Similar to Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will also feature weapon degradation, which received a mixed response from fans.
Most Zelda fans also seem to enjoy the controversial mechanic, which we first saw during yesterday’s Tears of the Kingdom gameplay demo. During the 10-minute preview, Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma revealed that weapon degradation is back, but Link’s new abilities can make it a less painful experience if you don’t like the feature. .
As demonstrated in the presentation, basic weapons like a tree branch won’t last very long when used against enemies like the newly introduced builds. However, if you use Link’s new Fuse ability, which is the best of the new abilities, you can upgrade your weapon with things like rocks to make them more durable and less likely to break after just a few hits.
Seeing this mechanic in action yesterday got Breath of the Wild fans excited. Twitter user @Mario Prime (opens in a new tab), which is an appropriate username for a Zelda fan, simply tweeted during the reveal: “GUN DOWNGRADE IS BACK BABY LET THE TEARS FLOW.” the on-board reporter parish of ashes (opens in a new tab), had a similar sentiment, tweeting, “AOUNUMA SAID F*** YOU GUN REDUCTION IS HERE TO STAY.”
GUN DOWNGRADING IS BACK BABY LET THE TEARS FALLMarch 28, 2023
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GamesBeat’s mike minotti (opens in a new tab) had a slightly calmer reaction to the reveal, tweeting, “Weapon degradation has always been good because it gets you interacting with the game’s systems (which are more fun than just swinging the same sword a million times). This is even more true in TOTK with the new fusion features. It looks amazing.”
However, not everyone is happy to see him return. For every person who’s happy to see guns degraded again, there’s an equal number of people who despise them, which has been a hot topic in the past 24 hours. “The weapon degradation and resistance systems were never good and I will die on this hill,” said one. twitter user (opens in a new window) said, “They belong. Both are not one of those places,” another fan replied (opens in a new tab).
Find out what other Nintendo games we’re looking forward to with our next switch games list.