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[RoadHazard]

If I wasn't a PlayStation devotee, I would be all about Nintendo's games. Next lifetime. Or maybe when I'm retired

PlayStation + Nintendo is the perfect combination, very different experiences.

 

[Shrap]

The rockstar review buff is about as strong!

Good point! I forgot about the rockstar buff.

 

[Caio]

Nintendo showing the World how to make great games on a
FP32 393.2 GFLOPS GPU...holy crap, it's Nintendo. I'll stay very tuned on their Next Hardware

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

Love how any modern game anounces it will be 30 fps gets shit one but since this is Zelda and DF said its "almost" perfect 30fps....we are just going to ignore that.

 

[Calling 911 Melts Beams]

The Legend of Zelda™: Link’s Awakening for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy The Legend of Zelda™: Link’s Awakening and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

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The Legend of Zelda™: Skyward Sword HD for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

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You’re welcome.

those games are old lol

awaking is so ancient leo dicaprio wouldnt fuck it

 

[Crispy Gamer]

Nothing is certain except death, taxes and a perfect 10 Zelda score

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Asked my local store if they had any collectors editions left...

 

[Gudji]

Love how any modern game anounces it will be 30 fps gets shit one but since this is Zelda and DF said its "almost" perfect 30fps....we are just going to ignore that.

 

[MetalFreak]

ShopTo, you beautiful street date breaking bastards.

Damn it. I bought from shopTo too but did not arrive today

 

[MiguelItUp]

Can't say I'm surprised by these reviews at all. Writing was on the wall before release. SkillUp's review is interesting because he brings up (multiple times) about small things that could annoy some, or hamper their experience. Even mentioned how playing the first five hours felt really disappointing, but then it immediately changed. I'd like to give this an honest to god truth, but like he's also said, if you didn't like Breath of the Wild you're very likely to not like Tears of the Kingdom.

People talking about review buff and i feel like its kinda true but its not like +10 points. Surely without the Zelda tag it wouldve been less, but 91/92 it would reach anyway. So whats the point? Its bound to be a great game. No need to cry because the number is bigger then Elden Ring number. Bloodborne scored lower then Elden ring and is better... Just take these numbers as an indicator. High = likely a good game, low = likely a bad game. And go from there. Dont fight over 2-3 points on a website. Lol.

Its surely a great game and cant wait to play it whenever i can play it in 4k/60. Not gonna do it on base switch. 1080p/30 is a nogo for me personally. Dont support this with my wallet anymore.
So i gotta try and dodge spoilers as good as possible for a while

Couldn't agree more. People treat review numbers (and reviews) like they're everything and more. I'll never understand it. I more so look at ones by folks I dig to see their opinion as I'm curious, but nothing will affect my own opinion. But none of this should be too surprising when there are still folks so loyal to their favorite plastic box that they become uber defensive or angry when talking about anything they may disagree with in the slightest.

Also, right there with you about performance. I know it's surprising that the game is even able to run on the Switch which is a massive feat within itself. But man, I just personally can't get excited about a major exclusive title purposely running at 30fps with frame drops in 2023.

 

[onnextflix5]

This game looks like shit but it just goes to show, it’s allways gameplay first, don’t care about Rtx, 4k and shit,

 

[GHG]

Love how any modern game anounces it will be 30 fps gets shit one but since this is Zelda and DF said its "almost" perfect 30fps....we are just going to ignore that.

The hardware this game is on is far from "modern", that's the difference.

 

[Yoshi97]

whelp i was wrong

 

[k_trout]

Love how any modern game anounces it will be 30 fps gets shit one but since this is Zelda and DF said its "almost" perfect 30fps....we are just going to ignore that.

and uses same map as last game ...10/10

dont hurt me Nintendo fans lol

 

[Needlecrash]

This game looks like shit but it just goes to show, it’s allways gameplay first, don’t care about Rtx, 4k and shit,

Nintendo ALWAYS sells by their unique experiences, hardware be damned.

 

[Robb]

Love how any modern game anounces it will be 30 fps gets shit one but since this is Zelda and DF said its "almost" perfect 30fps....we are just going to ignore that.

Everything’s relative though. Running this at 30fps on a tablet with 2015 hardware can be a technical achievement, running it at 30fps on a computer that’s 100x stronger obviously isn’t.

 

[Sub_Level]

SONY BROS WE GOT TOO COCKY

 

[hemo memo]

those games are old lol

awaking is so ancient leo dicaprio wouldnt fuck it

Skyward Sword HD is 2021
Link’s Awakening remake is 2019

How is that old?

 

[ADiTAR]

and uses same map as last game ...10/10

dont hurt me Nintendo fans lol

Spiderman 2 is also gonna reuse the same map, unless they are moving him to Austin, TX.

 

[Flutta]

Nintendo showing the World how to make great games on a
FP32 393.2 GFLOPS GPU...holy crap, it's Nintendo. I'll stay very tuned on their Next Hardware

What’s more surprising to me is that they managed to release a finished product, in this day an age where it’s the norm to release buggy broken games to the public…

Let’s not talk about the scope of this game and all the new complex mechanics in play… how these devs managed to accomplish this is out of this world.

