The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    It is absolutely worth the wait and I dare say it’s better than botw!
  17. NohjAlaya
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is a game with great mechanics such as combination, rewind time and more. The truth is something very innovative in the saga.… Expand
  18. Tearsofthekingd
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This game took everything breath of the wild did, and did it better, and it added more too, 10/10 game
  19. Coolthingce
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has fun and innovative mechanics that has never been seen before. and several Great side quests. love how they brought back ganandorf and dungeons. Has a lot of fun shrines with good puzzles.… Expand
  20. mastah7327
    May 14, 2023
    10
    The game is in every aspect better than botw, and alla the other games in this world
  21. Mikaiah
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Off the charts. Story, gameplay, music and mesmerising exploration. The best game ever made until now, period.
  22. Pilin20soles
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Si fuera por mi, diria que el juego es una joya y que nintendo se esfuerza cuando quiere. No me dejare llevar por la opinion popular ya que este juego como dicen una parte de la comunidad es muy bueno, yo tengo mi propia opinion. En mi grupo cercano dicen que es una basura, sin embargo aquellos son los que no han ni probado este juego, de ser por mi tendria un 11 sin embargo por aquellosSi fuera por mi, diria que el juego es una joya y que nintendo se esfuerza cuando quiere. No me dejare llevar por la opinion popular ya que este juego como dicen una parte de la comunidad es muy bueno, yo tengo mi propia opinion. En mi grupo cercano dicen que es una basura, sin embargo aquellos son los que no han ni probado este juego, de ser por mi tendria un 11 sin embargo por aquellos bajones de fps y la poca potencia de la switch (no es culpa de los desarrolladores) le llego a dar un 10 ya que desde principio hasta donde estoy ahora me ha gustado :v
    Senti aquella emocion de cuando jugue botw por primera vez    … Expand
  23. Shogoki
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Este juego es increíble, ya le he echado más de 100 horas de juego y no me entran ganas de rushearmelo e ir por Ganondorf sino seguir explorando, con todas las nuevas mecánicas implementadas este juego se siente mucho más completo que su precuela, el BOTW, la cantidad de cosas que hay en el mapa y como te entretienes con cualquiera de ellas es fascinante, simplemente un excelente juego.
  24. WalterCP22
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Beautiful game with awesome mechanics.
    Don't let anyone tell you this game isn't worth it or that it's just a DLC for Breath of the Wild, thisbis a worthy sequel easily surpassing the first entry with a lot of innovation.
  25. Pipao
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This is botw on steroids you don’t just explore nature and find treasure you actually have a lot of side missions and quests to do, yes even more than botw and they feel more entertaining, there’s just so juch to do and so hyrule feels alive this time
  26. BLHSSSG
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    One of the best game I have played. But Nintendo must update their game console as soon as possible.
  27. Phoenix4335
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good It's good
  28. Dromee
    Jul 1, 2023
    10
    Simple y sencillamente el mejor juego para la Switch jamás creado, superior en todo a BOTW
  29. Thundereus
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    I hate it when people start creating bots to downvote something good because they are fanboys for something else. And I also can't stand the fact that people rate something as 0/10 because of one big problem they have with it.
    Because of this I won't give 9/10 but 10/10. I hate the terrible performance and graphical problems in Totk, too, but 0/10 on the other hand is absolutely unfair.    I hate it when people start creating bots to downvote something good because they are fanboys for something else. And I also can't stand the fact that people rate something as 0/10 because of one big problem they have with it.
    Because of this I won't give 9/10 but 10/10. I hate the terrible performance and graphical problems in Totk, too, but 0/10 on the other hand is absolutely unfair.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Ganondorf's BACK from TerminalMontage
    https://youtu.be/aOB2mSALBiA?t=5    … Expand
  30. Cala1s
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    The best game i have ever played in my entire life. It's so good that it makes BOTW look like a tech demo
  31. DmitriyPashie
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    The best game I had ever played! If you like console games then this one is a must have. Masterpiece!
  32. IReviewGamesYea
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    Don’t trust any review under an 8. Some who are giving this game a 1, never played the game, are bashing on this game because they are spoiled brats and their little half baked games aren’t doing well on Metacritic. Also some name this game a DLC… how is it a DLC when there’s underground and above the clouds gameplay whereas in BOTW there wasn’t?! New enemies too, new powers, new andDon’t trust any review under an 8. Some who are giving this game a 1, never played the game, are bashing on this game because they are spoiled brats and their little half baked games aren’t doing well on Metacritic. Also some name this game a DLC… how is it a DLC when there’s underground and above the clouds gameplay whereas in BOTW there wasn’t?! New enemies too, new powers, new and changed places within Hyrule as whole… and they name this game a DLC?! They don’t understand what a DLC is apparently. Anyway, this game is amazing! It even surpasses BOTW in so many ways, but the gameplay feels as fluid, if not better! The shrines are nicer, the towers are sometimes harder to active than those of BOTW and everything else, just feels different, yet, familiar! The world in this game, both on the ground, underground and above the clouds looks and feels AMAZING! I’m over 100 hours in and have not even finished 30% of the game!! There’s way more to do in this game than in BOTW, at the 100 hours mark I was done with most of what the world had to give, just some little side quests left and korok seeds, for the rest, I was pretty done. That comes to show that TOTK is way bigger in map size, gameplay and everything else!

    I definitely recommend for everyone who loved BOTW and those who did not play BOTW, well do, and play this one too, you’ll adore both!    … Expand
  33. Go_Bruins_Go
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    This game is the essence of a beautiful, day Words cannot describe how perfect is the game feels. the story, the art style, even the FPS rate!
    If you have a switch and played breath of the wild or not it’s still a beautiful game in deserves an easy 10/10
  34. max421
    Jul 24, 2023
    10
    A perfect game.... almost. If it wasn't for the aged switch hardware this game would be rated 100 or 101 overall but due to some stuttering when using abilities, it's taken a hit.

