The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)

4.59 from 287 votes
The first HD installment of the Zelda series developed for the Wii U and Nintendo Switch that returns to the open-world design of the original NES title, with a focus on free exploration of a large scale environment as well as dangerous enemies.
First released
Mar 3, 2017
Aliases
TLoZ BotW
Franchises
The Legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild
Developed by
Nintendo EPD, Monolith Software, Inc., SRD Co. Ltd., Nintendo EAD
Published by
Nintendo
Platforms
Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Genres
Action-Adventure
Themes
Fantasy
Rating
ESRB: E10+, PEGI: 12+, CERO: B, OFLC: M
Releases
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild United States
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Special Edition) United States
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Master Edition) United States
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild United Kingdom
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition) United Kingdom
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Japan
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Collector's Edition) Japan
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Deluxe Collector's Edition) Japan
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Limited Edition) Australia
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Australia
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Explorer's Edition United States
  • NSW - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild: Starter Pack United States
  • WiiU - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild United States
  • WiiU - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild United Kingdom
  • WiiU - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Japan
  • WiiU - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Australia

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Lo jugué 2 veces

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BOTW
Best Game Ever
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combat system sucks
I hate item durability
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Zelda Breath of the Wild is simply the most amazing Zelda game ever as it revolutionizes the series
Game: The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild
Genre: Action Adventure
Developer: Nintendo
System: WiiU (WiiU)
Total Score: 99/100
Value Score: 9.9/10

Length of Playthrough: 72 Hours

• Story: 10/10
• Characters: 10/10
• GamePlay: 10/10
• Graphics: 9/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 10/10
• Replay Value: 10/10
• Player Value: 10/10

Pros
+Open World with a lot of places to travel and explore around
+120 shrines which are mini dungeons with 4 full sized dungeons
+A lot of challenging aspects and mechanics added which improves the experience with the game compared to other Zeldas such as Stamina, Weapon durability, Environment changes, etc
+You can accomplish many things in different ways using different techniques and tools
+Great OST mixed with Remixed legacy tracks with some new tracks exclusive to the game
+Great well told story and characters with voice overs
+Great sound effects
+Very long game, main story to take at least 50 hours with full exploration but to finish each and every sidequest and collect all items it will take 100+ hour

Cons
-Some shrines involve forcing the player to use the gamepad and not be able to complete it with another controller such as the Pro controller
-Low FPS occurs at times depending on where you are such as towns or with places with heavy animation between enemies or weather effects
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