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. KoolWhip64
    Dec 29, 2017
    10
    This game is just incredible. Absolutely mind-blowing. By far the greatest Zelda game, and that's not easy to do. In fact, in my personal opinion, it's the best video game ever. By now, you've probably read a few reviews, and I'll bet you're aware of most of the things that make this game such a masterpiece (freedom of exploration, physics engine, content, cooking, attention to detail inThis game is just incredible. Absolutely mind-blowing. By far the greatest Zelda game, and that's not easy to do. In fact, in my personal opinion, it's the best video game ever. By now, you've probably read a few reviews, and I'll bet you're aware of most of the things that make this game such a masterpiece (freedom of exploration, physics engine, content, cooking, attention to detail in how the world works, ect. If you're not aware of these things, I suggest you read IGN's review). So, since there is a 5000 character limit, In this review, I am going to talk about the points brought up against this game. There are some mixed and even negative reviews here, so I'll discuss their points.

    Weapon durability: Any negative review for this game will almost certainly bring up the weapon durability system. In this game, weapons can break. This is not a new concept, Minecraft is probably the most popular example of weapons breaking in a video game. The main difference between games like Minecraft and Breath of the Wild is how long a weapon will last. In Breath of the Wild, weapons break very quickly. You'll be going through weapons all the time. While in some cases it is realistic, like the fact that a tree branch will break in about 3 strikes, most of the time, weapons break much faster than you would think. A shiny new metal sword will only last you a few minutes in combat. Is this a bad thing though? Absolutely not. You see, the point of this game is exploration. The main point is to explore, and the game rewards you for doing so. One of the possible rewards is weapons. Obviously, there is a limit to the amount of weapons you can carry, even as it is, you can carry an unrealistic amount of weapons, as with most games. So, if the weapons were to last a long time, your inventory would quickly fill up with great weapons, taking away much satisfaction that you would have received for completing tasks or exploring. If you're constantly full on weapons, there would be no reward for many tasks. The game would become incredibly dull. The idea of the weapon durability system is to keep things interesting. Instead of having some cool sword and taking out an enemy camp with it, you might have a club from the last monster you killed, and you use it to take out the scout, then you may pick up his bow and shoot it at someone, then pick up their weapon and throw it at someone else, then switch to your cool sword, which will break as finish off the last guy, and then you are rewarded with a new cool weapon in a chest, along with all your enemies' weapons. This game's weapon durability system is different because this game is different. It fits the game perfectly. It causes you to think, explore, and get satisfaction from the many tasks you will do. There is nothing wrong with it, and if it were to be any other way, it would hurt the game overall. Yes, it is sad when your favorite sword breaks, but people don't realize the implications it would have on the game if things were the way they think they should be.

    Story: Yes, sure, this isn't as major or emotional of a story-wise as some games out there. I think most people complaining about this game's story probably play a lot of JRPG's (Japanese Role-Playing Games), which are always heavy on story. To them, this game probably looks a bit like a JRPG, but it is not. It is an action-adventure open world game. The story probably could've been a bit better, but it is great as it is. It's not your average story. It is about some unknown dude who has lost all his memories, and wakes up in a post-apocalyptic world. You set off on your adventure, and slowly discover, not a story that is currently happening, but one that happened in your past, which you cannot remember. It is a pretty sad story actually. The point of the game is to discover that story at your own pace, then, at the end, resolve it, and repair the damage done to the world. That is all I will say, for fear of spoiling it.

    "Barren World": Give me a break! Please! Trust me, if you see that in a review, just know that that person has certainly either not played the game, or played it in such a way in which they absolutely ignored and missed everything (which the game will totally let you do, due to the freedom given you, you are not forced to do anything). Look online for IGN's interactive Hyrule map for this game, click "marker categories", then "all". It will show you every notable thing there is in the world. That is all that is needed to refute this ridiculous argument.

    Music: I find it humorous that anyone could say that this game lacks good music. For most of the game, there are ambient piano melodies and environmental sounds, which suits the game perfectly, and makes it so relaxing and mesmerizing. However, there is no lack of great musical pieces, go check them out online for yourself.

