Nintendo’s New Zelda Sequel Gives Players Memeable Creative Powers

The previous entry in Nintendo Co.’s seminal The Legend of Zelda series was acclaimed largely because of its momentous sense of exploration. The next game adds a new dimension that will undoubtedly turn it into one of the most memeable video games of the year: construction.

Nintendo has mostly kept mum on the details of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, which will be released on May 12. But a recent demo of the game in New York City gave journalists more than an hour of hands-on time with the highly anticipated sequel and put a spotlight on one of the key features. Players can combine items they find throughout the world, building their own machines to battle enemies and explore the skies. During the demo, I built airplanes, flying air balloons and one rocket-powered contraption that took me soaring.