{"id":128389,"date":"2022-09-26T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-138260"},"modified":"2022-09-26T17:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T17:00:00","slug":"talking-point-which-zelda-game-should-you-play-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/09\/26\/talking-point-which-zelda-game-should-you-play-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Point: Which Zelda Game Should You Play First?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The announcement of a solid release date for BOTW2<\/del> The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom<\/a> marked the beginning of a new, more intense phase of enthusiasm for one of the most anticipated sequels of the decade. Sure, a new Zelda game is always<\/em> big news, but when it’s a follow-up to one of the most warmly-received video games of all time \u2014 and one that gave the Nintendo Switch a launch title to rival the likes of Super Mario 64<\/a> \u2014 excitement levels will be reaching fever pitch in the coming months as we approach its May 2023 launch.<\/p>\n

While series devotees like us will be wondering how Eiji Aonuma and co. are going to build upon what we know from Breath of the Wild and<\/em> also somehow surpass our skyward expectations, all this hubbub will no doubt be attracting the attention of players who have never before grabbed the Master Sword and given Ganon a sound thrashing. After over five years on the market, there are over 111 million<\/em> Switches in the wild<\/a>, and a good deal of them belong to people who may think Zelda is the pointy-eared chap in green (or blue). Among them will be people, possibly family and friends of yours, who want to know why everyone’s so worked up, and \u2014 with your help \u2014 we’re here to offer advice on how to hook them on the series.<\/p>\n

Where to start with a big franchise like this is a dilemma we’ve discussed before<\/a>, but today we thought we’d focus specifically on which Zelda would be best to onboard new players in the run-up to Tears of the Kingdom. We’ve got our individual thoughts on this one \u2014 which are surprisingly diverse! \u2014 but you’ll also find a poll at the bottom featuring every mainline game in the series.<\/p>\n

So, let’s see what Team NL thinks is worth squeezing in in the *counts on fingers*<\/em> seven-and-a-half months until TOTK descends on us. Plenty of time to get up to speed, right?<\/p>\n

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Release Date: <\/span>23rd Nov 1998 (USA<\/abbr>)<\/strong> \/ 11th Dec 1998 (UK\/EU<\/abbr>)<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n