Talking Point: Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom DLC - What Would You Have Liked To See?

I thought it would be fun to have DLC to add a "Hyrule Arena" where you could battle enemies using vehicles you built from Zonai parts! Completely unrelated to the game, but could be fun!

Actual dungeons with unlockable items such as the Hookshot. The super power nature of Link's new abilities just doesn't do it for me...

I just want Master Mode. I want the game to force me to use all its resources while still being a big challenge. Master Mode did that in BotW.

Under water exploration, and maybe some portals on the map that take you back in time in certain areas to do some kind of puzzle to unlock something new in the present time.

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I think those things are best left for a different game. The game is built from the ground up for the mechanics it has, both of those things would only be able to be done in a mediocre way if put in as DLC. They require a game that has them in mind from the start if your want them to be actually satisfying.

I would have liked another Trial of Sword. ToS was fun in BOTW but I like the abilities in TOTK way more so I can't even imagine how cool it would be here. A Master Mode would also be welcomed.

That said, if we don't get any DLC, I'm really happy they included the DLC QoLs from BOTW like the travel medallion and heroes path in the base game of TOTK.

No thanks. I'd prefer new ideas and development hours go into a new generation of Zelda games. TotK is already overwhelmingly massive as is.

If they did put out TotK DLC I most likely wouldn't buy it. Got tired of the game before even beating all the dungeons and shrines so really zero desire to have more of it.

a DLC could solve Tears of the Kingdom most glaring plots/lore elements, Ganondorf/Zonai out of nowhere without deeping them, a DLC would solve that

I’ll let time tell whether they are doing DLC or not, Nintendo aren’t going to let any staff talk about what their plans are in interviews so Aonuma’s comments really don’t mean anything.

More lore would be my main hope though if it is happening.

• A few missions with Zelda in the past, even if it was just running around and learning more Zonai lore.
• What happened to the Sheikah tech and divine beasts
• What happened to Kass
• What happened between BOTW and TOTK

@TheExile285 exactly this. Love the idea of Trial of the Sword but I didn't enjoy BotW nearly as much as TotK, so I wasn't motivated to complete it. I would totally go for something like that in TotK.
Mostly, I want challenging NEW stuff to continue my adventure, not a master mode where I have to replay the game. I have accrued a ton of great resources and weapons. Give me an excuse to use them all up.

Things I'd like:
-Trial of the sword
-new shrines
-a new ultimate dungeon w/ a boss
-more coloseums that really amp up the difficulty
-a mode that allows me to replay all the shrines (minus blessing shrines), any time I want. I just want to select them from a menu and go through them back to back, since they were my favorite part of the game.

Off the top of my head, I thought there were too many Rauru’s Blessings for shrines. It’s nice that they added more shrines but I found that for me at least, the last 15-20 shrines I found were almost all Rauru’s Blessings. Figuring out shrine puzzles is one of my favourite things in these new Zelda games.

Also….yeah I still miss the Hookshot/claw shot. Call me old fashioned.

I have a million ideas about what I’d LIKE to see for DLC, but the main thing I’ve been clamoring for in BOTW and TOTK is music! Zelda has almost 40 years of music to tap into and it’s been disregarded for so much of these 2 games. I know it’s a whole different sound design and all, but there just feels like so much potential that’s missed musically in a series that is renowned for it. The beautiful hints of tunes in TOTK just makes me want more of it.

And where is Kass? He was one of my favorite characters from BOTW.

I only miss the tracking option, that lets me see where I've already been.

@Migoshuro it’s in there…the Hero’s Path. You get it early on, but I forget how.

I would like to see what happen to Kass and some more lore with the 3 dragons and their armour sets

Would rather they get on with the next Zelda game for Switch 2.
Chill time is over now TOTK had been out a while, go get up and make the next Zelda please 😂

I haven’t played Tears yet sadly, but I think a DLC that added online content would be awesome. Think of the fun minigames you could play with friends: Ultrahand Contest, Find the Master Sword, and Find the most Koroks? Or four players can go online and explore Hyrule together, like Pokémon Violet did with Paldea. But I doubt Aonuma will make additional content

I want Legend of Link where we rescue a green vandal as a beautiful princess

Two great end-game items would be a motorcycle and a hookshot. They would mess the game up if you got them before, but after you've done everything else it'd be a lot of fun to traverse in a new way while you check off the last of the nooks and crannies.

