Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Review - No Need for a Punchline
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- Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Review Tears of the Kingdom is an outstanding game that offers an incredible experience, but it runs afoul of the Switch's ancient hardware despite excellent developer attempts to the contrary and not where you may expect
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Even with the newest patch the game does have some tech issues including some raw ass popup and some insanely low textures but that doesn't stop the actual art design from being amazing. It does, especially at this resolution, look really rough in some places but the same of grandeur is impossible to argue with .
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Also I BET I call the merge ability Link at least one time in this review or call Link Merge lol
Noti squad thanks goat!
Shut up and get a job.
@One Goal I caught that too lol I wondered if he did it on purpose to see how many ppl he could trigger😂
@@Carlos1234jfk nah, he prob just rushed his review to hit the embargo.
@@onegoal1775 timestamp? I watched the entire video and didn't notice ACG mention Zelda unless he was talking about the title.
4:56
Nevermind
You could never do a “wait for sale” for Zelda because it never goes on sale 😂
facts
Like 10 years later the wii version of skyward sword hadn't been sold for less than 40 USD.
@@tomasxfranco I can get 60 or more for my Wii U Zelda’s
What about the used market then ;p
More like if it's a nintendo game it will never goes on sale.
This review made me realize I have no freaking idea what's going on in this game.
I feel that and it doesn't make me want it either.
its just BoTW 2
Those are my feelings from the start, however, I doubt it would be considered good if it was just sandbox without essence.
I played a good portion of it and I have to say that has strongly exceeded my expectations
I saw it as ACG not trying to spoil anything. I am getting the game in two hours.
I love that they looked at how players were having fun with bugginess in BOTW and just doubled down on it.
They took the it's a feature meme literally and made it better XD.
Nintendo developers are not the type to lean into bugs lol. They're not Bethesda.
Yes if you like fidling with menus and clunk controls
@@Sir_Robin_of_Camelot but they did....
@@PrimarisDeiPrununs They doubled down on options and creativity, I doubt they were thinking "let's see how much players can make out game bug out in funny ways"
I am excited for the game but honestly I’m even more excited to see my kids play it this summer. I’m a divorced dad that lives on the otherside of the US so our biggest bonding mechanism are video games.
Tmi
@@buttertoast1146 what
@Butter Toast - Sounds like a "you" problem. Maybe talk to someone professionally?
Your children shouldn't be playing this game. They should be outside.
@@RobVespa a it aint that deep response to a it aint that deep comment 😆
For the next game they can expand upon by adding the sailing the vast ocean from wind waker and time travel from ocarina of time.
That's a good idea, add a few time travel paradoxes for puzzles and dungeons.
@@docArr666 They have that in some of the shrines
I'd personally prefer a different, maybe a more linear take on Zelda. I hope they don't start cranking out 5 games based on the same framework.
Very odd idea, the ocean from windwaker is dried up so thats not possible. However its likely we could explore the sea in the current time
@@flyingplantwhale545 Trilogy is still acceptable for me, after that better start fresh from scratch
"Watching ZELDA drown in what would effectively be the kiddy pool..." 4:50
BRUH
So was he metaphorically saying the game "zelda" is treading water at the begining, or did he straight up get Links name wrong and say he's annoyed that the player character can't swim well at first?
zelda please clarify
@@patrox428 I wondered that, too, but it seems like he's actually getting Link's name incorrect.
Edit: interesting. Looks like he edited it out.
@@googlewolly That's interesting, not a mistake I would expect ACG to make as he's so deep in the video game industry. Funny that he has since edited that part out. Ha I'm sure I would do the same ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ still a nice review that I enjoyed.
@@patrox428 lol Agreed. I was surprised. Anyway, like you said, still a good review.
I wasn't as crazy about BotW as everyone else, but I have been having a blast with TotK. None of the major issues I had were exactly fixed, but there's just so much more and I'm in love with the new abilities and freedom/creativity they allow. I might even beat this one!
That's great because I personally thought BotW was insanely overrated and ultimately a generic and monotonous open world game with no sense of uniqueness.
