The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Comment Update
Blog Andrew Joseph 11 Jun , 2025 0
I went deeper into mine Switch 2 comments,and Mario Karting World and Welcome to visit As only two first-party exclusives, a large part of the process has been reviewing the upgrades of existing games. We've seen it wildbut I spent a weekend revisiting the amazing sequel I reviewed in 2023. Not only is the Legend of Zelda: The Kingdom's tears remained consistent, because I can't wait to lose dozens of hours, updates and additions to Switch 2 Edition, but it can also feel that this is the way to always play.
Before we dig into the following depths, let's review what I said about Kingdom Tears in my initial comment:
Today is as real as it was then, and I won't guess the 10 seconds I'll slap in 2023 for the second time. The Kingdom’s tears may not be the entire revelation of its predecessor’s reveal, but the way it expands the formula and the world is really shocking. There are a lot of ridiculous things here, and there is almost nothing more amazing. But what about the changes to the Switch 2 Edition?
HDR is an absolute game changer in the depths
Perhaps the most jaw-dropping thing about this update is the ability of the Switch 2 to take advantage of the HDR display. Increased frames and resolutions are good enough in themselves, but forgiving puns, exploring the depth of darkness is a difference for a night. The unknown area is still black until it is illuminated, so it is not as trivial as exploring, but the lower light area suddenly becomes clearer than before. It removes some frustration of tripping in the dark without removing tension.
The tears of the kingdom no longer lag behind anywhere
In addition to these visual improvements, performance can be improved. The Kingdom's tears are never terrible in this respect, but it does slow down or start to get busy during busy moments, and when it's on and off, it's all on switch 2. Likewise, diving directly into the depths from the sky, occasionally pausing for a second to make the burden on the world very fast, but I have never seen this in Switch 22.
The building is finally smooth, too, as using Zonai capabilities is another moment when you might see things start to challenge. Again, it was all smooth and clean. These aren't the most important improvements to the updates that cost money (if you don't have the Nintendo Switch Online Extension Pass), but they make Kingdom Tears feel like it's finally in its final form, and they're useful enough that I seriously consider the game's bigger idea than what I originally thought of was that I decided to think about it, and I decided to reconsider it.
Super fast loading time
Speaking of performance, the time you need to shout should be specifically used for loading time. They are now ridiculous soon. The loading screen has always had this little animation, your icon will be emitted on the map, then scrolled it to your new location, and finally back to your new location. Switch 2 Edition Load Times is so fast that you have little time to watch the icon disappear before you can resume the action. It rocks.
It shares many of the biggest updates with a lot of updates in the wild
Breathing in the wild and tears in the kingdom can both benefit from the Switch 2’s enhanced hardware for these technological upgrades, but both games also share many new integrations with the Nintendo Phone app. The audio logs you can find and listen to on your phone in certain locations are a neat touch and can store and share items in a way that effectively increases inventory size.
Tears have a unique ability, though: you can save the builds as QR codes and then share them among friends so you can quickly rebuild each other’s stuff. This is a cool idea, but I'm a little disappointed because it lacks any built-in sharing or discovery tools. If you want to see what other people do, you almost have to seek code in forums or social media, and I think I'm more likely not to get much use from this feature at all.
Now it's time to really defeat the tears of the Kingdom
Finally, while not related to the updated version of this game, my quick PSA/Desperate Request: If you haven't already, beat the tears of the Kingdom! The ending is so good. If you beat the wilderness breath, it ends OK and may make you think there is nothing to see here-but the end of the tears is incredible. The final battle is probably my favorite in any Zelda game, and its story is as unexpected as they are. With all these improvements, there's never a better time to discover what you're missing if you didn't see it two years ago.
This is my legend about The Legend of Zelda: The Tears of the Switch 2 Edition of the Kingdom, although I'm sure happy to see more after the show this past weekend. Again, it does feel like the way this game is always going to be played and I'm so excited about the idea of the new generation finding it. It'll definitely keep you busy until I'm back in the final Swith 2 comments next week or so.