Customer Ratings & Reviews

PHENomenal game with open world exploration. Similar layout and gameplay to Breath of the Wild in the same franchise, with many of the same loveable characters and storylines, side quests, etc.

Absolutely fantastic game. I was worried that Tears of the Kingdom would just be more Breath of the Wild without anything new or exciting, but I was wrong. It kept everything good about BotW but added an incredible sandbox and a more engaging story. While it still hasn't captured the atmosphere and feel of some of the classics, like Ocarina of Time, it makes up for it in liberating gameplay.

Easily spent 300+ hours playing the game. I've been a Zelda fan from a young age, and just like how Breath of the Wild got me really hooked, Tears of the Kingdom totally delivered on being a sequel worth waiting for. Just when you think Nintendo couldn't take the series' story any farther than they did with Breath of the Wild, they exceeded expectations again. Great offering for a Zelda fan. Probably not for everyone though, but a great open world offering from Nintendo.

After The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild broke the 3D Zelda franchise with its open-world gameplay, I was looking forward to the sequel, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. While I wanted more of the same things Breath of the Wild offered, there were weaknesses in that entry that I hoped Nintendo would fix in this follow-up title. I may be in the minority here—much in the same way that I don’t care as much for Majora’s Mask over Ocarina of Time—but I actually liked Breath of the Wild more than this game. Let’s start off with what was great: the story. I felt the flashbacks in Breath of the Wild left some amount to be desired, but the story uncovered during Tears of the Kingdom was leagues better and made for a much more satisfying boss battle with Ganondorf. A lot of the “same” things, like glider exploration and combat, made this game fun to play, so at least there were a few more enemy types to fight and items to collect. At some point, I stopped playing this game and almost had to force myself to get back into it. This was mostly because the main “building” mechanic didn’t vibe with me. Every weapon needed to be prepared ahead of time. Every tool needed to be constructed. These things took time and stalled the action. Even though there was more than twice the map size to explore, a lot more of it felt empty. And when I found a key location, it was locked behind the story I hadn’t discovered yet. Overall, I think the story did a lot of heavy lifting here, but Tears of the Kingdom felt like a minor downgrade to Breath of the Wild. An amazing story, but otherwise a minor step back from Breath of the Wild, I give The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 4.0 stars out of 5.

Immersive Vertical Open World. Ground-breaking story, generational gameplay mechanics. A must have for Switch owners of all ages.

Although this game as a standalone deserves a 5/5, as a Zelda game I can't give it more than 4. Just like with Breath of the Wild, although a technical marvel and a phenominal game, the lack of linearity is dissapointing. However, The Nintendo Switch is pushed to the absolute limits and we should applaud the development team with all the work that got put into this game. The game would be perfect if it had similar dungeons to other 3D Zelda games. This game, along with the majority of open world games, gives the player too much freedom to do what they want. Instead of having a start and end to the game with side quests sprinkled in, you have infinite freedom. For some people this is a great thing, but I find myself getting exhausted when playing. Instead of "I'm going to beat this dungeon today." It's, "time to do another 12 shrines and place objects in front of the president poles." I don't get the same wow factor that Ocarina of Time, or Twighlight Princess provided. When I played those games for the first time, I couldn't put them down. Now, I find myself easily able to put the game down and do something else rather than just exploring. Zelda is my favorite franchise of all time but BoTW and TotK just don't keep me hooked. I have 100% every 3D Zelda game and I will do so with this one as well. The game itself is a great game and I would reccomend it to everyone in a heartbeat, but they don't hold a special place in my heart like the other Zelda games do.

It’s rare for a game as ambitious as this one to launch these days without being a broken mess. This game runs smooth, and the new mechanics bring a refreshing twist on the core gameplay from Breath of the Wild. I am 60 hours in with over 70 shrines completed and feel like i’ve still barely scratched the surface of exploration. So far the story has been so-so and suffers from the non-linear approach you’re allowed to take but the gameplay and exploration more than makes up for that.

Long time Zelda fan, but this really took the franchise to a whole new level. The amount of experimentation and exploration the game encourages is like nothing else I’ve ever played, and the physics engine combined with a killer story and fighting mechanics makes this one of the most unique adventure games of all time.

If you are looking for a graphic upgrade from Breath of the Wild you will be disappointed. If however you are looking for a continuation of an amazing story then look no further. This game is amazing and I have been enjoying playing it. It has new mechanics that keep it interesting for hours and hours. The story was a solid 9/10. The gameplay an 8/10. Graphics a 7/10. This is not to say that this game is not in my top 10 of 2023.

