'Greatest game of the decade' - critics rave about The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom and give the Nintendo novelty top rates on aggregators

The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom will be released tomorrow - May 12 - and it's already clear that fans of Nintendo games shouldn't miss the event.

Critics have shared their impressions of the new installment of the iconic franchise and they all sound superb.

Here's What We Know

The quality of the game is eloquently demonstrated by the scores on aggregators:

• on Metacritic - 96 points;
• OpenCritic gives the game a 97 rating and a 100% recommendation.

Experts have called The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom "the greatest game of the decade" and the best Nintendo game.

It has a superb open world, interesting characters and quests, many unusual mechanics, intriguing puzzles and fascinating mysteries.

Critics have noted the excellent design of the locations and characters. Wherever the player goes, in every corner of Hyrule there is something interesting and unusual, the game offers a huge scope for experimentation and tremendous freedom of action.

The developers have not only managed to repeat the success of the last installment, but have improved it considerably in all aspects.