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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  1. Vinivitorioyo
    Mar 9, 2023
    10
    É o meu jogo favorito da vida. Perfeito. Incrível. Melhor experiência que já tive. Indico pra qualquer pessoa.
  2. leeaw
    Dec 10, 2020
    10
    the perfection of the open world genre. i bought this game on wii u soon after launch, and then when i got my switch i spent another 60 dollars to buy it again- and this was on the disposable income of a teenager with no job. probably my favorite game, and though its not a flawless experience, the positive memories will stick with you in a way i havent seen any game before do. im 4 fullthe perfection of the open world genre. i bought this game on wii u soon after launch, and then when i got my switch i spent another 60 dollars to buy it again- and this was on the disposable income of a teenager with no job. probably my favorite game, and though its not a flawless experience, the positive memories will stick with you in a way i havent seen any game before do. im 4 full playthroughs in and i cant imagine ill stop now… Expand
  3. Parco8
    Mar 4, 2022
    10
    Stimulating puzzles, amazing terraforming, a wonderfl artstyle and great challenges make this game one of the best ever made.
  4. smith7ba
    Dec 11, 2020
    10
    You ever have one of those games where once you finish it, you wish you could forget the game and replay it again to experience all the joy and excitement? This is that game. It checks all the boxes:

    Perfect musical score Great character storylines Great controls and combat that makes sense Free roaming At 350+ hours I'm still amazed. Do your self a favor and get the game if you    You ever have one of those games where once you finish it, you wish you could forget the game and replay it again to experience all the joy and excitement? This is that game. It checks all the boxes:

    Perfect musical score
    Great character storylines
    Great controls and combat that makes sense
    Free roaming

