The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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  1. thausael
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    A masterpiece. There is no need to say anything. You just need to play it. You already know that; you'll play it.
  2. Samuel6710
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    Do I even need to explain why 10/10? This game...is ridiculously good. The immersion is just mind blowing, even though that was the goal for most Zelda games, and being on the go? Nintendo is perfecting their work once again. One of the problems I have with the game is the controls are somewhat slippery. I couldn't move to easily some of the time and it was quite annoying, but I moved pastDo I even need to explain why 10/10? This game...is ridiculously good. The immersion is just mind blowing, even though that was the goal for most Zelda games, and being on the go? Nintendo is perfecting their work once again. One of the problems I have with the game is the controls are somewhat slippery. I couldn't move to easily some of the time and it was quite annoying, but I moved past that. The game is just...MIND BLOWING! The Z-targeting feature is smooth and perfected, the world is so rich in content, the dungeons while few, are incredibly designed, the atmospheric music is crisp and beautiful, the runes are extremely fun to mess around with, the physics are amazingly made, and the game in itself feels...like 98.5% perfect! If you want a switch or a WiiU, than you most likely want The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild.… Expand
  3. MarioLuigi0404
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    Wonderful game. Very good graphics, if you enjoy the cell-shaded look. Full of content, maybe a bit much. (900 korok seeds) Great story, and excellent gameplay. Amazing soundtrack, but it should have had more songs from previous Zelda games. If you ever find yourself bored, you can try fighting a Lionel or Hinox just for fun. The DLC adds even more content, and is a very fun challenge ifWonderful game. Very good graphics, if you enjoy the cell-shaded look. Full of content, maybe a bit much. (900 korok seeds) Great story, and excellent gameplay. Amazing soundtrack, but it should have had more songs from previous Zelda games. If you ever find yourself bored, you can try fighting a Lionel or Hinox just for fun. The DLC adds even more content, and is a very fun challenge if you are up for it.… Expand
  4. Kheetor
    Jan 5, 2018
    10
    It's a sandbox Zelda game, done right. It's epic, beautiful, lasts forever and has you starting every game session with excitement. It'a lot more than the game of the year 2017, in many ways it's the pinnacle of Zelda games.
  5. yam7ate9
    Jan 4, 2018
    10
    An instant classic that will be remembered for ages. There's nothing much I can say that hasn't been said already. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a must buy if you are a Switch or Wii U owner. Why you ask? It's open world Zelda, enough said.
  6. Idoshany
    Jan 4, 2018
    9
    This Game is not perfect, "BUT", this game show us Hyrule in a way like never before!
    If You own a Wii u or a Nintendo Switch, you must give it a go!
  7. laerorthel
    Jan 3, 2018
    2
    its more or less a new rpg whit zelda slapped on to it. dont see the big deal this game have become. it got decent gameplay. not that much lore as all ran an say. it got alot of slow down during gameplay. breaks immerse.
  8. DiegoGamerX
    Jan 3, 2018
    10
    SUPER JUEGAZO. Es uno de los mejores zeldas, se pelea super parejo con Ocarina of time pero lo importante es si es bueno o no, y si, es super bueno
  9. DaRasinBran
    Jan 2, 2018
    1
    Awful Story, lack of difficulty, no satisfaction when totally annihilating all the bosses, at some moments frame rates drop, and along with too easy shrines. Also for the shrines and bosses, WTF is this????
  10. rodericrinehart
    Jan 2, 2018
    10
    This is one of the greatest games of all time and could be number one. The way the refined a legendary formula with the most open-world, do-anything experience is refreshing in a sense no other game can handle. The story is weak, but everything else is 10/10 or better.
  11. vora_bat
    Jan 1, 2018
    6
    The main problem i have with this game, is that they've fooled me during the start of it. I liked it a lot in the beginning. They've created a start area in a such way, that it felt really detailed and with a lot of interesting places. But what appeared to be after that in a reality was an empty world, with boring side quests, boring cities. and repetitive tiny dungeons. I don't mind theThe main problem i have with this game, is that they've fooled me during the start of it. I liked it a lot in the beginning. They've created a start area in a such way, that it felt really detailed and with a lot of interesting places. But what appeared to be after that in a reality was an empty world, with boring side quests, boring cities. and repetitive tiny dungeons. I don't mind the visual style of the game, since it felt fine. What i dislike is that i was really bored after 10+ hours in game. I kinda get why a lot of people give this game 10 out of 10, because most likely it was their first game, but it is definitely not 10 out of 10. There are a lot of games that are much much better and more complex than this one.… Expand
  12. night4
    Dec 31, 2017
    7
    It's a walking simulator with weapons that break. Meh.

    It looks decent, so at least there's that positive thing to say about it. I don't think it deserves "Game of the Year" by a longshot.
  13. Jorgesoman
    Dec 31, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. TLOZ: Breath of the Wild es, en primera estancia, un juego precioso. El primer plano del exterior nos muestra un mundo cuidado, con mucha vida en él. A lo largo del juego vemos seres de todo tipo, desde pequeños roedores inofensivos hasta monstruos tremendamente hostiles. Las civilizaciones dejan ver sus culturas, su arquitectura y su historia sin resultar pedante o sin que sature al jugador medio. Te gusta pasear por ese mundo, ir con calma por sus distintos ecosistemas. Precioso.
    La jugabilidad del juego se apoya en tres pilares fundamentales:
    El ritmo calmado del juego debido a las distancias y a la cantidad de cosas por hacer.
    La adaptación de Link a las situaciones y diversas etapas del juego.
    La exploración del medio como fin en sí mismo.
    Estos tres factores explican el reparto de santuario por todo el mapa, que se descubren a través de exploración. Estos dan recompensas de muchos tipos, así como vida, estamina o equipación. Con estas mejoras, se te permite una mejor exploración, encontrando más santuarios y etcétera. Estas armas son volátiles, es decir, se rompen eventualmente. Por lo tanto, esta situación provoca dos de estos pilares:
    Saber escoger el arma en cada momento para su mayor durabilidad (adaptación).
    Al romper las armas necesitas buscar otras por el mapa (exploración).
    Esta dinámica del juego es simplemente perfecta, ya que unas acciones provocan otras necesidades, y que impulsan a su vez otras acciones. Es, sin más, un círculo perfecto.
    La narrativa es la parte más floja del juego, pero sólida al mismo tiempo. Breath of the Wild presenta a un protagonista sin recuerdos de su otra vida, que va encontrando por Hyrule, volviendo al pilar de la exploración. A medida que encuentra fragmentos de su memoria, la historia se nos va revelando. Y entonces, vemos claramente que el juego trata de Zelda y no de Link. En este juego, Zelda es un personaje muy bien desarrollado, a través del punto de vista de nuestro avatar, de nosotros. Se presenta como una persona insegura, a la sombra de un héroe capaz de todo. Ella, la supuesta elegida, no puede parar a Ganon. Es una decepción y una vergüenza para su padre y para todo el reino. Pero ella está luchando desde hace cien años y Link fue derrotado. Quizás hubiese estado mejor que la historia sucediese a tiempo real y no en un flashback. Pero no está del todo mal. Le permite a los jugadores que quieran jugar hacerlo sin preámbulos.
    En deifinitiva, estamos ante uno de los mejores juegos del año, técnicamente impecable, con una jugabilidad, aunque no innovadora, sí fresca para la saga, con un mapa basado en la exploración sin límites. Y una historia aceptable para no dedicar sus esfuerzos en ella.    … Expand
  14. AngryIgor
    Dec 30, 2017
    0
    terrible story, boring gameplay, bad lore, boring characters... oh and nintendobots are bunch of fanatics who attack anyone who dont like this game... but quality doesnt matter as long as theres nintendo logo on the product
  15. SuperIgun
    Dec 29, 2017
    8
    The Zelda series has been one my favorite video game series and Breath of the Wild is my second favorite. The game starts you on the Great Plateau which is a 1-hour tutorial area that shows you how to find shrines, and which one to get to first. It also has many interactive things with enemies, food, boulders, and other objects. Once you get off the Plateau, you have the entire Hyrule toThe Zelda series has been one my favorite video game series and Breath of the Wild is my second favorite. The game starts you on the Great Plateau which is a 1-hour tutorial area that shows you how to find shrines, and which one to get to first. It also has many interactive things with enemies, food, boulders, and other objects. Once you get off the Plateau, you have the entire Hyrule to explore; you do not even need to get to the first objective, you could just kill Ganon or explore. The land is also gorgeous and very large. There are lots of side quests you can do; you can do all the shrines, and get all the korok seeds. (There are a lot of koroks.) This game is a masterpiece, but I cannot give it a perfect score. The main story was kind of disappointment at the end, especially the end boss fight. The dungeons are all the same puzzles and look very similar. The Switch version is very optimised, but there are some small drops in framerate which detract from the experience especially in Korok Forest. Although, it got better when the patches came out but still not perfect. (Wii u version has lots of drops.) Even with those problems, Breath of the Wild is a fantastic open world game, and you will have hours of fun. (At least, 100 hours of fun.)… Expand
  16. KoolWhip64
    Dec 29, 2017
    10
    This game is just incredible. Absolutely mind-blowing. By far the greatest Zelda game, and that's not easy to do. In fact, in my personal opinion, it's the best video game ever. By now, you've probably read a few reviews, and I'll bet you're aware of most of the things that make this game such a masterpiece (freedom of exploration, physics engine, content, cooking, attention to detail inThis game is just incredible. Absolutely mind-blowing. By far the greatest Zelda game, and that's not easy to do. In fact, in my personal opinion, it's the best video game ever. By now, you've probably read a few reviews, and I'll bet you're aware of most of the things that make this game such a masterpiece (freedom of exploration, physics engine, content, cooking, attention to detail in how the world works, ect. If you're not aware of these things, I suggest you read IGN's review). So, since there is a 5000 character limit, In this review, I am going to talk about the points brought up against this game. There are some mixed and even negative reviews here, so I'll discuss their points.

