. Zelda Lágrimas do Reino é tão rico que contém, também, elementos de RPG, mas continua sendo um jogo puramente mecânico, analógico. É difícil e desafiador em vários momentos. Os gráficos são feios, não tem como fugir disso. Tem muito serrilhado, textura borrada, o jogo roda lerdo (fps baixo, queda de frame rate), e também fica uma situação revoltante constatar que usando um computador mediano dá pra rodar TLZLR usando o Yuzu, de graça e com gráficos melhores. Bem Foda isso, Nintendo. Também não concordo em misturar ipads e bugigangas tecnológicas do tipo com o mundo de Zelda, que é orgânico, bucólico, alquímico, elemental... o Link é um Elfo da Floresta, e não Usuário de Rede Social.
    O Shigero Miyamoto (produtor de quase todos os títulos da Franchise Zelda) disse numa entrevista recente que prefiria os gráficos foto-realistas (mantendo a ambientação fictícia de Hyrule!), e concordo com ele. Acontece que o hardware do Switch é capenga desde que foi lançado em 2017, então imagina em agosto de 2023... os gráficos são estilo desenho-aquarelado porque não tem como ser de outro jeito. São limitações do próprio console da Nintendo. Não existe exploração sub-aquática, tal como em TLOZ Respirar do Selvagem. É notável que não é por preguiça dos programadores da Nintendo, muito menos falta de talento e criatividade, mas é porque o setor de planejamento de hardware está desvairado, ou então porque uma Equipa não se comunica com outra, algo que é um tanto extravagante e incompreensível. Tirando estes defeitos e decisões bizarras da própria Nintendo, gosto muito deste jogo, de sua atmosfera, suas músicas, controles, o paraglider e muitas, muitas outras coisas. Não é nota 10 porque os gráficos -Tecnicamente- são feios, muito mais feios do que deveriam, e outras coisas menores, altamente opinativas, como por exemplo as armas que quebram!!!, eu ainda preferia que fossem eternas! Apesar da ausência de Koji Kondo, as músicas estão bastante decentes (excepcionalmente acima da média, e não apenas em jogos de videogame) e, finalmente, fique tranquilo, o Link não fala. Resumindo, vai tranquilo que continua sendo um Jogão, por mais que seja triste ver algo tão bonito, ambicioso e bem feito ser ferozmente limitado por sua própria desenvolvedora, talvez o nome Tears of The Kingdom tenha vindo daí. Excelente jogo, caso não se importe com gráficos toscos.    … Expand
  57. ZXSth
    Jun 2, 2023
    9
    A fantastic follow-up to Breath of the Wild that builds on every aspect that game set a precedent for. Tears of the Kingdom is, arguably, a highly derivative sequel - however, it is willing to encourage players to use unorthodox means of solving puzzles, instead of locking players into linear solutions to its various puzzles. It also has an enthralling and spacious open world with plentyA fantastic follow-up to Breath of the Wild that builds on every aspect that game set a precedent for. Tears of the Kingdom is, arguably, a highly derivative sequel - however, it is willing to encourage players to use unorthodox means of solving puzzles, instead of locking players into linear solutions to its various puzzles. It also has an enthralling and spacious open world with plenty of opportunity to explore and discover. It makes its predecessor feel like a stepping stone to this game's majesty.

    As far as criticisms go: I found the game's plot and cutscenes to be mostly vapid and serviceable, barring a few well-delivered lines and powerful moments. However, skipping through them bore no consequences, thankfully. Additionally, the game unapologetically clings to even its more controversial aspects (such as weapon durability), which may alienate anyone who did not enjoy those things in the first game. Having said that, with the widespread appeal Breath of the Wild received, it feels trifling to legitimately critique Tears of the Kingdom for sticking to its guns.

    To put it very succinctly, Tears of the Kingdom is more of Breath of the Wild, but with enough new bells and whistles to help it transcend the simplicity of that game. It possesses many of the same pitfalls and quirks, and while many will likely find that appealing, others may not. However, I believe the widespread appeal of Breath of the Wild likely means that most people will find playing through Tears of the Kingdom to be a thoroughly enjoyable experience.    … Expand
  58. SebMWster
    May 27, 2023
    9
    An absolute must-play if you have a Switch, liked Breath of the WIld, and/or are simply looking for a fantastic experience that will eat away at you for weeks. As a sequel, this game expands on its predecessor in almost every possible way, giving us a wholly reinvigorated map, superior gameplay mechanics, as well as a richer, more active story to digest at our own pace. This level ofAn absolute must-play if you have a Switch, liked Breath of the WIld, and/or are simply looking for a fantastic experience that will eat away at you for weeks. As a sequel, this game expands on its predecessor in almost every possible way, giving us a wholly reinvigorated map, superior gameplay mechanics, as well as a richer, more active story to digest at our own pace. This level of polish in an open world sandbox is a rarity in today's industry, especially on a console that for all intents and purposes should not be able to run the damn thing.

