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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Review Thread
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WTF! I haven't had a dispatch email either, ordered mine months ago. The Twitter rep has been replying to messages on Twitter throughout this evening they'll get it tomorrow
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Yoboman
Member
We will see. My issue with weapon durability was more that every weapon felt under developed and pointless rather than just having a mix of really good weapons
Maybe the experimentation with fusing can offset all of that though
R6Rider
Gold Member
Hearing things about weapons now feel useless unless you fuse them with something. Hopefully that's not the case.
Majukun
Member
some weapons have some special abilities that get carried on the fused ones, but it's nothing that will impact too much combat, mainly some small things like better flurry rush, faster charged attacks, "conditional" higher damage , etc.
other than that, the weapons fit more or less in the same categories that botw already had as far as i can see.
also there are some rarer "named" weapons that i will not spoil, still not sure if they are a one off or they respawn..maybe with the blood moon.
MacReady13
Member
I truly think gaming would move forward and Nintendo would have made so much more money if this new Zelda was on a subscription service. I mean seriously, who wants to pay full price for a mobile phone game?!
But in all seriousness, I cannot wait to finish work to play my physical edition of Zelda in what must be the greatest gaming franchise ever!?!
But in all seriousness, I cannot wait to finish work to play my physical edition of Zelda in what must be the greatest gaming franchise ever!?!
Majukun
Member
it's true, past the tutorial you are always fusing weapons since base ones pales in terms of damage with fused ones (i mean it's a simple addition most of the times, so a base weapon fused with some monster parts will always be stronger than a base one
exception to the rule are named weapons, that have considerable base power, but then you have even more reason to fuse it with your best materials..and if you are like me never actually use them because you always save them for later until your finish the game XD
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Majukun
Member
i mean nintendo is not really new to keeping multiple branches of their franchise alive, mario 2d/2.5 d/3d, metroid 2d and prime....
Zelda had to die so Elden Ring could live.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Define classic Zelda to me. The definition seems to change every entry. Or did Link's Awakening not count for some reason?
Pejo
Gold Member
You mean the remake to the 1993 Game Boy game with an awful art style? I mean I bought it and beat it again, but that's hardly a new mainline entry.
This is true, but their time table for that type of thing is suspect at best. I'd love a new top down Zelda more than you can believe.
Fully engaged
Banned
I finally understand the title "tears of the kingdom" Nintendo knew that the game would be a salt fest.
Danjin44
The nicest person on this forum
TotK is direct sequel to BotW, once the story of that series over they will make new style of Zelda game, but there is always chance you would also hate that new style as well.
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Marvel14
Banned
What are the substantive and thoughtful criticisms? I got "marketing was rubbish and annoyed me after 40 hours", "reminds me a lot of BOTW so if you didn't like that you won't like this" "controls are fiddly" "similar sized and complexity dungeons is heartbreaking" "there are too.many ways to solve puzzles which ruins dungeons " "bosses are an improvement but not quite at the level" "rewards are meaningless and I hate that this is not a traditional Zelda"
Anything else? It's mostly "I don't personally like these things " and very light on "here are the flaws in the gameplay that makes it a mediocre game" which is what a 6/10 review should be majoring on.
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balls of snow
Member
Getting my copy today. First switch game im playing on the lg oled with a pro controller. Usually treat switch as a handheld but this game deserves the spoiled queen treatment.
Hero_Select
Member
anybody else going to the midnight launch in Nintendo NY? I'm in the 1-2am timeslot but I'm going to show up around 11 
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
Apparently guys if you have a Japanese account you can play a few hours early ....
Sleepwalker
Member
You can already play on australian accounts too.
I just did a session on the toilet
Feel Like I'm On 42
Member
You should've bought 2 vouchers for $100 and got Zelda and another game like pikmin 4 or whatever you're into
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Does it translate to English if that’s what your settings are?
Do you get something special for attending? I’ve only seen footage of the store in NYC.
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Dirk Benedict
Member
Got my copy today, for some reason? Fuck it. I'm having a blast, but the beginning section annoyed the fuck out of me. I was cursing Nintendo a couple of times, there...