    Weapon durability: Any negative review for this game will almost certainly bring up the weapon durability system. In this game, weapons can break. This is not a new concept, Minecraft is probably the most popular example of weapons breaking in a video game. The main difference between games like Minecraft and Breath of the Wild is how long a weapon will last. In Breath of the Wild, weapons break very quickly. You'll be going through weapons all the time. While in some cases it is realistic, like the fact that a tree branch will break in about 3 strikes, most of the time, weapons break much faster than you would think. A shiny new metal sword will only last you a few minutes in combat. Is this a bad thing though? Absolutely not. You see, the point of this game is exploration. The main point is to explore, and the game rewards you for doing so. One of the possible rewards is weapons. Obviously, there is a limit to the amount of weapons you can carry, even as it is, you can carry an unrealistic amount of weapons, as with most games. So, if the weapons were to last a long time, your inventory would quickly fill up with great weapons, taking away much satisfaction that you would have received for completing tasks or exploring. If you're constantly full on weapons, there would be no reward for many tasks. The game would become incredibly dull. The idea of the weapon durability system is to keep things interesting. Instead of having some cool sword and taking out an enemy camp with it, you might have a club from the last monster you killed, and you use it to take out the scout, then you may pick up his bow and shoot it at someone, then pick up their weapon and throw it at someone else, then switch to your cool sword, which will break as finish off the last guy, and then you are rewarded with a new cool weapon in a chest, along with all your enemies' weapons. This game's weapon durability system is different because this game is different. It fits the game perfectly. It causes you to think, explore, and get satisfaction from the many tasks you will do. There is nothing wrong with it, and if it were to be any other way, it would hurt the game overall. Yes, it is sad when your favorite sword breaks, but people don't realize the implications it would have on the game if things were the way they think they should be.

    Story: Yes, sure, this isn't as major or emotional of a story-wise as some games out there. I think most people complaining about this game's story probably play a lot of JRPG's (Japanese Role-Playing Games), which are always heavy on story. To them, this game probably looks a bit like a JRPG, but it is not. It is an action-adventure open world game. The story probably could've been a bit better, but it is great as it is. It's not your average story. It is about some unknown dude who has lost all his memories, and wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world. You set off on your adventure, and slowly discover, not a story that is currently happening, but one that happened in your past, which you cannot remember. It is a pretty sad story actually. The point of the game is to discover that story at your own pace, then, at the end, resolve it, and repair the damage done to the world. That is all I will say, for fear of spoiling it.

    "Barren World": Give me a break! Please! Trust me, if you see that in a review, just know that that person has certainly either not played the game, or played it in such a way in which they absolutely ignored and missed everything (which the game will totally let you do, due to the freedom given you, you are not forced to do anything). Look online for IGN's interactive Hyrule map for this game, click "marker categories", then "all". It will show you every notable thing there is in the world. That is all that is needed to refute this ridiculous argument.

    Music: I find it humorous that anyone could say that this game lacks good music. For most of the game, there are ambient piano melodies and environmental sounds, which suits the game perfectly, and makes it so relaxing and mesmerizing. However, there is no lack of great musical pieces, go check them out online for yourself.

    So, why on earth are there so many people bashing these things about this game? One word: Trolls.    … Expand
  17. SortOfCritic
    Dec 29, 2017
    9
    I think we need more games like Breath of the Wild. Not entirely different from the source, but gives its own spin as to create a potentially incredible experience. Breath of the Wild was that game for me and is my favorite Legend of Zelda video game. The fact that you can climb anywhere gives an overall feeling of excitement, knowing you can go where ever you want. The fact that you canI think we need more games like Breath of the Wild. Not entirely different from the source, but gives its own spin as to create a potentially incredible experience. Breath of the Wild was that game for me and is my favorite Legend of Zelda video game. The fact that you can climb anywhere gives an overall feeling of excitement, knowing you can go where ever you want. The fact that you can fight the villain right off the bat is a testament to how open and free it is. I find myself comparing this game more to Skyrim than Ocarina of Time. And I think that's wonderful.… Expand
  18. Hobobo
    Dec 28, 2017
    0
    It's alright. Very overrated, unfortunately, and that throws off the score. I've played and beaten pretty much every Zelda and BoTW, while a pretty decent game, falls behind past titles like Ocarina, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, and A Link to The Past. Most of the open world is empty, weapons break, bosses are recycled, Temples no longer stick to the original formula (no dungeonIt's alright. Very overrated, unfortunately, and that throws off the score. I've played and beaten pretty much every Zelda and BoTW, while a pretty decent game, falls behind past titles like Ocarina, Majora's Mask, Twilight Princess, and A Link to The Past. Most of the open world is empty, weapons break, bosses are recycled, Temples no longer stick to the original formula (no dungeon crawling), lack of cool items which you usually obtain in temples then use throughout the world, instead the game gives you pretty much every weapon you need at the beginning of the game, the story is very watered down (I'm surprised no critics called it out on this).

    Overall, I feel like the critics could have done a better job pointing out criticism, but instead glossed over most of its obvious flaws. This could lead to some misconceptions for those wanting to play this game for the first time, but want to know a few things about it ahead of time.    … Expand
  19. Batman307
    Dec 28, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Best Game of the year and the zelda

    I like too good and the best buy in my life but have a good story    … Expand
  20. derkonig6
    Dec 28, 2017
    8
    10 hours in, I can say this :
    - Story is meh at best
    - Atmosphere is great and makes you want to explore
    - Combat is not super fun
    - I can handle the weapon durability thing ( would love to keep some weapons )
    - Easy to pick up, does not need you the remember where you left of etc

    Would love some good side quests, 8 is a good score for it. Good game, made me finally play a zelda game
  21. Stresspresso
    Dec 27, 2017
    10
    Honestly the joy I had playing this game, as a new game was just perfect. No long winded tutorials, just a small sectioned off part of the game world, untill you get eveything you need. No set course, just do the 4 things and be set free. Me and my friends, all played the start differently, we learned different strategies, and secrets. Havn't been this excited about a game for a long time.Honestly the joy I had playing this game, as a new game was just perfect. No long winded tutorials, just a small sectioned off part of the game world, untill you get eveything you need. No set course, just do the 4 things and be set free. Me and my friends, all played the start differently, we learned different strategies, and secrets. Havn't been this excited about a game for a long time. All the while playing this game on a train, on a projected 120inch display, on the toilet. Perfect. I never did finnish it, but explored every nook and cranny of the world that I got my fill. It was an epic adventure, and I have no regrets.… Expand
  22. DukeJon
    Dec 27, 2017
    7
    First time playing a Zelda game and now I'm several days in, I am beginning to wonder where this great game is everyone's been talking about. The world is very large, but dull and empty. Not much variety in terms of enemies. NPC characters are like something out of a game that was released 20 years ago; limited interaction and no voiceover dialogue. Link is a boring character : in otherFirst time playing a Zelda game and now I'm several days in, I am beginning to wonder where this great game is everyone's been talking about. The world is very large, but dull and empty. Not much variety in terms of enemies. NPC characters are like something out of a game that was released 20 years ago; limited interaction and no voiceover dialogue. Link is a boring character : in other games I can completely customise my avatar, in this game I get to choose what trousers to wear and that's pretty much it. Physics is fun but inconsistent; I can chop down a huge tree but my axe swings through the supports of an archer tower without harming it. I can climb better than spider-man but I'm a baby in the water. Crafting is essentially limited to cooking only. Weapons break after two hits which means I just avoid mobs where possible, and even when I don't the battles aren't interesting. Shrines are like puzzle games you might download for free on a smartphone. Music is forgettable. Story is like something out a children's fairytale.

    Yet there are so many 10/10 reviews flying about and this game is touted as not only one of the best releases this year, but possibly the best RPG of all time. I am guessing people have obviously not played Deus Ex, Mass Effect, Witcher, Fallout, Dark Souls or any of the Elder Scrolls games.

    It's a good game, but no more than that. If it didn't have Zelda in the title, and wasn't carrying a new console by Nintendo, I don't think many people would have paid much attention to it.    … Expand
  23. Zalabar22
    Dec 26, 2017
    8
    By far one of the best Zelda experiences available. The world can keep you trapped for days and I constantly think about BoTW throughout my time away from it. I do feel like this game is not for everyone, maybe watch some footage or read some critic reviews before you pick it up. I do feel I would enjoy this game so much more If the developers had refined the menus and gave some of theBy far one of the best Zelda experiences available. The world can keep you trapped for days and I constantly think about BoTW throughout my time away from it. I do feel like this game is not for everyone, maybe watch some footage or read some critic reviews before you pick it up. I do feel I would enjoy this game so much more If the developers had refined the menus and gave some of the weapons longer lasting durability, maybe that's something Nintendo can look into for their next Zelda game.… Expand
  24. darkhedgehog32
    Dec 25, 2017
    10
    Awesome game with a huge open world in which you have too much to explore (I'm playing since July and still didn't reach 100%), good physics and mechanics. The only thing which dissapoints me a little is a lack of big thematic dungeons which became traditional for the franchise since A Link to the Past.
  25. btd82
    Dec 24, 2017
    10
    I keep coming back to the game to slowly explore a bit more of the gigantic map. Ganon has been defeated -- but there are still so many sidequests, shrines and other things to discover. The world is so beautiful, so varied, I keep exploring.

    The very long playing value of this game is what makes it worth the 10 score. There are minor annoyances with the weapon system and the cooking,    I keep coming back to the game to slowly explore a bit more of the gigantic map. Ganon has been defeated -- but there are still so many sidequests, shrines and other things to discover. The world is so beautiful, so varied, I keep exploring.

