The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom looks a lot like Skyward Sword

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom looks a lot like Skyward Sword

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is now The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. But it’s the Skyward Sword comparisons that got our attention.

Nintendo presented a new trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom during today’s Nintendo Direct. The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild looks a lot like Skyward Sword.

This is the first brief look at gameplay. Although the game is still light on details, we know through this mysterious trailer that Tears of the Kingdom will feature vertical gameplay in the clouds.

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Here’s how Nintendo is describing it:

In addition to the vast lands of Hyrule, the latest entry in the storied Legend of Zelda series will take you up into the skies and an expanded world that goes beyond that! Look forward to Link’s massive adventure starting again when The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, drops for Nintendo Switch on May 12, 2023.

Watch the full gameplay reveal below!

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