Tears of the Kingdom was a clear bright spot, but not everyone was blown away
“I have to give it to Tears of the Kingdom. There was something magical in that game. It’s now my favorite game ever made.” – LoganTroxell
“Tears of the Kingdom wins for me. I loved it. I think Breath of the Wild is the better game, but not by a lot (part of it is that the entire world felt tailor-made for BotW but TotK felt a little shoehorned in and the Depths was a little much to deal with at times). But it was a really good year for games” – Platypus Man
“TotK was great at first, but I gassed on it after 110 hours and not completing the main story (getting asked to find a surprise fifth sage “and just like, search around the world for it” was what killed it for me.) – Brizian
“I played a ton of Tears of the Kingdom when it came out, didn’t fully complete it but explored a good deal of the world, played through a lot of the side missions and did some pretty cool inventions based on designs I saw online. I liked the game a lot. As a sequel and a storytelling device… I felt a tad bit underwhelmed.” – Ambigant
“I had fun with TotK for about 20 hours and then got bored with it. It’s just… a little too directionless for me. I get why some people love it, but I prefer more of a narrative focus.” – Mireille is sensational, like a She-Hulk
“Man…I played Tears of the Kingdom..but the magic was gone after about 20 hours and it never returned” – Endere772
“I’m a huge Zelda nerd, so obviously, I loved TotK and spent a lot of time on it. Still, it was never going to match the heights of Breath of the Wild for me.” – Jake Sapir
“I beat around 18 games, and TotK was definitely my standout. I wasn’t expecting much from it, and the whole sky aspect, combined with exploring the world with things you build just blew me away. The first time you dive from the sky all the way down through a hole and into the underworld was the best gaming moment of the year for me and really blew me away.” – Pat Dorsman
“Totk. Just a magical experience.” – magpie187
“Tears of the Kingdom” – Classic example of our failed educational system
“Zelda was my favorite game overall this year as I loved almost every aspect of it and never got bored playing it. Spent a few months after its release hoping for DLC like the first game got but believe the developers ended up saying they had no plans for it.” – AKA
