The Legend of Zelda™: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site (2024)

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Is Tears of Kingdom worth it? ›

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfathomable follow-up to one of the greatest games ever made, somehow improving upon it in nearly every way – be that with simple quality-of-life improvements, a genuinely exciting story, or wildly creative new building mechanics that make you rethink what is possible.

The abilities can be used in a myriad of ways, and the storyline feels a lot more solid than the first. It nailed the open-world concept and balances story and exploration in a way which will delight both old and new players alike. The game is, above all, fun to play.

Especially if you didn't play Breath of the Wild, or if you just never vibed with that game. The good news is that Tears is not as intimidating as it looks, and there are plenty of ways to make sure you have a good time in those bumpy early hours of the game.

Tears of the Kingdom isn't just a sweeping fantasy adventure; it's also a horror game.

Tears of the Kingdom retains the open-world action-adventure gameplay of Breath of the Wild (2017). As Link, the player explores the main setting of Hyrule and two new areas: the sky, which has several floating islands, and the Depths, a vast underground area beneath Hyrule.

I find both the puzzles and combat to be more difficult in ToTK than BoTW and it's actually a little annoying. This. Also, gathering materials and such wasn't much of a problem in BOTW since you had the Remote Bombs that are infinite in amount and therefore served as an "economical" method to gathering materials.

Yes! The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom does have dungeons.

One of the most obvious ways to decrease your chances to die is to acquire more heart containers. You can accomplish this by focusing on finding as many Shrine locations as possible and completing the puzzles within.

Yes, there is weapon degradation in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom. What that means in this game in particular is that a basic weapon with no fused qualities will break very quickly, usually in 20 hits or less.

When focusing on the main objectives, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is about 59 Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 243 Hours to obtain 100% completion.

Who is the baddie in Zelda? ›

Ganon is the main antagonist in The Legend of Zelda series. He usually appears as the final boss at the end of each game. A recurring storyline in the series centres around the protagonist Link fighting to save Princess Zelda after she is captured by Ganon.

«The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom» is a unique masterpiece and raises the bar for the open-world genre. There's no other game that gives me as many crazy tools.

Standard Playthrough: A standard playthrough will probably be somewhere between 55 and 70 hours, though could be a lot longer, as we consider that to be "all the main quests plus enough side content and exploration to never feel underleveled".

I just feel Nintendo have been lazy in some areas, and in others generally not thought about how the constant menu access contributed to a stop start experience, especially in combat. Nevertheless, it's still a game you should play. Overall I give Tears of the Kingdom an 8 out of 10. Good but certainly not great.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom features better enemy variety than past games, making battles more engaging and diverse. Improved verticality in the game allows players to explore unique locations using Ascend and other abilities for a more dynamic experience.