Video: With 100 Days To Go, What Do You Want To See In Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?

More distinct interiors and proper dungeons. A lot more enemy variety. And underwater sections, please!
I trust Nintendo with the rest.

In only 100 days you say?

Real dungeons, not ***** dungeons.

I have a lot of hopes for this game, but I'll just name my biggest wishes:

More story-driven, the plot itself being quite a bit darker and more reflective, akin to Majora's Mask.

Actual dungeons with distinct themes, that are all themed to the area they're located in (should be a lock-in).

A better weapon system, with the ability to manually upgrade and repair weapons.

More in-depth and interesting bosses. The blights were fine but pretty forgettable. Give us more stuff like Maz Koshia!

Really much of the same but with 2 big differences: Real Temples and a totally different/new map. Sadly I think the second one is not going to be. Probably just the same plus islands floating in the sky

I want to be able to ride the dragons, imagine leading the charge against moblins riding a dragon, that would be awesome!

A more lively world. I really enjoyed just walking around in botw, but it could be a bit bland/boring in some parts.

real dungeons, more enemy variety, hookshot, and why the heck not, some really dumb obscure item like Cane of Somaria

I'd like no breakable weapons, story driven game with plenty of cut-scenes and proper dungeons.

But I'm expecting it actually end up being very much the same as BoTW with tweaks. Only time we will see a proper change is when they do a completely new game that wouldn't be a sequel.

I want the game to cost $10

I'd like the towns/villages to have more personality. Have more to do there. Talk to npcs. (Use voice acting, not text). Have plenty of Quests in these area's that affect the towns and its inhabitants.
Breath of the wild was very weak in this area.

Since they are reusing the map from BotW but with changes I really hope it will be so different to BotW that it actually feels brand new. Especially considering how long we had to wait for this game

No weapon degradation. It's one of my pet peeves in game design. If a single weapon breaks in TotK...hard pass, I'm out. Skip.

I want Nintendo to run a marketing cycle for the release of TOTK without spoiling it. Like maybe hype up it with best moments from BOTW or other Zelda games, give us teases as to how the game has improved (maybe stuff like better gyro aiming?), or share some insight into the characters or world. It's a little frustrating we've only gotten a total of 5 minutes of footage covering this game, this strategy of complete silence is interesting but also pretty lackluster.

I am playing through BotW again to prepare for it, and I'm hoping for some kind of save interaction between the two. Other than that, I don't really have many complaints about BotW. I'd like fishing, reparable weapons, more varied "big" dungeons, and that's pretty much it.

Real dungeons. Real Zelda music. Better story than Breath of the wild. Classic weapons. More costumes. More dungeons. Playable Zelda. Dark Zelda game like Majora's mask. Scary Zelda game.

One thing I would have loved in the original Breathe of the Wild would have been the opportunity to rebuild Hyrule Castle town (I’m sure that would have been an incredible amount of coding for the team). That would be a cool feature in any Zelda game, not just the story and adventure, but to be able to make changes to restore the world in defiance of Ganon’s destruction.
Maybe it’s unrealistic, but it would be a great addition in my opinion.

we have to get information soon and it better be more than 90 seconds

I want an unbreakable version of every single weapon type, essentially they wouldn't be super powerful and there would still be reasons to use the other weapons because some would be way more powerful but we need a base version for each weapon type.

Lets see 🤓📋

• More and different enemies (it was kinda a wasteland with repetitive enemies in BotW)
• Ability to fix broken weapons or ditch the “broken” all together
• Dungeons

I would like to see goombas walking freely in the forest

I want the release date to remain fixed and no last minute delays. I have the week after release booked off specifically for this game lol

More of the same so that we can get more of the endless complaining we've gotten about BOTW.

W'd love to explore Minish Region.

