The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review - Iterative Sequel or Masterpiece?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 พ.ค. 2023
- Breath of the Wild may have been the more influential game (and for many that preferred its simplicity and elegance of design, it will probably remain their preferred one of the pair), but in almost every way, by almost every conceivable metric, Tears of the Kingdom is the better game.
And delivering a follow up to one of the best games ever made that is, somehow, even better? No words are necessary at this point. This game is a masterpiece, and any fan of the medium will do themselves a disservice if they don’t check it out. - เกม
This game is so fun once you get all the methods of transportation the world is so huge but you can get places fast or slow and however you decide to which I find is simply amazing. Then all the stuff included is just a plus from there and it’s a lot of pluses lol
And have you seen all the creations the community has made thus far!?, absolutely bonkers😂
The fact that all of this fits and works well on a tiny switch is amazing
Understatedly amazing
LOL, not really amazing these days, given the tiny nature of solid-state storage devices. The SSD in my current Dell Desktop is about 1/100 of the size of the HDD in my first Gateway desktop yet holds 128x more data.
Bruh imagine if Xbox or Sony had this game in there systems. There would be no frames drops
Works well? lol Frame rate drops down to 20(!) in some instances.
@@Falcon-um7vo What does miniaturization has to do with any of this regarding the switch ? What's amazing is that the game runs on a shitty gimped 11yr old CPU.
I wish more sequels are like TOTK and Saints Row 2 in a sense where the open world is reused with major adjustments+new regions but the bulk of the development is more focused on the game design and fleshing out the world than rebuilding an open world from scratch which takes a massive amount of time, effort and budget from development, think of a game like cyberpunk we all know that there is a potential for it to be a GOAT tier and i think its possible if the sequel reused the open world but the development is more focused on fleshing out the world and the game design aspect.
Just completed my first temple (which was the Wind Temple for me), and it was quite the experience. Just getting to the temple is a quest in and of itself; you simply cannot be afraid of stormy, swirling clouds, lightning, jumping and gliding at mind-boggling, breath-taking heights! (Imagine the Twilight Princess in the air boss battle with Argorok happening much, much, MUCH higher in the stormy clouds) About to proceed to the next quest, working in a couple of side quests along the way, and curious if the remaining boss battles will be just as epic. It will be tough to surpass this one. There's just so much to explore and do, you can veer away from the main storyline at any time to take in some of what else the game offers.
While I love this game, I am worried about the future of zelda games. Botw/Totk were such a hit so does that mean all new zelda games are going to be open world like this? Ocarina of time, majoras mask and twilight princess were also really good games and I would like to see more in this style but is that formula being abandoned now?
They release 2D between every 3D Zelda (remake or not) so we'll see what will come. I think they make conession with the dungeon is good. But I don't know what will get them to let go of stamina and durability.
Yeah Aonuma said future games will be in this style, so I think classic Zelda for new flagship entries is dead.
@@pramath1605 I think they will do both, while refining the open world format. UNLESS they go MMO/live service.
The official line from Nintendo is that, yes, like ocarina’s formula being repeated going forward, BOTW is now the base formula they will go off into the future
I sure hope not. I’m one of the few that does not like this game or it’s predecessor. I love open world games just not these two.
The weapon fusing, ALONE, makes this game worthwhile! It’s so much fun
This game is either a DLC for BOTW or BOTW was an ALPHA for TOTK..
5 years was well worth it! Have faith on the Aonuma team. 👊🏻💥
I love it but the fps drop in karakiko village has to be patched man totally immersion breaking ... And why does Nintendo not know what gamma is? Is it more or is the gamma or brightness maxed in handheld ...like a constant fog 24 7 and I have the OLED . This game would be perfect to me if they fixed the fps drop and gamma
The fog/mist is so,so bad. The dated graphics I'm general ruin it a bit for me.
@@BatfinksWings they've got the money, they've got the means if Nintendo won't do it.
The fans will.
Personally I feel at this stage the fans can make better games.
Have you seen 4k Ocarina??
Btw. I really like that your channel gives credits at the beginning for the creators of the video!
I’ve not played a Zelda game since ocarina of time on the n64, but my mind is blown by how good this game is I’m having so much fun with fuse and build mechanics and the world is astonishing. all this packed into a switch game is phenomenal.
It can be both, and it takes nothing away from it
I liked your review. It was detailed, thoughtful and intelligent.
Very good review. Great job! You summarised things pretty well, while not spoiling.
