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Time to write a proper review on this game...
Breath of the Wild was a mountain to overcome, and somehow, Tears of the Kingdom soared beyond anything I could have imagined. More fleshed out storytelling, strong emotions and an amazing ending sequence alone make it better than its predecessor for me. The Map grew so much thanks to the Sky and the Depths, I fear the BOTW map will feel small in comparison next time I play it. The new mechanics feel like a natural evolution of BOTW's runes and give the player so many options to tackle dungeons, shrines, or any other situation. only in very few moments you're bound to one specific action. The music and sound design stay impeccable.
I love this game and will forever cherish my first playthrough.
The highlight for me was collecting the Tear memories, slowly realising what Zelda did to deliver the Master Sword back to Link, effectively sacrificing herself. I had to take a moment once I touched down on the Light Dragon and pulled out the Sword. Zelda who had just fought for a hundred years, keeping the calamity at bay, trusting Link to triumph, got to spend merely a few years in relative peace, only to sacrifice herself, spend tens of thousands of years as an eternal Dragon, knowing, trusting, that Link would regain his strength, that he'd find her. That's Love, that's trust, that's Zelda. I do wish Link had a stronger reaction to all this though, perhaps shedding a tear himself, maybe a cutscene of him sitting on the Dragon, stroking its mane..
Alas, beautiful game, one of the best sequels to ever sequel
Breath of the Wild was a mountain to overcome, and somehow, Tears of the Kingdom soared beyond anything I could have imagined. More fleshed out storytelling, strong emotions and an amazing ending sequence alone make it better than its predecessor for me. The Map grew so much thanks to the Sky and the Depths, I fear the BOTW map will feel small in comparison next time I play it. The new mechanics feel like a natural evolution of BOTW's runes and give the player so many options to tackle dungeons, shrines, or any other situation. only in very few moments you're bound to one specific action. The music and sound design stay impeccable.
I love this game and will forever cherish my first playthrough.
The highlight for me was collecting the Tear memories, slowly realising what Zelda did to deliver the Master Sword back to Link, effectively sacrificing herself. I had to take a moment once I touched down on the Light Dragon and pulled out the Sword. Zelda who had just fought for a hundred years, keeping the calamity at bay, trusting Link to triumph, got to spend merely a few years in relative peace, only to sacrifice herself, spend tens of thousands of years as an eternal Dragon, knowing, trusting, that Link would regain his strength, that he'd find her. That's Love, that's trust, that's Zelda. I do wish Link had a stronger reaction to all this though, perhaps shedding a tear himself, maybe a cutscene of him sitting on the Dragon, stroking its mane..
Alas, beautiful game, one of the best sequels to ever sequel