"Sometimes she'll just run around and go to shrines and not even try to defeat any of the bosses or do any of the main quests." I'm about 15+ hours into the game, and you just described my experience exactly so far.
If you using a Switch click on your profile Picture "Play Activity" will be on the bottom right corner. Tells me I've played 75 or more hours of Zelda:BotW, A few minutes of Fast RMX, SnipperClips.
Let me get this strait....your a 30 year old guy that plays video games and watches movies all day....and even has a wife that joins him. You my friend are living the dream!
Ian Jones If people really enjoy a game, they're a fanboy? Get your head out of your ass. I haven't played the game so I wouldn't know personally, but maybe, just maybe the game is getting so hyped because it's actually that good?
zimThuet than you thought wrong. Fanboys definitely do hate some things from their favorite franchises. People don't give good reviews for breath of the wild just because it's another Zelda game. It's probably because it's just simply a good game
I actually have a legitimate concern of what would happen after this game.Would Nintendo revert back to the old style of 3D Zelda or continue with this big,expansive style?
Dead Or Alive Modelling Agency physical copies of games take much less space up compared to digital games from the eshop. Many people buy Nintendo games physical. Don't know why everyone is complaining about the storage
Dead Or Alive Modelling Agency I mean... to be fair, the reason why the Switch intrernal memory is so limited is because it is using flash memory, not hard drives, maybe they could have expanded to 150 gb but not more consdering how the Switch is.
+Dead Or Alive Modelling Agency What are you talking about? I don't see what any of that has to do with his question. The cartridges are so fast and easy, I don't see why anyone would want to download a game to their Switch unless they have to.
Dawson And talking about ZELDA here... They could go back to a linear style if they wanted to, heck they technically did that between Wind Waker and Skyward Sword since Wind Waker had a lot of different islands to explore and even had a obligatory section of the game that requiered you to explore the Great Sea meamwhile, Skyward Sword was more linear in structure. Even the director of Zelda said that he would not close the door to go back and explore the old formula again if they find something that could work (he also was open with the idea of the team that made 2D Zelda games in the past making another one on the Switch).
Senor Studly or indies, Virtual Console, DLC, etc. Even though I understand why the Switch only has that internal memory (in my previous comment I said why) it still sucks a little bit to be honest. At least they used micro SD cards to expand it.
It is pretty pathetic how serious people get about video games. It never ceases to amaze me how people can get so angry that people enjoy something they don't. If you don't like BOTW, and don't think it is a great game, that is fine! Not everyone likes the same things. How do people actually get upset that someone likes something they don't? Any why does everything have to be a contest? All I see people doing is comparing BOTW to Witcher 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Skyrim. Why can't all those games be enjoyed and liked for different reasons? I personally love BOTW, I have loved the Zelda series as a whole for a long time, and I love BOTW. Now I do agree the 10/10 ratings may be a bit overrated. The game isn't perfect. NO game is perfect. I have my issues with it at times. I do find the weapon system a bit annoying at times, and the Beasts "dungeons" aren't that amazing. So no it is not perfect 10/10. But it is still a great game, and I have had a blast playing it so far. And you don't have to personally really enjoy, or even play a game, to appreciate it is a well made game. I think the game is receiving both extremes. You have people who are over praising it saying it is perfect, when it is not perfect. But you also get those people who hate when something they don't like is very popular. So you have people completely shitting on the game saying it is horrible because for some strange reason people actually care what other people enjoy. Play and enjoy what you want to play, and let other people play and enjoy what they want to play. Get over yourself and stop making everything a competition. They are VIDEO GAMES. They are mean't to be FUN.
SIllykitty Sillykitty Simply put, people in nowadays society feel so insecure about their beliefs, that they don't accept opinions different from theirs.