    This game only gets a point off in my book because I do believe the world could have been better developed in the 6 years it had in the oven. Don't get me wrong, there is a TON to do here, but I found the two extra maps, the skies and the depths, to be lacking in one way or another the more I played. The skies, for example, are far too repetitive beyond the starting area, and the depths could've done with two or three more visual environments. However, given everything that is done right in Hyrule proper, this was hardly more than a nagging annoyance at times.

    9/10    … Expand
  59. RdeRuben
    Jul 3, 2023
    6
    Muy aburrido
    No te obliga a usar las nuevas mecánicas, por lo tanto, mal diseño de niveles.
    Buen Zelda stranding.
    Mal Zelda Minecraft
  60. TheDude222
    May 14, 2023
    9
    I thought I was gonna feel the same about this as I did with Breath of the Wild. I thought BotW showed promise but overall didn't quite get there. This game has absolutely blown me away. Now if Nintendo would stop holding all their devs back with their out of date hardware we could really be in business.
  61. PulseBlue
    Jun 19, 2023
    9
    Practically a masterpiece in every way, the creativity allowed in this game is literally endless, and the exploration is way more varied than Breath of the Wild. My only criticism is some of the voice acting (some un-synced English dubs, Matt Mercer was PERFECT, but I don’t want to ever hear Yunobo utter another word), and the temples were a little short. Other than that, I greatly enjoyedPractically a masterpiece in every way, the creativity allowed in this game is literally endless, and the exploration is way more varied than Breath of the Wild. My only criticism is some of the voice acting (some un-synced English dubs, Matt Mercer was PERFECT, but I don’t want to ever hear Yunobo utter another word), and the temples were a little short. Other than that, I greatly enjoyed my 180-hour journey :)… Expand
  62. XavierGreen
    May 29, 2023
    9
    Juegazo!!! Es un juego casi perfecto, las mecánicas nuevas, la historia del juego, los santuarios, el mismo mapa de BotW pero con muchos cambios, hay que explorar todo de nuevo!!! Nintendo si que sabe hacer su trabajo, me siento un niño jugándolo y eso no tiene precio.
  63. Nixxx2000
    Jul 30, 2023
    10
    Amazing story and art style and a huge open world to explore with engaging puzzles. I was playing BOTW and was very sceptical about reusing the map. Nintendo did something trully breathtaking transformed the map making it feel fresh. This is absolutely one of the best games I've ever played and true masterpiece and emotional journey. P.S. Game is pretty hard so all the cryboys out there beAmazing story and art style and a huge open world to explore with engaging puzzles. I was playing BOTW and was very sceptical about reusing the map. Nintendo did something trully breathtaking transformed the map making it feel fresh. This is absolutely one of the best games I've ever played and true masterpiece and emotional journey. P.S. Game is pretty hard so all the cryboys out there be aware :)… Expand
  64. OmegaAP
    Jun 2, 2023
    10
    Honest to god. I thought nothing can top BOTW or Chrono for me. But this. This is another beast. Best game I’ve played. Clocked in 80 hours. And I’m in owe man. Wow
  65. AdmiralEwok
    May 16, 2023
    10
    I don’t believe I have ever put so many hours so quickly into a game before. It’s addicting and so difficult to put the game down. It builds on an already spectacular breath of the wild to a game that will certainly become a classic
  66. 8mrxo8
    May 15, 2023
    10
    The fuse system is simply mind-blowing! It has improved the previous game in every possible way. It's a faithful successor which will make the franchise win the game award once again.
  67. Duelz
    May 22, 2023
    10
    This is breath of the wild on steroids.
    Gameplay, level design are some of the best I’ve seen in any game in my life. It’s so damn fun and designed so smartly.
    You feel so immersed within this magical world unleashing your creativity to its fullest potential. The atmosphere is breathtaking. Can’t comment on the story but I’m hooked so far!! Definitely a must play! Get on it ladies and    This is breath of the wild on steroids.
    Gameplay, level design are some of the best I’ve seen in any game in my life. It’s so damn fun and designed so smartly.
    You feel so immersed within this magical world unleashing your creativity to its fullest potential.
    The atmosphere is breathtaking.
    Can’t comment on the story but I’m hooked so far!!
    Definitely a must play! Get on it ladies and gents    … Expand
  68. Deplayz
    May 16, 2023
    10
    This game is a GOTY, perfect and improved a lot from breath of the wild. with this game nintendo ends switch era.
  69. withinmyself
    May 16, 2023
    10
    I'm gonna start off by saying I wasn't totally on board with Breath of the Wild. Sure it was an amazing game. But it was a terrible Zelda game. I'd put it at 7 or 8 in my top Zelda games ever. I would say it was an experiment. A trial run to see if this new formula works. And it did. And the day after BotW released they started crafting a masterpiece.

