Charles writes, "For the right kind of player, someone who just wishes to explore and live in a gorgeously designed fantasy setting, this game will offer countless hours of enjoyment. However, if you are like me and when you are presented with a quest to undertake you simply wish to follow that quest in a way that feels fluid and rewarding, this game has some huge hurdles to overcome."
"When all's said and done, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is a fantastic revamp of perhaps Nintendo's most sublime sequel. What was once a technical marvel on aged hardware now has a chance to truly shine, with visual and performance boosts undoubtedly making it the definitive way to play.
Nothing will ever match the feeling of playing it for the first time, of course, and some bonus content would have been welcome, but armed with Zelda Notes and the promise of buttery smooth upgrades, I'd challenge anyone to dip back in without losing hours to its unrivalled wonder." - Jim Norman | NintendoLife
Ben of Netto’s Game Room discusses the Zelda Notes App and why he feels it is actually pretty impressive, and well worth checking out!
Prices revealed for all Nintendo Switch 2 Upgrade Packs, coming from both Nintendo and third-parties.
I argue that simple res/FPS bumps should be free, and then you can charge $10 if it includes actual extra content. That seems to be what has been settled on.
Many PS4 games got free upgrades for PS5 when just increasing res/FPS. Days Gone, for example, got a free FPS bump to start the generation. Now it's getting a "remaster", improved visuals/extra modes/content for $10.
I know they have *some* free upgrades - though we don't know what they entail - but the Zelda games just seem like they know they can get money from eager new buyers, so why not. Zelda Notes doesn't quite seem to justify $10, but hey, let us choose. Make it a $10 app, and give the res/FPS upgrades for free.
Weird the Jamboree pack being 20 with no new boards or minigames for party mode, way to miss the mark. Minigame variety is seriously lacking for the party mode compared to superstars, my biggest issue with the game, think I'll pass on that.
I wonder if there will be supply issues (unable to find the system). Interesting that they are launching in the middle of the year as well.
TotK got a 7/10? But why tho?
About 50hrs in and I can see why some scores are low. The game is a huge copy and paste from botw for one, and there's still a lot of problems, as a longtime zelda fan, that I have with it again steering away from traditional zelda and nore towards skyrim/minecraft. Still really enjoying it a lot nonetheless.
There's no way this game should get GOTY.
It’s not our Zelda with glass jars required to catch fairies, and temples that might actually stump you and you’ll have to invite a friend over for help.
BotW and TotK focussed on creativity over challenge, which is a reasonable pivot for the franchise to make.
If you want to feel the same feelings OoT and MM gave us, then find your personal Souls game (mine is Demon’s).
Reviews are weird. I totally understand where people come from when they play a game they aren't into and end up giving the scores they do, but I can't help but feel that games should be critiqued and reviewed by people who actually enjoy the genre of said game.
If someone is going to review a game for a genre they don't enjoy, they really need to approach it from an objective standpoint and not a subjective one, which I realize is a little confusing since a review is an entirely subjective thing. Perhaps I just feel that to be a journalist and a critique requires a very analytical mindset.