The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

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  1. Ramennoodles
    Nov 11, 2019
    10
    If you have not yet played this game, I would highly advise you too. I absolutely love everything about this game. The huge open world has so much to do. Everything little collectible and location, has so much love put into it. The soundtrack is also very good.
  2. GabrielUgalde
    Nov 12, 2019
    9
    Un juego maravilloso, espectacular en muchos aspectos, un juego que logra de manera casi perfecta una relación con un mundo que logra atrapar, algunos personajes memorables, tiene un combate mas que decente y una historia que, no será de las mejores de esta década ni de la historia ni tampoco será el foco principal del juego pero cumple su función como un buen argumento.
    Un juego    Un juego maravilloso, espectacular en muchos aspectos, un juego que logra de manera casi perfecta una relación con un mundo que logra atrapar, algunos personajes memorables, tiene un combate mas que decente y una historia que, no será de las mejores de esta década ni de la historia ni tampoco será el foco principal del juego pero cumple su función como un buen argumento.
    Un juego totalmente recomendable para personas que gusten del género y de la saga.    … Expand
  3. ProfesorAbeto
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    Sinceramente creo que un usuario de Switch no se puede perder esta entrega, banda sonora excelente, mundo abierto con bastante libertad por no decir completa libertad, es muy divertido, la historia es interesante pero sin duda es el punto más flojo del juego espero que en la segunda entrega la historia sea tan increíble como lo es este juego, la curva de dificultad no es nada del otroSinceramente creo que un usuario de Switch no se puede perder esta entrega, banda sonora excelente, mundo abierto con bastante libertad por no decir completa libertad, es muy divertido, la historia es interesante pero sin duda es el punto más flojo del juego espero que en la segunda entrega la historia sea tan increíble como lo es este juego, la curva de dificultad no es nada del otro mundo llega un momento en el que parece más fácil aunque todo depende de las armas que tengas y de la experiencia que hayas ganado porque si aunque este juego no tenga niveles se podría decir que tu evolucionas concorde al juego, en cuanto al DLC le da más profundidad a la historia pero sigue faltando algo y sin duda el santuario de la espada es un hueso duro de roer costándome a mi unos siete intentos para pasarme el nivel final… Expand
  4. DeltaHaven
    Nov 13, 2019
    8
    This game offers a refreshing new way of playing a Zelda game.
    A huge open over world filled with beautiful and dynamic environments coupled with very stylized visuals will keep you immersed and whiling to explore for hours.
    You are free to go anywhere and do anything you want from the get go, so you can proceed to complete the story line, which has voice acting and cut scenes, in any    This game offers a refreshing new way of playing a Zelda game.
    A huge open over world filled with beautiful and dynamic environments coupled with very stylized visuals will keep you immersed and whiling to explore for hours.
    You are free to go anywhere and do anything you want from the get go, so you can proceed to complete the story line, which has voice acting and cut scenes, in any order you wish or just relax and forage for edibles and cook delicious meals by a camp fire, hunt down monsters which can be very challenging at times, complete mini dungeons to expand your hearts and stamina, etc.
    One important thing to note is that much like the edibles and other consumables you can find in the world, your weapons and shields are also perishable and will eventually break, forcing you to approach exploration and combat in a more methodical and resourceful way. This can either add more depth to the game or be an annoyance to some people.

    Over all a very good game worth trying out.    … Expand
  5. Congothecon
    Nov 13, 2019
    6
    This game has its really fun moments, but I wasn’t the biggest fan of the weapons breaking throughout the game
  6. fr3dpak12345
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    I think that this is the best game of all time! The world is huge and it never felt empty! I also loved the story.
  7. Poochingus
    Nov 14, 2019
    6
    Not the best in the series, not by far. What Breath of the wild shows us however, is potential. This game lays the groundwork for what a truly great breath of fresh air the series could see. However ambition clearly outpaced the ability to make a game as deep as previous titles. Zelda games are known for being handcrafted experiences with unique areas, wonderful music, and compellingNot the best in the series, not by far. What Breath of the wild shows us however, is potential. This game lays the groundwork for what a truly great breath of fresh air the series could see. However ambition clearly outpaced the ability to make a game as deep as previous titles. Zelda games are known for being handcrafted experiences with unique areas, wonderful music, and compelling characters and story.

    While this game is huge, most of it feels the same. The same looking NPCs fill the roads and stables wearing the same clothes. The same design is even used in every dungeon and shines(the mini dungeons littered across the land). In addition you only get the sword, bow, bombs, and 3 other dungeon tools, the fewest tools we have ever seen. Considering how much they did with these tools though, it makes me wonder what amazing things they could have done with a few more fun toys to play with.

    At the end of the day, the story takes a backseat to gameplay too. What little story we do get is almost entirely optional, and that feels bad, like the noble sacrifices made, and the people inhabiting the world don't matter.

    Music was the biggest letdown for me. The lack of any real music outside a handful of tracks made me very sad in a series that utilitzes music as a gameplay mechanic extremely often(ocarina of time, Link's awakening, spirit tracks, oracles).

    After a while I got tired of fighting the same enemies and finding rewards that were just more items meant to be sold for money to buy what, a house?

    That being said the item system was exciting. Shields as surfboards, elemental swords and weapon types were fun to use. While breaking weapons was a little easier than I wished, it was fun to try new strategies on enemies and in boss fights. The combat is where the game shines.

    Overall I would say the game is great as a game first, and that must be remembered. I hope the next main title learns from the mistakes here and can try to use the new systems in a fun and unique way while bringing back what made zelda games so beloved.    … Expand
  8. AndreAlexandr
    Nov 14, 2019
    8
    This is undeniably one of the best games of its year and has a very likeful world to explore, but in the matter of a Zelda game, most of the fuzz about it is just noise.

    It is off course a good game that deserve to be treated with care and has very enjoyable aspects (i myself find much funnier keep gathering all types of food to try new cooking recipes than keep fighting all monsters    This is undeniably one of the best games of its year and has a very likeful world to explore, but in the matter of a Zelda game, most of the fuzz about it is just noise.

    It is off course a good game that deserve to be treated with care and has very enjoyable aspects (i myself find much funnier keep gathering all types of food to try new cooking recipes than keep fighting all monsters along my way), but we need to admit it has its flaws too.

    One of these is in the "dungeons".,, They are clever and all, but theres so many of them and they were so resumed to "a single challenge" that, sometimes, you do them just to do, like in a casual mobile game on cellphone when you has free time and not too much options at hand.

    Like i already said, the world is really likeful: bright and shiny colors, animals sharing space with monsters everywhere, NPCs at almost every corner with something to say and even some secrets under rocks if you search well, BUT it outshine the feel of be part of the world for the player since nothing looks to endure too much.

    Only a couple NPCs has a quest more long than 2 or 3 tasks and complete their side quests don't have any influence over the big picture. Even the main quest CAN be so long than you want it to be; it's only one and, to complete it, you can just choose to go straight to final boss or pass for some trouble solving the issues with the "giant robots that don't assemble a bigger Voltron like robot", but all straight and direct. Simply "go to point A, beat puzzle B, defeat boss C, collect reward D" and nothing more.

