The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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  1. Jezuzo
    May 19, 2018
    10
    El mejor exclusivo de Switch.
    -Historia buenísimia con muchas misiones.
    -Graficazos impresionantes
    -Jugabilidad increíble
    -Un mundo gigante con infinitas posibilidades
    -Enemigos y bosses muy variados
    -Muchísimos tipos de armas e items
    -Libertad de hacer lo que quieras
    20/10 y por esto es GOTY.
  2. EmiliaClarke202
    May 18, 2018
    0
    So i recently bought a switch, and I am a Zelda fan. And after I've seen the critic reviews, I thought, it must be good then. I'm sure some zelda fans probably loves this reboot, but to me it just isn't that good. To me, they changed it for the worse. I mean, at least they try to innovate, but i guess they can't please everybody. I don't know if most of the red scores are trolls, or peopleSo i recently bought a switch, and I am a Zelda fan. And after I've seen the critic reviews, I thought, it must be good then. I'm sure some zelda fans probably loves this reboot, but to me it just isn't that good. To me, they changed it for the worse. I mean, at least they try to innovate, but i guess they can't please everybody. I don't know if most of the red scores are trolls, or people who feel the same way as me. I really hoped I would love this new Zelda, but it is what it is. at least, I'm looking quite forward to Mario Tennis… Expand
  3. kaiserkiwi
    May 18, 2018
    10
    It’s easily the best game I’ve ever played. As a long term Zelda fan this is just the best reboot I could have imagined. It sets a new bar for open world games.
  4. AKthaBeast
    May 17, 2018
    10
    This game is a totally different take on traditional Zelda games both in gameplay, feel, and design. It is done damn near perfect however the difficulty of the game is not as hard as some boss battles or dungeons in the past.
  5. Electricity23
    May 16, 2018
    0
    I don’t know exactly why my review got deleted, since it was legit enough, and I was just being honest.
    As a big fan of the former the legend of zelda ocarina of time, this game disappointed me a lot.
    I really tried to like it, since I love zelda a lot. But I just couldn’t force myself to do it. I can’t be asked writing too much, Incase my review gets deleted again, for whatever reason.    I don’t know exactly why my review got deleted, since it was legit enough, and I was just being honest.
    As a big fan of the former the legend of zelda ocarina of time, this game disappointed me a lot.
    I really tried to like it, since I love zelda a lot. But I just couldn’t force myself to do it. I can’t be asked writing too much, Incase my review gets deleted again, for whatever reason. And I really disliked the ending of the game. Probably the weirdest ending I’ve ever seen    … Expand
  6. njja02
    May 15, 2018
    9
    In terms of game-play, this game is insanely open for different ways to play. It's incredibly fun and rewarding. The story however was very lackluster along with the characters. Still fantastic though.
  7. RemotesGames
    May 15, 2018
    9
    Good game.
    This is not a game it is a work of art.
    I wonder why Nintendo did not release this game before?
  8. NeonPurple
    May 15, 2018
    0
    Jesus Christ, where to start. So I’m not a big fan of this game, which you probably can tell by my review. Zelda breath of the wild has some of the worst story I’ve ever seen. I did quite enjoy the old ones, but for some reason, it’s not the case with this one. And why is it always the same story over and over again Nintendo? Where’s the innovation. This game has a lot of issues, and IJesus Christ, where to start. So I’m not a big fan of this game, which you probably can tell by my review. Zelda breath of the wild has some of the worst story I’ve ever seen. I did quite enjoy the old ones, but for some reason, it’s not the case with this one. And why is it always the same story over and over again Nintendo? Where’s the innovation. This game has a lot of issues, and I truly hope the next Zelda will surprise me in a better way. What I like about Nintendo is that they take their time with their exclusive. But they really took some poorly choices, how to make this game… Expand
  9. Hobaongoc2005
    May 15, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best game i have ever played !. The soundtrack, the plot, the characters.......everything is beautiful… Expand
  10. GoldMetal
    May 14, 2018
    0
    Yeah uhm, so I bought this game recently. Yeah I know, a little late. And I wanted to wait reviewing it until I finished it. Sadly I didn’t like this game at all. No story really, constantly have to change weapons, cause they breaks so fast etc. the combat is slow and repetitive. The climbing looks kinda stupid and goes slowly. Stealth missions are so annoying. Bosses are boring. Idk, theYeah uhm, so I bought this game recently. Yeah I know, a little late. And I wanted to wait reviewing it until I finished it. Sadly I didn’t like this game at all. No story really, constantly have to change weapons, cause they breaks so fast etc. the combat is slow and repetitive. The climbing looks kinda stupid and goes slowly. Stealth missions are so annoying. Bosses are boring. Idk, the game just wasn’t that good… Expand
  11. DrFriendless
    May 13, 2018
    10
    I bought the Switch solely to play this game, having never played any Zelda game previously, and I don't regret it a bit. This is a beautifully made game - beautiful world, interesting puzzles - and it works very very well in all respects. My only complaint is that it ended, and unlike Skyrim, once it has ended there's not so much to do any more.
  12. Chodemaster
    May 13, 2018
    5
    Meh, too plain and simple. The overall map of Hyrule is an open grassfield of nothingness. No civilization what so ever. I like the overall feel of the open world aspect, just the environment is too empty. Too much grassy fields, desert , tundra. I can understand since it's called Breath of the Wild for a reason, but I hope the next game adds more land facilities and town developments.Meh, too plain and simple. The overall map of Hyrule is an open grassfield of nothingness. No civilization what so ever. I like the overall feel of the open world aspect, just the environment is too empty. Too much grassy fields, desert , tundra. I can understand since it's called Breath of the Wild for a reason, but I hope the next game adds more land facilities and town developments. More towns are better than nothing. Overall the weapon system, meh. The horse riding is always fun, not expecting much. Story wise, very underwhelming. Dungeons look the same, only difference is the puzzles. DLC is a waste of money, don't even bother.

