The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Has this so-called hype been justified? We opened with a short session on a Sky Island designed to allow us to get to grips with the controls and play around with the new mechanics (or at the very least begin to). We were initially a little bit overwhelmed as we were told in not quite so many words to ‘go nuts’ with everything that lay before us. We had a pop with the Ultrahand and quickly discovered that we have a far less robust understanding of physics than we thought.

We tried to shield surf after attaching a fan to our makeshift surfboard . Spoiler alert: it didn’t go well. We also discovered, little to our surprise, that the Fuse ability is just as open — and has the potential to be as mindlessly stupid — as you wish, and we mean that in the best possible way. You can’t actually attach an apple to the end of a sword and expect it to do any good, can you? We had a similarly short-sighted mindset at first, but after trying it for ourselves we are happy to report that ‘for goodness sake, of course it gives you a minor attack boost, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Not only is it the sequel to what’s considered one of the greatest games of all time, but it’s one of the few times two brand-new Zelda games have arrived in the lifespan of a single Nintendo console. It’ll be the Nintendo Switch’s most important, must-have game since Animal Crossing. You may want to avoid spoilers about the new game, but not all that much has been revealed.

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