The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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8.7

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  1. Steviejd
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    Best game of this generation, perhaps of all time if you can look past it's few flaws. No game is perfect but this comes close and if future patches come to iron out the few flaws and performance issues, then not much will be able to touch this game for the foreseeable future.
  2. Kouyou
    Mar 21, 2017
    4
    Maybe that would be "the" game for me in my childhood .. but today, i feel disappointed.
    Note, that is not a bad game - far from it! But .. it is not made for the me that is right now.
    Hell, what am I writing? Well, basically: Zelda doesn't shine nowhere besides scope, sheer size and possibilities. Not that this is a bad thing, quiet the opposite, however: scope and possibilities    Maybe that would be "the" game for me in my childhood .. but today, i feel disappointed.
    Note, that is not a bad game - far from it! But .. it is not made for the me that is right now.
    Hell, what am I writing?

    Well, basically: Zelda doesn't shine nowhere besides scope, sheer size and possibilities. Not that this is a bad thing, quiet the opposite, however: scope and possibilities consume time. So it should mean the most possible enjoyment during consuming aforementioned time.

    And though i can enjoy it .. i don't enjoy the way I enjoyed the Witcher with his gritty evil dark fantasy world. Less then Uncharted, with it's awesome visuals and cinematic action. Less then Nier with it's incredible story. Less then Nioh with it's unique and incredible swordplay. Less then Horizon with it's fresh concept and even more incredible visuals.

    So ..do i just dislike the look of the game?
    Na, that's not it.
    I enjoyed games like root letter because i wanted to play a visual novel. I enjoyed some shooters because at times i enjoy shooters.

    Breath of the Wild though, well, it doesn't live up to my expectations. Melee combat feels bad. The grind feels too long and not really rewarding. The world at a larger scale feels generic. I miss the details. Something that sets it apart for me. Though there were a few things i loved (visually too) - like navigating through the labyrinthine forest until i figured out to follow the wind - the game rarely touched me.

    Maybe, i just grew out of the franchise. Maybe i just don't like the look. Maybe i just expected more.    … Expand
  3. MediaFreak
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    This game is not perfect 10, but its much better than a 9 so I'm having to round up.

    This game is like no other zelda game that has come before it, personally I've never been a fan of open world games baring the GTA games, as they're usually just big for the sake of big. But with breath of the wild exploring it is more fun than the actual story itself. The main quest is fairly poor    This game is not perfect 10, but its much better than a 9 so I'm having to round up.

    This game is like no other zelda game that has come before it, personally I've never been a fan of open world games baring the GTA games, as they're usually just big for the sake of big. But with breath of the wild exploring it is more fun than the actual story itself.

    The main quest is fairly poor by zelda standards, the plot it very generic, the traditional pre boss dungeons are simple and dull, and all 5 bosses don't requite much skil, just the right equipment. I don't think I ever quite figured out the perfect dodge mechanism or the timed shield block.

    The fact that I'm praising this game inspite of that should tell you how good the rest of the game is. The huge ammount of shrines create some of the most memorable moments in gaming I've ever experienced. The lack of hand holding and how quick the game starts is refreshing, the combat is great, (not quite as inventive as skyward sword, but much less frustrsting) but most importantly rhe game creates a feeling of adventurousness that I haven't felt since I was a child. Never has a single player game felt like such a multiplayer experience, if I'm not playing it I'm sharing stories with friends about our unique experiences and the adventures we've been on. The pokemon go phenomenon is the only other experience within games where i've encountered this before.

    The only sad part is, I'll probably never play a better game again.    … Expand
  4. gorkem
    Mar 21, 2017
    10
    This game is massive with a huge open world, where everything is reachable, a great storyline with interesting characters and backstory, and a very well made gameplay mechanic with lots of intuitive puzzles. The artwork is simply beautiful and stunning.

    This is by far the best Zelda game and maybe even the best game ever made.
    Truly a masterpiece!
  5. Kulkinz
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    This was an amazing game to have. I have been playing for hours, and still not even half way done, just because I keep getting sidetracked. There is so much to do, and so much to see. So what's wrong with taking the back streets? I had to quote that. There is so much to do, that you can't get bored. Sure looking for all 900 korok seeds are hard, but it's satisfying to go through yourThis was an amazing game to have. I have been playing for hours, and still not even half way done, just because I keep getting sidetracked. There is so much to do, and so much to see. So what's wrong with taking the back streets? I had to quote that. There is so much to do, that you can't get bored. Sure looking for all 900 korok seeds are hard, but it's satisfying to go through your adventure and see a spot where you get a korok.

    Pros:
    Voice Acting
    Great story
    You can literally make an airplane raft and fly to Hyrule Castle.
    You can save people getting attacked, then start swinging at them and see them react.
    So many ways to do so many stuff
    You could run to Hyrule Castle and fight Ganon.
    Speed Runs would be awesome to see.
    Too much to do
    It's Zelda
    You can just play it everywhere you go.
    The boss fights are fun.
    It looks so good
    Soundtrack just makes me so happy.

    Cons:
    The beginning is very difficult
    Making me have to think about cons

    I hate that people are trying to ruin the rating. This game deserved to be in the top with Ocarina of Time.    … Expand
  6. B-Knock
    Mar 20, 2017
    7
    Absolutely awful English voice acting. Pure garbage. The game is great, but the deal breaker was Zelda's fake British accent, which was pure garbage. It would have been fine if it was not forced. Absolute worse ever! Please don't buy this game and save your money for a quality Nintendo title that respects gamer's ears. The game is great but the terrible voice acting just sucks the life outAbsolutely awful English voice acting. Pure garbage. The game is great, but the deal breaker was Zelda's fake British accent, which was pure garbage. It would have been fine if it was not forced. Absolute worse ever! Please don't buy this game and save your money for a quality Nintendo title that respects gamer's ears. The game is great but the terrible voice acting just sucks the life out of the game because it just sucks so much. It was unnecessary. Nintendo bent over for stupid fan boys demanding voice acting in a game that didn't need it. Pure garbage. I give it a 10/10 for game play, but I can not get past the stupid English voice acting its so awful I just wan to go jump off a damn bridge, or smash my head into a concrete wall. Seriously!… Expand
  7. pjtaylor2011
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    ...I´ve never played a Zelda game before. I´ve been gaming for 38 years now, but the wii was my first nintendo console, so Zelda was never something I even looked at. So I didn´t know what to expect, but was impressed enough by the reviews to grab myself a switch and a copy of Botw. It took a long while to get into, the game tells you initially what you must do, but not how. So used to...I´ve never played a Zelda game before. I´ve been gaming for 38 years now, but the wii was my first nintendo console, so Zelda was never something I even looked at. So I didn´t know what to expect, but was impressed enough by the reviews to grab myself a switch and a copy of Botw. It took a long while to get into, the game tells you initially what you must do, but not how. So used to being told where to go with icons, scattered about maps telling you what is there, Zelda at first felt a little daunting. It tells you that you can discover recipies, but doesn´t tell you what they are, just a Very limited supply of ingredients for you to experiment with. I must confess that i did cheat and looked up a recipe for keeping warm and that enabled me to finish the first area. Once that has been done the world is then open for you and things speed up a hell of alot. I´m still not very far into the game, but am now loving it. I´ve scored it a 9, because I think if you dont score it something, it would score the game 0. I think this could well end up being a 10/10, its certainly drawn me in. I understand some of the low scores, at the start of the game there is a frustrating lack of direction given to the player and until you dare (know how to) venture into a inhospitable area of the map there seems to be little going on. This game is going to reward those with patience, gamers who are willing to invest their time and thinking into the game. Zelda has a new fan.… Expand
  8. Bustillox
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the greatest games I've ever played on my entire life... Suspenseful fights, great story line and cinematic and the most beautiful thing of all, is that when you beat the game is not over yet since it has a lot of great things to do and collect (Such as Dark Link armor and great weapons).… Expand
  9. Puffypigs
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played and my favourite open world game. It has a very nice art design and proves that fun is the most important part of a game. The game has a nice soundtrack but not as good as other Zelda games. Its not perfect as it has frame rate drops but not enough in my opinion to lower its overall score.
  10. Mushy_
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    Zelda Breath Of The Wild was a game I was very hyped for and thought it would be by far game of the year but after completely finishing the game and putting over 70 hours into the game I can say that i'm no more than genuinely Disappointed with this game. Is it a bad game? NO. that's just not true. Is it one of the best games ever made? No. That's nothing more than an over exaggeration.Zelda Breath Of The Wild was a game I was very hyped for and thought it would be by far game of the year but after completely finishing the game and putting over 70 hours into the game I can say that i'm no more than genuinely Disappointed with this game. Is it a bad game? NO. that's just not true. Is it one of the best games ever made? No. That's nothing more than an over exaggeration. This Zelda game is very different from most as some people can clearly tell but just because it's different doesn't mean it can completely gimp out on things that made this game's predecessors great, and this game not so great. The temples and bosses in this game feel watered down and are nothing more than slight variations from each other making the boss fights in the Divine beast extremely repetitive and just well, boring after you fight the final two and realize it's the same fight over and over again. The temples in this game are the same as well which is just a slap in the face for being a Zelda game. "Oh, but the game is different than others so it has an excuse for having watered down puzzles." That's not how a game works my friend just because you have a big open world doesn't mean you can water down THE BEST PART OF ZELDA the dungeons. In Ocarina Of Time when you became an adult and Ganondorf took over Hyrule there were still unique puzzles and bosses and a lot more of them for that matter. It's clear that when making this game the main focus was the open world so let's talk about the open world. For the most part I think the open world is brilliant and awesome there is a diversity of races and culture which reminds me a lot of Majora's mask and the overall open world of this game gives you a whole hell of a lot of time to explore and overall I found exploring to be one of the best parts about of this game. The combat is awesome face paced a variety of enemies and weapons to fight with making every fight different and heart pounding but the ONE thing that **** everything up was the weapon durability system. Oh god, the weapon durability in this game it's dreadful and one of the worst things about this game. There is nothing more frustrating and unfair. Let's say you get a really cool weapon only to have it taken away after killing five enemies. It's like the game punishing you for having fun with the new toy that you just got for Christmas it's stupid. Should the player be constantly punished for using the weapons that they like to use in a video game? Sorry, I just don agree with that. One thingiI've heard a lot of people say is that the weapon durability is a way for you to use different weapons and learn how to use them all and to that I say if the game needs to force you to use different weapons on enemies you're just a closed-minded person who doesn't want to change their playstyle, but why should the game force you to do this at all its an open world game after all. Okay now to the juicy stuff the story but like a juicy steak that has been left out in the sun for 5 years you can say it's dry as **** The story is extremely forgettable, bland and overall seems like somewhat of an unfinished piece. In fact, this whole game feels like that it just seems unfinished and yet people are giving this game 10/10 nonstop which I just don't understand. My overall experience with this game was positive within my first 20 hours but after finishing the game and doing all there is to do the story aspect just seems unsatisfying. The ending isn't satisfying at all AND YES I DID GET THE (true ending) and that statement is no less true than saying skyward swords motion controls aren't annoying. Zelda seems like a cool character I want to interact with but you only see her in cutscenes making the game extremely unsatisfying and just *sigh* pointless. Still waiting on a good end to a Zelda game Nintendo Still waiting. Okay I know I've been extremely negative in this review so let's focus on some stuff that I like okay :). The cooking in this game is deep, cool, and overall a welcome replacement to just finding hearts on the ground or drinking a potion. The enemies all have different and unique attack patterns which were extremely enjoyable when fighting them. and Once again the exploration in this game is by far some of the best in any open world game. Hopefully, the DLC for this game can save it from its poor story and hav e a different dungeon that is actually cool and unique so yeah hopefully there will be that. Score 7.5/10… Expand
  11. Sephiroth12345
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    The last time time i felt like this when i played a game was in 1998 when Zelda Ocarina of Time came out. This is the best game of all time. Everyone should play it.
  12. Revoltec
    Mar 20, 2017
    8
    After about 50 hours of playing i feel like i am able to take my time now and review this game.

    First, lets start with the good things: -The game looks really pretty and the atmosphere is amazing. -The game offers a lot of things to do and after 50 hours i still find a bunch of things to do. -The fighting mechanic is amazing. I can not remember any sword based game in the last 10    After about 50 hours of playing i feel like i am able to take my time now and review this game.

    First, lets start with the good things:

    -The game looks really pretty and the atmosphere is amazing.
    -The game offers a lot of things to do and after 50 hours i still find a bunch of things to do.
    -The fighting mechanic is amazing. I can not remember any sword based game in the last 10 years that felt so nice to play.
    -The hundreds of small puzzles are really interesting most of the time.
    -The overworld is full of things to discover, so it never feels empty.
    -The story good, but nothing outstanding. Same as always.
    -The soundtracks are not so noticeable as in earlier zelda games, but sound really good.

