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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3

2023•Puzzle•PEGI 12•About 117 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyscience fictionfresh & originalimaginarylinearglossybig & variedfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, sweeping puzzle game, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

94 / 100

941 ratings

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About This Game

An epic adventure across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch. The adventure is yours to create in a world fueled by your imagination. In this sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, you'll decide your own path through the sprawling landscapes of Hyrule and the mysterious islands floating in the vast skies above. Can you harness the power of Link's new abilities to fight back against the malevolent forces that threaten the kingdom?

Summary: IGDB

Story

While exploring the caves underneath Hyrule Castle to investigate the origins of the gloom (a dangerous substance which appeared all over the kingdom), Link and Zelda not only find old archeological remains of the Zonai, an ancient race said to have descended from the sky, but also an maleficent mummy held by a bodiless arm, who suddenly reanimates, defeats Link, breaks the Master Sword and rise large structures, once found underground, to the skies above Hyrule, with Zelda vanishing with a spark from a strange amulet found on the site. Some time later, Link awakens in an unknown place on a...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyScience fictionFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

HuntingSwordCraftingSkydivingCookingSequelSilent protagonistZelda

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developer: Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 12 May 2023
Series: The Legend of Zelda
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Third person
Time to beat: 55h rushed, 117h normally, 176h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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