    The very long playing value of this game is what makes it worth the 10 score. There are minor annoyances with the weapon system and the cooking, but all in all it invites me to continue playing and continue discovering new things. Really the best game of 2017 for me.    … Expand
  26. Borgoros
    Dec 22, 2017
    10
    A perfect take on a strong franchise. This is just what The Legend of Zelda needed. Wast open world where you have to adapt to the harsh nature. GotY is an understatement. Game of the decade.
  27. zulucrit
    Dec 22, 2017
    10
    Best game ever. No hyperbole, just facts. Everything about this game is designed to keep you engrossed in its world.
  28. PacoRB
    Dec 21, 2017
    10
    He sido fan de la saga zelda desde siempre, y puedo reconocer que the lengend of zelda breath of the wild es el mejor juego de la saga, el apartado gráfico de este juego es increíble, la jugabilidad no tiene precedentes, la saga volvió a sus orígenes reinventando el concepto de mundo abierto justo como lo hizo el primer zelda; jugar este título fue una experiencia única y espero que seHe sido fan de la saga zelda desde siempre, y puedo reconocer que the lengend of zelda breath of the wild es el mejor juego de la saga, el apartado gráfico de este juego es increíble, la jugabilidad no tiene precedentes, la saga volvió a sus orígenes reinventando el concepto de mundo abierto justo como lo hizo el primer zelda; jugar este título fue una experiencia única y espero que se repita en posteriores entregas de la saga. Una maravilla en todos sus apartados.… Expand
  29. Smokewolf89
    Dec 21, 2017
    10
    Just Perfect!

    Thank you Nintendo!

    This game contains all Nintendo capability in development "fantasy"

    Suggested for all players (stop with console wars, please!)
  30. xyliss
    Dec 20, 2017
    10
    Incredible game and revolutionary for the Zelda franchise. Don't listen to anyone who gives this game less than a 9 or 10. Already and more so over time, BOTW will be regarded as a game-changer for not just the Switch, but for all gaming in general. It is worth every penny of your hard-earned-whats-left-after-taxes money. Campaigning around this newly expanded and lush Hyrule, it'llIncredible game and revolutionary for the Zelda franchise. Don't listen to anyone who gives this game less than a 9 or 10. Already and more so over time, BOTW will be regarded as a game-changer for not just the Switch, but for all gaming in general. It is worth every penny of your hard-earned-whats-left-after-taxes money. Campaigning around this newly expanded and lush Hyrule, it'll provide hundreds of hours of fun, frustration, achievement and replay ability. If you haven't played it yet, you should consider picking it up soon. Cheers.… Expand
  31. abraxas1979
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    Volviendo con el DLC 2, observo que llevo unas 300 horas, con el Switch he pasado otros de los juegos ofrecidos, pero siempre regreso a Breath of the Wild. La sensación de ese mundo, solitario, personal, siempre me hace lidiar con muchas cosas internas, este título es mucho más que solo un juego, el espíritu que nos transmite trasciende cualquier cosa.
    Técnicamente es un pináculo en la    Volviendo con el DLC 2, observo que llevo unas 300 horas, con el Switch he pasado otros de los juegos ofrecidos, pero siempre regreso a Breath of the Wild. La sensación de ese mundo, solitario, personal, siempre me hace lidiar con muchas cosas internas, este título es mucho más que solo un juego, el espíritu que nos transmite trasciende cualquier cosa.
    Técnicamente es un pináculo en la industria de los vídeo juegos, me alegró haber estado vivo en el momento que fue lanzado.    … Expand
  32. newsuperman2025
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    Breath of the Wild was fun, not only that, but the Weapon Durability made the game a little bit of a resource management. Sure it stinks when you lose one via durability meter not being present, but you can easily get a new weapon. In fact the best part is that Link may not have his classic green Tunic, but you can get other tunics from other versions of Link. OoT, TP, SS, WW, ALbW, EvenBreath of the Wild was fun, not only that, but the Weapon Durability made the game a little bit of a resource management. Sure it stinks when you lose one via durability meter not being present, but you can easily get a new weapon. In fact the best part is that Link may not have his classic green Tunic, but you can get other tunics from other versions of Link. OoT, TP, SS, WW, ALbW, Even weapons from that era, The Biggoron Sword, The Sword of the Sages, The Twilight Bow, and The Goddess Sword, Weird, I thought that was the Master Sword. The places you go to are amazing, The entirety of this game is amazing, the Graphics are eye crembrulet and the place is so OPEN! you can pretty much do anything in any particular order, and it's amazing, Climb a Mountain, Defeat Ganon, Play the game at your leisure! There are 120 Shrines in the game, and 900 Korok Seeds, you can get a bunch of armor from shops, and even get a Warm Doublet after beating the entire Great Plateau. If my review isn't enough to convince you, Buy this game,and play it for yourself!… Expand
  33. CyberRobotnix
    Dec 19, 2017
    5
    What did this game do wrong? The following things precisely:

    • Exploration feels unrewarding as all you find are Koroks and sometimes Shrines • The Shrines themselves are too easy and basic and all look the same • The story is disappointing as all the interesting events happened 100 years ago • No traditional dungeons • The dungeons which the game does have are too short and    What did this game do wrong? The following things precisely:

    • Exploration feels unrewarding as all you find are Koroks and sometimes Shrines

    • The Shrines themselves are too easy and basic and all look the same

    • The story is disappointing as all the interesting events happened 100 years ago

    • No traditional dungeons

    • The dungeons which the game does have are too short and easy

    • Overworld music is boring

    • Sidequests for the most part are underdeveloped and give crappy rewards

    • Durability is a terrible system and devalues any weapon you get

    • Everything destroys you at the beginning of the game, but at the end, you’re extremely overpowered and the entire game becomes a joke

    • Ganon is just a mindless monster that for some reason doesn’t talk; the boss fight against him is also way too easy

    • Horses are completely useless

    • Despite what the story implies, there is literally no sense of urgency to defeat Ganon

    • Enemy variety is absolutely terrible

    • Some costumes and weapons are locked behind amiibo

    I don’t see why it has so many 10/10 reviews.    … Expand
  34. yodef682
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    Después de jugar 250 horas puedo decir que el juego es maravilloso: La historia, los gráficos, la música, los personajes y el estilo artístico es genial. Obviamente no es perfecto por ejemplo el jefe final no es lo suficientemente épico para terminar esta gran aventura pero por el otro lado los pocos errores que hay, en vez de estropearte la partida te parecen graciosos y los quieres verDespués de jugar 250 horas puedo decir que el juego es maravilloso: La historia, los gráficos, la música, los personajes y el estilo artístico es genial. Obviamente no es perfecto por ejemplo el jefe final no es lo suficientemente épico para terminar esta gran aventura pero por el otro lado los pocos errores que hay, en vez de estropearte la partida te parecen graciosos y los quieres ver para reírte. Morir no es frustrante (a no ser que no hayas guardado la partida en 30 minutos ¡pero eso es imposible por el auto guardado!) las armas son lo suficientemente durareras para que no te quejes de que aguantan poco, pero lo suficientemente blandas para que no las cojas cariño. Y sin duda lo mejor de todo es que en 250 horas de juego aun tengo mucho por descubrir.
    Actualización después de 2 meses: Lo he vuelto a jugar con mi cuenta principal y acabo de descusbrir que aún no lo he descubierto todo y aún hay cosas divertidas que hacer y sobre todo con el DLC 2
    Advertencia: el juego puede causar adiccion.    … Expand
  35. isalanzxd
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    el mejor juego por mucho del 2017, la combinación de mundo abierto con el universo de zelda fue un resultado excelente, esta entre los mejores en hora buena nintendo
  36. salanzxd
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    el mejor juego por mucho del 2017, la combinación de mundo abierto con el universo de zelda fue un resultado excelente, esta entre los mejores en hora buena nintend.
  37. Cos32
    Dec 19, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Un mundo inmenso ,maravillosos gráficos sobretodo en portátil,las horas se pasan volando jugando a esta virguería,lo recomiendo a ojos cerrados , Excelente juego , merecido el goty.… Expand
  38. marioespinoza22
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    Sin duda uno de los mejores juegos quizás de la ultima década, un apartado gráfico muy bueno complementado con una jugabilidad innovadora, la libertad e interacción del personaje es de lo más sobresaliente, la interacción con el entorno influye mucho en la experiencia y avance del juego.
  39. animus27
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    Sinceramente no se porque las notas tan bajas a tan buen juego, la verdad me he divertido mucho con el y no he necesitado los mejores graficos o micropagos como tienen muchos otros juegos que he visto han alcanzado un 98 en esta pagina, recordemos señores que la potencia no es lo principal, si lo que es la jugabilidad o la historia que se busca enseñar a los demás es mala, tomemos deSinceramente no se porque las notas tan bajas a tan buen juego, la verdad me he divertido mucho con el y no he necesitado los mejores graficos o micropagos como tienen muchos otros juegos que he visto han alcanzado un 98 en esta pagina, recordemos señores que la potencia no es lo principal, si lo que es la jugabilidad o la historia que se busca enseñar a los demás es mala, tomemos de ejemplo battlefront 2 y la polemica de EA, no soy un fanboy de Nintendo, he tenido consolas de todas las marcas pero unámonos para disfrutar de este medio… Expand
  40. Jack5switch
    Dec 18, 2017
    10
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo's move into open-world games. It was met with critical acclaim on its release, and to no-one's disbelief. The immense amount of quests you can complete and the gameplay mechanics you're provided with, plus the captivating main quest with generally relatable characters means you'll be playing this gem for hours on end. It's important youThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo's move into open-world games. It was met with critical acclaim on its release, and to no-one's disbelief. The immense amount of quests you can complete and the gameplay mechanics you're provided with, plus the captivating main quest with generally relatable characters means you'll be playing this gem for hours on end. It's important you explore while you're still in the campaign, as once the main quest is over, the game immediately loses its charm and divulges into a fest of grinding for rupees and shrines, but this is not a major flaw and can easily be looked over. After all, that's what the internet is there to help you with. Even if you don't think open-world games are your thing, Breath of the Wild is an unmistakable candidate for a new purchase.… Expand
  41. BOWi
    Dec 18, 2017
    3
    Is this a good game? I guess it is for fans of open world games. Is it a good Zelda game? I don't think so.