    Still it wipes the floor with every other game ever to come out.
  35. Arrekousou
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    J’étais très curieux concernant la suite de BOTW. Comment faire pour faire oublier cette révolution ? La réponse est simple : reprendre les mêmes et faire tout en plus gros, en plus audacieux et en plus épique ! Zelda TOTK parvient à faire passer son grand frère pour un brouillon
  36. Jac0b
    May 15, 2023
    9
    many great additions to the world to make it feel fresh with the new caves shrines dungeons koroks enemy encampments sky and underground portions of the map and side quests, story pulls u in with its mystery and grandiose feeling with it a very good sequel with some small issues not a 10/10 but a damm good game when u play for the type of sandboxy game like botw the new abilities wouldmany great additions to the world to make it feel fresh with the new caves shrines dungeons koroks enemy encampments sky and underground portions of the map and side quests, story pulls u in with its mystery and grandiose feeling with it a very good sequel with some small issues not a 10/10 but a damm good game when u play for the type of sandboxy game like botw the new abilities would make this game a 7/10 them selves very fun to play around with and can allow for almost any thing that u can think to be able to create… Expand
  37. rpgcress
    May 23, 2023
    9
    There's so much to do in the game that could sink hours of gameplay and you're free to do a lot of stuff. Story is great, gameplay is awesome, npc interactions is great. Not really a fan of the low durability weapons but I get that it is what it's gameplay is.
  38. alexlomba87
    Jun 8, 2023
    6
    TL;Dr: A good game that is held back by many problems. Weak narrative, lack of cohesion, poor dialogues and cheap world building are the main offenders, but there are others. Assets are almost entirely recycled from BOTW, but the narrative does not acknowledge its events, so it's hard to avoid the feeling of a hard reset with minimal shuffle, especially given that this is shipped as theTL;Dr: A good game that is held back by many problems. Weak narrative, lack of cohesion, poor dialogues and cheap world building are the main offenders, but there are others. Assets are almost entirely recycled from BOTW, but the narrative does not acknowledge its events, so it's hard to avoid the feeling of a hard reset with minimal shuffle, especially given that this is shipped as the longest-in-development Zelda game full price and not as a large paid DLC/expansion pack.

    1) Gameplay
    Some gameplay choices and missed QA checks affect the game. The ultrahand mechanic is fun for a while, but you quickly realise how overpowered is it and how the wide majority of the puzzles are now solved with that alone. This in turns means that most puzzles are linear and predictable, making shrines an even bigger slog than before (after the first fun ~20).

    The champions abilities are incredibly hard to trigger, and make a mess during combat. One wonders why they didn't tie them to a shortcut...

    There are improvements to the menu system of BOTW but not nearly enough to remove the friction when cooking many recipes and in other situations.

    Most of the game is made by fetch quests which aim to make you explore the world, which is fund only when this means exploring the new areas and not the one copy pasted from BOTW. Almost all secondary missions are boring. There's only one good narrated and plot-justified secondary mission (master's sword) that however falls short of delivering the emotional potential it builds. 2) Plot
    Very poor dialogues and attention to details, to the point that it is hard to believe. Ganondorf deserves better: his characterisation and motives are laughably bad. There's a very good plot part around master's sword and Zelda but I found it failed to deliver its emotional potential.

    Many missed opportunities also on the music front: no memorable melody except the title track, every new music is very generic and forgettable, or entirely brought from the previous game.

    3) Graphics
    Everyone talks about how developers made a miracle of pulling this game out of a 2016 old tablet hardware. The reality is that they didn't achieve anything; the framerate simply drops dramatically down to 12-15 fps whenever it needs to, which fortunately is not too frequently. There are sectios where this gets in the way, however, and this has to be acknowledged. I had nausea during one of the major temples: the framerate drops were so frequent and inconsistent that I had to stop playing for a while, and I literally had to rush through the dungeon.

    The entire underworld section is poorly characterised also due to a poor lighting engine. There is a big issue with fog that impedes gameplay in many sections. For some reason, many areas of the game were given this foggy atmosphere that makes things very hard to see in an unpleasant and not justified way. It could be the result of further technical limitations.

    The rest of the world looks pretty as usual, especially the new sky sections.

    4) Music
    I really was expecting more on this front. Missed opportunity to build more atmosphere and great melodies as every Zelda title did before. Almost all music is pulled from BOTW. The only good new piece is the title track, which is in fact used profusely; the soundtrack in new areas/fights is bland and forgettable, even towards end game.    … Expand
  39. NanGamer
    May 16, 2023
    10
    I never imagined that a game would be able to surpass Breath of the Wild which is the best game of all time in my opinion of over 27 years of playing video games. The new mechanics make the other developers look amateurish, and here are some moments that will surprise even a longtime The Legend of Zelda fan like myself. An epic that will be remembered in the future just as Ocarina of TimeI never imagined that a game would be able to surpass Breath of the Wild which is the best game of all time in my opinion of over 27 years of playing video games. The new mechanics make the other developers look amateurish, and here are some moments that will surprise even a longtime The Legend of Zelda fan like myself. An epic that will be remembered in the future just as Ocarina of Time is remembered today. Graphically beautiful, performance is great with rare frame drops that don't compromise even 0.5% of the experience. It is definitely an unmissable and unforgettable game. Thank you Nintendo.… Expand
  40. DJ_Robo
    May 15, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is amazing! I love all the layers they added to the world. In addition, this game scratches that continuity itch that no other sequel I have played has. It feels as if i never ledt the world of BoTW. I'd give it a 10/10 if it weren't for that one unskippable cutscene I have to watch everytime I unlock a section of the map.… Expand
  41. RAMBITS
    Jun 30, 2023
    9
    It could be a 10 but having the last two Main Quests perpetually uncompleted is annoying.
    Masterpiece of a videogame in any other aspect tho.
  42. Luposlipaphobia
    Jun 3, 2023
    7
    I think TotK is an above-average game, for the record, but I’m judging this more harshly because BotW is one of my all-time favorites. There's a lot of cool new dynamic systems, but they the execution is flawed imo. Instead of focusing on the negative, I’m going to offer my solution to reworking TotK into, what I think is, the perfect sequel:

    1. Replace the overworld with the depths and    I think TotK is an above-average game, for the record, but I’m judging this more harshly because BotW is one of my all-time favorites. There's a lot of cool new dynamic systems, but they the execution is flawed imo. Instead of focusing on the negative, I’m going to offer my solution to reworking TotK into, what I think is, the perfect sequel:

    1. Replace the overworld with the depths and add biomes to areas. Make one biome the normal depths with pitch-black zones, one sky islands, the 4 normal biomes (snow, water, etc.), and one jungle. Make each biome fit the new inverted landscape.
    2. Only allow ultra-hand in specific zones, i.e. “workshop zones” where you have to use what’s available. This limits crafting so you can no longer cheese every puzzle/fight every enemy with machines. Also keep blueprints, but only let you build full machines at unique vendor locations (make these rare). This makes it so you must be creative in order to transport your machine if you want to use your new machine in a specific area (maybe let you craft anywhere as an endgame mechanic, so the end feels more rewarding).
    3. Make it so you can craft other player’s blueprints via. asynchronous multiplayer (perhaps these are unique/cheap vendors and these machines can't be taken apart). Let players choose 1 of 2 random blueprints, and if your blueprint is chosen by another player then you earn rep, which can be used in a new shop (perhaps a shop to buy specific weapon buffs, like one to make it so one of your unique weapons is “unbreakable” similar to the master sword).
    4. Remove 75% of monster/dropped parts and only focus on 20 or so fuse items that make your item very unique. I.e. one of them removes friction from your shield and leaves an ice trail. One lets you create a mini-tornado around enemies/etc.
    5. Make puzzles much more challenging/linear, like the lightning temple. All temples pale in comparison to this more “classic Zelda” temple, imo.
    6. Add fully voiced companions that you can interact with during your journey. Let them make observations and help in unique ways/in specific areas. As is, their usefulness in combat is questionable at best, many of them wander around making it a chore to get their attention.
    7. I’m going to botch the name of this ability, but replace the vertical ability in TotK with something like Statis in BotW. Maybe a gloom hammer that lets you charge batteries (temporarily) and build kinetic energy.

