Nintendo, ever the iconoclasts, selected the latest Nintendo Direct to announce not the GameCube Zelda remakes we’re sure they’ve already completed, nor any data in regards to the upcoming Mario film, however as an alternative to surprise-reveal the official title of Breath of the Wild 2 . It was The Legend Of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Besides, no, sorry about this, we’re by no means going to have the ability to get out of the behavior of calling it Breath of the Wild 2.
Let’s be abundantly clear right here: Tears of the Kingdom (TotK) is a direct sequel to Breath of the Wild in a approach no Zelda recreation has been a direct sequel since 1987’s Zelda II: The Journey of Hyperlink. Sure, positive, Majora’s Masks adopted on from Ocarina of Time, and Phantom Hourglass picked up after Wind Waker, however TotK is one thing else. This can be a recreation that was overtly created from the bits left over once they completed BotW, that seemingly builds on the identical base map, that started growth as DLC for the earlier recreation. That is, past any doubt, irrespective of how sensible, some extra Breath of the Wild. It’s why that is messing with our brains.
With a few weeks passed by to let the title sink in…it hasn’t. I guess it hasn’t for you, both. I guess your mind provides you “BotW2” earlier than it begins struggling to recollect if it’s “The Tears” or simply “Tears,” then will get misplaced questioning if it may attainable be “Tears” as in rips…after which, yeah, we are able to all agree to simply not trouble.
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Come on, it ought to not less than have been The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Tears of the Kingdom. Certain, they’d perhaps must launch it in a much bigger field to suit all of it on the duvet, however not less than it might make some form of sense. And it’s not like Japan is averse to the lengthy title. Say good day, Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors. Or, you understand, White Princess the second ~ Yappari Itto ni Ittemo Soujyanakutemo OK-na Gotsugou Shugi Gakuen Renai Journey.
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And look, we at Kotaku know we’re not alone on this.
Heck, far extra individuals have found Kotaku’s protection of the sequel by looking out Google for “BOTW” than something mentioning tears or kingdoms. Individuals are going to be so gradual to activate this!
It additionally definitely doesn’t assist that when my eyes learn “TOTK” the very first thing I consider is “TikTok,” and good lord I don’t want that time period being unwillingly stamped on my mind any extra usually than YouTube adverts on my cellphone already do.
In fact, that is distracting us from extra necessary issues, like how we needs to be organizing worldwide protests to make sure Nintendo doesn’t bloody let weapons break after you faucet them towards a leaf this time round. Are you able to think about? Are you able to think about in the event that they didn’t take heed to your complete world inhabitants’s unanimous settlement that this was a horrible mechanic and the worst side of BotW? Sure. In fact you possibly can. It’s Nintendo. I assume they’ll make them break extra usually, however this time every break completely reduces your stamina wheel.
This additionally appears a very good time to declare my absolute conviction that BotW2 can be launched to overlap the top of the Swap period and the launch of the Swap: Professional of the XL-dom (as a result of they clearly gained’t name that a “Swap 2” will they?). As everyone knows, one thing taking place twice beforehand is proof of a sample as everlasting as Hyperlink preventing Ganon in each period, so simply as Twilight Princess overlapped the GameCube to the Wii, and BotW stood straddled with a leg in Wii U and Swap, there’s little doubt in my thoughts this can occur once more. But additionally, when it doesn’t, nobody will bear in mind I predicted it with such certainty in an article about one thing else.
Within the meantime, let’s not idiot ourselves. It’s BotW2 in our hearts, and it at all times can be. I concern for these poor individuals in Nintendo’s advertising and marketing division, crying their kingdom tears at our folly.