Already a Patreon, but it's great seeing you review Nintendo titles as well (I know you've done a few in the past, namely Rabbids titles which I picked up based on your recommendation!). Zelda doesn't need much of an explanation but you've gone above and beyond in this review once again. Thanks Karak and look forward to hearing everyone's opinions of this title in the next podcast.
There are about to be dozens of open world, survival, crafting games with a terribly implemented fuse system. Can't wait to see everyone try to mimic this feature and fall flat! Great review!
That relationship between action and inaction makes such a difference for my immersion level. Especially with open world games, the marketing tends to oversell the quality there. But with BotW, I found it delivered. Glad to hear the sequel continues that.
Idk man. On the one hand I really loved BoTW. But on the other hand… I don’t know that I feel like revisiting that world.
I don’t know how to explain it but I sort of wanted… a different Zelda experience I guess.
But maybe I’m just missing the nostalgia of OoT and Majora’s Mask. In those games I appreciated talking to the characters and the dungeons.
In BoTW (and from the initial looks of it this game)… I didn’t spend much time at all talking to npcs and worldbuilding details, nor doing much dungeon diving. It was just exploring the open world like 95% of the time.
That’s not… bad per se… just a very different style of game. Or so it feels to me anyways.
I was worried before the game came out but now that I've played it for an entire weekend I'm blown away by how fun the game is and it gives me a similar sense of adventure that the first game did but in new and fun ways.
It's 2023 and someone called Link "Zelda". I feel like I entered a time warp!
Who’s Link?
I did that today 🤦♂️ 😂
@@franciscovelasco5422 Sausage link
The game should have been called Link. Or Link should have been called Zelda.
Cannot wait to dig into this one. The first was such an experience.
I enjoyed about the 30 hours I played. Do I need to play BoTW all the way through to enjoy this new installment.
@@uncouthliyouth4486 I definitely think that botw was incredible and it made my anticipation for this game so much stronger because I was craving more (after finishing the first game). It definitely depends on you and what you are looking forward to and what you enjoyed from the original, but trying it out without finishing botw won’t hurt. I do recommend playing it more only because that’s more new game for you to play, bang for your buck.
@skyb3384 Thank you for the feedback. Can you link a good story Recap because I'm concerned about being out of the loop. The time I had with it made me think it wasn't too narrative driven.
I miss the Zelda games that had amazing soundtracks, unique temples that were basically big puzzle-boxes, and weapons that don't break.
Same 😢
The soundtrack is fantastic though! It also literally has unique temples - all of which have great fully orchestrated themes. Just finished the lightning temple and it's a huge 7 story puzzle box set inside a pyramid.
@roro213 That sounds great , I liked botw but I much prefer other games in the series.
If I wasn't broke I would buy TOTK
They......they added temples mate.................
And what on earth do you MEAN YOU MISS THE GAMES WITH A GOOD SOUNDTRACK?!?!?!?
@Lord Qwerty the Pyromancer To me it means a soundtrack that I can instantly think of memorable songs. Botw didn't have that , it almost didn't have music in general outside of bosses and towns.
After finally having beaten it and putting about ~45 hours into it - I feel like I can confidently say this is a much better game that Breath of the Wild. However, I'm left wanting pretty much the same things I wanted after I beat BOTW and, as you mentioned, it loses that surprise factor that BOTW had when it was the first open world Zelda game. BOTW was such a new experience that even if it wasn't really packed with things to do, I still considered it a near perfect attempt at the first open world Zelda game and I was excited to see how they would build on this. With TOTK, it feels refined but I feel let down at how much they didn't improve. I'm still left wanting more enemy variety, I'm still left wanting better "dungeon" designs, I'm still left wanting at least a slightly more interesting combat system (the flurry timing in this game was off to me), and I'm still wanting a Zelda open world that is as interesting as it is vast. Good lord the Sky Islands are sparse and boring and the Depths feel repetitive and boring after a while. And above all, I'm wanting Nintendo to move on from the Switch immediately. The frame rate dips, low resolution, etc. is starting to get less easy to forgive after getting used to the performance of a PS5. In the end, if someone hasn't played either I would 100% recommend Tears of the Kingdom over Breath of the Wild at this point. If someone didn't really like BOTW, I just don't think this gives you much of a reason to change your mind unless you were really begging for a sandbox of toys where you can create whatever it is you want to help fight enemies or traverse landscapes. While this part of TOTK is really awesome, none of it is necessary to play or beat this game and is therefore just not critical to the enjoyment of the game for me.
