As the highly anticipated next iteration in The Legend of Zelda franchise, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild certainly had a lot riding on its shoulders. Nintendo has always been an innovator, revolutionising the definition of gaming as we know it, and using The Legend of Zelda as its guinea pig in particular. From its foray into 3D graphics and Z-targeting, to using the Wiimote as a sword, and enabling us to transform Link into a 2D echo of his actual self in A Link Between Worlds, Nintendo has dared to break convention, often with great success. But when Producer Eiji Aounuma promised fans that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild would have an open-world twist two years ago, it wasn’t enough to properly express the sheer magnitude of its freedom.
Fast forward to March, 2017. The Nintendo Switch has finally released, and all the reviews are pouring in for Breath of the Wild. Although no game is immune to critique, the general feeling isn’t unlike when Romanian former gymnast Nadia Comăneci scored a perfect 10 for her routine on the uneven bars.
Here’s what everyone is saying:
- IGN 10/10
- Kotaku “Triumphant. Groundbreaking. The pinnacle of Zelda.”
- Polygon 10/10
- GameSpot 10/10
- Eurogamer “Essential”
- Game Informer 10/10
- NZGamer 9.5/10
- Pocket Gamer (in progress)
- Giant Bomb 5/5
- Ars Technica “An Instant Classic”
- Metro 10/10
- The Guardian 5/5
- Trusted Reviews 5/5
- Destructoid 10/10
- USGamer 5/5
- GamesRadar+ 5/5
- DualShockers 10/10
- Mashable “Breath of the Wild sets you free”
- Atomix 100/100
- Eurogamer Italy 90/100
- NintendoWorldReport 9.5/10
- GamesBeat 100/100
- Shacknews 9/10
- Gaming Trend 100/100
- The Daily Dot 5/5
- BGR 5/5
- LevelUp 9.8/10
- Cubed3 10/10
- CGMagazine 9.5/10
- Wired 10/10
- Pocketlint 5/5
- Den of Geek 5/5
- GQ Magazine “Nintendo’s best work”
- Press Start Australia 10/10
- Digital Spy 5/5
- Mirror Tech 4/5
- Famitsu 40/40
- God is a Geek 10/10
- VG247 “One of the best games of the last decade”
- Digital Trends 4.5/5
- The A.V. Club (in progress)
- EGMNOW 9.5/10
- Nintendo Life 10/10
- Game Rant 5/5
- Paste Magazine 9.7/10
- Gamereactor 10/10
- EDGE 10/10
- Nintendo Insider 10/10
- Game Revolution 5/5
- Attack of the Fanboy 5/5
- We Got This Covered 4.5/5
- VideoGamer 9/10
- RPG Site 10/10
- The Telegraph 5/5
- Engadget “Shaping up to be one of the best games ever made”
- TechAdvisor 5/5
- Forbes 10/10
- TIME 5/5
- Wccftech 9.8/10
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