I still haven't completed BOTW, so I'll get to this in 3/4 years. :) Looks amazing though.
I 100 percented botw. And exited to 100 percent this
Don’t bother to complete botw at this point since this game is just improved. Playing botw will just burn you out
I'm really, really enjoying myself with TOTK. I haven't been this addicted to a game in a long time. The only complaint I have is that the shrines don't seem as challenging as in BOTW. It may be because the new powers are just that much more powerful and greatly simplify the shrines. That being said, I've only done about half of the shrines, so maybe the difficulty ramps up a bit in the later ones.
There's really no "later" ones, since they can be done in any order.
@@Falcon-um7vo True. I should have probably said "less obvious" shrines.
If what you say is true then I might try this game. I’m not a good puzzle solver. Hated the shrines in BOTW.
Yeah that's really one of my only problems with this game. I did all the shrines and was a little disappointed to see that half of them were Blessing shrines. Even the ones that were puzzles felt a little too simple compared to the BotW shrines, probably because the runes were better suited from a puzzle standpoint. I think shrines is one thing BotW did better, but in almost every other aspect I enjoyed the sequel more!
Much more fun to just dive through the hit points on Colgera. Nothing like killing an enemy by turning yourself into a human missile.
Yeah, that's what I did. I didn't even think to try and shoot it with the bow. I just dove through them all
I saw a stream right after I beat Colgera and just found out you can actually do that. 😂😂😂
One thing I want is for the dlc of this game to bring back Link's previous abilities. ultrahand with those will make this game truly fun
yeah the ability i miss the most is the bombs :(
With endlessly engrossing gameplay allowing you to come up with innovative and creative puzzle solutions, this game is absolutely a masterpiece.
I dunno why, but seeing you use arrows on that boss seems so obvious but I just lined myself up and dived through it. it wasn't the simplest after the first phase but I still got through it first try. Just need to be high up enough for the impact to smash through. I thought it was modeled after some ice floors which is why I thought it was conditioning me for....but again you choose how to tackle the puzzles and I dig that.
I beat botw years ago and I recently was finally starting to play the dlc but I think I’m gonna start playing totk for a little bit then go back to finish the dlc because I desperately want to play this!!!!
But I thought BotW was one of the greatest games ever made. Yet this review is shitting on it to make TofK sounds like a true masterpiece.
Botw was one of the best games made. Totk is just that much better, better story, almost 3x the map size and the very best in video game physics. Running on a 2017 tablet soc no less
"Templates for dungeons simply does not work in the open, freeform format the series now espouces" doesn't sound like a perfect 10 to me
@@qiwjjdj288 Of course your entitled to your opinion and not all games are for everybody. That said you have clearly not played the game as TOTK or BOTW are not your typical cookie cutter open world games. There is nothing else comparable to them in design or physics.
@@mikeclark4480 i like open world games generally , there are a few recent ones though we're I feel the main story and campaign was not concentrated on enough in place of it.
There is legitimate criticism from when botw came out of the open world feeling hollow and empty
There are many, going back to early PS2 days that just have that feeling of passing time, satisfying boredom/curiosity before getting back to main campaign i.e this disconnect between the game and the open world exploration.
Zelda used to be one of the few games imo that struck the right balance where your exploration of its world never felt like a curiosity side quest or something to do in between the main game.
I feel the balance isn't quite right anymore
Don't get me wrong the mechanics and what not seem fun but for me not 70$ fun
And not something I'd want in a Zelda game
I've played Minecraft briefly as I find it relaxing or fortnite (but more to use MGS sneaking skills on unsuspecting fort builders)
But I could never sit on Minecraft for 100+ hours or want a main game out of it
I just don't recognise it anymore and that sad
Anyone who "doesn't care about graphics" is willing I'd recommend playing through Ocarina then come back to these and let me know how they feel
@@qiwjjdj288 I loved the old 3d style of Zelda games also but I also got bored with find A to open B so I can fight C gameplay. There are games like Darksiders, Horizon and lately Assassins Creed that I enjoy that follow that old style of 3d Zelda games that I enjoy to this day.
Botw but more so with TOTK they give you tools to find C any way you want to. It's different for sure but this beats open worlds like Skyirm and Fallout to death imo.
All your criticisms and concerns are valid, it's just not gonna be for everybody. They have made considerable improvements such as the busier world, more variety in the places to explore and the caves might be the most atmospheric setting I have ever seen in a game. The story is much improved but I dont ever see Nintendo doing Sony style cut scenes every 25 minutes, just not what Nintendo does.