    So, why on earth are there so many people bashing these things about this game? One word: Trolls.    … Expand
  2. RandomGuy102
    Jan 6, 2018
    10
    This was one of the few games this year that made me enjoy gaming. The game offers so many things to do. I played for over 150 hours and enjoyed every bit of it. This game alone is worth getting a switch for imo.
  3. BlooperTanooki
    Mar 20, 2020
    9
    Intimidating and nothing like Zelda used to be. Maybe that is why many more people hold it in the highest of regards. Be prepared to die countless times and change your point of view on the franchise if you are a seasoned Zelda player, though.
  4. Timi7272
    Mar 4, 2018
    10
    I've been playing the game for 100 hours, so I think I can review it as well.
    Let's begin with the beginning of the game: Your adventure will start in a little cave, where link has slept for a long time. When you go outside the cave, you will see how huge and beautiful the world is. You will also see an old man who is standing by the fire. He will guide you at the beginning. But he    I've been playing the game for 100 hours, so I think I can review it as well.
    Let's begin with the beginning of the game: Your adventure will start in a little cave, where link has slept for a long time. When you go outside the cave, you will see how huge and beautiful the world is. You will also see an old man who is standing by the fire. He will guide you at the beginning. But he doesn't explain you everything, you have to explore the first area for your own. In the first shrines you will get the probably most important items in the game. For example the stasis rune, that you can use to stop the time for almost all objects in the world. Later in the game, also for enemies. An other example is the magnesis rune, to lift up magnetic objects like some chests.
    The tutorial is not long and annoying like in many other games, and the runes that you get at the beginning are gonna help you more than you think.
    The last thing I wanna say, is, that you can really see that the game has been in development for many years. The normal mode (not the hard mode in the DLC) is really well balanced. Only that the weapons are getting wrecked a bit too fast. Especially in the beginning of the game.    … Expand
  5. MootziIsABoss
    Mar 5, 2018
    10
    Absolutely my favorite game I've played in a long time. Nintendo blew this one out of the park. The open world take and redoing the classic Legend of Zelda formula was a crazy risk, but Breath of the Wild passed with flying colors. I absolutely adore this game, it never gets boring.
  6. SlightedHand
    Mar 23, 2018
    10
    Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is legitimately refreshing. I know refreshing is such an overused word in the video game reviewing industry, but this game truly is. When I first started playing games 11 years ago, I first played Super Mario Galaxy, a game filled with creative dense environments. However after years of Nintendo Wii, I got an Xbox 360 and just like that I was sucked intoLegend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild is legitimately refreshing. I know refreshing is such an overused word in the video game reviewing industry, but this game truly is. When I first started playing games 11 years ago, I first played Super Mario Galaxy, a game filled with creative dense environments. However after years of Nintendo Wii, I got an Xbox 360 and just like that I was sucked into the anti-consumer world of Triple A video games. COD, Assassins Creed, Fifa were all my top games and I was just waiting for each one to come out. And it wasn't until about two years ago when AC: Syndicate came out that I started drifting away. All of these games lacked the creativity, inventiveness and freedom that I really wanted to play with, and it wasn't until I bought the switch just to play this game that I felt that the video game market might actually still be fun. It is exactly like having a cold wet flannel rubbed on your face and then taken away. It is the game definition of refreshing. This game has almost no moments of repetition, every battle, every puzzle, and every bit of exploration is diverse and amazing. The shrines can be a bit of a grind but are still interesting enough individually to stay exciting. It's only if you try to tackle them all in one big rush like I did that they start to blur together. The divine beasts all are amazing, I honestly can't think of a criticism for them. The only point of this entire game that I felt should be changed or just removed completely was on of the Korok Trials which was a trailing mission that was just unpredictable and so monotonous. However that is a ten minute job in a game that was 100 hours for me. This game is revolutionary as an open world rpg as it condenses such a huge amount of mechanics, fights and puzzles into a big, beautiful map. Even the graphics are stunning with what you would imagine a 3D video game version of a Studio Ghibli would look like. This game deserves all the praise its getting and has hopefully redefined all of our opinions of what a Triple-A open world rpg looks like.… Expand
  7. Aus_CriticX
    Mar 26, 2018
    10
    Not perfect, doesn’t have the feel of other zelda games, You get wrecked by enemies randomly , Frame rate can be bad, but my god this game is STILL ABSOULTELY FANTASTICAL, STORY, GRAPHICS ETC ARE BRILLIANT 10/10 AND THIS IS IN MY TOP 10 VIDEOGAME EVER , but still there are better zelda games , but my gosh this is a beautiful as heaven game!
  8. quickarace
    Apr 2, 2018
    10
    Zelda Breath of the wild is such a good game. I had a few frame rate drops when link was attacking a group of enemies. the Frame rate drops aren't that annoying it just slows you down. I think it dropped from 30 fps to 20 fps. Overall I like how the game is so open world because i always think to myself should i fight ganon or should i get all the shrines or finish divine beasts. There isZelda Breath of the wild is such a good game. I had a few frame rate drops when link was attacking a group of enemies. the Frame rate drops aren't that annoying it just slows you down. I think it dropped from 30 fps to 20 fps. Overall I like how the game is so open world because i always think to myself should i fight ganon or should i get all the shrines or finish divine beasts. There is so much things to do in the game which make me rate it 10 out of 10.… Expand
  9. fliflyx
    Apr 4, 2018
    10
    The game is one of the most significant I have ever played. Only things that could be improved in my opinion are the music, because there rarely is any, although the sounds of nature that usually surround in the game are also quite atmospheric.
    I spent 90h playing this game already and am far from running out of things to do.
    Great work!
  10. BaconHD
    Apr 12, 2018
    10
    No me gusta tanto pero para hacer media entre tontos que ponen 0 es excelente
  11. yasu_yagami
    May 3, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. gran juego me encanto mucho el gameplay es maravilloso ojala salgan mas juegos como este le falta un poco de dificultad pero a pesar de eso es maravilloso lo mejor los trajes d e link… Expand
  12. thatoneguy_
    Apr 21, 2018
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As someone who has capped over 140+ hours of my time into this game, I can say that this game is a masterpiece in it's own regard. First, you can't compare this title to games like Ocarina of Time or Majora's Mask because of how different it is from those games genre-wise. Comparing this game to the last 5 home console entries in the series is like comparing first-person shooters to puzzle games. This game is a callback to the original formula that was shown in the original Zelda on the NES, which I though was great. The game itself has a good combat system and focuses heavily on exploration, unlike the previous linear entries on Nintendo's last three home consoles. You are also given a lot of freedom when it comes to how you want to do things and where you want to go, which is refreshing for this series. There were a few problems (like durability on weapons :/), but I mostly got over those over time. The game's story was not a big deal, as it just gives an almost generic story of good vs evil in the world of Hyrule. The story doesn't go all too deep either, with the cutscenes giving you an adequate amount of information on what is going on. But that isn't the point; Nintendo themselves said "to forget everything you know about the Zelda series", as it is more similar to the non-linear format shown in the original NES title. But despite not having a stellar story, the art style of the game is beautiful and exploring what Hyrule has to offer is really fun. It is a must-have for any Switch or Wii U owner and I would recommend playing it.… Expand
  13. sowestcoast22
    Apr 23, 2018
    10
    Wow!! This game....this is the reason you buy a Switch. This game is a true masterpiece from the opening scenes and throughout the entire game (DLC included) . I can't begin to tell you how many hours I sunk into this game, but it is truly remarkable what Nintendo did to mold this game specifically for the Switch. And the fact that you can seamlessly take Link on the go, and back to theWow!! This game....this is the reason you buy a Switch. This game is a true masterpiece from the opening scenes and throughout the entire game (DLC included) . I can't begin to tell you how many hours I sunk into this game, but it is truly remarkable what Nintendo did to mold this game specifically for the Switch. And the fact that you can seamlessly take Link on the go, and back to the comfort of your own home puts this game in the pantheons of one of the greatest games of all time.… Expand
  14. Javi1183
    Apr 23, 2018
    10
    Simplemente hermosos la verdad el mundo abierto es una maravilla junto con las misiones,las tribus y el solo hecho que de verdad puedes ir a todos lados, el apartado artistico es impresionante aunque no hace gala de potencia ese tono que tiene le queda perfecto al mundo que tiene pero ¿por que? es muy simple transmite la vida que tiene el mundo en general las montañas etc lo que voy aSimplemente hermosos la verdad el mundo abierto es una maravilla junto con las misiones,las tribus y el solo hecho que de verdad puedes ir a todos lados, el apartado artistico es impresionante aunque no hace gala de potencia ese tono que tiene le queda perfecto al mundo que tiene pero ¿por que? es muy simple transmite la vida que tiene el mundo en general las montañas etc lo que voy a decir es algo que me gusto mucho es que el propio juego te incita a usar tu imaginacion para resolver los puzzles… Expand
  15. yoqsetio
    Apr 25, 2018
    10
    Why am I not surprised? The Metacritic user score is the single least credible resource to tell how good a game is. Metacritic users are incapable of nuance
  16. Carndolla
    Apr 26, 2018
    10
    What an experience, simply amazing. Maybe for the next episode just profoundize a little more about the story.
  17. TheProphet1
    Apr 26, 2018
    10
    best game of the universe! never playd better game than this. much more funny then horizon!
  18. MaKSi
    Apr 30, 2018
    9
    I did not think that someday I would love the game with pure game-play. Stunning game, I played 200 hours. I advise everyone.
  19. GlowFire
    May 1, 2018
    9
    Zelda Breath Of The Wild starts with your first mission. This mission took me a while to complete, as I was still new the the controls of the Nintendo switch console. After completing your first quest you unlock some more abilities in the game. I was definitely impressed with the overall quality and creativity of the story the game told just in the first 30 minutes of playing. The cutZelda Breath Of The Wild starts with your first mission. This mission took me a while to complete, as I was still new the the controls of the Nintendo switch console. After completing your first quest you unlock some more abilities in the game. I was definitely impressed with the overall quality and creativity of the story the game told just in the first 30 minutes of playing. The cut scenes are unlike any other Zelda game I have seen and/or played. To get to the final battle , you have to fight your way through 4 dungeons and one boss each for every one dungeon. Getting to each dungeon is very tough, but also fun, and entertaining. Each dungeon has a different style, and different types of challenges and puzzles to complete. there is also a different type of boss each dungeon you enter. Each boss and dungeon correspond to a different element of the game as well. Fire, water, air, and earth.
    Overall, this game impressed me. I would highly recommend this game to anyone looking for a thrilling yet challenging video game experience.    … Expand
  20. robertlop54
    May 1, 2018
    10
    Un diamante en bruto **** juego, los gráficos, la historia, la banda sonora, los personajes, TODO es perfecto en este videojuego. Imprescindible para quien tenga una Switch.
  21. LoomBoom
    May 4, 2018
    10
    Breath of the Wild is one of the finest games I've ever played. I've been a Zelda fan since I was 4, and I've played all the games, but this is the Zelda game I've wanted ever since Wind Waker. The Zelda series was always been fantastic, but Skyward Sword is when I started to realize that the series' formula was reaching its limits and it needed change. Breath of the Wild brought theBreath of the Wild is one of the finest games I've ever played. I've been a Zelda fan since I was 4, and I've played all the games, but this is the Zelda game I've wanted ever since Wind Waker. The Zelda series was always been fantastic, but Skyward Sword is when I started to realize that the series' formula was reaching its limits and it needed change. Breath of the Wild brought the change the series needed. And it didn't just change how we think of Zelda games, but also how we think of open world games in general.