People have a right to be angry or disappointed with a product they paid for, and as for competition, welcome to the human race. If we weren’t competitive, this game would never exist
deadkittens3 My first Zelda game was Wind waker , I was 5 years old or something like that when I got it, but I was such a dumb kid that I didn't know how to save a game and somehow manage to delete the auto save files when I tried to save the game. So I was stuck on the first fucking level for almost 6 months until my cousin came along and thought me how to save games on my memory card.
Grizzly Melon I wasn't a gamer until last year and boy have I been missing out. First game I didn't just casually play when I had time was GTA 5. and that game was mind blowing. then I got into portal and halo, and now I'm 30 hours into horizon zero dawn and I think it might be my favorite game ever. but with all these insane reviews of the new Zelda game I think I have to scrape together enough $$ to get the switch. But I'm also knee deep in the Batman Arkham games, & red dead redemption, & Bioshock. I think I'm getting quite overwhelmed with the sheer number of games out there that are just great experiences.
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Bitter Comments This is the first Zelda with voice acting ever- "Well, excuuuuuse me, princess!" Shut up TV Link....Anyway the first Zelda *game* with voice- "It sure is boring around here!" Shut up CDi Link! The first Zelda game on a Nintendo sys- "Impa hoped to find Zelda there in the forest-" Shut up Hyrule Warriors narrator! Okay, I got it! The only *official* Nintendo-produced Zelda game not handled by a third party with voiceovers..............Hah finally I win- "(Tetra from Navi Trackers) Let's hear it for Mrs. A!" *Flings Tetra in a catapulted barrel* "Aaaaah!"
would still wait abit but if you don't have a wii u and can afford it then maybe yes. there are some pretty good indies on there already and more on the way too, you can get more as you can make a second and third profile and change your place of origin to Japan/N America/Europe to access their E shops as the switch is region free.
The Switch will be more supported by third party developers, if not you can just get this on the WiiU, but I recommend skipping that and getting the Switch for the more streamlined gameplay - i.e. in the context that the WiiU is more buggy with the frame rate drops compared to the Switch.
Map Fap - I wouldn't ever buy a system for just one game personally, but if you would then this seems to be the one to do it with. It has more perfect (critic) scores on metacritic than any other game I believe.
mp44christos mostly well... it takes a little bit more to load and the resolution is smaller than the Switch port and (quite more in the Wii U version) the game can froze for a second if a lot of particle effects come to the screen. Aside from that, are the same game.
To people making the comparison between Zelda: BOTW and Horizon: Zero Dawn: I'm about an hour away from completing (the main quest) in Horizon: Zero Dawn. I have maybe 2 hours IN in BOTW, and the world hasn't even fully opened up completely yet, and I already think I enjoy it more. (I also played about 40 minutes on someone elses file). I like the combat in Zero Dawn, the bigger enemies are fun to fight if a little 'grindy', the graphics are beautiful, but compared to BOTW, it feels a bit souless. In Zero Dawn, I have very little desire to do side quests, I often use fast travel as exploring and traversing the world doesn't excite me very much. In BOTW , the colors, the characters, the environments all make me feel damn near jovial and joyous just wandering around. Plus, I like the evolution and increased difficulty of the Zelda combat system, the art direction, and music WAY more. Enemies can take quite a few hits without it feeling repetitive like Zero Dawn is STARTING to (granted, it took me being on the last few missions to get there). BOTW... It's something really special, and this is only playing at my brother's house (VS Zero Dawn at home, with my full attention), so I haven't even come CLOSE to what the true experience will be when I immerse myself in it
It kind of is. I really enjoy the combat honestly, but I do feel like short of the story, which is pretty good, very little compels me to move forward. I find myself fast-travelling quite a bit, where in BOTW, I look forward to just wandering from point a to point be, just due to the cool things I will discover en route
David Watson: I'm about 10hours into HZD and I'm getting the pretty much the same feeling. I've been a pretty hardcore MMO-RPG player for last 10years with WoW, Guild Wars, SWtoR and HZD quest just remind me of the tediousness of MMO quests. HDZ once it's hype of being the new Open World game on the block will pretty much be forgotten amongst the sea of other games in the genre like R.D.R, Elder Scrolls, The Witcher etc. Zelda might be over rated, but no where near as over rated as HZD is, from what I've played of HZD I'd give it about a 7.5/10, I'm really not wanting to explore or do anything in the game, and fast travelling costing resources makes exploring forced more than something I want to do and that makes me dislike it even more.
