So this morning we were treated to a gameplay demonstration for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, where it was revealed that Link has definitely learned a few new tricks for his latest title.
In typical Nintendo fashion, the main hook of the game is a familiar mechanic that has been distilled down to it’s purest form and implemented in an intuitive and fun way. That mechanic? Stickin’ things together to make new, original things.
A stick and a boulder? That is now a hammer buddy. Gluing logs together and slapping some fans on the back? Ghetto airboat. It’s a brilliantly fun mash-up of things like GMOD and Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Remember that?) but it culminates in a feverishly high level of potential for players to over-engineer all manner of solutions to in-game problems.
Of course, the internet has entered a frenzy over how deliciously meme-able the entire premise is:
I LOVE TEARS OF THE KINGDOM pic.twitter.com/MEFogzh9Zt
— POPKONI🍋 (@popkoni) March 28, 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (2023)
Developed by Nintendo EPD pic.twitter.com/HTBIwwMdTv— PalmaSoft (@PalmaSoft) March 28, 2023
Link on his way to kill Ganon in Tears of the Kingdom pic.twitter.com/C5y91wxw9m
— Ben Bertoli?! (@SuperBentendo) March 28, 2023
Forget the Master Sword, here I come Ganon #ZeldaTearsOfTheKingdom pic.twitter.com/41FfXz5Soz
— Cathiane (@Cathianedraws) March 28, 2023
I am also personally thrilled to see a classic Dave the Barbarian meme, remade and remastered for a whole new audience:
This fusing thing in Tears of the Kingdom goes wild pic.twitter.com/XDSYebK4Ur
— Chris (@thegreyzen) March 28, 2023
I was originally lukewarm on Tears of the Kingdom, not for any particular reason – mostly because I have had two kids since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild came out, so games promising a lengthy epic adventure are carefully approached nowadays. But this? The ability to do digital arts and crafts to make whacky weapons and madcap machines? This changes everything! I can now claim that the children are helping me within the game as supervising engineers!
Thank you Nintendo, this will do nicely.
Are you excited to duct-tape things together? Let us know in the comments or on our social media.
Known throughout the interwebs simply as M0D3Rn, Ash is bad at video games. An old guard gamer who suffers from being generally opinionated, it comes as no surprise that he is both brutally loyal and yet, fiercely whimsical about all things electronic. On occasion will make a youtube video that actually gets views. Follow him on YouTube @Bad at Video Games