I wish I could have gotten into Breath of the Wild. I have such envy for everyone so excited for Tears.
Yeah it was a giant meh for me lol
You’re not alone. Breath of the Wild didn’t do it for me either. The destructible weapons kind of killed it for me.
@@Redstar19791979 that’s the thing I liked. It made you be creative with combat using your tools or environment or just making you diversify using your weapons. In elden ring I haven’t changed my weapon in 50 hrs. But in Zelda I use everything at my disposal and that’s a win.
@@Redstar19791979 I liked BotW, but I have no real interest in playing TotK at the moment. I totally didn't get the leaked version and totally didn't emulate it, and I absolutely wasn't just kinda bored by it. I'm sure I'll thoroughly enjoy TotK eventually, but not for now. Elden Ring did a very similar kind of open world, and in my opinion, it did it a bit better.
Yeah I hear that. I'm glad the people who enjoy this new era of zelda have their cake. But honestly the crafting system is really a turn off for me personally. Not what I'm looking for in my zelda experience. Glad I still have the classic games to play though, they're not going anywhere soon.
I'm one of the first 2000! 🎉
Good vid, appreciate the low spoilers man.
Remember that if you’re a true Zelda fan, youll buy the game, and buy a PC gaming rig so that you can play it emulated at 60 fps 4k while your Switch copy of the game sits on your shelf as a nice decoration
Oh man! 1400 ish! Within the first 2000 makes me feel super special! Yay! For real tho, great review as ever, just commenting to support the channel
I didn't care for the last one so not getting this, but my friends loved it and it's cool to see them so excited.
This will be my first Zelda game kinda excited, always used to envy friends for owning GameCube back in the day.
If you are COD player you won't like this game.
@@NixonMayHaveBeenOnToSomething I’m a COD player and I love Zelda. Hmmm.
probably better to start with breath of the wild
I’d recommend you start with breath of the wild, since this is a direct continuation of it?
@@NixonMayHaveBeenOnToSomething Try not being a gatekeeper, no one likes gatekeepers.
Good review. The fact that you referred to Link as "Zelda" is pretty ridiculous, though. How can a reviewer not know his name?
Edit: looks like he edited it out.
Thanks!
I can't remember the last time you reviewed a first-party Nintendo game!!! Please review more of them!!!
The rare ACG Switch Game Review! Thanks as always!
So excited to play this game. The first was such a joy.
As always, love your reviews! Can not wait to play this game! Absolutely a must
“You’re facing down enemies whose brains seem fused to the very rocks you smash them with”
Your scripts are incredible
Nah, neckbeard cringe.
Not a script, it's off the cuff.
@@Vecha302 alrighty my man, take it easy lol
@@Vecha302 What a stupid comment. You're just inserting phrases you've heard others stay. Kids, this is why you should stay in school.
@@Vecha302 😂took that personally huh?
That opening statement was crazy!! The fact nintendo is actually setting the bar for these new age game developers baffles me. There have been mediocre zelda games but this is just a masterpiece that i hope sets the standard for all open world rpg's and as a big zelda fan i'm proud to say im glad they did it again
when I entered my first shrine I thought for sure this would somehow be a seamless “room portal” like how the new Ratchet and clank has done it, but when it could to the loading screen the realities of the ancient switch hardware caught up with me; this game is probably a 10/10… but if it was made based on recent hardware it might just be a 15/10
Yeah this is how I feel about it as well. Been playing for a few hours and the game is amazing, but if only it wasn't 720p upscaled to 1080p and dropping 30fps the game would indeed be a 15/10. I guess it will just have to be a 10/10 😔
@@lambyi yea it’s not so much that the switch holds it back or makes it worse, but at the same time it would absolutely be much better on any other modern day hardware
I'm suspecting that the inevitable remaster on the next nintendo system will do exactly that, it's too obvious a feature to skip out on.
