2023-05-12 13:15:41
He’s finally arrived ! It’s the big day for the release of the new Zelda. The latest installment in this Nintendo video game saga is called “Tears of the kingdom” and is available on the Switch console.
Launched in 1986 on NES, the Zelda series is a historical reference. Almost all of the episodes are major works in the history of video games. The creator of this cult phenomenon is the Japanese Shigeru Miyamoto, the man behind other mythical characters like Mario and Donkey Kong. Zelda games have sold a total of 125 million copies worldwide, inspiring generations of players and game creators alike.
“Tears of the kingdom” comes six years after the previous episode, “Breath of the wild”. This revolutionized the action-adventure video game genre. Nintendo had taken a step forward in the principle of the open world, that is to say a system in which the player can move freely in a vast expanse, by further broadening the spectrum of actions. It was for example possible to try to face the final boss from the first minutes, so without any equipment or almost, which left no chance for Link, the main character.
Verticality and innovative powers
“Tears of the kingdom” is a continuation of this component. But new features, powers, have been added. Among these, turning into a pass-wall or the possibility of making objects go back in time, typically sending a block of stone that has just fallen back up. Verticality is also one of the novelties of this game. The developers have emphasized the need to explore the world of Hyrule in its height. It’s not just about observing from a better vantage point, but a requirement to progress in the game.
On the ground, the terrain has also been partly redesigned, which allows you to explore it with a new eye. It will also always be possible to prepare your own kitchen and build your vehicles. The goal is to defeat the enemy of always: Ganondorf. But beware, great particularity of this game: the weapons wear out. They are not acquired for life in their original state. Managing their use becomes an imperative.
For months, the game has been unleashing passions, each video clip of Link’s new adventures garnering millions of views on the Internet. Time difference obliges, it is in Japan that “Tears of the kingdom” was available first. “I hope to find in this new game the wide open spaces present in the previous one. The world was so big! Yutaka Hirai, 30, who lined up in the morning with several dozen people in an electronics store in Tokyo, told Agence France Presse (AFP). Mizuho Kawakami, 32, downloaded the game before going to bed so she could try it out as soon as possible. “I was very excited. I can’t wait to embark on the adventure and I will surely be playing it all weekend,” she said.
In other countries, some stores had decided to open at midnight to attract the most ardent fans of video games, and more than 150 people crowded in the middle of the night in front of a Parisian store.
At the turn of the 2010s, “Zelda” experienced an identity crisis, exemplified by increasingly linear episodes, forcing Nintendo to introspect to reinvent the series while reintroducing the elements that gave it its soul. The result of these reflections resulted in “Breath of the Wild”, launched in 2017 at the same time as the Switch console, by far the best-selling Zelda (29 million units) to date. This episode put the Switch on track. “Tears of the kingdom” must bring the end of life of this machine which postulates to become in the next two years the best-selling console in history ahead of the legendary PlayStation 2 from Sony.
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