Didnt get it as fast as i would of liked. Could of easuly bought it anywhere else near me and enioyed it for 3-4 days more with how long it took fedex to get me my package. Fedex sucks around here. UPS Is so much better at getting packages to us on time or even early. Fedex just holds the package till the day of its estimated delivery or its delayed. Regardless of the shipping, this game is great. It took everything from botw and tweaked it all, added new concepts, changed the powers for the better, and everything feels a whole lot better fleshed out in this game. I didnt even like botw that much, it was easy, hardly any dungeons, shrines felt kind of lame most of the time, and exploring the world never felt rewarding at all. You just got money, gems, or more weapons. Which you never really needed. On a side note, it didnt help that i dont enjoy games that just dump you in a world with almost zero direction. And tbh, totk does this just like botw. The main difference is how they went about it, they reworked the rewards they meet out in this game and added a lot of new areas abd reworked old areas that really invoke your sense of adventure. And now that you have real treasure you can find, with treasure maps and such, it encoursges you to actually go out and explore. On a different note, and maybe an unpopular opinion, i dont enjoy the crafting so much in this game. I enjoy the basic crafting, but i hardly use any of the zonai tech other than a few things rarely or when required literally for a shrine or a sky island but i think the game is much better without it. But im just not a crafting, mechanical like dude at all. Im sure others really enjoy it and kids probably thinks its mind blowing cool but its not that great imo. I enjoy finding rare fusions materials from bosses and such and enjoy having a collection of strong weapons but crafting is kind of not fun.

Great game overall, especially when matched with BoW. The game devs designed a very immersive world to explore with amazing details across the board.

Tears of the Kingdom is an awesome adventure. The world feels huge the new abilities, resources and tools are fun to experiment with. At some point, maybe mid to late game, it can start to feel a little repetitive, especially if you played BOTW since it reuses the same map, but it’s still a great experience overall. If you’re a Zelda fan, you definitely shouldn’t miss it.

How do you review 6 years of anticipation and hype? Not perfect, but the best possible follow-up to breath of the wild. Lots of nuanced controls to get accustomed to. Great fun, and in my case, story cutscenes that take my brain back in time to when I opened my NES Deluxe set. Thae awe and sense of wonder revived. Did it last the entire game for me? No! Though i still appreciate the value and talent it took to create this gem of a video game. Open world gamer? Buy and enjoy.

Great follow up to Breath of the Wild. Feels like a bigger and better game and with more power to play with.

Excellent game blending elements of the immersive sim games of decades past to create a wildly addictive open sandbox full to the brim with content! Takes the bones of Breath of the Wild and corrects many of that game's flaws to create a truly wonderful experience. Nintendo finally created a game similar to the very first Legend of Zelda in that its all about exploration and learning about the world as you go with little guidance (see interviews with Sakurai).

Tears of the Kingdom is by far the biggest, boldest and most epic Zelda game to date. It's easily twice as large as Breath of the Wild, with a more engrossing story and inventive game mechanics. Being able to construct nearly anything makes the game very replayable, and there's so much to explore that you'll never get tired of traversing Hyrule. If you own a Switch, Tears of the Zelda should definitely be in your library.

I bought this game as a gift for my son. I also like to game and since I had played Breath of the Wild, I definitely wanted to play this! I love that they took BOW and added even more to what you could do in this game! The story line is also very interesting and kept me engaged and wanting to know more! If you’re on the fence about playing this sequel don’t be!! Get it for yourself and enjoy the journey!

I absolutely loved playing breath of the wild when it first came out but when i first started up tears of the kingdom i knew this game was so much more than breath of the wild ever was, the game mechanics and the world is just gorgeous even though it is on now old hardware but after playing through and beating everything to do in this game i will say without a doubt this is the best game on the Nintendo switch and personally is my game of the year

An epic fantasy adventure with a massive open world that is fun and compelling to explore. Filled with memorable characters, challenging enemies, and unique puzzles the solutions to which are limited only by the player's imagination. The music, sound effects, and art style are top notch, however the graphics and performance are both hampered by the hardware but this doesn't detract from what is ultimately an amazing and deep game that is fun for all ages.

Not sure how Nintendo pulled it off, but TotK is an almost perfect improvement on the original BotW formula.