    The whole game is about it and this is why i can't say this is "the best Zelda of all times"; it's just "a fine Zelda to spend some time" with fine ideas and too much looking casual stuff to be done.    … Expand
  9. Pikappa93
    Nov 14, 2019
    9
    I played remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for 3DS and I loved them. But it's Breath of the Wild that made me a true Zelda fan. It was my first Switch game and while the open world nature of the game was a bit overwhelming at first, I literally dived in the experience once I took the grasp of it. And it was worth it. The content of the game is massive and the quality was topI played remakes of Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask for 3DS and I loved them. But it's Breath of the Wild that made me a true Zelda fan. It was my first Switch game and while the open world nature of the game was a bit overwhelming at first, I literally dived in the experience once I took the grasp of it. And it was worth it. The content of the game is massive and the quality was top notch. Definitely a must buy for all Switch owners.… Expand
  10. DonPelayo
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Grandioso juego de aventuras en un enorme y precioso mundo, el juego va de menos a mas, y aunque al principio resulte un poco difícil a medida que avanzas al obtener poderes, mejores armas y armaduras la dificultad sera perfecta.
  11. Prisma
    Jul 23, 2020
    10
    It is just perfect. If would be a great game if it delivered expectations, but TLoZ: BoTW exceed every expectations. The freedom. The mechanics. The replayability... OMG... over 400hours and not 1 sigh
  12. letoras
    Dec 1, 2020
    10
    Usually when a game has a hype you expect too much from it and you are disappointed when you finally played it. This is NOT the case with this one. The game is a masterpiece, I wish it was out in more platforms so more gamers could enjoy such a beautiful game.
  13. Chalkbrood
    Jul 3, 2021
    8
    The story may be weaker than ever and this may carry some of the dead weight and tedium that a lot of open world games do (including an exceptionally clunky crafting system), but the delights far outweigh the cons. The depth of the little things provided by each physical interaction, the physics themselves, the audio, the idle animations of enemies, all combine to a gestalt that not onlyThe story may be weaker than ever and this may carry some of the dead weight and tedium that a lot of open world games do (including an exceptionally clunky crafting system), but the delights far outweigh the cons. The depth of the little things provided by each physical interaction, the physics themselves, the audio, the idle animations of enemies, all combine to a gestalt that not only far surpasses the 3 other 3d zelda games I've played (OoT, WW, and SS) but also makes this the most enjoyable open world experience I've engaged with. This is also one of the few games I've played where the issues other people have are invisible to me, I had to re read Jim Sterling's review (I view Jim as an idiot but it's hard to argue against the issues he has with this) and rewatch Matthew Matosis' review to remember what some of the issues were that this game has. So take my positive rating with a grain of salt I suppose… Expand
  14. TwelveXX
    Dec 1, 2019
    5
    It's a legendary game!Игра офигенная, я её еще до конца не прошел,но с начала игры мне очень понравилось!
  15. GamzeeMakara
    May 27, 2021
    9
    There's too much good to say about this game. If it seems like something you might like, you'll like it.
  16. blover
    Mar 17, 2020
    8
    One of the most overrated games of all time. Of course, it's still a good game, but not the best game of the decade.
  17. Rick516
    Dec 6, 2019
    4
    As a fan of the classic Zelda titles such as A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Wind Waker, I was actually rather disappointed. The game plays nothing like any past iteration, nor does it offer anything new or interesting that other games haven't already done. The world of the game is vast, but full of multiples of the same thing over and over. Very little of it is genuinelyAs a fan of the classic Zelda titles such as A Link to the Past, Ocarina of Time, and Wind Waker, I was actually rather disappointed. The game plays nothing like any past iteration, nor does it offer anything new or interesting that other games haven't already done. The world of the game is vast, but full of multiples of the same thing over and over. Very little of it is genuinely interesting. Asthetics are recycled constanly. Sidequests are tiresome and often unrewarding. All the bosses look and play out exactly the same. The story is boring. The gameplay is outdated. The graphics are mediocre and art design is bland. There's really very few redeeming qualities to this so called game of the year.… Expand
  18. MagiXFX
    Dec 8, 2019
    7
    technical level nothing to complain about (at the same time when you vampirise the human resources of the studio in charge of xenoblade, suddenly the xenoblade of the switch is full of defects because they were under-staffed)
    On the other hand the sanctuaries of the test just for the pride of the joycons it swells, and the villages still empty of pnj still relevant, well god we are on    technical level nothing to complain about (at the same time when you vampirise the human resources of the studio in charge of xenoblade, suddenly the xenoblade of the switch is full of defects because they were under-staffed)
    On the other hand the sanctuaries of the test just for the pride of the joycons it swells, and the villages still empty of pnj still relevant, well god we are on switch, may have to stop playing in a desert Mr. Nintendo. The enemies frankly not varied, the bestiary is very poor

    the motion gaming is dead (in any case only suitable for reduced types of games), when will you understand it sir nintendo, stop basing your games on boring human / machine interfaces    … Expand
  19. penebullone
    Oct 30, 2020
    7
    Может, я чего-то не понимаю, но примерно пяти попыток полюбить эту игру мне не хватило.

    Коротко озвучу, что мне не понравилось: мир кажется пустым. Мб в нём можно как-то развлекаться, если открыть все супер-весёлые механики игры, но если честно, я обычно жду мини-обучение в таких случаях, или что-то вроде. Второе - я не могу привыкнуть к тому, что всё оружие, луки и щиты разваливаются    Может, я чего-то не понимаю, но примерно пяти попыток полюбить эту игру мне не хватило.

    Коротко озвучу, что мне не понравилось: мир кажется пустым. Мб в нём можно как-то развлекаться, если открыть все супер-весёлые механики игры, но если честно, я обычно жду мини-обучение в таких случаях, или что-то вроде. Второе - я не могу привыкнуть к тому, что всё оружие, луки и щиты разваливаются от пары ударов. По-моему, вот это - это просто бред. Я бы ещё понял, если бы это были какие-нибудь ветки или деревянные мечи, но нет, это же, блин, оружие! Повторюсь, наверное, я чего-то не понимаю.

    Из самого необъективного в моём отзыве - мне не очень нравятся головоломки. Ну вернее, головоломки конкретно в этой игре. Залезть огромному механическому слону на спину и покрутить какое-то колесо, чтобы он поднял хобот и полил себе в дыру в спине, решив таким образом квест, ну это, наверное, круто для кого-то, но меня такие головоломки добивают. Ещё из минусов - боёвка. Мб это стики Свитча, но импровизированный Дарк Соулс в Зельде БОТВ вселяет в меня чувство, будто у меня очень кривые пальцы.

    В общем, мб я ещё когда-нибудь вернусь в эту игру, чтобы собрать все 300 золотых как, но пока что я не впечатлён. Имхо, 7/10    … Expand
  20. AYoshiGuy
    Sep 4, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It's a beauty.

    But the bad things is waiting. Need to climb a mountain or need to use a torch that it on fire but it is raining and there isn't a place with a roof nearby? Need to use Revali's Gale because it is raining and want to go somewhere but it has to recharge?

    And, Your weapon has broken and you don't have anything to fight with?

    But other than that, it's great.    … Expand
  21. GabFire
    Aug 10, 2020
    9
    Não achei nada lendário para dar um 10 de nota, mas isso é questão de opinião, eu amei o jogo da mesma forma, e realmente ficará na história dos jogos eletrônicos, espero muito ver a continuação. O único problema do jogo é o Switch, que comigo pelo menos não conseguiu rodar direito, tive uma experiência bem difícil de se aproveitar, a todo momento tive problemas no sistema e software, porNão achei nada lendário para dar um 10 de nota, mas isso é questão de opinião, eu amei o jogo da mesma forma, e realmente ficará na história dos jogos eletrônicos, espero muito ver a continuação. O único problema do jogo é o Switch, que comigo pelo menos não conseguiu rodar direito, tive uma experiência bem difícil de se aproveitar, a todo momento tive problemas no sistema e software, por isso eu acho que esse jogo deveria ir para PS4 ou Xbox One, assim seria uma plataforma digna para essa obra maravilhosa.… Expand
  22. Lluunutic
    May 11, 2023
    0
    Absolutely unplayable on the switch. Game has tons of bugs ans crashes randomly. Also the game looks like a ps2 game. It's 2023 and we are playing 2 generations behind??? What are we doing here! This game is basically a bugged DLC. Unnacceptable.
  23. Smoothhands
    Feb 6, 2020
    7
    It's a decent game. That's all I can say. They took a lot of things that made other games great and implemented it well.

    The gameplay is excellent. And that's about it. The story is lacking compared to other Zelda games and the side quests are just horrible. They clearly spent all their time, money and effort into making a sandbox. I just hope that actually put some story into the    It's a decent game. That's all I can say. They took a lot of things that made other games great and implemented it well.

    The gameplay is excellent. And that's about it. The story is lacking compared to other Zelda games and the side quests are just horrible.