It's just different,breath of fresh air and not for everybody and that is ok to lol
spoilers in the gameplay bro
I love the game. But the only problem I have which is the most frustrating part of the game. Is how the bad weather just comes out of nowhere. Especially when you are trying to climb or use fire. I’m playing the game right now. I came across some veins. It was sunny and beautiful. As soon as I try to set fire. It instantly starts raining hard. Now I gotta wait smdh. For it to clear.
Good review i've been enjoying the game.
A game that runs at 20fps while walking through a village, or moving a tree around is a 10/10? Ok. Sure. Thanks Nintendo for our free early copy. We will make sure to give great review scores to your overrated games.
It's almost as if things beyond the framerate matter. You know, like mechanics, design, story.
@@pramath1605 mechanics are interesting but a gimmick the design is flawed the video even says that "Templates for dungeons simply does not work in the open, freeform format the series now espouces" and the story? I've tried asking people to summarise the gist for me, as you can with Ocarina of Majora no one has been able to
@@qiwjjdj288 it’s a 100 hour game that came out three days ago, I’d be shocked if anyone could summarize the story right now
Not sure what older dungeon styles not being compatible with the new template has to do with anything lol
@@pramath1605 I never said older dungeons.
I'm quoting this review at 13:59
"Templates for dungeons simply does not work in the open, freeform format the series now espouces" this is a cricitism from gaming spot of the games design.
It's not 100 hours of story, even die hards aren't saying that.
I'm not asking for the whole thing I'm asking for someone to tell me the gist of the basic premise
So for example basic premise of Ocarina
Ganondorf has taken over hyrule, you have to get the triforce etc etc to defeat him.
Basic premise of Majora the moon is falling to earth in 3 days, you've got to find a way to stop it.
These were known from 60 second trailers before the games release.
This is all I've been asking for past three days and no one's been able to tell me
Good, but not great.
13:59 You said, "That template for dungeons simply does not work in the open, freeform format the series now espouses." But that's simply not true. There's no reason why they couldn't have designed the dungeons that way if they wanted to.
Wait, why has this recieved a perfect score if it contains this criticism?
@@qiwjjdj288 Huh? I never gave the game a score.
@@Falcon-um7vo not you Mr falcon, gaming spot .
How do you feel about the game anyway?
@@qiwjjdj288 But he wasn't really complaining about it, so that's why your comment was unclear. I love the game even more than BotW. I'd definitely say 10/10. There are always a few minor complaints, but not enough to dock it. For instance, it irritates me that the scope can't zoom out to help get context before zooming in.
@@Falcon-um7vo have you played the previous titles e.g ocarina to twilight? If so what do you think of them and what do you prefer?
I enjoy Totk more the Botw tbh
those programmers are insane
A true masterpiece indeed.
It feels like a WoW addon.
@@editor0rangeit feels nothin an like that lol wtf are you talking about??
Great game. I want to be clear I love this game, but the thing I hated was the beginning Need to get the 3 shrines before fast travel comes into play. It is an 9.5 out of 10 Zelda game easily.
I’m not convinced by this game. About 20 hours in and for this to have taken 6 years doesn’t make sense to me.
The new mechanics and gameplay is great, but its high is not long lasting as we are still in pretty much the same world with not much difference.
I was expecting a grand large sky island/s with dungeons, a new variety of enemies, and everything else.
It really does feel like a large BotW dlc, like a Minecraft version… but is that what we waited 6 years for? The longest wait for any new Zelda game? Idk man… I expected more.
The *spoiler*
dungeons are not dungeons bro. These are larger divine beasts. It’s like the Zelda formula is long gone.
Agree bro a huge letdown imo
You just suck at exploring then. This game has a ton of new content compared with BotW. Have you been to the Depths? The underworld is the same size as the surface. They essentially doubled the map and that's without even counting the sky islands. Not to mentions hundreds of caves and wells, some of which are huge. And tons of changes were made to the surface as well. There's also like 3 times as many enemies as in BotW, if not more.
You're right, it doesn't make any sense that this game took 6 years to make. That's an absolute miracle. A game like this with such a huge world, so much content, so much polish, and so many mechanics should've taken a decade to make. And yet they did it in a mere 6 years.
As for the Zelda "formula", well I'm sorry but you'll just have to play the old games if you want that. Formulas are not good for franchises, you have to keep things fresh or your franchise will sink into creative bankruptcy. That's what happened to Pokemon. Be grateful that Nintendo abandoned the formula before it got stale and made something fresh and exciting.
