It is one of the best games in history. There’s no doubt about it. It is for me, and for hundreds of other reviewers as well. It has a 96 on Metacritic, which places it in the Olympus of video games. Unfortunately, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will not have expansions or DLC.
Despite 18 million copies sold in three months, Nintendo has confirmed that it has no plans to release any additional DLC for the game. Speaking to Famitsu, producer Eiji Aonuma explained:
“There are no plans to release any additional content this time, but that’s because I feel like we’ve done our best to create as much fun as possible in that world”, the Japanese producer begins by saying.
“First of all, the reason I decided to make this a sequel to the previous work was because I thought there was value in experiencing a new game in that part of Hyrule,” he justifies.
“So, if that reason is born again, I may return to the same world once more. Whether it’s a sequel or a new work, I believe it will be a completely new game, so I hope you’ll look forward to it,” Aonuma concludes with a twist we didn’t see coming.
There won’t be any DLC… but could there be a sequel?
As explained by Aonuma, it seems that Nintendo hasn’t ruled out the idea of revisiting this Hyrule and the foundation that has been established, which has proven to be quite successful. The key point is that if they do decide to revisit it, it will be in the form of a new game rather than expansions.
This is doubly surprising because the game’s predecessor, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, did receive two significant DLC packs: The Master Trials and The Champions’ Ballad.
Indeed, the first DLC, The Master Trials, added new gameplay modes, features, and items, while the second one, The Champions’ Ballad, introduced a new dungeon, story content, equipment, and challenges.
Hopefully, if Nintendo decides to release another Zelda game, it won’t take as long this time. We had to wait 6 years for this sequel, which feels a bit excessive considering that half of it was already in place.
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