Rick

Tears of the Kingdom is amazing in every aspect. To play basically the same world as Breath of the Wild and still be enthralled in it is a feat all on its own...add in the mind boggling physics the game pulled off...I didn't think they could make a better game than BotW, they proved me wrong. I haven't played the GameCube era Zelda games, and played Skyward Sword after BotW on the switch...while very entertaining it just felt like a bad version of BotW. I think if I played it before BotW I'd have a harder time naming it the "worst" Zelda I've played.

I paid full price for this game, finished it after about 40 hrs..if I had it to do all over again I would not hesitate!! It's different, it's fun and yes it's more mentally challenging than difficult. I didn't use any guides as well.

This game is a blast, the gameplay is a joy, all the options you have to fight your foes, the different ways to solve the puzzles..it offers a challenge but more mentally than gameplay wise..I completed the game without the need of hints or help of any kind...which I attribute to the many different ways to do things in the game! 10/10 it was a joy to play!!