    Personal preference/QoL changes:

    8. Just focus on quality, not quantity. It’s fun transporting those korok guys maybe 5 times, then you see the same scenario played out 30+ times throughout the game.
    9. In a similar vein, add the ability to automatically skip forced animations, i.e. the animations at the end of each shrine.
    10. Make shrines more challenging with different crafting parts. Perhaps change the difficulty based on how many crafting parts you get per shrine. Limitation is key in making challenging scenarios & creative solutions.

    (Obviously, you'd have to rework the story, but that is pretty doable)

    This would be the perfect sequel, imo. Part of my frustration with TotK is it does a lot right, but it’s tantalizing at points because Nintendo gives the player too much all at once. Simply cut down the filler and focus on quality.    … Expand
  43. mulkster77
    Jul 11, 2023
    10
    Fun fun fun. This game is fun. I loved Ocarina, and I loved this. I spent too long just plaing with the sandbox toys.
  44. ThabassEvolved
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    It’s easy to say that Tears of the Kingdom grabs the same formula from Breath of the Wild and in many cases, it does. But, it takes that formula and improves upon in every single way possible. Bigger world, more options with combat, new toys to play with, new abilities to use and abuse. The world is your playground in Tears of the Kingdom and it’s one of the only idea games that everyIt’s easy to say that Tears of the Kingdom grabs the same formula from Breath of the Wild and in many cases, it does. But, it takes that formula and improves upon in every single way possible. Bigger world, more options with combat, new toys to play with, new abilities to use and abuse. The world is your playground in Tears of the Kingdom and it’s one of the only idea games that every grabbed that idea and went to town on its ambitions.

    Tears of the Kingdom sets a new benchmark in open world games, even more so than its predecessor. Tears also improves upon its story telling in which it tells one of the best Zelda stories to date, and may even rival Ocarina of Time’s wonderful storyline. While the game does look a bit dated, the gameplay and exploration potential more than makes up for it. Giving you verticality in sky or underground, all the adding new abilities like Fuse (which never gets old) and ascend to transverse in all new ways.

    This entry breaks new ground into the Zelda series and into gaming as a whole. It’s the new standard for open world games and any game I play in the future with this concept will be scrutinized with Tears of the Kingdom in mind. It’s a masterpiece through and through. Play this game.    … Expand
  45. Tveraarie
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Fantastic! More mechanics, better graphics and creative possibilities. Amazing game of the year
  46. jojharicot
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. probablement le plus grand jeux de tout les temps les temple sont du genie les sanctuaires offres multiple possibbilite de les resoudres. l histoire peut etre la meilleurs de tout les zelda l ost est magique mention speciale aux temple boss boss de fin et tout sa sans compter toutes les possibbilite de gameplay une veritables piece de maitre et probablement l aventure la plus folle de votre vie de gamer… Expand
  47. Arielmiranda
    May 30, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mejorando e innovando lo que es un mundo abierto, el mejor juego de las últimas generaciones. Es un juego de 10 de 10.… Expand
  48. 77777777777
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Perfect evolution and sequel to a masterpiece! Clear GOTY 23 contender, if not even winner.

    New mechanics are fun, freedom galore, lots to explore and discover, gameplay as good as it was before and sky islands and especially skydiving is among the most thrilling and fun features in a game. To all the complaints about the game charging $70. Don’t know what the issue is as Breath of the    Perfect evolution and sequel to a masterpiece! Clear GOTY 23 contender, if not even winner.

    New mechanics are fun, freedom galore, lots to explore and discover, gameplay as good as it was before and sky islands and especially skydiving is among the most thrilling and fun features in a game.

    To all the complaints about the game charging $70. Don’t know what the issue is as Breath of the Wild was already $70 back in 2017. Also via Nintendo game vouchers got the game for $50 as digital. Even then price feels justified for how large the game is and releases in a top quality state with no issues which cannot be said about many broken and utterly undercooked next-gen and AAA $70 releases nowadays.    … Expand
  49. ToniSemkor
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Es übertrifft den Vorgänger, die Fähigkeiten, welche man im Spiel bekommt sind wirklich was außergewöhnliches, es ermöglichen sich einem so tolle Möglichkeiten mit der riesigen Spielwelt zu interagieren. Das Setting, die Story, die Umsetzung.. es fesselt einen und man möchte immer mehr und mehr.
  50. LinkRe94
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Este juego es una maldita locura, no puedo creer que sea un juego de nintendo switch y se vea tan bien, el mapa es inmenso y se siente totalmente diferente a breath of the wild pese a que muchos pensaron que se sentiría como un DLC… Expand
  51. Tracheophyta
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Based as hell honestly one of the coolest games I've ever played plus midna is back so
  52. neovulcan
    Jun 12, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Great game and certainly got my money's worth. A little disappointed that after all the BOTW experience and feedback, they didn't exclusively make positive design decisions. Relic abilities (Ascend/Fuse/Ultrahand/etc) were all appropriate and made for some rather excellent gameplay. The freedom to create led to many great scenarios. Base combat was on par with BOTW, and it was nice having both Depths and Sky to explore as well. The unnecessarily compartmented in darkness Depths led to some frustrating banging around in the dark. There's only so many dead ends you want to find before it stops being fun.

    Proving Grounds shrines might've been the highlight of the game for me. The base mechanics are brilliant, and you have to revisit them with your wits rather than your inventory. While I didn't complete all the Master Sword challenges in BOTW, I was looking forward to a similar set of challenges with all the new practice here. Sadly didn't find it, nor a set of island objectives on wits alone. While it's probably the same size, Hyrule Castle felt incredibly small compared to BOTW, probably because the castle is no longer this ominous near-impenetrable thing.

    Final dungeon, final fight, and grand reveal felt very rushed. All those princess sightings were Ganon leading us on...to make us stronger? And the Demon King was Ganon the whole time...the same Ganon Zelda should've recognized from BOTW? Is BOTW retconned for this? I'm sure I'll find strategy guides that show how brilliance could solve the final dungeon, but I wound up just tanking it. Seems the speedrunners found it quite skippable as well.