    The bad things:

    -The frame drops are definitely noticeable, but its not as bad as mentioned by other reviewers. Still sad to see something like that on a new nintendo console exclusive launch game.
    -There is a really small amount of enemy types(lots of reskins), so after a few hours the fightings start to feel repetitive.
    -The weapons breaks way to quickly, so if you find a cool new weapon, you will never use it in simple overworld fights, because you don't want to loose it.
    -There is no treasure for Link to store good weapons or items, so your inventory will most often be full and you need to throw away cool stuff, because you already have lots of better things.
    -most of the time the minidungeons are extremely easy to solve.
    -the four big dungeons are all really similar to each other so it feels really boring to solve the third and the fourth one.
    -there are no new abilities to learn, or mechanical items to get, like there were in every other zelda game. I really missed it to be able to discover new places because i got a new item or ability from beating a dungeon.

    All in all, one can say that this Zelda game feels a lot different to every other Zelda game.
    If you are looking forward to get an amazing new typical Zelda you may be disappointed, but if you can accept that this game has no typical Zelda style, you will enjoy most of the game.
    I am a little upset, that after so many time of development there are still lots of things in the game, which feels ill thought through. Lots of minidungeons can be solved in a few seconds and the big dungeons are extremly similar to each other. I really think that this game could be much better and there is a lot of unused potential.
    I'm already looking forward for the next zelda, which i think will use the same engine and hopefully makes all the mentioned bad thinks much better.

    Score:
    Graphics: 8,5/10 (-0,5 points for frame drops)
    Gameplay: 8/10
    Soundtrack: 9/10
    Story: 8/10

    All in all: 8,4/10    … Expand
  13. pekyus88
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    Juegazo con todas las letras, hacía tiempo que un videojuego no me atrapaba tanto. El mejor juego de mundo abierto hasta la fecha con infinidad de cosas que hacer. Marcará un antes y un después en la industria de los videojuegos. Gracias nintendo.
  14. ParedesPablos
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    Almost a perfect game. I couldn't stop playing until I finished it.
    More than 110 hours of entertainment and I didn't get bored even one minute. It definitely worth its price.
  15. Mgeri
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    It is not a 10 score game, but it's definitely not a 7.5 either. (current user score while I'm writing this) It has its weird Japanese solutions and design, but the game has a very unique atmosphere, and wherever you go, you will find interesting and new things. It's totally different experience than other open world games. Few more titles like this one, and my Switch purchase is justified.
  16. splurgelex
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    If you have time to invest, this is the game for you. Having spent 80+ hours into it so far, completing the main story around 60+ hours, I can assure you, this game will engulf you. The vast world is vibrant and beautiful. The amount of quests, items, weapons and armor at your disposal is impressive, and not only for a Zelda game.

    The user reviews on here pushing a 0/10 are laughable    If you have time to invest, this is the game for you. Having spent 80+ hours into it so far, completing the main story around 60+ hours, I can assure you, this game will engulf you. The vast world is vibrant and beautiful. The amount of quests, items, weapons and armor at your disposal is impressive, and not only for a Zelda game.

    The user reviews on here pushing a 0/10 are laughable and really childish. This game is brilliant and should be played in its entirety.    … Expand
  17. B4CR0N6
    Mar 20, 2017
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has several major flaws. The final boss is too easy to defeat and can be reached without defeating the 4 main bosses. The number of bosses is half of the amount in previous Zelda games-- 4 beast bosses in the current game compared to 7-8 bosses of older Zelda games. The frame rate drops to staggering levels very often. The overall color of the game and environment is pale and there is lots of glare.

    The final boss and ending were disappointing. There was no dialogue-- both Link and Gannon were mute. The final form of Gannon, when defeated, did not explode after an animation build up . Symbolic to an anticlimactic ending, the defeated Gannon merely vanished and faded. This felt conflicting and inadequate.    … Expand
  18. tomXenon
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    Wonderful Masterpiece.

    As a gamer that has played every Zelda game, the same happens witch every launch: every new Zelda entry surpasses and improves basically every aspect of the game play and overall enjoyability.

    What a time to be a gamer and experience this real, compelling and breathing world!
  19. CorLink14
    Mar 20, 2017
    10
    Breath of the Wild is an amazing game and the best I've played since Ocarina of Time. While I wouldn't say it's surpassed it's predecessor, that doesn't prevent it from being close. In fact, if they'd sorted out my one problem with this game, I would honestly say it's just as good if not better than Ocarina. What Breath of the Wild does so well includes; the new combat style that troducesBreath of the Wild is an amazing game and the best I've played since Ocarina of Time. While I wouldn't say it's surpassed it's predecessor, that doesn't prevent it from being close. In fact, if they'd sorted out my one problem with this game, I would honestly say it's just as good if not better than Ocarina. What Breath of the Wild does so well includes; the new combat style that troduces unique new features that the series has never seen, i.e, flurry rushing, the difficulty creates a real sense of urgency, particularly in losing battles (which you will be seeing a lot of, by the way), the artstyle really engages the player to explore the beautiful landscapes of Hyrule, the dungeons are short yet still creative, the shrines go way out of their way to reward you with only the best of trinkets in the kingdom, the story's lacking in some departments but heart-wrenching all the same, the music could've been better but seeing as they were going for an ambient-style game, I can't complain, and best of all, there is so much to do. Hyrule is teeming with detail, in animals, in your surroundings, in NPCs, literally anywhere you look you will see exactly why this game has had numerous delays over the last two years. The physics engine is genius, and the controls may be alien at first, but you settle in quicker than you think.
    Onto the list of flaws. As I said before, Ocarina of Time is the most flawless game ever created, and while Breath of the Wild may be amazing, it's not perfect. The frame-rate definitely has issues, the worst I had were in areas such as Death Mountain where so much was going on at once that the game actually froze for a few seconds before picking back up. I never really minded this, as I haven't ever been too big on graphics in the past, but if you are, then bare that in mind as you play. Now, my one issue with this game is regarding the antagonist, Ganon. Literally NOTHING is known about him in this game, and if you're new to the series, first off, where have you been for the past thirty years, and second, you'll finish the game wondering who it was you just took down. Ganon's objectives in this game were never explained, and this really disappointed me, especially after how deep the series was getting into story during Skyward Sword.
    All in all, Breath of the Wild is a near-perfect game. It's not quite there yet, but it's closer than humanity's gotten for almost twenty years. Definitely pick it up when you get the chance because I can guarantee that you will not be disappointed.    … Expand
  20. ScottishVG
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    At first I didn't think this game was going to be as good as it was being made out to be. I kept thinking to myself, all these 10 out of 10 reviews have to be generous to BOTW. As it turn out is almost worthy of a perfect score, ALMOST. Almost everything in this game is faultless, the game play, the graphic design and sound design are all top class however the game is let down by a fewAt first I didn't think this game was going to be as good as it was being made out to be. I kept thinking to myself, all these 10 out of 10 reviews have to be generous to BOTW. As it turn out is almost worthy of a perfect score, ALMOST. Almost everything in this game is faultless, the game play, the graphic design and sound design are all top class however the game is let down by a few little annoyances. First of all your weapon break in this game not a fan of it. Secondly the game is very proud of the fact that you get a horse but whats the point of having a horse when your going to be spending more of your time climbing mountains than anything else. I have a horse but other than the 30 seconds it took to tame him I haven't been back on him. Other than the horse ad weapon mechanics this is a very good game and i can see it being a lot of peoples game of the year winner.

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  21. invertedzero
    Mar 20, 2017
    9
    This game is one of the most frustrating 9/10 to 10/10 games I have ever played. Where it excels, it's an example to gaming, it feels like how we imagined 'next-gen' gaming should be. It brings great elements of exploration and survival to the franchise. However, I happen to agree with many of the mixed and negative review criticisms that other users have put down - lack of BGM, lop-sidedThis game is one of the most frustrating 9/10 to 10/10 games I have ever played. Where it excels, it's an example to gaming, it feels like how we imagined 'next-gen' gaming should be. It brings great elements of exploration and survival to the franchise. However, I happen to agree with many of the mixed and negative review criticisms that other users have put down - lack of BGM, lop-sided structure, lack of progression outside of stat and survival bonuses to make exploration meaningful, repetitive bestiary where it matters, not a high enough ratio of interactivity and story to the size of the open world, many secrets just amount to collectathons, combat even with different weapon types is more shallow mechanically than some past 3D Zeldas despite the great panic instilled against some more powerful enemies that can wipe clean all your hearts, lack of cohesive dungeons and puzzles, lack of caves, truthfully, as much as it teaches its past iterations and other games how to evolve, it could also learn from them and take a bit more from the Metroidvania formula with regards to large world exploration. If it did, it would make the world feel even more gigantic and less-barren. The towns are a bit formulaic and many NPCs generic. The game is far too free and nonrestrictive, in that there's not a lot to collect or find that will actually help you to explore or reach inaccessible areas, because there virtually are none. Most of the key items are gained from the start of the game, and it make the exploration feel like it's lacking progression, a bit pointless outside of the point of the joy of exploration and stat upgrades in their selves. There isn't quite as much to see as you'd hope in many areas. There is not enough opportunity to use the Sheikah slate powers in the game's world. You just get token metal crates sparsely scattered to use magnesis on, and most of the world isn't susceptible to stasis.
    I can't help but think a few staples or new (non-necessary) additions at least somewhere further into the game could have been useful to help navigate the world and make it less repetitive while doing so. It would be a revelation for example if at some point through the game you could obtain iron boots and swimming equipment to go underwater, then you think of all the places you've been past that had water. There were many places in OoT that reacted to new items you got - for example the ocarina songs generating faries, or bombs creating holes. Wouldn't it have been like a whole other dimension if halfway through the game you obtained an item that granted you the ability to talk to or transform into animals, or something else to change and interact with weather? Even obtaining round/square bombs could have been seperated so that perhaps you could revisit areas where you needed to roll a bomb down a crack that you couldn't with a square bomb. It all sadly limits the potential of the exploration and discovery. All this still doesn't take away from what they've achieved, and what they have achieved is obvious to most who play it and from the other positive reviews, it does however create a frustrating dent that doesn't allow me to award it a 10. I agree with many points made in the negative reviews, but it doesn't stop it from being a top-quality game that's far better than most out there today. In the next iteration i'd like to see more refined combat, greater purpose of exploration through taking a bit more from metroidvania and past zeldas, and more enclosed areas, pathways, caves, to give some variety to the exploration, more world interaction and a few more interesting NPCs and story    … Expand
  22. SirMrSwag
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    9 de nota (Le pondría un 9.7 si se pudiese, pero no un 10 ya que no creo en el juego perfecto).
    Venga va tengo que decirlo soy nintendero, aunque me crié con consolas de Sony (PS1 y PS2). Hago mi primera review porque estoy harto de que gente sin haber jugado o ni PROBADO el juego coja y le ponga un 0 de nota. Ni el Zelda ni el Horizon (que fanboys enfermizos de ambas partes se tiran    9 de nota (Le pondría un 9.7 si se pudiese, pero no un 10 ya que no creo en el juego perfecto).
    Venga va tengo que decirlo soy nintendero, aunque me crié con consolas de Sony (PS1 y PS2). Hago mi primera review porque estoy harto de que gente sin haber jugado o ni PROBADO el juego coja y le ponga un 0 de nota. Ni el Zelda ni el Horizon (que fanboys enfermizos de ambas partes se tiran basura sin sentido) se merecen ni un 0 (y ni un 10) y le pido a Metacritic que mejore sus reviews de usuario o se cargarán a este sitio web. Pero sin más dilatación... anal, comencemos.
    "El aliento salvaje": Este juego desde el principio te guía y no le das mucha importancia a lo que ves a tu alrededor... solo sigues el camino como quien dice (ya saben como los demás Zeldas)... pero hay un momento donde te dan libertad absoluta y hasta esa lucecita que ves al fondo te llenará de curiosidad... y ahí es donde vez el maravilloso mundo. Todo te picará de curiosidad, hasta cuando cocinas (yo en lo personal cada vez que cocino me entusiasma mucho ver la nueva comida que voy a desbloquear; por cierto les recomiendo juntar 5 trufas milenarias ya que te dan una comida chetadísima), también sentirás curiosidad por ver que hay más allá (es más les recomiendo que paseen por todo Hyrule que yo la vez pasada me encontré en el lago Hylia un dragón de electricidad que salía del propio agua, que ya me olvidé su nombre por cierto, y por el noroeste, en un cañón, hay un dragón de fuego que si mal no me equivoco se llama Eldra... y eso que los descubrí sin estimármelo, así que ya imaginareis mi asombro). Y mucha gente dice que a esta Hyrule le falta vida y no es así; ya que tienes condiciones climáticas que te dificultarán o facilitarán algunas actividades (como llover que te hace resbalar mientras escalas).
    "No es necesario el DLC": Hay misiones secundarias de todo tipo y unas "Pruebas heroicas" que son más complicadas. Y por resolverlas te darán nuevas armas y hasta nuevas vestimentas.
    "¿Un Zelda sin buena banda sonora?" Esto es cierto por parte.... el juego no tiene una banda sonora digna de Twilight Princess; pero yo creo que hicieron esto así pera que puedas escuchar el sonido del entorno y que el juego tenga más inmersión (osea que te sientas como el protagonista de la historia)... como el de la lluvia, pisadas de Link en el pasto, los pajaros trinar, los perrros aullando cuando mueren (no la verdad este no me mola mucho). En Switch se escucha mejor que en WiiU eh.
    "El legado de Zelda": A decir verdad este juego no rompe con lo básico del juego, osea es más de lo mismo, (y con lo básico me refiero a que Zelda necesita de Link para derrotar a Ganon) pero si han cambiado algunas cosas... como implementar a los campeones (con sus "bestias divinas" respectivamente) y que Link haya despertado luego de 100 años.
    "La inmersión es lo primero": Esta es la parte en donde me luzco. Mientras vayas progresando en el juego irás conociendo a cada campeón y sus pasados contigo... Al principio del juego te dicen que todos los campeones están muertos (luego del cataclismo claro) y a ti te dá meh... porque no los llegaste a conocer... pero conforme vayas descubriendo el pasado de cada campeón te vas encariñando más con ellos a tales puntos como el caso de Mipha, que ella es (porque su espíriu sigue vivo) una preciosísima princesa zora y campeona... que estaba enamorada de ti (de Link no de ti eh) y ella era muy dulce y cuando al final hablas con su espíritu se alegra por verte de nuevo y te jura que "SIEMPRE TE PROTEGERÁ", y esa parte del juego es tan melancólica que me puse a llorar durante 10 min. en serio; con Revali, sientes cierto odio por su egocentrimo; con Urbosa sientes seguridad y confianza, ya que es una gerudo muy fuerte y muy apuesta y con Daruk, sentirás confianza y optimismo, por la manera en que te habla... y con Zelda... al principio no te cae bien... pero resulta ser una dulzura de princesa que solo está desesperada por ayudar de alguna forma. Pero si bien tienes muchos sentimientos con los personajes secundarios, estos son desaprovechados en la historia principal y no barajaran (influenciarán) de ninguna manera la historia.
    "Eventos inesperados": Este juego esta lleno de minieventos inesperados... como en la aldea Kakariko, que Apaya (la nieta de Impa) cuando llueve entra corriendo a la casa y te dice que le gusta el sonido de la lluvia, ya que la relaja (por cierto cada vez que acabes con una bestia divina ella va escribir algo nuevo en su diario, y ella te ama en secreto jeje) y así hay más.

