The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
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9 streamer verdicts· Released 2023-05-12Independent creators only · sponsored coverage never counts
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Our analysis
Masterfully designed open-world with unmatched verticality and fusion mechanics.
Our analysis
An exceptional sequel that builds meaningfully on Breath of the Wild with sky exploration, underground realms, and revolutionary physics-based building mechanics. Offers endless creative possibilities and genuine sense of wonder.
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A glorious, triumphant sequel that takes Breath of the Wild's formula and improves on nearly every facet, making the original feel like a proof of concept. The three-layer world of sky, surface, and depths, combined with the Ultra Hand, Fuse, Ascend, and Recall abilities, opens up staggering freedom for combat, exploration, and puzzle-solving, while a more prevalent story, returning traditional dungeons, and a tougher challenge round out an enormous experience. Performance dips below the capped 30 FPS during busy moments, a reminder of the aging hardware, but it never undercuts the enjoyment.
Our analysis
A wonderful top-to-bottom expansion of Breath of the Wild that piles on new features without losing its charm, easily good for a hundred hours or more. The vastly expanded Hyrule, with its caves, chasms, depths, and sky islands, shines alongside inventive new abilities, especially the standout Ultra Hand. Returning weapon degradation and a slight design-by-spreadsheet feel in some underground areas are minor frustrations, and its heavier lean into modern open-world collecting may not suit every fan.
Our analysis
Masterpiece that improves on Breath of the Wild in nearly every way. New mechanics (Fuse, Ascend, Ultrahand) transform interaction and exploration. Excellent temples, sky, and underground areas create stark contrasts. Fantastic music and sound design. Performance dips with Ultrahand but still very playable. Filled with wonder and discovery—a fantastic adventure that shouldn't be missed. Official score: 9.5/10.
Our analysis
Innovative building mechanics and vast exploration with some revolutionary gameplay features.
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Zelda at its peak — Ultrahand and Fuse enable boundless creativity, with one of the most memorable Zelda story moments ever.
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Kyle adores Tears of the Kingdom and praises Ultrahand's creative puzzle solving and satisfying building. It improves dungeons and bosses, though it lacks Breath of the Wild's sense of newness and industry-changing impact.
About
- Released
- 2023-05-12
- Genre
- Puzzle, Adventure
Creator Mentions · 2
- SSheshounet👎 negativeWatch
Our analysis
A bigger Breath of the Wild with more content and possibilities, but flawed by overcomplicated building mechanics, shameful temples, and poor inventory management that detract from the Zelda experience.
- SSavun😐 mixedWatch
Our analysis
Objectively a better game than Breath of the Wild with refined mechanics and improved dungeons, but the creator felt personally underwhelmed by the lack of innovation after 6 years of development, criticizing the sameness of engine, assets, and overall structure.
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