@@MarkHogan994 we already explored the entire world in the first game. I already KNOW what is everywhere. Why would I want to explore the exact same world we’ve already been to. It’s like moving to a new house with the same exact floor mapping as your your old one, just with new furniture. You can explore that since you’re so easily impressed.
We wanted a NEW world on top of this old one. This old Hyrule should’ve been a place you come back to every now and again, not the foundation base area for this game. We should’ve had a new sky island that was like it’s own world. The depths are cool, but is a wasteland of gloom and the odd bokoblin and frog enemy every now and again. It’s hardly a new revelation, however, I’ve not explored it thoroughly yet so I could be wrong.
Regardless, this game feels lazy and it makes no sense as to why this took 6 years. They built the original BotW Hyrule in less time ffs.
Have you played the old Zelda’s? Majoras mask? That’s how you do a sequel. An entirely new world and realm to explore. That took them only a year in 1999.
To wait 6 years for this. You’re Nintendo fanboying. Stop accepting this low tier bs.
When I say formula I’m not saying i want an ocarina of time remaster, but this game is literally abandoning what makes Zelda Zelda when they promised us they’d be bringing back the foundational Zelda elements. Elements such as proper dungeons with mini bosses, keys, a place you’re sort of trapped in and can get lost in. Instead we have colourful divine beasts.
Like bruh we don’t even really have a new world/map to explore. These few little rocks in the sky make this whole sky malarkey they built up feel pointless. Skyward sword had more sky stuff than this.
This is not 6 years worth of development. They built BotW in that time. That game was fantastic. This is a large dlc that I’d have happily taken in 2020/2021, not a full fledged Zelda game.
@@MarkHogan994 I love this game but I can absolutely see why people have this guys opinion. Wind your neck in instead of attacking someone who has a valid opinion.
I wished there was more on Ganondorf, more back story, and I wish it was darker.
I disagree about the dungeons, the "first" dungeon you are given a "thing" and encouraged to use it to solve the dungeon and beat a boss
Dungeons and their bosfights are rather disappointing tbh. Got thorigh them in less than an hour, now compare that to for example twilights princess water temple where i spent three to four hours and had such a big feeling of achievment after finally figuring it out
Holy shit started the video with opening cutscene is a…it’s a choice lol
Been playing this game all night every night since release and it’s hands down one of the best video games I’ve ever played. I’ve dropped atleast 40 hours into the game, done two temples, and I doubt I’ve seen even 25% of what the game has to offer. It just keeps blowing me away at every turn. The fact that it runs on a 2015 tablet is pure black magic. Thankfully I’ve got Yuzu and a high end pc because at 3x res, 60 fps dynamic, & autoHDR turned on the game is stunning on my 4K 65in OLED TV.
Oh and did I mention that I never beat BOTW and (while I liked it) wasn’t crazy about it. This game makes BOTW look like a first draft tech demo. Seriously it’s that big and it’s that good.
Dude Ive been playing it on PC with my 4080 on my big TV too and its looks amazing. I'm surprised how well it runs on the emulator already. And I didn't finish BoTW either, but I am definitely enjoying ToTK much more.
I did also buy it on switch but when I was playing it on the big TV it looked pretty rough so I started looking into emulation.
Think it would run better on a max book emulator than the switch itself?
@@brentcox2961 Thank you for buying it. No sarcasm, from one stranger to another. Thanks.
Same here I live 2 lives. One life is at work and the other life is Tears of the kingdom. It just keeps getting better and better the more you play it's crazy
@@tysoncarver5181 thanks. Piracy is lame. Devs deserve our support, especially when they make good games!
No doubt they are GREAT GAMEE (fir a new Zelda generation), which is fine
I love how different it is!
cant touch botw after this, game is a upgraded version of it
People throwing out the word masterpiece like it's holloween candy sheesh. This man didn't mention any of the many many negatives of this game. How about the fact that weapon durability is actually worse than before because now not only is every weapon as brittle as before it's actually more brittle than before even with fusion. Fusion doesn't make the weapon more durable than before but just brings it up to what it would have been in the original game. But now you have to actively go out of your way to attach monster parts or the like to make it a viable weapon. The story is not much better at all considering the original story was objectively lacking. The "dungeons" are not much better than before and are cheasable as ever before. How about that now you can't just stockpile arrows of various types but now have to individually fuse every single arrow you wish to use. And navigating all these parts to fuse is soooo combersome and terrible. The combat is just as lack luster as before. I can't believe the still haven't fixed the wonky flurry rush timing as before. Like seriously what where they thinking. Their are many more problems but i swear idk why Nintendo and Zelda games especially get this type of un critical treatment.