    PD: Estoy enamorado de Mipha, Zelda lo quieran o no tiene un culazo y es una dulzura y Link esta tobueno (y eso que soy hombre xD). Me pueden seguir en Twitter e Instagram con mi mismo nombre. Ha sido un placer.    … Expand
  23. ulisesrr
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an absolute masterpiece and classic for years to come. The open world provides a breakaway from the Zelda formula while maintaining that Zelda magic.

    If you're reading this, never mind the haters who gave this negative reviews on purpose to lower the overall score - most haven't even played the game at all.

    Play it. It's an absolute must have.
  24. spacebubbles
    Mar 19, 2017
    7
    this game is a risk and its payed of them but lets get this right weapons breaking after three hits and changing weapon in mid battle is annoying .with stupid mechanic system they got in place needs addressing .yes it not a ps4 or xbox one but as a open world ... they have stepped up and shown that u can create a organic world .trees climbing coldness heat stamina .now that to methis game is a risk and its payed of them but lets get this right weapons breaking after three hits and changing weapon in mid battle is annoying .with stupid mechanic system they got in place needs addressing .yes it not a ps4 or xbox one but as a open world ... they have stepped up and shown that u can create a organic world .trees climbing coldness heat stamina .now that to me suprised me i died in water in the game lol due to my stamina .but ive given it 7/10 due to the fact aswell some of the chests are pointless u use a good weapon or a chest is underwater near rock thing u got some kid of decent reward to findout its bloody arrows or something pathetic . but well done nintendo on a game thats is amust buy for the switch and wii u.… Expand
  25. Profr_anime
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    En ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ no hay un camino marcado, cada partida es única, y es el jugador el que decide qué hacer, por dónde ir, si enfrentarse a un enemigo o si evitarle y dar un rodeo. Existen puntos marcados que ayudan a ganar experiencia: escalar las torres permitirá al jugador desvelar las distintas regiones de Hyrule y desde ellas podrá divisar los santuarios que, además deEn ‘Zelda: Breath of the Wild’ no hay un camino marcado, cada partida es única, y es el jugador el que decide qué hacer, por dónde ir, si enfrentarse a un enemigo o si evitarle y dar un rodeo. Existen puntos marcados que ayudan a ganar experiencia: escalar las torres permitirá al jugador desvelar las distintas regiones de Hyrule y desde ellas podrá divisar los santuarios que, además de poderes, otorgarán a Link puntos de vida o resistencia. Difícil elección.… Expand
  26. GeekOfTime
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    The Legend of Zelda Breath of The Wild is my favorite Zelda now. Nintendo Delivered, this game is just amazing. In my Opinion. This Game is Perfect. More Perfect than Ocarina of Time.
    10 outta 10 BBY
  27. Lewie-T123
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    This game is legitimately one of the best games I have ever played. There is so much to do and with so many different as to approach it, it truly makes this a masterpiece. Ignore all the other review that have said it isn't good, cause a big majority of those reviews have never played the game or will or play it. This game is a gamers dream and is a must play for anyone who loves an epicThis game is legitimately one of the best games I have ever played. There is so much to do and with so many different as to approach it, it truly makes this a masterpiece. Ignore all the other review that have said it isn't good, cause a big majority of those reviews have never played the game or will or play it. This game is a gamers dream and is a must play for anyone who loves an epic adventure.… Expand
  28. Calvin-DesPanda
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    After almost 72h, i beat the ultimate boss of this game. I have to admit that this Zelda... was not the other Zelda, and that why this game is perfect. So many way of different approach for discovering this world and fight their its occupants.

    I failed a lot into planing what i want to do during all this time, every time something come in front of me and call me, i was suprize 1h after    After almost 72h, i beat the ultimate boss of this game. I have to admit that this Zelda... was not the other Zelda, and that why this game is perfect. So many way of different approach for discovering this world and fight their its occupants.

    I failed a lot into planing what i want to do during all this time, every time something come in front of me and call me, i was suprize 1h after to ask me "What iwas supposed to do before this ... ?" and find a way to do it.

    This is not a a simple new Zelda, this is The Legend of Zelda, a new game. People that never played it ever before can appreciate a perfect game to introduce themself into the universe of Zelda.    … Expand
  29. pablothatsall
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    Uno puede empezar elogiando o criticando, pero es necesario aclarar que da igual cuantas reviews leas o cuantos gameplays veas; nunca será suficiente para juzgar este juego si no lo has jugado y si no le has dedicado suficiente tiempo. Podrías pensar cuando te encuentras ante la pantalla que esto no es más que palabrería; pero si comenzamos a primar el juzgar un juego por el jugarlo se nosUno puede empezar elogiando o criticando, pero es necesario aclarar que da igual cuantas reviews leas o cuantos gameplays veas; nunca será suficiente para juzgar este juego si no lo has jugado y si no le has dedicado suficiente tiempo. Podrías pensar cuando te encuentras ante la pantalla que esto no es más que palabrería; pero si comenzamos a primar el juzgar un juego por el jugarlo se nos irá de las manos todo esto.

    Ahora sí, este Zelda Breath of the Wild es un juego mayúsculo, y sí, tiene sus cosillas, pero cuando alguien lo juega todo eso quedará en segundo plano; es absorción y magia, todo bien cohesionado para disfrutarlo en formato portátil o en la TV. Cuando comienzas, te encuentras solo, ante un mundo del que no tienes nada más que lo que alcanza tu vista (hasta que obviamente encontremos el modo de ir rellenando el mapa) y esto liga muy bien con lo que siempre ha sido Link, un héroe callado... Eso es, toda esa falta de información y comunicación inicial nos lleva a sentir que a cada paso nos podemos sorprender.

    Y realmente, este mundo sorprende; en cada rincón hay algo escondido; a cada situación podemos decidir cómo resolverla; podemos decidir cuando seguir la historia y cuando acabarla (como si quieres completarla en una hora aunque sea un arduo desafío). Aunque personalmente, recomiendo sacarle el máximo partido a este juego, exprimirlo, recorrer cada punto, llegar a cada entresijo del mapa ya que el juego incita a ello, no solo por objetivos y recompensas, si no porque a nivel de diseño es espectacular.

    Espectacular y fantástico, eso es lo que se puede decir; si es cierto que aunque pecan ciertas texturas y la potencia de Switch no esté al nivel de sus compañeras en el mercado en este momento, todo se ha mimado tanto a nivel de diseño que es mágico; pocos juegos pueden asegurarse el lucir bien en los años venideros; sí, envejecerá genial. En resumidas cuentas, si te gusta un juego literalmente bonito, aquí lo tienes, y con tintes de Ghibli, una maravilla.

    Pero... ¿sólo me ofrece una experiencia bonita? No, jugablemente es una maravilla, muchos después de ver vídeos pueden pensar que estamos ante una mecánica de Climbing Simulator y no, yo al principio era un poco escéptico respecto al Spider-Link pero luego está todo tan medido en cuanto a la resistencia de Link a escalar, el como se premia el hacerlo o incluso la posibilidad que da para localizar ciertas cosas pues es algo muy enriquecedor. Por otro lado, el sistema de progresión en cuanto a dificultad depende únicamente de nosotros mismos (solo jugando se puede comprender, pero básicamente es fundamentarlo en "Si vas al grano será más difícil"). Además, si tenemos en cuenta que las armas tienen durabilidad limitada (y muchas de existencias limitada) lo que da un toque muy bueno a al gestión de recursos, aunque quizás se podría haber ajustado mejor la durabilidad de cada arma. Y finalmente en el apartado jugable, destacamos el combate el cual requiere de buen timing si queremos salir airosos de la mayoría de combates.

    No voy a comentar el apartado de banda sonora ya que, como es de costumbre en la saga, es de 10 simplemente.

    Y quiero darle una mención especial a los puzzles, algo que aunque cueste creer, en un sandbox ha cuadrado a la perfección, dejando clara la separación entre ellos; que viene a ser cada templo.

    Finalmente, la narrativa es única en la saga, por primera vez doblada a cada idioma; que se nos presenta, además de los apartados de la historia principal, en forma de fragmentos de recuerdo, muchos de ellos que llegan a tocar la fibra sensible del jugador y que nos hace encariñarnos con más de un personaje. Es lo que venimos acostumbrando en Zelda junto a un plus de sentimentalismo. Y no solo eso, si no que además estos recuerdos podemos decidir si obtenerlos o no, midiendo así también al gusto del jugador la duración de la historia en sí.

    En resumen, estamos ante un acontecimiento histórico; una maravilla; no exhento de errores pero tan lleno de virtudes que estos quedarán eclipsados. Y es que un 10 no implica la perfección, si no el ser un referente en el género y en la época. Así, The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, es un juego para disfrutar, sentir, un juego para sentarse ante la pantalla (o sentarse en el bus mientras vamos al trabajo mismamente) y quedarse inmerso ante él; un juego que cumple perfectamente con lo que debe ser un juego y de lo que muchos parecen olvidarse a veces buscando potencia, con este Zelda te diviertes, y eso es lo único que importa.    … Expand
  30. induxtrik
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    i like so so so much ,is amazing , the perfect game, music, map,
    Playability, is very simple and very easy to play is amazing is a magic. is my favorite game,
  31. RaulB2005
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    No puedo describirlo en palabras, la unica que minimamente se acerca es, I N C R E I B L E, juegalo de verdad es alucinante para mi almenos es un juegazo
  32. PETER_CRACK
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    I love this game, it has an epic story, beautiful animations, its a masterpiece, the only bad thing i see about this game is that the dungeons are so easy, i didnt like that part.
  33. marvs869
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    BotW manages to ignite the feeling of being a Zelda game while at the same time not being a Zelda game. Its open world aspect is a new direction for the franchise however, it still manages to exude the charm-- be that from timeless art styles or puzzle solving that is very famous in previous Zeldas. What truly stood out for me was the sense of agency I was given that isn't very common inBotW manages to ignite the feeling of being a Zelda game while at the same time not being a Zelda game. Its open world aspect is a new direction for the franchise however, it still manages to exude the charm-- be that from timeless art styles or puzzle solving that is very famous in previous Zeldas. What truly stood out for me was the sense of agency I was given that isn't very common in today's open world RPGs. Its physics sandbox + wide array of things to do, places to see and people to discover is the reason I consider this to be the best game I have ever played to date.… Expand
  34. Bergstrand
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    I have to admit, it lives up to the hype. It is truly amazing. Huge world, good soundtrack, immersive gameplay. It is so much to do. Last time I felt this about a game was with Skyrim.
  35. Lightf00t
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    It's really sad to see so many 0/10 and 1/10 reviews on here, which are all from people who don't own a Switch or Wii U and haven't played this game. I just can't understand why 1,592 people hate Nintendo so much that they'd come on here and leave fake reviews to either mislead people or bring down the average score.