    They clearly spent all their time, money and effort into making a sandbox. I just hope that actually put some story into the next one.

    It's really hard to say something else about this game. It's just a big sandbox... Nothing else...    … Expand
  24. Tyrant719
    Nov 5, 2020
    7
    This is absolutely one of the most overrated games I have ever had the misfortune of purchasing. Without getting too far into it, I never played Zelda growing up. I never even touched a Zelda game until this year, when I played Phantom Hourglass, Twilight Princess, and the Oracle games. Twilight Princess got a pass because I play it on a hand-me-down Wii with shoddy controllers. The othersThis is absolutely one of the most overrated games I have ever had the misfortune of purchasing. Without getting too far into it, I never played Zelda growing up. I never even touched a Zelda game until this year, when I played Phantom Hourglass, Twilight Princess, and the Oracle games. Twilight Princess got a pass because I play it on a hand-me-down Wii with shoddy controllers. The others seemed truncated due to being on handhelds. All of them had the same thing in common: tedious puzzles that pretend not to, but definitely do, assume everyone playing will either play with others or play with a walkthrough. It’s clear from the design of the game that that’s the case and I also know, from doing my homework, that the original Zelda was, in fact, designed and marketed to be played with a walkthrough. I hate that. I don’t appreciate walkthrough games. If you need some data, that’s fine. When large portions of the game are predicated on knowing some outside knowledge that isn’t actually given to the character or the player directly, that’s bad game design. When I got a Switch, which I love and love the games, I got this game first because I was told it isn’t like typical Zelda with vague puzzles, side quests, or objectives; I was mislead. I wanted to leave this review simply for the cost of this game. This game is the equivalent of a Marvel movie, formulaic for people who eat it up and good enough for those who want substance. It does LOOK different, with the large (mostly empty) map. Another thing that reminded me of Marvel: large graphic landscapes/rooms with little to nothing inside. It’s fine for what it is. I don’t enjoy having over 50 shrines left to find after having already defeated the four Divine Beasts, though. Plus, I have countless other side quests to do that seem to take forever just to find pieces of. The whole thing is just a time suck, and in the most mundane way. It’s not made interesting, it’s essentially a hiking simulator with larpers runnings around. The open world aspect of this game took the already frustrating parts of Zelda (countless tedious backtracking and struggling to remember throwaway dialogue) and amplified them tenfold. Simply put, this game is for Zelda fans. Zelda fans don’t seem to like other games aside from Zelda, Mario and Super Smash Bros. If those are for you, I’m sure all your favorite reviewers already told you how awesome this game is. If you like games that don’t require blind fanboy goggles, this probably isn’t for you. The combat is laughably bad for a game that looks so good. You’re better off cheesing and spamming moves than trying to figure out whatever they call combat. The story is literally a paragraph long. Gabon rose to power in the past because he always does, no matter how many times he loses. Link, Zelda, and four champions assemble (that’s the extent of the backstory they give behind it, I didn’t leave anything out) they fail, Link is preserved to fight in the future due to injury and he wakes up with stunted memory after 100 years to start the journey. That’s it. You could literally write that on a pamphlet. Then the rest of the story is Link remembering various pointless details that add nothing to his overall objectives. He even remembers a love interest of his that was a champion that doesn’t effect anything because the open world nature of the map made them keep each champion storyline vague with no real chronology mentioned. I compared this to Marvel earlier but, it’s more like a DC movie story wise.… Expand
  25. AstralCritic
    May 8, 2020
    8
    Definitely a Buy just to experience the Visuals along with the exploration and adventure. There is a lot of enjoy about this game and it has high ratings by many people for good reason. Of course this game is not without its flaws and frustrations thought but I still enjoyed playing the game but I felt no desire to finishing wining the game and I am satisfied with that. The over the topDefinitely a Buy just to experience the Visuals along with the exploration and adventure. There is a lot of enjoy about this game and it has high ratings by many people for good reason. Of course this game is not without its flaws and frustrations thought but I still enjoyed playing the game but I felt no desire to finishing wining the game and I am satisfied with that. The over the top weapon breakage, champion skills recharge patterns, excessive limiting of arrows and gimmicky combat? Yea it gets tiring too soon. Enemies are not difficult until you get used to them... and then... they are just way to easy the challenge leaves the game and you are left with a piece of emptiness and that breaks a certain idea of balance for me. But once again... get this game for the visuals and atmosphere... I don't think you will regret that decision. There is just too much to explore and do to miss out here! Enjoy and Have fun!… Expand
  26. icerda02
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    I have to say this game is the best game on the Switch so far. I played this game and appreciated its story , graphics and gameplay. Only Ocarina of Time a game from a different generation can top this one in my opinion.
  27. dromero88
    Feb 27, 2020
    6
    Es un juego un diez en cuanto a gráficos, diseños, música, y bueno en puzzles pero...
    En el intento de acercamiento a un sandbox, esa libertad de la que presume el juego hace que sea extremadamente sencillo a partir de las 5 primeras horas de juego, al ser tan sencillo, todas las misiones extra o santuarios para aumentar corazones, conseguir armaduras y armas potentes o mejores    Es un juego un diez en cuanto a gráficos, diseños, música, y bueno en puzzles pero...
    En el intento de acercamiento a un sandbox, esa libertad de la que presume el juego hace que sea extremadamente sencillo a partir de las 5 primeras horas de juego, al ser tan sencillo, todas las misiones extra o santuarios para aumentar corazones, conseguir armaduras y armas potentes o mejores ingredientes carecen de sentido, ya que con un nivel medio de equipamiento puedes asumir casi todos los retos, exceptuando los centaleones. Esto hace que la experiencia de exploración de un mundo tan grande resulte poco gratificante ya que el premio por hacerlo no es minimamente necesario.
    Si han intentado hacerlo mas RPG, se han quedado cortos en el sistema de progresión dándote todas las habilidades necesarias en la primera hora de juego. Como juego de Zelda, la desaparición de los clásicos templos relacionados a objetos concretos para progresar y las excentricidades en la narrativa, con una historia bastante típica, lo hacen irreconocible. Los personajes principales y secundarios, y que se profundice en ellos tan tan poco dejándolos planos en su mayoría, no ayuda.
    Es un juego está lejos de los mejores de la saga, donde la innovación se confunde con el tedio.    … Expand
  28. SimonHofling
    Aug 5, 2021
    4
    A HUGE WORLD VOID OF MEANING

    I am a long time Zelda fan. I have played every Zelda title except some of the handheld games. I also enjoy the concept of open world. So, based on that, Breath of the Wild should could be a success, right? Well, it isn't. In fact, it's a massive failure of a game and I'm going to tell you why. BOTW has many flaws, but one of the most basic is the    A HUGE WORLD VOID OF MEANING

    I am a long time Zelda fan. I have played every Zelda title except some of the handheld games. I also enjoy the concept of open world. So, based on that, Breath of the Wild should could be a success, right? Well, it isn't. In fact, it's a massive failure of a game and I'm going to tell you why.

    BOTW has many flaws, but one of the most basic is the complete lack of narrative or story. This isn't a bad story; THERE IS NO STORY HERE. One key element of every Zelda since A link to the past has been a captivating, fairytale-like story. But BOTW has no story. A background and setting is presented, but that is all. You run across this vast landscape to complete four major tasks that are completely isolated from one another. In every good story there is a progression; the story BUILDS until it climaxes, and may take many turns on its way there. But BOTW has no storyline progression. It doesn't matter what you do, or when you do it. You might as well run to the final boss straight from the beginning if you're skilled enough. The side quests are also short, simple and meaningless. They are not layered or complex in any way and don't make me feel anything or care about any of the characters. For comparison one can look at Majoras Mask where there is so much optional content, but every side-story and optional quest is intruiging and provokes many emotions. With BOTW I simply feel nothing. There is no main story, there are no memorable characters and the side quests are pointless. And no; making an open world game is not an excuse for not having a narrative. There are many games that could accomplish both. Why they didn't even try with BOTW is a mystery.