    "The Wild", that's the big draw to this game. BotW's open world is probably my favorite open world I've ever experience. It's filled with life, wonder, mystery, and beauty, and it's up to you how much you want to explore it all. To make exploring this open world even more fun is the tools you have at your disposal. From the start of the game you pretty much have access to all the necessary skills you need. You can jump, run, walk, glide, crouch, and climb, and best of you all, you can climb pretty much everywhere. Not to mention all the skills you can perform with your weapons and shields, you have it all from the beginning. Also shortly after playing, you gain access to using runes that give you additional abilities. Having all the necessary skills and weapons you need right from the start may seem strange, but it's actually liberating. BotW does not hold your hand and tell you how to use everything, you must get creative, learn how to use the environment to your advantage, and adapt. BotW encourages experimentation with your abilities and skills, and while everything is easy to learn, even after 200+ hours of playing I'm still amazed on how fresh everything feels and I never do one thing the same way every time.

    BotW has a sense of freedom that I haven't experienced in any game ever. I can run around for hours pretty much doing nothing in the grand scheme of things, but it's a blast. BotW let's you take your time and explore. You can do any little task you want and complete the game in any order you feel like. You get to decide what type of journey you have. Every time I pick up and play Breath of the Wild it never feels boring or that its over stayed its welcome because you just get lost in its world. Anything that you see you can get to and anything you can think of doing, you can pretty much do thanks to the psychics engine. In this game, the physics engine is absolutely incredible. You'll play around with all the different possibilities you can do with the environment and you'll find interesting ways to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. I find fighting enemies so much fun in this game because I can defeat them in almost infinite different ways, it just never gets old.

    Now, as for the characters, I'd say this version of Zelda is by far the best Zelda we've ever had. She has a great personality and is relatable . Someone who is burdened by her duty and has doubts in herself, but also someone who works tirelessly to achieve her goal. Plus her personality is very fun and sweet, she's extremely likable. Also Link is probably one of my favorite Links as well. He gets a bit of development too (and we even learn why he doesn't talk). His design and personality he gives in any given situation makes him pretty appealing, and he has the most emotion since Toon Link in Wind Waker. I think he's won the hearts of many is probably going to be the face of the franchise for some time, just as OoT and TP Link were. Outside of those two, the rest of the champions are intriguing and full of personality (Revali being my favorite), but we just didn't get to see a lot from them! Also the other side characters aren't too memorable besides some of the Zoras like Sidon and the Gerudo chief Riju. This also means there isn't as many side quests that really stand out. There are some fun ones for sure, but the ones that stick with you, just not too many. The Gerudo side quests I'd say were the most fun and memorable of the bunch though, I really liked the Gerudo region in general. But this game still hasn't been able to touch Majora's Mask with having the best side characters and side quests in the franchise. Wind Waker would be the runner-up.

    The story works for this type of game and I like that you have to piece together everything that's happened, but its definitely not up there with some of Zelda's top stories. The relationship between Link and Zelda and the Champions are definitely the highlight.

    But at the end of the day, BotW isn't that type of game that has a lot of emphasis on characters and story. You make your own journey and your own story, and the focus here is the world and your main objective. The pros far out weight the cons, and the cons are minuscule in comparison. BotW is one of the greatest games I've ever played and it's refreshing to play a game with so much freedom and trust in the player. Its one of the few open world games that keeps its core promise: "open".    … Expand
  22. 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
  23. 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.
  24. 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!
  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. 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
  27. 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.
  28. 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.
  29. 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!
  30. Jaimeastur
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego de la historia, una verdadera obra de arte.

    Nunca olvidarás una experiencia como esta y si encima eres fan de la saga zelda... simplemente lo mejor hasta el momento.
  31. feralheart
    Dec 19, 2018
    10
    The best game for Nintendo Switch! The story is great, the environment is beautiful and the musics are masterpieces.
  32. Pete112
    Feb 12, 2020
    10
    I usually prefer the easier platformers such as Yoshi and was put off buying this game due the the perceived difficulty.

    In the past, I have always ended up walking away from games in frustration way before finishing but I love this game. I have already put in 40 hours and have loved every minute of it. I do use a few amiibo for food and weapons. While difficult, this game is so good    I usually prefer the easier platformers such as Yoshi and was put off buying this game due the the perceived difficulty.

    In the past, I have always ended up walking away from games in frustration way before finishing but I love this game. I have already put in 40 hours and have loved every minute of it. I do use a few amiibo for food and weapons. While difficult, this game is so good that you care about continuing and dont just walk away.

    Whether you like adventure games or not, you owe it to yourself to give this game a try.    … Expand
  33. LiveAndlEt
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Amazing and probably one of the best games of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
  34. LoganMaz
    Jan 9, 2020
    10
    There is just one thing to say...

    Without even a close comparison, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the BEST Zelda game in the franchise. Period.
  35. JanieGotAGun
    Jan 12, 2020
    10
    Breath Of The Wild A beatiful masterpiece in every aspect! Game of the decade. :)
  36. Rashidoke
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    one of if not the best game of all time this game has an amazing level of exploration and crafting and the game could be finished in an hour or a hundred
  37. Okuplok11
    Jan 11, 2020
    10
    Love this masterpiece! Amazing experience from start to finish. :) Must play for any Zelda fans or just video game nerds
  38. Greant
    Mar 7, 2022
    10
    Probably the (or one of the) best game of all time, idk why it recieves so much hate, just try it and make your own opinion really, if you go in with a clear mind, there's no way you'll hate it! (Provided you like this kind of game)
  39. crazyozelot
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    This is a revolutionary Zelda game and has many great features,combined with the new and different story and gameplay.This makes it a almost perfect or maybe even perfect game.Every game has bugs and so does Breath Of The Wild,but that doesn't influence the score in my perspective
  40. RuberoidUA
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    Одна из лучших игр из тех что играл. Играю с 1993 года. Приятная мультяшная картинка, отличнейший геймплей, неповторимая атмесфера игры.
  41. Shurikn
    Mar 27, 2020
    5
    Most overrated game of all time? pretty much.
    Seriously, the graphics are great, and story isn't too bad, but the main game mechanics make this game so not fun to play. Every sword you find, even legendary swords will bread in 3 hit, who tue hell forged these piece of crap? You're the hero of time and you Homer Simpsons can run for longer than you without getting tired. As a Zelda game    Most overrated game of all time? pretty much.
    Seriously, the graphics are great, and story isn't too bad, but the main game mechanics make this game so not fun to play. Every sword you find, even legendary swords will bread in 3 hit, who tue hell forged these piece of crap? You're the hero of time and you Homer Simpsons can run for longer than you without getting tired. As a Zelda game it's awful.... as a Game it's meh.    … Expand
  42. Cynical_Lord1
    Apr 1, 2020
    5
    This game would be great, if not for weapon system. The constantly breaking weapons is so trash that I have to give this game a 5. Most of the time I just couldn't enjoy it.
  43. Jmocte
    Apr 7, 2022
    10
    El mejor juego de la historia.