    I bought a WiiU to play this game to see what all the hype was about.    It's really sad to see so many 0/10 and 1/10 reviews on here, which are all from people who don't own a Switch or Wii U and haven't played this game. I just can't understand why 1,592 people hate Nintendo so much that they'd come on here and leave fake reviews to either mislead people or bring down the average score.

    I bought a WiiU to play this game to see what all the hype was about. I haven't played a 3D Zelda ever before. For some reason, I didn't expect to like it. I thought the glowing reviews were nostalgia.

    Boy, was I wrong. This is, for me, the best game ever made. Nintendo have knocked it out of the park. Don't listen to the whining about framerate issues and pop-in, because they are rare and trivial and do not affect your enjoyment of the game. Do not listen to Jim Sterling, the professional troll, with his fake 7/10 review because he has it in for Nintendo. Don't listen to Slant with their 60% review either, trying to be edgy.

    This is a perfect game. That's right. PERFECT. It's the first open world game I've played in which I truly feel free to go anywhere and do anything. I have played for 54 hours and haven't even completed 30% of what's on offer. Everything, from the graphics to the sound design to the plot, is PERFECT.

    It's quite clear that Nintendo have stayed true to their roots while also borrowing the best ideas from Western developers. By combining the best of both worlds, they've created a game that's like a combination of Horizon Zero Dawn, Link to the Past, Shadow of the Colossus and a Lord of the Rings movie. It's just incredible.

    If you go on Amazon and read reviews from people who're verified purchasers, the average score from users is 99.6%. Yes, that makes it the best game ever. Metacritic is a joke now. They need to introduce a system that makes it mandatory to prove you've purchased the game.

    Buy this game. You need it in your life. By the way, the WiiU and Switch versions are for all intents and purposes identical. I've played both.    … Expand
  36. SarcS
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    This game is incredible! I have played like 70 hours and i have a 30% game completion. The graphics are not photo-realistic but they look very beautiful. There are a lot of secondary missions in this huge map in which i can spend hours and hours without boring. I finished the game when i had like 25 -30 hours played and now that i have 70h i keep playing and doing awesome things likeThis game is incredible! I have played like 70 hours and i have a 30% game completion. The graphics are not photo-realistic but they look very beautiful. There are a lot of secondary missions in this huge map in which i can spend hours and hours without boring. I finished the game when i had like 25 -30 hours played and now that i have 70h i keep playing and doing awesome things like create my own town, fight against amazing beasts like Molduga, hinox, lynel and much more. this game is just amazing!!… Expand
  37. Gravityshade
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    Breath of the Wild has gorgeous graphics, and the musical score is amazing. I really enjoyed the ability to roam around without being forced into a myriad of unnecessary quests.
  38. ShadowMan64
    Mar 19, 2017
    7
    It's good but not groundbreaking. Few technical issues that needs to be ironed out.

    All in all it's fun to to play but the dungeons are a letdown for me.
  39. NadiaC
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    Amazing Zelda game! I have not felt this addicted to/absorbed in a game since I was 12 years old. I spend the first 30 hours just exploring the world, and by that time I still hadn't visited half of the areas. Now I'm 60+ hours in, and I still feel the need to play whenever it's possible. It's still so enjoyable! There's still so much TO DO!

    I especially like: - That Zelda now has a    Amazing Zelda game! I have not felt this addicted to/absorbed in a game since I was 12 years old. I spend the first 30 hours just exploring the world, and by that time I still hadn't visited half of the areas. Now I'm 60+ hours in, and I still feel the need to play whenever it's possible. It's still so enjoyable! There's still so much TO DO!

    I especially like:
    - That Zelda now has a personality and that she seems smart (she's supposed to represent wisdom after all...)
    - Discovering small villages and travellers on the road
    - How the world feels alive even in the barren and remote areas
    - The short riddle-based shrines
    - The magical feeling of discovering something rare and beautiful by accident
    - That many of the riddles can be solved in more than one way
    - The large variety of weapons (I sometimes wish I could keep them all, but then I would never end up trying new things)
    - The paraglider and how it works with the bow. Never gets tiring.

    However, I really wish:
    - I could register different types of animals than horses
    - I could actually pet the dogs (and the foxes!)
    - It was possible to do a back-up of my saved game. This would bring me a lot of peace.    … Expand
  40. Tutakahaman
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    I love this game. I was honestly a bit irritated at first about the weapons breaking and what not but now that I am well into the game, I really don't mind it at all. It add's a dynamic that I have grown to enjoy. Honestly, the only thing that irritates me about the game is the cooking. That's it, and its not even that big of a gripe. I just don't like that you can only cook 1 item at aI love this game. I was honestly a bit irritated at first about the weapons breaking and what not but now that I am well into the game, I really don't mind it at all. It add's a dynamic that I have grown to enjoy. Honestly, the only thing that irritates me about the game is the cooking. That's it, and its not even that big of a gripe. I just don't like that you can only cook 1 item at a time. Other than that, I am thoroughly enjoying this game. I only wish that they would put an hour counter in the game because I have put TON'S of hours into this game. Love every bit of it.… Expand
  41. Zerasight
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    This is by far the best Game in Nintendos long history of gaming. They went all out on this on and created an nearly perfect masterpiece. Everybody should try out this game if they get the chance and see for themselves why it's so great. Pro: Smooth gameplay, beautiful and memorable world, many ways to solve the puzzles and great music combined in one game. Contra: FPS breakdowns at someThis is by far the best Game in Nintendos long history of gaming. They went all out on this on and created an nearly perfect masterpiece. Everybody should try out this game if they get the chance and see for themselves why it's so great. Pro: Smooth gameplay, beautiful and memorable world, many ways to solve the puzzles and great music combined in one game. Contra: FPS breakdowns at some points and weapons get destroyed to fast.… Expand
  42. koajhunt
    Mar 19, 2017
    10
    Without question the best Zelda in years. Though it is unlike any game before it in the series. I could see the more casual Nintendo gamers feeling a bit overwhelmed by the game. Seems like Nintendo was able fuse it's classic franchise with the format of modern day Western open world RPGs. I'm close to completing the main quest but still have a ton of Shrines to complete. That being said,Without question the best Zelda in years. Though it is unlike any game before it in the series. I could see the more casual Nintendo gamers feeling a bit overwhelmed by the game. Seems like Nintendo was able fuse it's classic franchise with the format of modern day Western open world RPGs. I'm close to completing the main quest but still have a ton of Shrines to complete. That being said, I've logged about 90 hours in the game. Well worth the money.… Expand
  43. Ivaalo
    Mar 19, 2017
    9
    One of the best game I've ever played! The universe, musics and atmosphere are incredible. But this game isn't without any flaw.

    I'll start with negative points: Unfortunately, it seems the open-world feature doesn't really fit with the series. Climbing isn't the most fun action you can do in an open-world! Once you complete most of the missions, you don't have a huge motivation to    One of the best game I've ever played! The universe, musics and atmosphere are incredible. But this game isn't without any flaw.

    I'll start with negative points:

    Unfortunately, it seems the open-world feature doesn't really fit with the series. Climbing isn't the most fun action you can do in an open-world! Once you complete most of the missions, you don't have a huge motivation to beat the game, since the final part is excessively hard!
    What I prefer on a Zelda is to progress at the same time as the gameplay and scenario, like you have to continue the story to have a peculiar item to access a new place. Here, you can do anything since the beginning, and the story is already written, so you don't have the best motivation to progress.
    Also, saying "Nintendo is trying to bring back the root of the original game" is a good thing at some points, like the complete freedom, but if everything was free to explore in the first Zelda game, you would be able to climb mountains, and travel over any obstacles.
    I'm also disappointed the wild isn't more developed! The savage animals don't do anything, like hunting or eating.
    Breakable weapons are also a thing, but I was so sure there would be a weapon seller (were you can register your current weapon to buy them again) or a smith to repair your weapon, if they're near to break.
    Finally, Guardians... those enemies are the most annoying of the series, along with Miniblins in Wind Waker.

    Positive points:

    As I said previously, the musics are amazing! It's a new style and refreshing! Almost every important characters have a theme fitting them so well! The graphic art style is amazing, the colors of the landscape... just beautiful! The RPG style, with item collection and crafting, are also very enjoyable! The story is very cool, and what's better was to separate this game from the timeline we know, since it takes place 10 000 years after another "futuristic" event! Nintendo gets free of this circle of games' position in the timeline around Ocarina of Time! There are no explicit mention of the Triforce or the seven sages. Technology is also a well brought idea that doesn't ruin the magical aspect of the series!

    Amazing game, assumed risks, different style, great game experience , successful challenge! Still not perfect, but very well brought to the Zelda universe!

    9/10.    … Expand
  44. KAIJUHUNT3R
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    the best way to describe breath of the wild is...i cant i couldn't rob you of the experience of detailing every piece of this game not because it would break the 5000 word cap limit but this game is an experience from start to finish and is Nintendo's greatest achievement in many years my best advice is play it for yourself as i just finished the main story today and i was a little tearythe best way to describe breath of the wild is...i cant i couldn't rob you of the experience of detailing every piece of this game not because it would break the 5000 word cap limit but this game is an experience from start to finish and is Nintendo's greatest achievement in many years my best advice is play it for yourself as i just finished the main story today and i was a little teary at the end so please stop reading this and play this game it will change you.… Expand
  45. critictrance
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    Por Dios!!! todos estos votos negativos que a recibido el han sido obraa de gente que no ha jugado al juego y simplemente a votado en contra para hacerle bajar la nota. Metacritic deberia borrar esas reviews haters. Son ataques de trolls en massa para desprestigiar al Zelda, ya que ellos son fanboys de Sony y del juego Horizon Zero Dawn y no saben aceptar que el Zelda le pega mil vueltasPor Dios!!! todos estos votos negativos que a recibido el han sido obraa de gente que no ha jugado al juego y simplemente a votado en contra para hacerle bajar la nota. Metacritic deberia borrar esas reviews haters. Son ataques de trolls en massa para desprestigiar al Zelda, ya que ellos son fanboys de Sony y del juego Horizon Zero Dawn y no saben aceptar que el Zelda le pega mil vueltas al Horizon Zero Dawn en todo.
    Tengo la suerte de jugar a este gran juegazo que es el The Legend of Zelda Breath of the wild. Llevo acumuado mas de 80 horas de juego ya y tan solo he completdo el 22% del juego! Es increible, este juego para completarlo al 100% lo puedes disfrutar facilmente a mas de 250 horas. Las mecánicas del juego son buenisimas y divertidas de jugar y los grafico son preciosos, puro arte. El mundo esta cuidado al más minimo detalle y no deja de sorprenderte en cada rincon del mapa, La historia es simplemente increible y muy elaborada, y los enemigos y los puzzles son fantásticos.
    Recomiendo muchisimo jugarlo, es un juego que fascina a cualquiera. Sin duda uno de los tres mejores videojuegos de todos los tiempos junto el Zelda: Ocarina of Time.    … Expand
  46. WiSuBi
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    This game is AWESOME!! In fact, I don't really think the 7.5 it has now is reasonable. It should 100% be... 100%
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, for Nintendo Switch, is an AMAZING game. It has an awesome open world, with many NPC's, monsters, BOSSES!!, and other things to interact with. This game is compatible with EVERY Amiibo, giving you in-game bonuses. Some Amiibo, such as    This game is AWESOME!! In fact, I don't really think the 7.5 it has now is reasonable. It should 100% be... 100%
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, for Nintendo Switch, is an AMAZING game. It has an awesome open world, with many NPC's, monsters, BOSSES!!, and other things to interact with. This game is compatible with EVERY Amiibo, giving you in-game bonuses. Some Amiibo, such as the Guardian Amiibo, give you more specific (and better) items. You can really go ANYWHERE you can see (as long as it's in the boundaries of the map.) Some of these places contain field bosses, such as Lynels, and Stone Taluses. There is also an abundance of shrines, and towns. The shrines are REALLY great. Each one has it's own theme, such as "A Minor Test of Strength," and "Pushing Power," with a puzzle based around that. There is so much more to say, but I'm lazy, and don't want to write more.    … Expand
  47. Hollando
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game took a while to get into. People seem to be praising the slow start but I like a little backstory to my games. I didn't have an issue with the slow intro to past Zelda games. Once you meet Impa, you begin to piece together what this game is about. There are 4 behemoths that you must take back from Ganon. Over a hundred shrines scattered throughout the land that provide classic Zelda puzzles. A ton of side quests that start off silly but get really cool as you progress through the game. Overall, I gotta say this game is excellent and one of the best Zelda games to date.… Expand
  48. Ljungman
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    I'm a long time Zelda fan and my favourite Zelda has always been Ocarina of Time. The feeling I got when I first played Ocarina of Time and completed it is the best feeling I've ever had in my gaming life. The story, the music, the characters and the world are just so impactful in that game. Didn't expect to find a game that gave me that feeling ever or at least for a long time. I'm happyI'm a long time Zelda fan and my favourite Zelda has always been Ocarina of Time. The feeling I got when I first played Ocarina of Time and completed it is the best feeling I've ever had in my gaming life. The story, the music, the characters and the world are just so impactful in that game. Didn't expect to find a game that gave me that feeling ever or at least for a long time. I'm happy to say that Breath of the Wild has given me everything I was hoping for and it is now my absolute favourite game of all time. I'm not saying that the game is perfect, but the feeling you get while playing with everything combined (world, music, characters, puzzles, bosses and so on) is truly amazing.

