You know those special games that come around once in a few years? Games that you can tell the devs poured their heart and soul into? Games that aren’t like anything else that came before them? Games that literally define the genre? Yeah, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of those games.
I cannot believe that the Zelda team made a genre defining game once in 2017, then 6 years went ahead and did it again. Personally before this game came out I didn’t think that they’d be able to top Breath of the Wild, I believed that Tears of the Kingdom was going to be a slight upgrade. Boy was I wrong, even if this game does take place in the same world it still feels entirely new and different. Having just explored Hyrule when I replayed BOTW then going back to the same world a day later, the world still felt fresh and new to me. The new abilities and sky islands/underworld completely entranced me in exploring this world once again.
Ultrahand and Fuse abilities have completely changed the open world genre as a whole. Building whatever you want and going wherever you want with them is so cool. The amount of creativity I’ve seen online using these features is awe inspiring and we’ll probably be seeing more and more creations for years to come. I also guarantee that in the next few years we will be seeing so many games that have these same features.
The amount of games that Breath of the Wild inspired is probably in the thousands. The paraglider and complete openness in terms of how you tackle the game has inspired games like Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West, along with so so many more. I fully expect Tears of the Kingdom to have that same effect BOTW did on the gaming industry.
Touching on the story, it’s stellar too. The return of the Demon King Ganondorf (DAAAAAAAYUMMM!!!!) after 20 years was done exceptionally, and while not getting into spoilers, the final boss was among one of the best Ganondorf fights in the series. Most definitely a step up from BOTW both story and gameplay wise.
Dungeons in the game are also pretty good. Definitely not some of the best in the series but a huge step up from BOTW’s Divine Beasts. Same for the shrines too, BOTW’s shrines feel very linear compared to TOTK’s. BOTW’s shrines have one or two ways to solve them while TOTK gives you a hundred different ways to solve the shrine. The openness of this game is crazy to me and nothing short of game development wizardry.
Through and through, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a complete and utter masterpiece. The Zelda team has absolutely nailed it once again by creating another genre defining title that they poured their heart and soul into. I cannot wait to see where these incredible developers take the series next!
I cannot believe that the Zelda team made a genre defining game once in 2017, then 6 years went ahead and did it again. Personally before this game came out I didn’t think that they’d be able to top Breath of the Wild, I believed that Tears of the Kingdom was going to be a slight upgrade. Boy was I wrong, even if this game does take place in the same world it still feels entirely new and different. Having just explored Hyrule when I replayed BOTW then going back to the same world a day later, the world still felt fresh and new to me. The new abilities and sky islands/underworld completely entranced me in exploring this world once again.
Ultrahand and Fuse abilities have completely changed the open world genre as a whole. Building whatever you want and going wherever you want with them is so cool. The amount of creativity I’ve seen online using these features is awe inspiring and we’ll probably be seeing more and more creations for years to come. I also guarantee that in the next few years we will be seeing so many games that have these same features.
The amount of games that Breath of the Wild inspired is probably in the thousands. The paraglider and complete openness in terms of how you tackle the game has inspired games like Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West, along with so so many more. I fully expect Tears of the Kingdom to have that same effect BOTW did on the gaming industry.
Touching on the story, it’s stellar too. The return of the Demon King Ganondorf (DAAAAAAAYUMMM!!!!) after 20 years was done exceptionally, and while not getting into spoilers, the final boss was among one of the best Ganondorf fights in the series. Most definitely a step up from BOTW both story and gameplay wise.
Dungeons in the game are also pretty good. Definitely not some of the best in the series but a huge step up from BOTW’s Divine Beasts. Same for the shrines too, BOTW’s shrines feel very linear compared to TOTK’s. BOTW’s shrines have one or two ways to solve them while TOTK gives you a hundred different ways to solve the shrine. The openness of this game is crazy to me and nothing short of game development wizardry.
Through and through, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a complete and utter masterpiece. The Zelda team has absolutely nailed it once again by creating another genre defining title that they poured their heart and soul into. I cannot wait to see where these incredible developers take the series next!