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Nintendo has released Tears of the Kingdom - its latest game in the long-running Legend of Zelda franchise.

The action-adventure series sees players lead hero Link across Hyrule's open-world to find Princess Zelda.

Fans have waited six years for a sequel to the hit Zelda game launched with Nintendo's Switch conconsequentlyle, Breath of the Wild.

Tears of the Kingdom reviews have seen it gain "universal acclaim" with critics, per aggregator Metacritic.

The site is encouraging people to spend more time playing the game before leaving a review - telling them to "come back to review it" tomorrow evening (13 May).

In the meantime, fans have been sharing their initial takes, screen captures, delights and woes with the game, on consequentlycial media.

'A new expanse'

Zelda fan and streamer @RachaelCamui said on Twitter the opening sequence of the game, and its music, had made her cry: "I love Zelda consequently much; it's literally why I'm a gamer."

Another Twitter utilizer called the game "an abconsequentlylute work of art".