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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Review Thread

What score do you think The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will get?

  • 0 -10%

    Votes: 7 2.7%
  • 10 -20%

    Votes: 2 0.8%
  • 20-30%

    Votes: 1 0.4%
  • 30-40%

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 40-50%

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 50-60%

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 60-70%

    Votes: 2 0.8%
  • 70-80%

    Votes: 1 0.4%
  • 80-85%

    Votes: 1 0.4%
  • 85-90%

    Votes: 24 9.1%
  • 90-95%

    Votes: 101 38.3%
  • 95-100%

    Votes: 125 47.3%

  • Total voters
    264
  • Poll closed .

Trunim

Member
So, they rehashed the same armour, same enemies, cooking, finding koroks and shrine structure... Why fix something that ain't broken perhaps, but this is very disappointing. I like each zelda to feel new and refreshing, so this is a bit disappointing. Also, it's been 6 years for a major Nintendo studio. Not an acceptable standard.
 
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_Ex_

Member
So far...

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based on 87 reviews

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Deleted member 1159

Unconfirmed Member
30fps is LOW, thats why. Anything under 60fps in 2023 is trash with the tech we have today. How they can give a game perfect score when it's technically underperforming just goes to show how biased reviewers are. They should deduct atleat 1 point from the performance alone.
For a mobile APU that’s 6 years old, running this open world with all these systems at a stable 30FPS is perfectly fine. And trust me, I always want >60FPS, I spent $1200 on an RTX4080, but I’m finding the solid 30 totally acceptable. Much more acceptable than the jankiness of emulators with a 60FPS mod.
 

kebaldo

Member
30fps is LOW, thats why. Anything under 60fps in 2023 is trash with the tech we have today. How they can give a game perfect score when it's technically underperforming just goes to show how biased reviewers are. They should deduct atleat 1 point from the performance alone.
I really cant tell if people are serious or are trolling anymore...
The Switch came out in 2017 and at the moment of the launch it was already less powerful of Ps4/One (people forget it's a portable device) and you are asking for 60fps? My man top studios can't make it to 60fps on Ps5 and Series X and you are demanding it to be a standard for a Switch game?
 

Raven117

Member
Didn't care much for BotW, but looking forward to giving this a go.

That said, this whole "Best game ever made" stuff is nonsense. I'm sure the quality is there...but for some reason...this phrase...used about any game...just irks me to no end.
 
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Hero_Select

Member
Bruh this is like the pinnacle of Zelda. Maybe Skyward Sword deserves mediocre scores, but it ain’t this game. It’s as 10/10 as gaming gets.
Skyward Sword had really innovative controls, some of the best dungeons in the franchise and a great story. There's no quite game like it and people try to make it seem like "eh that game was meh" when it's so far from the truth.

A "bad" Zelda game is still better than most games out there.
 
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Deleted member 1159

Unconfirmed Member
Skyward Sword had really innovative controls, some of the best dungeons in the franchise and a great story. There's no quite game like it and people try to make it seem like "eh that game was meh" when it's so far from the truth.

A "bad" Zelda game is still better than most games out there.
The controls were a pain in the ass, and the sword lady wouldn’t shut up for five minutes to let you figure stuff out, but you’re right about the dungeons and a mid Zelda game still being good.
 

NeoIkaruGAF

Gold Member
Like typical Nintendo IP

If it would release in similar technical shape on xbox/playstation = 50-60%

on nintendo system = 90-100%

I bet it is fun adventure, but Nintendo and fair reviews dont go together, they always get away with big technical issues and other things, that would make the game get much lower scores on other ecosystems. Like mario odyssey, game is like 7/10 max but if someone says it out loud, nintendo-ninjas come at night :messenger_fearful:
The salt started flowing early.


In a 50 hours game.
Fifty? You got an alpha copy or something?


Without the "Zelda tax", it should review slightly better than Immortals Fenyx Rising
Ah yes, the game where your fantastic powers are used to move around boxes and shiny balls for 80 hours.


Looks amazing. I just cant imagine how shit this will look on a 65" OLED. Hurry up and release some up to date hardware dammit!!!
Buy a smaller TV, problem solved.


Xbox needs to buy Nintendo!
They already tried.
 

Otre

Banned
Skyward Sword had really innovative controls, some of the best dungeons in the franchise and a great story. There's no quite game like it and people try to make it seem like "eh that game was meh" when it's so far from the truth.

