2023 was a “quality over quantity” year for me, dominated by a Big Three —Elden Ring(a 2022 release) in the first few months of the year;Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomafter its release in May; and thenJagged Alliance 3from July to November. All three were Game of the Year material....
"— Tray (Tears of the Kingdom) ↑ Jump up to: 9.0 9.1 "I am practicing holding my breath, so do not bother me, Brother! ...But no matter how much time passes, I never feel the need to inhale! It is strange..."— Child Goron (Twilight Princess) ↑ Jump up to: 10.0 ...
In the opening hours of Tears of the Kingdom, I was struck by how similar it was to Breath of the Wild. A few hours into the game and I was hunting shrines, cooking food, running out of stamina, and repeatedly dying. It’s the first console Zelda game in nearly 25 years to have...
Wanted to follow up on the *Star Letter* about Tears of the Kingdom ["Overload" — issue #3], it reminded me about how I play games myself. I was wondering if anybody else either writing or in the community share this habit. I typically play a single game very intensely...
Tears of the Kingdom especially relied on these mechanics, nudging players to build elaborate (or janky) vehicles and contraptions to make their way across the lands and skies of Hyrule. And between Breath of the Wild and Tears, Nintendo gave us The Legend of Zelda: Link...