    Another component is the lack of dungeons and levels. The level design (if there is one) is just bad. You just run around this random topography and climb a mountain, glide down, go through a forest, swim around etc. Even though the world is huge no matter where you go every place feels as meaningless as where you came from. There is no place on the map that has character. It's just a giant field of random terrain. Compare this to something like Ocarina of time that has such a small, yet rich world, where every place you visit has its own magic and meaning. The boss fights are also boring and poorly designed.

    With these huge flaws in place it feels almost like a bad joke how much time they have obiously spent on details such as cooking, weather and elemental effects. These things are not bad in themselves but to me they are of such minor importance. I simply do not care about running around and collecting flowers if I'm not driven by a captivating story and feel that the game is fun to play. BOTW is never fun to play it's just annoying running across these huge areas searching for shrines or loot.

    Another disturbing thing is that the game is basically devoid of music. Strong music is such a core part of any good Zelda game but this game has almost no music. And when there is music it is so quiet that it falls silently into the background.

    So what is this game then, to sum it up? It is a crappy survival simulator. There is no story, no meaningful characters, no dungeons, no fun item collection. The game has no progression. I don't feel like I'm moving forward. I'm just running around and collecting **** that grows everywhere until I'm finally strong enough to face the final boss. That's not a good Zelda game to me. It's not even a good game. After playing for a few hours my son said to me "let's play majoras mask instead". And we did, and it's such an amazing game. We did recently finish BOTW. Not because it was fun, but because we wanted to play it through before judgint it. And I am sad to say the first impression was right. This is the worst Zelda game ever and a bad game by any rating.

    Learn from this Nintendo and bring Zelda in the right direction with your next game. Open world gameplay can be implemented into Zelda, but not at the sacrifice of everything that made traditional Zelda good. Find a way to fix it or you're going to lose the players.    … Expand
  29. cryptzombie45
    Mar 9, 2020
    8
    The game is good and it might be a sandbox in the same sense as Skyrim but Skyrim's sand box is a hell of a lot deeper than BoTW.

    the good: large world a lot of content to do (easily 200 hours worth depending on what you consider "content" to be) large weapon variety engaging combat system that rewards you for paying attention to your enemy's habits the world is fun in the sense    The game is good and it might be a sandbox in the same sense as Skyrim but Skyrim's sand box is a hell of a lot deeper than BoTW.

    the good:

    large world
    a lot of content to do (easily 200 hours worth depending on what you consider "content" to be)
    large weapon variety
    engaging combat system that rewards you for paying attention to your enemy's habits
    the world is fun in the sense that coming up against a mountain isn't a hassle. It's an opportunity to climb it and figure out the most efficient way to get over it which is nice

    the bad:

    The world feels empty. You can walk through empty fields finding nothing but wind and solitary birds. It doesn't happen a lot but it does happen
    Travel can be a pain. For example: Even after obtaining the armor which helps you swim faster, you don't feel like you can swim for miles and miles. You go from being able to swim 3 feet in front of you to being able to maybe swim 5 yards before drowning like a dolt. Travelling on foot can be equally trying.

    It's definitely worth buying but it's not the Godsend that mainstream game review companies hyped it as.    … Expand
  30. Squirtle_Boy
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    Peak gaming, i hope tears of the kingdom will improve even more on it, and it should
  31. Simoss13
    Jul 10, 2020
    9
    This game defines the adventure genre.
    I loved exploring, the mechanics and the art style.
    The tutorial was handled well and hands on. They respected me like I actually played a video game.
    Some shrines were too ambiguous and frustrating as I needed to look up on how to solve them.
  32. Gerdo
    Jun 30, 2020
    10
    This is a game changer, it renovates what modern gaming is all about. It is a vast, deep and complete experiencie. Beautiful work or art. I cannot yet get over this game once I got to the credits.
  33. OldManLav
    Mar 26, 2023
    10
    Breath of the Wild is the best game ever made, and I've been playing them for over 30 years.
  34. rookfire
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    This is THE defining game for me. I never played Zelda before this and only played stuff like Pokemon and Animal Crossing but this game changed everything for me. The world of Zelda is huge and beautiful and there are so many interesting secrets and tricks that it feels like a real world. I've spent hours exploring and I still remember how magical it felt when I saw my first dragon, or howThis is THE defining game for me. I never played Zelda before this and only played stuff like Pokemon and Animal Crossing but this game changed everything for me. The world of Zelda is huge and beautiful and there are so many interesting secrets and tricks that it feels like a real world. I've spent hours exploring and I still remember how magical it felt when I saw my first dragon, or how fun it was experimenting with the physics of the game, or even really silly stuff, like when I hid behind a rock to spy on Moblins. Bosses are also manageable (I suck at boss battles). Botw really changed my entire view of games. I now play action games, platformers, puzzle games. And I'm now a Zelda fan.… Expand
  35. MeatGrindeR
    Jun 21, 2022
    10
    Шикарно, шикарно, шикарно и ещё раз шикарно.
    Уброза, навсегда, в моём сердечке)
  36. xSnipeZ
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    This is video game perfection. I can't think of a single moment i didn't like whilst playing this game.
  37. chill_daffodil1
    Sep 12, 2020
    10
    This is my new favorite game of all time.

    Does it have it's issues? Of course, severe lack of story, items breaking too quickly, frame rate drops, and half-assed voice acting are the things that bugged me the most. The story really left me wanting more. Characters often speak of the epic battle that took down Hyrule's strongest warriors 100 years ago, but you never get to see any of    This is my new favorite game of all time.

    Does it have it's issues? Of course, severe lack of story, items breaking too quickly, frame rate drops, and half-assed voice acting are the things that bugged me the most. The story really left me wanting more. Characters often speak of the epic battle that took down Hyrule's strongest warriors 100 years ago, but you never get to see any of the battle. It really was a missed opportunity, but I'm happy to see Nintendo is going all in after the new Hyrule Warriors announcement. Items breaking too quickly sucks, especially because stasis uses weapon durability which makes me hate having to use it for shrines. The frame rate does drop during larger battles and bomb arrows in particular caused turbulence. Although it's definitely noticeable it isn't game breaking and after all you are playing a console quality game on handheld so I let it slide. My final criticism is the voice acting. I felt like it feels extremely out of place. Nintendo should have either left voice acting out of the game or made every word voice acted. Instead they decided to just give the story cut scenes voice acting. It feels very out of place and breaks immersion completely.

    However, those are minor details when you just look at how incredibly fun and exciting this game really is. The combat is wonderful, there is an almost endless amount of things to do, and the art style and music are wonderful. The combat is very fun. I really liked how there aren't any big gimmicks. You don't focus on stealth or have any major special abilities, you kind of just get to whack guys with swords and I really liked it. The amount of content in this game is incredible. There are so many side quests, shrines, and koroks you could easily play this for hundreds of hours. I also really liked the art style. It has this really pretty cell shaded look with bright colors that pop. The animations and character models are all on point too. I know that there are some criticisms when it comes to the music that I can understand, but I personally feel like it fits the game perfectly.

    What this game does so perfectly though is exploration and freedom of choice. There are very few things that this game requires you to do. You just have to beat the tutorial and beat Gannon. Sure there are the divine beasts that are the intended way to play the game, but you don't need to if you don't want to. You get to do what you want to do. And I think that that's what makes this game so good. You want to go over to that shrine over there? Do it or don't. I'm not your mom, I don't care. You want to talk to that guy and help him? Okay go ahead, or don't. You want to explore those mountains? Sure, go ahead. You get to do what you want, when you want, and how you want. And that's why this game is so special, it is pure freedom and I love it.

