Zelda Tears of the Kingdom: the gameplay finally revealed, a Switch collector announced

It was time, some will say! Scheduled for the month of May exclusively on Nintendo Switch, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is definitely one of the most anticipated games of 2023. However, nearly four years after its announcement, the Nintendo game still remains very mysterious in many ways. But as we get closer and closer to its release, the studio has finally decided to reveal more viaa presentation of the game of about ten minutes lots of ads.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is revealed in more detail

It was on the official Nintendo channel that the presentation took place a few minutes ago, provided by Eiji Aonuma himself. And to start, the producer of the series had good news for us: Development of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is officially complete ! Therefore, it will arrive on May 12, 2023 as planned. That said, we got a good look at Breath of the Wild’s successor through a lengthy narrated gameplay sequence.

The latter was mainly intended for emphasize new gameplay mechanics, especially some of Link’s new powers in this sequel. The first one, Retrospective, will allow for example to reverse the course of time for some objects. This is how it will be used to reach the paradise islands using a stone previously fallen from the sky. The second, Amalgamation, will allow you to join all kinds of objects to create new weapons. And the possibilities will be extremely numerous.

For example, by associating a rock with a branch, it will be possible to create a powerful hammer. A long staff and a pitchfork will result in a very long weapon that will allow you to attack from a distance. Ice combined with an arrow will freeze enemies, while an arrow combined with Eye of Keese will allow for homing shots. Finally, a mushroom associated with a shield can act as a smoke bomb in the event of a parry, which will then take the enemy by surprise. In short, as much to say that there will be enough to make its own combat strategies.

Explore deeper than ever

A third power, called Emprise, on the other hand, will offer new possibilities for exploration by combining objects into vehicles. For example, by combining several tree trunks and placing turbines on them, it will be possible to make a raft to cross large bodies of water. But it will only be one possibility among many since, as confirmed by Aonuma during the presentation, all vehicles featured in the latest trailers can also be crafted by the player.

Finally, a fourth and final new power has been introduced: Infiltration. Thanks to this, it will be possible to cross any roof (or almost) to reach the upper floor. of a building or a cave. Thus, climbing will no longer be the only way to reach heights. Along the same lines, we have also had confirmation thatno load times will demarcate the lands of hyrule from the sky islands, which can be achieved in several different ways. Being one of them, of course, one of the powers mentioned above.

A Nintendo Switch collector announced

This beautiful presentation then ended with an announcement that many were impatiently awaiting: that ofa collector’s edition for Nintendo Switch OLED, which will therefore have the colors of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Although its price is not yet known, it will be available from April 28a few weeks before the release of the game. It will also be followed by two other accessories in the colors of the latter, namely Nintendo Switch Pro controller and carry bagIt will arrive on May 12.