Can I Play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom without prior playing Breath of the Wild?

By | Bullscore 18 May, 2023

Welcome to the BullScore ESports News ‘The Legend of Zelda’ Special Edition. Tears of the Kingdom is the sequel to the Legend of Zelda game, Breath of the Wild. It was initially released on May 12, 2023, and is developed and published by Nintendo. It is currently available on one gaming platform only, Nintendo Switch. Just released but it has already set a benchmark in the ESports World by achieving high ratings on multiple platforms like 5/5 stars on Amazon, 10/10 stars on IGN, and 96% positive reviews on Metacritic.

In this article, I am providing you an answer to one of the most asked questions, Can I Play The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom without prior playing Breath of the Wild? This guide includes an overview of both games also.

Overview of Zelda: BotW

Breath of the Wild is an action and adventure video game in the popular series, The Legend of Zelda. It was developed and published by Nintendo. It was initially released on March 3, 2017, and has won multiple awards including The Game Award for Game of the Year 2017, The Game Award for Best Action/Adventure 2017, The Game Award for Best Game Direction 2017, and BAFTA Games Award for Innovation 2017 after the release.

The storyline of this game featured an amnesiac Link as he sets out to save Princess Zelda and prevent Calamity Ganon from further destroying Hyrule. And, the storyline ends with Zelda declaring she and Link will begin the process of rebuilding Hyrule to its former glory.

Do You Need to Play Zelda: BotW before TotK?

The short and straight answer to this question is NO. As I mentioned above that the storyline has ended already in the previous game of The Legend of Zelda. So, the Nintendo team doesn’t ask players to play the 2017’s game before playing the latest edition and current hype in the ESports market, Tears of the Kingdom.

The Director of Nintendo ‘Fujibayashi‘ said, “We put in some effort to make sure that it feels comfortable for both first-time players and those with experience of the previous game.”

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