Worth its Wait in Gold? - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

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Published on August 15, 2023 5:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6dZ7L3V7NM

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

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Not even hours into its release, and the accolades came flooding in.

Nintendo has done it again, they proved that Breath of the Wild wasn't just lightning in a bottle, they took a formula that was nothing but expansive and somehow went even further than we could've ever imagined. It smashes anything else that's come out not only this year, but the years prior.

This is the Game of the Year. But...how much of that is actually true? Even though their last mainline title "breathed" life back into the franchise, it wasn't without its hiccups. Some might even say that it doesn't really hold up as much as it did in the past. While I don't think that (at least not completely), I can understand where the naysayers are coming from. Which is why I held myself at a bit of a neutral position with my expectations for Tears of the Kingdom.

The scales have been tipped at times, the trailers and the gameplay showcase brought promise but the abrupt price raise didn't help much to bring Nintendo back into my good graces after being in hot water as of late. Despite everything that's happened, I didn't want to have my mind made up until I played the game myself. And that's what this video is for.

After six long years, the long-awaited continuation of one of the biggest games of our current generation is finally here, and it's time for us to take a plunge back into the World of Hyrule and find out if this sequel not only lives up to the hype, but also to the hard bargain it drives.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction

2:29 The Gameplay

2:54 The Runes

3:10 The Ultrahand Rune and The Shrines

7:01 The Autobuild Rune

7:56 The Mystery of the Disappearing Zonai Devices

9:29 The Fuse Rune

11:16 The Ascend Rune

11:28 The Recall Rune

12:14 The Gameplay: Rune Wrap-Up

12:30 The Combat

13:34 The Diversity in Age of Calamity’s Weapon types

14:28 Revamping the Spear and Claymore

16:12 Revamping the Sword and Shield

17:29 Combat Structure Changes

19:21 The Monster Horns

21:04 BOTW and TOTK’s Reward Issue and how Terraria solves it

24:11 The Gameplay: Combat Wrap-Up (Gameplay Wrap-Up)

24:27 The Open World

24:53 The Sky Islands

25:27 The Great Sky Island vs. The Great Plateau

27:21 The Ruins, The Treasure, and The Constructs

28:47 Sky Islands Wrap-Up

29:17 Lookout Landing

32:12 Rito Village

33:01 Tulin’s Gust

33:38 The Trials before The Wind Temple

34:33 The Wind Temple

36:12 The Rito Ancestor and the Imprisoning War

36:54 Zora’s Domain

37:34 Courage not need be remembered…yet it was forgotten?

38:05 The Trials before the Water Temple: The Mark of the King

39:51 Sidon’s Aura

40:21 The Trials before the Water Temple: The Pillar of Light

41:45 The Water Temple

42:26 The Champions vs. The Ancestors

43:21 Death Mountain

44:17 Yunobo’s Cannon

44:59 The Fire Temple

46:20 Gerudo Desert

47:42 Riju’s Strike

48:40 The Sage System

49:47 TOTK’s Sage System vs. KH2’s Buddy System

51:56 Fixing the Sage System

52:31 The Trials before the Lightning Temple

54:50 The Lightning Temple

56:15 The Showdown at Hyrule Castle

58:21 Hyrule

59:25 The Side Adventures

1:00:34 The Skyview Towers

1:00:55 The Enemies

1:03:04 Upgrading Armor: The Materials

1:04:56 Upgrading Armor: The Great Fairies

1:07:27 The Horse God

1:07:42 The Korok Seeds

1:08:06 Minor Details

1:09:35 The Absence of the Post-Calamity Timeline: Where are the Ancient Relics?

1:11:06 The Absence of the Post-Calamity Timeline: Continuity and ContiNEWity

1:12:50 The Depths

1:14:28 Scratching the Surface from Six Feet Deep

1:16:46 The Spirit Temple

1:19:09 The Showdown below Hyrule Castle

1:19:56 The Final Fight against Ganondorf

1:21:21 The End…?

1:21:55 The Opening

1:25:06 Main Story Recap: Cutscenes and Voiceless Text

1:26:40 Main Story Recap: Wasted Potential

1:27:25 Did Zelda’s Story ever matter?

1:31:50 The Memories

1:32:17 Where am I?

1:32:36 An Unfamiliar World

1:33:14 Mineru’s Counsel

1:34:00 The Gerudo Assault

1:34:13 A Show of Fealty

1:34:39 Zelda and Sonia

1:35:38 Sonia is Caught by Treachery

1:36:44 The Birth of the Demon King

1:36:50 The Sages’ Vow

1:36:54 A King’s Duty

1:37:10 A Master Sword in Time

1:37:17 The Master Sword’s Power

1:37:57 Critical Decisions

1:38:15 Tears of the Dragon

1:38:34 The Memories: Recap

1:41:48 My Final Thoughts on The Story

1:43:07 Conclusion

1:46:36 Outro

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