2w ago

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom - it finally got me!

I bought Zelda TotK right after release for Switch 1, just to be presented with a bright, blurry game with loading screens that I, personally, couldn't live with. I retired it after about an hour, uninstalled it from my console and sold the game on eBay.

Years later, the Switch 2 released and I was hyped. Bought it on release day and had the urge to give TotK another go. This was the start of something beautiful.

This game is an absolute blast. I wasn't as hooked since Elden Ring. The map design, the sheer possibilities, the love for detail, the way the game guides you in the right direction: it's absolutely fantastic.

This game is a master piece, and on the Switch 2, the game feels the way it should have felt on the day it released.

I can not recommend this enough.

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Also gave up on ToTK on Switch 1. There’s so much fighting and fiddling in UI at the same time that it was just unbearable with 30 FPS.
76 shrines in, Master Sword obtained, Lurelein liberated, Korok Forest restored, still yet to start any main quests.
- Ha, nice! Still haven't figured out how to get into the forest, but I'm sure I'll find a way!
  
  It’s not super intuitive.
I still feel like an incredible DLC would be the ability to traverse the new land using the old BOTW toolset. How many of the puzzles would be solvable? Would it be possible to get to the sky islands?
Maybe we could get an alt storyline where link falls into the abyss and we explore as Zelda with the sheikah slate instead.
- Except for that it isn't. The map has 3 layers now, and what was formerly BotW has been filled with life, adventure, story, and things to explore.
  
  The sky islands aren't very interesting, but it certainly adds some variety. The Depths is pretty cool though.
  
  TotK felt more empty to me, but that's probably a combination of already knowing the map and lacking Kass.
- Look out with talk like that! You need to GLAZE this [popular thing].
Huh. I never noticed any performance issues on the switch 1. Maybe it's because I had the newer OLED one?
Bought TotK on release day, still haven't booted it up, even on my Switch 2. Looking forward to playing it! Thanks!

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