    I discovered Zelda with Ocarina of Time and played every games on home consoles. I buy Nintendo consoles because of Zelda games. I bought a Switch because of Zelda and skipped the WiiU because of the lack of it. I was very worried when I learned that BOTW would be an open world    Is this a good game? I guess it is for fans of open world games. Is it a good Zelda game? I don't think so.

    I discovered Zelda with Ocarina of Time and played every games on home consoles. I buy Nintendo consoles because of Zelda games. I bought a Switch because of Zelda and skipped the WiiU because of the lack of it.

    I was very worried when I learned that BOTW would be an open world games because I I'm not a fan of such games. I liked GTAV and Red Dead Redemption single player campaigns, but I like them because of their story and because of the funny random/not-so-random encounters that made to game feel alive.

    You won't find random encounters in BOTW, aside from wandering and tedious ninjas who tries to kill you. Other annoying things are: breakable weapons, lack of the traditional Link's tunic, collectibles-tied slot expansion system (tied to 400+ hidden collectibles), lack of traditional dungeons replaced by soul-less shrines (which are hidden), lack of proper story, empty world, etc.

    Honestly, I don't understand how that game got Game of the Year... What is so special about it? It's a glorified and bonified corporate game jam game.    … Expand
  42. elnicobra
    Dec 18, 2017
    9
    Si, es un excelente juego que trae consigo horas y horas de diversión. Me encanta la libertad que trae consigo, los puzles y la dificultad a la altura. En esto ultimo detallo que, al principio puede parecer fácil con sus mecánicas, pero luego te das cuenta que el tema es que vas progresando en la medida que avanzas en el juego y esto realmente da la sensación de que vas convirtiéndote enSi, es un excelente juego que trae consigo horas y horas de diversión. Me encanta la libertad que trae consigo, los puzles y la dificultad a la altura. En esto ultimo detallo que, al principio puede parecer fácil con sus mecánicas, pero luego te das cuenta que el tema es que vas progresando en la medida que avanzas en el juego y esto realmente da la sensación de que vas convirtiéndote en ese héroe que todos queremos llegar a ser.
    Se me queda flojo al final, en todo lo que eso conlleva. La dificultad es dudosa, la participación del enemigo final es nula, mas que estar presente no hace (no habla por ejemplo) me queda vacío por ese lado, aunque es verdad que durante todo el juego, tratando de hacerlo al 100% te da una sensación de poder en Ganon que merece, pero le quita protagonismo al no tener personalidad.    … Expand
  43. dr0nzer
    Dec 17, 2017
    8
    The Legend of Zelda is a franchise that resonates with a lot of gamers and is a franchise that is well recognized, is it the game that everyone says it is... game of the year... best game of 2017... well it's all down to personal interpretation and preference, all of the game systems in Breath of the Wild is not new or groundbreaking, it's systems already built and established in otherThe Legend of Zelda is a franchise that resonates with a lot of gamers and is a franchise that is well recognized, is it the game that everyone says it is... game of the year... best game of 2017... well it's all down to personal interpretation and preference, all of the game systems in Breath of the Wild is not new or groundbreaking, it's systems already built and established in other franchises released over the past decade. I personally feel the success is the franchise name in this world... if this game was released under another name I do question whether it would have been as successful as it is now.
    Lets start with the story, it's basic and simple... Ganon is free, ravaged the world and you need to eliminate him, it's simple and nothing has changed from this formula, as you start the game you're thrown in the world and after leaving the starting area you're in a massive sandbox, you can do whatever you like and you choose how to progress, certain areas of the maps are gated for progression, though it may seem like you can go there you can't, not without certain "protections" which come in the form of gear, you can tackle Ganon at any time throughout the adventure whether you wait to be fully over powered or go for the challenge very early.
    The majority of the game you spend exploring the world, the shrines dotted around act as puzzles and waypoints to encourage you to explore further, giving you reasons to go that far out or out of the way to see them, the rewards are beneficial to your character and all help in the long run.
    The combat system is great, anything you see in the world you can go to, physics are close to reality.. set a tree on fire.. wearing a heat blade helps in cold conditions and vice versa, it's just really well thought out.
    I personally did not like the games durability system.. I get why they did it but is it fun? I don't think so, weapons breaking and having replenish them all the time can be annoying, it does add complexity to the combat and encouraging you to use other weapons but I do ask if it's really necessary.
    One big grip for me is Hyrule Castle, it's such a big thing in the world and I wished they could have done more with it, it's just a place to go to kill Ganon and personally for me it doesn't have that grand feel, when compared to the master sword, it's more a symbolic thing for the final encounter.
    I enjoyed the game and put around 75 hours in, I did not complete every shrine or find every Korok seed (with the latter being too much of a grind) but did the essentials before taking on the final boss.
    Overall it's a solid title but it's nothing special, for me I enjoyed my time in Zelda but I wanted more depth in the story than just killing Ganon.    … Expand
  44. clonc
    Dec 17, 2017
    3
    Mostly boring. No story, no characters, no zelda items, just one big boring world with either a chest, a korok seed or a shrine to find. Nothing else. A few boring sidequests maybe.
  45. GottaGoDex
    Dec 17, 2017
    10
    As much as Half Life revolutionized shooters, as much as Mario 64 influenced 3D platformers, that much this game has changed open world (action) RPGs forever.

    The freedom and level of detail is out of this world.
    This is how you make an open world game.
  46. agentken
    Dec 17, 2017
    10
    First 5 hours this game is supper awesome. After 20 hours, the game is overrated. Later 50+ the game is majestic cannot stop playing (dont want to spoil anyone, try it by yourself). After 130 hrs : 2 divine beasts gone, decided to purchase DLC (Master of trial) . Now become a stronger Link in master mode for 20 hrs, gonna defeat all the 4 power up divine beast, the master mind Ganon andFirst 5 hours this game is supper awesome. After 20 hours, the game is overrated. Later 50+ the game is majestic cannot stop playing (dont want to spoil anyone, try it by yourself). After 130 hrs : 2 divine beasts gone, decided to purchase DLC (Master of trial) . Now become a stronger Link in master mode for 20 hrs, gonna defeat all the 4 power up divine beast, the master mind Ganon and bring back peace to Hyrule. (Updated after playing 300 hrs, this game is amazing. Highly recommend dont want to leave Hyrue > <

    Pro: ingenious puzzle (create a lot of yureka moment), new weapon durability system, addicted innovative game-play (i would like to climb the real mountain as a hobby right now) still not as good as MGS5 Phantom pain's, the seamless and immersive hyrule but still not immersive as The Witcher 3,

    Con: -The combat system is not as good as dark soul's but the mechanic is very tight still better than the Witcher 3' s, the Story is not as good as the Witcher 3 as i am 34 years old married man, the generic monster 's art style in the field look dumb not intimidating and secrecy like the guardian.    … Expand
  47. whise
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    My only review ever made

    A masterpiece, not only did it win GOTY but also it won GOML

    GAME OF MY LIFE

    Thank you......................................................................
  48. Xx-Zero-xX
    Dec 14, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El mejor juego del universo no se porque no les gustan unas mecánicas es tonto bajarle tanto a un juego solo por las mecánicas como que se rompen las armas por favor eso esta hecho apropósito para hacer el juego mas desafiante para los que se quejen acepten el hecho de que tampoco van a hacer un juego tan facil por la razon de que si no al usuario no le durara mucho el juego piensen esto un juego en el que sea demasiado facil hacer todo habra un punto en que nos aburriremos y los retos como esos son para hacernos mejor en este caso reflejos,estrategia y pensar bien que vamos a hacer zelda te ganas esto y muchisimo mas ( ∞ ) lamentable no me deja ponerte mas puntuacion.

    Valla los fans de Sony atacaron este juego porque sera... a ya se porque se sienten amenazados por la grandeza de este juego    … Expand
  49. Gurrdin
    Dec 14, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Breath of the Wild is a fun and good game, but it is not without its flaws. It has a beautiful world with superb art and (for the most part) sound direction. Seriously, what Nintendo managed to do with the admittedly limited hardware is astounding. However, there are certain things that would just take me out of the experience. Also, let me preface this by saying I would have given the game an 7.5/10, but I'll round up since Metacritic won't let me use any decimal values.

    First, I think the world is just a bit too big. I enjoyed the open world, but I felt like it would have benefited from being about 20% smaller or so. Parts of the world got a little bland and repetitive to travel throughout. Still, I did like the idea as a whole, it just needs a bit more refinement for future installments. Perhaps cut the shrines down to around 100 or slightly less and adjust the Korok Seed exchanges.

    The shrines are actually something I thought became an annoyance throughout the game. They just weren't that much fun most of the time. Some had fun and clever puzzles, but others were just boring combat trials. It felt like the devs kind of put themselves in a corner with how many shrines they put out versus how many good ideas they really had. They weren't horrible, though, just annoying.

    One thing I did despise, however, was the weather. I don't know if the way rain and lightning were handled was just for the sake of some realism, but it seriously took me out of the game. Climbing things to find secrets was one of the best parts of this game, and I'm not sure why the devs felt the need to mess with that. Slipping off the surface you're climbing on just isn't fun, especially if you're at a spot that is somewhat high up. Also, needing to remove metallic items during lightning is just a nuisance and adds nothing to gameplay.

    The weapon degradation was frustrating. I often found myself hoarding my best weapons for fear of breaking them before a harder fight. I wish the weapons lasted longer or some of the better weapons were just a tad easier to get. This issue is somewhat alleviated by increasing your inventory space, and that isn't particularly difficult to do.

    The Divine Beasts were very cool, however. Even if they were a bit easy along with the bosses, the scale and their puzzles made them fun. Plus, their locations introduced you to the fun races and some visually diverse areas. In particular, the Zora's Domain area was quite a site. The rewards for freeing the Divine Beasts were definitely worth it, too.

