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The first open-world Zelda game - plunge in to the wilderness, climb the highest peaks or dive into the depths as you make your way across the land battling enemies that are varied and dangerous. Hunt for ingredients to sustain you, uncover over 100 Shrines of Trials and take on the puzzles inside to uncover items and rewards to aid your adventure. Attire is everything - outfit yourself to survive harsh cold or brutal deserts, maker yourself more stealthy or powerful. Assign the right weapon for the job - each enemy has its own strength and weakness - almost anything can be used as a weapon, but make sure you're prepared as every weapon can break. Use amiibos to help on your journey - compatible figures can help you on your journey.

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04/21/2018 (2 of 2 found this helpful)

Break of the Weapons

After decades of other videogame development outfits ripping off all of Nintendo’s original, often genre-defining ideas, it’s Nintendo’s turn to do the copying. Thanks to resurgent Western –
specifically PC – game development over the course of the last decade, mainstream gamers have come to expect certain things from their Action/Adventure titles thanks to the likes of Ubisoft and Bethesda Softworks… things that traditional ‘Legend of Zelda’ games didn’t deliver. After the underwhelming reception of “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” on the Wii, Nintendo took a step back and apparently decided that the old chestnut, “If you can’t beat them, join them,” was apropos of their then-current situation. Thus 6 years later, “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” (“BotW”) was brought into t...

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06/15/2017 (1 of 1 found this helpful)

A Major Step Forward For The Series

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild revolutions the series with it's huge world and provides a wonderful experience making it truly a masterpiece.

Throughout the years, The Legend of Zelda series has gone in several different directions but always provided a great experience and story to play through. For me, ever since the original on the NES I've wanted a 3D game that let's go wherever you want and see the world how you want to see it. Ever since 3D Zelda games came about on the N64, we haven't gotten that. You'd be limited to one area of the map until you got a certain weapon, then a new area would be opened up to you. Finally with Breath of the Wild you get that chance. You choose where to go. You choose what to explore and when. It really empowers you and it's a great f...

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