Why Yesterday

3y

Yeah I didn't absolutely hate water but it wasn't my fave.

I do like the thought of "how do we make a good water temple" "ah f*** it put it in the air and give it low gravity"

Makes it more interesting than fill the water temple with water

Lit

3y

i kinda like how they advertised this game with the sky islands being THE new big thing, when it's actually the depths that played a bigger role overall

CrimsonArk

3y

Just hit Gerudo Town, 80 hours in.

4th temple to do, how much longer main story wise would y’all say I have?

Also, is it safe to go to Hyrule Castle (as in will that trigger the final battle)?

Lit

3y

i kinda like how they advertised this game with the sky islands being THE new big thing, when it's actually the depths that played a bigger role overall

Dino

3y

Ocarina outfit or twilight outfit?

Dino

3y

Ocarina outfit or twilight outfit?

Lit

3y

i kinda like how they advertised this game with the sky islands being THE new big thing, when it's actually the depths that played a bigger role overall

Dino

3y

Ocarina outfit or twilight outfit?

Chilla

3y

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You ever wondered what Chilla thinks about Tears of the Kingdom? Find out below:

Now that I've played Tears of the Kingdom for like 170 hours (call me the Sage of Time) and beat the main objectives and done a lot of exploring and side-quests (of course not everything but enough to feel like I've got a good idea of how I feel about the game overall), I think it is time to share my thoughts:

Breath of the Wild was the reason I bought a Nintendo Switch in 2017. The Switch was just a means to an end: The means for me to be able to play Breath of the Wild. Over the years I've replayed Breath of the Wild several times and accumulated about 760 hours in total since 2017 and it is currently one of my favourite games (if not my favourite) of all time.

Tears of the Kingdom builds upon Breath of the Wild's world and adds more depth, more intricacy, more content, more of everything alongside some quality of life improvements and abilities that grants an unprecedented level of freedom to interact with the world. You can create (Ultrahand), combine (Fuse), conveniently ascend through objects above you (Ascend) and reverse an object's movement (Recall). All of these abilities are then used in some very clever, satisfying puzzle solving segments, and in your own creations and when you manipulate objects in your surroundings.

Even with these new mechanics and their creative use, one of the things that had me really intrigued was the glimpses of backstory (The Dragon's Tears) that you can unlock throughout the game. The story of what happened to Princess Zelda after the beginning of the game (which I will not spoil) had me very fascinated from the start and did not leave me disappointed when I learned the whole truth about what had went down.

Tears of the Kingdom is objectively a great game, and while I do respect what it brings to the table, it was not as fresh or impactful or important as Breath of the Wild was to me when it came out. Tears of the Kingdom is a welcomed sequel and continuation for those of us who liked Breath of the Wild, but it does not have the impact (to me) that a "once per generation" game has (which is what we usually get with major 3D Zelda games). Usually we only get one major 3D Zelda release per generation, and each of the games are vastly distinct from the previous game in all aspects - art style, graphics, world, mechanics, story, feel, and a completely new Link and Zelda from a completely different time.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 are the first party Nintendo games I’ve played the most on Nintendo Switch. Just like Breath of the Wild got a sequel on the same system, so did Splatoon 2, and to me, the sequels to both of these games have the same underlying trait: They are somewhat redundant to me. I loved Breath of the Wild and I loved Splatoon 2 and put a lot of time into them, so playing their sequels, on the same console, with the same graphics and overall feel is like feeding a mouth that is already is full. I appreciate the food but my stomach is full of the same kind of food so I'm not enjoying it as much this time around.

Conclusion: Tears of the Kingdom is a welcomed, creative, expanded, more intricate - but somewhat redundant - continuation of Breath of the Wild. I am more interested in the next console generation game in the franchise - what art style they will go for, what the world will be like, what mechanics it will include, how Link and Zelda will look, how the new animations will look and feel like.

Chilla

3y

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You ever wondered what Chilla thinks about Tears of the Kingdom? Find out below:

Now that I've played Tears of the Kingdom for like 170 hours (call me the Sage of Time) and beat the main objectives and done a lot of exploring and side-quests (of course not everything but enough to feel like I've got a good idea of how I feel about the game overall), I think it is time to share my thoughts:

Breath of the Wild was the reason I bought a Nintendo Switch in 2017. The Switch was just a means to an end: The means for me to be able to play Breath of the Wild. Over the years I've replayed Breath of the Wild several times and accumulated about 760 hours in total since 2017 and it is currently one of my favourite games (if not my favourite) of all time.

Tears of the Kingdom builds upon Breath of the Wild's world and adds more depth, more intricacy, more content, more of everything alongside some quality of life improvements and abilities that grants an unprecedented level of freedom to interact with the world. You can create (Ultrahand), combine (Fuse), conveniently ascend through objects above you (Ascend) and reverse an object's movement (Recall). All of these abilities are then used in some very clever, satisfying puzzle solving segments, and in your own creations and when you manipulate objects in your surroundings.

Even with these new mechanics and their creative use, one of the things that had me really intrigued was the glimpses of backstory (The Dragon's Tears) that you can unlock throughout the game. The story of what happened to Princess Zelda after the beginning of the game (which I will not spoil) had me very fascinated from the start and did not leave me disappointed when I learned the whole truth about what had went down.

Tears of the Kingdom is objectively a great game, and while I do respect what it brings to the table, it was not as fresh or impactful or important as Breath of the Wild was to me when it came out. Tears of the Kingdom is a welcomed sequel and continuation for those of us who liked Breath of the Wild, but it does not have the impact (to me) that a "once per generation" game has (which is what we usually get with major 3D Zelda games). Usually we only get one major 3D Zelda release per generation, and each of the games are vastly distinct from the previous game in all aspects - art style, graphics, world, mechanics, story, feel, and a completely new Link and Zelda from a completely different time.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Splatoon 2 are the first party Nintendo games I’ve played the most on Nintendo Switch. Just like Breath of the Wild got a sequel on the same system, so did Splatoon 2, and to me, the sequels to both of these games have the same underlying trait: They are somewhat redundant to me. I loved Breath of the Wild and I loved Splatoon 2 and put a lot of time into them, so playing their sequels, on the same console, with the same graphics and overall feel is like feeding a mouth that is already is full. I appreciate the food but my stomach is full of the same kind of food so I'm not enjoying it as much this time around.

Conclusion: Tears of the Kingdom is a welcomed, creative, expanded, more intricate - but somewhat redundant - continuation of Breath of the Wild. I am more interested in the next console generation game in the franchise - what art style they will go for, what the world will be like, what mechanics it will include, how Link and Zelda will look, how the new animations will look and feel like.

DS2

3y

nice writeup Chilla, in a way I am glad I didnt play botw enough to become intimately familiar with that world because things here are still feeling fresh (about 50 hours in so far so still lots to do and see, however). what did you think about the depths? do you feel like that was a worthy additional setting for this game or did it not add much to the game?

Prosper

3y

Wind and Fire Temple both on the same level to me. But way better than Water. Hopefully I'm saving the best for last with the one in the desert

butch22

3y

same boat