    Buen lore y mecánicas de juego geniales

    Simplemente es el rey de todos
  44. ColinSparkles
    Apr 26, 2023
    10
    This game was so much fun to play. the game structure allows for each playthrough to give you a new experience. This was a great release title for the switch and will suck you in to its gameplay. The combat uses a bunch of different mechanics which can be used for almost anything. This game will take s around 50-60 hours to complete once if you want the whole experience, but you'll mostThis game was so much fun to play. the game structure allows for each playthrough to give you a new experience. This was a great release title for the switch and will suck you in to its gameplay. The combat uses a bunch of different mechanics which can be used for almost anything. This game will take s around 50-60 hours to complete once if you want the whole experience, but you'll most likely take more if you don't go straight to the finish.… Expand
  45. Valin000
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    Defiantly the consoles main selling point, a few hours in and you will understand why, finish the game and place it among the best you ever played, this is a great first step for where Legend of zelda should be heading.
  46. Mako_Solider_X
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    Get ready to lose yourself for hours the world is so big and you want to visit every inch of it and are rewarded for doing so. There's so much to see and do you'll find yourself in just one area for hours with how much there is to do in just that one spot. The story is amazing the boss fights are epics there are endless weapons and items to find. Combat is amazing because you fight yourGet ready to lose yourself for hours the world is so big and you want to visit every inch of it and are rewarded for doing so. There's so much to see and do you'll find yourself in just one area for hours with how much there is to do in just that one spot. The story is amazing the boss fights are epics there are endless weapons and items to find. Combat is amazing because you fight your way so many tactics can overcome even the toughest enemies with some skill.The game is nearly Darksouls tough at times to get prepared to die a lot. Such an amazing game stop reading this and go buy it..… Expand
  47. Prime6377
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Not being a big zelda fan i went into this game not expecting too much but after playing almost non-stop since release i can say it is just amazing and totally different to any other zelda i have played.
  48. AntiTemplarGR
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    The game is absolutely excellent, and is worth of the praise it receives. I acknowledge its hard to justify getting a new console for one game, but there is the Wii U version to solve that specific issue.
  49. lucianoger
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    This game is everything any Zelda fan always wanted. Open world, beautiful graphics, incredible history, cool enemy's, and it is challenging in a good way.

    This is certainly the Game of The Year.
  50. hankdog9999
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    I'm pleased to say that this is probably the best game I have ever played, There were occasional frame drops but not enough to warrant a big issue, the graphics and visuals are stunning, the world is so overwhelmingly filled with life and is so interactive, I have yet to finish the game, it is through this experience however that I have come to realize the bias in many of the negativeI'm pleased to say that this is probably the best game I have ever played, There were occasional frame drops but not enough to warrant a big issue, the graphics and visuals are stunning, the world is so overwhelmingly filled with life and is so interactive, I have yet to finish the game, it is through this experience however that I have come to realize the bias in many of the negative reviews of this game on this sight, for instance I came across many reviews with negative remarks on the story and that is simply untrue, a beautiful masterpiece (many major gaming critics think so to, and definitely worth the purchase) be wary though it isn't easy. simply put though anyone who score this game 0-5 is kidding themselves… Expand
  51. FaytTheGreat
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    Loving every moment of the game. I know it may not be the greatest technical marvel but the art style is phenomenal. Between this and Horizon, we as gamers should be praising these last 2 weeks. Though I do miss a little bit more of a linear story progression Zelda, the way I am able to explore pretty much anything I see is great. The way the game plays is awesome and I'm loving the smallLoving every moment of the game. I know it may not be the greatest technical marvel but the art style is phenomenal. Between this and Horizon, we as gamers should be praising these last 2 weeks. Though I do miss a little bit more of a linear story progression Zelda, the way I am able to explore pretty much anything I see is great. The way the game plays is awesome and I'm loving the small customization options I have with Link. Whether Wii U or Switch, this game is not to be missed by fans of Zelda, open world games or even just people who want to go on a grand adventure. If you aren't playing this or Horizon recently, you are doing yourself an injustice.… Expand
  52. smahlt
    Apr 19, 2017
    7
    I felt compelled to write an honest review because everything else is either "10/10 OMG IT'S ZELDA" or "LOL NEVER PLAYED IT BUT 0/10".

    I've played nearly every Zelda game. It is my favorite game series, and OoT is my favorite game of all time. I generally only hate on Zelda when it has something annoying getting in the way of the fun (such as Skyward Sword's and Phantom Hourglass's    I felt compelled to write an honest review because everything else is either "10/10 OMG IT'S ZELDA" or "LOL NEVER PLAYED IT BUT 0/10".

    I've played nearly every Zelda game. It is my favorite game series, and OoT is my favorite game of all time. I generally only hate on Zelda when it has something annoying getting in the way of the fun (such as Skyward Sword's and Phantom Hourglass's controls). This game is not amazing. It is a solid open world game with no particular strengths or weaknesses (other than having a giant world with nothing in it, but that's expected at this point). The story is standard Zelda fare, the graphics are great, the music is good when it's actually playing, and the controls are solid, though the mapping takes a little getting used to.

    Don't buy a Switch just for this game. Play it on your WiiU if you have one, or just wait until there's more reasons to buy a Switch.    … Expand
  53. thestuffedone
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    AMAZING game. The negative reviews here are only those who wish to deceive and make the game look bad. Look at the Critics reviews, which are only determined by those who have actually PLAYED the game.
  54. madserj77
    Mar 3, 2017
    8
    **** all you morons who have rated it and not even played it. There are copied reviews here too with different usernames. Why bother? I have only played a few hours but it looks good, sounds great and plays really nicely. Only criticism at the moment is there is a small amount of pop up and patchy graphics that fill in when you get closer.
  55. plop40
    Mar 3, 2017
    9
    Pretty good game, awesome graphics fon an hybrid console. Never played a 3d Zelda game (only Four swords in Nintendo ds). Awesome gameplay and a lots of secrets to be found, I've been playing around 7 hours now and i really enjoyed the game, i Scored(?) 9 because there's a small FPs drop in Kakariko Village, when Nintendo releases an update to fix that I'll change my review to 10 cause itPretty good game, awesome graphics fon an hybrid console. Never played a 3d Zelda game (only Four swords in Nintendo ds). Awesome gameplay and a lots of secrets to be found, I've been playing around 7 hours now and i really enjoyed the game, i Scored(?) 9 because there's a small FPs drop in Kakariko Village, when Nintendo releases an update to fix that I'll change my review to 10 cause it deserves it :)

    PD: i speak spanish, you will see some mistakes in gramma or words :).
    PD2: I've to check the "spelling" twice for your understanding
    Thanks for reading

    ~plop    … Expand
  56. Ciber
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    Pros:

    1.- Huge world to explore 2.- Open world with tons of possibilities. 3.- Full of options 4.- Combat is hard but you can decide how to fight them. 5.- Good art direction, Hyrule looks amazing. 6.- Music is always great when you like Zelda themes. 7.- you can cook your items, craft new stuff and as result Lynk is not always wearing the same green suit. Now you can change the    Pros:

    1.- Huge world to explore
    2.- Open world with tons of possibilities.
    3.- Full of options
    4.- Combat is hard but you can decide how to fight them.
    5.- Good art direction, Hyrule looks amazing.
    6.- Music is always great when you like Zelda themes.
    7.- you can cook your items, craft new stuff and as result Lynk is not always wearing the same green suit. Now you can change the armor, weapons.
    Cons:

