Revisiting Zelda: Insights from Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild.

The upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has helped one gamer realize that Link is a puzzle-solver, not a warrior, and that the series' best feature is its puzzles. The new game's fusing and crafting mechanics, which allow Link to use objects in the environment to solve problems, have piqued the author's interest and given them a new appreciation for the series. Despite previous ambivalence towards the franchise, the author is now excited to give Tears of the Kingdom a chance and lose themselves in Hyrule's lavish environments.