The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Original title: Zeruda no densetsu: Tiâzu obu za kingudamu
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9.5/10
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When Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyru... Read allWhen Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyrule Castle is sent floating upward into the sky.When Link and princess Zelda investigate Zonai ruins in a cave beneath the castle, they witness the awakening of a mummified Ganondorf, whose powers then corrupt Link's arm, after which Hyrule Castle is sent floating upward into the sky.
- Won 1 BAFTA Award
- 6 wins & 19 nominations total
Kengo Takanashi
- Link
- (voice)
Yû Shimamura
- Princess Zelda
- (voice)
Kosuke Takaguchi
- Ganondorf
- (voice)
Yûko Kaida
- Sonia
- (voice)
- (as Yuko Kaida)
Ayano Shibuya
- Purah
- (voice)
Natsuki Mori
- Tulin
- (voice)
Miyuki Kobori
- Yunobo
- (voice)
Kosuke Onishi
- Sidon
- (voice)
Arisa Sakuraba
- Riju
- (voice)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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Did you know
- TriviaInitially scheduled for a 2022 release, but this was pushed back to Q2 of 2023. Delayed release dates have practically become tradition with modern Legend of Zelda games since the 1990s; producer Eiji Aonuma explained it as such: "Every time we make a Zelda, we want to make something new, [...] It's hard to gauge how long that's going to take. And it's also hard to gauge at what point whatever we consider to be new is done." Aonuma's team never compromises on quality in order to make deadlines, as per series creator Shigeru Miyamoto's motto "a delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad".
- GoofsWhen Link disables a trap, chief Riju sometimes says that her and Link can get by it - even though they already got by it while disabling it.
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Tearing up
Tears of the Kingdom had to live up to the impossible expectations of being a sequel to one of the best games of all time. What is even more impossible is that it not only lived up to those expectations, it blew past them in every possible way.
My personal worry while waiting for this game was that it would be good, but it wouldn't capture the same magic of exploration that Breath of the Wild did. The game soon proved me wrong with it's sheer size and vastly changed Hyrule. The game world has been changed to a point where it's near unrecognizable apart from the huge landmarks, and the added layers of verticality expand upon the world to be more than double the size.
I was immediately lost and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff to do and explore, see how my favorite locations have changed etc. But in an absolutely good way. Really, the amount of times I was distracted from what I was doing only shows how magical exploring Hyrule again was.
The new abilities and mechanics are a joy to toy around with, and the physics engine is so in depth that the possibilities given to the player are almost truly limitless. There are countless ways to solve puzzles, and probably as many for straight up skipping them. The vehicle building was an unexpected but definitely welcome addition and I had way too much fun designing the worst and most cursed ways of traversal.
It is amazing how good the game looks even with the limitations of the Switch. The art direction is absolutely gorgeous and I would often stop and just enjoy the view, accompanied by the immaculate sound design. The atmosphere is so good that I enjoyed even just walking through the environment.
That being said there are also moments where the Switch doesn't pull through in the form of janky textures, very noticeable pop-in, and occasional frame drops. Even then the game was too good for these problems to hinder my overall experience.
The story is a simple but functional Zelda story so it is nothing amazing, but the high points and climaxes still hit extremely hard. Especially the finale was exceptionally good, one of the best videogame finales out there.
Everything I hoped for and more, a true masterpiece.
My personal worry while waiting for this game was that it would be good, but it wouldn't capture the same magic of exploration that Breath of the Wild did. The game soon proved me wrong with it's sheer size and vastly changed Hyrule. The game world has been changed to a point where it's near unrecognizable apart from the huge landmarks, and the added layers of verticality expand upon the world to be more than double the size.
I was immediately lost and overwhelmed by the sheer amount of stuff to do and explore, see how my favorite locations have changed etc. But in an absolutely good way. Really, the amount of times I was distracted from what I was doing only shows how magical exploring Hyrule again was.
The new abilities and mechanics are a joy to toy around with, and the physics engine is so in depth that the possibilities given to the player are almost truly limitless. There are countless ways to solve puzzles, and probably as many for straight up skipping them. The vehicle building was an unexpected but definitely welcome addition and I had way too much fun designing the worst and most cursed ways of traversal.
It is amazing how good the game looks even with the limitations of the Switch. The art direction is absolutely gorgeous and I would often stop and just enjoy the view, accompanied by the immaculate sound design. The atmosphere is so good that I enjoyed even just walking through the environment.
That being said there are also moments where the Switch doesn't pull through in the form of janky textures, very noticeable pop-in, and occasional frame drops. Even then the game was too good for these problems to hinder my overall experience.
The story is a simple but functional Zelda story so it is nothing amazing, but the high points and climaxes still hit extremely hard. Especially the finale was exceptionally good, one of the best videogame finales out there.
Everything I hoped for and more, a true masterpiece.
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- Jerg3n
- May 27, 2023
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- ゼルダの伝説 ティアーズ オブ ザ キングダム
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- 16:9 HD
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