It’s May 12th, 2023 and on this beautiful day the much-touted Nintendo sequel is released The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom finds its way into the eager hands of gamers around the world. But you: maybe you stand apart. Maybe you didn’t play the previous game, the smash hit of 2017 breath of the wild. Or maybe you tried it and fell off for some reason. I won’t judge, I’m with you.
The Week in Games: Return to Hyrule
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Now you’re here watching all these cool trailers and…interesting things emerge in the new zelda Game and you ask yourself: “Do I have to play?” breath of the wild Before Tears of the Kingdom? Should I?” Well, I’m here to help you figure that out.
A series purist will always say to go back and play the games in order (considering how long). zeldaalready exists, maybe you should be careful with this way of thinking). But here I will lay out some pros and cons for each approach. There are valid reasons for both approaches, so let’s explore them.
By the way, this article is a spoiler-free zone. So feel free to read on, even if you haven’t touched 2017 yet breath of the wild.
Is breath of the wildis a story worth experiencing Tears of the Kingdom?
breath of the wild tells a very average fantasy story. Hold your farmer’s pitchforks; I’m not saying this to put it down. In general, the basics of the story are familiar to almost everyone who has experienced it Lord of the rings or war of stars together. You have your dark lord, your threat to peace, your amnesiac protagoboy, your magical power items, rinse and repeat. Watch after a short recap video
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How breath of the wild However, experiencing the story it tells in full rather than just synopsis form is something you should consider experiencing. On his journey to regain his memories, Link will meet a myriad of charming and memorable characters that will spark your emotional interest in the greater story of Hyrule (simple as it is) and the people who live there much more than if you did would just go nuts over a summary.
If you’re just interested in a brief SparkNotes overview of Hyrulian history, a wiki or video will do. But if you value the experience of meeting interesting characters and gaining greater emotional involvement in a fictional world, then immerse yourself breath of the wild First, time will be well invested.
Does Tears of the Kingdom make breath of the wildIs the gameplay outdated?
We’ve all been there: you play a sequel first, and then the original just feels old by comparison. Some sequels are so dramatically improved over their predecessor that it’s hard to go back. Mass Effect 2 is one such example. Skyrim can be another.
First of all no: Tears of the Kingdom certainly has its share of improved quality of life traits – such as in fast travel and cooking– but nothing so earth-shattering breath of the wild suddenly feels Neolithic in comparison.
Don’t worry if they feel too similar or not. Although they are very similar in essential respects, Tears of the Kingdom And breath of the wild are clear enough that you can revert to the older game afterwards Tears of the Kingdom would still bring you many new experiences to enjoy.
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As my colleague Kenneth Shepard told me after the first few hours Tears of the Kingdomthe gameplay in the sequel is “less of an evolution and more of a side step.” Link’s new skills, particularly the Crafting and new Ultrahand abilityMake it such a distinct experience that when you play these in reverse order, you don’t feel like your range of skills has been drastically reduced.
Tears of the Kingdom looks graphically daunting for the old Switch, so should you wait for future hardware?
That’s no secret The aging Wii U wasn’t particularly friendly To breath of the wild. And basically everyone who saw early footage of Tears of the Kingdom I was a little nervous thinking about whether the humble Nintendo Switch, which launched over six years ago, might be able to keep up.
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Well I have good news. Or rather, Digital Foundry has good news: Tears of the Kingdom will run damn fine on your old switch. You can expect a near-solid 30fps, with a few dips here and there, especially when using Link’s new Ultrahand ability. The loading times for fast travel are also quite short, about 30 percent faster than for OTW.
I can hear you thinking, “There must be another Nintendo console on the way, right?” The Switch may have been out for a while, but it is what it is we reported on Tuesday, May 9thNintendo has no plans for a hardware refresh or follow-up version of the Switch in 2023.
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How long is breath of the wild?
Let’s say you don’t mind digging into the game everyone’s talking about right now and it’s cool to dig into it breath of the wild
Accordingly Howlongtobeat.comthe main story of breath of the wild is about 50 hours. And if you want to do all the side quests? It is estimated at around 100 hours. If you’re a completion fanatic, HLtB estimates 189 hours. Our own experience confirms these numbers.
breath of the wild is a game of far-reaching proportions. The world is huge and there is so much to do. If you haven’t played it yet and Tears of the KingdomThe publication of ‘s really piques your interest in seeing what this link business is all about and expect to take some time to do so OTW Should you get into this first?
Even if you’re not a completer, the first thing you should do is explore the world of Hyrule on the Switch zelda Title is an experience best enjoyed at a leisurely pace, and you won’t feel any worse once you’ve taken the time to soak it all in.
So yes, OTW is long. That’s good because it’s a great game.
While entry into some franchise companies is possible at almost any time, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild offers some compelling reasons to try it first. The storyline consists of standard fantasy concepts, but is told in a very memorable way and in an open world with many vistas to explore.
But if you decide to jump right in Tears of the Kingdoma brief synopsis or two of it OTWThe story beats of are quickly updated. And given the gameplay differences, playing the two games in reverse order shouldn’t feel too odd.
Order aside, another question is whether you should be playing the older game at all. You may think otherwise, but my personal opinion is the same breath of the wild is such a truly delightful experience, from the well-told story to the satisfying gameplay and a world truly alive and beautiful to explore, that you owe it to yourself to play this modern classic if you haven’t already have. even if you have been logged in for many hours Tears of the Kingdom.
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