The BOTW DLC wasn't super game-changing, it just kind of added more of the same with a handful of new assets and challenges, and a new vehicle.

I'd say the most impactful DLC they could release would just include more parts for building structures and vehicles and challenges to go along with those parts.

It's a big ol' sky up there and there's plenty of potential for faster flying vehicle challenges.

Edit: A ride-able guardian from BOTW would be very cool. Even if you couldn't attach parts to it, it would be awesome to roam the lands on a mechanical spider and shoot kamehameha beams at enemies.

@Migoshuro I'm pretty sure you get that back by talking to the lady who used to be a little girl in BOTW. In the settlement south of hyrule castle.

(Please forgive me, I forgot her name)

I hope for nothing. DLC is scummy. I'm not going to bother understanding why gamers enjoy not getting a full game, or a full roster from the get-go?

I'd have liked a DLC which involved a story with Zelda entirely removed.

Honestly, the best Zelda games don't have Zelda in them. Fact.

A free update for Master Mode would be enough if they don't have any actual DLC planned.

I'll admit I was fully convinced the game would receive DLC, both because BotW got it and because TotK would've been perfect to add DLC to. There's just certain pieces of lore that would've been great to be touched upon in the DLC, there would've been some great opportunity for DLC Zonai devices, and because the sky islands feel a little bit like there's just a bit too few of them (imho), they could easily have added some of those in the DLC as well.

I certainly don't think the game NEEDS DLC though. It's already a massive game as it is. Just would've been nice, is all.

@JimmyFleck I was fine with the sound design in BOTW. Well except in those "cold" areas. I've muted the game playing those, TOTK comes along and they've reused it?!!!

I loved the town themes, my favourite pieces of music in Zelda ever. So the disappointment of no new music and only the Lookout as new town....soooo disappointed!!

I'd like DLC to remove the jankyness of ascend mechanics and the cumbersome nature of your sage allies, as well as removing the filler of obtaining functions that you'd already worked hard to get in Breath of the Wild.

And maybe change the setting so it's somewhere with the depths (just remove Sky Islands altogether) but somewhere other than Hyrule.

Adding underwater areas would have been good.

It’s been 9 years since we first saw this version of Hyrule. Time for something fresh. It’s long overdue already so more DLC would probably make me cry.

I expect dlc for the Switch 2 uhd version of the game.

DLC I want is item duplication powers and a few legendary unbreakable items. I don’t want more costumes, I want fewer where your look doesn’t have to match your set power. Maybe via accessories? I just need to never slip in the rain again.

I don’t want Zelda as the main character in DLC — I want her as the main playable character in a full game. But bring back beloved minor characters from previous Zelda games and have Link partner with them for quests and that would be awesome.

@nocdaes Careful, other franchises may steal this idea.

A Sonic game where Sonic is absent.

A Mario game that is void of Mario.

A Metal Gear game without any Metal Gears.

This is the future.

More meaningful interaction with the Depths. Maybe tree chopping or something exciting and unique about going into the underworld. It is just as big as the overworld but feels sparse and devoid of activities by comparison. I just go to harvest Zonaite and Miniboss Ingredients.

Just make The Legend of Zelda charming and deep again like Ocarina of Time, Majora's Mask and Twilight Princess. Those are my three favourite Zelda games. I'm not a fan of the sandbox style of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

Only two things I still want to see added - the return of the Master Cycle Zero and some sort of grappling hook. I will never be able to shake the urge to rip through the map with some sort of zonai grappling hook.
wellll...I completely forgot to say this when I first posted, so I have to edit - I was REALLY hoping that some DLC would enable a post game. I just really hate that things come to a permanent end after the last battle. Would have been cool to be able to go through and clean up any remnants of Ganondorf's army that might still exist - like some new desperation mini bosses that are formed from the last bits of gloom that remain.

@garfreek I feel the same. And the cold areas are SO big.
The temples adding a layer of music each time you unlock one of the locks to the boss was a nice touch, but just not enough. Hearing bits of Zelda’s Lullaby in the memories and an awesome musical Easter egg involving the stables that my 9 year old daughter unlocked just had me saying “why isn’t there more of THIS?” And with towns…Kakariko seems so lifeless. Link’s humming while cooking just doesn’t cut it for me in the music department.

