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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Review Thread
tmlDan
Member
i really don't understand how that makes me a warrior and people are saying DF, like i didn't pull images directly from them
Hero_Select
Member
You are nitpicking the DF review when they themselves say that the performance is for the majority of the game really solid and the game as a whole looks and runs better than BOTW.
Are dips here and there preventing you from enjoying a game?
tmlDan
Member
i responded to someone who said it had great performance, i never said the game is bad.
It has objectively poor performance, doesn't mean its not a good game
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L*][*N*K
Banned
Yeah, imagine when he finds out that people are selling their PS5s to play Tears*Phill Spencer be like*
"Joke is on Nintendo cause good games don't matter"
Pasta la Vista
Member
A game shop near me is selling it early but I might just pick this up digitally instead since the patch is not included on the cart. I'll pick up the physical version that they release for Switch 2 or whatever. That will likely be the definitive version anyway.
AlteredForms
Banned
Maybe I'm being a hater, but I remember when a 10 score from a respected publication was a special thing. Juggernauts franchises such as GTA, COD, MGS and so forth would drop their titles and we'd be waiting around to see if there was enough innovation and development to warrant a perfect 10. Nowadays it appears as though you have to do something extremely well in contrast to something new. But don't get it twisted, I'm not calling this the same game as BOTW as I'm referring from an IGN to educate my views.
www.ign.com
We've diluted the value of the perfect 10 in my opinion and I wish things could go back to how they were. When Ocarina of Time was awarded a perfect score it was extremely deserving of it, are these recent 3 Zelda games worthy of the same rating and prestige?
New Features and Differences - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Guide - IGN
Much has changed since the events of Breath of the Wild, and while The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still takes place in the same world, there will be
We've diluted the value of the perfect 10 in my opinion and I wish things could go back to how they were. When Ocarina of Time was awarded a perfect score it was extremely deserving of it, are these recent 3 Zelda games worthy of the same rating and prestige?
R6Rider
Gold Member
That's key. They ignore this and jump straight to saying you're mad, salty, or hating on the game.
I'm buying this game day one, yet sharing my opinion on the state of reviews.
MasterDerico
Member
You know, im not a huge fan of Zelda or some Nintendo ips, but they always deliver what people really want: VIDEOGAMES.
Don't need political or "bubble" agendas, or movie-like games, just pure and great VIDEOGAMES.
Congratulations Nintendo, u deserve!
Don't need political or "bubble" agendas, or movie-like games, just pure and great VIDEOGAMES.
Congratulations Nintendo, u deserve!
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tmlDan
Member
I have opinions on BOTW cause i actually played it but i will not give one on TotK unless i played it.
To me, the people calling me a warrior, just makes them a warrior for ignoring the facts presented.
mykedo0909
Member
Im in awe! Amazing game! Well deserved score, it's huge and a masterpiece!
EddieVanHelgen
Banned
Tremendous scores. I can't wait to get into this this weekend. Lovely to see the cope and bargaining too, always good entertainment.
DenchDeckard
Moderated wildly
Keep the salt flowing....
Keep it coming....
Always the same certain group of fanboys for some reason too...
Strange.
Keep it coming....
Always the same certain group of fanboys for some reason too...
Strange.
I didn't enjoy the first one very much. This one seems to double-down on that game, and adds in even more stuff that I don't find interesting. I don't enjoy games that rely on player creativity (one reason why Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts was so disappointing). This is, quite simply, not a game for me.
About two years before Breath of the Wild was announced, I was playing Twilight Princess and was inspired to make a post on Reddit that detailed what I thought would make a great Zelda game. I can't find the post, but it was basically along the lines of, "Open world, various weapons to find throughout the land, big emphasis on story and characters, with voice acting, lots of side-quests, etc..."
Playing Breath of the Wild felt like a monkey's paw for me. Open-world? Check (but it's mostly empty). Various Weapons? Check (But they all break after a couple of uses). Emphasis on story and characters? Not really (and the story that is there is completely uninspired and uninteresting). Voice-acting? Check (but it's terrible and is in service of a boring story). Lots of side-quests? Not really (and what's there is pretty boring).
I think Breath of the Wild might be the most overrated game of all time.
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Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
That’s current GAF for you, to them graphics has more value over everything else.
John Wick
Member
I've never had a problem playing games at a stable 30fps. The PC snobs started this games games are unplayable at 30fps nonsense.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Watched most of Skillup’s review and I’m ready for this. I wasn’t crazy about BotW, and it’s big empty world, but this seems to fix that.
Excited about the immersive sim aspect.
Excited about the immersive sim aspect.
Ulysses 31
Member
Like BOTW in docked mode yeah.
ShadyAcshuns
Member
DonJorginho
Banned
Do you mean who I think you mean?
Badlucktroll
Member
Banjo64
cumsessed
Same. Not worried though, loads of UK companies now use 24/7 currier services. Most of the time I get a notice that it’s going to the local depot at like 2am, arrives at 5am, out for delivery by 10am and arrives a couple of hours later.
Badlucktroll
Member
Does Link talk now or does he just make sighes and battle noises still
Gudji
Member
I don't think they had the budget for that.
Banjo64
cumsessed
Build you entire personality around Sony’s games reviewing better than Microsoft’s and then feeling inadequate when Nintendo does the same to them.
Thaedolus
Member
He hums a few notes of classic Zelda tunes when you cook now.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
Easy, to some the idea of a games that doesn't have high tech graphics getting good reviews is unacceptable......thats their logic.
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
This tomorrow, and FFXVI next month!!!! What a great time to be a gamer!!!
