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- Discover Hyrule as never before: by making your own path, choices, and consequences
- Ingenuity is the key to survival: find multiple solutions to tons of dynamic puzzles
- Surprises hide around every corner: scavenge weapons, armor, plants, animals, and more
- Live off the land: find weapons and armor, cook food, and brew elixirs
- Utilize special technology: the in-game Sheikah Slate controls, objects and enemies in fun ways
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Publication Date | March 3, 2017 |
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Max Number of Supported Devices | 1 |
Computer Platform | Nintendo Switch |
ASIN | B01MS6MO77 |
Release date | March 3, 2017 |
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4.8 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #188 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #16 in Nintendo Switch Games |
Product Dimensions | 10 x 2 x 2 inches; 2.08 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Language | English |
Rated | Rating Pending |
Item model number | SWSwitchTitle10 |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 2.08 ounces |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Date First Available | January 13, 2017 |
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Forget everything you know about The Legend of Zelda games. Step into a world of discovery, exploration, and adventure in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, a boundary-breaking new game in the acclaimed series. Travel across vast fields, through forests, and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the kingdom of Hyrule in this stunning Open-Air Adventure. Now on Nintendo Switch, your journey is freer and more open than ever. Take your system anywhere, and adventure as Link any way you like.
2017 Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo.
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Game of the Year, Best Action Adventure, Best Game DirectionThe Game Awards 2017 |
Best of Show, Best Console Game, Best Action/Adventure GameE3 2016 Game Critics Award |
2017 Nintendo. The Legend of Zelda, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch are trademarks of Nintendo. |
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Customers like the quality, gameplay, and size of the video game. They mention that it's gorgeous, wonderful, and fun. They appreciate the open world concept, saying it takes it to the next level. Customers also say it'll keep them entertained for hours. They also appreciate the value for money, saying its worth buying a Nintendo Switch.
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Customers find the game gorgeous, awesome, and fun. They also say the landscapes are interesting and provide some of the most enjoyable and mind-bending scenarios. They describe the game as great to get lost in and kill some time. Customers also mention that the graphics are some of best they have seen for any Zelda game and that it's the best-looking handheld title they've ever played.
"...Needless to say, these shrines are fantastic and provide some of the most enjoyable and mind-bending scenarios I’ve ever encountered, and manage to..." Read more
"...The graphics apparently are very good on Zelda Breath of time for the Switch...." Read more
"...Graphics: When a design is this polished and revolutionary, graphics, while normally being the easiest to pinpoint, easily take more of a backseat,..." Read more
"...This game is AWESOME...." Read more
Customers find the storyline interesting, with many quests, challenges, and adventures. They also say the exploration in the game is more freeing, fun, and satisfying than any other title. Customers also love the concept and the plot. They say the graphics, gameplay, and story are top notch and something you'd expect from a Zelda title.
"...Needless to say, these shrines are fantastic and provide some of the most enjoyable and mind-bending scenarios I’ve ever encountered, and manage to..." Read more
"...Eerie, peaceful, and epic...." Read more
"...Very easy to get lost in, but in the good way as long as you don't have anything super pressing to do or work the next morning...." Read more
"...the plot: not over the top great, no great twists or anything. Just a pretty straight forward thing...." Read more
Customers find the game worth the money, saying it's a fantastic purchase. They also say it'll be worth buying a Nintendo Switch.
"...This is a game that, so far, feels like it's actually worth the full price of a new Switch game, but if you can find it pre-owned or on sale?..." Read more
"...And I would recommend the DLCs. They're not super expensive, and they add more challenge and bonuses to the game, as well as more story..." Read more
"Phenomenal nintendo switch title, hours upon hours of fun content. Great price, promptly shipped and received, couldn't be happier...." Read more
"...of a killer app: an application *so great* that it is worth buying the entire platform...." Read more
Customers find the gameplay fun, with lots of exploration and experimentation to do. They also say the game maintains the puzzles and adventure of the old style while adding much more. They say the world field is infinitely interactive and rewarding exploration.