I'm just happy to play a new Zelda game ....
The amount of things You can do in this Game it's insane, yesterday was ready to tackle some shrines to get stamina for something I Discovery, and find myself in a fucking cave between Prunia outpost and the castle.
I jumped into a well at a stable and was astonished to find myself in a cave! For the naysayers calling this just DLC for BotW, they clearly have no idea what they're talking about. I don't even recognize Hyrule they made so many changes. Feels like a totally new world to me.
What a game. And haven't even went underground yet.
The dive feature and map of the sky are amazing but i really think this game is looking more like a DLC to me. The story line gets too basic and boring in betweens. The task that you have to be like a messanger were you have to go back and fourth to purah and a certain guy multiple times is so un inspired. And i don't like the part that they are pretty much telling you/giving the important details and items straight away.. the chasms are pretty much plain . Just a new place but dark. Also, exploring every corners specially the odd ones are no longer rewarding unlike BOTW .. and the Korok puzzles . The one where a korok is separated from his friend.. Super fucking annoying. Another thing. There's no heroes path! in all fairness im in the early stage of the game but this first 5 hours of my gameplay is a NO for me . Not a good sign
this game feels like a WoW addon.
If it was it would of probably got a 3.5 score
This review is one of the best I seen ever!
Too many f ing spoilers
I hated bow I thought this was just part 2 I went ahead and bought it and this game is awesome I can't put it down there world isn't empty like bow either!
Same. That game feels like a tech demo and this is the real deal.
BotW wasn't empty.
now i can see why genshin impact is called the copy of zelda , damn it genshin
You should have *spoiler* warnings. I know many people think spoilers are story related, but TOTK is gameplay spoilers.. I saw so many gameplay surprises.. Good review nonetheless
He spoiled the story as well, now I know the girls name is sonia and not zelda or hylia , TF!!!
Best TOTK review I've seen
A timeless classic
The new Zelda's are an "acquired taste" that's not my :cup of tea.
Considering that 95% plus of the people who have played them instantly or near instantly think they are incredible and possibly the greatest games of all time, I would say it is the opposite of an “acquired taste.” You don’t like it, that’s fine. You are the extremely rare exception.
Some people like Tuna, some like Tilapia……you like Tilapia.
@@rm6058
Or. some people forget nintendo is immune to criticism when it comes to zelda and the fan boyism is outta this world.
This is not what 6 years of dev time should look like, ToTK is literally BoTW 1.5.
70 bucks for a copy and pasted game locked at 30fps at best? No thanks.
@In The Beginning sounds like a hater take on the game. It's all you all have, name calling and half baked reasons
@@inthebeginning4751 copy and paste? Pfft. The map alone is like 3x bigger.
I played BOTW after years of getting hyped up by others about it telling me it's like the best thing ever. . And just wasn't impressed.. It's good but nowhere near a masterpiece imo
What made you think that ?
ocarina of time is a masterpiece.
Personally beyond skyward sword it's Zelda in name only imo
Completely agreed. Thought it was extremely overrated
That’s fine - we all like and appreciate different things.
I’ve heard similar opinions for other highly acclaimed masterpieces such as Elden Ring, GOw, RDR2, TLOS. The vast majority of players, reviewers and developers loved them though, and that why they are masterpieces, including BOTW, which has continued to win international and prestigious awards 6 years after release which shows it isn’t overrated.
Someone has to have the minority opinion for every great piece of art and entertainment. It sucks but welcome to the club.
@@makasete30 I wouldn’t consider any one of those a masterpiece personally, even though I know many others do
Zelda botw and totk are all the reasons I play games
Have you not played any of the previous zeldas?
As fun as this game is for me so far, I am still feeling the same cynicism that I had before. This game is very derivative of BotW. Even though it obviously has a ton of content and gameplay to get through, it still feels very much like the "DLC" that I felt it might be. Previous Zelda sequels were doing things very differently from their first games (Majoras Mask, Zelda 2, Links Awakening, etc.) This game still consists of the same general narrative of BotW with some slight improvements with the story. This was a bad point for Nintendo to start asking for the $70 price tag.
It's a direct sequel.