    Still, I just felt myself getting tired of playing the game. After I freed the fourth Divine Beast, I looked at the memories I hadn't recovered, the armor I still hadn't upgraded, the Great Fairies I still hadn't found, and just decided I was done. I realized at that point I just wanted the game to be over. With that, I ran to Hyrule Castle to try and actually beat the game.

    Since I mostly ran through Hyrule Castle, I can't give a fair criticism of it. However, it was visually impressive and pretty tense with the Guardians in place. The art style of Breath of the Wild led to very appealing areas, whether they were bright and clear or dark and corrupted. The art team certainly deserves a round of applause for their work on it.

    At the end of the day, Breath of the Wild was a good game, but it just couldn't seem to stop getting in its own way. There were just too many annoyances that added up. If you make the world smaller, rebalance the shrines to be more varied, change the weather systems, and get rid of the rapid weapon degradation, this game would be very close to being perfect. It's still a Zelda game for sure, but it's just not the most fun Zelda game, and it really should have been.    … Expand
  50. sunnyk
    Dec 13, 2017
    9
    In a time where open world games are looked upon with disdain, Nintendo embraces the essence of what makes a world truly open with BOTW. Without a doubt one of the greatest sandbox adventures i've ever played. However, the enemy types needed a lot more variety, and the scarce amount of music throughout the overworld is a little disappointing.
  51. Russianboy
    Dec 13, 2017
    10
    This game is greate ! There’s so much to do and so much to see ! I love to hunt ,to fight,to buy and upgrade my stuff ! In handheld Zelda doesn’t lag ! Now I’m in the Moscow and I love to play this game on hard or normal mod ! Unlike oot I love dungeons ( shrines) they are hard but there aren’t any backtracking! Only disappointment is ending and final boss if you complete divene beasts .
  52. Seekersilver
    Dec 13, 2017
    10
    One of the most polished game I have ever played. Given that the game development was completed far before Nintendo Switch was released, it game the developers a lot of time to polish it even further.
  53. Neon_Icarus
    Dec 11, 2017
    10
    One of the very best games of the last few gens. Don't trust the negative reviews. They're purely politics. Reinvents the Zelda series and the action adventure genre at the same time.
  54. DictatorZ
    Dec 11, 2017
    10
    Anticipated this game for a long time, and it was definitely worth the wait. It manages to bring the unique charm and creativity of a Zelda game into an organic, natural and vast open world. My personal favorite game of the year and potentially one of my new favorite games of all time.
  55. LinkedLegends
    Dec 10, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game was SO amazing! I just wish you could continue the story after Zelda appears and show the rebuild of Hyrule. I really hope there is a game to follow this story, perhaps one tying into the ocarina's ability to travel through time and play out the preparations leading up to this game.… Expand
  56. maki12345
    Dec 10, 2017
    10
    Best game on the switch.Sry i wanted to say on every console.This game and super mario odyssey are the best ganes i have ever seen in my life.Must have!!!
  57. TMath
    Dec 10, 2017
    9
    Its not a traditional zelda game but its still good.

    The story is fine but loosely structured like many open world rpgs and its not the main feature here. The world itself feels alive and looks amazing. its huge and extremely rewarding and fun to explore its akin to elder scrolls or witcher in its huge sandbox but focuses much more on game-play and exploration then either witcher or    Its not a traditional zelda game but its still good.

    The story is fine but loosely structured like many open world rpgs and its not the main feature here.
    The world itself feels alive and looks amazing. its huge and extremely rewarding and fun to explore its akin to elder scrolls or witcher in its huge sandbox but focuses much more on game-play and exploration then either witcher or elder scrolls.
    The exploration is amazingly fluid; The towns fit so organically into mountainsides or on a grass meadow. There is an insane amount of cohesiveness to the world and it feels great. some of the puzzles are really really creativity and interesting some are average. some are that old school zelda rock bs but all in all the puzzels and way they are implemented are amazing. the game lets you do puzzles combat and exploration YOUR way which is very refreshing.

    The sword/melee combat feels like a stripped down version of wind waker or twilight pricness
    yes they added weapons types like Two-Handed, Spear and Wand. But besides the wand,
    weapon types barley change how you fight. buuuuuuuut
    the combat is still fun and deep. i bet your asking "what the hell how" "you just said it was average"?
    that's only if you count pure melee. The bow in this game is the best in any version of zelda and is way more fun and useful to use. u can use your rune powers in combat and pull off some really wacky and creative stuff. you can also use your environment to your advantage...use sneak attacks...sense your weapons break you can always sacrifice a badly damaged weapon by chucking
    it and ur enemies then pull out ur wand light the field on fire fly up on the updraft pull out ur bow unless a barrage of bomb arrows and land like a freaking pimp! its really encourages experimentation and creativity

    You can easily dump 60-70+ hours into this game if u like exploration... 100s if you go for all the collectibles and do all the quest

    i highly recommend for any zelda fan who enjoys the game play of zelda games
    i recommend this to any zelda fan in general
    and i also recommend this to anyone who likes open world sandboxes
    if your looking for a good open world RPG id say maybe try witcher 3 or fallout new vegas    … Expand
  58. koreanpro
    Dec 10, 2017
    10
    It's a great game and I'm giving it a 10 to compensate for all the disruptive people who have voted 0 just to keep this game's score from overtaking their favorite's.
  59. 999
    Dec 6, 2017
    10
    This game takes everything that made other Zelda games fun and concentrates it. While some of the other Zelda games have left me wondering "Do I like the game, or just the story of the game", Breath of the Wild gives you a breath of fresh air, leaving the player to enjoy the game only as much as they want to. It's a game whose entire directive is for the player to explore their curiosity,This game takes everything that made other Zelda games fun and concentrates it. While some of the other Zelda games have left me wondering "Do I like the game, or just the story of the game", Breath of the Wild gives you a breath of fresh air, leaving the player to enjoy the game only as much as they want to. It's a game whose entire directive is for the player to explore their curiosity, giving you plenty of vectors for that. Exploring the vast expanse of a post apocalyptic Hyrule I found myself on far more than 1 occasion wondering "what's at the top of this" or "what's down here" only to be surprised by and gifted with a korok seed, ancient ruins, a hotspring in the middle of some wintery mountains, or a beautiful sight of hyrule. This is a game that uses towers to unlock map locations, however the beauty of its implementation is that you neither have to get the towers nor do you have to get them in order. Not only this, but while finding most of the towers isn't difficult, actually getting to them and climbing up them is another one of the game's challenges, with each tower having its own unique setup.

    And despite the time I've spent running around in this implementation of hyrule, 150 hours in fact, plus having watched several of my friends play for hours, I know there's many things I haven't found, seen, or noticed in the game. Breath of the Wild breathes new life into The Legend of Zelda, as well as the open world game genre and action rpgs as a whole. I'm excited to see where the industry goes from the lessons this game has taught it.    … Expand
  60. nightfox541
    Dec 4, 2017
    9
    Gorgeous game you will have trouble putting down, This is what open world games will look to for inspiration over the next decade. The sense of exportation and discovery you will find here is near perfection. The world feels alive and is the finest version of Hyrule you will find to date. Combat, crafting, controls, puzzles all feel like they were forged with care and consideration. TheGorgeous game you will have trouble putting down, This is what open world games will look to for inspiration over the next decade. The sense of exportation and discovery you will find here is near perfection. The world feels alive and is the finest version of Hyrule you will find to date. Combat, crafting, controls, puzzles all feel like they were forged with care and consideration. The world is filled with numerous memorable characters. The champions and their descendants are the stand outs. I loved that each of the champions felt like a true bad-ass of which their descendants tried to live up to. I am hoping they play a large sole in second dlc. This is your typical save the world save the princess story, but the strength of it comes from how they tell it and the great cast of characters. The use of memories give you flashbacks of the events leading up the game that make you care about the story even more.

    The few complaints that I could muster were the about the boss fights (the first 4), and the handling of the games objective. The boss fights felt too easy. Once you recognize the attack patterns, you most likely won't get hit again. If they had more HP they would pose more of a challenge, lengthening the fights. The lack of direction in the game felt like its other (minor) weak point. The game tells you "go complete these four major objectives". That's it. If it would have given me even a pinch more I would have been satisfied. Something as simple as the region each of the four objectives were in. You can easily find yourself spending hour upon hour just exploring the world, completing shrines, doing side quests without even a thought of the main objectives until you actually come across them. I am not saying that that time is wasted by any means, but I would have liked to have been given a general direction to go in if I wanted to "finish" the game. That rant aside, the frame rate also dips a little low for my liking, especially when any fire is on screen.

    Conclusion: Amazing game for any type of gamer. Just buy it already.    … Expand
  61. TheLinkFanboySS
    Dec 4, 2017
    10
    Amazing game, a truly spectacular treat. Breath of the wild merges near perfect open world concept and the classic Zelda formula, if you are hesitant on buying a switch, don't be as this game is sure to give you at least 100-200 hour of pure gaming joy, the physics is wonderful, the story moving and it is a guaranteed experience for all.
  62. Jmv0ex
    Dec 3, 2017
    10
    What a amazing adventure! Played and beat the game in about 154hrs, could not stop playing. Most def a game to have! The story line amd art style of this game is fantastic and will keep you wanting more.
  63. foolishgenius
    Dec 3, 2017
    10
    Amazing game, fantastic gaming experience.
    We can see the beauty of this game from every single conversation with NPC, every riddle, every detail of it.
  64. haviluki
    Dec 3, 2017
    8
    Es un juego de 10 la única pega que le pongo es que la historia y/o narrativa es de suspenso y a mi personalmente en esta clase de juegos es un apartado importante, todo lo demás perfecto ......va a ser difícil desbancar al the witcher 3 que sigue siendo el rey.
  65. tacosta
    Dec 2, 2017
    10
    Trilha sonora excelente, jogabilidade muito boa, gráfico ótimo, levando em consideração da limitação do console, e história muito boa. O único defeito é ter poucas opções de idiomas para áudio e legenda.
  66. xzeburx
    Dec 2, 2017
    10
    This is in every sense of the word, an amazing game. I've played countless games across all genres and i'm finding it easier and easier to say with more confidence that this is the best game i've ever played. it's just incredibly fun and diverse.
  67. Sandzyboy
    Nov 29, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. first of all, lets get this out of the way, botw is not a masterpiece nor a utter terrible game, like most reviews. I have mixed feelings for the game and I wish to make the most accurate review as possible, and split up the review into sections, so this may be long. I played a lot of this game and also finished all of the shrines. But at the end i'll list ratings of each section like music or difficulty. So with that background lets start.

