Did you finish Tears of the Kingdom?

[Rigbones]

No, I loved BotW, but my god is TotK so insanely samey. While playing I felt that I had already done everything and been everywhere before. No sense of exploration or discovery. The Great Sky island, first trip to the depths, and first cave were all super hype for me, but then I realized that nothing new happens outside of the first experiences with these. Only one new small town, and dungeons were not expanded upon.

I definitely appreciate what the devs managed to do with ultrahand and fuse, it's honestly insane how capable and polished those systems are. But for me, it's not worth the trade-off of having no new map to explore for what will be 12+ years.

 

[ragolliangatan]

Played 200 hrs of it, saw the ending, did all the shrines and found all the roots.

Loved the game- not as much as I love BOTW but easily in my top 5 of all time.

 

[mrmickfran]

GOAT, all the shrines and side adventures done, too many side quests tho

I never did all the shrines in BotW but for some reason I did it in TotK, I think because it was easier to find them thanks to the lightroots?

 

[JustinH]

I've played it something like 130 hours according to my profile, but I never finished it. It's been a while since I've played it and I have ZERO motivation in ever going back to it.

It was alright. Just not what I wanted, I guess.

 

[DJ_Lae]

I liked Breath of the Wild but nothing about the second game really made me want to pay the $90CDN it was (and is) going for.

Maybe once it gets a Switch 2 port of something, but I dunno. Just have no real desire at the moment.

 

[xpownz]

Thanks god I did it
Best ending for a Zelda game

 

[ket]

I beat it and spent even more time in the post-game exploring shrines. It was a great game and my 2023 goty!

 

[DinoBlaster]

No, but I also took over a year to finish BOTW and that's one of my favorite games ever. Taking my sweet time with it

 

[Spinluck]

Yes, I had a enjoy getting through it. Took me a while but I'm glad I took my time with it.

 

[Benzychenz]

Yeah I finished it, and the final sequence and final boss is the best in the entire series so I definitely recommend it.

The saminess from BotW definitely burnt me out on side content though, I didn't finish all the shrines and side quests here like I did there.

 

[inkblot]

Took me around 200 hours but yes, it was incredible!

 

[Mantrox]

I tried at least 3 times to start a proper run, but ended up getting lost or losing interest after getting a horse.

On the 4th run I played a lot more and completed a good chunk of the game, but still didn't finish.
Something about the world being so big, even with all the traversal mechanics made it too disjointed for me.

There were a lot of things i just lost interest in engaging with.
The cooking seemed fun but turned into a chore.
The weapons breaking constantly turned excitement about an upgrade, into apathy.

It just didn't click.

Edit:
Oh damn, I was talking about the first one lol, not TOTK.
Ops

 

[Xando]

Nah i dropped it after 15 hours of playing around.

I finished BOTW and after some time TOTK felt like it didn't really offer me anything that BOTW didn't already provide.

Also i couldn't be arsed to invest another 200 hours into a game with that shitty durability system.

 

[Quint]

Yup! Put about 180+ hours into it, and its probably the best game I've ever played. The end sequence is beautifully done, and might be the best final act of a Zelda. I recently started popping back into Hyrule to finish up some side quests (wells, bubblefrogs, etc.) and fill out the depths. The world and Link's abilities are just brilliantly designed and work together seamlessly, I can't get enough.

 

[HemoGoblin]

I played like 50 hours and was getting a bit tired of it. So I decided to shelve it and come back. Zelda games rarely come out so I want to appreciate while I can. I just don't have the attention span for marathoning a game much beyond that

 

[joffocakes]

It released too close to Street Fighter 6 so I didn't buy it at launch. Got it as a gift last Christmas and made a start on it but only for an hour or so.

It seems incredible but I don't think I'll find the time to play it anytime soon.

 

[ngower]

Not yet, but I haven't really played many games this year.

 

[FreddeGredde]

Of course. The ending is one of the best Zelda endings ever!

I only played it for around 100 hours though, didn't finish everything. Same as with BotW really, I finished that one in 80 hours, and that was back in 2017.
My impression is that those who got burned out on TotK are those who played BotW for hundreds of hours, and even... replayed it.

For me, the game was just as enjoyable as BotW, even though I fully agree with the criticism that the sense of exploration was way less since it was the same map again.. A mistake in my opinion!

 

[steejee]

Yes, though only recently. Took a bit of a longish break after the last temple for...well not sure why.

Great ending.

Finished all the shrines and lightroots after beating the main quest, as well as all the 'side adventures'. Only have done like half the sidequests, though. Some of those are pretty well hidden and the fact they typically super interesting hurts them some for me.

I'd give TotK the nod for the story, which while it also relied on flashbacks of sorts like BotW they felt more tied into the 'present' in the game. The expansion of mechanics was pretty awesome and can't hate on the building. However since it built on top of BotW it ultimately felt less 'fresh' and less novel, even with the building mechanics. The Depths were pretty amazing at times but once the initial coolness wore off and you a good chunk explored the lack of distinct landmarks or a village or something made it feel big an empty. Sky had a similar feeling. I feel like one or the other should have been fleshed out more extensively and the other pared back and kept limited.

I'd give BotW the nod for being the game that was more revelatory. It was the first game in I don't know how many years that I felt like a kid again in, like gaming could really do new and novel things. The world felt more exciting as it was. It was less populated but not having all the crazy machines to whip around the map and the other map layers made it feel more like a physical, present world you had to navigate. The 'After the after the end' aspect gave it both a danger and a sadness/loneliness that was uncommon.

For a 1-2 punch, BotW and TotK may beat OoT + MM for me, by a hair.

