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. 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
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  4. Kekigri355
    Aug 6, 2022
    10
    10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10
  5. 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
  6. Emirkartal
    Jan 6, 2022
    10
    Hayatımda ilk defa bir single player oyuna günde 10 15 saat gömdüm bırakamadım o kadar keyifliydi ki
  7. 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
  8. baticalamar44
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    increible es una maravilla de juego, buena jugabilidad y increibles graficos obra de arte
  9. RomanRiabusha
    Jan 8, 2022
    9
    Всем у кого есть сыч рекомендую одна из лучших рпг в открытом мире в которую я играл.
  10. Miqueiasg
    Mar 22, 2022
    10
    É o melhor RPG que já joguei tá na minha lista de melhores jogos com certeza!
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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
  14. 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.
  15. 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
  16. cchenders40
    Aug 25, 2022
    8
    I don't get the hype.

    This was my first Zelda game and I had high expectations for obvious reasons. And to be honest, other than the gameplay and art style this is a pretty empty game with virtually no story. I am pretty confused why anyone would consider this the greatest game of all time. You literally have to do a picture quest if you want to get any semblance of a story or    I don't get the hype.

    This was my first Zelda game and I had high expectations for obvious reasons. And to be honest, other than the gameplay and art style this is a pretty empty game with virtually no story. I am pretty confused why anyone would consider this the greatest game of all time.

    You literally have to do a picture quest if you want to get any semblance of a story or character development. The open world is pretty empty other than scattered enemy encampments and repetitive inns throughout. The puzzle dungeons were interesting but repetitive and not very fun.

    Positives. The sound track is a masterpiece without a doubt. The gameplay and physics mechanic and addictive and endlessly fun. The boss design is 10/10 amazing. But other than those positives this is a pretty empty and repetitive open world with virtually no story.    … Expand
  17. UrbanEelf
    Jan 18, 2022
    10
    what are we talkin about basically one of the best games ever made!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  18. titoim
    Jan 18, 2022
    9
    Incredible game. Very good graphics and mechanics. Gets a little repetitive towards the end, but it is indeed worth a try.
  19. 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. :)
  20. AldoBaran
    Jun 13, 2023
    9
    About this game I have heard a lot and I think that the high level reviews of common users and specialized critics are reasonable. What perhaps was not emphasized enough is this game manages to impress even after many years (I play it since March 2023) and it never appears as a six years old game... especially after playing such and horrible and low-quality game as Scarlet and Violet.About this game I have heard a lot and I think that the high level reviews of common users and specialized critics are reasonable. What perhaps was not emphasized enough is this game manages to impress even after many years (I play it since March 2023) and it never appears as a six years old game... especially after playing such and horrible and low-quality game as Scarlet and Violet.

    About this game I enjoyed the ability to insert the player, from the beginning, in a vast and wild nature that you don't feel is yours, but in which you have to know how to live and feed. BOTW, is for this reason, in the first place, a huge survival experience. You know there is a story to carry on but what there is between two points of the plot is something of the highest quality and fun beyond imagination.

    But not all that glitters is gold: I must to point out that I didn't fully appreciate the final part of the plot. The entire game, as many have emphasized, maintains a "low profile" plot because its focus is on the "wild" game play, but I do not think that this aspect could be a sufficient justification.

    The finale is too fast and is not able to create solid memories in the player.    … Expand
  21. Peacenight
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
    Best Game on Switch by far! Has probably the one of the best graphics, gameplay and longest in a switch game. This game beats out other Switch game by miles and is the No.1 title for newcomers to the switch.
  22. Yosef0482958
    Jan 27, 2022
    10
  23. eunsheng
    Jan 28, 2022
    10
    This the best game I have every played, the game triggered my emotions and urge to play.
  24. Lucass18
    Jan 28, 2022
    2
    Personagens superficiais; História fraquíssima; Npcs não falam, apenas fazem barulhos chatos;
    Side quests irrelevantes;
    Inimigos repetitivos;
    Meu pai não consegue entender o que fazer no jogo e este parece não ter objetivo para ele.
  25. Tannerpat
    Jan 28, 2022
    10
    My favorite game oat. If there's any game I wish I could erase from my memory and play, it would be this game.
  26. Lil_Caucasian
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    One of the best games ever made. It redefined the open world genre, and hopefully the sequel will be just as good.
  27. Sheepsyhere
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    The best way to describe this game is perfection, everything about it game is amazing.
  28. Blastroid
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    Un juego que tomo un camino diferente para la saga y sin embargo termino siendo de los mejores cambios para esta misma
  29. glennandre
    Jan 30, 2022
    9
    First Zelda. Gameplay and graphics are impressive. Performances when docked does have some occasional frame drops.
  30. Osterzone
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    Must buy. you will enjoy it for sure. Enjoy it. This game is amazing just play it.
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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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