Summary
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis undoubtedly one of themost ambitious and expansive entriesin the belovedLegend of Zeldaseries. This is one of those games that offers hundreds of hours of enjoyment to its players, providing them with many different things to do, like side quests, shrines, collectibles, optional bosses, and more.
However, no video game is eternal, and since more than a year has passed sinceTears of the Kingdom’s initial release, a huge proportion of its most dedicated players have most likely completed every single quest. Fortunately for them, their adventure is not over yet, because there are many other reallyfun things to do inTears of the Kingdomif they are already bored with this amazing game.
8Trying To Go As High As Possible
For Players Who Love Exploration
One of the biggest improvements betweenBreath of the WildandTears of the Kingdomwas the addition of two brand-new maps:The Depths and the Sky Islands. These two expansive locations not only have a lot of things to do in them, but they also add some much-needed verticality to Hyrule’s ambitious scope.
However, there’s still something really cool that players can do in the skies, even after they have completed every quest and shrine in this area.They can attempt to make Link go as high as possible. This is a long but fulfilling process that involves climbing through several walls and building flying vehicles like air balloons or planes. The developers at Nintendo included the Sky Islands for a reason, and it’s always fun to discover what’s the highest altitude that players can reach by usingTears of the Kingdom’s versatile mechanics.
7Taking Fun & Unique Photos
For Players Who Love Photography
Almost every AAA open world video game features a Photo Mode that allows players to take multiple photographs of their adventure, complete with filters and poses for the playable characters.The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis obviously no exception, since Link can stop and take photos of pretty much anything he encounters.
Sadly, this Photo Mode doesn’t have all the bells and whistles included in other games' Photo Modes, but it is still quite fun to use, especially for those who really enjoy photography. After all, this game’s version of Hyrule feels very alive because it’s filled to the brim with interesting locations, beautiful flora and fauna, bizarre characters, and dangerous monsters. There’s a reason the Hyrule Compendium is so hard to complete. If it wasn’t already hard enough,Link can even take his own selfies and pose in each one of them, which always makes this mechanic even more charming.
6Getting & Trying Out Every Single Armor Set
For Players Who Love Fashion
Another awesome new feature inBreath of the Wild(which was thankfully brought over toTears of the Kingdom) was thedifferent pieces of armor that Link can wear. Some of them are necessary to complete the game and some of its side quests, but there are many others that are fully optional, socollecting all of them and trying them out on Linkcan become another entertaining optional activity.
Link can wear pieces of armor on three different parts of his body (head, torso, and legs), so mixing and matching all of them in order to create unique outfits can turn into a really fun fashion show for players who are interested in this element of the game. On top of that, there are a lot of chests in The Depths that contain armor sets inspired by previous games in the series, likeOcarina of Time,Wind Waker,Twilight Princess, etc. These nostalgic outfits are always very satisfying to obtain and try out.
5Rematches Against The Dungeon Bosses
For Players Who Love Boss Battles
When compared to its predecessor,Tears of the Kingdomwas praised by longtimeZeldafans forbringing back traditional dungeons with bosses at the very end. The ensuing fights againstColgera,Marbled Gohma,Mucktorok, andQueen Gibdowere both challenging and exciting. Fortunately for players, they can face them as many times as they want.
These four epic bosses can be found in different areas of The Depths, and players can fight against them in rematches that are slightly more challenging due to their new locations. There’s no real reward for defeating them more than once (aside from being able to fuse their remaining body parts with any weapon), but these battles are always very fun distractions. Furthermore, all four of them respawn after every Blood Moon, so the possibilities are truly endless.
4Playing With The Monster Statues
For Players Who Love Making Dioramas
Tears of the Kingdomplayers can find Kilton in Tarrey Town and take photos for him so he cancreate statues of the many monsters Link encounters throughout his adventure. After completing each part of this side quest, he’ll be able to build a large variety of different sculptures of all types of creatures, from small Bokoblins to the powerful King Gleeok.
Kilton’s monster displayis yet another adorable and entertaining side activity, especially for more creative players, since they can always go to Tarrey Town and re-arrange each monster statue however they want, in order to create their own dioramas. Needless to say, this unique mechanic should definitely come back in future games and be expanded on.
3Designing (And Re-Designing) Link’s House
For Players Who Love Home-Building
Another small feature fromBreath of the Wildthat was greatly expanded inTears of the Kingdomwas the ability to buildLink’s house. This time around, players have a lot moreoptions for customization when they create their own residence, since they can mix and match different types of rooms in order to build a distinctive house.
Weapon rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, horse paddocks, and more, the possibilities are almost endless, and people who enjoy video games about building custom houses - likeThe SimsorAnimal Crossing: Happy Home Designer– will surely spend many hours coming up with their own creations here.
2Creating A Custom Vehicle (Or Maybe Even A Mecha)
For Players Who Love Engineering
The Ultrahand is without a doubt the best new mechanic in all ofTears of the Kingdom. This versatile ability not only lets Link grab and move around almost every inanimate object in the game, but he can also fuse them to build a multitude of different things, like vehicles, machines, weapons, and more. There’s a reason the game has many different types of Zonai devices that were added specifically for this purpose.
Ever since the release of the game, players haven’t hesitated to use this mechanic tocreate their own mind-blowing constructs, many of which went viral on social media, from efficient vehicles that allow for faster mobility to impressive weapons of mass destruction like giant robots or mechas. The building process can be quite slow, but at the end of the day, rampaging through Hyrule in a unique, custom-made machine is one of the most enjoyable things that players can do in the entire game.
1Starting A Brand-New Playthrough
For Players Who Want A New Challenge
After everything is said and done, there’s one final thing that players who are bored withTears of the Kingdomcan do, and that isstart a brand-new playthrough from scratch. This game sadly lacks any sort ofNew Game Plus or Master Mode, but due to its open-ended nature, a player’s second adventure through Hyrule will always be completely different from their first.
Maybe players can complete the main dungeons in a different order, making them either easier or more challenging. If that wasn’t enough, they could also try to go and face Ganondorf at the beginning of the game with little to no armor, weapons, items. or upgrades. They can also ignore the main campaign and focus entirely on side quests and shrines. Both this game and its predecessor were designed specifically so that each player could experience it in their own preferred way, and this is especially evident when experiencingTears of the Kingdomin its entirety a second time.