    At 350+ hours I'm still amazed. Do your self a favor and get the game if you are on the fence. 10/10    … Expand
  5. ThaBreeze
    Mar 28, 2021
    10
    Even after 3 Years this game is so stunning and breathtaking! I can‘t say how much of a fun time I spend on playing this flawless masterpiece. Besides The Witcher 3 and Ghost Of Tsushima the best Game I‘ve ever played in recent 10 years.
  6. Renatin
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    One of the best games i've ever played. It's nothing less then perfect, the world is so alive, the music is just at the right moments, gameplay is innovative.
  7. Vitalick
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    Uno de los mejores juegos de mundo abierto de la historia. Bonito, divertido, y con montones de cosas por hacer y explorar. Juego perfecto en su genero.
  8. ukolo
    Dec 12, 2020
    10
    The best game I've ever played. I've played it multiple times, and every time I play it is such a different experience... I'll never get tired of it, it's just perfect!
  9. Babaran
    Oct 18, 2022
    10
    Beautiful game
    Cool gameplay
    Fun gameplay loop
    Love environment
    Stable work
    Unique game
  10. Alyena
    Feb 19, 2022
    10
    Perso, j'ai kiffé son open-world organique et cohérent. Le gameplay est aux **** oignons et est adapté à son monde ouvert. Il s'agit très clairement d'un grand jeu qui séduit par ses mécaniques révolutionnaires, bien huilées, et sa liberté. La bande-son, jugée mi-figue, mi-raisin par certains est toute aussi élaborée. Évidemment, sans oublier son sound-design innovant et complémentaire àPerso, j'ai kiffé son open-world organique et cohérent. Le gameplay est aux **** oignons et est adapté à son monde ouvert. Il s'agit très clairement d'un grand jeu qui séduit par ses mécaniques révolutionnaires, bien huilées, et sa liberté. La bande-son, jugée mi-figue, mi-raisin par certains est toute aussi élaborée. Évidemment, sans oublier son sound-design innovant et complémentaire à l'exploration qui est poussée à son paroxysme, ainsi que la physique, léchée, qui n'a jamais été aussi développée et aboutie dans l'histoire des jeux vidéos. Zelda Breath of The Wild incarne donc un véritable accomplissement sur ce point là. On note également la pureté des environnements qui sont dépouillés de quasiment toute vie humaine, dans ce monde perdu et dévasté, et qui se mettent au service d'une direction artistique qui permet des panoramas à couper le souffle. Loin d’être juste "un bon jeu mais un mauvais Zelda", ce petit bijou n’hésite pas à donner un bon coup de pied dans la fourmilière dans le but de dépoussiérer le genre du monde ouvert. Ce jeu désormais classique par sa philosophie du "monde ouvert au service du gameplay" est un pionnier du genre, il s’agit d’un aboutissement pour le jeu vidéo dans son ensemble, dans le sens où il pousse sans aucune vergogne le joueur à se dévier de sa quête principale pour toujours plus explorer ce monde d’Hyrule regorgeant de vie et d’activités, quitte à le guider vers des camps ennemis. N’est-elle finalement pas là, la véritable quête principale du joueur ? Le bestiaire, justement, leur design ainsi que celui de leur habitat atteint justement une cohérence et une logique rarement vue dans les jeux vidéos. Les ennemis qui d’ailleurs, loin d’avoir une IA aux fraises, sont dotés d’une véritable capacité de réflexion, n’hésitant pas à utiliser l’environnement qui les entoure pour se défendre ou attaquer. Enfin, il ne faut pas oublier de mentionner les donjons dans lesquels on atteint très clairement le summum de l’ingéniosité en terme de mécaniques de gameplay. Zelda Breath of The Wild est donc une pépite, non, un véritable chef d’œuvre dans lequel on voit à quel point le monde d'Hyrule est consistant et où les développeurs ont su trouver le parfait équilibre entre sanctuaires, donjons, villages, et exploration. Définitivement, une vraie pièce de maître.… Expand
  11. 2MuchVariety
    Apr 1, 2021
    10
    This is undoubtedly one of the best games I have ever played. This game puts you into a huge open-world that explodes with places to explore and discover. I was absolutely blown away when playing this game for the first time. The shrines are a lot of fun to do, having incredibly creative puzzles and platforming segments. There are hundreds of Korok seeds to collect, each having a miniThis is undoubtedly one of the best games I have ever played. This game puts you into a huge open-world that explodes with places to explore and discover. I was absolutely blown away when playing this game for the first time. The shrines are a lot of fun to do, having incredibly creative puzzles and platforming segments. There are hundreds of Korok seeds to collect, each having a mini puzzle or placed in a hard-to-reach area. All four of the divine beasts are incredibly fun and creative as well, each having unique gimmicks and boss fights. This game has so much content that keeps the game fresh and fun for hours and hours on end. If there is one game I would recommend for the Nintendo Switch, it would be this one. An absolutely amazing game. 10/10… Expand
  12. Lonewolfsetz
    Sep 20, 2022
    10
    Well, i've been playing video games for more then 25 years and this is the best game i've played, untill totk came out xD
  13. chulapa
    Dec 14, 2020
    10
    Best open world game I ever played, Amazing art style, music, and game mechanics.
  14. AwaBelen
    Dec 16, 2020
    10
    Unos de mis franquicias de videojuegos favorita, The Legend of zelda siempre trae juegos increíbles en exclusividad este da una libertad increíble, el mundo se siente tan vivo y tan libre cada lugar de este juego se siente tan divertido y tranquilo es perfecto para relajarte después de un agotador dia de trabajo o de colegio
  15. Billy368
    Jan 15, 2021
    10
    Best game I’ve ever played. An expansive world to explore. Lots of depth and development in the game.
  16. Otah
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    Otima jogabilidade, ambiente, designer, musica, efeitos... jogo é simples e maravilhoso
  17. komaz
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    Every aspect of this game is well thought out, fun and it looks gorgeous on Switch!
  18. YoppaChanDesu
    Dec 17, 2020
    10
    One of the best Zelda games of all time, which makes this one of the best games of all time. Easy recommendation.
  19. PayDayEZ
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild was able to completely revolutionize the way that you play a Zelda game and what you can do with our hero Link, all while maintaining and even raising the bar. The beauty of this version of Hyrule that Nintendo has created is the most incredible yet, with endless hours of exploration to discover things that you had no idea were there. As a long timeThe Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild was able to completely revolutionize the way that you play a Zelda game and what you can do with our hero Link, all while maintaining and even raising the bar. The beauty of this version of Hyrule that Nintendo has created is the most incredible yet, with endless hours of exploration to discover things that you had no idea were there. As a long time Nintendo fan (even beginning my own adventure on the N64 version of Ocarina of Time), I am extremely happy to say that Nintendo killed it on this one. Some may not be accustomed to the new combat system introduced, but I believe that this adds a degree of difficulty not yet before seen in a Zelda game, and it continually makes you explore areas for new weapons that are needed. There is always something to do in this game, and even after completing the main story (which has hundreds of ways to get to that point in time) you’ll never be left with nothing to do. While the nostalgia of earlier Zelda games might keep people from saying that this is the best, it might as well be put on a joint #1.… Expand
  20. IsabelleFromAC
    May 23, 2023
    10
    Okay, I'm just going to start by saying that this game is absolutely phenomenal. I consider The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to be my number 1 favorite video game of all time. What I like most about it is its combat mechanics. Combat in this game is incredibly fun, and I like how a good chunk of it fundamentally boils down to timing. The game isn't that picky with the timing, butOkay, I'm just going to start by saying that this game is absolutely phenomenal. I consider The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to be my number 1 favorite video game of all time. What I like most about it is its combat mechanics. Combat in this game is incredibly fun, and I like how a good chunk of it fundamentally boils down to timing. The game isn't that picky with the timing, but just picky enough to the point where it is not underwhemingly easy. Its story, while not the best, is still fairly interesting, and is the most common complaint about this game, at least that I hear. I also love how the map is never short of things to discover. From shrines, to sheikah towers, to labyrinths, to the farious villages and towns scattered across the map. I will, admit, that I do not have a good attention span, and I find it difficult to sit and play the same game, or do the same activity, for any more than one-and-a-half hours without taking breaks. This game however, is one of the few exceptions, one where I am able to get immersed so well to where I end up spending upwards of five hours in one sitting (which, for me, is a lot) only interrupted by the occasional food break and bathroom break. This game is also very replayable. After finiahing it, I started up another save file, just so I could experience it again. Although, the second time isn't as fun because I already knew what to expect, but that problem is unavoidable with any game. The controls don't make it feel like my hands are holding the controller, it feels like my hands ARE the controllers. My only real complaint about this game is a pretty minor one, but it's over the fact that after finishing the main story quest, the adventure log does not say you finished it, and the game just acts as if you never finished it, regardless of how many times you actually do finish the story.