I mean I don't know how much more it can be said but it really needs way more dungeons that are all different to each other and way more enemy variety. Bring back some actual music to the game. Maybe the ambient music works in some areas but having most of the game feature that was awful. There's a reason I would idle around great fairies

Personally I'd love if they could give link some combos or just more attack animations in general for combat. I don't need full on Nioh style combat, but watching Link do light jabs at mobs with the spear was one of the mundane things I've ever witnessed. And the other type of weapons weren't any better. Make better side quests. I don't want to shoot down some girls balloon for rupees nor fetch some ingredients for people to cook. Even Majora's mask had better side content and that was an N64 game. There's a lot more I want to see in a sequel to an open world Zelda, but realistically none of this is happening going by the trailers lol

Playable Zelda, which once glimmered like the case here but has seen its likelihood deflated back to borderline zero since. Since it's the only thing that would possibly drive me to impatiently pick the sequel up before I'm done with my still fairly bottomless BotW playthrough, other wishes are irrelevant for now.😆

I hope they get rid of when you're inside a divine beast and trying figure out the internal path. That was bit frustrating.

And hopefully, all the bosses will be much harder. Most I beat the first time around and that felt pretty lame. I'm no expert gamer, but it felt like a lot of build up for a very easy boss battle.

A new trailer

Play as Princess Zelda. I think that would be a great addition.

I just want to have that feeling of looking out at the world and wanting to explore every nook of it again. Even if the main overworld is the same as BotW I think they can still capture that feeling if every facet of it is updated, so you may remember where things were but what’s there now may be completely different. Maybe enough time has passed since BotW that ruins have been rebuilt and new towns/buildings have sprung up. Maybe huge sections have been wiped out by whatever Ganon has done and opened up underground settlements full of strange races that nobody knew about, buried dungeons that are now revealed etc. There’s so much they could do and they’ve had a long time to do it so I’m confident they’ll deliver

Keep Link silent, for the love of God.

Playtime as Zelda please!

@oats-81 True. We want that.

@_fatto_katto_ Yess.

@Controller-Drift regarding the world, I’m worried you’re right. I don’t know… we just don’t know enough. They must have been doing something for six years. And there has never been a Zelda game that reused the map of a previous game… and exploration was such a big part of BotW… all of that suggests that there will be - must be! - a substantially new map… but the trailers don’t seem to show it.

In addition to the new areas seen in the trailers, I'd like to see the same overworld map return with additional temples, dungeons, and caves to explore; despite its size the original map in BotW was mostly devoid of such places. The shrines and their bite-sized puzzles simply didn't count. There are more than enough ruins and potential locations for new structures for a walk-through in TotK to feel totally fresh and new; perhaps a time-travel mechanic will be how at least some of that is accomplished.

Another way to improve upon BotW would be to have a greater variety of enemy types from across the Zelda franchise's history, including epic boss battles. Tektites, Darknuts, Dodongos, and other denizens of Hyrule would add so much to what became a repetitive pattern of Bokoblins and a handful of other enemies in BotW.

TotK also needs for at least some treasure chests to MEAN something. Permanent, non-destructible weapons and iconic items such as the Hookshot would make dungeons worth exploring and reverse the anticlimactic feeling of knowing you will just get some more Rupees or limited-use sword or bow when you open a chest. If Nintendo keeps the destructible weapon mechanic, at least make a few "legendary" permanent ones scattered across the land of varying strength, which players could win by finding in dungeons or defeating bosses or mini-bosses.

Another cool feature would be to have cross-save compatibility with interlocking features between TotK and BotW. For example, TotK reads your finished BotW save and let's you start the game with at least some of your acquired inventory from BotW, or BotW adds new locations, dungeons, or tasks by reading a TotK save; this would provide a huge incentivefor players to return to it after probably years.

I don't know whether Nintendo will incorporate any of these ideas, but I know I'm looking forward to TotK more than any other game in 2023.

1. Dungeons and some sort of shrine replacement, although the new shrines would be less in quantity.
2. More over-world bosses, like dodongos, darknuts, and iron-knuckles.
3. This may be controversial, but no playable Zelda. ( or any other character than link)

Exploring the map was the biggest deal for me in Breath of the wild. So I hope that the map will not be to similar to botw.
And real dungeons!