    I've never been able to    I'm gonna start off by saying I wasn't totally on board with Breath of the Wild. Sure it was an amazing game. But it was a terrible Zelda game. I'd put it at 7 or 8 in my top Zelda games ever. I would say it was an experiment. A trial run to see if this new formula works. And it did. And the day after BotW released they started crafting a masterpiece.

    I've never been able to compare any other Zelda game to the confusion and originality I found in Zelda II until this point. And if that was all it is, I'd be cool, but man, oh man, you just gotta play it.

    This is why we play video games. This is the sort of game you wait 6 years for and go into with every single expectation hanging on a thread and you're willing to risk it all because if it's dog **** man, then **** all the haters. But I'm here to tell you . . . .... I'm here to tell you, to play this game if you love video games. Hard stop.    … Expand
  70. PROJETOADD
    May 16, 2023
    8
    O jogo é incrível de fato mas mantem tanta coisa do botw que acaba virando uma sombra, mesmo melhorando pontos do antigo acabou sendo prejudicado pelo console. Gráficos datados, drop de fps insano em algumas áreas, o switch as vezes parece que ta pedindo perdão. É o majoras mask do breath. Muito ambicioso para um console tão fraco, podia ser melhor.
  71. undertal
    Jun 12, 2023
    10
    At first glance it seems like BOTW dlc, but the longer you play the more you how wrong this statement is. TOTK is the best gaming experience I got. Exploring amazes me even after 50+ hours. I think is great that they build on the top of previous game in order to refine this masterpiece
  72. fanmadeendings
    Jul 23, 2023
    9
    This isn't as mind blowing as BotW, as it was revolutionary, where as this is evolutionary. Other than that, it's everything you could want in a sequel - Maybe a little too formulaic.
  73. Smeez
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, very impressive how they make it perfectly leveled. There's so much to say about it, but absolutely no need to do it, cos it's just the best game!
  74. Erased_tape
    May 28, 2023
    10
    I really like this game, the world is beautiful and the mechanics are incredibly dynamic, sometimes surprisingly so. The story is interesting enough to keep playing through rather than just messing around with the mechanics in the huge open world. The side quests are interesting and a large step up from Breath of the Wild. Overall a very fun game.
  75. ElSmasher
    May 20, 2023
    9
    Tears of the Kingdom continues in the wake of its iconic predecessor that revolutionized the genre. Without going through 4 paths, the sequel of Breath of the Wild is a total success and is better than its prequel in almost any point. Some may blame him for not adding his own stone to the building in the world of video games, and the artistic direction is even more muddled than before toTears of the Kingdom continues in the wake of its iconic predecessor that revolutionized the genre. Without going through 4 paths, the sequel of Breath of the Wild is a total success and is better than its prequel in almost any point. Some may blame him for not adding his own stone to the building in the world of video games, and the artistic direction is even more muddled than before to hide the technical aspects that struggle to make the game wonderful to play. But let’s be honest, the game is 3 times more interesting and has 3 times more lifespan and a narrative more than well done so that it is not his MUST-PLAY.… Expand
  76. yangfanhong
    May 27, 2023
    9
    Even greater gameplay than Breath of the Wild with constructive function. And the story is a big advance.
  77. Hrollod
    May 20, 2023
    10
    Without any doubt, we are facing the best video game of all time. A mature and compelling story, well-developed characters, and a beautifully detailed world. It is simply amazing to see the kingdom of Hyrule from the clouds, the most realistic physics ever seen in a video game. You always find some detail that makes you want to know more about the world, the characters, go deeper, want toWithout any doubt, we are facing the best video game of all time. A mature and compelling story, well-developed characters, and a beautifully detailed world. It is simply amazing to see the kingdom of Hyrule from the clouds, the most realistic physics ever seen in a video game. You always find some detail that makes you want to know more about the world, the characters, go deeper, want to keep playing. Well developed missions that don't get repetitive and tons of content. Any qualifier falls short for this masterpiece.… Expand
  78. Coonaros
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Nothing less than 10/10 ! Bet it for a game of the year! The Btow and ToTk is like the ocarina and majoras mask how to make a perfect game even better!
  79. Damigamermxus
    May 28, 2023
    9
