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Is the Game of The Year competition already over? Many critics and gamers believe so with the arrival of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Today is a big day for Nintendo. Reviews have officially dropped for Tears of The Kingdom, and it is no surprise that it keeps the same energy as Breath of The Wild and then some.
Right now, on OpenCritic, the game is sitting at a mighty 97 rating based on 62 critic reviews, earning the title of the “best-reviewed game on the website. On Metacritic, a 96. Tom Marks of IGN gave Tears of The Kingdom a perfect score, writing in his review, “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an unfathomable follow-up, expanding a world that already felt full beyond expectation and raising the bar ever higher into the clouds.”
“An excellent sequel and one of the best Zelda games ever made. A follow-up that builds upon and refines the achievements of the original while adding many new and equally innovative ideas of its own,” GameCentral said in its review, where they also gave the game a perfect score.
“Tears of the Kingdom is a triumph of open-ended game design that pays homage to the best parts of the Zelda franchise’s own storied history–and sometimes exceeds them,” Steven Watts wrote in his review for GameSpot.
Is The Game of The Year Debate Already Over?
The ridiculously high reviews for the game have gamers and critics saying Tears of The Kingdom is a lock for Game of The Year honors. That is a safe bet because Breath of The Wild was met with similar praise when it hit the Nintendo Switch in 2017.
WE ARE LESS THAN 24HRS AWAY FROM BEING ABLE TO EXPERIENCE GAME OF THE YEAR
THE LONG WAIT IS FINALLY OVER AND SOON PEAK FICTION WILL BE OBTAINABLE
LETS GET THAT HYPE ROLLING WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
HEAR THAT SAX ONE MORE TIME#TEARSOFTHEKINGDOM pic.twitter.com/zO8lknMqbD
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Cozy Muds
(Comms OPEN 1/3) (@Cozy_Muds) May 11, 2023
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom arrives on Nintendo Switch consoles on May 12. You can see more reactions about the GOTY lock in the gallery below.
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Photo: Nintendo / The Legend of Zelda Tears of The Kingdom
1. Welp, that settles it.
Zelda just can’t be stopped! Period! Best game on the planet, almost every time. I have not played it yet and already knew it would be the game of the year. RIP everything else this year.
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— GEN X 128 (@GENX128) May 11, 2023
2. Lol
"StArFiELd iS gAMe oF thE yEaR
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STARFIELD WHO?! TEARS OF THE KINGDOM HAS GOTY LOCKED DOWN!
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— TM06
: Tears of The Toxic (@trsrpc) May 11, 2023
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tears of the kingdom, botw2, and totk on their way to accept the game of the year award https://t.co/ZQmJxfJwFk pic.twitter.com/XoFCTUGY3t
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ambi
(@aquatic_ambi) May 11, 2023
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The universe would not allow these two to fight over game of the year
This many 10’s at once would’ve caused the industry to implode pic.twitter.com/1zrLlJJ4tW
— TheNCSmaster (@TheNCSmaster) May 11, 2023
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All them 10/10s game of the year loading !!! Zelda tears of the kingdom is the one https://t.co/lLCppPUvG2
— BluSatire (@BluSatire) May 11, 2023
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Breath of the Wild 2 gon win Game of the Year, huh? You love to see it, honestly
— Spidey with the Pen (@Marcgriffin27) May 11, 2023
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So do we just give Nintendo all of the Game of the Year awards now? Or do we have to play formalities and wait?
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has a 97 on Opencritic.
Sorry Spiderman 2, Starfield, Hogwarts, Jedi and Diablo the battle is over before it began
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— ThatOldGamerGuy (@thatoldgamerguy) May 11, 2023
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Tears of the Kingdom at a 96 on Metacritic right now!!!! This will definitely be the best reviewed game of the year, no doubt about it.
I’m so sad I’ll have to wait until Sunday night or Monday to play. But it’ll be worth the wait! pic.twitter.com/wCCjDOOYkC
— Rob (Ro2R) (@Ruleof2Review) May 11, 2023
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TEARS OF THE KINGDOM IS THE CRITIC’S DARLING MY GOD UNDISPUTEDLY GAME OF THE YEAR pic.twitter.com/sC78emGpAa
— Jian Piero Ledezma (@JianPiero) May 11, 2023
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We all knew this was coming but Game of the Year is dropping on May 12th LMAO https://t.co/y5QOdrRx2Z
— Triforce Trends (@TriforceTrends) May 11, 2023
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