@@lambyiit’s not 720p upscale it’s 720p handheld and 900p docked
I love how you went so in depth yet not spoiling anything
Very impressed that this review is out so soon- and such a quality one at that! Great to see your insights as always.
Reviewers get early access and have an embargo to update the video on the games release date.
@@vika0194 but ACG usually buys his games
@@spolmy95 yes he does but thats more of a gimmick, he still get a review copy
@@ggs4869 "a gimmick". So supporting games is a gimmick now lol.
Love your channel and looking forward to this game but is there a reason why you haven't reviewed Jedi Survivor yet?
I wasn't sure of you were going to review this. Glad you got a chance to do so and always appreciate your insights.
Great review. It’s time for Zelda to go 4K with voiceover. It’s Time Nintendo. Give us a system on par with the PS5/Series X. Even the Series S.
Got the game for $6 from Gamestop. Had a couple games i hadn't played in over a year collecting dust and they were doing extra trade in towards Totk.
So, $6 + $100 worth of games?
@@tomasxfranco where are you getting $100 from? Pokemon Shield was $20 and Smash Bros was $50.
@@BurlapRat gamestop
Just wanted to say I love the way you write, I feel like you need a smooth jazz backing track to match the chill tones
I was a huge fan of the zelda franchise when I was a kid. My brother's and i spent countless hours playing the original on nes. Now my son is obsessed with the new zelda games and I love watching him play. Really enjoyed your video by the way. I subscribed!
I don't know if you do this in other videos, but I loved your in video captions and kind of showed how much fun you had experimenting with stuff
It will be interesting to see where the narrative of this game goes.
You need to rescue the princess. It is always the same story.
@@sebastienjager5501 generalising too much. the narrative is very strong in this game.
This is why Pokemon S/V needed more time in the oven and why LoZ isn't shackled to a holiday release. I'm happy this game did well but this is all the evidence we need to improve the Pokemon games moving forward. I mean LoZ has merch of its own and that still didn't force a holiday release. We were supposed to get this game last holiday season and thankfully we didn't.
Great review ACG!
Last i heard was S/V is still not fixed but I really hope that's not the case. Its been out for a long time now
Thanks for reviewing this I have 3 kids,a job and a crazy wife. not much time or money to play games anymore
Crazy wife ehh? Aren't they all? Lol
I’ll take my Switch to play this at work. Problem solved. Nobody needs to know 😂
@@spursdynasty7378 They don’t pay you to play video games. Have some integrity and do your job. Play when you get home.
@@traviswilson36 totally weren’t joking or anything
Fully voiced characters would make it more worth the next gen costs.
The only open world game i’ll ever ever have time for as an adult
People online keep 10/10 ing this game, yet the weapon durability still remind of a pool noodle (you can put a rock on your noodle now) and battles are more like a suggestion and not really a challenge - not really improvibg on my biggest gripes with BOTW. 😢 This is sad. Still i feel that this is a solid fun game as a sand box/minecraft thing.
Hold on... did you just say "watching zelda drown in shallow water"??? I thought we got past this like a decade ago 😂
Fusing any two sticks together creates a Giga stick, I need to make this an agreed upon name
Giga stick gang
So excited for this game. It really looks like they've expended even more on "you can do that" thay we had in botw
Been playing this game for a bit. The freedom combined with the little surprises at every turn has made this a favorite already
Excited to play this later today! Loved Breath of the wild's adventure
I'm gonna be really upset if we don't get a Walking the Walk for this game.
I know it’s just a slip up, but you called Link Zelda a few times lol
When
I bought a OLED, Breath of the wild, Tears of the kingdom, and Mario Kart 8. :) I'm 3 hours into breath of the wild.
Amazing review! Can’t wait to dive into the depths!
Hello mate, love your content. Are you actually playing at a framerate higher than 30fps, or is it just TH-cam making it 60fps?
I always appreciate when people call Link Zelda. Definitely a Chaotic Good decision 😂
I legit belly laughed at this
Who is Link?
