Now that I have Tears of the Kingdom, it’s strangely heartbreaking to think that I can’t go back to Breath of the Wild. Breath of the Wild has been my favorite game since it came out, and he spent 150 hours playing it the first time, and another 45 hours by Tears of the Kingdom. this is a long time. I took my time and loved every moment of it, and even on my second playthrough I was still finding places and little drops of joy I missed the first time around. Really it was my most loved game.
Just by listening to the sound effects of “Breath of the Wild”, you can feel the love in your body. But now that I’m playing Tears of the Kingdom, I don’t think I need to go back. I can’t think of a game that improves on its predecessor to make it feel dated, but Tears of the Kingdom gave me that.
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There are instances where newer versions of franchises make the originals feel dated. Sports games in particular come to mind. But it’s not the same. The excitement of new sports games is largely driven by updated rosters, some new features, some improvements to features already working, and better simulation. For example, nobody wants to go back and play Madden ’12. In the real world, the video game section of a thrift store is a good example.
I can think of games that skipped the original but had all their problems solved in the sequel. For example Assassin’s Creed. The first entry was so-so, but the second game was great. Needless to say, I never played the first one, but I’ve played it many times since then, and have returned to some of them (especially Assassin’s Creed III when I reviewed the remake).
But Breath of the Wild is… different. That said, the idea that it could replace the top spot was not something I ruled out. I’m obviously a Nintendo fan, but I try to keep it feeling realistic. I knew very well that Nintendo and other developers would come up with something better, something that fascinated and delighted me more. But I just thought Breath of the Wild was low on the “best of” list in my mind.
Tears of the Kingdom turned out to be the game that moved Breath of the Wild out of the top spot, but instead of dropping it, it dropped it off the list.
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I can’t imagine going back to Breath of the Wild now. I can’t. I thought Tears of the Kingdom would join the top, but Tears of the Kingdom does it all by far. I really agree with Tom Marks’ review that the first game looks like a rough draft.
It’s kind of sad, isn’t it? I shouldn’t be sad, but I’m so attached to Breath of the Wild, it’s strange that it’s been sitting at the top of my favorites list for so long, never even reaching number two. . close. And now it seems irrelevant to me, but I still love and enjoy him more than any other game before and after six years.
I can’t explain well either. Breath of the Wild is really great! But Tears of the Kingdom is everything I loved about Breath of the Wild and more. It’s certainly the same world, but for some reason it feels completely different and fresh. I am always amazed. Nintendo just took everything I loved about the original and leveled it up a few dozen steps, resulting in a game I can’t stop playing at the expense of my desire to go back to the first version. I made it.
Tears of the Kingdom is something really special, no doubt about it. In other game sequels, developers improve on the shortcomings of previous iterations, building on the original world and introducing new ideas. Tears of the Kingdom, on the other hand, just improved on what was great about the original. It’s built on a winning formula in ways no one could have imagined, and in creating this fantastic, wild new world, the original is now irrelevant to me and something I’d never want to return to. there is no. It’s a great achievement, but strangely enough, it also makes me feel a little sad.
Seth Macy is the Executive Editor of IGN Commerce and would love to be your friend.you can find him hosting Nintendo voice chat podcast.
