Beginner tips for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

The gigantic new game offers a dauntingly vast set of choices for the new player. You shouldn't be put off exploring, but if you're wondering where to start, here are a few useful pointers

If you've read the reviews of Tears of the Kingdom before picking it up, you may already feel slightly overwhelmed. Can you really make weapons out of anything? Play the game in any order? Build go-karts out of random parts? It is a huge game, and though it does a decent job of easing you in, there's a lot to absorb. So to make your first five or 10 hours with the game go more smoothly, have a read over this preparatory guide.