Reviews The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Review Thread

[MeatheadSamus]

I don't care about the final scores, but I do think a 6 or 7/10 is trolling for clicks only when your other reviews don't match that out. We know Redfall is a bad game. Gameplay, presentation, everything. We know calculator is not a better game than TOTK, also. Yet the two sites that gave those low scores out have Redfall as being 1 point below TOTK, and calculator as having a higher score. That's about as objectively wrong as a subjective score can get when referencing their own scores.

 

[Hermii]

I don't care about the final scores, but I do think a 6 or 7/10 is trolling for clicks only when your other reviews don't match that out. We know Redfall is a bad game. Gameplay, presentation, everything. We know calculator is not a better game than TOTK, also. Yet the two sites that gave those low scores out have Redfall as being 1 point below TOTK, and calculator as having a higher score. That's about as objectively wrong as a subjective score can get when referencing their own scores.

Was it the same reviewer though?

A site is made up of different writers with different opinions.

 

[PixelKnight]

Im talking about reviews in general, take it easy bro.

As I said, please read our review thread guidelines, as there’s a reason we decided to disallow people just making stuff up to take vague swipes at either reviewers in general or individuals. We welcome people talking about (and criticising!) what reviewers actually said instead.

 

[Yamanoi]

objectively wrong as a subjective score

 

[byDoS]

6/10 can be a troll when your argument is objectively wrong.

And yes, you can be objectively wrong™ when you say TotK brings nothing new to the table; that it's just BotW again with more map on top (and bottom) of it.

This is wrong. This is dismissive to the game's core mechanics; ignores central aspects that makes TotK fundamentally a different game, for better or for worse.

If your main argument depends on a claim with no substance, then you're either a troll or a bad reviewer.

Yeah, you can give TotK a 6/10, just give me - your reader - a good reason for that. You're as much entitled to give your opinion as I am to scrutinize it.

 

[Sampdoria]

Famitsu gave it a 40/40. They are the biggest videogame outlet in Japan and they don't count towards Metacritic which is weird considering they used to.

 

[Bonejack]

Famitsu gave it a 40/40. They don't count towards Metacritic which is weird considering they used to.

Maybe the checks didn't clear in time.

Oh wait, no that's usually to Famitsu, not from Famitsu!

;D

 

[Bosintang]

So not really divisive at all then?

BOTW was not divisive; I'm betting that TOTK will be markedly more.

 

[Yamanoi]

Famitsu gave it a 40/40. They are the biggest videogame outlet in Japan and they don't count towards Metacritic which is weird considering they used to.

Famitsu review scores are as trustworthy as any site that said "switch pro coming 2020 trust me"

 

[BassForever]

6/10 can be a troll when your argument is objectively wrong.

And yes, you can be objectively wrong™ when you say TotK brings nothing new to the table; that it's just BotW again with more map on top (and bottom) of it.

This is wrong. This is dismissive to the game's core mechanics; ignores central aspects that makes TotK fundamentally a different game, for better or for worse.

If your main argument depends on a claim with no substance, then you're either a troll or a bad reviewer.

Yeah, you can give TotK a 6/10, just give me - your reader - a good reason for that. You're as much entitled to give your opinion as I am to scrutinize it.

I could easily write a 6/10 review for TotK as someone who loves the game and gives it a 10, without pulling out the "it's not like classic zelda" card I've seen some people do. I feel for any review, if your biggest reason for not liking something is because "thing different = bad", it's hard to really get much out of that review.

 

[Lord Azrael]

I'm with you. We paid $70 for this game after it was in development for 6 years. 8 is too low a score for a prestigious $70 game.

You're really dead set on making this like an entire part of your personality huh

 

[mazi]

Famitsu gave it a 40/40. They are the biggest videogame outlet in Japan and they don't count towards Metacritic which is weird considering they used to.

a, famitsu scores shouldn't really be taken seriously. they give some seriously broken games almost perfect scores
b, metacritic hasn't cataloged famitsu reviews since the PS2 days. i can't find it now but i remember reading a while ago that the reason they don't include famitsu is that a lot of the games they review are japan only and aren't cataloged by metacritic at all as they don't receive any other reviews. for any other publication, all their reviews are on meta.

 

[Yamanoi]

You're really dead set on making this like an entire part of your personality huh

It was either this or call anything below a 10 a troll review. I flipped a coin and chose this.

 

[mazi]

thread is going way off the rails it seems like, we should probably as for it to be locked in a day or two as the new review thread rules suggest.

 

[balgajo]

It's 5 games away from 95. One position above Wind Waker.

a, famitsu scores shouldn't really be taken seriously. they give some seriously broken games almost perfect scores
b, metacritic hasn't cataloged famitsu reviews since the PS2 days. i can't find it now but i remember reading a while ago that the reason the don't include famitsu is that a lot of the games they review are japan only and aren't cataloged by metacritic at all as they don't receive any other reviews. for any other publication, all their reviews are on meta.

It seems the last time metacritic included a review was around 2005.
https://www.metacritic.com/publication/weekly-famitsu

 

[DecoReturns]

It got another 10.

As in 10 million sales

 

[MeatheadSamus]

Conveniently you edited out the rest of the sentence.

 

[Dragoncaine]

It's 5 games away from 95. One position above Wind Waker.


It seems the last time metacritic included a review was around 2005.
https://www.metacritic.com/publication/weekly-famitsu

That 7/10 and 8/10 back to back hit it hard, but the Edge review will help tomorrow

 

[BassForever]

a, famitsu scores shouldn't really be taken seriously. they give some seriously broken games almost perfect scores
b, metacritic hasn't cataloged famitsu reviews since the PS2 days. i can't find it now but i remember reading a while ago that the reason they don't include famitsu is that a lot of the games they review are japan only and aren't cataloged by metacritic at all as they don't receive any other reviews. for any other publication, all their reviews are on meta.

Famitsu's review scores are just as valud as any other review score. Metacritic not including them but including no name blogs just further makes Metacritic a questionable source.

 

[mazi]

 

[SuperFakerBros]

So...nice to see it reviewing pretty well. Honestly impressed with just how much they've built on top of and added to the game. This, BotW, and Elden Ring are my cream of crop when it comes to open world games

 

[Truno]

Couple more reviews (only on OC for now, will be on MC soon):

5/5

Review: 'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom' sees the franchise reach an impossible new pinnacle of quality

This is the greatest Zelda game to date. What more needs to be said?

wegotthiscovered.com

4.5/5 (9/10)

Review: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Hardcore Gamer

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a love letter to Breath of the Wild and is well deserving of anyone's adventuring spirit.

hardcoregamer.com

10/10

'젤다의 전설 티어스 오브 더 킹덤' 리뷰

'젤다의 전설 브레스 오브 더 와일드(야숨)'은 젤다의 전설 시리즈부터 닌텐도, 그리고 게임 업계 전체까지 꽤 많은 변화와 영향력을 미친 타이틀이다. 다양한 작품이 출시되며 여러 분기로 이야기가 나뉘어 진행됐던 게임 배경을 먼 미래를 바꾸며 세계선을 바꾼 젤다의 전설 신작. 거치 콘솔과 휴대용 콘솔의 통합을 이룬 하이브리드 기기 스위치의 런칭 타이틀로서 이

www.inven.co.kr

These are exclusive to OpenCritic:

10/10

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review - A Triforce to Be Reckoned With

(MP1st): The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review - Nintendo manages to top Breath of the Wild & deliver an adventure for the ages.

mp1st.com

10/10

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch Review

www.noobfeed.com

Edge review still pending, should be up today

 

[Josh5890]

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