    If you're a Zelda fan, buy it. If you're not a Zelda fan, there are other Zelda games out there that are much more enticing than Breath of the Wild. Try those ones instead, then give this game a chance later.    … Expand
  13. Wineneeder
    May 12, 2018
    1
    Zelda, by way of Ubisoft.

    This feels like Farcry tried to be Zelda. It has a lot of the quirky Zelda things, it has the art design, it has the characters, but there's things that are deeply wrong. For starters, there's no dungeons. They've removed them, as far as I can tell and I'm like four hours in. No dungeon, in a Zelda game. Instead, what they've done is cut everything away from    Zelda, by way of Ubisoft.

    This feels like Farcry tried to be Zelda. It has a lot of the quirky Zelda things, it has the art design, it has the characters, but there's things that are deeply wrong.

    For starters, there's no dungeons. They've removed them, as far as I can tell and I'm like four hours in. No dungeon, in a Zelda game. Instead, what they've done is cut everything away from them, except puzzle room, and turn them into shrines.

    No bossfights, no thematic change to them, no new opportunities from finding new items or completing them. Every shrine is essentially the same and there's 42 of them, so far they have all ended the same way and only two have had me do anything more complex than a physics puzzle and that was just memorize their floors and teleport back to sort them. Also these two are on the way before you unlock the camera, so I had to go online and cheat the floor pattern, because I messed one of them up. Greaaat game design.

    Speaking of the slate, now instead of new items and abilities and everything that was to the Zelda experience, you are off the bat, within the first 20 to 40 minutes given: bombs, ice power, magnet power, stasis power and a hangglider. Five dungeons worth of equipment, hours of play, are given to you in the starting area. These are the last real utilities you will get.

    Instead now, you manage weapons, shields and bows, and food. They break, all the time. You will swing the early weapons, 3-4 times and they break. This is pretty irritating. You upgrade slots and HP by randomly finding leaf guys or following beeps to a shrine.

    Honestly I don't feel like going on and i feel I've made my point. This is the least Zelda-esque of all Zelda games, maybe even Spirit Tracks. This game is so beyond anemic. I will just drop some unsorted comments here.

