The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

How do you follow a classic that not only tore up the Legend of Zelda rulebook but set a new gold standard for open-world game design? If you're Nintendo, you go large - very large indeed...

- Matt Tate

Back in 2017, Breath of the B Wild overhauled the Zelda franchise with a sprawling world that rewarded player experimentation. Tears of the Kingdom is what happens when Nintendo truly embraces this mayhem.

Ganon might've been bested at the end of the last game, but it quickly becomes clear that evil is still bubbling under the surface. Before long, Princess Zelda has vanished, Link has lost his arm, and a supernatural event known as The Upheaval leads to a floating Hyrule Castle and the appearance of islands in the sky.