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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
2017 · Nintendo Switch · Wii U · Action-adventure · Open-world
6 scored sources · 3 countries contributing scores
Review consensus
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a landmark open-world adventure that revitalizes the series through extraordinary freedom, systemic physics, and discovery-driven exploration. Reviewers consistently praised Hyrule’s scale, environmental detail, flexible puzzle solving, demanding combat, and the way experimentation creates memorable personal stories. Shrines and side activities sustain curiosity for dozens of hours, while the survival-inspired cooking, climbing, weather, and equipment systems make traversal meaningful. Its main weaknesses are occasional frame-rate problems, fragile weapons, and comparatively small traditional dungeons, but these limitations rarely diminish an exceptionally inventive and influential adventure.
Limited geographic coverage. Treat this score as an early indication.
Last researched: 2026-10-27
Pros
- Vast, richly designed open world that rewards curiosity
- Exceptional freedom in exploration, combat, and puzzle solving
- Strong physics and systemic interactions encourage experimentation
- Large amount of meaningful discovery and optional content
Cons
- Occasional frame-rate dips
- Weapon durability can be frustrating
- Traditional dungeons are fewer and smaller than in earlier Zelda games
- Some bosses and short objectives are less memorable
Review sources
6 sources found across 3 countries. This is not exhaustive worldwide coverage.
- Famitsu · Japan · 100/100
- GamesRadar+ · United Kingdom · 100/100
- Nintendo Life · United Kingdom · 100/100
- Destructoid · United States · 100/100
- GameSpot · United States · 100/100
- Shacknews · United States · 100/100