The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an action-adventure video game published and developed by Nintendo in 2023, releasing over 6 years after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Many tout Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) as a "sequel" to 2017's Breath of the Wild (BotW), but this is, in my opinion, completely false. Tears of the Kingdom is not a sequel to Breath of the Wild, merely a flawed recreation of BotW's design. In this Tears of the Kingdom analysis/critique/retrospective/whatever-word-works-for-you, I'll discuss how The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom fails at being a sequel through its mirroring and repetition of Breath of the Wild.
0:00 - Introduction
6:03 - Forgotten Foundation
16:17 - Games Can't Be Real, but They Certainly Try
36:05 - Revenge of the Zelda Formula
58:49 - Heir to the Throne of Nothing
1:22:50 - You Call This a Puzzle?
2:20:59 - Batteries Not Included
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Footage Credits
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All other footage was recorded by myself.