OTPulse a week ago I would have bit your head off for that comment as I was loving HZD. But Im starting to see what you mean it definitely has become tedious in the final act of the game and a bit of much of the same over and over again. It was a great game overall I loved the story which was unique and the unique enemies were great but I can see what people are saying. I think I would give it an 8/10 personally overall but I don't feel compelled to come back to again now I have finished the main story. I've only just got zelda so have yet to play it but I hope it will be as good as everyone says it is and it's not blind hype. Really hope so
Yeah, I was pretty surprised at that one! I was trying to find a korok, and I didn't talk to the guy since I was suspicious of him being a Yiga, and then just.. that. Such a thoughtful and nice detail.
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Apparently you can't Compare Zelda BOTW to any other Open World Games especially Witcher 3, or even have any opinion saying Zelda BoTW is extremely good video game or you will get crucified. damn the comment section is scary
Probably because games like The Witcher 3 are not all that spectacular. Breath of The Wild though is an exceptional game all the way through and I suspect it will be remembered for many years to come as to how special it really is especially as an open world game of this scale and size. And no bugs, glitches, crashes, etc. If there is another open world game out there of this scale that does that I must know about it. Witcher 3 and Bethesda games obviously fail in that regard.
I don't know why you are comparing Witcher 3 with Bethesda games, every single side quest in Witcher 3 either have a fully fleshed out story line on it's own or ties in with the main story. In terms of story density and quality in an open world game, what Witcher 3 had achieved is monumental. And I believe it is in it's own way just as much as an out standing game as Breath of The Wild.
Yeah.... I'm totally in agreement with Adam. BotW is officially my all time favorite game. With that being said Witcher 3 was amazing. It is well above Bethesda's games. Which are also good but not nearly on the same level as either the Witcher 3 or BotW. Witcher 3 is the first game that I didn't skip any dialogue because everyone's story was actually interesting. BotW I treated the same. But what's even better is the world itself is amazing and the things you can do creatively is exceptional. I've never had so much freedom paired with such a great world. Normally you get freedoms like that and get a Elder Scrolls like world where there are a few cool things to do but for the most part it's just dull and repetitive.
It's because Stuckmann did a fan re-write of some dialogue of Batman vs Superman, where he has Batman tell Superman "tell that to Zod's snapped neck". From there it caught fire because it sounded funny and silly to many people that it became its own meme
This is my first Zelda game (I am an avid Mario fan and never delved into the world of TLOZ) and oh boy is it overwhelming. I bought the Switch with Mario Odyssey and after completing that 100% in under 2 weeks, I decided to pick this up for a change instead of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (also beccause I have literally every Mario Kart console game since Super Circuit). The sheer size of this game, compared to Mario games, has me at awe and I am so into it. I've had this game for about 3 weeks now, playing it everyday and I still feel like I haven't even scratched the surface. There is a sense of freedom in this game and it is so much more challenging than Odyssey. Both games are great and I am so looking forward to complete BOTW.
But No Man's Sky and BotW both don't have multiplayer on day 1 so I don't think this is what NMS was supposed to be, but hey, at least Eiji Aonuma, unlike Sean Murray, didn't promise it multiple times on end.
This is also one of my favorites games of all time, if not my favorite. No other game has given me the exploration that I've wanted out of a video game. My only critique, is that I wished it was a little more structured with a scaling difficulty. I was so OP by the time I reached all the bosses, that the fight was somewhat anticlimactic. I basically Urbosa Furied them into existence. Hopefully, botw 2 will strike a balance between open world exploration and progression.
