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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Critics Consensus (Play It)
Game Info
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 fields, through forests and to mountain peaks as you discover what has become of the ruined kingdom of Hyrule in this stunning open-air adventure.
Recommended
Average Score
Nom: Best Adventure Game (2017), Nom: Game of the Year (2017), Editors' Choice
Platinum TIER
58% of scored reviews gave Breath of the Wild a perfect score
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GENRES:
- RPG, Adventure
DEVELOPER(S):
- Nintendo
PUBLISHER(S):
- Nintendo
SERIES/FRANCHISE:
- The Legend of Zelda
GAME MODES:
- Single player
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Ratings & Reviews
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Critic Reviews
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Average Critic Score
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“The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is evocative, exhilarating, and a masterclass in open-world design.”
“Breath of the Wild is a feat of design and polish. Hyrule feels like a real place, and the journey Link and Zelda undertake to defeat Ganon is compelling”
“I guess, in the end, it’s not just that Breath of the Wild signals that Zelda has finally evolved and moved beyond the structure it’s leaned on for so long. It’s that the evolution in question has required Nintendo to finally treat its audience like intelligent people. That newfound respect has led to something big, and different, and exciting. But in an open world full of big changes, Breath of the Wild also almost always feels like a Zelda game — and establishes itself as the first current, vital-feeling Zelda in almost 20 years.”
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