TOTK added everything I wanted for the horses—more stable slots, the ability to upgrade our horses' stats, etc—but then completely nerfed the horses by locking them into a small part of the map. Some areas are entirely blocked off by irremovable obstacles (like the destruction of the bridges south of Dueling Peaks stable), and some are blocked off by respawning bosses that you'd have to kill almost every time you tried to pass through on your horse. I was really hoping DLC would add in some kind of teleporting saddle like the Ancient Saddle from BOTW, so I'm really disappointed. I know the game wants you to make vehicles, but I'm a horse girl, okay? I want my dang horses

This game should have has co-op. It’s right in front of us, with the hero’s helping link the whole time. Souls style co-op with yiga clan being invaders and friends could be either the heroes or even just a hyrule solider. the game needs nothing else. Even just being able to have 1 person locally play co-op would be great.

I'd just like to switch off the weapon breaking mechanic. For me at least it makes the game a bit tedious

With item fusing, Master Mode would have been much more accessible in this game when compared to BotW. I always like the arena battles or multiple "floors" of enemies to fight. I know we have arenas already in TotK, but let's be honest, they are way too easy. I mean, the only challenge is the lynel arena, and even that is easy if you go in prepared. I LOVED the Trial of the Sword in BoTW, so something like that would be nice too. In fact, Eventide Island in BotW was my probably my favorite part of the game. I would love something else like that.

@Giancarlothomaz that could kinda be explained in game tho. Think about it is the time line predetermined or flexible? What i mean is did the time travel always occur or did it just Now occur? If it was pre destined then no the sudden appearance of the Zoni is kinda a plot hole but if its flexible and the timeline changed when they went back in time changing the past creating the zoni in this new past?

Wait, wasn't TotK a 200h DLC for BotW? A DLC can't have a DLC of its own!

But seriously, I'd rather they start working on the next big thing. TotK is big enough as it is. Now give us 5 or 6 more sequels to ALTTP, instead of remaking every Zelda in existence until the next BotW sequel comes out!

New story content around 15-20 hours. Comes with 2-3 new dungeons and a final boss of the dlc. Now there is no reason for this to happen and it makes no sense, but it would be cool to see Majora return.

How about some Mario Party Superstars DLC instead...

i dont think there will be dlc because Aounuma just said it, but nintendo likes to lie so idk maybe there is maybe not i doubt it tho.

Loftwings!

Catch a Loftwing right out of the sky, tame it, then fly it down to a stable and register it! Collect different patterns and colors. Each Loftwing has various stat differences, like top speed, acceleration, banking ratio. (plus towing capacity )

We finally have a giant, seamless sky sandbox and we have no gosh darn Loftwings?!

More korak seeds of course...jk i never unlocked the motorcycle in botw it would be cool to have in totk too

As a boomer I think it’s inceedibly sad that this news spawned 5000 videos and articles about how there’s no dlc and they phrase it like ”we’re missing content” or ”the game is incomplete” etc.
No!! Nintendo released a finished, done, complete product. That should be commended, not questioned!
We’re not missing content, we got what we payed for. Something that is getting rarer and rarer these days.
No dlc is a good thing, not a bad thing!

Probably the MasterCycle Zero and teleporting horse armor, but those things could just be free updates TBH.

Triforce time!

would like it about "the past". something playable exploring Rauru and Sonia's time, but as a few others have said, can see another warriors game doing it instead.

Weapons that don't break.

More lore, the game's good but to me, the memories added so little, we dont know what actually happen to the Zonai guy, its kid (of any, never showed, the wsy the depict his wife death opens more questions that it answers) (unless i miss something but i did not pay that much attention really) who were those Dragons, what happen to the sheika tech, Geez i can keep going and for that reason alone i will put BoTW above this game anytime.

As someone who played Ocarina of Time when it first released, I was amazed by the freedom of movement underwater, and the different secrets this held. Disappointedly Breath of the Wild did not offer this ability in the slightest, nor did TOTK. I find this a strange oversight: it is one of the first things I tried on both games. It's almost as it the Zelda games have leap far into the future in many respects, but have gone backwards in many others. Some DLC that allows us to explore the underwater regions would be fantastic.