"...This game has tons of replay value, apart from just the urge to go back and play it again...." Read more
"...different world of exploration that is both gorgeous and fully interactive...." Read more
"...RPG elements fit very nicely into the Zelda universe and give the game a lot of depth...." Read more
"...ConclusionI am not saying Zelda isn't amazing that provides in depth, original gameplay, few others games can dream of, I am not even saying..." Read more
Customers find the world of the video game software huge, amazing, and fun to explore. They also say the game world is gigantic and has many secrets to uncover.
"...Here are some examples of scope: The scope of the land is so vast and varied that every minute exploring provides an almost entirely different..." Read more
"...They also do a good job of using the scenery to 'lead' the player to their next destination...." Read more
"...And the fact that the world was so MASSIVE made it even more fun - there was always something undiscovered, something new with each and every..." Read more
"...The wildlife and assortment of plant life is extremely expansive in terms of diversity and uniqueness. There is just so much to look at...." Read more
Customers find the massive world of Hyrule to be an incredible, immersive, and engaging experience. They also say the graphics age well while enabling an immersive experience. Customers also say it draws them in in an incredible way, with some of the most psychologically stimulating environments of any game in recent years. They describe the game as rewarding, satisfying, and a wonderful adventure in your inner self.
"...style choices, and the music help to make this, arguably, the most immersive and atmospheric open-world game I have ever played, and it serves the..." Read more
"...more of a backseat, however this game has some of the most psychologically stimulating environments of any game in recent years...." Read more
"...That's either terrifyingly flexible or wonderfully freeing, depending on your tastes...." Read more
"...It's quite exhilarating to scale a mountain in order to get a better view of everything around you and then paraglide to points of interest...." Read more
Customers find the open world in the video game nice, fantastic, and rewarding. They also say the world is sprawling and allows for the world to stay open while still gating areas.
"...Positives:- It is a very compelling open world...." Read more
"...The game is awfully repetitive. There is a really big, open, world, and that's great...." Read more
"...PROS:+ HUGE OPEN WORLD - Lots of interesting places and things to discover...." Read more
"...Things I liked:The Open World - I absolutely loved the idea that you could run straight to Ganon if you so desired..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the content. Some mention that it has a hidden elegance and sophistication that can convey lots of emotion, every detail is accounted for, and it respects your time and intelligence. Others say that it's tedious, challenging at times, and not intuitive.
"...simple, soft and vibrant colors also contain a hidden elegance and sophistication that can convey lots of emotion both in terms of story and Gameplay..." Read more
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At this point, I could never have imagined the game industry without this game. Every once in a while, a game comes out that just says what everyone is thinking subconsciously but cannot quite make out the words, an itch that needs to be scratched, that puts all the pieces together in entertainment culture and builds the foundation for the next age for the game industry. This is that game.
Gameplay: The limits have been lifted. There are almost no restrictions to the possibilities of engagement with the environmental situations. Remember how amazing the Metroid screw jump felt in Metroid Prime 2, flying for the first time in Mario 64, jumping through the web in the Deku tree in Ocarina of Time, etc. In those moments, you knew you had experienced something that would change you, that you were playing a game that reached far beyond what you thought was possible. Now imagine a game that applies that feeling to every element of the game. While diverging some from past Zelda mechanics, they are changes that encourage you to grow as a player and engage in your environment and as such could not have been any other way. Don't worry, it is very nicely balanced.
Music: Even the music approach has been redefined for this game. Eerie, peaceful, and epic. I do not think a single note in this game is synthesized and the sensation feels like the game is calling to you or empathizing with you. The music element is used in a way that is unlike anything you probably have experienced before, hearkening back to the complex music development in intellectual music of the 20th century. The best visual reference I can give is that the music feels like water hitting your skin, that is how tangible it is.
