The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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8.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 20981 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 1,975 out of 20981
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  1. baticalamar44
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    increible es una maravilla de juego, buena jugabilidad y increibles graficos obra de arte
  2. Eliyahu
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The only thing this game was missing was for something to change when you beat the game… Expand
  3. Emirkartal
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Hayatımda ilk defa bir single player oyuna günde 10 15 saat gömdüm bırakamadım o kadar keyifliydi ki
  4. F1ightless
    Jan 6, 2022
    7
    Breath of The Wild is on-par with many celebrated open-world experiences and creates a powerful and intriguing immersion between you and the world it creates. Zelda has always been prominent on the market and is one of the most critically acclaimed games in recent memory. Rather than creating waypoints and forcing players to trek the barren world with nothing inside, it spreads the contentBreath of The Wild is on-par with many celebrated open-world experiences and creates a powerful and intriguing immersion between you and the world it creates. Zelda has always been prominent on the market and is one of the most critically acclaimed games in recent memory. Rather than creating waypoints and forcing players to trek the barren world with nothing inside, it spreads the content throughout the map facilitating getting lost and creating one's own experiences. However, it would be a surface level observation to classify the game as perfect and as time has progressed the game has aged poorly. My first complaint lies in the shrines, having many mini-dungeons instead of half a dozen big ones is a new direction for the series and while some are fun, short challenges, others feel boring, monotonous or easily cheesed. Divine beasts are nice reliefs but if they are actually on par with previous areas is debatable and I'd argue against it. My next issue is the story and dialogue, with LoZ being Nintendo's 'story game' it's disappointing seeing it being as average as it always has been and cutscenes which look visually stunning are off-put by Link yet again being a grunting, emotional wall per usual. It's definitely time to give Link a voice and is what I'm hoping for most in the remake actually being achieved well. Enemy variety is small but only a minor complaint due to the versatility of the minimal monsters available as well as their hilarious interactions. All of these are only minor in comparison to the next issue: replayability. The Great Plateau is an hour-long tutorial if you want to make sure to pick up all the items around the place and can never be skipped and if you're not trying to speedrun the game, most runs continue similarly (go to kakariko and see impa, run all the way to hateno, go back and then take on your divine beast of choice after maybe tackling a couple of shrines) and pulls you out of the experience for the first couple hours. However, once you leave the early game, it presents you with a magical adventure coupled with the childlike whimsicality contrasted by the edge that makes Zelda so entertaining.

    High 7 to a low 8/10    … Expand
  5. yugohippie
    Jan 4, 2022
    0
    This game is the first game that I paid full price for and that a few hours in had me accept that it's just going to sit in my collection. The weapon sistem, horrible, I don't want to fight in this game because my weapons will break in no time fighting what is the same 3 or 4 enemy types. In a Zelda game, I don't want to fight enemies. Massive and expansive world? Give me a break,This game is the first game that I paid full price for and that a few hours in had me accept that it's just going to sit in my collection. The weapon sistem, horrible, I don't want to fight in this game because my weapons will break in no time fighting what is the same 3 or 4 enemy types. In a Zelda game, I don't want to fight enemies. Massive and expansive world? Give me a break, everywhere you go it's shrines and korok seeds. Interesting mountains, shrines and korok seeds. Cool looking desert area? Shrines and korok seeds. Literally anything at all, shrines and korok seeds. Why would I want to do a side quest, when I know that at the end I'll unlock another shrine, I don't even want to mention the horrendous motion controls. The story is something to fall asleep to, the voice acting is, just why. Have the game fully voice acted or leave it out. This game is a disappointment and I hope that after it's sequel releases Nintendo either fixes these things or goes back to the series norms adter the sequel.… Expand
  6. Bendder
    Jan 4, 2022
    10
    The BEST open world game. Awesome, wonderful, creative, imaginative, a Nintendo masterpiece. Unique and essential. a work of art
  7. E3T2
    Jan 3, 2022
    5
    This game is massive, wide as an ocean and deep as a puddle. The open world is the biggest flaw of the game, as it is empty, unrewarding, repetitive and boring. Aside from a few nice moments the game lacks serious motivation as to why someone should wander around this massive, yet empty open world.

    They threw away all the traditional things that made Zelda games what they are in order    This game is massive, wide as an ocean and deep as a puddle. The open world is the biggest flaw of the game, as it is empty, unrewarding, repetitive and boring. Aside from a few nice moments the game lacks serious motivation as to why someone should wander around this massive, yet empty open world.

