The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomreviews are in, and it is now one of the highest-rated video games ever made. TheZeldafranchise has dominated the list of highest-rated video games for decades, withThe Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Timestill listed as the highest-rated video gameaccording to review aggregate site Metacritic.
Considering the incredible consistencyThe Legend of Zeldafranchise has enjoyed, many expectedTears of the Kingdomto continue that tradition. After all,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis adirect sequel toBreath of the Wild, itself the 14th highest-rated game on Metacritic. It remains to be seen exactly whereThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill land on that list, but it should be within the top 25 highest-rated games based on its early review scores.
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Metacritic has yet to post its aggregate score forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, but fellow review aggregate site OpenCritic currently has the game listed at a 97 overall rating withy 100% of critics recommending it. This would makeThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomtied for highest-rated game in OpenCritic history (sharing that spot withSuper Mario Odyssey), as well the highest-rated new video game release of 2023 by far. Now, there is still time forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s overall review score to fluctuate in one direction or another, but it’s unlikely to veer too far from its 97 overall rating.
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review Scores
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis enjoying universal acclaim, with glowing praise for basically everything the game has to offer. Critics are lovingZelda: Tears of the Kingdom’s massive open world, Link’s impressive new abilities, and the improvements fromBreath of the Wild. This includes less of a focus on weapon durability as well as thereturn of classic-styleLegend of Zeldadungeons.
Nintendo has clearly hit it out of the park withThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and it will be interesting to see if these extremely high review scores translate to record-breaking sales for the franchise. TheNintendo Switch is one of the best-selling video game consolesof all time and that combined withZelda: Tears of the Kingdombeing one of the highest-rated games of all time means chances are good the game is going to be an absolutely massive hit.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomlaunches May 12, exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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