
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of Kingdom on Nintendo Switch 2 are easily among the best-looking video games ever made. They always were gorgeous works of art, but the paid upgrades they've received (slightly meatier than the patches and backwards compatibility improving other Switch 1 titles) are transformative to the point I'm scared of not being able to finish the second one in the near future.
Earlier this year, I talked about how I wanted to hit my Switch 1 backlog hard once the new console came out. I loved what I played (around 40 hours) of Tears of the Kingdom back in 2023, but after walking into the Phantom Ganon boss fight at Hyrule Castle a bit unprepared and getting sidetracked by other games, the open-world banger went into the 'pile of shame' we all struggle with.