Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is a bad game because you can’t pet the dog

Sorry to break it to those of you who haven’t tried it yet, but no, you can’t pet the dog in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Look Nintendo. I have a bone to pick with you, and yes, the pun is very much intended. I don’t think every dog ​​that appears in every game has the option to let me pet them. But there are some incredibly good boys and girls in Breath of the Wild, and you didn’t give me the option to pet them. And now, what do I find when I first met the most wonderful dog in one of Hyrule’s many stables in Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom? I still can’t pet him! What’s with that Nintendo? Don’t these dogs deserve a light pat on the head or even a little scratch?

Petting the dog in games has become a trend in recent years, helped in no small part by the Twitter account Can you pet the dog? And yes, he shared the awful fact that you can’t pet the dog in Tears of the Kingdom. Scrolling through the Can You Pet the Dog tweets will show you all sorts of games that allow you to pet, hold, or otherwise interact with various types of creatures, dog or otherwise. The account is mostly just a bit of fun, but it’s also become a great way to discover many games you may not have heard of.

More importantly, though, the popularity of the account (it has over 500,000 followers as of this writing) speaks to the fact that many gamers want interactions in games that are more than just swinging a sword or shooting a gun. weapon. And of course, swinging a sword is more fun than ever in Tears of the Kingdom thanks to the weird ability Fuse (which we can show you how to use right here). But still, I’d like to pet the dogs, Nintendo.