    This game is a must play by my standards. 10/10    … Expand
  38. EriBrine008
    Jul 18, 2021
    10
    This is probably the best zelda game of al time the world is big and beatiful with many secrets to be found there is also some minigames and small details like buying a house. The story is great and amazing and also dosen't force you to do the main story.
  39. Ginks
    Aug 6, 2020
    10
    I've started to play this game back in 2018, and since then, it has changed me.
    This is by far the best game that I've ever played. I'm a HUGE Zelda fan, but no Zelda comes close to that, so you must imagine just how good it is to get me to this point. I couldn't bring myself to stop even after years, and I just had to complete 100% of it. You'll always feel like the game wants to give    I've started to play this game back in 2018, and since then, it has changed me.
    This is by far the best game that I've ever played. I'm a HUGE Zelda fan, but no Zelda comes close to that, so you must imagine just how good it is to get me to this point. I couldn't bring myself to stop even after years, and I just had to complete 100% of it. You'll always feel like the game wants to give you more and more, in an extremely immense and immersive world, with its own beauty, its own life.
    There is not a single thing that this game lets it go by. The story is amazing, the gameplay is lushy, the soundtrack is art. And if you still thinks that it lacks something, I'm sure that the DLCs will live up to fill that.

    Just like there was Pele, Tom Brady, Jordan, Senna, Mike Tyson and Babe Ruth, at first, there is TLOZ Breath of the Wild, and then, there are the other games. Simply unmatchable.    … Expand
  40. FreestyleG
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    Zelda is just perfect. What’s more ?
    .....................
    Ok it has some defaults like Korogus. I admit it.
  41. Zetsubouda
    Aug 2, 2020
    8
    Just finished the game last week, and here what i thought about the game

    Story: The plot is simple, where you become a hero and save the princess from the hands of bad guys. The twist is, you're the only one left to make it more worst you lost your memories. So you have to explore a vast map to find out your own path. Combat: The combat aren't very good, because you have to prepare a    Just finished the game last week, and here what i thought about the game

    Story: The plot is simple, where you become a hero and save the princess from the hands of bad guys. The twist is, you're the only one left to make it more worst you lost your memories. So you have to explore a vast map to find out your own path.

    Combat: The combat aren't very good, because you have to prepare a lot of weapons. For the battles themselves it's quite easy, and what's even more challenging is the fight against Ganon.

    Gimmick: I think the gimmick that was presented in this game that made this game get the title of game of the year in 2017. Where in this game you have to wear armor that is devoted to cold places, and wear light clothing in the desert. Change iron-based equipment into wood during thunderstorms, because you can get struck by lightning.

    -This game is suitable for people who like to wander without direction, or like to find their own way.
    -This game is not suitable for people who prefer to know the direction of their path, and prefer games that focus on the story. (i belong to this group)

    And for those who first try this game will most likely feel at a loss. well, I played this game aimlessly for two days. Until finally I made a list of what I had to do.    … Expand
  42. MichaelG15
    Aug 16, 2020
    10
    The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the greatest games ever created. That title doesn't get thrown around very often, but this game deserves it possibly more than any other. Breath of the Wild took everything that we knew about Zelda games and re-imagined it into a completely different experience. Although the change to an open-world type game might seem jarring at first, itThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the greatest games ever created. That title doesn't get thrown around very often, but this game deserves it possibly more than any other. Breath of the Wild took everything that we knew about Zelda games and re-imagined it into a completely different experience. Although the change to an open-world type game might seem jarring at first, it was definitely the right move. No other game has ever been able to deliver the same outstanding feeling of exploration that is found in BoTW. Not only is this game the best zelda game, but it is the best open-world single player experience you can get. It is truly a masterpiece.… Expand
  43. adamosso
    May 5, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Bad:
    The breakable weapon system is flawed because it does NOT redeem itself later by allowing the player to find an ultimate, unbreakable, reliable weapon to give closure to the system. It forces you to deal with its breakable weapons the entire game, INCLUDING the Hylian Shield, and having to recharge the Master Sword. The player NEVER gets the feeling of satisfaction and security and completion knowing he has finally worked his way up and acquired the final unbreakable weapons. There ARE NO unconditionally unbreakable weapons. This is DEEPLY disappointing, and an absolute deal breaker! Even at his most "leveled up" in the game, no matter how much time you spend building up Link, he will ALWAYS be forced to walk around Hyrule, as the Hero of Time, with BREAKABLE weapons. Again, this would be fine if it redeemed itself later on, but it doesn't. It's an open-ended, ongoing weapon breaking system. No unconditionally powerful Master Sword or Shield. It's a disastrous decision for the series.    … Expand
  44. 010101010100
    Oct 3, 2020
    1
    I will start by saying that I have played every Zelda game, even the off-brand CD-i Games, And I have loved most of them, and at least liked all of them. This game is my least favorite zelda game by far. This game could have been so much more. It feels like they made a game, and just slapped "zelda" on it, without including what made LoZ great. Dungeons: There aren't any. The divine beastsI will start by saying that I have played every Zelda game, even the off-brand CD-i Games, And I have loved most of them, and at least liked all of them. This game is my least favorite zelda game by far. This game could have been so much more. It feels like they made a game, and just slapped "zelda" on it, without including what made LoZ great. Dungeons: There aren't any. The divine beasts just feel like shrines that are in a machine instead of an underground stone structure. The shrines/beasts themselves are very linear, but too small to make up for it. A lot of previous LoZ dungeons were linear, but you would get a cool item and have secrets to find. the shrines and korok seeds are the "rewards." There is no sense of accomplishment. Many people dislike the durability, but I actually find that to be one of the good things about the game. However, where are the tools and various items you aquire? Instead they give you a few tools within the first 20 minutes. IMHO, if I can fight the final boss and win within the first 2 hours of playing a game, that is a waste of my money. There is no feeling that link is becoming a better hero throughout the game. The only LoZ that had a worse story was link's crossbow training (lol). The characters had no depth to them, and it felt like the towns were there just for you to look at while walking up to the town leader to progress. This game focused everything on looks, and somehow ended up with an empty world still, and looks don't equate to gaming experience (just play OoT. Very angular graphics, phenomenal gameplay.) A lot of people praise the combat, but this game's combat is trash compared to TP and WW. The combat could be a lot better however with one thing: BUTTON MAPPING. They changed controls for SS, but that was for the wii, makes sense to be different. They then switched their controllers to have the same button placement as before, and then switched the controls. Why can't i swing my weapon with B? They said, let's make a LoZ game that's like an elder scrolls game, but we'll make the controls different than either of those. The controls are so unintuitive, it ruins the game. after beating the game to 100% twice (all shrines and all seeds, which is a waste of time), I still find myself pressing the wrong buttons constantly. I'm also very used to FromSoftware games as well, so It isn't a muscle memory thing. The button that feels like it should do something, it does something completely different. This could have been completely avoided if we could change the controls (you can switch jump to B and run to X,, but I don't want run to be x or b, or for jump to be x or b, so). It's a zelda game. Attack is B, period. with how many times I want to run and then jump, why can't the buttons be next to each other? The bosses suck. reskins of the same MF. And then, somehow fighting the final boss at full health right after leaving the plateau is easier than the other 4 you fight. If you say tools, bosses and dungeons aren't the reason you play Zelda, then you're an idiot and should play different games that are made for running around with no goal. They threw out everything that made me love zelda. I will check as much gameplay as possible before buying another zelda game (the reviews are clearly not reliable) because if the new zelda games are going to be more like this than previous titles, then I will have to say goodbye to playing zelda.… Expand
  45. cofjunior
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    A experiência com o jogo é sensacional. O jogo te faz mergulhar no mundo proposto e dá oportunidade para você alcançar o que se propõe a fazer. Personagens carismáticos e enredo envolvente.
  46. moose8990
    May 9, 2020
    10
    Just play it. I'm not joking! It is a breathtaking experience that I'll never forget.
  47. Wulfy
    May 12, 2020
    6
    Well...what can I say. I wanted to like this game. But I guess it's just me. I didn't find this game entertaining enough for me to play...even 15 hours of it. I just got bored, i found that the narrative, of what I played of course, wasn't appealing to me at all. But I do respect the heavy work on gameplay, Nintendo have tried to make this game fun to play, and it is in some respects. ButWell...what can I say. I wanted to like this game. But I guess it's just me. I didn't find this game entertaining enough for me to play...even 15 hours of it. I just got bored, i found that the narrative, of what I played of course, wasn't appealing to me at all. But I do respect the heavy work on gameplay, Nintendo have tried to make this game fun to play, and it is in some respects. But I wish it was more diverse. Walking around finding shirnes does get a little old, and seems like theres limited variety in what you can find around the map. Its just shrines, settlements and a big ass volcano with Ganons castle. Yes, there are ruins and cool cinematics that go to Links past, but they are not incredibly interesting to me. As far as ruins go its mainly just broken down castles or stone structures, and most of all the Guardian robots that I feel like Ive seen enough of by 7 hours in. Now im not the biggest lover of RPGs of any sorts but I know what I find cool and appealing, and i also know what an RPG needs. This has all of it, but for me its lacking somewhere. The reason I don't much like RPGs is because I like the structure of a linear story...when its done right. In an RPG you do what quests you want at any time. Theres no proper route to the story, making it less of a believable experience. Games that do this well are TLOU and LiS, because their shorter stories are played out the way they should be, making the player on edge, rather than constantly making you feel like you're playing a digitalised checklist...like in an RPG. All im saying is that if you are not too fond of RPGs and want to play one...I would honestly play Skyrim or The Witcher 3 than this. Don't get me wrong, there are things I love about BOTW. The art-style is a joy to look at and take in, the inventory management system and some combat mechanics are good and enjoyable at some points. But some enemies I find lackluster, and I can't stop thinking about how the Guardians remind me of the Ball robot from the Incredibles. I'm sorry, I saw a meme once and now I can't unsee it. If you like BOTW, then great. Enjoy the game, but in my opinion, it's not the masterpiece that everyone says it is.… Expand
  48. bancandrei
    May 12, 2020
    8
    A truly great game. The epitome of an open world and exploration in video games. The fact that you can pretty much go anywhere, do anything, and the painterly cell-shaded graphics ensure that this game will hardly be dated 10 years from now, maybe even a lot longer. Can't wait for the sequel
    It is however exceedingly childish at points and I don't really see what little voice acting they    A truly great game. The epitome of an open world and exploration in video games. The fact that you can pretty much go anywhere, do anything, and the painterly cell-shaded graphics ensure that this game will hardly be dated 10 years from now, maybe even a lot longer. Can't wait for the sequel
    It is however exceedingly childish at points and I don't really see what little voice acting they did put in added to the table. Lack of proper dungeons and memorable tunes make it a bit disappointing for something with the title of Zelda.
    This is a very good counter point to the souls series. Combining the two could yield the greatest game yet.    … Expand
  49. tuanchuong789
    May 13, 2021
    10
    The best game ever. Good plot, Memorable characters, great boss fights, nice shrine challenges,...
  50. Hij45g
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    This is best game of this generation it's the first game which gives these kinds of freedom ever in a video game man it's stop playing it
  51. Grayson66
    Jun 5, 2020
    10
    One of the most incredible games I've ever played. Breath of the wild is delightfully refreshing and fun and is what I wholeheartedly believe is the best-designed game of all time. Everything I could say about this game has been said before. Everything you've heard about this game 100% truth. It's spectacular.
  52. hoanns
    Jul 14, 2022
    8
    Great open world with open creative game mechanics, but the world feels a bit empty.
  53. YABOIMiller
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    This game is hands down the best game I've ever played. The story may be, you know, not very good, but the experience of exploring a beautiful open world brimming with puzzles to solve, is simply magical. open world
  54. urlu
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    If you own the Nintendo Switch, you have to own this game. When you start discovering the beautiful world of Hyrule there is no way you will stop. Every little thing you discover feels like you did it on your own. And there is so much content in this game that even when you complete the story there are still so many things to do.
  55. ThereIsNoFuture
    Apr 29, 2023
    10
    A tremendous achievement and an experience that truly reminds you of the time you were a kid and full of wonder.
  56. Cristiancs100
    Jul 19, 2020
    10
    De los mejores juegos de mundo abierto, mecanicas, jugabilidad, y muy divertido
  57. NintendoJvN64
    Jun 19, 2020
    10
    Amazing game you should all play this masterpiece of a game


