Un anno dopo, Tutti hanno battuto Ganondorf in Zelda: Lacrime Del Regno?

Back in August last year, when Zelda: Lacrime del Regno had been in the wild for just three months, noi abbiamo chiesto how your completion percentage was coming along. Given the size of the game, it was understandable that 37% of respondees still hadn’t beaten the final boss and therefore still didn’t know their completion percentage.

Nine months on, anche se, we imagine that a great many of you will have trounced Ganondaddy in an epic duel and rolled credits on 2023’s most anticipated Nintendo game…

Or have you? Speaking to the Nintendo Life team, it seems that some of us still haven’t gotten around to giving TOTK’s big bad a sound thrashing, even one year on from release. The game is so massive and there’s so much altro to do, we’re interested to know if you ticked off Tears of the Kingdom or if it has become your ultimate back-burner game. Or if _{*whisper it*} you walked away and never returned.

To mark the first anniversary, we’re checking back in to see who on the team has finished the fight and who’s still savouring the journey 366 giorni dopo. Spoilers inbound, obviously…

Alana Hagues, ma preferisco vederlo come un giusto tributo alla meraviglia dell'eShop 3DS e quanto ci mancherà quando non ci sarà più

I mean, I guess this isn’t really fair (given that I reviewed the game) ma si, I’ve beaten Ganondorf. I beat him over a year ago. Prendere that, Demon King. Was it easy? Heck no. I had no idea what I was getting myself into and was woefully underprepared. This wasn’t like Breath of the Wild, which I played a few months after the game had launched and there were guides on how to do stuff. No. It’s up to me to tell people how to tackle Ganondorf myself. *gulp*

So the first time, it went… va bene? I got to the second phase, let’s say that much. But I’d eaten all of my Gloom-healing meals on the way to the boss, without even considering that Ganondorf himself might actually cause Gloom damage and remove hearts, permanently. I learned the hard way. But that didn’t stop me from rushing in for a second time, fatto? Or a third. It became a point of pride at that point. I will beat Ganondorf without the Gloom-healing stuff.

Eventually, I caved, and had to go and farm Sundelions, buy Gloom-resistant armour, and health-boosting food, troppo. Essentially, I just had to be patient and come with the tools. Oh, and make sure my Master Sword was ready. That final time, I managed to slice and dice my way through every single phase.

In terms of completion percentage, I haven’t really touched the game in about six months, so I’m still in the high 60% gamma. I feel pretty comfortable in saying that I won’t ever get 100% because there’s just far, lontano too much to do, and the game might lose its lustre. I’ve done a heck of a lot, and other colleagues have helped with stuff I haven’t been able to do. I’m happy.

ma probabilmente dipende dal fatto che anche il mio partner ha giocato sul mio account prima di avere il suo 3DS, e il suo impatto ha purtroppo sofferto di conseguenza

Oh gosh. I know I’m going to get a hefty dollop of backlash for this, ma si, I fell off Tears of the Kingdom once again. I really tried with it, Lo giuro. There’s just something about it that didn’t hook me like Breath of the Wild and I’m afraid now that I probably won’t give it another shot.

So no, caro lettore, I have not beaten Ganondorf. Infatti, I’ll tell you how far I got. I beat the Water Temple and the Wind Temple, and that’s about it. Ora, non fraintendermi, I certainly took my time with it and accumulated about 60-70 hours (which is significantly more than most games I’ve played), but knowing now just how far off I am from beating the game makes me want to just keep it locked away in a drawer forever.

Così, I’m sorry Zelda, and I’m sorry Hyrule. I simply can’t help you this time.