    For people rating this game a 0 because of graphics or high Metacritic score: When did graphics become more important than fun? Try the game yourself, and you truly will understand what an amazing piece of art this is. Even if you don't like the game because it's not for you or for other reasons, you can't say that there is no beauty in it or that it is a bad game.

    I would say this game is worth a 9.6 score because nothing, in my opinion, is perfect. It is, however, close to perfect and it is definitely closer to a 10 than a 9.    … Expand
  49. HylianHero98
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    The game is nearly flawless. The story is good, not great but in the end that ended up not bothering me as much because of the amazing game play. 75 hours in and only a 30% completion rate! Highly recommend this game
  50. Darkresurrect
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    This game is an instant classic. What's not to like about this game? Well on the switch only 3 hours on the go is the only downside and it's not entirely the fault on the game mostly is the fault of the hardware lol. I almost lost myself in about nearly 35 hours (have 13 hearts, 3 of the 4 beasts beated, the master sword, etc) this game has a few frame drops and some minor weird texturedThis game is an instant classic. What's not to like about this game? Well on the switch only 3 hours on the go is the only downside and it's not entirely the fault on the game mostly is the fault of the hardware lol. I almost lost myself in about nearly 35 hours (have 13 hearts, 3 of the 4 beasts beated, the master sword, etc) this game has a few frame drops and some minor weird textured walls on some shrine temples. Beside that non issue almost unnoticeable little details, the game is almost perfect. Hopefully Nintendo will address the frame drop issue on time before or on time with the first content of the expansion pass.… Expand
  51. RatingYoda
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    This is my first Legend of Zelda game, and despite that, it is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I love the open world and how you can travel anywhere you want. I love the combat in the game and the vast amount of weapons. The enemies are so cool also. I'm only a little bit into the game and I'm already thinking of saying this is in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Truly aThis is my first Legend of Zelda game, and despite that, it is one of the greatest games I have ever played. I love the open world and how you can travel anywhere you want. I love the combat in the game and the vast amount of weapons. The enemies are so cool also. I'm only a little bit into the game and I'm already thinking of saying this is in my top 5 favorite games of all time. Truly a Nintendo game for the ages.… Expand
  52. Vidicus
    Mar 18, 2017
    7
    An expected and average adventure, but with Zelda name. But beware the fanatical Nintendo fans if you say anything not positive. Many games already do everything Zelda does. But for the Nintendo console, it is a good RPG, but that also says how low expectations are on a Nintendo console. It is a must buy if you bought the Switch, what choices do you have really?
  53. deathss
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    bellissimo gioco, fisica e ia eccezzionaii. un mondo di gioco davvero vasto e ricco di sorprese che saprà più di una volta lasciarvi a bocca aperta. uniche pecche son il framerate e la scarsa diversificazione dei nemici
  54. JediKirbyGames
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    This game is great for people who are looking for a Nintendo Switch game or if you want to into the Zelda series. I've played this game for a week now and I've only completed three dungeons. I think this game may be better than Ocarina of Time! This is a must-play for Zelda fans, People who like adventure games, and people who want to get into Zelda. This game is almost flawless and is aThis game is great for people who are looking for a Nintendo Switch game or if you want to into the Zelda series. I've played this game for a week now and I've only completed three dungeons. I think this game may be better than Ocarina of Time! This is a must-play for Zelda fans, People who like adventure games, and people who want to get into Zelda. This game is almost flawless and is a good candidate for game of the year.… Expand
  55. clynnc19
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    Best game I've played this year. I often got lost in the huge beautiful world and never ran out of things to do or places to explore. The shrines are fun to solve and it is very satisfying when you complete a really challenging one. The story is great and the characters are memorable. I could not put this game down and even though I've already beat it I still want to play it and continueBest game I've played this year. I often got lost in the huge beautiful world and never ran out of things to do or places to explore. The shrines are fun to solve and it is very satisfying when you complete a really challenging one. The story is great and the characters are memorable. I could not put this game down and even though I've already beat it I still want to play it and continue my adventure in Hyrule.… Expand
  56. jocariba
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    Un juego mágico, no podría tener mejor jugabilidad, un antes y un después en la historia de los videojuegos, el primer juego que realmente es mundo abierto, con posibilidades prácticamente ilimitadas.
  57. ScoobTheNoob
    Mar 18, 2017
    7
    Whilst this is a good game, for myself I do not like the weapon system, nor do I like the cooking of food.

    The game is immense though, however really there is little incentive to enter combat, it serves no real purpose outside of boss fight's, and story fights, other than to absorb time/arrows and destroy weapons. I think we have been spoiled with previous Zelda games, and sadly    Whilst this is a good game, for myself I do not like the weapon system, nor do I like the cooking of food.

    The game is immense though, however really there is little incentive to enter combat, it serves no real purpose outside of boss fight's, and story fights, other than to absorb time/arrows and destroy weapons.

    I think we have been spoiled with previous Zelda games, and sadly breath of the wild falls well bellow the very bar Nintendo set in previous iterations.    … Expand
  58. Ullde
    Mar 18, 2017
    10
    Este juego juego es de los mejores juegos que he jugado al largo de mis 30 años que llevo en este mundillo.Nintendo una vez más demuestra su talento al frente de otros juegos con más posibilidades en gráficos.
    Este juego refleja mucho amor,la exploracion es infinita ,que deja al usuario elegir caminos distintos en cada momento.
    Claro canditado a ser el mejor juego de este año 2017.!!
  59. mattsoubala
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    having played witcher 3, fallout 4, and other ubisoft games i can safely say after defeating calamity ganon some 70 hours later this is truly a masterpiece in terms of open-world design. BOTW is the best open world game to date.
  60. Linkdon
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    Give credit where credit is due. So much ignorant hate, do you haters appreciate gaming at all? Is it not easy enough like CoD or GTA? Nintendo worked their butts off and it shows! Absolutely stunning game and it can be portable! Why would anyone with at least a high school education complain? Dumb, just dumb to hate on this game. All of the 0 of 10 are jealous fanboy haters. You earnedGive credit where credit is due. So much ignorant hate, do you haters appreciate gaming at all? Is it not easy enough like CoD or GTA? Nintendo worked their butts off and it shows! Absolutely stunning game and it can be portable! Why would anyone with at least a high school education complain? Dumb, just dumb to hate on this game. All of the 0 of 10 are jealous fanboy haters. You earned much of my respect back with this game Nintendo, good job.… Expand
  61. newrandomage
    Mar 17, 2017
    7
    This is the most overrated game of 2017 so far, and I doubt that any other game in this year is going to be so expected and cause such dissapointment. This is the biggest bet on open world games from Nintendo until this day and while it isn't poorly executed and implements some interesting ideas, the reality is that it is far from the masterpiece everyone is selling that it is. The worstThis is the most overrated game of 2017 so far, and I doubt that any other game in this year is going to be so expected and cause such dissapointment. This is the biggest bet on open world games from Nintendo until this day and while it isn't poorly executed and implements some interesting ideas, the reality is that it is far from the masterpiece everyone is selling that it is. The worst part of all that should kill it for most people is performance; if we would ignore that 720p 30FPS is unnacceptable on 2017 (or 900p with bad performance), the game has unnacceptable fps drops and a graphic style that while it is unique, it isn't impressive at all. I'll overlook the last part just a bit to give it a 7/10. Strong contender for "Most overrated game of 2017" without any doubt.… Expand
  62. MiawMix
    Mar 17, 2017
    5
    Far from perfect, this game is flawed in every aspect i know. Let's take look one by one:

    - Visual: Not even water color art style can hide the bad graphic performance. Low resolution 720p, sub-par 20fps and even slower in docking mode, bad texture, popping out objects, over use of bloom. Just name it. -Musics: No memorable track, or if you're optimistic you can call it full of    Far from perfect, this game is flawed in every aspect i know. Let's take look one by one:

    - Visual: Not even water color art style can hide the bad graphic performance. Low resolution 720p, sub-par 20fps and even slower in docking mode, bad texture, popping out objects, over use of bloom. Just name it.

    -Musics: No memorable track, or if you're optimistic you can call it full of 'ambience'. It is ok, but for some part there's no music at all.

    -The world: It's big and empty with monster settlement in between. You can count dungeon in one hand, and there're 120 'shrine'. The problem is you can finish any shrine in just 30 second. The puzzles are really simple, like just glide over 2 holes etc.

    -Enemy: Most of their design are copy-paste with slight alteration, even the bosses. The most depressing part is their AI. God they're as stupid as turtle.

    -Gameplay: Relies heavily on gear, not skill. The enemy AI obviously doesn't help. In high level area you can play around with them but you can't kill them, or you can try and broke your weapons.

    -Story: Hahaha, it's nintendo game, don't think too hard of this part.    … Expand
  63. chenson87
    Mar 17, 2017
    5
    Highly overrated. About the only thing good about it is its visual aesthetics and nostalgia.
    Cons: weapon degradation system, forced motion controls that do not respond accurately, "dungeons" all look the same and dont offer much, heat/cold that keep you from exploring, weather elements that keep you from exploring, lack of tutorials for vital information needed the whole game, 1 hit    Highly overrated. About the only thing good about it is its visual aesthetics and nostalgia.
    Cons: weapon degradation system, forced motion controls that do not respond accurately, "dungeons" all look the same and dont offer much, heat/cold that keep you from exploring, weather elements that keep you from exploring, lack of tutorials for vital information needed the whole game, 1 hit kills, weapons that are high level but hit like paper mache, game encourages NOT engaging in battles, small cities with very little going on, dodge/block system regressed from Ocarina of Time instead of improving upon.

    After having a great time with Horizon Zero Dawn, I expected so much more from BotW and was highly let down. It's a functional, sandbox sort of action/adventure with very little to actually do.    … Expand
  64. gnorfnorf
    Mar 17, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is good. Great. If you have the Wii U (because if you already have a Switch you most certainly have this game) get it. My belief is that someone's opinion is theirs, and it's not anyone else's business to go up in their face and say that their review is based on bias and/or stupid. It's easy to think that this game cheated its reviews by bias, and is actually t r a s h. In this review I will mainly just be talking about the things that lower this game to a 9 for me (I would make it maybe like a 9.2-9.3 but Metacritic hates us). #1 - Weapon deterioration. Now, this would be better if it was like FE, where it shows you how many uses you have left, or if the weapons were better than the plastic Master Sword I got at a costume shop (it's awesome btw). #2 - The final boss. Most of the game has been hard, but the final boss (and the other bosses besides Thunderblight) is easy. As someone who learned how to perfect guard this boss fight was super simple. Maybe if they left out the part where the Divine Beasts lowered his health to half, it wouldn't've been so bad. #3 - So, this isn't as much as a gripe, but just something I really didn't like and thought was a heavily missed opportunity. In the Switch presentation trailer, it had this AWESOME music backing the trailer up and got me super hyped for the game. But sadly, I haven't found it anywhere in the OST. Maybe it's being saved for the DLC in the holiday, but I WISH it was in the OST now. It's so gooood. #4 - y cant u pet doggo he is so cute #5 - Framerates are just annoying. People said it occured only around the beginning area and places like that, but it happened much more than that. Handheld mode doesn't have as much problems, but in places like Korok Forest or Kakariko Village where a lot of NPCs are around, the game chugs hard. And yes, I know the team was alerted of this game being ported to the Switch a year in advance, but maybe a bit longer in development or a patch could make this game a whole much better. And part of it isn't really Zelda team's fault. The Switch is barely able to run a Wii U game because of its hardware, and that's not really the Zelda team's wrong-doing. #6 - Finally, the lack of tunes that we can really recognize and remember was annoying. Besides the main theme, there's not really any other song I can remember off the top of my head, and yes, I know the lack of a lot of music was because of the atmosphere they were going for. Anyways, there aren't a lot of songs like Midna's Lament or Hyrule Field that you can easily remember. If they added the song I talked about in #3 this wouldn't be much of a problem for me. So these are the reasons I didn't give this game a 10. I still think that if you have a Switch or a Wii U (or a good PC, since I heard a Cemu version is being developed), this game is a must-have. Yet, there are some problems that make the experience a bit less fun that of what I had expected. I like this game a lot, and I hope you don't think that a bit of annoyances make me hate this game.… Expand
  65. thinknintendo
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    Once in a while a game comes around that completley knocks you on your feet and reminds you why videogames are so great. Whats strange to me is, i would have never expected it to be a zelda game. The thought alone is bizarre , we all expect every mainline zelda game to be really good, as i did with this one. But i have to be honest, i expected it to be “just another zelda.”