@@jakesmith5278 yeah, with practically no difference in gameplay, characters, art style, enemies... It's just BotW with a bunch of new content shoved into the same box that we already had.
@@h_nt_r you're fucking insane if you think this game plays like botw. i 100% that game and totk feels so much different in terms of how you can approach combat, how you interact with the world, your progression. and evem the enemies like theres double the types of enemies as botw. i dont know how far you are into it but at around the 40 hour mark i can say this game has an insane amount of content and is not like a dlc at all
This DLC conversation is getting tiresome. You don't know what DLC means. Nothing in Tears of the Kingdom even gives the impression of being DLC. You could have entire games around most of Link's new abilities.
i played a few hours of tears of the kingdom and there was not much any fighting. adventure and puzzles and such things take too much space. they should make it so we have to encounter more enemies and be forced to fight instead of this avoiding game. you can just move away from enemies and avoid the fighting and they dont come at you much at all and not fighting dont block you from moving ahead. the graphics are very good and the adventure is cool. the game is great but not perfect. i think zelda is somewhat overrated sometimes because i think that whatever game they make in this series , some fanboys will like whatever they do i guess and say its a masterpiece and such stuff. i dont say the game is bad but i say its not perfect and could have more fighting to make it more challenging and interesting. some people also say this game could have simply been a dlc. it does look alot like an expansion from botw.
And the gobbling continues……
Better than Elden Ring, that's not up for debate. Mountaintops of the Giants and afterwards is a 6/10 experience in that game.
Explain how this is better than elden ring?
Either way, I’m sure everyone can agree that both games are the pinnacle of open world games and deserve praise beyond belief for what they’ve both achieved
@@randychristensen1028 if by both your including a 720p Dlc mobile game with 5 dungeons and an option to complete in an hour then I don't think so
*KEEP COPING IN YOUR MIND*
Both
"Industry leading quality" that's what a gamer wants to hear today👍👍
The “dungeons” are so poorly designed and boring. I don’t get it. Divine Beast 2.0
Gives me the same vibes as Elden Ring
If elden ring was released fifteen years ago for children
How is that a logical comparison?
For me it’s easy to compare the BotW/TotK to Elden Ring because these are literally the only open world games I’ve ever enjoyed (Dying Light being the exception) but even then, I’ve never felt driven to play Dying Light more than once
I only compare them based on my enjoyment and engagement with the games because Elden Ring and BotW/TotK are not even close to being similar in vision for their respective games
People always exaggerate how good Zelda games are simply because they're Zelda games.
I feel the same way about Sony's first party games.
Maybe for some Zelda games. Not all of them, or even most
Ocarina of Time was a real game changer in graphics, gameplay exploration and immersive story at the time
Majora's mask in innovation, and originality and tone.
They've been feeding fans scraps ever since
Realising by the time skyward sword came out they can't totally appease them
So abandoned one generation to appease the fortnite Minecraft builders looking to make wooden penis statue memes, racking up live stream views
@@michelletackett9489 I bet you think red fall is a 8 😂
Nah, you are just in a minority.It’s a shame but it happens to all of us at some Point.
BOTW won game of the year on release which no other zelda game had done.
It was voted best game ever in 2021 on a Japanese national channel. It was selected as best game ever last year in GQ magazine by 200 critiques. You may disagree but some game has to win in the end.
It’s sold more than any other Zelda game. It has faults ‘but what game doesn’t. The fact it continued to get awards years after release shows what a masterpiece is.
It’s fine not to enjoy it yourself as much as everyone else. But it’s immature to try to make poor excuses in order to bolster your experience and make it seem like the majority consensus is wrong, or belittle and yours right. I’m reminded of the flat Earthers.
Developers like those of genshin impact and fynix rising have admitted being inspired by BOTW.
Zelda games have been loved by generations as wonderful and special experiences, and this is no different. You just haven’t enjoyed it as much as many have.
Epic cannot wait to play
As expected, the 2023 GOTY 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' is in first place.👍
크 역시 젤다 왕눈 오픈크리틱 역대 1위 등극 ㄷㄷ 역대 3위도 젤다 야숨이긴하네 ㄷㄷ👍
When it comes to perfect games, the Zelda series always achieves a 10 out of 10 and rightfully so. That being said, this is the best entry in the series
Wish they would be a little more critical. Zelda and Mario are great games but it seems like reviewers are too scared to not give them 10/10 because of the backlash for such beloved franchises
A masterpiece
For sheep probably yeah.
