The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Absolutely phenomenal currently. Drastically improves what it's predecessor set out to do. Will write more soon.

I never took BoTW for a full mark in the first place.. and glad to see how ToTK not only has it surpassed BoTW, but also changes the concept of "sequel"..

along with its presentation of pure innovative "out of the box" gameplay mechanics!
I still however think the final boss is ridiculously easy here, barely took 5 mins to beat its 2 phases...

Still, ToTk is definitely a one of a kind. And might only be experienced once in decade!
10/10

Honestly I really pity Zelda and Switch fans. We've gone from amazing games like Skyward Sword to these boring reskins. The first game might have been somewhat groundbreaking. This however is just a cheap reskin of the first game with the same mechanics. The performance is also somehow worse. It's honestly such a shame the Zelda IP is trapped on the Switch.

First of all I will start off by saying BOTW is one of my favourite games of all time. And with TOTK basically being BOTW times ten, it is easily my new favourite game of all time.

I am still in shock with how this game even exists. In an era where we have PS5, XSX and the RTX 4000 series, TOTK accomplishes technical marvels I've never seen on a current gen power machine, and all on a 2017 tablet.

As someone who loves physics sandboxes, emergent gameplay and immersive sims, as well as being a massive fan of the Zelda franchise, this game is a dream come true for me as it as a marriage of all those things. The new building mechanic brings so much more depth and options for solutions to a game that already had deep and complex systems. There are so many ways you can choose to play this game and get through it. How you want to have fun here is completely up to you.

TOTK takes my two biggest complaints from BOTW, that being the world feeling kind of empty and the dungeons all having the same theme, and straight up just fixes them. Hyrule, despite being literally the same map from BOTW, actually feels now as it is populated with NPCs, quests, caves and hidden areas to explore. It is a miracle they used the same map and somehow made me want to explore every single inch all over again. I am also so happy to see elemental themed dungeons again with bosses that are actually fun and unique, who are also based off previous bosses in the franchise.

I've almost 100%ed this game and I'm still hungry for more. I'd love DLC that gives us an epilogue with an extra dungeon, and a Master Quest so I can experience this all over again with an extra challenge. Maybe even a rougelite mode that allows for endless play. I just need more of this.

TOTK makes BOTW feel like a Tech demo, and while BOTW is still a 10 to me, TOTK somehow just raised the bar so much. This is the type of game we'll see once a decade.

For those that weren't into breath of the wild, I doubt this game will win you over.
I can see the appeal for some, but it's one of those games where some of us don't get the critical reception. I couldn't get into it and found it a chore to play the whole way. Story isn't gripping, the gameplay mechanics are decent but nothing to write home about, they've all been done before. Weapons break all the time, you have a stamina gauge which depletes, you get cold etc. You get the picture.

“Was that the sword that seals the darkness? A blade that shatters so easily against my power cannot save you from me.”