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  58. DemonicRobots
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    There isn't much to say about The Legend of Zelda. To me, it is the perfect open world game. It is ripe with exploration where it really feels like you can do whatever you want however you want, and it truly rewards this experience with such a variety of content that it is impossible to come across it all without sinking hundreds of hours into the game. The combat and collecting isThere isn't much to say about The Legend of Zelda. To me, it is the perfect open world game. It is ripe with exploration where it really feels like you can do whatever you want however you want, and it truly rewards this experience with such a variety of content that it is impossible to come across it all without sinking hundreds of hours into the game. The combat and collecting is excellent and well-made and the story fits the theme and settings perfectly. Everything has so much character and charm that it really feels like everything single thing in the game was maticuously crafted. Combat rewards you by trying multiple things or just the standard slice-and-dice, meaning you never really feel like you are forced into doing one thing or going one place. The soundtrack is fantastically scored and really helps set the mood for combat while acting as a gameplay indicator for when you are spotted and by what. Playing this on the Switch even the graphics are still great, and the art style pops extremely well on the OLED Switch. In fact, I am doing a full playthrough again on it just to experience it once more.There is pretty much nothing that I can objectively that is wrong with the game... But I will admit personally my time had a few frustrating areas. I prefer linear games because I like to be guided, and prefer to have choices limited in where to go and what to do with my combat options being freeform and open. An example of a game that I felt did this well was The Last of Us 2. And for me, personally, Breath of the Wild was too open for me. I ended up abandoning a lot of important stuff and side quests because I simply didn't know what to do or how to approach it, and I wandered a lot and got lost quite often which was more frustrating for me. Even the cooking was overwhelming for me trying to figure out ingredients and I kept hoarding items the entire game I never got use out of because I didn't know what to do. Now that I've beaten the game I feel with a guide I will enjoy trying to 100% this game or at least do a lot more, but I can't say I had that fascination and wonder that everyone else had because this isn't my type of game. But that doesn't mean I can't see how good it is. Like a movie critic who hates romanctic comedies, they can still appreciate the talent, hard effort, and skill even if they don't like the genre. Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild is the perfect open-world game, and even if it wasn't a game for me, I still enjoy purely for the skill that it took to make it and I look forward to beating the second one with eager delight.… Expand
  59. Zaidanee
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece. I still enjoy this game. It's a fun game with innovative mechanisms. Although I played it in 2018, I just had the chance to rate it here
  60. ChuckTownRC51
    Aug 4, 2020
    10
    A true masterpiece. If you are a fan of the series or a fan of games in general, you will love this game.
  61. Dekar1989
    Jun 20, 2020
    10
    It's a great game, i have been playing over 120 hours and it never gets boring, the best game ever
  62. Ervinquiroz
    Sep 6, 2020
    10
    Excelente título fue uno de los zeldas que más me gustó principalmente su mundo abierto y todas las cosas que puedes hacer ahi
  63. Catos
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    Indicação de um amigo chamado sonic2, joguei no emulador em 4k/60fps, grande dia. Melhor época do site quando esteve em minhas responsabilidade, as pessoas mal sabem o que aconteceu kkk, obrigado sonic2.
  64. Sb068
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    LOZ: Breath if the Wild is great, but not the greatest game of all time. It sure has its flaws, like the weapons breaking too fast, way too much korok seeds and shrines (thought both optional) and it misses some key elements of the Zelda franchise, like items you can acquire through dungeons. But this doesn't mean it's a bad Zelda game (there is no bad Zelda game)

    The world is alive    LOZ: Breath if the Wild is great, but not the greatest game of all time. It sure has its flaws, like the weapons breaking too fast, way too much korok seeds and shrines (thought both optional) and it misses some key elements of the Zelda franchise, like items you can acquire through dungeons. But this doesn't mean it's a bad Zelda game (there is no bad Zelda game)

    The world is alive thanks to its environment. There is so much to explore this game will keep you entertained for at least 80 hours. I think the weapons breaking makes you feel like you're in a survival situation and it makes you think twice before spamming your attacks. In this game, the towers aren't "Ubisoft towers" each has an unique way to climb it .