Something I still haven’t seen answered in any video is “do the weapons still break annoyingly?”
I never understood the appeal of this franchise
Has to be the most overhyped and overrated games I’ve ever heard of. Nintendo fans have much lower standards than those fans of other franchises do because this game isn’t a 10/10. I must be missing something although I do enjoy immortals fenyx rising which fixes some of the issues I have with botw. Weapon breaking, brutal stamina, Hud. Enemy variant, etc. I’m selling my oled tonight because it’s my last chance to get good resale value for it 😂
First off. Excellent review. I love your channel and everything you do for the gaming community.
Second, I'm probably going to receive some backlash for this but I'm genuinely curious. I did not enjoy Breath of the Wild and have attempted multiple times to return to experience it, but always end up falling away. It was such a significant shift away from what Zelda had created with the carefully-crafted Dungeons and focusing more heavily on being a large open World adventure game with the world being the primary focal point, with smaller micro dungeons akin to power based puzzles spread across a world, rather than compacted into a cohesive central whole.
This made it one of, if not the best adventure games ever made, but it didn't feel like Zelda to me. At least not what I had been loving about Zelda games since my early childhood and what I continued to return to Zelda games for.
For those who maybe didn't jive with breath of the wild for what it originally was and what it changed from the original Zelda formula, does TotK make enough changes to give it another shot, or will the same sentiments still be experienced?
I'm not trying to try to be edgy with not liking one of the best games of all time, but it never really hit what I looked for from the Zelda series. And this may be too early to ask this question to the masses given that it just released but am interested in the sentiment after some runtime.
To me, BOTW was the worst Zelda game in the series. I hope Tears will be better 🤷🏻♂️
Fair enough, I still consider Skyward Sword as the worst of the mainline series even after playing it again on switch recently. Though I will admit the boss battle were more interesting, it was just everything between them that bored me to… tears for the kingdom🥲
This looks more of the same, if you didn't like BOTW you're likely not going to like this.
Honestly, after 10 hours so far, it’s the same game. I love it but if you didn’t like BotW, you won’t enjoy this.
I tried to get into this series with BOTW but just couldn’t. It just didn’t feel engaging. Sometimes I would play for hours and wonder, did I accomplish anything? I would often get lost, not just on the map, but with the narrative too. I’d have to watch TH-cam videos just to familiarize myself again with the story so far. I felt interactions were really lacking too. Anyone who’s played Dragon Quest XI knows exactly my disappointments with modern Zelda games. For all those who enjoyed BOTW it seems like you’re getting another epic game, and I’m glad for you.
I'm 200 hours in and I still feel like I'm finding out new things every ten minutes. Breath of the wild felt endless to me but after playing tears, it feels empty. I'm constantly thinking, how did I ever play without this feature or this thing. Honestly, one of the best games I've ever played since I started gaming at 2.
You stole the game and are proud of it.
@@sidnew2739 Are you 5?
🎉go outside
@@AkaiSuzume No, but you are a thief.
@@rocketsrequiem I do, dw. I live in the mountains. Hike everyday, lift weights, I'm keeping it balanced.
My only complaint, the controls........ its pretty rough
Nintendo needs to step it up. Huge miss.
This is a great review. As a huge Zelda 16 bit fan, only played BOTW for a couple of hours and got annoyed at the destructible weapons, is there a story? The game play itself look super boring to me.
Not for $70.
Man, i love your reviews, I’ve watched them for years and you’re one of the best.
But slight criticism, sometimes i wish you would slow down just a little bit. The topics change so abruptly sometimes and your clever analogies or statements in general go by before i can really grasp them. Yes, i can be slow lol.
I bet you’re like me, my parents and friends have told me for YEARS that i talk way too fast in general.
It’s just a wonderful game. So far I’m literally just running around looking for things to build, I can’t stop thinking about it.
I Will build a flying tank and destroy Gannon
I did not play BoTW, but am interested in ToTK. Looks like good fun!