And in the same vein we got a broken mess of a game from a trillion dollar company…

 

[HTK]

Never played a Zelda game, this one is making feel like I'm missing out on something. :/

Seeing this game takes me back in time when I used to enjoy the games and have fun without thinking about FPS, Visuals etc...

 

[Bruno_Arrais85]

The goty has been decided

 

[Nicktendo86]

ShopTo, you beautiful street date breaking bastards.

Yeah my brother says his has been delivered too and for less than the amount I paid on Amazon.

 

[Trilobit]

Very happy that it's getting good reviews. I won't expect a perfect game, all I want is to be back in Hyrule and enjoy some really fun gameplay.

 

[Sub_Level]

Never played a Zelda game

Cancel your weekend plans, brew a pot of coffee, and start playing Link to the Past as soon as possible. K thanks.

 

[xrnzaaas]

IGN: Too many tears - 7.8/10

 

[darrylgorn]

This is totally not the 0-10% that I predicted.

 

[invisible_face]

Man this place really is just completely mask off console wars isn't it?

 

[Captain Toad]

He did say 89 though.

May as well of said 59.

 

[AJUMP23]

zelda sucks now i just want to go into a dungeon and get a boomerang and then boomeranger some puzzles to get to a boss

Zelda changed the game.....But there are still classic Zelda's to play. This version of Zelda is about the exploration. Maybe the next consoles iteration will be more traditional. I wouldn't be surprised to see a Zelda maker at some point.

 

[kyussman]

If anyone was still waiting on whether to get this or Redfall....now you have your answer.

 

[Gudji]

Never played a Zelda game, this one is making feel like I'm missing out on something. :/

Seeing this game takes me back in time when I used to enjoy the games and have fun without thinking about FPS, Visuals etc...

Eh the game isn't for everyone. I bought a switch to play BOTW and ended up not clicking with me.

 

[Zheph]

As expected, looking forward to get my copy

 

[Caio]

What’s more surprising to me is that they managers to release a finished product, in this day an age where it’s the norm to release buggy broken games to the public…

Let’s not talk about the scope of this game and all the new complex mechanics in play… how these devs managed to accomplish this is out of this world.

And in the same vein we got a broken mess of a game from a trillion dollar company…

Yep, you said ALL. This is Nintendo, Hats off

 

[Fake]

Spiderman 2 is also gonna reuse the same map, unless they are moving him to Austin, TX.

Miles is like a DLC, but people think is a new game and nobody got a problem with that game reusing the same map.

 

[Represent.]

Man this place really is just completely mask off console wars isn't it?

Because we call out the painfully obvious score boosts this franchise gets?

If you even suggest that on Era, you get banned for a month lmao

It is what it is

 

[AJUMP23]

If anyone was still waiting on whether to get this or Redfall....now you have your answer.

Phil Spencer already has his copy of Zelda I bet.

 

[Mozza]

Honestly, was this game being awesome ever in doubt, almost as inevitable as the haters on here saying it's overrated.

 

[Roman Empire]

I got my copy earlier. Bye suckers! From previews and reviews this will be a solid 95+ score. I'll spend the whole weekend living and breathing this game.

 

[AJUMP23]

 

[Banjo64]

Anyone remember the ‘what have they been doing for 6 years!?’

 

[Roufianos]

Love how any modern game anounces it will be 30 fps gets shit one but since this is Zelda and DF said its "almost" perfect 30fps....we are just going to ignore that.

Dude, it's running on a handheld which you can blow up to your TV. Different standards.

 

[Fabieter]

Eh the game isn't for everyone. I bought a switch to play BOTW and ended up not clicking with me.

This was almost me. Bought it as a second game, played it for like 10 hours and felt helpless. I have no problem playing super hard games like I wanna be the guy but damn if you give me a sandbox game like that.

If anyone knows to like a sandbox game pls Fabieter

 

[Banjo64]

Because we call out the painfully obvious score boosts this franchise gets?

If you even suggest that on Era, you get banned for a month lmao

It is what it is

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[Thaedolus]

Because we call out the painfully obvious score boosts this franchise gets?

If you even suggest that on Era, you get banned for a month lmao

It is what it is

Bruh this is like the pinnacle of Zelda. Maybe Skyward Sword deserves mediocre scores, but it ain’t this game. It’s as 10/10 as gaming gets.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Phil Spencer already has his copy of Zelda I bet.

Waiting for the annual congrats tweet

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Spiderman 2 is also gonna reuse the same map, unless they are moving him to Austin, TX.

Great, it is becoming a pattern.

 

[ADiTAR]

Great, it is becoming a pattern.

Yeah, a pattern called sequel.

 

[Smokken]

Such as? It runs at a solid 30FPS

30fps is LOW, thats why. Anything under 60fps in 2023 is trash with the tech we have today. How they can give a game perfect score when it's technically underperforming just goes to show how biased reviewers are. They should deduct atleat 1 point from the performance alone.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Yeah, a pattern called sequel.

No, a pattern called map reuse. Sequels have not traditionally used slightly modified maps.