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Zelda Tears of The Kingdom, the long-awaited sequel to Breath of the Wild released on Nintendo Switch in 2017, is due to land soon on BigN’s hybrid console. Release date, story, gameplay mechanics, trailer, we take stock of everything we know about the continuation of the adventures of Link and Zelda.

In 2017, Nintendo has struck a blow with Zelda Breath of The Wild. Today considered a masterpiece, the Japanese manufacturer has succeeded with this opus in modernizing a 25-year-old saga, while also revolutionizing the very design of open-world games. At a time when open-world games are almost all adopting the recipe popularized by Ubisoft games like Assassin’s Creed or The Division, i.e. titles loaded with (often boring) side quests that constantly guide the player, Nintendo is taking the opposite direction. .

Yes, Zelda BOTW will be open world. With the difference that there will be no question marks on the map, no ultra-detailed log to indicate all the steps to follow. Nope, it will be up to the player to mark his points of interest himself, to find one’s bearings in this vast world by exploring it from top to bottom. Moreover, everyone can start their adventure as they see fit. Do you want to go straight to Hyrule Castle to fight the final boss? You can do it, even if the task looks very complicated.

In other words, Zelda BOW does not hold the player by the hand and invites him to discover the world at his own pace, and to let yourself be carried away by your desires for the unknown. In 2022, many games have adopted this philosophy, like Elden Ring, the latest from the From Software studio. Declared game of the year in 2017, it was certain that Nintendo was going to work on a sequel.

📅 When is Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom coming out?

Zelda Tears of the Kingdom was released on May 12, 2023. The date (along with the title of the game) was announced during a Nintendo Direct broadcast in September 2022. could no longer wait.

Indeed, the game was announced at E3 2019, an eternity ago! At the time it had no title (just Sequel to Breath of the Wild) and we only had a cryptic video.

In 2021, it showed up in a very early gameplay footage, proudly displaying the 2022 release date at the very end. This promise will ultimately not be kept.

Note also that Nintendo could also launch a special version of the Nintendo Switch in the colors of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Indeed, several images of this special OLED Switch have leaked on the web, with a design directly inspired by the cult saga, with the TriForce which will adorn the console dock and runic inscriptions on the Joy-Con.

What platform is Tears of the Kingdom released on?

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom will be released on Switch, and only on Switch. Rumors have a moment speak of a Switch Pro to accompany the release of the title but ultimately, Nintendo has not announced anything.

As a reminder, Breath of the Wild had the right to a simultaneous release on Switch and Wii U in 2017.

🎮 Gameplay and plot of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

As you can imagine, we still know very little about the history of this Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Nevertheless, Nintendo has confirmed that it is a direct sequel to the events of the first installment. As suggested by the only three trailers available, Link will once again have to fight a terrible plague that threatens Hyrule.

However, and it is probably about the major innovation of this opus, Link will not remain only on the ground of the cows. Like a certain The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordour brave warrior will have to explore the skies of Hyrule, and to do this, he will have access to different means of transport.

Of course, the hero will be able to take advantage of new equipment and powers. We were able to get a glimpse of it on the available trailers. We notice for example that Link will be able to manipulate time using certain items. The Cinetis power is also making a comeback, in a revamped version, however, since it will offer the possibility of sending a projectile or an enemy back to the near past. Otherwise, Link will also have the ability to teleport through the ground to reach areas that are inaccessible at first sight.

Regarding the latest rumors, know that the Italian voice actor of a key character from the first game has made some indiscretions. Indeed, the Italian voice of the hero Daruk has confirmed his return in this second episode. However, he returns to embody an ancestor of Daruk, which suggests that the scenario will make leaps in time.

Time travel, precisely, could be one of the engines of history. Certain passages show a Link dressed “à l’Antique” and the presence of islands in the sky, absent from the first episode, could mean that we go back very far in the past. We obviously think of Skyward Sword, which told us the origin of Hyrule from the point of view of inhabitants coming from the clouds.