The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

For me, this is the best game ever made. Everything in this game is perfect. Its exploration, the music, the history and the mechanics are exceptional. It's a game that redefines this saga and all the open-world games. It's also a beautiful game in terms of graphics, and now, with the Nintendo Switch 2 edition, it is even better; the 60fps and 4K resolution greatly improve this game. In conclusion, BotW is a game that you have to play at least once.

It's a pretty good open world game, but I REALLY do not get why so many people call it a masterpiece in game design, or in open world design. It's... an okay open world. I kept seeing people say how "Oh there's always something cool to find around each corner!" and I'm like... is finding a tenth goblin camp really that interesting to you..? Sure, there's plenty to find, but... I haven't found it to be any different than most other open world games out there that manage to both feel bloated and empty at the same time. If you don't treat it as an open world, and focus on the main story beats, the game is enjoyable. But when you try to explore hoping to find cool, interesting and organic side-content, you'll be disappointed. The Witcher 3 is a much better contender in that aspect. Side content in BotW boils down to enemy camps, shrines, korok seeds, and the occasional side-quest where you have to talk two NPC A, find item B and bring it back to NPC A or to NPC C. It's just nothing to write home about. Now the gameplay however is pretty good. It looks fairly basic on the surface, but the way the game actively encourages you to play around and experiment is honestly something it does very well. Hell, just look at what speedrunners do with it. Now as for the story, it isn't anything groundbreaking either, but I don't think anyone really expects that from a Zelda game. The story is there to serve as a catalyst for the gameplay, not the other way around. Overall I think the game is worth experiencing at least once, although it is pretty damn overpriced in my opinion, as many Nintendo games tend to be especially when it's been many years since the original release.

Great that this finally runs at a stable 30fps that it never achieved on the original Switch. But it's still just more of BOTW, with an extra gimmick that quickly loses its appeal.

This has got to be the most overrated game ever. Big open beautiful world with nothing interesting to find. Your weapons are made out of glass and break after a few whacks. It takes all the fun out of finding new weapons. Anything interesting that you discover while wondering around leads to a shrine or a seed, so boring. Only 2 real main enemy types… pigs or lizards. I am blown away by the positive reviews. Probably the most boring game I’ve ever played.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]