Balducci30
Member
Been playing it all day - the work that went into making all these systems work is kinda nuts to think about
Pasta la Vista
Member
Isn't that only available if I pay for the online sub or something?
Sleepwalker
Member
yes you need to be a member of the online premium sub.
HazukiSensei
Banned
Well old zelda interested me alittle more, I could see the pacing and focus and process it better as a focused adventure.
When it went open world, From what I can see, it looks like not the same zelda of old in terms of focus, and looks like there could be some bloating and repetition that it didnt have before.
Last Zelda I played was twilight princess though. Which was a different experience I feel.
And that 6/10 review mirorred exactly my concerns unfortunately. I fear gamers are choosing "open ended gameplay" design at the sacrifice of creative cultivated content. The former promotes repetitve gameplay loops in practice.
Hero_Select
Member
Not officially no but I've been to other midnight launches in the past at the store and they do give people kick-knacks.
Portugeezer
Member
Worst part of the game is the amiibo symbol when selecting powers.
So yeah, it's great.
So yeah, it's great.
In Cold Blood
Banned
I would have thought the performance would have dented the scores a bit more.
feynoob
Banned
Games evolve. I am just afraid that you are not keeping with current taste. That could be the reason why you having these thoughts.
My advice would be for you to enjoy it, and dont care about anything. Perfect score is meaningless. What matters is for you to enjoy and have fun.
GigaBowser
The bear of bad news
Performance way betters after the patch
This game is so good I thinks I mights be in love. Controls are complication though and take abouts 5 hours to click in.
This game is so good I thinks I mights be in love. Controls are complication though and take abouts 5 hours to click in.
HazukiSensei
Banned
Well i fear it devolved, not evolved lol
Like most things in the entertainment industry recently.
The more people like a thing, the dumber it becomes to adapt to more tastes.
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balls of snow
Member
Same. I approach this as I did mgsv, a problem solving game. One puzzle, 50 ways to solve it. I guess its an immersive sim in a way where instead of stat checks or dialogue trees, its purely from your imagination of what is possible from the tools given.
And from reviews I read, there are side quests that are substantial but not really in the narrative sense like witcher 3 but more gameplay driven.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Has anyone read a review that discusses the Musical Quality / Tracks?
I loved BOTW's chill vibe, but I am hoping it consists of more new songs (if not all new songs).
Is that the case?
I loved BOTW's chill vibe, but I am hoping it consists of more new songs (if not all new songs).
Is that the case?
Dude its a Zelda review.. Cmon. Skyward Sword a 9.4-9.5 at best got 10's.
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Guerilla Munch
Member
seems like pretty good performance when there's no bugs in a gargantuan open world game with an incredibly complex crafting system
In Cold Blood
Banned
I think some reviewers are too scared to be the odd one out for saying one of the best games wasn't good. A score of 10 is a less risky move than a score of 8.
Let's see if they keep that same energy when Starfield is 30fps on Xbox.
In Cold Blood
Banned
It's 30 with drops to 20. I get they are working on a console that powered like a mobile phone. It's more about reviewers than the game. I'm not a Nintendo person or a Zelda person, so my viewers on if it's a good game mean jack shit.
Zannegan
Member
Granted, it's a spectrum not a dichotomy, and I'm not rushing out to buy Minecraft, personally because it's just too directionless; but wouldn't you say the latter typically promotes even MORE repetitive gameplay loops? At least with more open-ended gameplay, if worst comes to worst I can make my own fun, and I'm not railroaded into their "vision."
In my experience, linear "curated" gaming experiences change their scenery often and their gameplay rarely. You'll get a couple of standouts like the Portal Games and Platinum's stuff, but for the most part the variation comes from setting and story scenario. The typical A-to-Awesome roller coaster rides most devs put together are so monotonous.
At least in an open-ended experience I'm in charge if the pace and my approach. If I lack the creativity to make my own fun when I have so many systems and tools at my disposal, then shame on me.
James Sawyer Ford
Member
Here's what I found about the musical score. Excited
NanaMiku
Member
Yes, automatically. I think the text language is following your system language. You can change the voice language in the game setting.
Pasta la Vista
Member
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