110 hours and 152 shrines later... I finally rolled credits on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom... and it was truly wonderful. The exploration and physics-driven gameplay driving this experience astounded me throughout. There is a certain magic to this game, and the pure joy it invokes, that I am not sure I can conjure into words. Tears of the Kingdom's open world sandbox will be spoken of in reverential tone for many years to come, I suspect. While its predecessor did not quite capture me, a more curated narrative allowed this game to sink its hooks into me much quicker. Within the first few hours you are introduced to the majority of the creative tools the game will give you, and over the next 50-100 hours you're invited to run absolutely wild with your imaginative incorporation of these tools into the gameplay loop. The high level of interactivity that exists between these tools and items or environments in the game world are unrivaled in this game genre. It is exceedingly rare to find a game so capable and competent in its endeavors to surprise and reward creativity. For this reason, in the context of a beautifully crafted open world beaming with personality, I feel the Zelda team has delivered yet another masterpiece.