    Sages were a nice concept that needed more refinement. Gaining a power per temple is great. Having them help in random encounters is great. Spontaneously triggering Goro or Tulin when I'm trying to pick up loot then either blowing up the barrel next to me or blowing my loot off the cliff? Not cool. If I could auto-dismiss Goro unless battle music is playing, that would be great. If I could auto-dismiss Tulin unless battle music isn't playing and I'm at least 10m above ground, that would be great. If Riju could stick close so I could keep the lightning arrows coming, rather than charging as far away from me as possible, that would be great. If we could give Mineru the same attack ethic as even the weaker enemies like moblins or whatever, that would be great. I didn't give her two cannons to have a wide open flank. Also, the cutscenes were terrible. Once Link knows about the Imprisoning War, why doesn't he just fill in the remaining sage candidates? What purpose does maintaining that secret serve, save for making us watch another cutscene explaining it?

    The game is really carried by core mechanics. It will always be fun to find a group of enemies before they find me, and decide an angle of attack, maybe bow first? Zonai device? Sword and shield? Spear? MuddleBud was quite fun as well. Sneakstrike was obtainable, but not excessively so, which gave it value when achieved.

    I'm glad I played this, but have full faith and confidence we'll see a better one sometime in the next three to ten years.    … Expand
  53. RockOwl
    Jun 13, 2023
    7
    With about 350 hours and have completed everything but the Koroks (screw trying to get 1,000 of those pieces of crap) I can say that Tears of the Kingdom is at a 7/10 for me. Lower than you thought huh?

    Unfortunately the game follows the same beats that BotW did by starting you off on losing all your hearts, having to grind you way back up, have a dead king help you on the tutorial    With about 350 hours and have completed everything but the Koroks (screw trying to get 1,000 of those pieces of crap) I can say that Tears of the Kingdom is at a 7/10 for me. Lower than you thought huh?

    Unfortunately the game follows the same beats that BotW did by starting you off on losing all your hearts, having to grind you way back up, have a dead king help you on the tutorial island, have to get 4 orbs to get another heart, then you finally get the paraglider after a few hours.

    The story is a bit too similar to Ocarina of Time where Rauru allows Ganondorf to get too close and in the end it backfires on him as Ganondorf becomes powerful and nearly wipes out the kingdom.
    The ancient past wasn't fully explored since Link is stuck in the present while Zelda got sent to the past.

    The gameplay feels too similar to BotW (other than the new Zonai devices and Fuse) you still swing the weapons all the same. Some armors have the same item set bonuses which makes them feel redundant.
    Maybe if they brought back the fighting techniques like in Twilight Princess, as well as they could've let Rauru's spirit stay with Link so we could have a companion this time around so it wasn't so lonely. Considering Link's new arm belonged to Rauru so why not?

    The side quests can have some disappointing rewards, like all you get is medals for finding all the lightroots which do nothing or the Wells in which you get a snow globe which you can't even place in your house.

    While the Depths was a new interesting area, the Sky Islands weren't as great since most of them had the same layout and there wasn't enough of them to make it worthwhile considering how much they were showed off in the trailers. Nintendo could've made the sky islands into a way to tell us more about how the Zonai used to live and what not.
    The Surface of Hyrule feels too similar, not enough felt changed enough to consider the game improved, the only areas that felt changed are Karkariko villages with the Ring ruins, Hateno just got hit with a dumb mushroom fashion craze, Lurelin was destroyed by pirates but you can rebuild that back up, at least Tarry Town looks like their expanding their living area down below. There wasn't any new towns/villages added to the game. If it is believed to be at least 5 years since the previous games I feel like there should've been more stuff rebuilt before the Upheaval began.

    There are many good differences as well, the new temples feel great (except for the Water temple, that felt to simple and boring) though their puzzles could've been better. The new bosses are all different from one another unlike the boring as hell Blight ganons, the new weapon system of giving certain types of weapons their own little perks like how the Gerudo weapons give more power but little in durability and the Royal Guard weapon improve Flurry Rush makes them more appealing for dodge combos. That should become a main feature. Some of the new armors are great such as the Glide armor that provides the ability to prevent fall damage or the Depths set which just looks cool, but that's about it for the good things I have to say.

    In any case the game doesn't feel like it's worth the $70 dollars I paid for, I hope the next game will have a more compelling story and maybe allow Zelda to stay with us this time.    … Expand
  54. kLaus18
    Jun 16, 2023
    6
    It's pretty much the same like Breath of the Wild.
    70% of the creatures, the Animations, weapons etc..
    The missions are boring and the Story also.
    But i enjoyed the sky world and the shrines.
  55. DeadBryam
    Aug 14, 2023
    9
    TotK is one of my favorite games, the game has many hours of fun, thousands of events and things to do. It's not a masterpiece, but it's a great game.
  56. JUICE__
    Aug 15, 2023
    10
    GOTY here we come!

    GOTY aside, this game is honestly one of the best video games of all time. Leading up to its release, I didn't think it was going to be as good as Botw. After playing Totk for 140 hours, i can confidently say that it absolutely blew my expectations. TOTK is the definition of a videogame masterpiece and (alongside Elden Ring) further proves that videogames are works of art.
  57. iitzKingKongXx
    Aug 16, 2023
    10
    Great game, love the story much more than Breath of the wild. And the building mechanics are very good and fun. And the boss fights and return of dungeons made it even better
  58. DryKull
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un Moy buen juego, esperado durante muchos años, más de 6 y no ha defraudado… Expand
  59. blackbird75
    Aug 20, 2023
    10
    I can t stop playing, it just mean this is one of the best game ever created, gameplay is so fun, freedom is total, it is really hard to play to any other game after that. How an open world without loading was created on switch is a mystery, this game blow my find and deserve to be on the top of best game ever.
  60. Landoor
    Aug 24, 2023
    10
    Probably the greatest game of all time. It’s on the same level as Elden ring Rdr2, and Baldurs gate 3. Would recommend if you enjoy happiness.
  61. Manzor
    May 31, 2023
    10
    Un juego de los que marca una generación. Hay tantos momentos memorables que recordaré siempre, y la mayoría ni siquiera son cinemáticas, como suelen ser hoy en día en estos juegos... son momentos de mí, jugando, descubriendo algo alucinante o teniendo una idea brillante que funcionaba.

    Mejora todo con respecto al anterior, propone desafíos nuevos y enfatiza los más laureados del    Un juego de los que marca una generación. Hay tantos momentos memorables que recordaré siempre, y la mayoría ni siquiera son cinemáticas, como suelen ser hoy en día en estos juegos... son momentos de mí, jugando, descubriendo algo alucinante o teniendo una idea brillante que funcionaba.