    There's 120 to collect, but they just give you more stamina or health, what was always quite dramatically given to you after a boss fight, traditionally in Zelda. (I guess there's armor unlocked at the end, but who really cares.)
    There's NINE HUNDRED korok seeds, which just upgrade your inventory slots, which is useful since you'll go through a ton of weapons, greaaat. I've found about 4, randomly in the wilderness. And that's what this game is, everything just barfed out in one big world zone. The closest thing to this would be the gold skulltula's from Ocarina, but even those were often found together, along the way and later versions reduced the number of those considerably.
    It is pretty telling too, that all the story goes on in the past. The current world is open and generic, it feels brain dead and lacking. You'll fight the same enemies over and over for really no reward besides parts or their crummy weapons. It wants me to find 11 places from pictures Zelda left on her iPhone and after the first one, there's no hint as to where. I don't want to travel around and find them. That sounds like busy work, like most of the game.

    I don't want to go on, in this rant of a review or the game. This is a Zelda in the way Hyrule Warriors is, brand only. What this should have been is another big concept change, like Wind Waker. Or something as dense and foreboding as Majora's Mask, this time with a larger budget and not rushed. I haven't even mentioned the farce that is Amiibos in this game, and if I was to type it out, I'd probably want to sell my Nintendo Switch. It is that much of a joke. It is not only ineptly handled and impossible to find (people are making fake ones out of circuit stickers!), but DLC at the absolute, ABSOLUTE worst.

    This series used to be about completing dungeons and heroic tasks, and being rewarded with new tools in the world. Now you just upgrade your health or inventory space. It was based of the childish play Shigeru Miyamoto, wandering and pretending to be a hero. I think it is pretty clear he wasn't in charge of this, or involved at all.

    What we have here, is Zelda pretending to be Farcry.

    My Disappointment Is Immeasurable.jpg    … Expand
  14. Kreiv
    May 9, 2018
    8
    Decent open-world game, absolutely beautiful at times but the world feels a bit empty and with non-inspiring monsters. Would also like to have seen a bit more depth to the NPCs and a bit more of these NPCs, the cities often doesn't feel alive in the same way the empty world doesn't either. With that said, there is lots of good in here and the game still had me coming back for lots of hoursDecent open-world game, absolutely beautiful at times but the world feels a bit empty and with non-inspiring monsters. Would also like to have seen a bit more depth to the NPCs and a bit more of these NPCs, the cities often doesn't feel alive in the same way the empty world doesn't either. With that said, there is lots of good in here and the game still had me coming back for lots of hours before finally finishing it. Up close the graphics often aren't that good given today's standard in games, however the views of this game are sometimes amazing.… Expand
  15. adrewtoremember
    May 9, 2018
    7
    The weapon durability system is incredibly annoying, and the world, while vast and detailed, lacks life and feels empty at times. Combat can be fun, but the game lacks enemy variety. It is definitely worth the purchase, but be cautious of letting all the hype build it up to a god-like quality. It is fun (once you leave the Great Plateau), it is a good game, but not the greatest game everThe weapon durability system is incredibly annoying, and the world, while vast and detailed, lacks life and feels empty at times. Combat can be fun, but the game lacks enemy variety. It is definitely worth the purchase, but be cautious of letting all the hype build it up to a god-like quality. It is fun (once you leave the Great Plateau), it is a good game, but not the greatest game ever as some reviewers would have you think.… Expand
  16. Mr_Bacon547
    May 8, 2018
    4
    Overhyped. Was fun for a couple hours but then became stale. People love to eat up anything from Nintendo I suppose..
  17. Christopherz
    May 8, 2018
    10
    The most freedom you'll ever experience in an open world game, every mountain is a mountain of content.
  18. e99y
    May 8, 2018
    10
    The best Zelda-Link game. Enjoy hundred of hours just exploring the atmospheric world... just brilliant.
  19. itshapiro
    May 7, 2018
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is overall a really great game. Most of it is awesome, if not perfect.

    The game starts you off in this dark room where a voice is guiding you. She tells you to go pick up this item, and you proceed to the next room which is similar. Then, a tunnel opens and you run outside. The cutscene that follows this is probably the most beautiful version of the game. It gives you a huge pan of the world of Hyrule.

    Now, you are free to explore. That’s one of the best parts about this game. Your just dropped into it, to do whatever you want. This is the games strongest point-it’s exploration. The world is jam packed with things like Korok seeds, and shrines which I will get to later on.