    1.- Frame rate drops sometimes and is very noticeable.
    2.- 30 FPS cap
    3.- Difficulty is not balanced, sometimes you feel is a Dark Souls game and sometimes is very easy.
    4.- Weapons broken very fast sometimes.    … Expand
  57. Funkadelia
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    I don't regularly make reviews on websites, especially because I've felt pretty disillusioned by very circular video game development for the past couple of years, but man, this has to be the one best games I've ever played, and probably one of the best games ever made. I am so glad I was able to pick up this game, and I can't believe that it's as good as people were saying it was going to be.
  58. Hooker21
    Mar 28, 2017
    7
    Tired of shrine grind after 50 hours and 0 story progression. Meaningless side quest.
    Just don't belive all the prise, It's nothing special. You won't loose anything.
  59. AntiTroll
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    I had huge expectations of this game and I really wanted Nintendo to come through with the goods on this one and they did. The more I played Zelda BOTW the more and more I loved it, when making my way over mountains and across its gargantuan map I can't help but to stop and stare in awe at things like the sun setting, clouds rolling across the sky, the glow of the moonlight kissing theI had huge expectations of this game and I really wanted Nintendo to come through with the goods on this one and they did. The more I played Zelda BOTW the more and more I loved it, when making my way over mountains and across its gargantuan map I can't help but to stop and stare in awe at things like the sun setting, clouds rolling across the sky, the glow of the moonlight kissing the trees and each detailed blade of grass I pass, the shimmer of the water or the stars in the sky and become completely mesmerised.
    Pay no attention to the trolls who have crawled out from under their bridges to give review scores as low as 0 to try and discredit this masterpiece, regardless this game will go down in history as one of if not THE best game EVER MADE!!    … Expand
  60. Hiljim
    Mar 13, 2017
    7
    Its MEDIOCRE. almost if not all reviews are from fanboys and hardcore fans. I mean i understand its a huge thing compared to past games, but a perfect game? Far from it. These people need to stop with their biased reviews.
  61. jcnba28
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    What can I say, Nintendo has done it again. Now wonder they are still hailed the King of video games 30+ years later. Nintendo has redefined the open world genre with Zelda BOTW. I'm just glad I got to witness this Masterpiece.
  62. sid77
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    Ignore all the retards scoring this low. 25 hours in and I only chalked off 3 quests from the main story. This is a true nintendo masterpiece! Anyone who cant see how good this is should really stop playing games. The wonder and awesomeness is plain to see. The game is chocked full of content and to explore this massive canvas is truly one of the greatest moments in gaming.
  63. ANeuhouser
    Mar 17, 2017
    7
    To give an impression of play time have completed 74/120 shrines and unlocked all of the towers.

    The negatives: - Quest and character depth are pretty minimal compared to something like The Witcher. - Enemy variety is also lacking there are 12 enemy types (Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus, Bokoblin, Moblin, Lizalfos, Wizzrobe, Chuchu, Keese, Octorock, Guardians) and they are all seen    To give an impression of play time have completed 74/120 shrines and unlocked all of the towers.

    The negatives:
    - Quest and character depth are pretty minimal compared to something like The Witcher.
    - Enemy variety is also lacking there are 12 enemy types (Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus, Bokoblin, Moblin, Lizalfos, Wizzrobe, Chuchu, Keese, Octorock, Guardians) and they are all seen throughout the map, just recolored or with a different elemental power in different areas.
    - Weapons degrade too quickly, most weapons are not durable enough to kill a single one of the tougher enemy types without breaking (White Wokoblin, Blue Moblin, Black Lizalfos, Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus)
    - Tougher variants of common enemies (White Wokoblin, Blue Moblin, Black Lizalfos) don't fight any differently than their weaker counterparts, they just have their damage and health cranked way up. Most of these units can be easily knocked down in a few hits but then you have to sit there breaking weapons on them for ~30s until they die.
    - There are only 4 real dungeons in the game, they are all quite small, and all have the same type of puzzles.
    - Too many "____'s Blessing" shrines that have no puzzle inside of them.
    - Occasional stuttering when playing in docked mode.

    The positives:
    - Nostalgia, nostalgia in spades.
    - It's a pretty good take on the standard ubisoft open world game. Towers unlock portions of the map but unlike a ubisoft game the towers do not then litter your map with icons. Exploration is key in finding everything.
    - The exploration mechanics are great, The paraglider and climbing mechanics make traversing the map quite fun.
    - There is weapon and armor variety well beyond any other LoZ game.
    - Combat presents a greater challenge than other LoZ games and taking down the miniboss monsters (Lynel, Hinox, Molduga, Talus) scattered around the map is very rewarding.
    - Smooth frames and no stuttering when playing in handheld mode.

    Overall it's a pretty decent open world game with some shortcomings but a good amount of fun.    … Expand
  64. Aswan
    Mar 5, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Por suerte poseo todos los zeldas y los viví en su momento, aun recuerdo cuando juge por primera vez al ocarina of time, y este juego me a traido los mismos sentimientos.
    Este juego pasara a la historia como juego de culto.    … Expand
  65. otakuloser
    Mar 30, 2017
    7
    I love the Zelda series, especially LttP, OoT,and MM, but I guess I just don't like survival/exploration-based open world games as much as everybody else seems too. Also, that weapon durability system is plain stupid.
  66. CrackKat
    Mar 5, 2017
    10
    If you love open world this will be your favourite game of all time, it truly takes the genre to the next level.
    What makes a game of this ambition good? It's interactiveness. If you have a giant open world that you can only traverse, but not interact with, it's empty. This game is the opposite of that.
    The climbing mechanic is fundamental, it means that you can truly explore the open    If you love open world this will be your favourite game of all time, it truly takes the genre to the next level.
    What makes a game of this ambition good? It's interactiveness. If you have a giant open world that you can only traverse, but not interact with, it's empty. This game is the opposite of that.
    The climbing mechanic is fundamental, it means that you can truly explore the open world with freedom, anything you see, you can reach. But even the climbing has depth because of the stamina bar. You have to choose the least steep approach to minimise stamina drain and bring food/potions that boost stamina with you to help scale the grandest mountains.
    Why is the climbing and exploring great? Because the world is incredibly interactive like no other game. You can cut down a tree and throw objects at it to reposition it using the game's physics system. Once the cut down tree is in place you can walk along it as a bridge to cross a gap or freezing body of water. This is one example of interactivity. Another is lightning, if lightning strikes the grass, it will be set on fire. If the wind is blowing strongly, that fire will spread in that direction. The hot air from the fire will rise, allowing you to ride it up with a sail cloth to reach higher areas.
    All this interactiveness is fully realised through the powers you are given early in the game. The power to manipulate metal objects and the power to store, gather and unleash kinetic energy on objects helps you to creatively solve problems in the vast open world.
    These gameplay mechanics are in the context of a world full of enemies who gather in base camps and lookouts, waiting for you to openly assault them, stealthily kill them or creatively use your powers and the surrounding world to crush/burn/explode them. And if you play your cards right, you can get them to kill each other with their own projectiles, that's another example of how interactive everything is, a thrown rock will hurt anyone not just the target it was thrown at.
    But what happens when you defeat enemies? is the world left empty? or do they simply respawn when you look away? Fortunately it's neither. Through a mechanic I won't spoil, you will always be able to find enemies to fight in the world, they will not run out.
    And the enemies are ruthless, for the first time ever in a Zelda game I find myself dying, several times. Fortunately the game auto saves frequently, putting you back to your last auto-save point on death. This is perfect as it means that you don't lose much progress, but nor are you simply respawned instantly right next to your opponents as if nothing happened.
    It's two main features that define this game: interactivity and execution. More interactivity than any other open world game I've ever played, and the execution of the world design and gameplay mechanics is superb. This is all without mentioning the gorgeous graphics which for me make it the best looking game period. But I do not use this as a focus of the review as it's down to personal taste, I happen to love the art style, but some may not.
    Certainly for me, Breath of the Wild is the greatest game ever made, and I'm still less than 20 hours into it, but I'm sure this is going to be one that lasts well over 100 hours, potentially 200.    … Expand
  67. Tempted
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    This gaming experience is unlike any I have had to date, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is truly an amazing experience rivaled only by Ocarina of Time.
  68. theupturnedtree
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    I may have been a Nintendo player all of my 23 years of life (and a Zelda romantic since my uncle first introduced me to Ocarina of Time when I was 5), I have played on almost every console and PC nearly every type of game imaginable.

