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Starred Review on August 1, 2023 | Gaming
Breath of the Wild (BotW), the predecessor to Tears of the Kingdom (TotK), is often called one of the best games of all time. It even snagged the top spot on IGN's 2023 list of The Top 100 Video Games of All Time. That game reinvented the classic Zelda formula by creating a rich, engrossing, and open world. TotK is even more immersive, layered, and compelling. Set a few years after BotW and taking place in the same world, TotK's story begins when the kingdom of Hyrule is thrown into chaos once again. This time, our hero Link and Princess Zelda unwittingly unearth a dark villain underneath the castle. The vast landscape is transformed by chasms, fallen stones, and soul-stealing gloom, a dark miasma seeping from beneath the surface. BotW's familiar landscape is transformed. On top of that (and beneath it) are two new layers of adventure: floating islands in the sky and a vast, pitch-black underground. These additions make the already massive world three times as large...Log In or Sign Up to Read More