Graphics: When a design is this polished and revolutionary, graphics, while normally being the easiest to pinpoint, easily take more of a backseat, however this game has some of the most psychologically stimulating environments of any game in recent years. Graphics for this game cannot be discussed separate from gameplay as everything flows together in a near perfect fashion. The physics used in conjunctions with the models and layout of the map are immediately accessible and complex. Here are some examples of scope: The scope of the land is so vast and varied that every minute exploring provides an almost entirely different experience than the one just prior. A friend of mine is playing the game and while we have both been exploring the same areas, neither of us over the course of three days came across the exact same elements in the exact same way other than a town that the story led us both to. *In the overview of the world as seen in the picture on the box cover, every viewable (and not viewable) crevice is an entirely different world of exploration that is both gorgeous and fully interactive.
Design: Arguably the best quality of Breath of the Wild is how the elements come together. The expanse and themes, while Zelda, feel like they were taken out of the imagination of the renaissance 80s, a characteristic usually only touched on by unique cult-classic romps but here is fully realized in an immersive experience. The characters have such a unique and retro feel that they are both unsettling and comforting in the same breath. From the music to the landscape to the vocals and setting, this game truly brings together all the design elements in a masterful way.
CONS: (nit-picking; do not read this section) Amidst all of these amazing elements, there are a few potential improvements that could be made.
1) There are not voice-overs for all NPC dialog. This was a similar complaint that I had with the last 2 home console Zelda titles. If the production values on the game are high enough to immerse you as this title has done, all NPC lines should be voiced rather than only a few.
2) The obvious cloud shadows during high sun are so realistic that it makes you look up, however the clouds in the sky do not coincide with the shadows. Often I would expect to see a close cloud or a storm front coming in, and not have either.
3) Some powers suffer from quirky control mapping.
4) Simple textures and meshes often are crude for the sake of object and environment scope. Forgiveable, but noticeable.
5) The interactive detail in the game is so high that it is noticeable when Link's hands don't lineup with climbing elements or when objects quickly "transition" into items *cough* tree trunks *cough*
6) Greatly miss the presence of at least a few major in-ground elements or dungeons. Most of the world is the same "trial" format with huge surface landscapes.
7) More purpose, depth, and variety in the lives of the NPC characters that inhabit Hyrule. (As far as engine planning, this element could require as much preparation as the development of the world itself.)
8) Inability to change the view if needed. (When in a tree, avoiding being seen or fire from horseback bokoblins, the leaves and branches become too much of a visual obstruction from accurately shooting arrows or observing.
*All of these will likely improve or appear in future Zelda games overtime. Again, this game is the dawn of a new age and standard in game design.
I have not been as satisfied and amazed with a game as I am with Breath of the Wild since Nintendo 64. This game has the same feeling as the first arrival of Ocarina of Time, Mario 64, Link to the Past, Final Fantasy 7, Super Mario Brothers, and Super Mario World. Up until now, nothing had dethroned Majora's Mask, Metroid Prime, and Ocarina of Time as my best, new favorite experiences, despite having played the large expanse and epic battles of Shadows of the Colossus, the emotional play of Resident Evil 4, the new learning approach and vicarious interactions of The Last Guardian, and nearly every other major release from Bethesda, Naughty Dog, and more. This game has surpassed all of my prior memories and claimed its rightful place as the game that defines gaming. I never thought I would feel that level of amazement again in the industry, but it is here and it isn't even VR. Game design at it's finest and why Nintendo still remains the definitive development standard.
Before I go into praising BotW I'd like to mention that there are frequent frame rate dips when playing the game on the Switch while docked. In handheld mode, this problem is all but nonexistent. Yes, there are times where it is noticeably annoying, but I would not go as far as to say that you shouldn't purchase this incredible game because of this issue.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch is a marvel to behold.