    They threw away all the traditional things that made Zelda games what they are in order to create this massive open world that has anything but depth. Even Assasin Creed games have more interesting open worlds than this. Korok seed after korok seed after korok seed after shrine after shrine after shrine and oh, a chest with yet another breakable item. Copy and paste and repeat.

    I can only look back to Ocarina of Time. A masterpiece. Timetravel, young Link, adult Link. THE MUSIC!!!, caves to find and discover, Witches and Witchshops, Fishing, Diving under water, Hookshot, interesting characters and towns full of people. valuable items, the feeling of being a hero on a journey. ALL things that Breath of the WIld misses completely.    … Expand
  8. Laby64
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    The legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the beat game I've ever played. I have spent 500 hours on it and I don't regret a single moment. Even though it has frame rate and loading issues, the exploration is the best in any video game ever. Shrines are an interesting spin on dungeons. If you haven't played this game yet, I
  9. Alpro
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    When I played it for the first time back in 2018 it was an amazing experience that I still remember and search for in games. This game really created new standards for open world games and the Zelda franchise.
  10. lesiuML
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    Stunning game. Big, rich and beautiful open world. Sense of freedom is overwhelming haha. Another outstanding Nintendo game that is just something else from everything. For me lack of more engaging story was a little downside but otherwise it's a masterpiece.
  11. IamSquid
    Jan 2, 2022
    10
    People call this the greatest video game of all time. I disagree.
    ...however, I totally understand why people say that.
    This game is absolutely worth the price of both the game itself and the Nintendo Switch.
  12. PalitoNoob
    Jan 1, 2022
    10
    The best game of this generation, very careful gameplay, to enjoy many hours.
  13. BLueSS
    Dec 31, 2021
    5
    Cooking and crafting. Once I'm required to do these in my rpg, I lose interest. Bummer.
  14. DranoMan
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    Me encanta el juego me parece el mejor juego que salio en 2017 y a mi parecer el mejor juego de la historia. Razones:las razones son los graficos la jugabilidad y la musica,
  15. buszmenn
    Dec 31, 2021
    9
    Amazing experience. Playing this game felt like I was 10 years old again, when I didn't know anything about games and their mechanics. The game forces you to think outside the box. The story is simple, but it will fit perfectly into the atmosphere of the game where not only the mechanics are a mystery, but also history.
  16. patjs
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To start this review off, I wanna quote Mark Serrels from CNET:
    "It's been three long years since The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild rewired the connections inside my brain. It messed me up. In some ways you might say it ruined video games. Other video games. [...] Sorry, other video games. You tried, but you weren't Breath of the Wild."

    This quote sums up how I feel about BOTW quite perfectly. This game is unique, one of a kind, different. It's the best video game I've played in so many years, if not ever.

    While at first, I had my doubts about how good a game like this could look or how well it could run, seeing how limited the Switch's hardware is, all of that doubt quickly washed away.
    What I got instead were many weeks immersed in a beautiful game, a beautiful reality.

    The game runs smoothly, the landscapes are gorgeous (you never seem to run out of things to explore and do), the combat is really fun and allows you to get really creative and the difficulty is fair for a semi-good gamer like me.

    The best part imo, however, is the story. BOTW beautifully captures the "apocalypse-like" aesthetic in it's world and slowly recollecting all of the memories and piecing together the story pf what happened after the calamity was an absolute blast, even though it sometimes really tugged at my heart-strings (e.g. the story of the Zora/Mipha).

    Without trying to spoil too much, the ending was beautiful and definitely a fulfilling one that gave me closure instead of leaving me hanging like so many other games like to do.

    This game is one of the most important parts in gaming history, it really did change the gaming world. At least to me, it is more than just another open-world video game. It's an experience, and a really beautiful and intense one at that.

    While I probably can't do the game and the effect it had on me justice, I hope to atleast have captured some of it in this review.    … Expand
  17. Gumball777
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    Me encanta una hobra maestra de los videojuegos sus mecanicas su historia todo absolutamente todo me encanta
  18. SaraMetacritic
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Warning: this has a lot of spoilers.
    This game is one of the best of the Zelda games, but it also has some bad things, though, and that’s why this is a nine for me. Note: this is personal opinion, some people may find some things that I consider bad as good things.
    Bad points:
    - The puzzles in game (usually kolog seeds puzzles, there is more variety on other puzzles) are too repetitive, always same mechanics in most of them, there are some of them that are creative, and so more difficult, though.
    - The bosses don’t have personality, they are just a kind of shadows that attack you, everyone of them with different attacks depending on what bosses they are but they are all the same. In other Zelda games, like Ocarina of Time, the bosses had different forms, being some of them a kind of clone of Link that is a ghost to a dragon that looks like the chinese ones. It would be really cool to see bosses like this in this game, but after all they are used to be things that only think in destroy, according to the game, so this can be good or bad depending in the opinion.