    Mejora todo con respecto al anterior, propone desafíos nuevos y enfatiza los más laureados del anterior. Una experiencia MÁGICA.    … Expand
  62. PanteraHouse
    May 24, 2023
    10
    If you enjoyed BOTW even in the slightest, you must play this game. Just Hyrule itself has been revamped a ton, and now there's also Sky islands and the dark depths below Hyrule. So much content and an infinite amount of possibilities with the godhand / recall abilties / vehicle building. A master class open world
  63. lawdog007
    May 14, 2023
    9
    amazing game in my opinion best in the series so far there is so much variety and so much to do
  64. SpyroStudios
    May 22, 2023
    9
    TLDR: Whether you like TOTK will be subjective, but if you liked the premise and feeling of BOTW and other expansive open world adventure games, I would highly suggest trying it out. It is easy to lose at least 100 hours just exploring. My only problem are the occasional frame rate drops which shouldn't affect the game too much, especially during normal gameplay.

    Long Part: First off,    TLDR: Whether you like TOTK will be subjective, but if you liked the premise and feeling of BOTW and other expansive open world adventure games, I would highly suggest trying it out. It is easy to lose at least 100 hours just exploring. My only problem are the occasional frame rate drops which shouldn't affect the game too much, especially during normal gameplay.

    Long Part:
    First off, I'd like to say- this game is amazing. A lot of the features of the game are subjective, such as the building and the way they game is. Others have commented that it's a "rehashed" or just another DLC don't really see some of the sights of the game, or have commented that this isn't a Zelda game. On top of the BOTW map, the new areas increases the map size by at least x2.5. As a result of this, it's easy to get sidetracked in the game, which makes it almost impossible to always stay on one path. The developers have been able to successfully add some new dungeon aspects to the game, which makes solving puzzles much more entertaining than tedious. The new abilities (especially building) allow for a lot more creativity, and whether it be a good or bad thing, you can almost always find an unintended way to finish something. The story, if you like that sort of thing, has more impact that BOTW's story (subjectively of course) which always is a good thing. One problem is the framerate drops every once in a while based on the location, but the best solution I've had if it happens often is to restart my switch. Based on the size of the game, I'm completely surprised that it can even run on the Switch, but the frame drops are sometimes very noticeable. Anyways, I hope this helps anyone who is considering buying the game.    … Expand
  65. sagraF
    May 24, 2023
    10
    Valio la pena la espera, hasta ahora ha sido un juego que hace lo que debe hacer. entretener

    no me molesta lo del rendimiento y la verdad los graficos nunca han sido mi prioridad

    JUEGO DEL AÑO
  66. Blue24
    May 24, 2023
    10
    Esta muy bien renderizado y con una lujosa historia y bien aprovechado sus mecanicas de movilidad
  67. Rafanakii
    Jun 7, 2023
    10
    Amei, a Nintendo se superou desta vez. A história é cativante, emocionante e explica muitas pontas soltas do jogo antecessor.
  68. IDKwhy156
    May 31, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is an AMAZING combo of botw, skyward sword, twilight princess, majora's mask and ocarina of time. The Gloom Hands scared the Sh1t outta me. My only gripes are that there ain't more and harder dungeons and that the weapons variety SUCKS. Maybe the DLC will make up for it … Expand
  69. jojo724
    Jul 6, 2023
    10
    Ce jeux est vraiment extraordinaire, il melle action, aventure, découverte,combat créativité, histoire... Bref une merveille du jeux vidéo
  70. nopemcnotmyname
    May 19, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is boring. Very, very, very boring. I loved Breath of the Wild. It had narrative drive, momentum, it felt free and fun. It felt like an adventure. This game feels like a guided tour of a place I've already been. The overworld is basically the same, with lazy, re-used assets. The main powers of this game are mediocre at best, with mostly limited uses, and the one (Ultrahand) that has more use, is a joke at best, and a time-sucking waste of effort at worst. In addition, the story is worse than Skyward Sword, mostly a big waste of words. There's a total of about five minutes of real story, repeated ninety times by different characters. Shrines are gimmicky, annoying, and boring, uninspired and repetitive. And farming. Money is way harder to get, and leveling armor requires more resources than before, with lower drop rates and rarer item finds. This game is designed, front to back, to waste your time. The Depths is big, vast, and...empty. The darkness fails to hide the lack of content in it. It serves mostly (utterly) as yet another time sink, and nothing more. And the sheer number of whiny, badly written, flat out obnoxious NPCs with sidequest after sidequest after sidequest is totally overdone. This game feels like a paint-by-numbers DLC for Breath of the Wild made entirely in a boardroom by cash-mongering administrators with no idea what a makes a game good. Sure, it has good critic reviews. But critics have to give good reviews or they don't get review copies. This game will, in the future, be viewed as the next Skyward Sword. A bad game, made badly by people who have no idea what fans of the series even want.… Expand
  71. Tameem78
    May 20, 2023
    5
    Very fun and good game, a must play even though a bit clunky with drop frames and such, but still a 10/10!
  72. hepnotik
    May 19, 2023
    10
    Nintendo managed to do the impossible, and top Breath of the Wild. The new gameplay mechanics makes the experience fresh and new. They doubled the size of the world, made more than the 120 shrines the previous game had, and made tons of additions and alterations to the original Hyrule map. This game will entertain you for hundreds of hours.
  73. SaintRonan
    May 24, 2023
    10
    A true masterpiece, every bit as good as the first game. In fact it’s much better than Breath of the Wild. This game lives up to all the high expectations people had for it.
  74. David_005
    May 24, 2023
    9
    El juego es muy divertido y con muchas cosas que hacer, las nuevas mecanicas son satisfactorias al igual que los santuarios, las historia principal es entretenida, aunque me hubiera gustado que las islas celestes fueran más grandes
  75. JakobStern
    May 15, 2023
    9
    It's a perfect sequel to BOTW. The World Map is known, but also different in a way that it makes it unknown (Don't know how to say that but you get the idea).
    Also the new features like Ultra Hand and Fuse are pretty fun.
    Though a little critique are the new towers. They can shoot you up pretty high and when you get one it is pretty simple to skip many things you might encounter on the    It's a perfect sequel to BOTW. The World Map is known, but also different in a way that it makes it unknown (Don't know how to say that but you get the idea).
    Also the new features like Ultra Hand and Fuse are pretty fun.
    Though a little critique are the new towers. They can shoot you up pretty high and when you get one it is pretty simple to skip many things you might encounter on the way to your destination which makes the "normal way" pretty useless.    … Expand
  76. liamskelter
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Zelda: Tears of Kingdom es una joya de juego que no te puedes perder. La historia, el mundo abierto, los gráficos y el sonido están de puta madre. Si eres fan de Zelda, te va a flipar. Y si nunca has jugado un Zelda, este es el momento perfecto para empezar. No te lo pienses dos veces, colega, cógetelo y prepárate para vivir una aventura épica que te va a dejar enganchado desde el primerZelda: Tears of Kingdom es una joya de juego que no te puedes perder. La historia, el mundo abierto, los gráficos y el sonido están de puta madre. Si eres fan de Zelda, te va a flipar. Y si nunca has jugado un Zelda, este es el momento perfecto para empezar. No te lo pienses dos veces, colega, cógetelo y prepárate para vivir una aventura épica que te va a dejar enganchado desde el primer minuto.… Expand
  77. loquito89
    May 24, 2023
    10
    SEAMOS SINCEROS, es un juegazo, literal mas que hacer una secuela la cual solo agrga personajes y cambia la historia, este se enfoca en tomar todo lo hecho anterior mente, expandirlo y llevarlo al maximo, literalmente
  78. Vee4Vendetta
    May 24, 2023
    10
    This game is getting reviewed bombed only because some are attempting to prevent Zelda from getting the The Game Of The Year Award. Really surprised this game can even run on The Switch and many talk about lag but that will eventually be patched up. This game is their priority...anyways easily one of the best games ever made so I will keep this at that and spoiler free.
  79. Runwin
    Jun 2, 2023
    6
    Ocarina of Time was released on 1998, 25 years later we have Tears of The Kingdom. I can't believe in what Nintendo has transformed this saga. N changed the excellent design of the temples in Ocarina, to those little sandbox puzzles. Also, N changed the deep culture of every town and city, for those empty towns whiches are just hubs to give side quests. They changed the items what madeOcarina of Time was released on 1998, 25 years later we have Tears of The Kingdom. I can't believe in what Nintendo has transformed this saga. N changed the excellent design of the temples in Ocarina, to those little sandbox puzzles. Also, N changed the deep culture of every town and city, for those empty towns whiches are just hubs to give side quests. They changed the items what made Zelda like a metroidvania, for powers to make Zelda like Minecraft.