Real, themed dungeons with bosses. More bosses. The option to repair weapons instead of them completely breaking.

More customisation options/reasons to revisit Link's house. Playable sections as Zelda? Oh, and as much as I enjoyed to soundtrack, I would like some tracks to be a little busier.

@MSaturn wrong… A Link between worlds actually reused A Link to the Past map :/

@TheBigK Brillant profile gif, you have there. Quite a time travel.

@YoshiF2 okay, fair point. In my defense that was like 20 years later though. Do you think TotK could take the Link Between Worlds route? I also considered that it could be like the second half of Skyward Sword, where we go to the same areas but they’ve been altered by some kind of catastrophe.

There are two things I'd love to see above anything else.
-An underwater Zora capital to explore while diving (in a similar fashion to ABZU).
-The inclusion of different epic weapons, linked to the different cultures of Hyrule, that don't break.

I think it would be cool to play as Zelda for some parts of the game.

How is May only… -does math- like… 89 days away? Just… how and why???

1 save file. Not 5 i cant delete

I'm still playing breath of the wild almost weekly and finding areas I never saw before or stumbling upon an area I forgot about when I encountered it years ago. Depending on what is exactly new in this game I may skip it at launch and pick it up later on.

Honestly, change the formula once again and surprise me Nintendo.
If I want to play classic dungeons i have 30 years of the franchise to replay.
And keep weapons durability.

@neonpizza I envy you. Take your time and don't look online as much as possible.

Proper dungeons, each with unique aesthetics, mechanics, enemies, bosses, and equipment/upgrades, as well as more enemy and environment variety in the overworld, an actual story that takes place in the present, an orchestral soundtrack, more and better fleshed out characters, a large number of more "wide linear" environments, and really a less open map in general. I"m not expecting them to actually make it impossible to walk from one corner of the map to the other from the beginning like I would prefer, but having smaller areas sectioned off by obstacles, enemies, and environments that are hard or impossible to overcome without the right equipment would at least make the world a lot more interesting to explore. Plus, it makes it so you don't need the dumb enemy/weapon scaling mechanics that boil down to just repeatedly throwing bigger damage numbers at bigger health bars. I'd also like them to either toss out the voice acting or at least do a better job of it.

just hope all the runes have a lot of creative use, some people got a lot out of cryo but i didn't

Emergent dungeons. Imagine walking through a jungle and just happening into a place where you suddenly realize, "This is more than an area to explore." There were a handful of locations in BOTW like this, but none were full-on dungeons.

Proper deep dungeons, underwater exploration. Pink Hair.

I just want something that is on par with Breath of the Wild.

I just want to see something different regarding the story, world-building and so, but more of the same as well lol, when talking about gameplay mechanics and such. Kind of what Link's Awakening was for A Link to the Past. Same but so different at the same time.

All about the exploration for me so hoping the sky elements are vast. Would like some challenge in that islands in the distance are within reach but not always easy to get to. I want the ground part of the map to be recognisable but different enough for me to want to go back to each area and see what has changed.

They have four layers to play with, sky, surface, below ground and underwater ..... I'm hoping they capatalise on all but expecting the main addition will be the sky elements.

Gameplay wise, happy to keep the weapon durability, want some traditional dungeons and a bit more enemy variety.

It will be very good no doubt even if my wish list isn't there.

I really enjoyed my time with BotW, so I guess I just want more of what worked in that game, in addition to some improvements. More armour sets/weapons , more enemy variety, more recipes, ( I was very disappointed I couldn't make steak and eggs:P).

And I think I'll echo most people in wanting unique themed dungeons and bosses, as well as some kind of weapon upgrade system.

@MSaturn yeah, I was thinking the same thing when I realized it was the same map when I replied to you. "Maybe it didn't feel that bad because it was decades later"

I sincerely hope they give us a new map. Monolith Soft are really good at making landscapes feel unique and it would be wasted potential just to reuse the same map and not ask them again to make a beautiful world.