Its funny that there are very few that has the ballz, to give Zelda games a an honest review. Because they are afraid of what other people would feel about them. And fears to get bullied by Nintendo nerds. I respect that outlet that gave this game a 6 out of 10. Because this game with a lot of reused assets, performance issues, story and much more doesnt qualify for a 9 or 10 score...
Zelda games are the only games that ACG and Skillup, wont give their 100% truth on. HAHA💀 its their hidden not so hidden kryptonite haha
1st one I completed on wii u, it was a lot of fun....this looks so much better. Counting on this being re-released on the new switch
I’m disappointed he just skipped Jedi Survivor. 😢
I’m not. Star Wars meh
Jedi Survivor and Star Wars is meh, and this IS the GOTY, Kiddo, so why would he miss out in those views?
@@beezusHrist because it's getting good reviews
@@nestormelendez9005 97
@@nestormelendez9005 snorefest
Its good to see the X1 getting a solid game library..
I just bought a Switch to play Metroid Prime Remastered and thought: "Lets just see if Zelda is as great as they say". It's ok but once you've played Horizon Forbidden West...30 FPS just make my eyes water. Metroid is amazing though.
If you think BOTW at 30 FPS was bad you should try playing Pokémon Scarlet/Violet.
@@rupe82 Modern Pokémon games are also in general just bad games. Even if they ran at 120fps and they still would still be boring and crap.
I like it. But I hate using the Zonai wing to fly. It always gets caught on like 1 or 2 pixels of ground
Can not wait for this. Gonna be better than even Redfall!
……….
Running your open eye across early 2000’s drywall is better than Redfall.
@@PC-tc5ie what about sanding it?
I get to be one of the first 2000 Comments, score!
Also, maybe this helps fight the youtube algorithm? 🤔
Awesome review Karak.
P.S that "whoops" @ 8:01 was hilarious, I've done that myself more times than id like to admit
Nintendo's next console needs to be better. Otherwise, it's just holding back their first-party games to the fullest potential.
Agreed, and unfortunately for this release, it's long overdue. 30fps caps with 20fps dips common in complex scenes and at times, in towns, is kind of unacceptable these days.
From what I've seen, TotK runs great at 30fps most of the time (Digital Foundry), and the controls are uber responsive, which is imperative for a good experience, but everything from the visual quality to the framerate and other limitations just seems like such an unnecessary, missed opportunity, when we know that Nintendo could release a new Switch with similar specs to the Steam Deck, or better. Although the price point may increase for that.
If not another Switch, then it's time to start releasing first-party titles on other systems finally.
How tho? It’s not like Nintendo isn’t releasing complete bangers. The graphics would be better but based on the reviews that’s it. The gameplay and creativity isn’t being held back at all
@@Jhoncena22 The game itself is obviously fun as hell and more ambitious than most RPGs for gameplay. Even the art style as-is is absolutely fantastic. But could you imagine the game looking more like Horizon Forbidden West on a modern gaming system? It would only increase the appeal.
But to have it looking like a late PS3 game topping at 30fps is just a shame when Nintendo probably has the funding and chops to make a 60fps capable system with better visuals for this game, to boot.
I agree with you but the underpowered hardware also makes the dev teams be creative with where they put their priorities and resources. So many devs these days throw in so much bloat with little payoff for the player. They have all graphics with less gameplay mechanics, creativity and more bugs/performance issues.
This weapon crafting looks like what the dead rising games wanted but for real this time, basically glue together anything you want and hope it works. This and Bayonetta 3 really make me wish I had a Switch but next gen, they both look great but they´re also greatly held back by the hardware.
Really like your reviews because you praise the good but you also don’t ignore the bad so I am glad that you brought it up. Still don’t think it’s worth 70 bucks though.
Just hopping into this vid, but always enjoy your reviews. Been holding off on purchasing until I get your opinion. :)
Agree with 99% of what you said, aside from the soundtrack. Yes a lot of the music feels ultra-tailored to specific events, but I think some of the bigger boss fight orchestral pieces are bombastic and extremely satisfying. The first time you fight a gleeok is a serious treat just from the massive war-like song that plays. Plus all of the more subtle music cues feel perfectly appropriate almost like exploring through a Ghibli movie's landscape, adding some sense of comfort to the exploration.