    Though you may not notice it at first, once you talk to an old man, you will realize that you are actually confined. Though, the game does this in a very good way.

    In order to learn the basics, you pretty much do a miniature version of the full game. You are in a fairly large starting area, which fits the theme of exploration. You are tasked by this old man, to go to this think called a shrine. There are many of these throughout the game. Though I do think that these could have been better, they are still good.

    You will end of doing four of these shrines, and then the old man will give you the paraglider, which you can use to jump off of the Great Plateu.

    Now, you’re free. You can do anything you want. Heck, you can even go to the final boss now. But I wouldn’t. Trust me, you’re missing out.

    The old man tells you to head to Kakariko village, to meet someone named Impa. Impa, tells you about the Divine Beasts. Four giant mechanical animals, each in different corners of the map. You are tasked to travel to each of them, Divine Beast Vah Ruta, of the Zora, Divine Beast Vah Naboris of the Gerudo, Divine Beast Vah Medoh of the Rito, and Divine Beast Vah Rudania, of the Goron. Impa tells you that you can learn more from each of the races at each Divine Beast.

    Now, the best parts of the game are definitely Vah Ruta and Vah Naboris. But the main reason that this review is a 9 is because of the Vah Medoh portion of the game.

    Even if Vah Medoh is the first Beast you take down, it is still way to easy, and I feel like this whole part of the game was rushed.

    Also, the Calamity Gabon fight could have been way better, and the Dark Beast Ganon fight was very underwhelming.    … Expand
  20. Christian_Cole
    May 7, 2018
    9
    Juego muy bien diseñado tanto el mundo como la música, lo mejor del juego es la enorme libertad que tienes para hacer lo que quieras, lo malo es que la dificultad disminuye mucho mientras vas avanzando en el mundo pero sigue siendo retador.
  21. KaOoZ
    May 7, 2018
    10
    No hay mas que decir, que no se haya dicho en otros lados, este juego es perfecto en todos los sentidos!!
    Una experiencia inolvidable y uno de los mejores videojuegos que e tenido la suerte de tener y jugar.
    Si cuentas con una switch no te lo puedes perder.
    100% recomendable!
  22. Kirby6502376507
    May 6, 2018
    10
    This game is just amazing. the story is great, the visuals are unique and look great in they're own way.
    If you have a Switch or Wii U you need this game. I don't recommend getting a switch just to get this game. But if you don't have a switch, you should get one.
  23. mrcnx
    May 6, 2018
    10
    Jesus christ

    This game is MINDBLOWING where do i even begin. I think the biggest pro is that it is just so fun and
    immersive to explore. I litteraly put more than 130 hours in this game and I'm not feeling like putting it down
  24. Emmanuel1243
    May 5, 2018
    10
    Gran juego grandisima durabilidad, muy divertido se siente muy vivo,buena historia, un gran DLC que vale totalmente la pena, no veo baja de fps o de calidad de imagen.Un gran juego de mundo abierto y un gran cambio en la saga Zelda. Me encanto llevo 350 horas de juego.
  25. Grunty
    May 5, 2018
    8
    It is indeed a very good game and the reason I bought the switch from the start. Not disappointed but a bit lost by the open world and the difficulty of the fights (which is not what I'm fond of). I like exploring / discovering things, and I still have a lot to do.
    My only complaint : I properly hate the rain system which is pointless and make you wait for nothing.
  26. Seann
    May 5, 2018
    8
    A great game for the Switch and a wonderful addition to the Zelda series- but the end game leaves it feeling empty and bland- even with the DLC.
  27. Megafont88
    May 4, 2018
    4
    Breath of the Wild was not that great. I've been a huge Zelda fan for a long time, and this one managed to disappoint me. It is easily one of the most flawed titles in the series. The essence of Zelda is largely missing because it is so diluted in Botw. The game feels like a generic open world with a Zelda skin slapped on it far moreso than like a Zelda game.

    It's missing proper, unique    Breath of the Wild was not that great. I've been a huge Zelda fan for a long time, and this one managed to disappoint me. It is easily one of the most flawed titles in the series. The essence of Zelda is largely missing because it is so diluted in Botw. The game feels like a generic open world with a Zelda skin slapped on it far moreso than like a Zelda game.