    - Music -
    the music in the game is very, very, very limited. There is so much music missing from the game. Most of the time its just random keystrokes or a quick jingle. Wish there was more music in the game. Although my favorite song in the game is the castle theme. The Castle theme is really good, its super epic going to hear it for the first time and listening to it over and over on YouTube.

    - Story -
    TO LITTLE STORY. Can't stress it enough, here is the basic rundown of the story. You wake up mysteriously hearing Zelda guide you though the tutorial section of the game(Great Plateau) with help with an old man(King of Hyrule). Once done you head to Impa and she tells you what happened in the past and what the objects are. Those objectives are to regain memories and defeat four divine beasts, then kill Ganon. That may seem like a lot but really isn't people, especially for a Zelda game. Take twilight princess for example, it has loads of story. Botw on the other hand, its story is just bare and boring.

    - Divine beasts/Shrines/Ganon -
    Divine beasts and shrines are WAY to easy. give us some challenge. although the first time you do a divine beast did have a bit of difficulty but then that is it, because after that you get really OP really fast. Shrines aren't even a puzzle, they are "just do this and win". Ganon was really cool, super easy fight by super cool. Ganon to me was more for coolness points than difficulty.

    - Difficulty -
    kinda hard in the beginning depending on which way you want to go, then you get super OP and is really easy. not much to say

    - Weather -
    Rain and Thunderstorms are crap and stupid, blood moons are cool though.

    - Side Quests -
    side quests are okay don't really care about and they don't serve much a purpose, they don't take anything away to the experience which is good.

    - random cons -
    MASTER SWORD IS OPTIONAL!! REALLY, that is an absurd move for Nintendo. Repeat The Master Sword is an option, you don't need to get it. Wow.

    - Overall amounts of fun -
    so much fun with the game, don't know how many hour I've played but i'll tell you this, it is a lot. super sup getting collectibles and Armor to upgrade.

    - loot and items -
    amazing job on this department, with countless amount of armor, weapons, shields, food, and more.
    although the durability of weapons is way to low. weapons break way to easily. other than that its great, durability needs fixing.

    - DLC pack 1 -
    master trials are awesome, items are cool, but are pretty useless

    -overall-

    Music= 3/10
    Story= 3/10
    Divine Beasts = 3/10
    Shrines = 4/10
    Ganon= 8/10
    Difficulty= 4.5/10
    Weather= 2/10 too much water
    side quests= 6/10

    Total 7/10

    Don't see how people give this 10/10 with all of its flaws, people who give this game 0/10 just want to cause trouble, I like to see people who rate this game with thought in mind.

    7/10    … Expand
  68. LuckyMia
    Nov 29, 2017
    4
    the game is just tedious open world busy work with a lack luster story; exciting combat punctuated by pausing every 3 minutes to change weapons, It had allot of potential but they blew it. I am disappointed in this installment in the franchise.
  69. ultraviper
    Nov 29, 2017
    7
    A bit overrated. There are sooo many things in this game that seem to have no purpose other than to annoy the player. Not being able to climb in the rain. Climbing being so slow. Having to constantly change clothes when you enter different temperature zones. Having to go through so many steps to cook things. Weapons being so fragile. Inventory for weapons being so small. Lots of annoyingA bit overrated. There are sooo many things in this game that seem to have no purpose other than to annoy the player. Not being able to climb in the rain. Climbing being so slow. Having to constantly change clothes when you enter different temperature zones. Having to go through so many steps to cook things. Weapons being so fragile. Inventory for weapons being so small. Lots of annoying little cutscenes. Find a shrine: cutscene. Enter a shrine: cutscene. Finish a shrine: cutscene. They're skippable after the first couple seconds, but there's 120 shrines in the game, so you'll be pressing that skip button a LOT… Expand
  70. justagamer91
    Nov 29, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm not hating on botw in any way, i have played and beaten it. so i'm just nitpicking on what they could've spent more time on...its a great game, and its fun in its own right.
    Breath of the wild takes everything you know about the Zelda franchise and basically throws it away, only having some parts being in there. and ill be honest here, everything can be new (like open world, etc) but don't completely change to where its unrecognizable. being a sucker for the past zelda music i was put off by how they composed this game's music, in my opinion only a few scores were good. The enemy variety is rinse and repeat and its limited on the kinds of enemys, there are no actual dungeons, there are so many missed opportunities its kinda sad they didnt think of certain things. but this game is worth your time despite its unfortunate flaws    … Expand
  71. MrBungle5
    Nov 28, 2017
    10
    While all Zelda games are great this one is flawless. The freedom to just explore the world and find your own way is awesome. The controls are the best. I really like the cut scenes and voice acting as well. I will be playing this for years to come.
  72. Funtemmie
    Nov 27, 2017
    10
    Best Zelda game yet. Its good. I mean its got mediocre story but that doesn't matter when its got a thousand mansions worth of gameplay packed into it. I mean bosses suck... the dungeons also suck... but it makes up for that with the rest of the game. If you have a switch and not this you have no idea what you are doing with yourself.
  73. DBZelda2017
    Nov 26, 2017
    10
    This is by far the best switch game, even surpassing mario odyssey and is my second favorite game of all time after the Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
  74. ConsumerBatman
    Nov 26, 2017
    10
    (I could have sworn I already wrote a review for this game.)

    It's magnificent. What else is there to say? This game is simply magnificent. Every acre of Hyrule, the grass, the seas, the sky, is alive with wonder. Every Moblin, Bokoblin, and Guardian that could be lurking over that hill keeps you cautious, yet charged with a wanderlust. Every streaking meteor through the sky begs you to    (I could have sworn I already wrote a review for this game.)

    It's magnificent. What else is there to say? This game is simply magnificent. Every acre of Hyrule, the grass, the seas, the sky, is alive with wonder. Every Moblin, Bokoblin, and Guardian that could be lurking over that hill keeps you cautious, yet charged with a wanderlust. Every streaking meteor through the sky begs you to postpone your current objective to pursue that pillar of light.

    Every breeze and it's nature-inspired piano accompaniment makes Hyrule feel lush and alive even when you're barely interacting with it. Every glowing shrine in the distance... every beckoning mountaintop... every dense forest... every new traveler with a story to tell...

    I could go on for hours. I'm over 70 hours in. I haven't discovered HALF of what there is to do in this game. I'm still regularly surprised. I've got a ways to go, and I hope for years of glorious adventures in this beautiful, breathtaking Hyrule.

    This game is a masterpiece.    … Expand
  75. federicodiazb
    Nov 26, 2017
    10
    It has been almost 18 years since Ocarina of Time captivated me like nothing else. Of course I enjoyed almost perfect games like FF7, God of War, Windwaker, Beautiful Joe, Asura´s Wrath and many other legendary games, but this time Nintendo outdid themselves.
    This game got me captive since the moment I turned on the console and after many hours I am still as overwhelmed with awesome    It has been almost 18 years since Ocarina of Time captivated me like nothing else. Of course I enjoyed almost perfect games like FF7, God of War, Windwaker, Beautiful Joe, Asura´s Wrath and many other legendary games, but this time Nintendo outdid themselves.
    This game got me captive since the moment I turned on the console and after many hours I am still as overwhelmed with awesome graphics, sound, music and story as I was 18 years ago.
    Buying this game has made it worth to be a gamer.    … Expand
  76. MrDoge
    Nov 25, 2017
    10
    One of the most stunning and replayable Zelda games of 2017. Beautiful graphics, amazing enemies,
    easy-to-learn items, amazing story, interesting NPCs, astonishing voice acting, the best soundtrack since Splatoon, basically the best Zelda game of all time. Of course, there is Ocarina of Time, with a 99% rating, but it's easy to say the Zelda franchise is one of the best adventure series    One of the most stunning and replayable Zelda games of 2017. Beautiful graphics, amazing enemies,
    easy-to-learn items, amazing story, interesting NPCs, astonishing voice acting, the best soundtrack since Splatoon, basically the best Zelda game of all time. Of course, there is Ocarina of Time, with a 99% rating, but it's easy to say the Zelda franchise is one of the best adventure series in video gaming history. Nintendo outdid themselves this year. It was definitely worth the wait!    … Expand
  77. Manc_Prophecy
    Nov 25, 2017
    6
    Breath of the wild is as pleasant to listen to as it is to look at, with its visually stunning scenery Zelda:BOTW is almost like a fine painting! I use the key word almost as what the game lacks is character. Breath of the wild's open world is often empty and pedestrian, I almost felt the map could have been downsized by 40% at the very least.

    The main quest objectives were fun and    Breath of the wild is as pleasant to listen to as it is to look at, with its visually stunning scenery Zelda:BOTW is almost like a fine painting! I use the key word almost as what the game lacks is character. Breath of the wild's open world is often empty and pedestrian, I almost felt the map could have been downsized by 40% at the very least.