    I’m 70 hours into this game and I’m loving it like Breath of the Wild. If you liked that game you will love this sequel too. And it doesn’t feel like a $70 DLC like a lot of idi0ts are saying on social media. This game is expanded and a lot of things have changed compared to BOTW and with a lot of Sky Islands and a huge open world in the depths. And a lot things has improved from BOTW andI’m 70 hours into this game and I’m loving it like Breath of the Wild. If you liked that game you will love this sequel too. And it doesn’t feel like a $70 DLC like a lot of idi0ts are saying on social media. This game is expanded and a lot of things have changed compared to BOTW and with a lot of Sky Islands and a huge open world in the depths. And a lot things has improved from BOTW and the game feels longer than BOTW. So its not just a DLC, don’t listen to the as$holes that gave this game a 0-7 just saying its a $70 DLC or “grAphIcS sUcK and iTs 30fPs” The game is a true Masterpiece and it really feels like s Sequel of the most successful game of 2017. It’s really worth the $70 bucks… Expand
  80. Bwnez0
    Jun 28, 2023
    7
    While the new concepts added are good, they aren’t fully capitalised on, as too much content in this game is recycled from its predecessor. They really should have made a new surface map from scratch because the wonder of exploration I got from the first game was completely erased here. Combat still sucks, temples are still simplistic and the new world is largely uninteresting, though theWhile the new concepts added are good, they aren’t fully capitalised on, as too much content in this game is recycled from its predecessor. They really should have made a new surface map from scratch because the wonder of exploration I got from the first game was completely erased here. Combat still sucks, temples are still simplistic and the new world is largely uninteresting, though the shrines have improved here.… Expand
  81. crazyboi
    Jun 13, 2023
    10
    It is a game for the creative people, you can do a lot of things in the game.
    You always have more than 1 route to solve the puzzles, which is super fun.
  82. LinkArthur
    May 21, 2023
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos de los últimos 20 años, el tema de las físicas te vuela la cabeza, todo lo que imagines que puede funcionar por lo general podrás hacerlo funcionar, es un juego que además de divertido y profundo tiene montones de contenido además de personalidad y total libertad, es decir juegazo
  83. ruben-isma
    Jun 2, 2023
    10
    Breath of wild was already a masterpice. This game improves it in every departmen (story, world exploration, secrets to discover,...)
  84. uliags
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Superaron con creces lo que parece casi imposible, una aventura unica llena de sorpresas, con las nuevas mecanicas incorporadas para surcar los cielos y el subsuelo, llevo mas de 30 horas jugando y sigo sintiendo un mundo vivo y abrumador, donde las posibilidades son casi infinitas.
    NINTENDO LO VOLVIO A HACER.
  85. RolMustang
    Jul 21, 2023
    3
    Mas que un juego nuevo, parece un gran dlc a USD75, al tecnicamente ser lo mismo mostrado en 2017. Ojala para futuras entregas nintendo aumente su estadar como aumenta el precio de sus juegos.
  86. Gorgoton
    Jun 20, 2023
    9
    This game is awesome. I wouldn't say it is perfect but it's definitely one of the best open world games out there. Everything is connected and feels at the right place. There is just endless exploration in this world. I didn't play Breath of the Wild at the time so I can't say if TOTK is far better than this one, but I guess it is certainly a great continuation, I would say. The only thingThis game is awesome. I wouldn't say it is perfect but it's definitely one of the best open world games out there. Everything is connected and feels at the right place. There is just endless exploration in this world. I didn't play Breath of the Wild at the time so I can't say if TOTK is far better than this one, but I guess it is certainly a great continuation, I would say. The only thing that annoyed me a little was the close combat mechanics that I found a bit off/imprecise. I would also like Nintendo to add more voiceover for their characters instead of relying almost all the time on text pop-ups... Anyway, the 150 hours I spent in Hyrule were absolutely worth it and I'm not even done with the 100%. In my eyes, this game is a 9/10, totally recommend it.… Expand
  87. Napior
    May 20, 2023
    8
    An excellent game overall. However, it is frustrating to be sent back to the final boss after beating it (NO NG+)!?
  88. WitcherBruce
    May 19, 2023
    10
    This game adds everything from breath of the wild and and adds more in game content. The world of tears of the kingdom feels more inhabited than breath of the wild. Just an overall wonderful gaming experience.
  89. dracf
    Jun 24, 2023
    9
    To me this game feels like the definitive version of Breath of The Wild that I happily spent 70 Euros for.

