Zelda's Next Open-World Game Needs to Abandon Tears of the Kingdom's Best Trick

With The Legend of Zelda, Nintendo has spent nearly forty years building incredible games in this franchise around unique gameplay mechanics, from the humble hookshot to the world-altering Sheikah Slate. As such, it's no surprise that Ultrahand, the physics-warping grabber at the heart of Tears of the Kingdom, might be the most impressive of the entire lot. That said, the smartest move the next open-world Legend of Zelda game could make is to leave that iconic Tears of the Kingdom ability behind entirely.