In less than a month, one of the most anticipated games of 2023 is coming. With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo invites all Switch owners to return to Hyrule. In order to make the remaining days and weeks until the release, which seem torturously long, bearable, it may be worth taking a look at other “wild likes”. The Indie title Rime is considered an insider tip, the one in the shadow of the big role model The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild eke out a niche existence in the favor of the players.
Games like Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and BOTW are: Rime insider tip
In rime you discover a mysterious island where you have to face all sorts of puzzles while exploring it. The beautifully designed 3D game world gradually reveals itself to you in a harmonious cel-shading look, reminiscent of the Zelda title The Wind Waker, which was released for the Gamecube in 2002.
Rime acts like one light version from The Legend of the Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The small indie development team at Tequila Works (including The Sexy Brutale) from Madrid, for example, rigorously removed combat from the gameplay. So you present yourself completely unarmed menacing challenges the island.
You must overcome hostile creatures with cunning, skill and ingenuity. Always faithful by your side will help you Fox. The enchanting creature not only grows fond of players in a very short time, it proves to be a good thing again and again Knight in shining armor and serves as an important source of information.
Bridging the wait for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with Rime
rime was released in May 2017, shortly after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and is for PC, Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch available. The price moves around 30 to 35 eurosthe game is however in the context of sales every now and then on Steam or in Nintendo eshop greatly reduced. In our test was able to inspire the action-adventure and received an excellent rating.
With a playing time of approx 9 hours Rime is particularly good at ending the wait for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (buy now €57.99 ) bridge a little bit without moving straight into the next monumental work to fall. Nintendo’s new potential masterpiece is out on Friday May 12, 2023 exclusive to the Switch. A small warning beforehand: Rime begins as an idyllic, fairytale-like and beautiful-looking adventure, becomes as the game progresses getting darker and surprises with a heartbreaking finale. Have tissues ready!
