The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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  1. chugchamp
    Feb 21, 2023
    10
    Breath of the Wild is my favourite game of all time, but its not a perfect 10, more so a 9.5-9.7. Its amazing, but i hope its sequel can expand on the game I love and make it even better.
  2. 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.
  3. kostas_
    Apr 27, 2022
    10
    i dont really have to add anything regarding zelda botw. Its a gaming masterpiece, arguably the best game ever made. Only a few open world games have created a world which feels as alive as this one.
    10/10
  4. 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
  5. briiiz
    Mar 14, 2022
    10
    名副其实的神作，一周目自己一点点探索这片大陆，让人一直保持着对这个世界的好奇，跟随每一个神庙慢慢开扩自己的地图，在各地寻找宝箱和呀哈哈，是真实的让人感到最简单的快乐。在做完除了盖侬的其他主线任务时，心里全是一种怅然若失的感觉，而且看了别人的介绍后意识到自己还有太多东西没见到了，果断开启二周目地毯式的走遍海拉鲁，不过可以的话还是希望能够再有一次一周目的快乐啊。
    音乐剧情等各方面可以说是五边形战士，现在即将打完二周目就等续作了。真的就是印证了他们说的那句话，一个好的游戏打完后就像是失去了一个世界    名副其实的神作，一周目自己一点点探索这片大陆，让人一直保持着对这个世界的好奇，跟随每一个神庙慢慢开扩自己的地图，在各地寻找宝箱和呀哈哈，是真实的让人感到最简单的快乐。在做完除了盖侬的其他主线任务时，心里全是一种怅然若失的感觉，而且看了别人的介绍后意识到自己还有太多东西没见到了，果断开启二周目地毯式的走遍海拉鲁，不过可以的话还是希望能够再有一次一周目的快乐啊。
    音乐剧情等各方面可以说是五边形战士，现在即将打完二周目就等续作了。真的就是印证了他们说的那句话，一个好的游戏打完后就像是失去了一个世界
  6. 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
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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
  10. Kostas_Spirou
    May 26, 2023
    10
    An Artistic Masterpiece.
    Breath of the Wild has the most enjoyable Open World I've ever explored in a videogame, I've played the game for hundreds of hours and I enjoyed every single second of it.
    It's a very rewarding experience, and the world is absolutely massive with so many secrets and details, everything works as intended, which results in a masterfully crafted world full of    An Artistic Masterpiece.
    Breath of the Wild has the most enjoyable Open World I've ever explored in a videogame, I've played the game for hundreds of hours and I enjoyed every single second of it.

    It's a very rewarding experience, and the world is absolutely massive with so many secrets and details, everything works as intended, which results in a masterfully crafted world full of life.

    Finding shrines, doing puzzles, clearing camps and endlessly exploring the lands always feels fresh, there's a good amount of content within this game, and despite its repetitive nature, the game never actually gets repetitive.

    As for the combat, it's decent, it might feel clunky at first but everything gets better once you get used to the controls. Also, the weapon durability can get in the way, it's a little bit annoying in the beginning, but it's not really an issue later on, there are so many ways to approach combat, to the point where using weapons isn't even necessary.

    Weirdly enough, the physics play a huge role in the gameplay and I have to say... wow, the way every little thing coexists and interacts with each other is absolutely insane, and the attention to detail is groundbreaking.

    There are so many things you can do, so many ways to interact with the world, use the environment as a tool or a weapon, solve puzzles in very creative ways and so much more. This game makes you think outside of the game, it treats the player as a smart person and gives you time to think before you act.

    Breath of the Wild is a revolutionary game, and it changed the Open World formula forever, which inspired many other games to follow its steps.

    Final Rating: "Masterpiece" ~ 10/10.    … Expand
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. Gumball777
    Dec 31, 2021
    10
    Me encanta una hobra maestra de los videojuegos sus mecanicas su historia todo absolutamente todo me encanta
  14. 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
  15. 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,
  16. Kekigri355
    Aug 6, 2022
    10
    10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
  17. 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.
  18. 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
  19. Emirkartal
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Hayatımda ilk defa bir single player oyuna günde 10 15 saat gömdüm bırakamadım o kadar keyifliydi ki
  20. baticalamar44
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    increible es una maravilla de juego, buena jugabilidad y increibles graficos obra de arte
  21. Miqueiasg
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    É o melhor RPG que já joguei tá na minha lista de melhores jogos com certeza!
  22. DanielKrejg
    Jan 10, 2022
    10
    # Beautiful game, beautiful story #

    It was my first Zelda game ever. And I can say only one thing - watch out, cause the game is so addictive you'll soak in for a long time. Zelda BOTW is must have for every Switch player - trust me. I am waiting for second part of this great game.
  23. Oweeee21
    Jan 11, 2022
    10
    When I first got Breath of the Wild, I thought Zelda games were for nerds. Then I realized they are amazing, or maybe I’m just a nerd.
  24. Jaystain
    Jan 12, 2022
    10
    Breath of the wild is an insane masterpiece, I love all zelda games and my favorite is ocarina of time but i'm so happy that they decided to go back to its roots and make an open world experience, can't wait for the sequel to improve.
  25. Heimgang
    Jan 13, 2022
    10
    Bu yolculuk kendine oyuncu diyen her insan tarafından deneyim edilmelidir. Oyunun çıkışından bu yana yön verdiği ve diğer oyun firmalarına ders niteliğinde gösterilebilecek yoğunlukta içerik, üzerine gerçek dünya misali oyun motoru ile tam anlamıyla fark yaratan bir eser. Eğer oyunda bir işlem yapacaksanız bunu gerçek dünyada yapacağınız şekilde nasıl yapacaksanız bu oyunun içinde deBu yolculuk kendine oyuncu diyen her insan tarafından deneyim edilmelidir. Oyunun çıkışından bu yana yön verdiği ve diğer oyun firmalarına ders niteliğinde gösterilebilecek yoğunlukta içerik, üzerine gerçek dünya misali oyun motoru ile tam anlamıyla fark yaratan bir eser. Eğer oyunda bir işlem yapacaksanız bunu gerçek dünyada yapacağınız şekilde nasıl yapacaksanız bu oyunun içinde de hareketlerinizi öyle planlamalısınız. Eğer 2 sandık üzeri demir kapı koyup altında ateş yakarsanız kapının üstüne koyduğunuz et pişecektir. Bu fizik motoru eşi görülmemiş bir eser. Gerçek oyun sever herkes deneyim etmeli!… Expand
  26. Toffeltrasa
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. i started playing this game in 2017 and i still find new things in it to this day
  27. LinKenway
    Jan 25, 2022
    10
    This game is incredible. I love just to ride around the world and explore everything. From the tutorial to the end it is fantastic. Bullet time, perries, breakable weapons and so much more. The glider gives you so much freedom. One of the best games ever made.
  28. llegare-new
    Jan 16, 2022
    10
    THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD

    This game, no... The game has captivated me in a special way, the design of its map is igneous and addictive, the same would be said of its combats, puzzles, rewards and characters, although it has moved away from the classic gameplay of zelda did it for the better, sometimes changes are necessary, and this is an outstanding example
  29. UrbanEelf
    Jan 18, 2022
    10
    what are we talkin about basically one of the best games ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  30. JojoKayoki
    Jan 26, 2022
    10
    This game is a masterpiece. A true masterpiece. Read other user score and critic review for more info. I'm lazy. :)
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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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