    This game recaptures the wonder I felt exploring OoT for the first time as a child. Now, some 18 years later and with all of my "skills" acquired playing    I may have been a Nintendo player all of my 23 years of life (and a Zelda romantic since my uncle first introduced me to Ocarina of Time when I was 5), I have played on almost every console and PC nearly every type of game imaginable.

    This game recaptures the wonder I felt exploring OoT for the first time as a child. Now, some 18 years later and with all of my "skills" acquired playing video games, I feel just as daunted by the task in front of me as I did trying to figure out what to do when I got to Hyrule Field for the first time. The scope of the game is unimaginable as far as Zelda games go, and I am not sure if Nintendo has actually really captured this spirit in a game they produced in one of the main series they own, or even in the smaller franchises.

    Even so, the game is HARD. It definitely feels easy once you figure out the main controls going through the first area of the game, which is a long and drawn out glorified tutorial, but when you begin looking for things that span the world (which it gives you very little direction to, by the by), you will likely die. And die. And die again.

    It is impressive to play, and just as impressive to listen to and watch. It looks like a moving painting, and sounds like it has been scored with tender care. The art of the game is perfect, though I can see how some would not like the "living painting" style after being bombarded with photo-realism the past few years.

    I would write more... but I really want to get to the first dungeon by the time I go back to work on Monday morning. I heartily suggest getting this game, if you can, and would like to experience something great.    … Expand
  69. Kratbull
    Mar 5, 2017
    10
    Una puta obra maestra, todo el mundo debería jugar a esto, las notas negativas que tiene son de piperos que no han jugado el juego y han nacido con varios cromosomas de más.
  70. tjamespapo
    Mar 5, 2017
    10
    I just finished the game. Took me about 4 days of non stop play. I don't know how so many people could review it so quickly. Seems like a bunch of fake reviews, especially the negative ones. Overall, I thought it was a masterpiece. Though it suffered from frame rate issues in the grassy/shadowy reasons such as the Great Plateau and the forest regions.This game was difficult but not on theI just finished the game. Took me about 4 days of non stop play. I don't know how so many people could review it so quickly. Seems like a bunch of fake reviews, especially the negative ones. Overall, I thought it was a masterpiece. Though it suffered from frame rate issues in the grassy/shadowy reasons such as the Great Plateau and the forest regions.This game was difficult but not on the level of the Dark Souls series. You're able to regenerate your health through food and elixirs. I also didn't care for the weapon durability. It would have been okay if it was just the swords. But the bows too? Those are my complaints. The positives greatly outweigh the negatives. Fantastic combat. Beautiful music. Immersive world. Freedom. The shrines are very intelligently designed and rely on logic. Some enemies seem to be tanks that take forever to kill but I'm used to these types of enemies. Don't know if I'd call this my favorite Zelda game. Ocarina and Major'as are still the pinnacle of the series to me. Overall, though it is one of the best games that has come out in years and definitely the front runner for Game of the Year.… Expand
  71. DavidNar
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    Primero, no creo mucho en estos reviews, he leído bastantes y están llenos de trolls, tratando de bajar el perfil a este juego. Ahora bien, el juego cumple con lo prometido, es un tipo de juego "open-air" como le llamaron, y es verdad, puedes ir donde tú quieras, donde se te ocurra prácticamente. Las primeras horas de juego las pasé en el ya clásico paisaje del demo del E3 2016, me habréPrimero, no creo mucho en estos reviews, he leído bastantes y están llenos de trolls, tratando de bajar el perfil a este juego. Ahora bien, el juego cumple con lo prometido, es un tipo de juego "open-air" como le llamaron, y es verdad, puedes ir donde tú quieras, donde se te ocurra prácticamente. Las primeras horas de juego las pasé en el ya clásico paisaje del demo del E3 2016, me habré demorado un par de horas sacar los primeros poderes del sheika slate, pero me demoré por una razón: hay demasiadas cosas por ver, demasiados secretos, una vez que descubres un poder pues lo pruebas y encuentras más cosas. Ahora mismo llevo ya unas 22 horas de juego, y aún no alcanzo el primer templo, por lo mismo.

    Las mecánicas del juego son agradables, lo de las armas a veces es un poco frustrante pero es parte del juego, hay que buscar armas, hay que inventar maneras para derrotar a enemigos, hay algunos que no he podido derrotar francamente.

    El menú del juego es mucho más agradable que otras entregas de Zelda, no hay que esperar nada, es todo instantáneo y se comprende rápidamente.

    Los controles del juego son algo difícil a que acostumbrarse, al principio, luego claro se hace mucho más fácil y es muy cómodo, resulta sorprendente la cantidad de acciones que se pueden realizar.

    De la historia no he visto mucho, he encontrado algunas cosas, por aquí, por allá, tratando de resolver una cosa me topé con otra y la seguí y, pues, descubrí mucho más. La experiencia de juego resulta totalmente satisfactoria. Juego con mi novia, ella no había jugado Zelda en otra ocasión y este simplemente le fascinó, lo jugamos por muchas horas, llevamos todas esas horas de juego y aún nos queda más de la mitad por descubrir, mucho más diría yo.

    Las únicas pantallas de carga son cuando se teletransporta a algún santuario u otro lugar, y cuando entras a los mismos, es la úníca pantalla de carga que se verá y vaya que pasa rápido. No me soprendería (comentario aparte) que los 100 santuarios estuviesen conectados tal como lo hicieron con TLOZ para NES, aunque bueno eso es solo imaginación mía.

    La variedad de enemigos, animales, insectos, materiales, los tipos de transporte, las armas, escudos, herramientas, ropajes, paisajes hace de este juego una aunténtica joya, yo estoy más que contento y de seguro le sacaré muchas horas más. Lo único que se le puede decir a este Zelda son algunas caídas de frame, son puntuales creo yo, no hacen que la experiencia del juego se estropee.

    Ah, y, por cierto, lo estoy jugando en mi querida Wii U y corre de diez!

