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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition
2025 · Nintendo Switch 2 · Action-adventure · Open-world
3 scored sources · 3 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
The Nintendo Switch 2 Edition preserves Tears of the Kingdom’s exceptional open-world sandbox while addressing the original release’s biggest technical limitations. Higher resolution, HDR, steadier 60fps performance, faster loading, and improved clarity make exploration, combat, and Ultrahand construction feel substantially smoother. Zelda Notes adds useful navigation, collectibles, voice memories, and sharing features, though relying on a companion app feels less elegant than integrating them directly. The underlying adventure remains enormous, inventive, and richly rewarding, but returning players should not expect much genuinely new content, and the enhanced visuals can expose occasional environmental imperfections.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-09-22
Pros
- Consistently smoother performance and 60fps gameplay
- Sharper resolution, HDR, improved draw distance, and faster loading
- Exceptional open-world exploration and creative building systems
- Useful Zelda Notes companion features
Cons
- Limited new content for returning players
- Some Zelda Notes features require an external mobile app
- HDR presentation can appear washed out
- Higher clarity exposes occasional visual blemishes
Review sources
3 sources found across 3 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- Press Start · Australia · 100/100
- Jeuxvideo.com · France · 95/100
- Nintendo Life · United Kingdom · 90/100