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The LoZ plays smoothly and responsively. When I first wrapped my fingers around the joy-cons and played this game, I felt like the placement of some of the commands felt a little out of place. Aside from the placement of the jump button (which can be changed) that forces you to claw the controller in order to run and jump, you end up getting used to the button layout. Unfortunately, there are a few connectivity issues with the joy-cons that Nintendo needs to improve upon, but if you're playing with a Pro Controller (highly recommended) than you won't need to worry about that. There are so many unique ways to combine food and other items in order to come up with creative dishes and elixirs to aid you during your journey. The combat is what you'd expect from a Zelda game, but with the inclusion of weapon durability and variety, no encounter is similar to the next. Also, Link can now scale almost anything due to a new climbing mechanic. It is the best feeling to climb up large mountains and look down at the gorgeous world that Nintendo has created for us. Sometimes you will reach the top of something just before running out of stamina, and I can honestly say that moments like these are what make the game feel so special.
Difficulty:
I wanted to touch on this a little bit because I for one don't consider many of the Zelda games to be especially difficult in terms of combat encounters, but this new entry changes that. If you're fighting multiple enemies at once, be prepared with a strategy beforehand or else get your butt handed to you. Enemies down the line will give you a hard time for sure.
Environment:
Breath of the Wild is a gorgeous game and saying that still doesn't do it justice. The art style fits perfectly with the series. The world is beautiful, vibrant, and very much alive. There will be moments where you'll just stop and enjoy the sunset just because of how much the weather impacts you throughout the game. After an entire night trying to climb cliffs in the rain, the sun rising and sky clearing is a brief moment of reprieve. The wildlife and assortment of plant life is extremely expansive in terms of diversity and uniqueness. There is just so much to look at. Not to mention, the map itself is HUGE! I've clocked almost 30 hours into the game and there are still many areas i have yet to explore. It's exciting to think about!
Story and Characters:
It's a Zelda game so you probably already know what to expect, but I think Nintendo has upped the game in this regard even still. The characters are each likable in their own way, and the relationships they have with each other make you enjoy the game even further. I don't want to go into too much detail about that for fear of spoilers but just know that the events of this story impact the characters in ways that give you an inviting insight into their emotions.
Music and Voice Acting:
The music is miraculous. Most of the time throughout your journey the only thing you will hear is the sounds... of nature. Birds chirping, deer running, horses galloping, rain falling, and lightning cracking. It's amazing! Of course when you enter a town or other occupied area, that's when the BotW soundtrack truly shines.
This is the first time a Zelda game has included voice acting, and I'm here to tell you that you won't be disappointed. You will be very judgmental of the vocal performances at first, but that's only because it's SO WEIRD hearing real voices come from the characters that you've grown to know and love over the years. Once you get over that initial surprise you will begin to appreciate the performances, which I believe to be very well done. I absolutely love Zelda's voice actress. I was never a huge fan of the character myself, but I've adopted a whole new appreciation of the character by the way she's portrayed in this game.
To wrap things up, I'd like to say that this game might be one of the few games ever created that is a MUST PLAY for anyone that's a fan of video games. It's just a fun, beautiful, memorable, and unique experience that anyone watching/playing can admire.
I've played many incredible video games in my lifetime, but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the only one that forced me to write an Amazon Review.
I'm absolutely positive that you will be 'blown away' by The Breath of the Wild ;)
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Como siempre la logística y la puntualidad dd Amazon impecables. Llegó mucho antes de las 8PM que ponía en Mis Pedidos. Como siempre superando mis expectativas. El juego llegó en perfecto estado, y a pesar de que me tomó tiempo tomarlo y empezar a jugar, cuando salí de la zona inicial me perdí en la profundidad de su mundo y desde entonces no encuentro otro juego igual que saque mi cabeza de ahí.
Es el mejor juego que he jugado, y lo digo porque tengo más de 500 horas de juego (en Pokémon tengo 280 y es el que más me consumía) y porque a pesar de sentir que lo conozco perfectamente siempre hay algo nuevo por encontrar.
Sublime. Recomendado a cualquiera que tenga el tiempo y la resistencia mental para aguantar horas inmerso en él. Mi único 10/10 legítimo. Si estás dudando en comprarlo, esta es la señal que tienes leer para que dejes de dudarlo, reacciones y lo compres.
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