Minecraft meets Zelda: Nintendo’s new Legend of Zelda sequel gives players creative powers, making it more meme-worthy than ever
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the Nintendo franchise’s bestselling title, and expectations are high for its sequel Tears of the Kingdom
- With a new, Minecraft-style construction feature, the sequel promises to be the most meme-worthy game in the franchise
The previous entry in Nintendo’s The Legend of Zelda series was acclaimed for its momentous sense of exploration.
The next game adds a new dimension – construction – that will undoubtedly turn it into one of the most memeable video games of the year.
Nintendo has mostly kept quiet about the details of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which will be released on May 12. But a recent demo of the game in New York City gave journalists more than an hour of hands-on time with the sequel and put a spotlight on one of the key features.
Players can combine items they find throughout the world, building their own machines to battle enemies and explore the skies. During the demo, I built aeroplanes, hot air balloons and one rocket-powered contraption.
Tears of the Kingdom is a follow-up to 2017’s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, widely considered to be one of the best video games ever made – it has sold 29 million copies, twice as many as the next-highest Zelda title.