A "bad" Zelda game is still better than most games out there.
Awful overworld, unbearable handholding for the first 5 hours, Fi treating you like a mentally challenged child, item prompts reintroduction after you load up every save (Wii version), unnecessarily cumbersome controls and relentless backtracking that grind the pace to a halt make it easily the worst 3D Zelda. Couple of nice dungeons, Groose and some superb boss battles cant make up for the rest. Its a 7/10 and would be forgotten if it didint have Zelda on the title.


Breath of the Wild is the best thing to happen to the series. What a fucking glowup from Skyward Sword. Only boomers that fear change disagree. Glad TotK retains the quality.
 
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naguanatak

Member
30fps is LOW, thats why. Anything under 60fps in 2023 is trash with the tech we have today. How they can give a game perfect score when it's technically underperforming just goes to show how biased reviewers are. They should deduct atleat 1 point from the performance alone.
60fps was always and will always be possible. If it is a goal in the design process of a game, everything else can be build around that. But more effects and shiny graphics can be marketed more easily.
The only difference is that now there are youtube channels (+social media) telling people what, when and how to think about everything.
The only thing that's trash in 2023 is the stupidity of the general public.
 

Represent.

Banned
30fps is LOW, thats why. Anything under 60fps in 2023 is trash with the tech we have today. How they can give a game perfect score when it's technically underperforming just goes to show how biased reviewers are. They should deduct atleat 1 point from the performance alone.
Aiming for 60fps would require them to cut back on everything else that makes the game good. The game runs perfectly smooth at 30fps, as noted by the scores.
 
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hemo memo

You can't die before your death
same reviewer who gave TOTK a 6/10 btw lmaooooo

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This is like someone giving a 2D Mario game a 6 because it is not 3D. The person is complaining why the game is not what he want it to be, Instead of reviewing the actual game for what it is.
 
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Miyazaki’s Slave

Gold Member
Ahhhhh yes, when I’m right I’m right (which let’s be honest….is all the time).

Basking in that GOTY/top 1% glory!

Restore me to my former glory….@mod squad
 

Little Mac

Member
Any reviews mention frame rate or Switch hardware limitations? Not playing TotK until new Nintendo hardware gets launched. Regardless, congrats to Zelda fans and Switch owners.
 
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Deleted member 1159

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Any reviews mention frame rate or Switch hardware limitations? Not playing TotK until new Nintendo hardware gets launched. Regardless, congrats to Zelda fans and Switch owners.
The DF review goes into it in depth. The 1.1 patch makes the framerate a very solid 30FPS with the only consistent dips when using ultra hand in busy areas.
 

IntentionalPun

Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
Looking forward to the game.

Wish it had a different map but reviewers say it manages to feel fresh either way.

(also wish it performed better but it's the same console so didn't expect it to suddenly have super solid FPS)
 

Spaceman292

Banned
Skyward Sword had really innovative controls, some of the best dungeons in the franchise and a great story. There's no quite game like it and people try to make it seem like "eh that game was meh" when it's so far from the truth.

A "bad" Zelda game is still better than most games out there.
Haha waggle waggle no thank you
 
So, they rehashed the same armour, same enemies, cooking, finding koroks and shrine structure... Why fix something that ain't broken perhaps, but this is very disappointing. I like each zelda to feel new and refreshing, so this is a bit disappointing. Also, it's been 6 years for a major Nintendo studio. Not an acceptable standard.
The scores it's getting aren't surprising, performance, graphics, and much of what you said here would have points knocked off for other games, Zelda games don't get points knocked off. That's how it's been for decades now. even legit mediocre game is going to have over a 90 for a main title.

I think this will impact sales, It's going to sell great but i think people are grossly underestimating how many of those early BOTW buyers were only there once. Those who are hyped or fans of the first will buy copies upfront, then it's going to fizzle because many of those who brought the first game at launch of the Switch, or has a marketed entry title to the system with great word of mouth perception, probably aren't coming back for the sequel.

I do think it will sell well still, and that thanks to games like Skyrim and others along with the success of these open Zelda games that we probably will not ever see a traditional Zelda game again outside of remakes, even as a spin off. I believe they are going to stick to this formula and may even head toward the rpg route.
 

belmarduk

Member
Skyward Sword had really innovative controls, some of the best dungeons in the franchise and a great story. There's no quite game like it and people try to make it seem like "eh that game was meh" when it's so far from the truth.

A "bad" Zelda game is still better than most games out there.

It was a "bad" Zelda game.... the handholding was intolerable and totally immersion-breaking. Glad Nintendo has moved away from that for Zelda games.
 
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