    My favorite    Once in a while a game comes around that completley knocks you on your feet and reminds you why videogames are so great. Whats strange to me is, i would have never expected it to be a zelda game. The thought alone is bizarre , we all expect every mainline zelda game to be really good, as i did with this one. But i have to be honest, i expected it to be “just another zelda.”

    My favorite zelda game is the original legend of zelda for the NES. Link to the past on the SNES and Link awakening on the gameboy were amazing games, fantastic even. Ocarina of time was really on a HO Notha level. After that point, sadly, my hype for zelda started to decline. The series was stating to get comfy with its tried and true formula, as were its hardcore fans. Ive always thought zelda could be better, not that Skyward sword, Twilight princess and windwaker were bad games, just that at their core, they were still mimicking the same fomulaic approach. So why or even how would a game thats expected to be good, still blow away expectations as breath of the wild has? By breaking that mold, chewing it up, adding some acorns and mighty bannanas, throwing it in a pan over a fire, and making a monster of a game that absolutley no one expected to be this incredible.

    GRAPHICS

    The game runs fairly smooth with some slight fps drops in certain moments, never to the point where it interrupts gameplay. Despite being originally developed on the archaic and weak capability of the wiiu, Breath of the wilds graphics are absorbently stunning, every vista looks like a watercolor painting. The character models look great and feel like they fit the fantasy world perfectly. Enemies come in diffrent shapes and sizes, from small bat like keese, to hulking one eyed giant orge like beasts to even bigger enemies(wont spoil it for you) The wildlife in this game is beautiful to look at, even the smallest insect.

    GAMEPLAY

    Running, jumping, fighting,climbing in Breath of the wild is silky smooth, there is actually so many things and so many controls for link to learn that you might find yourself pressing the wrong button at times, so it does have somewhat of a learning curve, but never to the point where i got annoyed. Link can sprint or climb using his upgradable stamina bar, a feature new to the series. Every weapon that link collects attacks diffrently, and there all fun to use, some more than others (im looking at you boomerang.) You can make food and potions to help you on your quest, this part is actually a lot of fun, as you’ll want to collect as many ingredients: trees,plants,fruits, enemy drops(i mean the list goes on and on.) The abilities that you receive early in the game are also a blast to use, especially paired with the incredible physics engine of this game. its unlike anything you’ve ever played, it really is.

    SOUND

    Music in this game is also unlike any other zelda game, where other zelda titles, there was always an overworld theme blasting, marching towards adventure no matter what you were doing. This game makes you really feel your surroundings with its soundtrack, it lets the sounds of nature swoop in and take over at times, this mixed with the incredible

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    scenery make for an audiovisual experience thats extremely satisfying. There are excellent tracks in this game, from the celtic sounding theme of hateno village to the jazzy sounds of the goron/valcano theme. There is also remade editions of old favorites. Overall there’s never been a zelda soundtrack with more emotion than in this game.

    STORY

    The legend of zelda has never been known for its story elements, that being said it has a decent tale told in a very intresting way. Ive been playing about 70 hours, and honestly have not focused too much on reaching the main story plot, that being said from what ive seen, its definitley a step up from previous iterations.

    CONCLUSION

    Did i think nintendo had it in them to make a game like this? Yes, did i expect it with breath of the wild? NO, but im sure glad they did. As many positive things i have to say about this game, i cant help to assert that you have to play this game to really understand and appreciate it. No review can really do it justice, and with that being said, i give this game a 10/10.

    The good: True open word gameplay that gives you a sense of freedom

    The bad: slight fps drops in high activity areas

    The ugly: Moblin guts? really? eww…    … Expand
  66. dylanweber
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    This game gives you a sense of adventure like no other. You can do anything and go anywhere, and there is never a lack of content. You always feel like you can strengthen yourself, but there is no mundane XP or leveling system. You can always cook food and elixirs to temporarily fill in your weaknesses. The story is fleshed out, the puzzles are challenging, and the dungeons are perfectlyThis game gives you a sense of adventure like no other. You can do anything and go anywhere, and there is never a lack of content. You always feel like you can strengthen yourself, but there is no mundane XP or leveling system. You can always cook food and elixirs to temporarily fill in your weaknesses. The story is fleshed out, the puzzles are challenging, and the dungeons are perfectly balanced. It was definitely worth the wait, and it's definitely worth the $60.… Expand
  67. Bre59
    Mar 17, 2017
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I find it odd a game talks about good and evil of a hero. Fighting back an evil force of Ganon but the game breaking a very basic rule of the Commandments. Praying until idols over and over to get stamina and hearts. The game has a heavy religious agenda. I have worked with individuals who have personally worshipped idols daily all their lives. Compliants tended to be of spirits that haunt there homes who are of violent nature. Now these complainst came from non-believers, irreligious, Christian, and Buhddist/Hindu. I am worried because this game is so popular but most ppl do not know a spiritual history of the old testament talking directly against this pratice. Aka the KJV bible. I speak with voice of warning. I will not purchase this game as a result. I love Link and Zelda line of games. I have not seen these practices in pervious version.… Expand
  68. BeardedMurloc
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    Just to balance every 0 or 1 that was given to this game from people that haven't even played the game. I don't even own a Wii U or Switch but **** this **** i give it a 10!
  69. zerox50
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    Many people are having mixed feelings about this games score . That being said games are all about preference and taste. I will admit that while much of the story and fantasy setting don't appeal to me it was still overall a great game. The mechanics are polished the controls are tight (horse riding aside) even the ridiculously flimsy weapon durability isn't a turn off. (although IMany people are having mixed feelings about this games score . That being said games are all about preference and taste. I will admit that while much of the story and fantasy setting don't appeal to me it was still overall a great game. The mechanics are polished the controls are tight (horse riding aside) even the ridiculously flimsy weapon durability isn't a turn off. (although I wouldn't complain if they patched all weapons later to be 5x more durable) At its core this game takes a lot of different systems and cobbles them together more or less successfully. So in conclusion yes some things are not to my personal taste but I have played more than 70 hours this first week and find myself still picking it up immediately after work almost subconsciously.… Expand
  70. tybyrd93
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    A masterclass in open world gaming, and quite possibly the best Zelda game of all time. Incredible world design and exploration, deep cooking and crafting systems, rewarding side quests, charming characters, fantastic new mechanics, I really can't praise this game enough. The minor technical shortcomings in the form of frame rate drops and pop-in do not take away from the fact that this isA masterclass in open world gaming, and quite possibly the best Zelda game of all time. Incredible world design and exploration, deep cooking and crafting systems, rewarding side quests, charming characters, fantastic new mechanics, I really can't praise this game enough. The minor technical shortcomings in the form of frame rate drops and pop-in do not take away from the fact that this is a near perfect experience that fully delivers on the hype.… Expand
  71. therealmattchew
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    Words...words can not explain the excellence of this game....I will pointing out problems I didn't like and the overall majority of things I did like. First off let me just say that if you are confused on if you should buy the game or not BUY IT! It is worth every penny and will give you many memorable, frustrating, and enjoyable moments. The frustrating moments usually turn into momentsWords...words can not explain the excellence of this game....I will pointing out problems I didn't like and the overall majority of things I did like. First off let me just say that if you are confused on if you should buy the game or not BUY IT! It is worth every penny and will give you many memorable, frustrating, and enjoyable moments. The frustrating moments usually turn into moments of joy when you figure out an expertly designed puzzle that can keep you thinking and trying. The story is one of the greatest in history of Zelda (and I have played nearly all other Zelda games). I beat the game in around the 50 hour mark but I did avoid some side quests. Even when I did beat the game I came back just to beat more shrines (which are mini dungeons with puzzles) and complete any other side quests that may be out there. Most people complain the world is "barren", but I can reassure you there is plenty to explore and discover. Because I don't want to spoil the game all I will say is in the end I felt sad that the main storyline was coming to an end and I wanted more. The voice acting is splendid and made me feel attached to most of the characters like Zelda. One of the problems I didn't like about the game was the frame drops that happened every now and then (keep in mind this was on the Wii U). This thankfully doesn't take away from the experience and beauty of the world around you. With everything from the individual pieces of grass to the huge mountains in the distance you can get side tracked very easily which makes this game even better. Only focusing on the main story will get you around a 15% completion rate of the game. Besides this there is so much more to discover that I would rather you (the reader and hopefully future player) discover for yourself! This game is a masterpiece and will be remembered as one of the best Zelda games of all time.… Expand
  72. Supahvaporeon
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    Minor forethought: There are many, MANY people who are giving 0/10 scores without playing the game past the beginning "Tutorial" area. Most of these reviews should be ignored and reported for giving fake and abusive.
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    Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is nothing short of a masterpiece. Everything is clean and polished, from the weather effects actually meaning something for your playing experience, to how exploration is encouraged.

    LoZ: BotW, unlike previous Zelda titles, is an open world game. Despite the oversaturation of the genre, BotW manages to be unique and creative at how to present challenge and reward the player for accomplishing it.

    Unlike other titles, there is only 4 +1 major dungeons in the game surrounding 4 "Divine Beasts" and Hyrule Castle itself. Where it lacks in main dungeons, it makes up for in smaller "mini dungeons" called shrines. Every shrine in the game is unique and has it's own mechanic or gimmick, and has 0-3 treasures hidden to find. At the end of each shrine, you get a "Soul Orb." collecting 4 of these allows you to trade them in for a Heart Container or a Stamina Container; it is very similar in concept to Heart Pieces in previous games, but much more streamlined and interactive than previous side-quests and minigames.

    Side-quests this time around thanks to the open world-ness of the game allow them to be spread out, and can even be a reward for exploration itself. Rather than just give heart pieces or rupees, many will give you rare ingredients for cooking, directions to hidden areas with loot, or more powerful weapons than you would find in the world.

    Speaking of weapons, BotW has a weapon degradation mechanic, where most weak weapons shatter after a few blows, while more powerful and rare weapons break much less often. Most reviewers do not like the mechanic, but I personally see why they did so. It forces you to be on par or weaker than the enemies you face, and save the good weapons when you find something much more dangerous. When you have the experience and knowledge where you can find those powerful weapons, it isn't as much of a struggle to replace them.

    Having completed most of the game with only the 3 token heart containers, I can safely say: this game is HARD. Difficulty is far too difficult to talk about in depth without spoilers, but it is safe to say that the starting area itself is easy to navigate, but ramps the difficulty up and down at random with enemy placement, environmental conditions, weapon availability, and even (very easy version of) a miniboss. It keeps you on your toes and gets you ready for some of the more difficult sections. Be prepared to get stomped when you get out of there.

    The music is the perfect throwback to previous games, incorporating the best of the best songs from Wind Waker to Twilight Princess, and mixing it up enough to make it stand out in the series. From the delicate harp music intermixed with a synth, almost otherworldly melody of Zora's Domain, to the woodwinds calmly blowing away in some of the highlands, it simply cannot get any better than this.

    Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is unarguably the best game I have ever played. From the mechanics, to the environments; the side-quests, to the main quest; and everything in-between; this game is glowing with perfection. For all the stuff Nintendo has been doing lately with the community, this more than makes up for it.    … Expand
  73. Felisha
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    My boyfriend bought this for me and i didn't have any expectations at all and i thought it looked kinda boring when i saw the videos of the demo. But i gave it a shot, and i have to say it is the best game I've ever played. And i'm addicted. I RECOMMEND!! 10/10
  74. holnugget
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    This game is amazing and I can't put it down. Its art style is unique and the depth of the game is unparalleled. Whether you are playing this on the Switch or the Wii U, its a must purchase (even for casual gamers). Hands down, the best Zelda game yet.
  75. ANeuhouser
    Mar 17, 2017
    7
    To give an impression of play time have completed 74/120 shrines and unlocked all of the towers.

    The negatives: - Quest and character depth are pretty minimal compared to something like The Witcher. - Enemy variety is also lacking there are 12 enemy types (Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus, Bokoblin, Moblin, Lizalfos, Wizzrobe, Chuchu, Keese, Octorock, Guardians) and they are all seen    To give an impression of play time have completed 74/120 shrines and unlocked all of the towers.

    The negatives:
    - Quest and character depth are pretty minimal compared to something like The Witcher.
    - Enemy variety is also lacking there are 12 enemy types (Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus, Bokoblin, Moblin, Lizalfos, Wizzrobe, Chuchu, Keese, Octorock, Guardians) and they are all seen throughout the map, just recolored or with a different elemental power in different areas.
    - Weapons degrade too quickly, most weapons are not durable enough to kill a single one of the tougher enemy types without breaking (White Wokoblin, Blue Moblin, Black Lizalfos, Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus)
    - Tougher variants of common enemies (White Wokoblin, Blue Moblin, Black Lizalfos) don't fight any differently than their weaker counterparts, they just have their damage and health cranked way up. Most of these units can be easily knocked down in a few hits but then you have to sit there breaking weapons on them for ~30s until they die.
    - There are only 4 real dungeons in the game, they are all quite small, and all have the same type of puzzles.
    - Too many "____'s Blessing" shrines that have no puzzle inside of them.
    - Occasional stuttering when playing in docked mode.

