‘God of War’ creator David Jaffe is the latest to question ‘Tears of the Kingdom’ reviews, and I think he has a point

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is the talk of the town after coming out to exceptionally positive reviews from critics, with most of them hailing it as an unforgettable masterpiece. But if God of War creator David Jaffe has anything to say on the matter, the new Nintendo game is being let off easy.

The beloved video game director took to Twitter early today to announce that he’s playing the new Zelda game. Jaffe made sure to point out that he couldn’t care less about “amazing production value and visuals,” but he finds it incredibly odd that a game in 2023 can look so simple and outdated and not even so much as garner a second look at its subpar graphic fidelity.

I don't give a fuck about amazing production value+visuals. A great game is a great game. Just starting and so far, so good. But given how much everyone goes ape shit over visuals, it's staggering how this game can look like this and not get at least a little dinged by reviews. pic.twitter.com/Fffb5grdI1

In fairness, Tears of the Kingdom does look like it came out in 2006, so why is it that Nintendo gets away with it and most other video game developers pay through the nose for even small shortcomings in that department?

People always say “lol ps2 graphics” as a meme but holy shit this ACTUALLY looks like PS2 graphics. Okami had a much nicer art style. Again…on PS2 in 2006. pic.twitter.com/kk16UBxVrT

Yes, The Legend of Zelda is a great game. It does what every other game out there should strive to accomplish, which is to deliver entertainment and fun in an utterly happy-go-lucky manner. But what Jaffe is bringing to our attention is a problem of bias; the fact that Tears of the Kingdom‘s inferior visual quality doesn’t even seem to register with most