    Saludos!    … Expand
  72. Misterfan2000
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    El juego, sin dudarlo, es muy divertido y entretenido, además de tener un aspecto gráfico, aunque mejorable, bastante bueno y precioso, y una OST bastante increíble, parece de película!
  73. steampunksky
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    This is to counteract all the 0 reviews who give it a review without playing the game. I have started it and it is great, and hope that people are willing to buy a switch just to get the game so that the switch gets more awesome titles.
  74. douglasgomes1
    Mar 13, 2017
    6
    o jogo não esta em portugues, os graficos não são la muitos bons, ate pq o console é bem fraco em si, só tem para o console da nintendo alem de que o console da nintendo é inferior é esta custando mais do que um ps4
  75. spacebubbles
    Mar 19, 2017
    7
    this game is a risk and its payed of them but lets get this right weapons breaking after three hits and changing weapon in mid battle is annoying .with stupid mechanic system they got in place needs addressing .yes it not a ps4 or xbox one but as a open world ... they have stepped up and shown that u can create a organic world .trees climbing coldness heat stamina .now that to methis game is a risk and its payed of them but lets get this right weapons breaking after three hits and changing weapon in mid battle is annoying .with stupid mechanic system they got in place needs addressing .yes it not a ps4 or xbox one but as a open world ... they have stepped up and shown that u can create a organic world .trees climbing coldness heat stamina .now that to me suprised me i died in water in the game lol due to my stamina .but ive given it 7/10 due to the fact aswell some of the chests are pointless u use a good weapon or a chest is underwater near rock thing u got some kid of decent reward to findout its bloody arrows or something pathetic . but well done nintendo on a game thats is amust buy for the switch and wii u.… Expand
  76. Sicarius089
    Mar 27, 2017
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. What ever has generally made a great Zelda game in the past from it's atmospheric dungeons, in-depth story and memorable characters to bizarre temples that often have religious, psychological, philosophical and theological elements to them often backed up by music and architecture that compliment and enhance the experience all seem to have been taken out. The only thing close to this is Hyrule Castle. Which has tunnels that link to different parts of the Castle, around most corners are enemies hiding in nooks and crannies, whilst a ghostly composed Zelda's lullaby plays in the background. This would've been more atmospheric had the game given more emotional support to characters from Link's past that had died rather than just experiencing less than a minute of memories for each character.

    I felt no attachment to the four champions that had died, often I felt glad to be rid of them for how they treated Link. I felt little impact on when the footage of the guardians were waging havoc on Hyrule as I had no interaction with those characters and or towns. It had no personal element to it, I didn't have much empathy towards Link after playing for the first 30 hours as there was no events that brought out anything to flush out his character or to make the player feel attached as this was a new Link. There were probably only two memorable moments in this game that made me feel anything, that was reading Zelda's diary as well as the cutscene where Zelda tries to feed the frog to Link.

    Voice acting is by far the most terrible I have heard and I wish I could turn it off. Having 900 koroks is overkill and is often pointless repetitive tasks, not puzzles that after a while you don't even get excited about exploring anymore after you have completed the shrines, found all the memories and side quests as you know it'll just be another useless weapon that'll break, or another korok. Had the Koroks actually had a heavy emphasis on the story such as planting seeds in heavily affected areas so the forest could be restored to it's former glory would be much more intriguing and investing into.

    No under water exploration?! what the hell?! this was said by the creators to be the ultimate Zelda experience. Side quests were lousy and I would often complete them unintentionally even before speaking to the person. Only after speaking to a person would it flash up on screen only to come up with a completed marker. The pay offs aren't that great too, rupees I can easily farm using ore deposits, Weapons? they're just gonna break, armour, yeah I got that piece 10 hours a go. Where are the people that have been cursed where you have to find things like the skulltalas to lift the curse. This would've at least been an incentive to explore rather than just have an isolated cliff with four koroks.

    Shrines in this were massively disappointing, as they were way too easy and I barely spent any more than 8 minutes max in the high difficulty ones. Where previous games had temples that you'd get lost in for hours. Had there been actual Temples in this world some the size of the great plateau in terms of space with dozens of individual rooms to explore and fight your way through would've helped make this a far better game. The shrine add nothing to the story only a means to gain health and stamina. Having certain shrines reward you with stamina and the rest playing a heavy role in terms of story would be a far better way to implement a better story. Not to mention having the heart pieces in previous games encouraged exploration as you're needing more health. In BOTW exploration isn't even rewarded.

    The four bosses in the Divine beasts were a let down, I was looking for some interesting not to mention individual and unique designs. Whilst the four forms of Ganon did look awesome. It just felt like I was fighting a cheapened puppet four times.

    Side quests have little to no choice involved what so ever. The most linear side quests I have seen in a long time.

    What this game does right though, is open world is proper open world. You see a mountain, you climb it.
    See a river with no way across, ok I'll cut down a tree and use it as a raft.
    Horse riding is the best I have ever seen in a game, with little to no effort involved when on roads/paths, the handling feels natural and very easy. The cooking system is actually pretty fun with the different animations and noises for a successful or none successful experiment in cooking. The art style is amazing and breath taking, quite often I'd run out of stamina using the paraglider and fall to my death as I was just taken back by the scenery.

    So the game was good, but no way near the ultimate experience it was said to try and achieve.    … Expand
  77. MiawMix
    Mar 17, 2017
    5
    Far from perfect, this game is flawed in every aspect i know. Let's take look one by one:

    - Visual: Not even water color art style can hide the bad graphic performance. Low resolution 720p, sub-par 20fps and even slower in docking mode, bad texture, popping out objects, over use of bloom. Just name it. -Musics: No memorable track, or if you're optimistic you can call it full of    Far from perfect, this game is flawed in every aspect i know. Let's take look one by one:

    - Visual: Not even water color art style can hide the bad graphic performance. Low resolution 720p, sub-par 20fps and even slower in docking mode, bad texture, popping out objects, over use of bloom. Just name it.

    -Musics: No memorable track, or if you're optimistic you can call it full of 'ambience'. It is ok, but for some part there's no music at all.

    -The world: It's big and empty with monster settlement in between. You can count dungeon in one hand, and there're 120 'shrine'. The problem is you can finish any shrine in just 30 second. The puzzles are really simple, like just glide over 2 holes etc.

    -Enemy: Most of their design are copy-paste with slight alteration, even the bosses. The most depressing part is their AI. God they're as stupid as turtle.

    -Gameplay: Relies heavily on gear, not skill. The enemy AI obviously doesn't help. In high level area you can play around with them but you can't kill them, or you can try and broke your weapons.

    -Story: Hahaha, it's nintendo game, don't think too hard of this part.    … Expand
  78. Hemophile
    Mar 14, 2017
    5
    This game is mediocre at best. The horrendous weapon system and frame rate issues are enough to rate this game a 7. It's too bad that so many other silly, superfluous mechanics get in the way of what is fun in this game,i.e stamina meter and constant rain preventing climbing.
  79. Rebelarch
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    Play this game. Like right now. Stop everything else. Go get this game and play it!

    The beauty of it is masterful. It looks like a moving painting.
  80. dercetojones
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Absolutely fantastic all the way around. Graphics, sound, story, controls, gameplay; everything is as good as it gets. This might be the best game I've ever played in my thirty-year gaming life.
  81. Malgarios
    Mar 6, 2017
    10
    The best Zelda of all time
    Go play this game. Now. This isn't your typical 10/10 game, it goes beyond that. This game is now videogame history.
    Soundtrack ✔️
    Gameplay Mechanics ✔️
    Beautiful Artstyle✔️
    Story ✔️
  82. MrBashbory
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    A great game without a doubt and only shows how imbeciles are the PS lover and xboxers to comment stupid things and comment a 0 just to download the note. Have not played and well to qualify. Please cry more, your tears are delicious.
  83. LaLeYeNDaGamer
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Juego muy bueno y recomendado, se nota que se ha trabajado mucho a la hora de realizar este título, buena jugabilidad y buena historia, un título que merece la pena sin duda para hacerte pasar un buen rato, sin embargo no todo de este juego es bueno, también hay un punto malo a destacar y es la introducción de los DLCs a esta saga, por el momento nada malo más que comentar de este juego.Juego muy bueno y recomendado, se nota que se ha trabajado mucho a la hora de realizar este título, buena jugabilidad y buena historia, un título que merece la pena sin duda para hacerte pasar un buen rato, sin embargo no todo de este juego es bueno, también hay un punto malo a destacar y es la introducción de los DLCs a esta saga, por el momento nada malo más que comentar de este juego.