BlastThePast well factually. It's a great game technically, has great detail, story, characters. IMO it's my favorite game. Barely beat skyrim and overwatch for me. And also the open world is just so damn great.
I think this game is a wonderful new foundation for future Zelda games. There are things I want more of: unique dungeons, more items/Sheikah Slate Runes, involved side-quests and more of them, smarter AI for enemies, enemy variety, better optimization and consistency in FPS, a deeper optional story expanding on lore... at least in that current game, deeper combat options, better fluid menu system, and for the love of all that is holy UNDERWATER EXPLORATION. That is just a personal fave though haha. Oh yes, and maybe some more champion-espue powers. Still a great game, there is just so much I want them to add to it now.
Yeah. My unpopular opinion is that OoT is kinda overrated. I feel as we all just love it so much because our nostalgia was speaking for us. It was good, but it wasn't THAT good. Ok lemme go lock my doors before someone tries to break in and kill me. Brb
Chris! After watching your review and being a Zelda fan for some years now I went out and bought a switch just to play this game and I agree it is a 10/10!!!! :DDDD
Absolutely fantastic game! I know i'll receive hate, but i've played both Witcher 3 and Skyrim, and I can say without a doubt that THIS game takes the cake!
Breath of the Wild is bonkersly good. It's very hard to quantify just how "right" Nintendo got this game-- a return to classic, open-world, no-hand-holding exploration with a modern wealth of creatures to discover, monsters to fight, items to find and secrets to uncover, all across a sprawling fantasy world painted with painstaking detail and polish. I love how alive the NPC culture feels in this game; there was a clearly a ton of thought and effort put into making each and every character unique, personable and even emotionally engaging at times. The way the landscape undulates and shifts from low valleys to escalating forests to mid-range mountain passes to sheer peaks is breathtaking, especially considering how seamlessly Nintendo integrated the various villages and towns and outposts throughout the environment-- as if they've always existed right where they are. The player feels right at home even while being entirely lost in this giant world. There's also Ghibli influence in the art style to spare, which is fantastic. This is definitely a very dear love letter to life-long Nintendo/Zelda gamers. Breath of the Wild is the best Zelda game since the SNES/Game boy era. No question.
I’ve seen comments where people say BOTW has no story... wtf? I think BOTW is probably one of the best Zelda games for storyline. They even have DLC for the heroes’ stories, like where else do you see that. It’s an amazing game. Deffs 10/10 it’s the reason I even have a switch.
What's funny is that all of the salty fan boys of HZD are gonna have to deal with the fact that Breath of the Wild won best game of the year at The Game Awards
Agree, also my favorite Zelda game (although there are aspects that other entries do better). It's actually shaping up to be one of my favourite games of all-time.
Hey Chris, great review! I am possibly thinking about getting a Switch in the future. Btw you should get into the Soulsborne franchise (Dark Souls/Bloodborne), you'd love it. It's an amazing game, immensely difficult but once you improve it is addicting as fuck.
I think I still prefer Zelda as it's mechanically broader but when it comes to level design Dark Souls is the best Metroidvania I've played in years. I don't think Dark Souls is that difficult (it did give me an idea that a lot of other games have just gotten really easy) but I do think it shows how making a game more unforgiving can a lot of elements shine. Dark Souls for me aside from being a good experience on itself has actually shown qualities in Zelda (both combat and the design of dungeons) which actually don't become that apparent because you can often breeze through all of that.
I actually have a bit of a problem with those in Dark Souls (as well as just Skyward Sword). In particular I have an issue that there's very powerful items that can drop with a random chance. Really the typical RPG elements (leveling mostly (I don't like XP (souls are a bit more interesting but I still rather not have it (brackets))), but also tons of items) are the thing I don't like about Dark Souls. I prefer to get my boost from _just_ exploring and defeating specific enemies. Sure Breath of the Wild also has a lot of pick ups but every enemy will always drop his weapon when defeated and every weapon _will_ break so not getting that particular pick up is not much of an issue. What I like about Breath of the Wild and Dark Souls is that they are at their core still mechanically driven. You're not set in a story, you're not going somewhere because you know you will find an item that can make you stronger (though you might) but you're just asked to go out and do stuff.