    Good points:
    - This is the first Zelda game where the characters talk (Link is the only exception, as he’s the only one that doesn’t talk), making the gamer feel more like if they were inside the game. Also, the traductions to different languages are perfect, in my opinion.
    - There are many things to do, many missions, many hidden places to discover, many places to visit, many monsters to attack, many other animals to interact with between others, so you can enjoy this game by many ways, trying to get the final boss, Ganon, faster or trying to complete everything in this game.
    - The cooking system has many varieties, you can find them by seeing a poster somewhere, a character telling you a recipe, trying all possible combinations of food, or even a recipe book. It’s also a good point that if you are in a cold place you’ll find things that are adapted to a cold climate and give you resistance to the very hot places, in the “normal” places, with “normal” climate, you’ll find insects, mushrooms, etc. that will give you other effects like speed or attack boost, and in hot climate same thing, but with the respective climate.
    - Something a bit similar to the last point, if there is a storm, the metalic items will attract lightning, so you will get struck by one, if you are in the volcano, the wooden items will break, etc.
    - The mechanics: a bomb kills all the fish in the zone the bomb is exploding, breaking trees can give the player access to other zones by acting like a bridge, with fire arrows you burn ropes, that will make something fall, like a ramp, giving (in the case it was a ramp) access to the player to get to wherever the ramp ended, bomb arrows don’t work when raining, wind makes the bombs move, if you explode a bomb near to something explosive, it will explode too, making a stronger explosion, between many others.
    - You can climb, swim, cook, walk, run, snowboard with shields, swimming faster consumes more energy, climbing faster consumes more energy, running consumes energy. You can’t dive, but the point I want to get to is that you have many ways to move.
    - The variety of clothes: there are many different clothes, all of them with different characteristics, depending on where you can find them, the amount of money or the difficulty of the puzzle and what do you need to get them, for example, clothes in Gerudo city are clothes with heat resistance and usually girl clothes. Clothes you earn by puzzles related to electricity give you resistance to lightnighs and electricity in general, not complete resistance, as if you have full electricity resistance a lightning might still hurt you. If you upgrade clothes, they will defend you more, with my personal best armor enemies hardly make me severe damage.
    - Last but not least (I would add more but there is a 5000 character limit), the graphics. Just by seeing the trailer you realize how fresh this game looks, in my opinion it looks so beautiful, I don’t think there are big light glitches, maybe small details, but that’s something that I can’t say with all games.
    Hope this helped you!    … Expand
  19. icerda02
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    I have to say this game is the best game on the Switch so far. I played this game and appreciated its story , graphics and gameplay. Only Ocarina of Time a game from a different generation can top this one in my opinion.
  20. Wweald
    Dec 28, 2021
    9
    One of the best open worlds ever with a great aesthetic, can interact with things is really interesting ways. That aspect kind of carries the rest of the game though. the combat is pretty good but the story and characters are underwhelming. The puzzles are alright.
  21. Magic_Matt
    Dec 28, 2021
    10
    I love the enormous open world in this game that is filled with side quests and beautiful scenery.
    The game never felt boring to me, there was always something to do and i was also happy that it got rid of the wallet limitations of the previous games.
    The runes are an amazing addition to showcase the physics engine and are great for the puzzles in shrines and for glitches. I didn't    I love the enormous open world in this game that is filled with side quests and beautiful scenery.
    The game never felt boring to me, there was always something to do and i was also happy that it got rid of the wallet limitations of the previous games.

    The runes are an amazing addition to showcase the physics engine and are great for the puzzles in shrines and for glitches.

    I didn't encounter many issues with the weapon breaking mechanic except for the limited space in your inventory and the fact that if you try to beat a hard enemy like a lynel you would just break all your weapons on the guy which made me never use my strongest weapons because "there probably was a stronger enemy where i could need it more"
    The mechanic was good for having to try other weapons, thunder and weapons catching fire was also effective in having to try other weapons.

    I do not find that the story or music is bland, you just don't get forced to do the story quest as much as in previous games which I actually like because of the freedom it gives just to be able to go to Ganon as soon as you get the paraglider.

    Also I find that the champions ballad DLC is a must have, the last fight that is in it is just the best boss fight i have ever done.
    The other blights seemed a bit bland and easy to defeat, there are not many times where I have died because if you just cook enough food you are able to heal instantly and you can just power through every fight so you have to be one-shotted or have no food in order to die.

