When it disintegrates, it disintegrates

Nintendo gave us a moderately deep look into the upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom at this time, and it has answered a query that has been burning within the thoughts of gamers since its announcement: Are there nonetheless breakable weapons? Are weapons nonetheless fabricated from porcelain?

Sure. Sure they’re.

Early on in the gameplay footage, Hyperlink is depicted battling it out with a assemble utilizing a tree department. It doesn’t take lengthy earlier than that department shifts right into a “badly broken” earlier than breaking solely. Contemplating that is primarily how weapon degradation labored in Breath of the Wild, it’s secure to imagine that that is how will probably be for something you’ll be able to swing.

Nevertheless, after that battle, Tears of the Kingdom’s new “fuse” means is proven, which permits Hyperlink to create or improve weapons by gluing some trash collectively. Whereas the preliminary advantage of taping a rock to a stick is enhanced injury, Eiji Aonuma factors out that sturdiness can be enhanced. Does this imply that taping two swords collectively will get you higher mileage? I positive hope so.

One of many complaints I see most steadily lobbed at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is that its weapon sturdiness system is just too intrusive. It’s undoubtedly true that weapons, no matter high quality, will break with excessive frequency. Whereas I wasn’t bothered by it and didn’t even contemplate that it could be an issue for some individuals till it turned a widespread sentiment, some individuals had been utterly delay of the sport by it, and that’s a disgrace.

These individuals will possible be upset that breakable weapons is a mechanic carried over to Tears of the Kingdom. Hopefully, the brand new fuse system will assist alleviate a number of the frustration, even when Hyrule hasn’t improved the standard of its metal within the intervening years. I actually doubt that Nintendo hasn’t heard the complaints about it, however we’ll simply have to attend and see in the event that they’ve been addressed in a means that may fulfill the fragility averse.