Such a great reviewer and channel. I love Collider video and John Campea and all those guys but this channel has such a comforting feel and the reviews are all so well thought out and presented. Coming from a guy who writes maybe 3 comments on RU-vid a year, take that as a compliment Chris Stuckmann
Great review. I think it's hilarious that so many people think this game doesn't deserve the praise it's getting. It isn't perfect, as those with the Switch version in docked Mode know (I am personally playing a physical copy on Wii U and haven't had any substantial frame rate issues in my 100+ hours), but the TLC that went into this game shows. It's just so fully realized. Like I said, I'm over 100 hours in. I've completed 3 of the 4 Divine beasts, but I'm intentionally putting the last one off so I can just explore and complete shrines. This game deserves all the praise. It really is THAT good.
+Doomgu have you ever played Skyward Sword? Twilight Princess? Ocarina of Time? Windwaker? Yes there are simple pieces like that, but there are also huge puzzles that require interaction in several different rooms and take over an hour to accomplish, sometimes more. BotW has *nothing* on the other Zelda games as far as puzzles, not even the 2D ones.
Agree. The puzzles here are lacking and aren't interesting. The shrines are ok and make up for the most part but past Zeldas espeically TW and OOT are top notch.
I haven't beaten the game, but so far at about 10 or so hours in the puzzles I've encountered felt more like they were from Portal than a Zelda game. Good or bad? Not sure.
I still think Twilight Princess has the best dungeons in any Zelda game period. Really complicated setups with great atmosphere and absolutely genius puzzles. I think Snowpeak Ruins is in the Top 3 Zelda dungeons of all time.
I've been playing this game for almost 30 hours now and haven't really even focused with main quests yet, I get so immersed in the world I just run around, marvel at the views and have so much fun. My favourite Zelda game, if not my favourite game of all time, period.
Eric Nick why they arent even in the same genre? lol what a bias opinion comparing a big open world with depths storytelling with a hack n slash a la bayoneta
I love all the people saying the Witcher 3 is better who haven't even played Breath of the Wild. I own the Witcher 3 and have even been into the lore and have read a lot of the books. Bug Witcher fan. BOTW is better however. Play the game before you say things are better.
It is always a matter of perspective and people tend to forget that. BOTW is arguably a better "game" because it excels in the actual aspects that define a game. Gameplay, controls, etc. Witcher 3 is more of a cinematic experience than a game as the action aspect is obviously lacking compared to tons of other games and it's own personal RPG aspects respectively. When people say Witcher 3 is a great game I feel like it is far more accurate to say it is great at role playing as far as traditional RPGs go. It is only really a good game but nothing all that spectacular that we haven't all seen before.
I haven't personally played any of the Zelda games but the characters seem very generic of a hero story. The Witcher 3's dirty and truly unfair world with multiple likable and hate-able characters vying for their own agendas always seemed more compelling to me than (what seems to be) the generic hero story. This is all aspects within the lore and storyline though and there are many more things that I really enjoy in The Witcher 3.
I'm really glad you liked the game Chris. I got it launch day as well and felt like a kid again (I'm older than you). The genuine sense of discovery and exploration in BOTW is mind blowing and so satisfying. Seeing the box for BOTW on top of the NES in the background is such awesome symbolism as it shows the humble roots and how far it's come. Especially because BOTW feels the most like the original Zelda on NES but re-imagined for today.
Tbh I liked this game more than I should have... it was amazing. The first Nintendo game I've played in probably a decade that I felt was truly a masterpiece and an outstanding achievement for the industry.