I'm genuinely worried about Totk, because, well, at least ALBW was a 20 hour game with the same map... I REALLY don't want to explore a 150 hour map twice tbh.

I do like much more a more focused Zelda experience like pre-BotW .... wish they can hit a sweet spot between old Zeldas and new.

Weapon upgrade system so we can make them unbreakable or an option to turn off breakble weapons. The only thing I didn't like. And a world with more in it, even if it means its a smaller map. I like open world games but not when they're empty

More adult themes. Travel into future where Link is like 40 years old really super experienced Hero. Some cool Masks Transformations. Also work deeper into how equipment and weapons influence each other. Cool items and magic, and we all need a really amazing Water Temple! So underwater environments are necessary! I would be also happy if Link could travel into the world of Ocarina of Time and revisit some well known locations there.

@StarPoint great points, I totally agree. I also want More adult themes like in Majora and wish for amazing soundtrack! I also wish Link wasn’t this teen hero anymore-why not having him travel into future where Link is like 40 years old really super experienced powerful Hero. Some cool Masks Transformations-imagine Link turning into Skulltula if he could curse himself and could climb super fast, plus all the possibilities with past Masks from MM. Also work deeper into how equipment and weapons influence each other. Cool items and magic, and we all need a really amazing Water Temple! So underwater environments are necessary! I would be also happy if Link could travel into the world of Ocarina of Time and revisit some well known locations there. More diverse enemies-and have enemies cooperate more together. I also loved how link could use his shield as a snowboard-I wish more of his equipment had more use-like stabbing a sword into a wall and attaching a rope-for swinging. Also like in Awakenings and Twilight-have item combos. I would love to see link finding really cool magic items that wouldn’t be necessary to finish the game but gave Link some cool abilities.

@Ravenmaster I would love to play as Zelda too. They could do something similar to Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and if you make it near the end of the game she becomes really powerful and starts to glow and can take out heaps of enemies at the same time with the light from her hands. That would be awesome. I loved playing as Zelda in Age of Calamity. 😀

Dungeons, full sized, themed and with unique bosses at the end. Without that it will be another sub par Zelda game like it's predecessor

@YoshiF2 Yeah I'm worried too. I'm worried that this game is going to feel more like a big expansion than a full-fledged new game. That would be fine if we were two-three years out from BotW but we are now over six years. The gap between BotW and TotK is bigger than the gap between Skyward Sword and BotW - which doesn't feel possible to me, but the dates don't lie. Hopefully my worries are unfounded.

Hard to say since they've barely shown anything, though in the moment it pretty much looks like more of the same.

Big part of why my interest in it right now is kind of strictly intellectual, since while I like BotW a lot I never really wanted more of it, but maybe I'll get more on board with it as they show more off.

This will be the last game I get from argos... Why Sainsbury whyy

top 3 wants, in order...

1. Link
2. action
3. adventure

hopefully it's set later than Breath of the wild, and there will be some more towns and villages, perhaps even underground areas, as well, as well as the sky areas.

@Uncle_Franklin I purposefully look for your comments to just imagine Franklin saying them XD effin legend!

What I want in the game.

• No destructible weapons. I don't mind having different weapons but if they want to have the destructible weapons again. Make them last longer but still have them be unique that if they break that you can't use them but can repair them in the field or at towns.
• Classic dungeons again. I would like the main dungeons to make a return again. I do want them to keep the shrines though.
• Towns and Villages to feel alive and to each be unique to one another. I don't want every village to do x. I want something different in each village or town that only they can do. That way it gives purpose for each town. Now little side towns are fine in the game as to stock up on supplies.
• The big one for me is having a much more stable frame rate. Yes I am a 60 fps snob but I am not going to expect it from this game so I do hope for atleast a solid 30fps. I will always rather play a game at 30 fps then a game that is 60fps uncapped but runs between 40 to 60fps and those changes in fps is far worse for me then playing at 30fps.