I would like to be able to make a bigger house and also customize the outside of the house. My house looks cool on the inside, but outside it is just a green box. Pretty boring looking.

Something else: More sky islands! Flying around is certainly one of the main ways to get around in TotK and Nintendo seemed to make sky islands a prominent advertisement pre-release. Yet, there is so little to do in the sky vs on the ground and in the depths. 100%ing the ground is a massive project in itself, as are the depths, but completing the sky islands does not take that long, relatively speaking. There's also tons of unused sky, even after considering [story spoilers].

The DLC will be included in the launch edition for Switch 2. I will get that with Switch 2

@Thumbsofsteel tbf for the raurus blessings ones thse are often supposed to be hard to find and the getting to them itself is the puzzle generally

Boots + wings = Pegasus boots
Horse + wings/winged creature = Pegasus!!!

Quest to unlock Pegasus Horse!!!, which can drop (like scales from a dragon) Pegasus wings which get merged with boots which unlocks.. Pegasus Boots!!

New area? Hello there depths, wells, sky islands, caves etc.
Temples/dungeons? Already covered.
New enemies? Like likes, gleeoks, horoblins, etc etc already reporting for duty.
More side quests? If you're already at 100%, treat yourself to a Snickers but you probably don't need more Tears of the Kingdom at that point.

I'm happy to take Aonuma at his word: the game is full and complete.

@JohnnyC A single QoL update to give us upgraded versions of all the zonai devices that despawn after traveling their limits so they never despawn. It should be an unlockable after you fill out your battery.

I really wanted some underwater sections in TotK. Sadly we didn't get any.

Considering DLC is unlikely, I'll go ahead and ask for my biggest desire. Multiplayer. It would be absolute chaos with Zonai builds.

I'm in the small minority of players who had a nice time with Tears, but would have preferred a full on new entry and not a Breath sequel. Yes, we got a sparse sky world and a repetitive underworld... yippee... but the sheer number of recycled assets was staggering with a price bump to boot. I didn't want DLC, I still don't want DLC, I want an actual built from the ground up entry in a fantastic series

@Astral-Grain I wasn't making a joke. Majora's Mask is a wonderful dark, deep, story driven Zelda game that has no Zelda present in it.

That's what I'd want from a DLC. Let's have a more original and inspiring story in the lands of Hyrule for once.

I didn’t need DLC. There’s more game here than I’ll end up playing. I loved my time but I’ve moved on.
I’d rather they started working on another game. Perhaps a top down style please

The game is big enough to warrant not having any DLC coming out, sure.

But the game is far too much like BOTW to not have any DLC.

@JimmyFleck they really did Kakariko dirty! With that one area you can't explore because story progression, the ugly ruins and seemingly no actual villagers, glad Hateno still felt great!

@JohnnyC Master Mode...

@Astral-Grain Regarding your last note, if you'd really like that, then time to play Age of Calamity!
Imo the guardian was definitely one of the lesser warriors to play as though.

And to add to this thread, even though I have not started TotK yet, the Master Cycle Zero was definitely a perfect end game addition/reward in BotW, too bad to read it's not back in TotK.

@Sputnik_Corner Fair shout, or cosmetic dlc like armour, weapons etc from past games or crossovers like they did with Xenoblade 2 in Breath of the Wild. I just struggle to see the need for another side quest or dungeon.

@garfreek It is strange how Hateno got al the upgrades and interesting characters to interact with and side quests while Kakariko was left with, essentially, nothing, and even less reason to be there than in BOTW.

I have a secret theory up here, what if Nintendo is currently investigating what players are building all over the internet and are preparing a new DLC in the form of a Master Mode that features a new Trial of the Sword dungeon where enemies use all kinds of Zonai Creations against you?

I know they're secretly planning new content for this game, it just makes sense. Even more, what if the Switch 2 gets exclusive content for this game? Okay that sounds a bit crazier but it's still possible.

You're asked to write a wishlist for Zelda content and you come up with more Zonai devices?

I'd want a new main story, of course! Story driven sequences and missions, incentives, cutscenes, showdowns.That's what feels grand and substantial and makes a Zelda game. There's more than enough Minecraft in TOTK already.