@@tibz7634?
Is this a positive comment or you are roasting me?
My English isn't that good to understand what you just said
If it ran at a constant 30 fps throughout, then yes. But alas… no.
This game is a 9.9.
Almost a masterpiece.
There is only ONE missing feature keeping it from its full potential.
This feature was also not present in the first game. which i would have liked to seen im both games.
That feature is simple.
Being able to swim underwater.
Imagine the possibilities of discovering underwater ruins and caverns and treasures of even civilizations.
Oh plz no
Bigger problem: you still can't PET THE DOG
Wait you can't swim underwater?
I was doing that on Zelda games back in the nineties
@@qiwjjdj288 swimming is the WORST part of any video game
@@PaulThacker I dunno I enjoyed it in Mario 64.
Having the option should still be a standard, don't have to make a temple out of it or anything
You shot Colgera with fire arrows. I just body slammed through its holes 🥶
Horizon: Forbidden West is much more immersive. Nintendo is childish still pushing 30 fps
Oh grow up.
I played that and lost interest after about 5 hours ish. Zelda has something crucial -charm
@@sifunmon charm? Maybe.
Immersive story innovative graphics a point to a campaign with linear dungeon solving leading to a satisfying finish??
Went out the window back when Link still wore his cap and was to busy saving hyrule and Zelda to be cooking and crafting wooden statues with penises
@@qiwjjdj288 Eggzactly!
Trolls gonna troll. I have both consoles, love playing on both, but Forbidden West is a chore and a cringe-fest. Got bored with it completely after roughly 15 hours. Forced myself to continue but let it go after another 10 hours and never touched it again.
Video maker is a troll or waaay out of touch with what most gamers are thinking
Of course he's out of touch, he works for a mainstream fake ass "gaming site".
Out of touch? How so? The vast majority of people seem very well pleased with the game.
Game is one of the highest rated games of all time and sold 10 million in 3 days, I don’t think this video is the one that’s out of touch with the masses
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I am 40h in and I totally agree. If you would have asked me if they could ever come even close to botw I would have said no but even getting close would be insane. That they were able to create a game the surpasses botw is completely beyond me. Even in those 40h I had so many hilarious and creative moments that I am shocked by how many options/ways you have to solve a problem.
Why wound they not be able to improve on Botw? Your expectations are too low lol
@@Wft-bu5zc Thats just not a realistic take. They have something so why should the next something not improve it. Might sound obvious but it is not. Why doesnt pokemon improve any game, why doesnt the mass effect series improve with andromeda l, why doesnt wow improve with every update, why doesnt star wars improve with the new movies. The greater something is the harder it is to improve. Besides that comes the fact that all of this comes from humans and humans can fuck up a lot of things and are doing on a regular basis. I would love to have higher expectations but its just not realistic in todays gaming industry.
“All of it is top-notch.” But it all sadly crumbles due to the unsteady frame rate tho.
It's almost like they like unsteady frame rate. Like when the Nintendo classic mini had all the frame rate drops in the games just to recreate the feel or something
Game of the year!
So.. another masterpiece? Nintendo on a roll
Elder Ring killer
I'm intrigued explain how this killed elden ring
Totk wasn't even a souls game
@@hare75 oh yea they have nothing in common .
wtf is Iterative?
$$$ tHis iS a rEvIEw oF ZeLDa tEArS oF tHe KiNgDoM $$$
Water temple was fun af
Or annoying?
@djb presents puzzles must be hard for you huh?
Masterpiece
Like the predecessor, it is completely overdone
The fact that u can free fall from the sky islands, through hyrule and into a chasm without any loading screens man I'm proud of Nintendo they outdid themselves
One of the best games to be ever released and once again the new benchmark for open world games. Also great review!
Lol love when people say silly shit like this
Could you explain to me what benchmark has been set?
@@djbpresents9584 It’s ridiculous when people say stupid stuff like that. Botw/Totk are completely unique in their game styles. There is no benchmark set. Games like Elder Scrolls or Elden Ring are totally different open world styles.
W
Honestly for me game of the year Jedi Survivor and then tears of the kingdom a close second so far.
