Tuesday, March 28th 2023
Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Previewed in Gameplay Demonstration, Development Cycle is Complete
Nintendo is ramping up publicity efforts for its upcoming sequel to Breath of the Wild, which was a ratings and sales smash upon launching in Spring 2017 for the Japanese company. Tears of the Kingdom is the latest addition in the long running Legend of Zelda series and is set for release on May 12. In a newly released video that clocks in at a generous 13 and a bit minutes in length, the game's producer Eiji Aonuma demonstrates multiple aspects of gameplay - including Link's new abilities, refined combat systems, weapon crafting, vehicle building via puzzle mechanics and the transition from sky to land areas.
Aonuma-san starts off the video presentation by announcing that the development cycle for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been completed (reached gold status in industry terms). The game is due to launch internationally in mid-May, so it is encouraging that the development team is, allegedly, not tinkering under the hood until the very last minute. Tears of the Kingdom has been delayed since it was first teased at E3 2019 - development began in 2017 following the completion of its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. Nintendo initially announced an estimated release window in 2022, but presumably due to world changing events, the game was pushed back to Q2 2023.
Eiji Aonuma says that today's video demonstration can only reveal only so much about the game at this stage, and hints that many more aspects will emerge from mystery in due course. Fans of Breath of the Wild have questioned why Nintendo has chosen to increase the asking price of the sequel by $10, given that Tears of the Kingdom appears to be very similar to BotW. There is no doubt that Tears of the Kingdom will be a sales smash, but the gaming community will continue to debate whether the new entry will offer as much value for money, especially at an MSRP of $70. Doug Bowser, CEO of Nintendo of America has previously defended the higher cost of entry, and he is likely hoping that today's gameplay presentation has demonstrated enough new elements to justify the company's business decision.
Get an introduction to Link's new abilities in this gameplay demonstration of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom presented by series producer, Eiji Aonuma.
An epic adventure across the land and skies of Hyrule awaits in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom for Nintendo Switch.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be released on May 12th.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is available to pre-order for $69.99
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Aonuma-san starts off the video presentation by announcing that the development cycle for Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has been completed (reached gold status in industry terms). The game is due to launch internationally in mid-May, so it is encouraging that the development team is, allegedly, not tinkering under the hood until the very last minute. Tears of the Kingdom has been delayed since it was first teased at E3 2019 - development began in 2017 following the completion of its predecessor, Breath of the Wild. Nintendo initially announced an estimated release window in 2022, but presumably due to world changing events, the game was pushed back to Q2 2023.
Get an introduction to Link's new abilities in this gameplay demonstration of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom presented by series producer, Eiji Aonuma.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will be released on May 12th.
10 Comments on Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Previewed in Gameplay Demonstration, Development Cycle is Complete
Looks like the geometric and shadow detail is nice, but it looks like anisotropic filtering is off and textural detail is minimal and most colors look washed out.
I mean it is art, but i find it unsighly.
Beside that. the game, story and world look very nice.
The XBox Series X has roughly a Radeon 6700XT in it with 3328 cores @1800 MHz.
The Switch's GPU needs all the relief it can get.
On 4k let's get real about this. The amount of PCs out there that can game at 4k is minimal. PC is 1080p 60 for the vast majority of people on it. On the PS and Xbox side of things 4k is possible and if you want 4k you should be on a console but it's not fully there yet either. Your going to get better performance running it at sub 4k. It's still a bit out for everyone.
As for the art style, no it's not about pulling performance Nintendo's own games have always had an odd style of their own and they don't feel the need to play "all the graphics, but the game will suck" that a lot of developers do. Switch isn't the first time they've cartooned up Zelda or other games.