    It's missing proper, unique dungeons with keys and unique bosses. Some have said Hyrule Castle is a dungeon too, but I disagree. Unlike the divine beasts, it is very hard to call Hyrule Castle a dungeon. Why? Because there is virtually nothing dungeon-like about it by Zelda standards. It's just a large area to explore, though its music is awesome. Overall, Botw's music is sadly the most lacking soundtrack of any Zelda game, though.

    The world is huge and beautiful, but vast chunks of it feel like they only exist to expand the world size. For some bizarre reason, there are virtually no caves (which is dumb). It's an open world that is also quite empty. Exploration falls flat, as there isn't much to find aside from korok seeds, shrines, enemy camps, and chests that generally contain useless early game weapons that are too weak to use anymore (or rarely they contain some rupees). Rupees are too rare and under-utilized. They brought back stamina, but it’s designed much better than in Zelda: Skyward Sword. The enemy variety in Botw's world is quite lacking, being far outdone by past games with far smaller worlds.

    Most of the story is in the past, making it feel distant and separated from the player's current actions.

    The early game experience was one of the worst in the series. It's far more unforgiving than it should be, especially in its normal mode. This resulted in Link feeling like a complete weakling compared to most of his other incarnations. Botw has more tedium and annoyance than all other 3D Zelda games combined and more than most 2D ones too. The atrociously balanced weapon system is very tedious in the early game and not fun. Climbing is also very tedious, especially with how it rains every 5 seconds or any time you step within 5ft of a cliff. It gets better as you increase your max stamina, but is still tedious on huge mountains.

    The game's cooking system is cool, but it has a huge flaw. There is no screen that lets you view the recipes you've already discovered. This is an incredibly dumb design flaw given how many recipes there are in Botw.

    Even the Master Sword and Hylian Shield have durability in Botw, which is one of the dumbest design choices in series history. It literally makes no sense in the context of Zelda history.

    Nintendo also milked this game like never before at launch and after. Some costumes had no business being behind amiibo, like Fierce Diety. It may be equivalent to another armor, but there was one and only one reason they locked it behind an amiibo. That was because they knew lots of players would want that one. In other words, it was a cash grab. Some materials were grossly overused in the armor upgrade system, causing another source of tedium. Star fragments are the worst, but lynel materials are also a stupid chore to farm. The way amiibo scanning works is dumb, too. This is because of how many times you have to try to get costume pieces sometimes. It's stupid and pointless.

    Overall, Botw is sadly a bit of a lackluster experience compared to most past Zelda games. This game just doesn’t stand up to most other Zelda adventures. It tried to sell its soul and be something it is not.    … Expand
  28. Dantemercer
    May 4, 2018
    10
    Simply put , this game is incredible! beautiful design , interesting story and a lot of stuff to be explored. This masterpiece will keep you busy for some time , it made me even want to go back and replay some of the old games ( Ocarina of Time , Majora's Mask ) and even try some other games from the series ( Twilight Princess , Wind Waker ). Money well spent and i totally recommend it!
  29. Yigit14
    May 4, 2018
    10
    It's not like any The Legend Of Zelda game, but that doesn't make it a bad game, It's actually one of the best games I ever played. And some people don't like open world but I don't actually think It's bad, It's actually good.
  30. ZUKHA
    May 4, 2018
    10
    Nuevas ideas que revolucionan
    Una nueva leyenda que sobrevive la prueba del tiempo
    exploración gratificante y adictiva Navegación e historia excelente sistema de combate muy pulido y desafiante La ambientación es muy envolvente La trama es muy buena y está bien narrada esquema de armamento es ingenioso y bien implementado Despierta emociones intensas, de curiosidad, angustia, y    Nuevas ideas que revolucionan
    Una nueva leyenda que sobrevive la prueba del tiempo
    exploración gratificante y adictiva
    Navegación e historia excelente
    sistema de combate muy pulido y desafiante
    La ambientación es muy envolvente
    La trama es muy buena y está bien narrada
    esquema de armamento es ingenioso y bien implementado
    Despierta emociones intensas, de curiosidad, angustia, y asombro
    Diseño magistral en todos sus aspectos    … Expand
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  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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