Year long way to go though, but jedi survivor was great but itll be overshadowed cause few fps issue not like this crap didnt have plenty as well but it gets a pass, but prob game get most of my time is diablo 4, its shaping up as a gane of the year to me, then we have ff16 to check out and spiderman 2 possibly, starfield. Forza
Greatest game of the decade. Possible greatest game of all time❗❗❗❗❗
Facts
Shhh sony ponies and xbots are on the way
Nah bro Elden Ring keep smoking
I truly feel sorry for anyone who doesn’t want to try this game. Imagine not getting excited when a 10/10 masterpiece drops
10/10 with critics tied in to sell Nintendo products (see ign selling Skyward sword figures online)
Meanwhile public opinion not so favourable.
@@qiwjjdj288 it’s geting reviewing bombed by people who clearly haven’t played it, as other great games have been, unfortunately.
But the sales numbers speak for themselves, and people are going crazy for it in real life and social media.
BOTW was voted best game of all time by the public in 2021 on the national NHK channel. This game is even better.
There are many critics who have no love for `Nintendo, don’t need any favours from Nintendo and still gave it top marks. You are portraying the who le journalistic industry as corrupt with Nintendo which is laughably dumb, and so you must be trolling…which is sad.
Face it- you are in the minority and and have to resort to trolling to protect your ego. Grow up soon, it will make dealing with TOTK winning Game of the year much easier this year.
@@qiwjjdj288 public opinion is probably the highest for a game this year if not the past 5 years given it's exclusive to Nintendo. A lot of Xbox and Sony people are trying to downplay it.
@George Stephenopolous past 5 years? You're on Crack I like Zelda but yeah.. no
Game is almost a chore to play. Feels like work
100% botw 1.5.
It's not that good.
Why not ?
Name one game that is better
@@georgestephenopolous5508 twilight princess, windwaker, majora's mask, ocarina of time in the Zelda series.
Outside of it
Ghost of Tsushima, elden ring, resident evil 4 remake
Would you like a longer lost?
@@qiwjjdj288 LOL keep going
@@georgestephenopolous5508 Final Fantasy VII, Resident Evil 2 (Remake), Fable 2, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island, Silent Hill 2, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Counter-Strike 1.6, Pokémon red, blue, yellow, gold, silver, crystal, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil 4, Shadow of the Colossus, Okami, The Last of us, Metal Gear Solid 1-5, Halo: Combat Evolved, half life 1 and 2, dooom, god of war, portal 1 and 2, super mario 64, mystical Goeman, banjo Kazooie, resident evil biohazard
I'm getting tired , I'll post more tommorow if you want
Horizon Forbidden west is better.
Name one game besides Horizon
@@georgestephenopolous5508 Ghosts of Tsushima.
Playing that then looking at this is like stepping back in time
@@qiwjjdj288 oh nah boring af story terrible too (he used stealth tactics he must be punish!!!)
@@georgestephenopolous5508 the Mongols have taken over Japan and you have to defeat their empire and liberate the islands?
What if I change the names to
Ganondorfs minions have taken over hyrule and you must defeat his evil dominion and liberate the land
No longer "boring af"
Then I guess I could scale down the graphics the frame rate the motion rate, make it kid friendly
And I have a masterpiece am I right?
If I'm not mistaken a large part of windwakers beginning is stealth
@@qiwjjdj288 did u even play tsushima the guy gets punished for using stealth even if u dont even do stealth gameplay the whole story is some dumb thing devs think samurai have a code of honor when they usually randomly attacked civilians
Just so everyone is aware you can just ascend right through the battle talus no need to climb it at all
The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Review Scores:
Cubed3- Perfect 10! Masterpiece - Platinum Award!
Nintendo Insider- Perfect 10!
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WellPlayed- Perfect 10!
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Pocket-Lint- Perfect 5 Stars, A Soaring Achievement!
RadioTimes- Perfect 5 Stars!
Mirror Gaming- Perfect 5 Stars!
Daily Express- Perfect 5 Stars!
Stuff- Perfect 5 Stars!
Metacritic- 96% Must Play!
OpenCritic- 97% Mighty!
Game Informer- 9.75 out of 10
SwitchUp (TH-cam Channel)- A Technical Masterpiece!
Hobby Consolas- 98/100
The Games Machine- 9.8 out of 10
GamePro Germany- 93% Platinum Award!
GamesRadar- 4.5 Stars out of 5
Console Creatures- Recommended!
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Power Unlimited- 95/100
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The U.S Sun- The Best Open World Game Yet!
GamerSky- 9.4 out of 10
Ladies Gamers- Two Thumbs Up!
You have conveniently left out Gfinity eSports who gave it a 6/10
And any public review
The public opinion on metacritic is an 8.5 currently and it's going down.