    The only negative point I find is Ganons character is missing and seems to just be an angry pig monster like in many Zelda games.
    The character that was built in ocarina of time for Ganondorf was just way better and smarter I hope we get a better Ganon in the sequel to Breath of the wild.

    I can imagine people are going to be just as nostalgic about this game as people are about ocarina of time nowadays.

    Overall it might be the best game I've ever played I just love open world I hope botw 2 can live up to what this game has become and that we can see Zelda in not only the cutscenes, the game is named after her after all.

    Solid 10/10    … Expand
  22. Winter88
    Dec 27, 2021
    10
    Wow the size of this game is unbelievable, as well as the freedom you have in it. Only Thing a little anoying to me, the fighting System is very simple
  23. Pitohui9441
    Dec 25, 2021
    10
    I'm not going to beat a dead horse. This is honestly the best game I've ever played in my life and these negative reviews must be biased somehow. There are things that make this game more challenging that you can call a "flaw" like the breakable weapons. This is something that a more forgiving game like Genshin Impact got rid of when they straight up ripped off this game, but BOTW is alsoI'm not going to beat a dead horse. This is honestly the best game I've ever played in my life and these negative reviews must be biased somehow. There are things that make this game more challenging that you can call a "flaw" like the breakable weapons. This is something that a more forgiving game like Genshin Impact got rid of when they straight up ripped off this game, but BOTW is also not a cashgrab, pay-to-win game and is meant to make you think and problem solve. If you're looking to criticize the game, there are things you might not /like/ but then, just take a moment and consider whether those things were intentional or did they just make you have to think a little harder. Just really think about whether a "flaw" is truly a flaw, or whether it could actually make this game stand out.… Expand
  24. fredmister
    Dec 24, 2021
    10
    Simple 10/10 infinite replay ability I come back every year to play it again from the start. It has just so much to do that almost nobody one hundred percent's it. Not everyone loves that fact but for me the idea that I can play it that much and still find new things is incredible.
  25. Jaztin
    Dec 23, 2021
    10
    I dont think i even need to justify my rating of 10/10. Thats how good this game is. If you are just now trying it, dont give up on the first hour or two, the game starts pretty slow for the introduction but youll get addicted.
  26. User11234
    Dec 22, 2021
    9
    a masterpiece in almost every category: cartoonish and gorgeous graphics, best gameplay i've ever experienced, excellent level design, excellent open world exploration, good music. Only complaint is very weak story and very little enemy variety.
    play this game!
  27. Im_hyakkimaru
    Dec 21, 2021
    10
    平台：Nintendo Switch
    游戏时间：240小时
    ⌈多年以后，手握《旷野之息》续作时，我将会回想起第一次在海利亚大桥上见到费罗龙的那个遥远下午⌋。 《旷野之息》就是这样一款会让人在第一次启动之前要“沐浴焚香”，换上一身宽松衣服，用自己最舒适的状态来游玩的游戏，因为一旦开始，你知道接下来几天你都会与你屁股下这张沙发作伴了。 可以说，没有《塞尔达传说：旷野之息》，就没有Switch 发售时的火爆销量，乃至半年以后仍然一机难求。清新明快的卡通风格，不同区域间连贯且恰到好处的背景音乐，视野里的薄雾，让整个游戏充满着“空气感”。⌈气⌋在游戏里是活的，在旷野之中，你能看到植物和雾气随着风在摆动，你知道这是一个活的世界，每一个角落都激发着你的探索欲望。    平台：Nintendo Switch
    游戏时间：240小时

    ⌈多年以后，手握《旷野之息》续作时，我将会回想起第一次在海利亚大桥上见到费罗龙的那个遥远下午⌋。

    《旷野之息》就是这样一款会让人在第一次启动之前要“沐浴焚香”，换上一身宽松衣服，用自己最舒适的状态来游玩的游戏，因为一旦开始，你知道接下来几天你都会与你屁股下这张沙发作伴了。

    可以说，没有《塞尔达传说：旷野之息》，就没有Switch 发售时的火爆销量，乃至半年以后仍然一机难求。清新明快的卡通风格，不同区域间连贯且恰到好处的背景音乐，视野里的薄雾，让整个游戏充满着“空气感”。⌈气⌋在游戏里是活的，在旷野之中，你能看到植物和雾气随着风在摆动，你知道这是一个活的世界，每一个角落都激发着你的探索欲望。