Interfectum
Member
*Phill Spencer be like*
"Joke is on Nintendo cause good games don't matter"
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
I accurately predicted this.
GOAT.
Confirmed.
GOAT.
Confirmed.
Spaceman292
Banned
But that's even worse. At least in Twilight Princess you could reliably swing your sword, even if it was stupid. In Skyward Sword you had to be accurate, and being required to do accurate swings with the Wii controller was awful.
Marvel14
Banned
Think the game is so vast in scope and ambition that all reviews out today are really first impressions.
Game Information
Game Title: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Platforms:
Trailers:
- Nintendo Switch (May 12, 2023)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Role-Playing
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #3
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Official Trailer #1
Publisher: Nintendo
ESRB rating: Everyone 10+
Supported play modes: TV mode, Tabletop mode, Handheld mode
Game file size: 16.3 GB
Supported languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
Official website: https://www.zelda.com/tears-of-the-kingdom/
Developer: Nintendo
Review Aggregator:
OpenCritic - 98 average - 100% recommended - 36 reviews
MetaCritic - 97/100 - Nintendo Switch - 60 Reviews
Critic Reviews
CGMagazine - Preston Dozsa - 10 / 10
Cerealkillerz - Julian Bieder - German - 9.5 / 10
Checkpoint Gaming - Luke Mitchell - 10 / 10
ComicBook.com - Christian Hoffer - 5 / 5
Console Creatures - Bobby Pashalidis - Recommended
DASHGAMER.com - Dan Rizzo - 10 / 10
Destructoid - Chris Carter - 10 / 10
Dexerto - 5 / 5
Digitally Downloaded - Matt Sainsbury - 4.5 / 5
Enternity.gr - Nikitas Kavouklis - Greek - 10 / 10
Eurogamer - Edwin Evans-Thirlwell - 4 / 5
Game Informer - Kyle Hilliard - 9.8 / 10
GameSpot - Steve Watts - 10 / 10
GamesHub - Edmond Tran - 5 / 5
Geeks & Com - Anthony Gravel - French - 9 / 10
Glitched Africa - Marco Cocomello - 10 / 10
God is a Geek - Adam Cook - 10 / 10
Hobby Consolas - Álvaro Alonso - Spanish - 98 / 100
IGN - Tom Marks - 10 / 10
Inverse - Hayes Madsen - 10 / 10
Merlin'in Kazanı - Ersin Kılıç - Turkish - 96 / 100
Metro GameCentral - GameCentral - 10 / 10
Nintendo Life - Alana Hagues - 10 / 10
Polygon - Mike Mahardy - Unscored
RPG Site - Alex Donaldson - 10 / 10
SECTOR.sk - Matúš Štrba - Slovak - 9.5 / 10
Screen Rant - Cody Gravelle - 5 / 5
Spaziogames - Valentino Cinefra - Italian - 10 / 10
Stevivor - Ben Salter - 10 / 10
TheGamer - Jade King - 5 / 5
TheSixthAxis - Stefan L - 9 / 10
Tom's Hardware Italia - Andrea Maiellano - Italian - 10 / 10
TrustedReviews - Ryan Jones - 5 / 5
VGC - Jordan Middler - 5 / 5
Video Chums - Alex Legard - 9.2 / 10
Wccftech - Nathan Birch - 9 / 10
We.wont know how good it really is vis a vis BOTW for a few months at least...
Dr. Claus
Vincit qui se vincit
Link's Awakening was my personal second favorite Zelda game of all time. Its remake is near perfect, aside from some minor performance issues. Gorgeous art direction, adds and fixes a few issues, and still keeps the same unique and odd setting and attention to detail.
BotW revolutionized open world design for many with a focus on player creativity and freedom. It broke free of the shackles of the Ubisoft formula that even Sony has failed to break free from. It also allowed Elden Ring to follow in its footsteps, so you know. Bonus points.
ToTK is BotW 2.0, yes. But it fixes everything that people had problems with. The durability system, lack of dungeons, the "empty" feeling open world, more player creativity with its fuse system. It is a near perfect sequel. It's open world is so massively different and unique compared to BotW that anyone who claims they are "the same map" and act like things haven't changed clearly haven't played the game. It is akin to FarCry 4 and FarCry Primal in that, yes, it reuses the same general map, but it is unique with only a handful of similar looking locales, but the way you interact and move through it is far different.
You can reliably swing your sword. You just have to take the two seconds and use your brain to swing it in the proper direction. It isn't rocket science and 4 year olds can do it.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
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The Wheel of Fortune
Member
Wow, I was so wrong on the scores I expected this to get lol
That’s good, though — this thing just keeps getting better and better. I just reached my first temple after a ridiculous amount of time doing sidequests and getting distracted by random shite, and I’m already enjoying it more than anything I’ve played since Elden Ring. I love playing around with the Ultrahand lol
That’s good, though — this thing just keeps getting better and better. I just reached my first temple after a ridiculous amount of time doing sidequests and getting distracted by random shite, and I’m already enjoying it more than anything I’ve played since Elden Ring. I love playing around with the Ultrahand lol
hemo memo
Gold Member
SS used Wii motion plus which is more accurate in catching the player movement. I don’t remember the controls being an issue at all.
Hero_Select
Member
James Sawyer Ford
Member
The year of destiny continues
2023 is the new 2002
2023 is the new 2002
AtomicStarving
Member
I have been playing the game, got some bad notes, but indeed, it's really good. 
R6Rider
Gold Member
Amazon will probably ship mine late. They've been getting worse the past few years.
Robb
Gold Member
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