Just pre ordered a Switch and got this game, and now after your review I'm stoked I got it, and please don't take this the wrong way Mr Stuckmann but you sir are adorkable :)
Below Average you need weapon durability in this game or else you would just be using the strong weapons and never having to resort back to the weaker ones. The game forces you to go out of your normal comfort zone and forces you to use weapons that you don't usually use
The Dragon Becomes Me I do understand that if the game didn’t have weapon durability you would become way too overpowered and make the game less fun. But I wish that they made the weapons just a bit more durable because sometimes when I’m fighting (certain) single enemies I might break a new weapon on that one enemy.
Hey, don't worry about backlash from the "Ocarineers". My favorite Zelda game is Twilight Princess and as far as I can gather, that's kind of nobody else's, so... I think the best thing - just because it actually comes from geuine choice and want in this game - is that you can do anything but what you're "supposed" to do, with a clear conscience. You can do all the side quests, hunt blupies, catch horsies, ride Lynels, play tag with hinoxes, shield surf down Hyrule castle (shoutout to DougDoug - check him out), find a waifu atop a frozen mountain peak, ambush and bully bokoblins, buy and decorate your house, help out with establishing a village, spar with moblins - all this crap just because why the heck not. And most of it you get rewarded for! THIS is how you pad out game-time, Western developers.
I had very high expectations with this one and still it exceed them all, I can't even believe how good this game is, I don't think I have ever played anything better
Final Fantasy XV has that flawless open map, cooking system and endless side quests too though. And that's been out since November. But first for a Zelda game, true.
Zbuckner HOW DARE YOU ALL OF YOU THE CDI GAMES ARE CLEARLY THE SUPREME VIDEO GAME SHAME ON ALL OF YOU WITH YOUR FANCY GOOD CONTROLS AND WORKING FUNCTIONAL GAMES
I totally agree on the Sidequest thing. In most open world games, Sidequests are only a means to an end, you do them at the beginning because you want to test them out, but after a time they become repetetive. Then you'll just do them to get whatever ressources you obtain from finishem them, like exp or weapons. But in BotW, the Sidequests are eactually entertaining, actually interesting. Relatively at the beginning you can get a sidequest where you can buy a house! You can buy your own, frickin house! In Zelda! It's just so fun.
I wonder if BotW would get as much praise if it wasn't a Zelda game i.e. swap out character designs/names and maybe some of the Zelda tropes likes the notification sounds and such.
It's not overrated now. BotW fully deserves the 10/10 scores it's getting. And are you aware that this is the ONLY other Zelda game to get these good of scores? The only other Zelda game that's rated this highly is OoT, so no I don't believe it's because of nostalgia, otherwise Twilight Princess (average score: 8/10) and Skyward Sword (average score: 7-8/10) would've gotten 10/10's if that was the case (it wasn't). There's nothing nostalgic about BotW to begin with. Everything's different for BotW. The only thing that's "nostalgic" is the open world aspect which the devs took from Zelda 1 and expanded on. I think you fanboys are just salty that a Nintendo game for once is getting 10/10's, as if nothing Nintendo makes deserves any high scores or praise because Nintendo isn't either Sony or M$.
Stona Raptor Your comparison is more shit than this game. The original comment pretty much stated the fact that this game is far from the traditional Zelda series and that it would likely receive a different score had it not been a Zelda game.
At first, I really enjoyed this game but after a while, I started to get really bored of it to the point that I haven't finished the game yet. The lack of variation becomes more apparent the more I play it. All the horse stables are all the same, only a few different enemy types with different colors showing that they are harder, the land seems mostly indifferent from everywhere else in the game except for the major biomes. ou get all the tools right at the beginning of the game making it feel like going to the bosses are kind of pointless. Sure you get some special powers but really the flying one is the only useful one. The bosses at the end of the dungeon is really lacking as well with it feeling once again no different from the other bosses in the dungeons. Cool that you have to fight to make it to the major dungeon but disappointing once your inside. Nothing feels like it gets more challenging throughout the game because it was created as an open world game, all enemies will remain as hard as they were in the beginning of the game. Some of them will get more health and a different weapon but still no difference between them. Overall, these problems aren't really significant but it kind of kills the mood when everything feels the same. Great game for the 30 to 40 hours I've played but once I've seen half the map it is apparent that it's going to be dull from then on. The world just has a lack of detail to it.
