The features we want most in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom The May 12th release date is fast approaching. Nintendo released the final trailer for the game Thursday morning, but there’s still a lot we don’t know.

See what some of the new characters look like and some friends The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild I am making a return.Nintendo also revealed details about Link’s new powers and destructible weapons in Eiji Aonuma’s recent gameplay demo. tears of the kingdom remains a mystery.

Many fans are happy to rationally theorize about what happens next, but it’s also fun to dream big.

In anticipation of its release, Polygon staff decided to compile a list of features, capabilities, and quality of life improvements we’d like to see. The Legend of Zelda Tears of the KingdomThese range from specific character returns to … hummus. It’s just a collection of wishes. Let’s dive in!

Khums

I think Link should be able to make hummus. You can do a million things with hummus. You can season it with acidic fruits, herbs, veggies, or whatever Link has already collected. Have Link bring a vegetable/hummus platter for the boss fight with Ganon. Let me collect a dozen kinds of beans, Nintendo.

No more for this discussion. I think it’s just right. — Susana Polo

Let’s all ride Prince Sidon more

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on thursday tears of the kingdomIn the final trailer for , Nintendo revealed that Prince Sidon will return in a sequel. It’s been confirmed that he’ll be in the next game, so hopefully we’ll be able to ride him more.

Zora’s royalty captivated me with his wide, sparkly smile from the moment Link met him. have and are teaming up with Link in the best possible way. Clever Glitch Some of his hunters everywhere he finds a way to ride Sidon, but I wish Nintendo would have this feature by default. —Ana Diaz

Instant interchangeable armor and weapon sets

The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild Includes a deep closet of gear to equip Link. When navigating certain areas, such as the snowy mountains of the Hebra region or the lava-laden Death Mountains, it’s very helpful to get specialized gear to protect Link from the elements. Unlike other equipment such as bows, swords, and shields, changing armor sets requires going to another menu to switch what Link is wearing one by one. Teleporting from place to place, completing quests, and discovering more shrines is a bit of a pain, so I hope this is resolved in the sequel. -advertisement

playable zelda

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For years, fans have asked to play as Princess Zelda, but the mainline Legend of Zelda games never made it (although Hyrule Warriors games and Smash Bros. games do).Zelda has had some pretty cool adventures in the past, but a lot of them happened off-screen. tears of the kingdom I hope it ends up being a game that fulfills this wish, but it doesn’t hurt to hope. Breath of the Wildand sequels offer opportunities to expand the player’s perspective on the existing world.

Having said that, Breath of the WildThe story was about Zelda. She and Link felt like dual protagonists, even though the former was unplayable. ocarina of timeZelda’s skill set and aids are often used for Link. I would expect something similar to happen tears of the kingdomHowever, how about trying to feel like a princess once? — Maddie Myers

hero’s path

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I’m looking forward to the return of the Hero’s Path feature tears of the kingdomIt was introduced along with some DLC Breath of the Wild As a new skill for your Sheikah Slate. Even with the most minor elements of that content removed, it’s become a really fun way to look back on your journey.

With Hero’s Path enabled (press X while looking at the map), a very simplified Link’s icon will follow a green line around the map, tracking your movements from when you first woke up on the first plateau. You can see it reflect. It shows you all the places you’ve walked, in what order, when you died, and when you warped to new places. Besides being fun to look at, it’s an amazing feat to have such granularity in your save files.

Not required? yes.But it’s one of the best features I’d like to see tears of the kingdomand in all other open-world games. — Cameron Faulkner

instrument

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We all know that The Legend of Zelda game music is legendary. Breath of the Wild It made no difference. What was missing, however, was a way to bring that music into the gameplay itself. I loved catching the faint hum of accordions rustling in the wind while exploring Hyrule. I knew I could trace it to Kass for new puzzles.But if I Want to play the accordion?

ever since ocarina of time (not to mention Majora’s Mask and twilight princess), Link has used music (OK, OK, or howling wolves) to reveal secrets, open doorways, tame wild animals, warp time, change the weather, and cleanse evil spirits. I’m not saying you should do everything tears of the kingdomBut for me, one of the lasting joys of the Zelda franchise is the connection between music and magic. The fruits of learning a spell-like song, storing it in your brain, and actually performing it to create miracles.

and, Also, play around with small instruments to see what sounds you can make.I want to relive that joy with a new Zelda game, and the precision and flexibility of the Switch’s inputs just make it even more interesting. tears of the kingdomKludge Mechanics Demonstrated: Create a stringed instrument by banging a stick and some monster guts together to pull open a magic door. Stack wolf skins on logs to make drums and jam with Hestu and his maracas!

All right, all right. Just make the Sheikah Slate a melodica or something, but play some music with Zelda. —SP