The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is expected to be one of the biggest launches of the year if it gets half the attention that Breath of the Wild did. Nintendo clearly knows it has a gem on its hands, slowly dripping out new information ahead of the launch on May 12. Today, the company released the final trailer ahead of the game’s launch.
In a live stream on the morning of April 13, Eiji Aonuma, one of the producers of the Zelda series, introduced a trailer that seems to showcase some of the story elements of the game. Additionally, players got a better look at how they will be fighting both on the land and in the air, as that’s a large focus of this new title.
The trailer features a few opening shots showing the creatures in the world fighting, as well as more looks at the Skylands before Link is seen dropping from the sky like he’s in a battle royale. The rest of the trailer is filled with new looks at some of the monsters and the ways flying will change the gameplay moving forward.
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Some of the more interesting views are scenes of beautiful villages and encampments that look to be an improvement over the visuals of BOTW, and they were already impressive for the Nintendo Switch. One of the more noticeable characters given a tease during this game was who appears to be Ganon, with red tendrils extending out of his head and floating, reminiscent of his previous appearances.
This also gives players the slightest glimpse at the story after many requested it following the gameplay trailer. With the variety of gameplay and beautiful cinematic scenery shown so far, this is only sure to build hype for TotK‘s release in less than a month.
Published: Apr 13, 2023 01:30 pm