I'm really curious tho; how the fuck does a free rechargable revive, a fucking invincibility shield and a thunder AoE attack be NOT useful?! Also you know that the main objective of the game is to defeat ganon; if you get bored try beating ganon, that's the point of the game, since you can always just goto hyrule castle. Actually enemies do more damage, have different weapons, use elemental weapons and change AI (if you know how AI behaviour changes, it's quite subtle, but important) Also you didn't mention korok seeds? Also not challenging? Also a complaint is the horse stables? *puts up francis voice* Well I gotcha a nice game for horse stables, but it ain't Zelda BotW. (And no it's not to taunt you it's just to ironically get the point of my statement)
I'm surprised you even read my long rant lol. But yeah, i get that's the main point of the game to destroy Ganon but like most games it doesn't feel like a great need to do that at all. None of the NPC's have a single problem with the monsters around them and don't really mention Ganon except for the main characters. Maybe at some point i'll do it but beating the final boss leaves me kind of bored doing the rest of the side quests. And yeah I know they do more damage but as for the better AI I don't notice it at all. I just wish there were different enemies other than just different colored versions. Korok seeds, usually obvious where they will be and is almost never satisfying to get them but they do give you a nice boost when you can spend them. And yes, I complain about the horse stables, they look exactly the same. Every single one. At least they didn't copy paste the NPC's as well. Mainly just me nagging that there isn't enough verity with the game I guess. The weapons have the biggest verity out of everything in this game.
I have a switch and Wii U. Both with copies of this game. Playing it on my switch but got the Wii U version because I love that console. I'm so glad it got its killer Zelda title. What a reward for being a loyal Wii U player!
I am a hardcore Zelda fan boy and I will happily admit this game has flaws. Yes it is a good game, but is it better then the previously Zelda games. I don't think it is. But you cannot really review it properly until it's a year later, the hype is gone and you can think about it and compare properly. First impressions of this game were not good for fans that grew up on 3D zeldas. I play a lot of games and to be honest I really like the linear/action-adventure style. Going to open world actually was a mark down for me as it seems every game on the market is an open world game. Ignoring the bad technical flaws such as the bad frame rate during rain and large battles, so far I have not played any area that seemed memorable and I found the music well under the regular Zelda standards. I also think the weapon durability system is to punishing, often you require 3 separate bows/swords to take down a larger enemy/boss (this is coming from someone that liked fallout 3s durability system). Also i found myself starting main battles against Devine beasts, often running out of bows/weapons quickly. Then having to reload the save and go off getting more swords to waste. I love the puzzles and agree the puzzles in this game are excellent and are the best out of any Zelda. But I would prefer them to be in larger dungeons then spread out via shrines. Also I like how towers are a little puzzle to, not just a tower to climb. It is better then the modern generic open world game, but I think by doing that it has sacrificed some of the most important Zelda features. Story, characters, music, memorable moments/places. Think back to every 3D Zelda. Everyone's favorite parts includes these features, Breath of the Wild is excellent, but it's missing some of the core things that make Zelda memorable and perfect.