    The main quest objectives were fun and enjoyable, but I felt forced into doing the tedious side quests in order to gain some advantage at the end game. So like the map I reckon the playtime could have been cut down by about 50 hours also! At the end completing the game didn't feel like an accomplishment, as by the midway point i had already lost interest, but didn't want to add the game to the list of games I've played yet not completed.    … Expand
  78. TheKillerNL
    Nov 25, 2017
    10
    This game how can i describe it.. its beautiful! In the Starting area The Great Plateau u can already do so much and u didn't even started yet! Its a Masterpiece Waiting for DLC 2 Can't wait for it so good it is!
  79. Bowsar52
    Nov 24, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Of all the Zelda games I played through, I had the most fun at Breath of the Wild. By exploring and discovering Hyrule, my Zelda fanboy's heart opened.… Expand
  80. Thunder34212
    Nov 24, 2017
    10
    If you don't like this game, you're doing something wrong. I'm serious, play it again if you didn't like it. Oh. You still don't like it? Then play it again, it's worth it.
  81. FlaviusAetius
    Nov 22, 2017
    9
    A wonderful experience, though not perfect. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild deftly weaves modern gaming concepts into a franchise that continues to evolve with the ages.
  82. JuDaRiorti
    Nov 22, 2017
    10
    El juego es excelente. Si bien es cierto que no tiene las mejores gráficas; la jugabilidad, audio y versatilidad está muy bien logradas. Estoy muy a gusto con la inversión y para mi ha valido la pena.
    Me ha ofrecido muchas horas de entretenimiento.
  83. WingmakerPrime
    Nov 22, 2017
    10
    Well ... what can I say, it is a Zelda for the love of God ... the truth and being honest I would not know how to express the wonderful experience that this game has given me, it is a huge world full of beauty and art, the game mechanics , the physics, the music section. everything is a masterpiece. It really is a video game that new generations must play and all those who do not know whatWell ... what can I say, it is a Zelda for the love of God ... the truth and being honest I would not know how to express the wonderful experience that this game has given me, it is a huge world full of beauty and art, the game mechanics , the physics, the music section. everything is a masterpiece. It really is a video game that new generations must play and all those who do not know what the Zelda franchise is. either for Nintendo Wii U or Nintendo Switch. This game deserves to be the winner of the GOTY game of the year.

    SPANISH:
    Bueno.... que puedo decir, es un Zelda por amor de dios.. la verdad y siendo honesto no sabría expresar la maravillosa experiencia que este juego me ha otorgado, es un mundo henorme lleno de belleza y arte, las mecanicas de juego, la física, el apartado de música. todo es una obra maestra. realmente es un videojuego que deben jugar las nuevas generaciones y todos aquellos que no conoscan lo que es la franquicia de Zelda. ya sea para Nintendo Wii U o Nintendo Switch. este juego merece que sea el ganador de los GOTY al juego del año.    … Expand
  84. FeineZ
    Nov 22, 2017
    10
    Breath of the Wild is an absolute masterpiece. The game-play is completely non-linear, and with so much to do eg, complete shrines, capture divine beasts, farm enemies, etc, players will have fun for hours on end. Even the great plateau (which is essentially the tutorial area) has so much to do and explore. A must-own for Switch owners or fans of the legend of zelda series
  85. ZacFry
    Nov 20, 2017
    8
    Breath of the Wild is yet another series-turned-RPG game that has some of the best exploration aspects ever put into a video game. The score is great, and the mechanics are innovative, but the game is deeply let down by a lackluster plot and world. The game is always verging on boring, as the entire map is an empty sandbox with hardly any characters, and the story is nonexistent. DespiteBreath of the Wild is yet another series-turned-RPG game that has some of the best exploration aspects ever put into a video game. The score is great, and the mechanics are innovative, but the game is deeply let down by a lackluster plot and world. The game is always verging on boring, as the entire map is an empty sandbox with hardly any characters, and the story is nonexistent. Despite these major flaws, BotW ranks up there with the best of the series.… Expand
  86. Jakurz
    Nov 19, 2017
    9
    This game i amazing.Truly beautiful and easily the best game on the switch so far and i hope it will have a sequel.It rightfully deserves all of the amazing reviews its been getting.
  87. Spazzh20
    Nov 18, 2017
    5
    Breath of the wild wastes no time attempting to suck you into its world with gorgeous visuals and music. But don’t be fooled it doesn’t matter how beautiful the icing is that you put on a cake, if the cake is made of poop.
    The phrase Jack of all trades master of none is the best way I can describe Zelda Breath Of The Wild. It tries so many different things but none of them are ever fully    Breath of the wild wastes no time attempting to suck you into its world with gorgeous visuals and music. But don’t be fooled it doesn’t matter how beautiful the icing is that you put on a cake, if the cake is made of poop.
    The phrase Jack of all trades master of none is the best way I can describe Zelda Breath Of The Wild. It tries so many different things but none of them are ever fully developed. It feels as though Nintendo just took a bunch ideas for different smartphone games and compiled them into a $60 AAA game that tries to be so many things that it lacks its own identity.

    Upon starting the game and awaking from your 100 year slumber you will most likely try to start up the main quest. However in order to do so you must first complete a side quest for an old man who tells you that you must complete a task for him so that he will give you the means of transportation that you need to explore this world. After completing it he tells me that he wants me to do more for him in exchange for a paraglider and the game forces you to obey if you want to traverse the world. At this point less than 1 hour into the game, it already felt extremely flawed. In a game like Skyrim if someone tries to screw you over you can fight them and change the course of the game. Sure they might not like you but that’s the point of an open world game, making every decision feel like your own. If I was link I would have said **** you old man give me the Paraglider or I’ll stomp your ass into the ground.”

    A true open world game would let you make decisions that affect people's perception of you and make the game easier or harder depending on your choices. Sure some people in the game might not like you if you don’t help them, but I can’t think of a time when not helping someone lead to a moment in the story where that person wants revenge or tries to make your life difficult. When I think of the term “next gen Zelda” I thought that Nintendo would finally give you choices that stuck with you and made you contemplate the morality of the situation. Wouldn’t it be cool if there was a situation where you had to lie to someone or betray someone who trusted you to get what you wanted, and then choosing to do so made them detest you throughout the rest of the game? Or how about giving you the option to not kill certain enemies, and bosses, and those same enemies and bosses end up helping you against the game’s final boss.

    But hey it’s not the story right it’s gameplay that matters, and boy does Zelda Breath Of The Wild
    have a lot of it. And somehow Nintendo managed to make the gameplay both too primitive and too complicated at the same time.
    One of the games features is letting you cut down trees with weapons for wood. When I stumbled across an enemy standing on top of a makeshift wooden ramp I thought to myself that I would be able to cut the thin wooden beams holding it up but when I tried it wouldn’t work. So you're telling me that Link is strong enough to cut down a massive oak tree with just 2 swings of an axe but a makeshift ramp that is clumsily put together with thin wooden support beams can’t be cut down.

    I remember PS2 games that let you destroy wooden guard posts. “Next Gen” my ass.
    Also why does swimming slowly cause you to lose stamina. Just like in Skyward Sword you have a stamina bar and it depletes quickly. I knew that swimming fast would probably cause it to diminish, but when I was just casually swimming slowly it went down. And when I just stood still in the water the stamina would not regenerate. And if that’s not bad enough when you are swimming and run out of stamina instead of just restarting you near the body of water, you lose health. Even when the water was only a few feet deep Link still drowned. How is link such a pansy that he drowns in water no deeper than a kiddy pool?
    So Link drowns in 2 meters of water yet he is strong enough to climb mountains with his bare hands, and traverse dangerous environments like Lava with ease. See what I mean when I say that the rules don’t make any sense.
    There's also a weapon upgrade system that I rarely ever used because weapons are so plentiful that it’s easier to just use the weapons that you pick up rather than spending dozens of hours to find the right materials to upgrade them.
    Finally the combat sucks ass.
    It was extremely difficult to target a specific enemy when there were lots of them, and the new weapon throwing mechanic gave my fingers carpal tunnel syndrome. You have to hold down R1 on the controller to aim where you want to throw your weapon and release it to throw your weapon. If you want to cancel the throw you have to press R2. However with my big sausage fingers this became difficult. Every time I accidentally pushed R1 I had to move my index finger to the top left of the button while using my middle finger to press R2. Why couldn’t you just aim with R1 and throw with R2.    … Expand
  88. scott7680
    Nov 18, 2017
    10
    A wonderfully amazing game with some of the most imaginative world building I have ever seen in a game. This might possibly be the best not only Zelda game but video game ever made.
  89. playeralive
    Nov 18, 2017
    10
    Sin duda uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en toda mi vida, una atención al detalle impresionante que hace que te sumerjas en el mundo de Hyrule. Unos personajes muy bien definidos cada uno con su forma de ser y diferente trato hacia Link y hasta ahora la mejor Zelda que he visto, sientes sus miedos sus frustraciones, sus deseos... empatizas con ella rápidamente y quieres saber másSin duda uno de los mejores juegos que he jugado en toda mi vida, una atención al detalle impresionante que hace que te sumerjas en el mundo de Hyrule. Unos personajes muy bien definidos cada uno con su forma de ser y diferente trato hacia Link y hasta ahora la mejor Zelda que he visto, sientes sus miedos sus frustraciones, sus deseos... empatizas con ella rápidamente y quieres saber más de ella. Un mundo abierto enorme, sin indicadores de dónde está cada punto de interés o que te digan constantemente dónde tienes que ir, este mundo abierto te incita a explorarlo por ti mismo. Muchas veces quería ir a un sitio y en 2 horas no llegué a ese sitio porque a cada momento veía algo en el horizonte y quería saber qué me esperaba... increíble. La banda sonora espectacular pero escasa. Puntos negativos, no hay apenas mazmorras como tal, se echan un poco de menos pero tienes los santuarios y las Bestias divinas, la dificultad es otro punto negativo sobre todo en la batalla final(muy fácil). Pero es a mi parecer un juego maravilloso y que todo aquel que ame los videojuegos debería jugar alguna vez en su vida.… Expand
  90. klust13
    Nov 17, 2017
    5
    Zelda Breathe of the Wild can be a very fun game, and it has a lot of extremely good qualities about it, such as sound design, how you fight, and a pretty engaging and wide world to explore.

    That said, I did not have much fun actually playing this game to advance because of annoying gaming mechanics that could have very easily been done differently or tweaked to acceptable levels. A    Zelda Breathe of the Wild can be a very fun game, and it has a lot of extremely good qualities about it, such as sound design, how you fight, and a pretty engaging and wide world to explore.