    Overall, great game, but like I said, not the greatest of all time.    … Expand
  65. Feliciano666
    Aug 16, 2020
    9
    Impresionante, es un juego divertido y entretenido. Los factores de día/noche, diversidad de climas lo hace explosivo y distinto de todos. No le doy un 10 por qué las misiones secundarias se me hacían repetitivas pero en todos los apartados es un 10 .
  66. luisbortolaso
    Jul 26, 2020
    10
    Melhor jogo da existência total da matéria, anti-matéria, energia, anti-energia, de tudo ate o inimaginável, sem palavras, o ápice total dos videos games, os videos games podem se definir antes e depois de THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: BREATH OF THE WILD.
  67. gavinfb98
    Aug 22, 2020
    10
    Hand down, best game I’ve ever played. I could go on and on about how much I love this game
  68. gg22uu
    May 22, 2021
    10
    отличная игра . очень радует многообразие механик , и взаимодействие с окружением .
  69. waynesep
    Jul 18, 2020
    9
    There is no denying that the gameplay is incredible and original, a trademark throughout the history of the Zelda franchise. However it is a little disappointing as Nintendo continues to insist on such shallow narratives in an RPG game with the potential to have one of its greatest strengths in this regard. Still, it is certainly among the best Nintendo Switch games.
  70. michael784
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    Una genialidad que marca un antes y un después en la saga, gráficos que no buscan ser realistas pero con un diseño artístico hermoso, un mapa en el que siempre tienes algo que hacer, una jugabilidad excelente y una historia genial.
  71. ElberGonZales
    Aug 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Chulada de juego uf es el mejor juego de la nintendo switch por mucho jamás superado… Expand
  72. Phishion
    Jul 25, 2020
    9
    Breath of the Wild delivers its perfect score in a stereotypical open-world game with an oversized map full of detail, the chemistry engine is transgressive and intuitive, and the intuitive design allows for all sorts of chemical changes in the game's action, yet the inherent problems of the open world are also highlighted, the first 30 hours are full of adventure and fun, leaving manyBreath of the Wild delivers its perfect score in a stereotypical open-world game with an oversized map full of detail, the chemistry engine is transgressive and intuitive, and the intuitive design allows for all sorts of chemical changes in the game's action, yet the inherent problems of the open world are also highlighted, the first 30 hours are full of adventure and fun, leaving many people scraping for sleep, and I'll never forget finishing! After the initial island quest, I stumbled all the way to the village of Kakaliko, which is no doubt a 10-point game, but the later the game's content is stretched to the limit, the less willingness to play. Reason. To be fair, there are objective hard edges that keep this game from reaching the 10-point mark, however the groundbreaking and fantastic design makes it exceptional in its category and a great game to play.… Expand
  73. captainsnake
    Jul 21, 2020
    10
    Breakable weapons aren't bad- they require you to think on your feet and let you make interesting plans in combat. With breakable weapons, I can light my spear on fire and throw it into an enemies camp to blow up explosives near the enemies. Letting me treat weapons as disposable led to significantly more fun combat experiences. As some reviewers have said it may have been a good idea toBreakable weapons aren't bad- they require you to think on your feet and let you make interesting plans in combat. With breakable weapons, I can light my spear on fire and throw it into an enemies camp to blow up explosives near the enemies. Letting me treat weapons as disposable led to significantly more fun combat experiences. As some reviewers have said it may have been a good idea to give the player one final unbreakable weapon at the end of the game, but that's nowhere near a big enough problem to detract a point.

    The combat is amazing. It's not like a normal combat system. You don't just slash your way to victory- a smart player needs to use the environment. Distracting enemies with an explosion near them while you sneak up from behind, setting the grass on fire to create an updraft and then flying up to take a camp of enemies from above, and pushing enemies off cliffs with magnetic boxes were just a few of ways the physics system allows for creative ways of fighting.

    But the best moments in Breath of the Wild isn't the intense strategic combat but the moments where subtle piano queues played as the sun rose and I looked off a cliff to the beautiful scenery. It's truly the negative space in this game that makes it the masterpiece that it is.

    A good game can make it fun to do something in its world. A masterpiece is one that makes it fun to do nothing.    … Expand
  74. Franchesquin
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Facilmente puede ser colocado en la lista de los 5 mejores Zelda, y de los mejores juegos de toda la historia.

    Juegos grandes como gta 5, the witcher, skyrim, etc. Se quedan cortos a lo majestuoso y brillante que es la entrega de zelda breath of the wild
  75. arahani
    Jul 1, 2021
    10
    This is the best game ever. The background was beautiful and the feeling of traveling was very enjoyable. any things were free, including interaction with things. Everything was good except that the performance of the SWTICH was disappointing.
  76. The_Juk3z
    Jul 19, 2020
    8
    playing about 60 hours.
    very simple story, maybe its intresting for kids, but not for adults.
    intresting mechanics, but borring open world. Has no reason to explore this world exept shrines.
    Sometimes looks like Ubisoft games (I mean copypast objects)
    its must be good game for past gen, but today it's cant amazed if you play a lot of games
    but i think its very intresting game for kids.
  77. kevinbiohazard
    Aug 6, 2022
    10
    Breath of the wild re-define the open world game. I spent more than 200 hours enjoying Link wondering around Hyrule.
  78. BL0ODYHAMSTER
    Jul 10, 2020
    7
    Breath of The Wild is the first Zelda game I have ever tried to finish. Saying that I "tried" to finish means I never did finish, and I'll outline a reason why here.

    I'll start off with graphics, that this game looks amazing for a switch game. The game proves that it doesn't need a strong graphic card to produce great visuals. Art style is very charming and the world is very lush, and    Breath of The Wild is the first Zelda game I have ever tried to finish. Saying that I "tried" to finish means I never did finish, and I'll outline a reason why here.

    I'll start off with graphics, that this game looks amazing for a switch game. The game proves that it doesn't need a strong graphic card to produce great visuals. Art style is very charming and the world is very lush, and feels very well thought out. Probably my only gripe really is the frames dropping on occasion and the stamina meter making the world feel a little dull on some points.

    The sounds in this game is also quite good. Not much to say here and honestly no real problems with any here.

    Gameplay is my biggest concern sadly. For how long the game is, I really did not like the weapon system. I like to use the new weapons and all the different style it provides but I hate that your weapons can break. Like I absolutely hate that feature. Weapons that I love will break and I have to find a new one to replace it, quite a bit annoying honestly. I thought the stamina feature was fine, but also did not enjoy that aspect of the game. Puzzles are great honestly, and the combat was adequate. However because of the weapon degradation and the lack of cool amazing abilities to keep me invested I can't say the game play kept me engage.

    Story was about average, Ganandorf has Zelda in the castle and you as Link has to go save her. You can go to each ancient weapons from each tribe to help them out and gain more lore but you can also easily go straight to Ganondorf and attack him straight on if you feel ballsy enough. The story is straight forward enough that I enjoyed it to an extent but doesn't make me feel all that engage.