    And the worst for me, they changed a deep and complex space-time story, for something more similar to an anime. I'm very disappointing Nintendo lost the soul, to be more mainstream and sell more. If this is the new direction of Zelda games, I'm afraid to say, Zelda died.    … Expand
  80. Sensou
    Jun 13, 2023
    9
    Huge improvement over BOTW!

    With open world game, "usually" there are a lot to offer and with that many feature and content it's extremely hard to find a perfect harmony for all of them which is why TOTK still has some flaws based on my experience after finishing the game for around 115+ hours. 1. The sage ability is comparable to the warriors but their AI that help you in battle is    Huge improvement over BOTW!

    With open world game, "usually" there are a lot to offer and with that many feature and content it's extremely hard to find a perfect harmony for all of them which is why TOTK still has some flaws based on my experience after finishing the game for around 115+ hours.

    1. The sage ability is comparable to the warriors but their AI that help you in battle is truly bad. They rarely attack, hindering your view and just get in your way in battle. The implementation of sage support is just way too rough or sluggish for now.

    2. The fuse material with arrow is a "wow" factor for me but could you please create a special load-out like we can customize just certain material for fusing with arrow or just for throwing with our hand. Yes, there's a sort function but come on, that should be an easy fix by just creating a load-out feature so we don't have to scroll for too long.

    3. I'm impress that Korok Forest is running at a stable frame rate but now the Ultrahand ability is the new virus for FPS drop in TOTK. Seriously, everytime Ultrahand got activated, the FPS just drop significantly.

    4. The focus or lock on function still sucks in my opinion and the range also way too short. The battle with Demon King feels rough because of this because you can switch target in lock-on mode.

    That's it, seems many but all of that point can't compare to how outstanding the game is. The story also far superior that BOTW, kind of confuse with some reviewer that rate the story as OK or bad but well, narrative is a subjective matter. The story makes me understand why it called "Tears of the Kingdom"

    GOTY of 2023 for sure    … Expand
  81. Cluisher
    May 24, 2023
    10
    Hermoso Innovador, adictivo, muchas formas de resolver la mayoría de cosas, mundo enorme pero entretenido.
  82. caea
    May 25, 2023
    9
    Joguei esse jogo incrível no Nintendo Switch verde, e devo dizer que foi uma experiência fantástica. A história é envolvente e bem desenvolvida, com personagens cativantes. A melhor parte é a liberdade que o jogo oferece, permitindo que você faça o que quiser, quando quiser. A jogabilidade é simplesmente incrível. Você pode construir qualquer coisa e fazê-la funcionar, o que é realmenteJoguei esse jogo incrível no Nintendo Switch verde, e devo dizer que foi uma experiência fantástica. A história é envolvente e bem desenvolvida, com personagens cativantes. A melhor parte é a liberdade que o jogo oferece, permitindo que você faça o que quiser, quando quiser. A jogabilidade é simplesmente incrível. Você pode construir qualquer coisa e fazê-la funcionar, o que é realmente impressionante. Além disso, o jogo apresenta uma variedade de puzzles, e quase todos eles são interessantes. Você pode encontrar diferentes maneiras de resolvê-los..

    A trilha sonora é envolvente. Também gostei muito da opção de fundir armas. Isso permite uma personalização e flexibilidade incríveis, já que você pode fazer quase tudo com isso. O único aspecto negativo que posso mencionar é o desempenho, mas joguei no Switch verde então da pra passar.

    No geral, fiquei impressionado com o Zelda.

    Minha primeira vez escrevendo cara eu gostei do texto.    … Expand
  83. wuw
    Jun 15, 2023
    9
    Ok, now I have finished this game and I can write a review.
    The game was really good but I have to take some points off.
    There was no postgame after ganondorf! -This time I was definitely waiting for there to be postgame: some new side quests would have opened up and I could have explored the rest of the world and help rebuild whole Hyrule. MAP -Sky islands were fun and the    Ok, now I have finished this game and I can write a review.
    The game was really good but I have to take some points off.

    There was no postgame after ganondorf!
    -This time I was definitely waiting for there to be postgame: some new side quests would have opened up and I could have explored the rest of the world and help rebuild whole Hyrule.

    MAP
    -Sky islands were fun and the underground world is huge!
    -But I expected to find slightly different biomes there, tough I won't take any points off from this.
    -Still.. With this game alone I wasn't quite able to fully achieve that same adventuring feeling than in Botw. Mostly because I already knew every major location on the ground, even tough there were a lot of caves and new enemies.
    -I would have liked that they expanded the hyrule ground map even little and add new cities (even one) and would have made the old cities bigger!

    RUNES
    -All the runes were good/great and somewhat surprisingly I liked the Ascend
    the most!