    The new mechanics make it a masterpiece. Everything is way better than before and after this you will never be able to go back to Breath of the Wild Hyrule again. I am deducting 1 point as "The Depths" absolutely did not work for me. To me they are on the same enjoyment level as    To me this game feels like the definitive version of Breath of The Wild that I happily spent 70 Euros for.

    The new mechanics make it a masterpiece. Everything is way better than before and after this you will never be able to go back to Breath of the Wild Hyrule again.

    I am deducting 1 point as "The Depths" absolutely did not work for me. To me they are on the same enjoyment level as sailing in "Wind Waker". However, Nintendo know what they are doing by making them sort of optional. I spent 100+ hrs on the game above ground and only went "down there" for a few hrs when it was mandatory for the main story.    … Expand
  90. Yummycho
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Easily Goty, improves on everything botw did previously with more content almost even triple the content.
  91. Deplayzz
    Aug 10, 2023
    10
    Melhor jogo da vida, muita liberdade pra fazer o que bem entender e como zerar o jogo como bem entender. Zelda é fantastico de tantas formas que nem sei explicar. fora que o final é muito emocionante. jogo do ano com toda certeza
  92. Phillanaconda
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Este juego hace llorar a todos los piperos y ponys por igual, haciedo bombing mientras lloran chupando la polla de sony
  93. legionario
    May 22, 2023
    10
    Uma das características mais notáveis de Zelda TOTK é a sua atenção aos detalhes. Cada pedaço do cenário é meticulosamente projetado, desde as paisagens majestosas até as pequenas interações com os personagens não jogáveis. A beleza do mundo de Hyrule é de tirar o fôlego, e explorá-lo se torna uma experiência inesquecível.
  94. GatsbyQuiet
    May 15, 2023
    9
    Perfect game only switch hardware is a problem.
    I have a ton of fun to play.
  95. Haymitsh
    May 20, 2023
    10
    A great game! Although many people say it’s the same as botw, I would disagree on that one. Sure it’s the same for the “normal world” but you get way more than that in this game, although I’m not a really big fan of the underworld. But the potential in this game through the new mechanics are great and a perfect way to give the game a new twist. Graphics of course are a point of conflict,A great game! Although many people say it’s the same as botw, I would disagree on that one. Sure it’s the same for the “normal world” but you get way more than that in this game, although I’m not a really big fan of the underworld. But the potential in this game through the new mechanics are great and a perfect way to give the game a new twist. Graphics of course are a point of conflict, but without a new Nintendo console it’s hard to blame the game about it in my opinion. But overall I’m really enjoying this game with about 35+ hours so far and I can recommend it to everybody except the people who disliked botw.… Expand
  96. Daggertail
    May 14, 2023
    8
    Very amazed by how the development team manage to impress us again. Didn’t expect they would make an open world game to even more freedom. The transition from BOTW to this new game seems convincing for me, afterall, we just want to find new challenges to save Zelda again. Would definitely recommend new players to start BOTW first before starting this game. First, the story would seem muchVery amazed by how the development team manage to impress us again. Didn’t expect they would make an open world game to even more freedom. The transition from BOTW to this new game seems convincing for me, afterall, we just want to find new challenges to save Zelda again. Would definitely recommend new players to start BOTW first before starting this game. First, the story would seem much more connected. Secondly, it sort of expects you to know the basics already. I’m at the first temple right now and I must say I’m very impressed with it so far. The only flaw or downside to this game would be the quality and resolution of the game. Occasionally the frame rate drops. And this is solely due to the weak specs of the switch system itself. So -2 for the weak switch system. Otherwise the game is a must play.… Expand
  97. DurionLugnor
    May 14, 2023
    10
    New mechanics, new zones, new puzzles. Nintendo shows once more how an open world game must be made.
  98. BelloBang
    Jun 10, 2023
    10
    This game make me feels like that Botw was only an tech engine. Nice Gameplay mechanics and a superb story.
  99. Linksel
    May 21, 2023
    10
    This game ads so much to what botw already established. The World feels alive and the story is emotional and unique. The new mechanics, amazing sidequests, which go far beyond typical ones, and other aspects make this game really unique. While controversial mechanics like rain and weapon durability haven't been removed, there have been changes that make them much less annoying. Love thisThis game ads so much to what botw already established. The World feels alive and the story is emotional and unique. The new mechanics, amazing sidequests, which go far beyond typical ones, and other aspects make this game really unique. While controversial mechanics like rain and weapon durability haven't been removed, there have been changes that make them much less annoying. Love this game from start to finish… Expand
  100. Enjo
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Another epic journey and adventure with Zelda, the definition of an open world game!!!
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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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