    So this is where my score seems a bit low for such a legendary game. The gameplay and the story itself really hindered it for me to actually fully complete the game. I was invested just enough to play and see the side story for each tribes but because of my weapons breaking, and the lack of meaningful upgrades with about average story really didn't push me to finish it. I ended up getting all 4 tribes done and I went to Hyrule and stopped....mostly because all the interesting story was done and saving Zelda really didn't seem all that interesting.    … Expand
  79. oortcloud15
    Oct 10, 2022
    1
    This game **** blows and is so overrated. Unreal that it has a score like this. Try a real game like RDR2
  80. Gbap
    Feb 13, 2021
    10
    This is the best game I ever played and Horizon Zero its a piece of **** in comparison to Breath of the Wild. This game is delicious. Horizon is a ****
  81. Johnny96
    Jul 9, 2020
    10
    Nintendo tries for the first time a Zelda open world video game and they perfect it. Starting off with the best tutorial in video games by opening up an area in the middle of the map and expanding from it. No longer is a player attached to the ground but you can climb anything and glide from it. If you can see it, you can reach it, if you can think it, you can do it.
  82. condector
    Sep 8, 2020
    10
    I played this game twice. For the first time, I didn´t play the DLCs. Now I do, almost, everything. This game is a "must play" experience. Really awesome how things were connected.
  83. zalada128
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    El futuro de los videojuegos es hoy. Y ya no puedo esperar mas quiero ver mas del siguiente pasa de esta legendaria saga.
  84. edubo1896
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    Es un excelente juego, es considerado para mi la mejor experiencia que he tenido en un videojuego, las graficas no son super detalladas pero eso no importa por que los paisajes, las arquitecturas son hermosas.
    Lo fantástico de la historia es que me generó curiosidad sobre todos los personajes y querer saber más sobre cada uno de ellos, lo cual al finalizar el juego y su DLC "La balada de    Es un excelente juego, es considerado para mi la mejor experiencia que he tenido en un videojuego, las graficas no son super detalladas pero eso no importa por que los paisajes, las arquitecturas son hermosas.
    Lo fantástico de la historia es que me generó curiosidad sobre todos los personajes y querer saber más sobre cada uno de ellos, lo cual al finalizar el juego y su DLC "La balada de los campeones" me quede con ganas de saber más, esto algunos puede ser malo, pero por alguna extraña razón para mi no, si no al contrario, me envolvió a la saga de Zelda, ya que BOTW es mi primer juego de la saga.
    Las batallas fueron entretenidas, pero nada extraordinario, depende mucho de las armas y objetos que utilices, ya es cuestión de la creatividad e ingenio de cada uno.
    Por ultimo tengo que decir que conforme iba avanzando el juego poco a poco iba sintiendo la experiencia de "héroe" como si uno mismo encarnará a Link.

    Recomiendo ampliamente este juego seas o no fan de la saga de Zelda (como a mi)    … Expand
  85. Trashpanda25
    Sep 24, 2021
    6
    One of the most beautiful Zelda's to date. Lots of fun mechanics and great additions to this game including some great gliding and shield surfing. There's tons of classic Zelda gameplay as well and fun puzzles with multiple ways to solve them creatively.

    I'd argue it's one of the best games ever... except the inventory system is so infuriating that I consistently log off the game. I    One of the most beautiful Zelda's to date. Lots of fun mechanics and great additions to this game including some great gliding and shield surfing. There's tons of classic Zelda gameplay as well and fun puzzles with multiple ways to solve them creatively.

    I'd argue it's one of the best games ever... except the inventory system is so infuriating that I consistently log off the game. I can't play it long. I havn't beaten it and I walk away from it for weeks or months because of the inventory and weapons breaking system. I hate it so much and is one of the biggest misses in the history of video games.

    I felt this way with skyward sword and it's controller mechanics. To this day that's only other Zelda game that I have not beaten (besides the weird 3d0 PC games that came out woof).

    A huge swing for Nintendo and a huge miss with the weapons and inventory. Disappointing.    … Expand
  86. OrangePlasma
    Jul 16, 2020
    10
    Perfection, dude, honestly. This game captured me more than any other game has and I would pay so much to experience it for the first time again.
  87. robotchipmunk
    Jul 4, 2020
    9
    This game is so close to being a masterpiece. The game is beautiful and so fun to play. The world is massive and a pleasure to explore. Sadly, the story in this game is lacking, and I did not enjoy the "dungeons" (beasts). The game also gets really easy by the end, even though it is so hard in the beginning (this is a pro or a con depending on how you look at it).
  88. Kas_scientist
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    This game is totally a must have and a must play.
    I also recommend the DLCs, totally worth it.
  89. David_cb14
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    El mejor Zelda junto a ocarina que increíble, lo único malo es el soundtrack que es muy escaso pero de hay todo genial
  90. Mineoh
    Jul 11, 2020
    10
    I have no words for describe this masterpiece.. Everything I said everything is perfect in this game.
  91. Jack_Jones
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    Un juego que, según yo, logró construir el mejor mundo abierto de todos los videojuegos, de una forma que solo Red Dead Redemption 2 puede equiparar.
  92. 85558457
    Jul 5, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Очень хорошая игра. Замечательный геймплэй, не плохой сюжет, красивый визуал и шикарный открытый мир. Из-за всего этого я советую её пройти .… Expand
  93. Bato
    Nov 18, 2020
    10
    Story: 8/10
    Gameplay: 10/10
    Graphics: 8/10
    Enjoyability: 10/10
    Overall: 10/10
  94. Kickyourgame
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    This game ruined all the others games for me. Breathtaking, the PURE definition of an open world. It’s been one year since I have it and I can still play it. A wonderful game, I can wait for the sequel which will have a much darker atmosphere.
    The only “bad” things is that you can't re-discover Hyrule after beating Ganon (but I guess they keep that for the sequel).
  95. vec
    Jul 6, 2020
    10
    满分并不意味着这个游戏是完美无缺的，给予如此的评价无非是向制作人员对游戏本质的不懈追求表示我们最高敬意！
  96. Nnnoant
    Jul 7, 2020
    8
    Very interesting game with great story, nice game mechanics, half-empty world (find not so much things to do besides main quest), side quests not always interesting. Hate this game for weapon breaking mechanic, cause it discourages desire to fight with enemies (you get less loot than the cost of your weapon, that you have to break in fights with monsters). That is the reason why i soldVery interesting game with great story, nice game mechanics, half-empty world (find not so much things to do besides main quest), side quests not always interesting. Hate this game for weapon breaking mechanic, cause it discourages desire to fight with enemies (you get less loot than the cost of your weapon, that you have to break in fights with monsters). That is the reason why i sold this game and didn't rate it at 10.… Expand
  97. fahadfx10
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    best game Simply Amazing. Nuff said. This is the best game I've played in this entire generation of hardware. The game is beautiful, combat is fun, the shrines have been delightful- I'm very, very impressed.
  98. Thewayfarer
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Un'avventura incredibile e un' esperienza in un mondo favoloso assolutamente imperdibile. Consigliatissimo a chiunque non sia insofferente agli open world.
  99. ClementeAntonio
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    sin duda alguna the legend of zelda a vuelto y mejor que nunca con un mundo abierto hermoso en todos los aspectos con una banda sonora sutil pero preocupandose un poco mas en el sonido del ambiente en lo personal me encanto la banda sonoroa, el gameplay de lo mejor de zelda con un combate muy entretenido con diferentes armas como: espadas, arcos, bumerang y la tableta sheika que tienesin duda alguna the legend of zelda a vuelto y mejor que nunca con un mundo abierto hermoso en todos los aspectos con una banda sonora sutil pero preocupandose un poco mas en el sonido del ambiente en lo personal me encanto la banda sonoroa, el gameplay de lo mejor de zelda con un combate muy entretenido con diferentes armas como: espadas, arcos, bumerang y la tableta sheika que tiene distintas funciones.
    No todo son flores por que la historia es un poco flojo a diferencia que sus predecesores ademas no todos adoran su banda sonora (en lo personal me encanta).
    los puzles son divertidos te haran pensar bastante con mas de 100 santuarios sin embargo el diseño de ellos despues de un tiempo se te haran repititivo ( me refiero al color utilizado etc)
    la ingenialidad de la tableta sheika es un agregado algo muy original, creativo y divertido podiendo pasar de miles de forma los santuarios, puzles.
    el diseño jefes ( a exepcion a ganondorf) no es su mayor fuerte sin embargo es bastante divertido pelear contra ellos.
    el mejor aspecto sin duda alguna de este videojuego es el mapa increible gigante con un gran contenido que te divertira mas de 100 horas con muchas misiones secundarias bastantes enemigos muchos secretos,con una libertad inmensa tanto asi que te permite derrotar al jefe nada mas terminal la introduccion, sin duda alguna the legend of zelda breath of the wild es un juego que quedara en la historia por su gran calidad lo recomiendo mas que ningun otro juego realmente no te va decepcionar.    … Expand
  100. MAD238
    Jul 7, 2020
    10
    Tiene un mundo abierto impresionante enemigos con excelente inteligencia artificial sin duda vale la pena comprarlo
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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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