The Switch 2 may not feel like as drastic a leap forward as most of Nintendo’s consoles, but the company is still planning a ton of software support to take advantage of the increased specs. A key part of this is “enhanced” versions of Nintendo Switch games, and it should come as no surprise that Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom are two of the first to get the treatment. Both games are getting big updates that improve performance and load time, but there’s another update that went under the radar during the announcement — a Zelda Notes phone app. There are some great ideas in Zelda Notes, but one change in particular only adds to both games’ biggest frustration — a disappointingly fragmented narrative.
Both Switch Zelda games are nearly universally beloved, and generally recognized as some of the most influential games of the last decade. But if there’s a single flaw you can point to, it’s the way the duology tells its story.