    That said, I did not have much fun actually playing this game to advance because of annoying gaming mechanics that could have very easily been done differently or tweaked to acceptable levels. A couple examples of these mechanics are the hot or cold zones, especially early on in the game where if you're in a cold or hot environment for too long, you take damage. This has been done well before in previous Zelda iterations like Ocarina of Time where these zones are limited to small areas you can hop into and out of in the early game fully knowing where the start and end of the zone is. You're stuck having to stuff your face with a potion you farm the ingredients for and wonder if the 5 minutes of safety is enough to accomplish what you want to in the zone.

    That, however, isn't even close to the most annoying mechanic in this game. Imagine you found a truly awesome looking weapon. You can see yourself mowing down hoards of enemies with your new found blade. Ten swings later, it shatters into dust. This happens for virtually every weapon in the game. Don't even bother attempting to get attached to a weapon because it's going to break after a few enemies anyway.

    Great idea, poor execution on the basics.    … Expand
  91. Ronas13
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    Es de los mejores juegos que he jugado, es increíble todas las cosas que puedes hacer, la libertad que tiene el jugador y las mecánicas del juego. El soundtrack también es perfecto.

    Lo unico que no es perfecto es la historia, siento que le podían haber sacado más.
  92. khornelio
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    Este juego es mágico, fantástico, alucinante, hermoso, retador, increíble, inmenso y una obra de arte hecha video juego. Los desarrolladores dan con este juego una catedra de como se debe programar un juego en mundo abierto. Es un juego que me ha hecho recordar la emoción que sentí cuando jugué al LOZ Ocarina of Time.
  93. Cerenzio
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    The greatest game I have ever played. A magical masterpiece like no other. Zelda is so huge, so free, so diverse, it could have been broken up into 2 parts, and both been awesome. ZELDA BOTW is a MUST PLAY, for gamers of all kinds. There is nothing like it. Hit my Youtube: PLAYwithGREGG
  94. tobiaschan
    Nov 17, 2017
    10
    This game is just wonderful... In my opinion, I think this game is perfect. The starting of the game just made me feel excited, I cannot explain how good it is... Once you buy the game, I believe you will agree to me. To those who gave negative score, I am quite sure they raged because the game is too hard... Since this is a open world game, I think it makes sense for putting someThis game is just wonderful... In my opinion, I think this game is perfect. The starting of the game just made me feel excited, I cannot explain how good it is... Once you buy the game, I believe you will agree to me. To those who gave negative score, I am quite sure they raged because the game is too hard... Since this is a open world game, I think it makes sense for putting some extremely dangerous monsters in some places. This will increase the curiosity of the players. But if you attempt to fight them, get ready to die. If you are not ready, then train yourself up! I saw a lot of player rage on this game and gave a bad score on this because he cannot defeat a monster. This made me upset because this game's loading screen already told you that if you struggle on fighting some kind of monster, train yourself up. I kind of got mad because I saw a lot of bad score with this kind of reason. I hope the DLC pack 2 will make this game even more fun! :)… Expand
  95. Brookliner
    Nov 16, 2017
    9
    The game looks nice and has a great story, but i'm not a platform gamer so it's very difficult. I wish there was an easy mode that would made the enemies and bosses a little bit easier to fight. Overall the game is fun to play as long as you don't fight any boss. I'm stuck at the water temple boss, and can't defeat him. Therefor i give it a 9/10.
  96. Lemonade1408
    Nov 16, 2017
    9
    Fantastic game, everything you could hope for as a Zelda fan

    It does brake with tradition quite a bit but it doesn't suffer My only two minor gripes, and this stops it getting a ten, are the weapon stamina mechanic where they break after a set use and the fact the main dungeons are only numbered 4 (5 if you count the castle) OofT had 3 then 7 and the end boss But minor gripes as    Fantastic game, everything you could hope for as a Zelda fan

    It does brake with tradition quite a bit but it doesn't suffer

    My only two minor gripes, and this stops it getting a ten, are the weapon stamina mechanic where they break after a set use and the fact the main dungeons are only numbered 4 (5 if you count the castle) OofT had 3 then 7 and the end boss

    But minor gripes as the mini shrines make up for that, the best fun I had was just wondering around exploring, my tip is to buy the expansion as you get a trail mechanic on the map to show where you have already been. The DLC is a first for a Zelda game I cant say too much as the main part of it isnt out until next month    … Expand
  97. Finnet
    Nov 15, 2017
    9
    This game is all about exploration, and it does it in a fantastic way. when I finish the story mode in other games like GTA 5, or skyrim, I can't really find much else to do and get bored quickly with meaningless side quest, but in this game, I get completely lost. Nothing feels boring and empty, I keep finding new things to do and I'm over 120 hrs in the already. the final battle couldThis game is all about exploration, and it does it in a fantastic way. when I finish the story mode in other games like GTA 5, or skyrim, I can't really find much else to do and get bored quickly with meaningless side quest, but in this game, I get completely lost. Nothing feels boring and empty, I keep finding new things to do and I'm over 120 hrs in the already. the final battle could have been done better, other than that, this game is one of the defining open world games of the decade and I couldn't recommend it enough.… Expand
  98. JaxMax69
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    This game is one of the single greatest games I have ever played. It is everything great about a Zelda game rolled into a giant expansive world and lots of cool areas. The shrines are pretty fun some a little challenging enemies are pretty darn cool and the storyline is beautiful. I love this game it is worth buying a switch just to get one so stop reading this and go buy the game.
  99. Jenna4President
    Nov 15, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's really hard to say that this game isn't perfect... but it's not perfect.

    Don't get me wrong. Nearly all of my time spent with it was filled with enjoyment and amazement. The gameplay is so smooth and well thought out, the puzzles really are a challenge at times that put all the other games to shame, I can't get enough of the massive artillery of weapons we have at our disposal and the story was almost perfect.

    Almost.

    But sadly, there is a huge honking problem with how it all works. That big problem is Ganon. It's not how he's given to you. The form is whatever. I LIKED that... until I realized that was the only part of that fight that would actually be challenging.

    Now, humor me.

    If you get everything done that you should-- save the divine beasts, get the master sword, do all of the important quests in general, you will be HEFTILY rewarded. Rightly so. Thats fine. You have me understanding so far. But... You have to be aware. This is a long time that you're taking to get all of this done. And all the while you're taking this time, you're enemies are scaling up in level with you, so surely when you get to Ganondorf, you are going to be up against the most powerful foe you've ever faced!

    Nope. I expected something different from that. All that time and Ganon is no harder. He's actually easier.. And there is a big difference if you HAVEN'T done everything you could, but that difference is understandable. You have to fight not only Ganon, but all of his blights. Which is hard, especially if you are not a master of the game in any form nor have the right gear. It's the hardest the game can get for the final boss.

    So, ganon's form here makes sense. He only has so much power and has had less time, but he's left more prepared with tons more defenses.

    Yet, with more time, you can't tell me that he couldn't have gained a more complete vessel. He was absorbing the holy power Zelda had inside of her and was even given a bit more time. He would have been perfectly capable of sapping her entirely of her power, leaving him with a greater form for it. He could have actually been a demigod of pure evil with a renewed mind, thanks to Zelda's Power of Wisdom.

    Could have. But didn't.

    I also have a problem with the actual ending. This is, without a doubt, the plainest a 3D Zelda ending has ever been for me. We saved the day! Ganon is no more! Zelda is saved! ... And?

    The game never answers that question, only humoring you by telling you what MUST happen. Yes, we know that we must rebuild. But what about your people? What do they all think? For all we know, they don't really care. Or the news could have been the greatest the people of the generation have ever received!

    That's the whole problem with the ending. You don't get to see this. You are just treated to a congrats and a meaningful moment with Zelda and Link. I didn't forget that. It was nice. I liked that...

    I just don't like that you don't even get to continue AFTER you've slayed Ganon. You're just brought back to when you are about to fight him and can do it all over again! How... utterly mundane.

    You can't go back and revisit the places you've saved, you can't see what happens afterwards in the near future, you really don't know whether or not this has dealt with the GANON WORSHIPPERS. The story is less resolved than you'd initially think and you aren't really told that flat out. Just that it will "take time" to mend all of Hyrule's wounds.

    That's my big problem with this game. There could have been just the tiniest bit more to it instead of it literally becoming a sandbox.

    Even though I nitpick these issues, I loved the heck out of this game. The story-- or rather, the finale, is what I dislike, which is comparatively tiny when held beside everything else in this game that's done beautifully. I found the tallest mountain, I climbed the tallest mountain. I chopped down a tree. I FLEW on a tree. I hunted down ever last weapon and broke every last weapon.

    There is so much to do that a simple bad ending cannot make me hate this game, nor even dislike it. I LOVED IT.

    Verdict: I give this game a 9 out of 10. It's so close to being a 10, but I have to take that point away, because it could have been even better. Could have been.    … Expand
  100. Sechan
    Nov 15, 2017
    10
    Desde hace mucho tiempo que un juego no me había cautivado tanto en sus dinámicas, tener un mapa abierto donde literal puedes ir a donde quieras y perderte, es algo que se hace inolvidable. A pesar de romper con las características establecidas en los zeldas anteriores, sin duda, Nintendo a logrado respetar y enriquecer su saga. Es completamente recomendable.
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#1 Best Switch Game of 2017
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#1 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2017
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#1 Most Shared Switch Game of 2017

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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 109 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 106 out of 109
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 109
  3. Negative: 0 out of 109
  1. GameGrin
    Dec 12, 2017
    100
    Where it takes mechanics from others in the industry, it improves upon them; where it introduces new ones, you slap your forehead in amazement that it hasn’t been done before. Breath of the Wild is development done right, and damn near the best game you’ll play all year.
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  2. Wired UK
    Aug 30, 2017
    100
    Breath of the Wild is a masterpiece.
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  3. Games Master UK
    May 19, 2017
    96
    Up there with the finest Zelda games, Breath of the Wild is bold, liberating, and utterly astonishing. [Apr 2017, p.60]
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