Some things I would like to see

Returning characters like Riju, Sidon, Teba, Yunobo, Purah, Robby, Impa, Beedle and possibly Daruk, Mipha, Revali and Urbosa if the game follows on from 'Age of Calamity' and they are still alive.

Towns rebuilt similar to how they were in Age of Calamity.

New moves

Make the full map available straight away or at least all the areas that we could explore in the first game.

Weapons that last longer or don't run out. They could make it that the more powerful the weapon the longer it lasts because it is really disappointing when you find a powerful weapon and it breaks after you have only had it for a short time. How about they make it the Master Sword is available from the start since this is a sequel and we already found it in the first one and they could add more powerful weapons for you to find later in the game or ways of making the Master Sword more powerful.

Boots that make it you can keep climbing when it is raining along with armour that protects you from lightning. I know I am not the only that hates storms in 'Breath of the Wild' especially when I am trying to climb things and I could say no rain at all but I think they will keep it in the game.

Underwater areas that can be explored. I saw an article a couple of years ago that said there were originally underwater areas in the game that could be explored and it showed some pictures of them but they never made it into the game. There was also an underwater Divine Beast that was meant to be on one of the beaches in the early designs that could have been fun to see. They should also make it Link can breathe under water.

Zelda as a playable character and possibly Riju, Sidon, Teba and Yunobo too.

Make it so Lynels and Silver enemies are easier to defeat in easy mode. It is ridiculous how hard it is to kill a Lynel in Easy mode and I remember hitting one with something like 100 Bomb Arrows one time and they had hardly any effect on it. It was also easier for me to defeat all the monsters in the Divine Beasts and Calamity Ganon than beating a Lynel. I like how they made Lynels in 'Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.' They were still hard but they weren't ridiculously hard and take dozens and dozens and DOZENS of hits from your swords to kill one. 10-12 hits from a Master or Royal Sword seems far more fair to kill a Lynel. Same with Silver Bokoblins. 5-6 hits. Why do we have to destroy all our weapons just to beat one Silver Bokoblin? I now take them out with Ancient Arrows if they came after me 'cause they are not worth it. Easy mode should be easy. Give the people that want a challenge the harder enemies.

More things to find like Korok seeds. As somebody that likes to explore games I actually enjoyed finding the Korok Seeds and the locations for Link's memories even though it took me over 3 years to find them and I would to see more similar things to that.

@Debbiee just skimming here but there is armour that protects you from lighting in BOTW

@Manxman64. Oh. I didn't know about that. Every time it storms and there is lightning I either run under cover somewhere and wait for it to stop or I travel somewhere else where is no lightning and go back later. 😄

@umbreon_sylveon

this pleases me.

A Nintendo direct timing announcement would make sense.

Then a Nintendo direct with more Zelda news.

That might break up the 100 days and build some momentum to release.

As for the game itself, I don’t want a carbon copy of the old game/map. And I would love dungeons. And I would love the traditional giant boss with specific weaknesses for dungeons.

Gimme same same, gimme different, but still same?!

Something completely different compred to BotW. BotW was awful and the worst Zelda game of all time.

Proper dungeons... that is all.

@StarPoint All things that should have been in the first one. I swear it was an unfinished game Nintendo quickly threw out along with the Switch to try to salvage the Wii U sales disaster.

I’d love a return of some linearity, enabling them to tell a story, create set pieces, break up the formulaic structures… in other words, more human artistic expression and less “systems”. I admire the clockwork they built with BOTW, but it very much feels like that over time: Like a mechanism. Not like a story told from one human to another.

Dungeons and a hookshot please

Literally anything... A trailer focused entirely on blupees... a glimpse of a bokoblin... Tingle... Nayru's Love, please Nintendo just give us SOMETHING!!!!

I have a lot of ways to answer that question, but in general I just want it to feel like a whole new experience, that there's a load of cool new stuff beyond the sky. Reworked dungeons and new enemies, keeping bears in the stables, that sort of stuff.

Also, a playable Zelda. That'd be pretty cool too.