The director ofZelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Hidemaro Fujibayashi, could be already planning a sequel to the saga. After a successful launch, some fans are already eager for more, and a few interviews hint at the possibility of aZelda: Tears of the Kingdomsequel.Tears of the Kingdomwas recently released, and it’s already a critical success. So far, the newZeldagame has managed to getsimilar review scores toBreath of the Wild, which was also a major hit, both financially and critically. Most reviews currently praise the game’s emergent gameplay, vast open world to explore at the leisure of the player, and several new mechanics, which allow gamers to get very new takes on a somewhat similar experience.RELATED:Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Producer Reveals How Many Times He Has Beaten the GameRecent declarations from several interviews indicate that Hidemaro Fujibayashi has quite a few ideas for a possibleTears of the Kingdomsequel. This story was originally spotted by Games Radar, which connected the dots between a few different interviews. The most notable declaration regarding a newZeldaappears during Fujibayashi’s interview withThe New York Times. In it, the director hinted that he could already have plans for the nextZeldagame and also teased more content regardingZelda’s main villain Ganondorfin the future.
That’s not all, though. In an interview with Kotaku, Fujibayashi revealed that the team had several ideas that unfortunately were not able to be put in the final version ofTears of the Kingdom. However, he could not talk more about them, as they could ruin the surprise of fans in the future. Similarly, the series producer Eiji Aonuma commented about thepossibility of a playable Zeldain an interview with Vanity Fair, which would add to the possibility of a new game coming up in the future. However, in any case, it’s hard to tell if these ideas and plans have actually turned into any actual projects or not yet. Nintendo will be obviously focused on still improving the experience of the currentZeldafor the next few months, and a full-fledged sequel won’t be released for a while.
Obviously, most gamers will spend dozens if not hundreds of hours exploringTears of the Kingdombefore even starting to think about a new sequel. One speedrunner, however, took the opposite route,beating the newZeldain only 94 minutes. They exploited several glitches and managed to create an amazing video showing their prowess in taking shortcuts.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available for the Nintendo Switch.
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