    WEAPONS
    -Weapons still break but fuse was ok/fun so no points off. Tough I still would prefer that you would be able to build/upgrade your own weapons with blacksmith/anvil and they wouldn't break

    SHRINES & DUNGEONS
    -the shrines were generally more fun than in Botw.
    -I liked these dungeons better than Divine beasts

    Summary
    -I would say it is as good as botw but for new players it's even better.
    But for those who already completed Botw and are really familiar with the old the map,
    you might not be able to get the same level of adventure feeling when exploring on ground, witch is a HUGE part of the game.

    But since this is direct sequel.. If you think Botw and Totk as one experience, then totk is pretty much a perfect postgame for Botw! ...well it's kinda overly large to be just postgame but if I think it this way then its 100/100!

    Next game should be on whole new world! third time would be way too much..    … Expand
  84. tyber16
    Jun 5, 2023
    10
    I don't even know where to begin! The only negative from me is that the can be very, i mean VERY grindy if you want to max out. But other than this this game is just perfect. It's the perfect sequel to breath of the wild. Bigger and better. A perfect satisfying adventure game and it's run extremely well on switch. I didn't met any bugs in the entire playtrough. The music is just theI don't even know where to begin! The only negative from me is that the can be very, i mean VERY grindy if you want to max out. But other than this this game is just perfect. It's the perfect sequel to breath of the wild. Bigger and better. A perfect satisfying adventure game and it's run extremely well on switch. I didn't met any bugs in the entire playtrough. The music is just the cherry on the cake. It's so good to see that a game finaly comes in a finished state at launch and has zero bugs. The game worth every penny and it is a fantastic achievement in the game industry. Easy goty for me!… Expand
  85. LuigiCuau
    Jun 26, 2023
    10
    UNA OBRA MAESTRA, el mejor juego de Switch y de la generación, así se puede resumir esta entrega, si por algo NO le puse el 10 a BOTW, este juego corrige todo lo malo de BOTW y nos da el Zelda definitivo, con mas de 200 horas de juego, Ganondorf esta de regreso y nos demuestra que es el mejor villano de Nintendo, la historia mejora mucho con su antecesor y regresan los templos clásicos,UNA OBRA MAESTRA, el mejor juego de Switch y de la generación, así se puede resumir esta entrega, si por algo NO le puse el 10 a BOTW, este juego corrige todo lo malo de BOTW y nos da el Zelda definitivo, con mas de 200 horas de juego, Ganondorf esta de regreso y nos demuestra que es el mejor villano de Nintendo, la historia mejora mucho con su antecesor y regresan los templos clásicos, simplemente es el mejor juego de Switch con un hermoso estilo grafico y mis respetos para los programadores, eso de caer del cielo y ver a Hyrule sin ningún problema es espectacular, tenemos 3 mapas que nos darán horas de juego y exploración, los jefes son increíbles y superan por mucho a los mediocres jefes de BOTH, de verdad este juego es UNA OBRA MAESTRA.… Expand
  86. Afenger
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Não há muito o que dizer a respeito de TOTK, apenas elogiar a mente brilhante da equipe de desenvolvimento. O jogo nos transporta para um game com 3 planos de exploração, um mundo vasto e cheio de surpresas e agora com companheiros que nos acompanham na jornada, as construções aos montes deixa a imaginação florar sem limites. 2023 surgiu o goty e pela segunda vez Zelda merece o tal, eNão há muito o que dizer a respeito de TOTK, apenas elogiar a mente brilhante da equipe de desenvolvimento. O jogo nos transporta para um game com 3 planos de exploração, um mundo vasto e cheio de surpresas e agora com companheiros que nos acompanham na jornada, as construções aos montes deixa a imaginação florar sem limites. 2023 surgiu o goty e pela segunda vez Zelda merece o tal, e cravo aqui a média final será 97+.… Expand
  87. phanourius
    May 16, 2023
    10
    A really good puzzle game. If you like crosswords, sudoku, rubik's cube, things of that nature, you will love TOTK. Its not a combat game, and rather than just tell you that, TOTK leaves you to just figure it out on your own. The weapons are made to simply fail ASAP making you want to avoid combat. Zero confidence in my weapon, Why would I take a bike ride on a bike that is going to fallA really good puzzle game. If you like crosswords, sudoku, rubik's cube, things of that nature, you will love TOTK. Its not a combat game, and rather than just tell you that, TOTK leaves you to just figure it out on your own. The weapons are made to simply fail ASAP making you want to avoid combat. Zero confidence in my weapon, Why would I take a bike ride on a bike that is going to fall apart mid ride. I'll just skip the ride. So just run around avoiding enemies, read tons of mediocre dialogue, and look for fun puzzles to solve. TOTK in a nutshell.… Expand
  88. JordanII
    May 16, 2023
    10
    I have not played an open world game packed with so many things to in a very, very long time. Every single time I want to go somewhere I come across 2 or 3 random other things that catch my attention and want to go check out first, and just like the, before I know it, my initially small detour turned into me exploring a big chunk of the map for 2+ hours without ever getting to what II have not played an open world game packed with so many things to in a very, very long time. Every single time I want to go somewhere I come across 2 or 3 random other things that catch my attention and want to go check out first, and just like the, before I know it, my initially small detour turned into me exploring a big chunk of the map for 2+ hours without ever getting to what I initially wanted to do. Besides the many, many things there are to do in the game, the new ultra hand, rewind and ascend abilities make it so that any puzzle in the game can be solved in an endless amount of ways and you'll have a lot of moments where you'll say "holy crap you can actually do that??" This game is simply amazing and a must play… Expand
  89. DeVito8704
    May 15, 2023
    10
    Absolutely incredible game! I never thought they'd even come close to BOTY, but I was wrong. I highly recommend this masterpiece!
  90. scorpioprpr
    May 16, 2023
    10
    The game is perfect. It’s much more interesting than breath of the wild! However, it is dragged down by the performance of NS. The frame number is not stable enough.
  91. Sebaedmund
    May 14, 2023
    10
    Simplemente GOTY, la saga de zelda nunca deja de superarse, y han logrado nuevamente un juego mejor al anterior, cosa que muchas personas veían imposible. 100% Recomendado
  92. AeternaInsomnia
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This game is the definition of "video game." An evolution in the medium and potentially the most important game right now in the industry. If Breath of the Wild was the best video game ever created, then Tears of the Kingdom is thee video game.
  93. jman353
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I’m genuinely awestruck by how good a video game can be. The attention to detail and thoughtfulness blew me away. It exceeds everything that I could have hoped for from a BotW sequel. Even if you’re not a Zelda fan, give it a try and explore around. If you have any sense of curiosity and wonder, this game will blow your mind.
  94. peterlam2553
    May 16, 2023
    10
    one of the best game i ever play. This is the true open world experience. A map that full of content. Add new game mechanics make this game even better.
  95. MrMinimalist
    May 16, 2023
    10
    Game of the year? No, this is such a masterpiece that I'm not afraid to call it the game of the decade, the game of the century, it's the reason why I started playing games, since at its heart it is the purest game ever made, so pure that it rises into the heavens and provided me and so many tears of joy, whilst conversely gave the minority of unfortunate, less worthy, tastelessGame of the year? No, this is such a masterpiece that I'm not afraid to call it the game of the decade, the game of the century, it's the reason why I started playing games, since at its heart it is the purest game ever made, so pure that it rises into the heavens and provided me and so many tears of joy, whilst conversely gave the minority of unfortunate, less worthy, tasteless individuals, tears of pain, and that makes the package even sweeter. Yes the saltier the tears of the fanboy haters, the sweeter the joy of real videogamers. GOAT.… Expand
  96. geraldoneto
    May 14, 2023
    10
    This isn't just a sequel to a game that was the best of its year, it's a raising of levels that seemed insurmountable. Tears of the Kingdom is for me the game of the century!
  97. Bkillinm
    May 15, 2023
    10
    I can’t believe people are review bombing a game like this, I get it it’s similar to botw, it’s a sequel. Just like majors mask is similar oot. Metacritic figure out a way to stop people who don’t actually play the game from rating them cause if these ppl played this then they wouldn’t be giving it the bad scores with no real reasoning. This game is brilliant, I wasn’t even that big a fanI can’t believe people are review bombing a game like this, I get it it’s similar to botw, it’s a sequel. Just like majors mask is similar oot. Metacritic figure out a way to stop people who don’t actually play the game from rating them cause if these ppl played this then they wouldn’t be giving it the bad scores with no real reasoning. This game is brilliant, I wasn’t even that big a fan of botw and I’m still loving this game it’s expertly curated and deserves the praise 100%.… Expand
  98. marcovoltaire8
    May 15, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es un juego que pese a ser muy similar a su precuela, prácticamente en todo, santuarios, conseguir semillas, recuerdos, etc. Todo ocurre similar al anterior juego, sin embargo consigue llevarlo a un nivel infinitamente superior. Es una maravilla de juego porque básicamente descansa sobre una anterior entrega inigualable y este lo que hace es perfeccionarlo en un nivel desquiciado y enfermizo. No le pongo ningún pero, me hubiera gustado que las cosas no fueran tan similares al anterior pero ni con eso logra bajar del peldaño en el que esta.… Expand
  99. OliverGaming
    Jun 2, 2023
    6
    The Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom is a very underwhelming AND overwhelming experience. What do I mean by this? Well, for starters. The game is underwhelming due to the fact that nothing much has changed since the last game gameplay wise other than the crafting mechanic. Which, to me personally. Is fun for a few hours, until you have to build something that can fly to get to the skyThe Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom is a very underwhelming AND overwhelming experience. What do I mean by this? Well, for starters. The game is underwhelming due to the fact that nothing much has changed since the last game gameplay wise other than the crafting mechanic. Which, to me personally. Is fun for a few hours, until you have to build something that can fly to get to the sky islands. This involves grinding for materials and hoping that you just so happen to stumble across the right gumball machine that spawns just the right items to build such a thing. A lot of the drops you will need is based off of chance and from my personal experience. The items that I needed from these dumb gumball machines to get to the sky islands. Such as rockets, balloons, flame dragon things, etc. Seem to have a rarer chance of dropping in large quantities. Which makes trying to get to these islands a chore more than it is fun. Some people enjoy the new mechanics of this game. I, however, was pretty much over it within the first thirty hours of playing and only used these new mechanics when I needed to.