    En resumen un buen juego y muy recomendable jugarlo.    … Expand
  84. 8bitspower
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Nintendo has worked hard on this game, and is the most evolved Zelda among all the games of the franchise since Ocarina of Time, almost everything in the game is perfect, graphics, soundtrack, gameplay, history, everything is excellent, this game is a work of art.
  85. Carlosdark
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Gran juego se nota la pulido y bien si no es para unos ami personalmente me encanto ahora es tiempo de revivir la leyenda al estilo de breath of the wild horas de diversion y porsupuesto sin olvidor la magia que caracteriza ala saga the legend of zelda
  86. Nekoo77
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Amazing, simply Amazing. Nintendo has done it again with Zelda and innovation. Huge map, amazing story and beautiful art and graphics. This game will be talked about for years to come.
  87. linkking
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Best game ever... AGAIN!... TAKE THIS HATERS! ;)

    It's a great goodbye for WIIU and a magnificent welcome to Nintendo Switch, after this game, it's going to be too hard that a game cause better experiences.
  88. Acroner
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    The best zelda with ocarina... Amazing world, graphics and everything.

    If u buy switch, buy it.

    Amazing que te cagas energy xD, gran juego para todos los públicos y con muchísimas horas de juego.
  89. Pepituscrepitus
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    This The Legend of Zelda is amazing, the soundtrack, the gameplay, the graphics, the history, everything, thank you Nintendo for this awesome game....
  90. drumbledwarf
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Do not believe the minority of "0" negative user reviews on Metacritic that are made by people who haven't played the game but for some erroneous reason have a vendetta against a series like Zelda living up to its pedigree. I've played this game for hours and it has stoked and maintained a giddiness and nostalgia that I haven't felt since childhood. The myriad of possibilities and tendencyDo not believe the minority of "0" negative user reviews on Metacritic that are made by people who haven't played the game but for some erroneous reason have a vendetta against a series like Zelda living up to its pedigree. I've played this game for hours and it has stoked and maintained a giddiness and nostalgia that I haven't felt since childhood. The myriad of possibilities and tendency to find yourself completely lost are just two of the ways that Breath of the Wild helps you realise your identity as what the series has always wanted you be, a courageous explorer.… Expand
  91. syedbdusa
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    This game is visually stunning and the soundtrack greatly adds to the experience. I've never been much of Zelda fan but I've never been as excited about a game as this one. The flow is perfect and the possibilities are endless.
  92. Inzaine
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    An absolute convention-defier. The latest installment of the Zelda franchis does NOT dissapoint. With unlimited bounds, you can explore every inch of Hyrule. No corner is without something to do. All characters are charming, with something unique to say, whether they're fearful of the moblins or selling some stuff.

    The combat never gets repetitive. Taking down a horde of enemies is SO    An absolute convention-defier. The latest installment of the Zelda franchis does NOT dissapoint. With unlimited bounds, you can explore every inch of Hyrule. No corner is without something to do. All characters are charming, with something unique to say, whether they're fearful of the moblins or selling some stuff.

    The combat never gets repetitive. Taking down a horde of enemies is SO satisfying. Whether you sneak up, launch a guns-ablazing attack or snip at them with the arrows, you always get something. The abilities such as being able to lift metal, create ice blocks from water, throwing bombs or stopping the flow of time, they are ALL unique.

    The story is compelling and creative. Character developement is done through meaningful flashbacks. No character is bland.

    Get the game.

    NOW.    … Expand
  93. Popartdavid
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Un juego que desde los primero minutos te cautiva y te transporta al mundo de la fantasía y la aventura que añoramos los gamers de la vieja escuela. Tiene todo para ser una obra maestra: una increíble historia, un maravilloso gameplay, hermosas gráficas y el maravilloso espíritu de compartir una aventura épica.
  94. Cygnus
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    First of all I am disgusted by reading several zero scores with the exact same text, this behaviour is not really correct. 2nd of all I love the game, something different, especially from nintendo. And it proves once again, everything they do remains incredibly successful. Spend the whole day playing it and I can't wait to continue.
  95. Draygoon
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    Best zelda game i've ever played. brings me back to the ocarina of time days. the open exploration that you get in the game is like none other. the world map is huge gameplay is fun and exciting. the amount of weapons seems endless.
  96. Corgiwan
    Mar 3, 2017
    10
    This game isn't perfect. I'm giving it a 10 because I have to round up my 9.8 score for it. This game is pretty damn near perfect, and I'm sure it will get GOTY. The ONLY downside for it is that there are points in the game where there is a frame rate drop.

    Being a PC gamer myself, I notice these drops more often than those who are not used to the crisp 60 fps that PC can give. However,    This game isn't perfect. I'm giving it a 10 because I have to round up my 9.8 score for it. This game is pretty damn near perfect, and I'm sure it will get GOTY. The ONLY downside for it is that there are points in the game where there is a frame rate drop.

    Being a PC gamer myself, I notice these drops more often than those who are not used to the crisp 60 fps that PC can give. However, I quickly got over it and adjusted. Whats more, if you simply can't bear it you can just switch to handheld mode and the frame drops are gone.

    If you liked Ocarina, then you'll love this. If Ocarina is your favorite Zelda game, then this will probably dethrone it. There's so much to do in this game, and its so well executed that you just get lost in the world for hours upon hours.

    It's unfortunate that there's so many salty people that have their jimmies all rustled up because the critic reviews are damn near perfect. These people are just going to try and give as many super low scores as possible even though they don't even own the game. This game deserves the high scores it is receiving, and no salty kids are going to stop it from getting GOTY, and all with what they consider **** graphics.    … Expand
  97. davidrp
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    I loved this game a loooot the Hyrule world is enormous and giant but the best thing of this world is the style. This is the best game i've ever played the charcters, the combat, the history simply amazind.
    Recomendable 100%
  98. EdyLee21
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    Besides the over 500 negative trolls, this game is pretty good! I'm not into this open world games but I'll try my best to explore this vast world Nintendo is giving us in this adventure, WiiU or Switch the game looks magnificent (Switch gets better resolution and less frame drop)
    Frame drop is a thing in the game but it will be minor, and btw those ugly troll comments...you cant deny    Besides the over 500 negative trolls, this game is pretty good! I'm not into this open world games but I'll try my best to explore this vast world Nintendo is giving us in this adventure, WiiU or Switch the game looks magnificent (Switch gets better resolution and less frame drop)
    Frame drop is a thing in the game but it will be minor, and btw those ugly troll comments...you cant deny that all this open world games DO run on less than 60FPS, by the end of the day it's not the FPS, the graphics, and/or power, but what you felt with the game, the story, music and mostly how you enjoyed the game.

    Happy gaming! I usually dont rate stuff but this game is getting that troll hate so I wanted to balance this, game is not perfect, I have NEVER seen a perfect game in my life, they all have an issue, heavy bugs, horrible controls, no music, bland story....but until now (7 hours of gameplay) I can say Im happy with my purchase!
    10/10    … Expand
  99. Feco
    Mar 4, 2017
    10
    How often we get a true masterpiece, in any game system, in any console? Somtimes not even once a year. This game is huge, but its size is not what makes it a masterpiece. Its the wind, the grass, the sun, the rain and every rock and mountain that seem so carefully crafted. It all those shrines and puzzles. This is absolutely beautiful.
  100. shihrux
    Mar 4, 2017
    9
    for me this zeda is the third best of saga.The world is pure magic and new features enhance the experience.
    Nevertheless the music ,the variability of npc and the possible dlc have reduced the content of 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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