    TLDR: Graphics: 9.5/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    World immersion 10/10
    Story: 8/10
    Replayability: 10/10
    Controls: 10/10
    Overall: 10/10    … Expand
  21. Toast287
    Dec 18, 2020
    10
    So much fun and so emerging I love a must play of switch. If you have a Nintendo switch you must play this game
  22. Oreun
    Apr 15, 2021
    10
    Simply perfect, that's it. Its THE best game the switch has to offer. If you have a switch and haven't tried it, what are you waiting for?

    Simplemente perfecto. Es EL mejor juego que la switch te puede ofrecer. Si tienes una switch y no lo has probado, ¿a que estas esperando?
  23. DiamondEd1
    Oct 4, 2022
    10
    This is simply a must buy for the Nintendo Switch. It has and will continue to influence future games as that is how great this game is. I absolutely recommend it.
  24. tomsonbary
    Dec 20, 2020
    10
    This is amazing game. Zelda breath of the wild have a lot of secrets and you don't need to find them, giant world but you need explore it. You don't must but you can. And that make this game special.
  25. GrapesToHarvest
    Dec 20, 2020
    10
    I came at this game being lukewarm towards both zelda as a franchise and open world games. Zelda obviously was a staple of early gaming for me on the original nintendo + super nintendo with link to the past. but zelda ocarina of time, a game that many consider the greatest of all time, didn't do it for me on nearly the same level that mario 64 did as a kid.

    After playing the game and    I came at this game being lukewarm towards both zelda as a franchise and open world games. Zelda obviously was a staple of early gaming for me on the original nintendo + super nintendo with link to the past. but zelda ocarina of time, a game that many consider the greatest of all time, didn't do it for me on nearly the same level that mario 64 did as a kid.

    After playing the game and DLC for over 200 hours I can say confidently it was the best game of the generation and one of the best i've ever played. I rank it above monster titles like RDR2, GOW, Mario Odyssey, GOT and Spiderman PS4.