    Despite how I feel about these new mechanics. There are still annoying, quality of life issues that I wished the Zelda team put more time into. For starters, the menu. This menu SUCKS! I hate that I can't organize anything. It's such a chore to attach the right item to an arrow in a timely manner. On a bad day, it will take me thirty seconds to find a bomb arrow in my inventory before I can attack. There's no way to favorite an item. There isn't a way to create a separate menu with just the items you want to use. Honestly, I can talk about how horribly put together this menu is for hours! It takes forever to do anything in them! I hate it. I hate it with a passion. On top of that, your partners, oh! Excuse me, your clone partners, have some of the worse attacks and AI issues I have seen in a very long time. Sometimes, your partners will just stand there and do nothing and the powers that they give you is honestly pretty worthless, but most of all. I hate that these partners are not the real thing. Why? I don't get it. There are models already programmed into the game. Why do they have to stay at their respective towns instead of going on the journey with Link? In fact, that could add character development which is sorely needed for many of them. Plus, I want them to spout out battle quotes. These quotes when the real partners are with you are fun to listen to. It just feels like the VA's were completely wasted for this game. Plus, the clones are just so unnecessary and lifeless. I want to feel like their actually there and it's unfortunate that it had to be this way.

    Also, horses are back, and they are just as useless as ever. I rode mine for an hour. Hopped off. Forgot about him, and he stayed in that one spot for around sixty hours until I remembered I left him there. Then, I put him back in the stall where he belonged. Never to see the light of day again.

    Now for the overwhelming section. This game is cruel. Actually, it's too cruel a lot of the time. To summarize, I got to a point in this game where I had about ten hearts, which I felt pretty good about. Despite that, I went into a small squirmish. Thinking that I was well prepared, and got one shotted by a bobkin with a stick. I mean, come on. Why have hearts at all? I would be more forgiving if he had a sword, or some kind of over leveled weapon, but no. Stick dudes, as I like to call them, will be your worst enemy. Especially the long stick dudes that have perfect aim and will one shot you. Sometimes regardless of how many hearts you have, and after having this happen. Even in the late game. I stopped bothering to level up my hearts and maxed out my stamina as much as I could. The point is this game needed to be balanced more fairly. I know that BOTW was like this too, but I felt like I wasn't getting killed in such ridiculous ways as much as this game does, and that's something that really bothers me.

    Other than that, the shrines are still fun. If a little under explained for some of them. The story is fantastic. Raruu and Sonia are awesome. I love them so much that they are now two of my favorite characters in the series. The music is still fantastic as always, and after all is said and done. I actually liked Zelda as a character at the end of it all. TOTK really did her justice. I just wish there were more scenes with Zelda, Sonia and Raruu together, at least a couple more anyway so that I can feel satisfied with it.

    Overall, if you like BOTW, you will enjoy this game, but if you are expecting something completely different and don't want more of the same. I would wait on this one or skip it depending on how interested you are to basically replay the same game again. This should not cost seventy dollars, and anyone who says it's worth that price is lying to themselves.    … Expand
  100. Draaco123
    May 16, 2023
    10
    A masterpiece, amazing gameplay, mind blowing innovation, fun puzzles, superb characters, fun combat, great soundtrack and that lovely breath of the wild artstyle. GOTY contender for sure.
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  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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