    The positives:
    - Nostalgia, nostalgia in spades.
    - It's a pretty good take on the standard ubisoft open world game. Towers unlock portions of the map but unlike a ubisoft game the towers do not then litter your map with icons. Exploration is key in finding everything.
    - The exploration mechanics are great, The paraglider and climbing mechanics make traversing the map quite fun.
    - There is weapon and armor variety well beyond any other LoZ game.
    - Combat presents a greater challenge than other LoZ games and taking down the miniboss monsters (Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus) scattered around the map is very rewarding.
    - Smooth frames and no stuttering when playing in handheld mode.

    Overall it's a pretty decent open world game with some shortcomings but a good amount of fun.    … Expand
  76. ZachGrubes
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    I have never written a user review, but feel compelled. I have been playing games since the Eighties when I first played Space Invaders, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, etc. I have played most of the Zeldas to completion. Because I've been playing games since the glory days of Sega vs Nintendo I have a soft spot in my heart for Nintendo games specifically, but I also play other games, COD,I have never written a user review, but feel compelled. I have been playing games since the Eighties when I first played Space Invaders, Tetris, Super Mario Bros, etc. I have played most of the Zeldas to completion. Because I've been playing games since the glory days of Sega vs Nintendo I have a soft spot in my heart for Nintendo games specifically, but I also play other games, COD, Portal, Assassins Creed, GTA, Minecraft, etc. I also play tons of indie games because I think small-time dreamers making games in their basement deserve to have their games played, they are often of incredibly high quality considering what scarce resources they are made with. I've played a lot of games. I do not think it is unreasonable to make a statement such as "Breath of the Wild is the best game I've ever played". I would not be alone if I did. Many people have made statements such as this, and not just user reviewers, critics. It is telling to observe that actual critics have rated this game much higher than users. When this is the case, you can tell something is much better than users are saying it is. Many of the user reviewers admit in their review to not having even played the game. I would posit that, generally, critics are better equipped to assess the quality of a game than caustic, sweaty palmed children who spend all their time swearing at people over their X-box live account, while racking up head-shots. Most critics are fairly impartial and will try to give a fair, objective review. It is telling that of the nearly 100 critic reviews perhaps only 3 or 4 score it less than a 90, the vast majority are perfect 10s. The lowest scores are around 70. Three outliers scored it near that area. To score a game of this scope, this grandeur, a game with this much charm a mediocre score just seems like their may be axes to grind there.

    Play this game. If it's the last thing you do!    … Expand
  77. Spagbonara
    Mar 17, 2017
    9
    This game is really fun and has become my favourite Zelda game of all time. The world is massive, vibrant and filled with secrets, The combat is pretty fluent in the most part and the game is just a blast to play. Just when i'm about to stop playing, something allures me into playing more. The atmosphere is brilliant and immersive. The voice acting however is not the best but it doesn'tThis game is really fun and has become my favourite Zelda game of all time. The world is massive, vibrant and filled with secrets, The combat is pretty fluent in the most part and the game is just a blast to play. Just when i'm about to stop playing, something allures me into playing more. The atmosphere is brilliant and immersive. The voice acting however is not the best but it doesn't hinder my gameplay experience. Rain falls too frequently when i'm climbing mountains making it frustrating sometimes. Framerate drops are an issues that come up from time to time (Wii U Version). Weapons break a little bit too easily as well. Most of my issues with the game can be fixed with a patch so i don't consider them a really big deal. Overall the game is a lot of fun and it will keep you playing for hours or maybe even days.… Expand
  78. dylanjp
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    I never thought I would see the day that a game would out do Ocarina of Time but, Nintendo finally did it. Breath of the Wild is doing what Ocarina of Time did for the franchise almost 20 years ago. Breath of the Wild has redefined what a Zelda game should be. The open world is amazing. You can truly go anywhere you can see. Combat is fun and challenging. You need to work to become strong.I never thought I would see the day that a game would out do Ocarina of Time but, Nintendo finally did it. Breath of the Wild is doing what Ocarina of Time did for the franchise almost 20 years ago. Breath of the Wild has redefined what a Zelda game should be. The open world is amazing. You can truly go anywhere you can see. Combat is fun and challenging. You need to work to become strong. While is game is far more challenging than previous Zelda games, its not so challenging that it becomes frustrating. As far as the main quest goes: the story is amazing. Voice Acting is incorporated well. Princess Zelda has real depth to her character and that makes you want to actually try and save her as soon as you can. You choose how to go about your adventure. If you truly want to you can face Ganon right from the get go. Breath of the Wild has incredible replay value once you beat the main quest. I have put over 110 hours into the game so far. I have yet to see the entire world. Even though I have nearly beaten all 120 shrine dungeons, their are still huge sections of the map I still have to explore.
    My entire life I have considered Zelda Ocarina of Time to be the best video game of all time, and to be honest I never expected any game to ever be able to surpass it. The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild did just that. You can see and feel the amount of work and dedication the developers put into this game. Not only is it the best Zelda game of all time, it is the best video game ever made.

    Story: 10/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    replay ability: 10/10

    While opinions and game genre preferences may differ. There is no denying that this is a great work of art. A true masterpiece.    … Expand
  79. saf126
    Mar 17, 2017
    10
    this game is all consuming encouraging exploration while giving near complete freedom of what and how to do things. its as close to perfect as a game has ever been.
  80. BodManFord
    Mar 16, 2017
    9
    The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is a entirely new Zelda game with the core mechanics changed and everything is centered around the open world environment. The story of this game is one of the most deep and gripping stories I have ever witnessed. I shed a few tears.
    But in order to see this story, you have to find very specific places in this massive world with picture clues. Which    The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is a entirely new Zelda game with the core mechanics changed and everything is centered around the open world environment. The story of this game is one of the most deep and gripping stories I have ever witnessed. I shed a few tears.
    But in order to see this story, you have to find very specific places in this massive world with picture clues. Which is tedious and a chore but it pays off.

    The open world design gives the game a completely non linear approach to where you can storm the final boss right after the tutorial area. The world connects very well and the whole map has wasted eggs in the location names and Easter eggs that can be found in game.

    The combat is where the game either makes or breaks the experience.
    At the start of the game, dispatching foes can be extremely creative (ie putting a balloon on someone and make them float away) and fun, but later in the game that is scapped because of your foes high HP.
    Weapon durability can be annoying, but it really adds to the whole "survival" aspect of the game and is really fun (to me at least).

    One of the main things that puts this apart from other Zelda games is the difficulty. This is not a easy game. It's not too hard either (coming from me though, I've beaten and 100% all souls games). You can easily die without good armor and such. But the non linear world allows for you to wander into end game smokies who kill you with just their glare. And the bosses are just meh. Not too creative and forgettable.

    The game runs fine for me, I noticed no frame drops or anything. The graphics are pretty and fun to look at. Minimalistic but detailed. They are cell shaded and it looks lovely

    All in all, this is one of my favorite games I've played in a long time.
    I give it a 9/10 for excellent story but with tedious mechanics here and there but overall it's a masterpiece    … Expand
  81. jorge502
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Heads up. There's an army of Sony fanboys making multiple accounts and spamming 0s. Metacritic is afraid to address this because they don't want to censor their users. Just ignore the user score. 1500 negative review and I suspect 96% of them have never played the game. This is a fantastic game. Just read the critic reviews. As a Sony fan, I am ashamed of the members of our community.Heads up. There's an army of Sony fanboys making multiple accounts and spamming 0s. Metacritic is afraid to address this because they don't want to censor their users. Just ignore the user score. 1500 negative review and I suspect 96% of them have never played the game. This is a fantastic game. Just read the critic reviews. As a Sony fan, I am ashamed of the members of our community. People are livid that this game is getting way more praise than any of the new Sony exclusives.… Expand
  82. thatguy090
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Just finished the game and i can honestly say that this is one of the better games that i have ever played. It really has everything that makes a Zelda game great and adds to the formula with elegance without taking away from the franchise at all and the atmosphere that it creates it very definitly Zelda all the way. If you have ever even thought about getting into the Legend of ZeldaJust finished the game and i can honestly say that this is one of the better games that i have ever played. It really has everything that makes a Zelda game great and adds to the formula with elegance without taking away from the franchise at all and the atmosphere that it creates it very definitly Zelda all the way. If you have ever even thought about getting into the Legend of Zelda franchise, even if you know nothing about it or havent played one in a very long time, please dont hesitate on buying this game and playing it. it really is worth every second and cent that i spent on it and I might actually end up buying a special edition Switch for legend of Zelda if one ever comes out… Expand
  83. ADRIANSHOCK333
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    I think this game is one of the best games of all time and maybe my favorite out of the series, hell maybe my favorite game of all time all thou, there are some frame rate drops in villages but, I still love this game.
  84. Hummus4ever
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Fantastic, I've been having a great time with it! The graphics are beautiful, the world is huge, and it feels like as though everything in the game was extremely well thought out. I'm 50 hours in and not even close to being done.
  85. miine
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Too bad 11 isn' possible. This is not only the best Zelda I've ever played but the best action adventure also. Nintendo leap frogged all others on OpenWorld games. This isn't just "open" – its more real then anything else while still keeping the expected Zelda charm.

    BotW ist such a leap that giving it anything then a perfect score because of technical issues wouldn't justice it. After    Too bad 11 isn' possible. This is not only the best Zelda I've ever played but the best action adventure also. Nintendo leap frogged all others on OpenWorld games. This isn't just "open" – its more real then anything else while still keeping the expected Zelda charm.

    BotW ist such a leap that giving it anything then a perfect score because of technical issues wouldn't justice it. After playing BotW for over 125 hours I decided that there is a real life too and so I went to see Ganon.

    The brilliance of this game is that I didn't want to end it at all. And I still have to discover many shrines, secrets and mini games. Given the non linear structure the puzzles could be be and were – puzzling, as players aren't required to solve them to progress further.

    Zelda Breath of the Wild is breathtaking. People will be talking in 20 or 30 years about it as a hallmark of computer games. BotW sets the benchmark for all other future OpenWorld adventure games.    … Expand
  86. Lilpain97
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Ok, I played this for about 5 to 10 minutes and all im saying is GOTY. I climbed a mountain and failed tryed to re climb it and failed again did it a 3rd time and failed... I also nearly got **** by a goat. Best 5 or 10 minutes of my life.
    Ps this is to piss off everyone giving it a **** score without actually playing it.
  87. Memulatron
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    I'm gonna start off by saying that this game is not perfect. Going in and out of the inventory screen constantly is tedious, the weapons breaking is irritating, and there are several parts of the world that are empty and uninteresting. I'm giving this game a 10, however, because of what it's done for the Zelda series, what it's done for Nintendo, as well as the fact that it's the best,I'm gonna start off by saying that this game is not perfect. Going in and out of the inventory screen constantly is tedious, the weapons breaking is irritating, and there are several parts of the world that are empty and uninteresting. I'm giving this game a 10, however, because of what it's done for the Zelda series, what it's done for Nintendo, as well as the fact that it's the best, most approachable, and most consistently brilliant and beautiful open-world game ever made. There are so many different and unique locations, every minor NPC is on a schedule that helps the world seem alive, the combat is interesting and challenging, the customizability of Link's loadout is mind-bogglingly diverse, and the game is just so much fun to play. I don't ever want to put this game down. There's always something new to do, and that's something that not many open-world games exhibit nowadays. If you have a Wii U or if you're still debating whether or not to get a Switch, get it for this game. It is so good, you won't regret it.… Expand
  88. SoulJustice
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    The game is amazing. Simple as that, it brings me back to it over and over and there are not many games that can do this. It is vastly unfair to give out a 0 out of 10. More people need to just play the game to completion to even understand what it has on offer for them. If you are not sure if you will like it by now, don't buy it. Here is a 10 to negate a 0.
  89. bishopknight
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Game is amazing. It doesnt hold your hand. It lets the player figure things out, which I love. It's HARD and it should be! It's Zelda, which originally was HARD as well. I will say, one minor thing is that there are not tons of monsters in the game, a lot use the same type like the moblins but again im nitpicking on an otherwise flawless game. 10/10
  90. geminate
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    I have not enjoyed a game this much in a very long time. I love exploring the world, learning skills (like how to cook) by experimenting, trying to catch and tame horses, and how the people and towns feel real (talking to people isn't just busyness). I feel like I am actually on an adventure. My 10 year old daughter also loves this game too and we often talk about the different areas thatI have not enjoyed a game this much in a very long time. I love exploring the world, learning skills (like how to cook) by experimenting, trying to catch and tame horses, and how the people and towns feel real (talking to people isn't just busyness). I feel like I am actually on an adventure. My 10 year old daughter also loves this game too and we often talk about the different areas that we have been exploring.… Expand
  91. Draco781
    Mar 16, 2017
    9
    Breath of the wild is one of the greatest Zelda games ever made, without a doubt. It is gorgeous (for a nintendo game), and the open world gameplay is fantastic. My only gripe is the frame rate issues. that is the only reason that this game gets a 9 instead of a 10.
  92. slugfest321
    Mar 16, 2017
    7
    TO start im coming at this as someone who has never finished a zelda game and the las zelda game i played before breath of the wild was wind waker. ive probably put 25 hours int botw now and can say i like the game and its a good game but it has its problems for me. The shrines feel too easy and short as well as never reaching that wow this is cool moment, the weapon durability is aTO start im coming at this as someone who has never finished a zelda game and the las zelda game i played before breath of the wild was wind waker. ive probably put 25 hours int botw now and can say i like the game and its a good game but it has its problems for me. The shrines feel too easy and short as well as never reaching that wow this is cool moment, the weapon durability is a nascence but i dont feel its a massive downside to the game. another problem for me is the lack of truely cool places to discover outside of quests like ive never come across a cave thats keeps getting deeper n deeper full of enemies n cool scenery leading to a cool reward. It does get boring time to time runing in the open spaces of botw but so does any open world game however despite the negatives the game does keep me engaged and is a fun game so for me i give it a 7/10… Expand
  93. CreamyyStreams
    Mar 16, 2017
    8
    Phenomenal game with a handful of poor design decisions you wouldn't expect from a Zelda title, even one that breaks new ground.