I don't think story was really important in any Zelda game bearing Slyward Sword and Twilight Princess. But even if you include those, every Zelda game has more or less the exact same story with maybe a different bad guy and a different overworld. But the strokes of the story are basically the same every time. 1. Collect 3 or so of this thing, 2. Get Master Sword/equivalent, 3. Get the keys/equivalent to get to the final area, 4. Beat the bad guy. And the Zelda games that don't follow this formula EXACTLY just skip steps 2 and 3, but have the same overall progression. The only Zelda I can think of that breaks this formula is Zelda 2 and now Breath of the Wilds. With regard to character, that's almost exclusively a 3D Zelda thing since almost none of the 2D games have exceptionally memorable characters, Maron from Link's Awakening being the only one that comes to mind. And even with 3D games, Ocarina of Time doesn't have characters, it has information regurgitators. Not even a handful of people have any personalities to speak of, Darunia and Ruto being the only ones, and even that's on a basic level. It's hard to say Zelda is known for its characters when its best known game by far has very few memorable characters. Now I'll give that to Twilight Princess since it has Midna, Telma, Malo, the guy from the Circus Tent minigame, the jazzy dude who runs Malo Mart, and Zant. Skyward Sword also has its characters like Zelda, Shiek, and Groose. But these two games are definitely not at the top of the list of favorite zeldas. At least, not according to the Internet. It's always either Ocarina or A Link to the Past (or Breath of the Wilds).
The music is legit poor in this Zelda. Most of the time there is no music, it's an ambient soundscape. There's nothing like the Hyrule Field theme in this Zelda and the themes that do exist are nowhere near as good as OoT.
My question is HOW IN THE FUCK did you not get copyright striked by Nintendo? My God, all the reviewers are complaining (including Angry Joe) that they are getting striked and then here you are, doing a review with In-Game footage on screen. You truly are a wizard, Chris...
I remember how we all complained about constant delays and lack of footage and gameplay of this game, how we all longed for this to come out sooner... I'm so glad nintendo has the balls to ignore the fans sometimes and do their job, because the result is this; a perfect game with basically zero flaws, and the best zelda game ever made. Patiense is key to perfection, and the proof is this game.
I disagree. The realistic nature of the environment - the subtle details in the terrain, the beautiful landscapes, the way the trees waved with the wind; the people - the vast amount of NPCs in every town with believable dialogue and stories, the engaging nature of the side missions, and most importantly a story that demanded exploration. It made it quite an organic experience. Sure the game's world was divided into several areas, but they were each so large you hardly noticed.
Well to each their own. I couldn't get into any of the story or characters and I love great stories. You should try Dragon Quest 5 or Too The Moon for outstanding stories.
It has music. Just not on the scale of OOT or a few other notable games in the series. There are plenty of throwbacks to the originals though. Heard Epona's Song played on an accordion.
unrooolie I actually like the little piano tunes more then a Overworld Theme in this Zelda game, it gives the game this little charme and since you are a very long time of the game on the Overworld it would become kinda annoying to hear the same song getting looped over and over, well i personally think so :)
I think the soundtrack was designed for an open world experience rather than the melodies Zelda games are known for. One can form a personal opinion on how good the game is comparing it to its previous titles, but some can judge the game from an open world standpoint too. - Either way works.
That's a very interesting take. I did have a problem with the lack of prominent music outside of villages/dungeons but like you said thinking about how long you spend just traveling in the world, hearing some kind of Hyrule theme over and over and over again might have been annoying. Then again, Wind Waker's the Great Sea theme is very repetitive but I never get sick of it.
I love the cooking system too. I never skip it either. This game is awesome and I can't put it down. I'm playing it for 2 or 3 hours a day. It's absolutely great!
You cracked me up with your reaction to the cooking animation....whats even better is when you cook something and its super awesome and he leaps into the air
That shelf in the back needs A Link to the Past. I went back and played it again before I played Breath of the Wild, it is still one of my favorite games of all time.
Omg, I'm just watching your review for Zelda now and the funny part is that I spoke back to you the hole video. I've been playing Zelda since I was 6 years old and to be 26 and seeing this game come out is the most amazing thing, I feel that is everything I've been dreaming to see on a zelda game. Thank you for making this review and not making me feel like I'm the only one that think that Breath of the Wild is one of the best Zelda game ever!!! 😍
