Is Zelda: Breath of the Wild essential before Tears of the Kingdom? - Polygon

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a standalone game, not purely an add-on to Breath of the Wild. So no, you don’t need BotW experience to play TotK.

IGN - Chris Brune, who shared the experience on Reddit, has manged to complete Tears of the Kingdom's four temples without collecting the - until now seemingly essential - paraglider.

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