    Impressively styled and expansive world with plenty of landscape variety and distinct biospheres. Settlements have character, whether they're majestic superstructures or quaint villages. Combat is simple but compelling and there are plenty of opportunities to    Phenomenal game with a handful of poor design decisions you wouldn't expect from a Zelda title, even one that breaks new ground.

    Impressively styled and expansive world with plenty of landscape variety and distinct biospheres. Settlements have character, whether they're majestic superstructures or quaint villages. Combat is simple but compelling and there are plenty of opportunities to use the environment to influence a fight. Shrine and 'dungeon' puzzles are for the most part fun and usually intuitive. I bought the Switch specifically for this game and I'm not disappointed.

    However it's not /all/ sunshine and rainbows.

    The inclusion of ubisoft towers is a cardinal sin for open world games at this point and you wouldn't expect such a tired, cliched 'feature' from Nintendo.

    Shrines themselves are strangely scattered across the landscape as if an afterthought, only there for the benefit of the player and not at all 'integrated' into the world.

    Weapon durability is handled terribly and serves only to force pauses in combat and add another layer of inventory management, and leads to decisions on the cost to reward ratio of most combat encounters being heavily slanted towards 'cost' - the loot dropped by the vast majority of enemies isn't worth the durability loss.

    Character progression seems piecemeal and relies on your desire to scrounge across the world looking for shrines and seeds.

    The dodge mechanic is for some bizarre reason a jump rather than a roll, which adds an unpleasant floaty element to otherwise enjoyable combat.

    There's also an optimisation issue that surfaces when the console is docked. You'll see frequent frame rate drops when playing on a TV that don't arise in handheld configuration, which is bizarre for a system touted as a home console.

    It looks like a long list and reads like most complaints are fairly petty or typical of open world games - and they are quite small complaints, for the most part. I'd still entirely recommend it. However the flaws are there, you will notice them and they do (as far as I'm concerned) justify an 8 rather than a 9 or 10. If you're willing to drop £280 or your regional equivalent on a new system you're unlikely to find a better exclusive game so far this console generation.    … Expand
  94. Kerzun
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    An amazing experience coming from the good guys at Nintendo, yet another great notch on the Zelda franchise's belt, while at first I wasn't sure if I should get their new console just for this game ultimately I decided to give the switch time to cook, but even so, I could not stop myself from getting the game for the Wii U
    -after all, how could I?, when all my friends kept raving about    An amazing experience coming from the good guys at Nintendo, yet another great notch on the Zelda franchise's belt, while at first I wasn't sure if I should get their new console just for this game ultimately I decided to give the switch time to cook, but even so, I could not stop myself from getting the game for the Wii U
    -after all, how could I?, when all my friends kept raving about how great the game was day in and day out, so I bought it thinking I had to see this for myself.

    And what i found was that they were right for once, the world was vast and open, and while having simpler esthetics when compared to other great looking, similar games like Horizon zero dawn, which I also played recently, it doesn't distracts but adds to the experience with a very vibrant colorful pallet no matter where you go.

    The story is rich and interesting as you go around the land with no memories trying to piece things together from what you hear from all the interesting NPCs that populate the massive landscape.
    There are lots of things to see at every corner, from cooking and crafting, to gathering so many items an infinite inventory was a necessity.

    The sound design while lesser than the other Zelda games is every bit as impactful as it kicks in at just the right moments, when you actually encounter someone playing music in the middle of vasts expanses of grass to when you wonder into a lively village or town full of interesting npcs and life... meanwhile the moments of silence are also well done, as while you explore nature you are greeted with the distant chirps of birds or the low growls of enemies hiding behind some rocks, or the sound of water as it rushes past into a massive waterfall.

    but abode all the reason for my grade is that this game managed to make me feel great exploring again. the way they have made they AI for enemies and the world design with physics just makes things feel alive... like a huge sandbox for me to play and discover new things in... not since my time with Minecraft had I felt like this in a game and for that I give it my highest rating, as unlike Minecraft this game actually has a great story to boot.

    10/10 flawless and fun.    … Expand
  95. DatSchnizzle
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    Open your eyes.... these are the first words you hear when you first start the game. It was 2011. Nintendo showed us Gamers a tech demo of a new Zelda Game for the Wii U. 1 Year later they said they are working on a new Zelda Title but it will be a lot different to the first footage we seen of the tech demo. 2013 in a Nintendo Direct Eiji Aonuma said that the Zelda title will 100 percentlyOpen your eyes.... these are the first words you hear when you first start the game. It was 2011. Nintendo showed us Gamers a tech demo of a new Zelda Game for the Wii U. 1 Year later they said they are working on a new Zelda Title but it will be a lot different to the first footage we seen of the tech demo. 2013 in a Nintendo Direct Eiji Aonuma said that the Zelda title will 100 percently come. But with a twist. It will complete start a new beginning in the Zelda era. It will be like the old Zelda games (a Link to the past) where you can completely explore the whole world on your own. But now with new features and a complete open world and the main thing was, it was 3D. The mission of the game was to rethink the conventions of Zelda. After that a year long we heard nothing. At E3 2014 Eiji Aonuma showed us a little cinematic that gave us a glimpse of the new Zelda game. At some time Zelda should come 2015. However we now know that, that wasn't the case. They showed us a gameplay of the game at the game awards 2014 and it was amazing. It was such a little glimpse but everyone was pumped for the game. Later on they said they will release the game 2016 what also wasn't the case because we saw a release list of the games of 2016 and Zelda was listed for 2017. E3 2016 we saw the first Trailer showing us the game and it was amazing... the feeling this trailer gave me is undescribeable. At an event of the E3 you could also play the game. Everyone said they loved what they have played. But there were framerate drops but that isn't the big case in this review. Now 2017 they showed us the new nintendo console in detail and they also made the announcement that the console and the game would release at the 3rd March 2017. Now the day has come.... 03.03.2017 was the date and it happened....the game was finally released. And it was unbelieveable to see how good it sold. Me as an Zelda fan of the first hour was going crazy because there was no Switch or Zelda available at my local stores. But then at the 7th i finally got it and since then i am playing Zelda.... Wake up Link. You get out of the first room in to the big wild. You can see everything in your view range... and the view range is REAAAALLLY BIG. The Art-Style is beautiful, the Graphics beautiful, the Character Design is beautiful, the variety of Weapons/Armors/Bows is unbelieveably big and the Story is as beautiful as it could ever be. Guys i need to end it here.... not because i lost joy of writing this Review..... No. I just want to go back to my Switch and play The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.… Expand
  96. eradication
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    I would Give it a 9.9 out of 10 since that is not possible here I did round it up.

    I played every genre and almost all important games. I play mostely on PC but I do like some games on console more. But this game... ohohoh it sounds kinda fanboy-ish but this is the best game ive ever played BUT its not perfect... Ill start with the cons, cause there are only a few of them. Cons:    I would Give it a 9.9 out of 10 since that is not possible here I did round it up.

    I played every genre and almost all important games. I play mostely on PC but I do like some games on console more. But this game... ohohoh it sounds kinda fanboy-ish but this is the best game ive ever played BUT its not perfect...

    Ill start with the cons, cause there are only a few of them.

    Cons:
    - The music really fits good but im more of a fan of more melody in my music, like the older LoZ games.
    - I wish there was a post Ganon game or some kind of NewGamePlus. Im still okay the way it is.
    - the 30fps thing... but I understand its on such a small hardware so I totally agree with it.

    Pros:
    Well well well, there is so much to say here:
    - The great plateau is a great way to prepare the player for the open world
    - The game is polished to oblivion, Its incredible how much detail went into the game
    - The weapon system ist fast, dynamic and intuitive
    - All shiekah modules are used throughout the game for all bosses/shrines/dungeons and fighting
    - Looting feels very satisfying
    - The artdesign is the best so far, they went the middle way between Twinlight Princess and Windwaker
    - charakters, sound, enemies, landscape, bosses are all beautiful designed and animated
    - the controlls feels a bit wonky at the beginning since Zelda fans are different play style, but after some hours im totally okay with it. I love it the way it is.

    This game IS a masterpiece 9,9/10    … Expand
  97. Onzlo
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    This game is quite easily the best game I have played. As an owner of PS4, Xbox One, and a Switch, I believe that Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is the best exclusive of all time. closely followed by the Uncharted and Forza series. A great step forward for nintendo which has given me and many other switch owners confidence that the switch will go strong for years to come as one ofThis game is quite easily the best game I have played. As an owner of PS4, Xbox One, and a Switch, I believe that Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is the best exclusive of all time. closely followed by the Uncharted and Forza series. A great step forward for nintendo which has given me and many other switch owners confidence that the switch will go strong for years to come as one of the best consoles out there. Even if the Great Plateau was the size of the whole game it wouldn't be awful, there is so much to do all around the area and it only gets better when you leave. Great job nintendo!… Expand
  98. Revieweronmeta
    Mar 16, 2017
    10
    This game manages to surpass other openworld giants like Skyrim and Witcher 3 in terms of gameplay
    and expertly crafted gameplay mechanics and storyline it has although not mastered the magic of ocarina of time but definetly comes close.
  99. Attila_The_Fun
    Mar 16, 2017
    7
    Okay, so I beat the game to give it a final review and I must say I was reallllly disappointed. I'll just make my list now.
    Cons:
    No enemy variety. Maybe 8 total enemies in the game reskinned several times. Shrines are boring and take about 5 minutes or less to complete. 4 dungeons in the game if you can even call them dungeons that is. These dungeons are just huge empty spaces with    Okay, so I beat the game to give it a final review and I must say I was reallllly disappointed. I'll just make my list now.
    Cons:
    No enemy variety. Maybe 8 total enemies in the game reskinned several times.
    Shrines are boring and take about 5 minutes or less to complete.
    4 dungeons in the game if you can even call them dungeons that is. These dungeons are just huge empty spaces with one 20-minute puzzle and a boss.
    Calamity Gannon shot at me one time and stood there the rest of the fight.
    This is somewhat of a nitpick, but the music is really bad. If you have such an epic open world area the music should not have been soft piano. Ocarina of Time of time felt like an adventure with the music.
    The framerate is also very bad on the Switch. It was advertised to run at a "smooth 30 fps" and it doesn't if too many enemies are in one area and especially around the Great Deku Tree.
    The rain mechanic is very annoying. You can't just start a fire and wait either because that puts out your fire. So, then you need to go back to a town or a covered area and make your climb all over again.
    Chests are kind of pointless. They all hold some crappy weapon that breaks in a couple hits.

    Pros
    You can do a lot of silly stuff, but that's about it.
    The visuals look nice when they don't lag.

    That's about it.    … Expand
  100. juelz
    Mar 16, 2017
    9
    Couldn't ask for anything else when it comes to an open world game. Zelda is such a fantastic franchise.
    Yet I don't think this game deserves a score of 10. Why?
    1: Because it has framerate issues. 2: The voice acting. For some stupid reason, Aounuma decided to go without dual audio. Just a very few of the VA were okay in the english version, but most of them sounded horrible, way too    Couldn't ask for anything else when it comes to an open world game. Zelda is such a fantastic franchise.
    Yet I don't think this game deserves a score of 10. Why?

    1: Because it has framerate issues.
    2: The voice acting. For some stupid reason, Aounuma decided to go without dual audio. Just a very few of the VA were okay in the english version, but most of them sounded horrible, way too cringy and out of character.

    Thankfully, they don't speak that much in the game. But when they do, it's always in an important cutscene. I just don't get it why they wouldn't go for dual audio in such a big, important game like this.    … Expand
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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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