Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom actually manages to pull off one of gaming’s worst intro tropes really well
There are plenty of moments in gaming where you lose it all, and have to go on despite your new-found vulnerability. Whether it’s washing up on the shores of Guarma in Red Dead Redemption 2, entering the final stage of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 with no rings, or being stripped a large percentage of your health in Bloodborne’s chalice dungeons, developers like employing late-game restrictions on you in order to mess with your understanding of the world – and really test your abilities without all those supplementary bells and whistles you’ve come to rely on.14 May 2023One day post-launch, the developers of Switch emulator Yuzu announce that Tears of the Kingdom is playable 'full speed on most hardware' with 'no hacks needed'PC Gamer ︎14 May 2023Please stop making Link do obscene things in Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎14 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom lets you recreate a classic scene from the animated seriesVG247 ︎14 May 2023Players are struggling to believe Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom actually existsVG247 ︎14 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the highest rated game of all time on OpenCriticVG247 ︎13 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players are proving there's no right way to playVG247 ︎13 May 2023Zelda's voice actor didn't know she was auditioning for the titular characterVG247 ︎13 May 2023Analyst suggests Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom could be on bestseller lists for "years"VG247 ︎13 May 2023A Zelda film isn't in the works, but after Mario's success Eiji Aonuma is definitely "interested" in oneVG247 ︎13 May 2023Water is wet, and players dying in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is still funnyVG247 ︎13 May 2023Not even Final Fantasy 14 producer Naoki Yoshida can put down Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎13 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom's director is already thinking about the next gameVG247 ︎13 May 2023Yes, you can build a fully functional mech in Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎13 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom mods have already unlocked the framerate to 60 fps—but you shouldn't use them just yetPC Gamer ︎12 May 2023The race to perfectly emulate Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is on, and already extremely promisingPC Gamer ︎12 May 2023You can’t play as Zelda in Tears of the Kingdom, but you might be able to in the sequelVG247 ︎12 May 2023Even PlayStation and Xbox are excited about Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎12 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom players can't stop bullying KoroksVG247 ︎12 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a bad game because you can't pet the dogVG247 ︎12 May 2023There’s no shame in turning off motion controls in Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎12 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has the Ascend ability because the devs love to cheatVG247 ︎12 May 2023Surprise, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom speedrunners are already setting recordsVG247 ︎12 May 2023Zelda Amiibo shortage resembles PS5 scalping miseryVG247 ︎12 May 2023Bowser sold the first copy of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom in New YorkVG247 ︎12 May 2023What if Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom had permadeath? What then?VG247 ︎11 May 2023“A suitably epic story with cataclysmic stakes” – Critics give their verdicts on The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎11 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review – Nintendo hasn’t blown its FuseVG247 ︎08 May 2023This Breath of the Wild recap will help you prepare for Zelda: Tears of the KingdomVG247 ︎07 May 2023Nintendo seems to have fired back over the Tears of the Kingdom leak by DMCAing popular Switch emulation toolsPC Gamer ︎07 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is getting a Nintendo Treehouse: Live showcase just before releaseVG247 ︎01 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has leaked on piracy sites, and Nintendo's now in a whack-a-mole war with streamersPC Gamer ︎01 May 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has already leaked, so look out for spoilersVG247 ︎26 Apr 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom leaves Breath of the Wild behind – hands-on previewVG247 ︎26 Apr 2023Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom still has weapon degradation, but you won’t careVG247 ︎25 Apr 2023We talked to the Emulati gearing up to make Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom playable on PC next monthPC Gamer ︎