Yeah, the lack of system RAM on the Switch is very apparent in Tears of the Kingdom. I am enjoying it much more than BotW, Tears addressed most of the things I didn’t care for in the first game. Weapon durability is still a terrible mechanic though, but fusing makes that a little less painful.
Just starting out but I'm always so amazed how the world just guides me to where I'm meant to be...but also looking so organic and lived in.
How if most.of the map is empty lol
@@RubMySweatyThighs Just like BoTW this sequal shouldn't even be considered a AAA game. Other than the cool physics this game has absolutely nothing to offer. And OOT is my all time favorite game.
@@RubMySweatyThighs lmao
I lost it at 10:59 with the rain sound effects 😂😂😂
This is nuts. What other franchise in video game history consistently churns out 10/10 games like this?
other than Rockstar and From Software games, none lol
Facts. I’ve never played a bad main installment for Legend of Zelda in the 20 years I’ve been playing video games
@@maxwellsamuel3255 Skyward Sword was the worst one. And even that game isnt bad
The game has glaring flaws and it’s getting 10’s?? Give me a fuckin break
@@Dale-jr7oj Calm down. Everyone has some unpopular opinions
Hi, did you get the day one update??
It's crazy to me how much hand wringing there is over Starfield having a 60fps mode, when Zelda is a 900p 30fps game that dives to 20fps every single time you use certain abilities and we're happy to call it a masterpiece. That's the difference between Xbox first party and everyone else. Kudos to ACG for being one of the few reviewers to even point out the technical issues.
It's never been about fps or graphics. It's always about the gameplay. This one is a masterpiece.
Here's an obvious point I rarely see reviewers make: TOTK is essentially an enhanced BOTW. In other words, a glorified expansion pack. 70% of the game's mechanics, graphics, sounds, menus, regions, etc... are indistinguishable from BOTW. Despite the innovative crafting system, verticality, quality of life improvements & superficial novelty, 70% of TOTK's greatness is predicated on BOTW's greatness; again, this game is fundamentally BOTW with a few major improvements. That said, TOTK has flaws that BOTW didn't have, such as goofy, repetitive dialogue and an even more more empty open-word than its predecessor.
if that's the case then so is God of war ragnarok since is basically the same shit, the same thing can be said in the last of us 2 since its pretty much the same engine....your argument loses credibility
Amazing game. Great review ACG
Thanks for you review. TB would be proud of your style an integrity.
So why aren't people freaking out about this games FPS and lag but still getting 10s when other games can have the same issues and its instantly a 7 out of 10
Cos of The obligatory Nintendo first party score bump.
@@sebastienjager5501mmm not cuz of switch hardware
Yeah the 70$ for a game which has no reason to be there by the way and the performance issues are a pass for me. I know everyone is going to praise it but I can't defend this stuff anymore. The only reason Nintendo is now charging 70$ for a game is because their competition started doing it. Games are cheaper than ever to make. All these engines that are coming out to make stuff easier and most people buy digital so you can't argue that it's for the cost of producing the cartridges. Ah well if people enjoy that's awesome but I can't get behind it anymore. Great video ACG!
ACG reviews are like hearing an English professor give a game review. I love it
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The fuse system is a good idea if there was a good weapon design in the game .. and there isn’t unfortunately
And the system is weird.. I tried mixing a “frost element monster part” with a “wind shooting spear” and I thought WOW if this works I’ll fall in love with this system .. It didn’t, the frost effect removed the wind one.
Great review! GameStop sent me my copy early and so far I am loving it. The opening sequence is REALLY exciting!
Microsoft. WTF?! Passion, vision, and drive is what builds this industry like the best music and movies. You can’t just have us pay you for quantity and expect a lack of quality like Netflix. I’d gladly pay $70 for this rather than whatever MS is churning out. Thank you Nintendo for making a real video game! 😭👏🎉
In some ways, I kinda like that Nintendo is so behind the curve with their hardware, cos we get to see artists and designers getting incredibly creative with titles like this, and pushing the aging tech to the ultimate limit.