    开放世界不是把玩家扔到一个物理引擎里胡乱摸索，任天堂其实是通过地图上各种巧思暗地里引导着玩家向一个又一个目标探索，不管是闪着微光的神庙，高高耸立的传送塔还是山谷间一抹奇怪的幽光，所有看起来很自然的存在都是经过开发人员精心雕琢过的，我相信第一次见到凭空蹦出来的“呀哈哈”，所有玩家都会会心一笑吧—真有你的啊任天堂！

    几年过去了，我依然会时不时跑回海拉鲁大陆去逛一逛。再站到海利亚大桥上，回想起第一次偶然见到雷龙从水面腾空而起，周遭风云变幻，悠长的音乐想起，当时真就双手止不住颤抖，心里就一个念头：这是神！    … Expand
  28. Kermito_San
    Dec 20, 2021
    9
    Most gaming companies rely heavily on what's the newest trend to release their game, and lately, it seems to be an open world.
    When Nintendo announced that the new Legend of Zelda would be an open-world RPG (that runs on Wii U) I was skeptical that they would archive something great and original, without creating cliches in gameplay mechanics.
    Zelda Breath of the Wild not only it's    Most gaming companies rely heavily on what's the newest trend to release their game, and lately, it seems to be an open world.
    When Nintendo announced that the new Legend of Zelda would be an open-world RPG (that runs on Wii U) I was skeptical that they would archive something great and original, without creating cliches in gameplay mechanics.
    Zelda Breath of the Wild not only it's original, but it's also so revolutionary that every single new open-world game has ripped off its mechanics.
    There is a problem with open-world games, and it's the open world. An open-world game that just uses these mechanics to fill the entire world with sidequest and collectibles has failed to reach its purpose. What's the point of having a vast world where it's possible to reach any location if there is nothing to do? Or what if I'm too low on XP to enter a specific region? At that point, the game loses its mechanic of being open-world, because it demands the player to do specific quests or farm enough to enter a location.
    Breath of the Wild has none of those problems. The game starts immediately by saying what you have to do, and you can do it right away. The only real main quest is given at the start of the game, all the other quests are story-related, and will give you a big advantage in the final boss battle.
    Breath of the Wild also has a very specific level system. Instead of farming XP to use better equipment or unlock skills, you get better by playing, and so do monsters, becoming stronger and stronger, and dropping more quality weapons.
    The only thing that can be level-up in Zelda is the HP and Stamina, in order to do that you have to complete shrines, which are scattered across all the map, and that is the best part of the game. No matter where you go, you will always "progress" in the main quest, by getting stronger and having more chance of winning.
    There are also many side quests, and each one of them is different from the other, resulting in a unique experience for all of them, and removing the sense of already seen, that many open-world games have.
    The things you can do with the elements reminded me of the golden age of Far Cry 2, while the physics are well thought almost to a Half_life level.
    You can set fires in a forest and direct it with the wind of a fan through the enemies' campsite; during a storm, you can equip an iron blade to attract lighting and toss it near enemies when they are about to strike. There is so much potential in this game that you can spend hours just having fun with these two mechanics.
    The game isn't perfect as it has some bugs, and with the DLC, after upgrading the Master Sword to the max level, the game gets too easy; while the Master mode, unlocked at the end of the game, takes too long to kill one enemy, especially at the start of the game. Perhaps the biggest problem is the inventory; being able to carry 100 dishes that fully heal back all my HP makes the game way too easy (and I just need to collect some fruit to do that).
    Zelda Breath of the Wild it's an incredible experience, something that many game houses should take note of, sit down and understand, and try to elaborate in a new experience rather than just straight up copying its mechanics and gameplay, because no other games were able to.

    9.5 / 10 Kermito San    … Expand
  29. Zilpen
    Dec 19, 2021
    10
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the latest installment in The Legend of Zelda franchise, and it does not disappoint. Although Breath of the Wild follows the same concept of most Zelda games: defeat a certain amount of dungeons and fight the big boss, Breath of the Wild is the most unique. Unlike the other games, Breath of the Wild is open world. There are many possibilities toThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the latest installment in The Legend of Zelda franchise, and it does not disappoint. Although Breath of the Wild follows the same concept of most Zelda games: defeat a certain amount of dungeons and fight the big boss, Breath of the Wild is the most unique. Unlike the other games, Breath of the Wild is open world. There are many possibilities to your adventure and it really feels like you're free. Lately, I think Nintendo has been money hungry and that they're overpricing their games, but I think Nintendo has really created something special with Breath of the Wild and it's definitely worth its price.… Expand
  30. Britt_
    Dec 18, 2021
    10
    Is currently my favorite game to date, it absolutely beautiful and it’s open world gives you so much to explore, can’t say much more, just play the game.
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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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