Is The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom a Masterpiece? Quick Thoughts.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom[b] is a 2023 action-adventure game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017), Tears of the Kingdom retains aspects including the open world of Hyrule, which has been expanded to allow for more vertical exploration. The player controls Link as he searches for Princess Zelda and fights to prevent the Demon King from destroying the world.

Tears of the Kingdom was conceived after ideas for Breath of the Wild downloadable content (DLC) had exceeded its scope. Its development was led by Nintendo's Entertainment Planning & Development (EPD) division, with Breath of the Wild director Hidemaro Fujibayashi and producer Eiji Aonuma reprising their roles. A teaser was shown at E3 2019 with a full reveal at E3 2021. Tears of the Kingdom was initially planned for release in 2022 before being delayed to May 2023. It received acclaim for its improvements, expanded open world, and features encouraging exploration and experimentation. It sold more than 10 million copies in its first three days of release.
Gameplay

Tears of the Kingdom retains the open-world action-adventure gameplay of the previous Zelda game, Breath of the Wild (2017). As Link, players explore Hyrule and two new areas, the sky, littered with numerous floating islands, and the Depths, to find weapons, resources, and complete quests. Link can explore on foot or by climbing, horseriding and using paragliders.[1]

New to Tears of the Kingdom are the Zonai devices, which the player can use for combat, propulsion, exploration, and more. The previous game's runes are replaced with five new powers: Ultrahand, Fuse, Ascend, Recall, and Autobuild. Ultrahand allows the player to pick up and move different objects, and attach different objects together. This can be used with the Zonai devices to create different vehicles or other constructs. Fuse allows Link to combine materials, equipment, or certain objects in the world to a shield or a weapon to increase its attributes and durability. For example, fusing an explosive object to an arrow will cause the arrow to explode on impact. Autobuild instantly recreates a device crafted with Ultrahand, automatically using nearby devices and objects if available, or if parts are missing, creating single use replacements at the cost of zonaite. Ascend allows the player to move upwards through solid surfaces. Recall can be used on an object to "rewind" its movement.[2][3]

Shrines and Korok seeds return. When cleared, shrines grant players a Light of Blessing; when four are obtained, Link can use them to either increase the amount of hearts he has by one or expand the size of his stamina wheel. Korok seeds can be used to increase the inventory capacity of Link, allowing him to hold more melee weapons, shields, or bows.

The Depths, which are accessed via chasms on the surface, house a new threat, a goopy substance called gloom. Whenever Link comes into contact with or is attacked by enemies covered in gloom, his maximum number of hearts temporarily decreases by one. This affliction is removed only when Link returns to the surface or travels to a lightroot, a large light-emitting plant found in the Depths, to regain his maximum health.[4][5]

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