    What makes the game so good to me is the world design, the inherent freedom of the game, the fun factor of simple exploration/travel, the art and style, the amount of content, and the superb balance on every level of the game (sound design / visual / game play / story / exploration),

    For some of the aspects I mentioned above, BOTW isn't the best to do it. But where it separates itself is in traversing its' open world. Open world games often dont master making the world fun to travel, and then expect you to travel across it. They might make the world beautiful (which BOTW did as well in a very unique cell-shaded way), they'll give you many missions and quests (BOTW has some, but not as many as some of its' peers), but ultimately it feels like a chore because the travel mechanics and exploration game play become tedious. BOTW imo does this better than any other game. The climb mechanic, the ability to float, snowboard, using a horse, in the DLC having a motorcycle etc, coupled with the insane abundance of secrets and items to collect makes it never feel dull. Now, the travel isn't perfect, particularly being interrupted in an epic climb by rain can be really annoying, but that is minor.

    The games I mentioned above are all superior to BOTW in one way or another. RDR2 is on an entirely different level from a story capacity. GOT and Spiderman absolutely obliterate BOTW on the fighting mechanics. Odyssey has a ridiculous fun factor second to none. But Zelda has the best balance of all of these things.

    The world of BOTW inspires a child-like wonder and seems to be crafted with an appreciation for the simplicity of nature. It reminds you of a simpler more fun time in video games and life in general. If you haven't played this game you are truly doing yourself a disservice.    … Expand
  26. Nigerian95
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    It's the best thing that I could play. 10/10It's the best thing that I could play. 10/10 IGN,.......................jfndjdjjfjfjifigicjxkzkyyoxxyxfufgkvkgkgkgkggjkcjxjfjfgjfjfjfjfjfucgjcjxlohxpdiyditdizkgzitdizfdoyxyxyfukjfogugifuffufufjffufjhhhhhhhhjjjjhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhigurufydydydydydydydyffyffjffjfjfkfjfjfykgdyododoyoydydlydlyydotdoydoydoyditztkditkgdititditditdditdititdtididobosfpwjfpjfpwfjwpcjspcnspcnscjspcwpcjwcpjwcjpwcspcnwpcbwpcbwpcbwcpbwlcbwclwbcpwbxpwxnlwxnwpcnwpcnpcnepckdñcepcnepcjepcjepjcepcnepcepjcejcepcnepaVndgepgnwgnsgpwgnosgnosvbpengpengegpjepgnegpjepgjepvnepvkepvkepcepcepcjvepcnpevnepgjwpgjwpgjwpgjwpgjwpgnwpgnepncepcnepgepgnnckccspgnepvjpejvpejgpengonxwpnfwonxwondsqodvqovxbqoitditdoyd… Expand
  27. Frozentuna
    Dec 21, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review When I first bought this game, I immediatly turned it off right after watching the intro since I hadn’t been familiar with Open world games. Later, I happned to play this game once more and found this game enoyable and finally was able to have fun playing the game. To me, this game was a game changer (or you could say ‘this game changed the perspective I had on those open world games) because the game gives you a number of fun activities including entering plenty of dungeons, collecting special items and defeating the boss while receiving useful weapons and helpful tips letting players know where the glowing spots that would make Gannon weak are. Although I fairly enjoyed solving puzzles for days or trying defeating the boss many times, the most fun part I had was collecting each single pieces of the map. I would certainly recommend my friends to try this game without any hesitation. It truly is a remarkable game.… Expand
  28. Gramssci
    Jan 28, 2021
    10
    Las palabras sobran cuando aparece un juego como este. En resumen, es una obra de arte que perdurará por la eternidad.
  29. diegoesposito
    Dec 25, 2020
    10
    Jogo de mundo aberto com a maior liberdade já existente. Belíssimos gráficos e uma ambientação de jogo que o faz querer interagir com esse mundo por horas sem cansar.
  30. LouvreQuokka
    Dec 25, 2020
    10
    Breath of the Wilds is the greatest game ever. This is completion of the open world genre.
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Metascore
97

Universal acclaim - based on 109 Critic Reviews

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