 

[Wulava]

Still working on it. I got burnt out and stopped playing for months after I finished the Wind Temple. Playing it again alongside FF7R.

 

[jett]

After finishing two dungeons and exploring a good amount, I lost interest. It's too much and just too similar to BOTW.

 

[Nephilim]

Not yet but i 100% will. Incredible game.

 

[AgeEighty]

Absolutely, and the final area and ending are very much worth it.

 

[Bengraven]

I spent six years wish I could get another BOTW.

I'm taking my time through this one

 

[Vlad]

Think I'm definitely in the minority where I absolutely love Breath of the Wild one of my favorite games ever. Tears of the Kingdom never really clicked and I finally called it quits on a quest that I assume is right before the end because it was just too tedious and frustrating. Wanted to like it so so bad, but just wasn't it for me. Looking forward to another Breath of the Wild replay soon though

I find Breath of the Wild refreshing and streamlined and Tears of the Kingdom cluttered and over complicated.

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No, I loved BotW, but my god is TotK so insanely samey. While playing I felt that I had already done everything and been everywhere before. No sense of exploration or discovery. The Great Sky island, first trip to the depths, and first cave were all super hype for me, but then I realized that nothing new happens outside of the first experiences with these. Only one new small town, and dungeons were not expanded upon.

I definitely appreciate what the devs managed to do with ultrahand and fuse, it's honestly insane how capable and polished those systems are. But for me, it's not worth the trade-off of having no new map to explore for what will be 12+ years.

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I didn't think Breath of the Wild was THAT good, and the fact that TotK is pretty much 90% the same content means that yeah, I finished TotK, but only because I was hoping that I'd actually end up enjoying it by the end, which I didn't.

I feel that both games make absolutely amazing first impressions, but have a really hard time actually following up on it.

 

[HardRojo]

Thanks god I did it
Best ending for a Zelda game

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The ending could've definitely been much better if they had some guts.

 

[kowhite]

I barely finish any game so of course not.

 

[Nisaba]

I finished it, 200 hour playthrough! I had the time of my life~ ♡ I think it's a bit of a shame not to finish the story, it's really epic & satisfying at the end.

I love TOTK so much, one of the greatest games I've ever played. :)

 

[DontHateTheBacon]

Absolutely, it's one of my favorite games ever!

 

[Nickgia]

Yeah, but I didn't do all the shrines, unlike BotW. The game just wasn't what I wanted.

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Yeah it's this. Revisiting this hyrule again wasn't for me.

 

[Agent Icebeezy]

Yes, I did. I actually held off beating the game because I loved that version of Hyrule too much.

 

[Vaenyr]

Of course I did, Zelda is my favorite franchise. Unfortunately it solidified my dislike for the open world games. BOTW is a much better game in almost all metrics for me and neither of them are in my top 10 Zelda games.

 

[Starsunder]

Nah, I wanted to like it but bounced off kinda hard honestly.

I prefer the OoT/TP formula for my Zelda games

 

[SimplyCinnamon]

Yep, pretty uncommon opinion

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lol meant to word that in a way where I meant minority opinion of preferring BOTW to TOTK

 

[Pixelpusher]

Yes, and it was amazing. I know people said it was like BotW, but since I hadn't play BotW in years I found TotK reuse of the map really enjoyable.

 

[ConradCervantes]

My wife was three months pregnant when the game released, so…no.

 

[hsojlightfoot]

Nope. I played for 50/60 hours with one temple done, lol

And just stopped playing. Maybe one day I'll get back to it.

 

[Marvie]

Nope. Dropped it after 5-6 hours. Way too tedious.

 

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

No, because gameplay gets old and boring too fast. I am not creative enough to enjoy most of the mechanics.

 

[Rhomega]

I haven't even finished Breath of the Wild.

 

[zashga]

I did. I got all shrines and all light roots, but not all caves. Great game, 10/10, no notes. Well, maybe some notes on the writing for the main story.

 

[werezompire]

I defeated the wind dungeon boss and then dropped it. I thought it was better than BotW (which I really disliked), but most of the time, I was thinking "This is fine, but if I'm going to spend so much time on this kind of game, I'd rather just replay Elden Ring." So I did that instead.

 

[dcchambers]

No, but I'm still playing in bursts here and there and plan on finishing it eventually.

It took me years to beat BotW, despite that I still consider it one of the greatest games I've ever played. Same with TotK.

I just get bored with games really quickly.

 

[Radarscope1]

Yes. 300+ hours, all shrines, all light roots. Liked it much more than BotW. I was far more compelled to explore and finish it.

OP you're missing out on a great fucking ending sequence. I promise it's worth it.

 

[Ramala]

Took me over a year and like 300+ hours. Did pretty much everything except all Koroks. I loved it but I feel like I want the next mainline Zelda to be smaller tbh.

 

[Mocha]

I finished it but I didn't do half of the side quests.
Games are just too big now. For me after 3 weeks for any game I start to burn out, and I slowly lose interest afterwards.

 

[StrangeRoboMemory]

I did and I loved the game. Yes, I was a bit ready for a break by the end.

 

[Polioliolio]

I'm still doing working on it.

My son and I usually play a couple hours or so a week. We're still exploring, doing quests, finding shrines, etc etc.
We could probably end the game at any time now that you know who has shown his face, but there's still so much to do.

I don't think we'll do every possible thing, but because we've been exploring region by region, combing over each area well but not trying to be too perfect about anything, we're still discovering new things all the time.

 

[Zaro]

Yeah but with a break around 40% of the game, but complete the rest.
That was really great.

 

[samueltuckeryoung]

Hell yeah, easy to do when it's your favorite Zelda game