The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwas only released to the public a week ago, and yet it’s already had to receive a second update. This comes shortly afterthe initial day-one patch that fixed various gameplay bugs.
Since its release,The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhas quickly become a success, selling over ten million units in just three days and garnering universal acclaim. Sporting an open world with even more layers than that ofBreath of the Wild, a whole new set of tools for Link to play with to manipulate his surroundings, and a plethora of other elements, it’s easy to see why the game was so highly anticipated. But no amount of delays can result in a completely flawless game, which both patches thus far have striven to rectify.
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Tears of the Kingdomis now on Version 1.1.1. Whereas the previous patch mostly focused on performance issues and minor additions such as the use of some non-English characters while naming horses, this one fixes a bug that some players have encountered very early on. Specifically, withTears of the Kingdom’s “The Closed Door” quest, the very first main quest in the game, there is a glitch that prevents players from clearing it even after meeting all the requirements. Thankfully, this patch takes care of that, which should smooth things out for anyone who got stuck.
Nintendo’s patch notes were quite brief this time around, with the only other item listed being a series of general fixes to tweak and improve the gameplay experience. Notably,Tears of the Kingdom’s infinite duplication glitch, an early discovery that lets players cheese most of the game’s content with infinite Rupees and other items, has remained untouched by both patches so far, something that hasn’t gone unnoticed by avid players.
Nintendo is no stranger to seeing what players do with their games and responding to feedback and cheats either in sequels or via updates. Whether it bePaper Mario: Color Splashaddressing some of the biggest complaints againstSticker Star, or allMario Kartgames post-DSremoving snaking. Then again, considering these latest twoZeldagames were essentially made to be broken, perhaps barring players fromstockpiling the most powerful weapons in the gameisn’t a huge priority for the company.
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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomis available exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.
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