Customer Ratings & Reviews

I've only had Breath of the Wild for a short time now, but boy oh boy. The game is beautiful. The combat is engaging. The puzzles are fun. The controls are still tripping me up a little because I'm playing an older Zelda game at the same time, but it's a minor complaint. I sat down to play for an hour the other day, and when I checked the clock it was 3am and 7 hours had passed. Would buy again.

In short, BOTW is a fun, open ended game, but don't go in expecting your typical LoZ experience. You wake up after 100 years with no memory or obligations, and appropriately, you are left to pretty much do whatever you want. There is an overarching quest to defeat the final boss, but what path you take is entirely up to you. You can run straight there to try to win in less than 30 minutes or you can explore the world at your leisure for 100s of hours; it is entirely up to you how you beat the game or whether you finish at all. The game won't nag you to complete a certain quest or area before moving on to the next one. You can try to slay powerful monsters or chase butterflies. You can learn to cook or recover your memory. Do what you want, when you want. Unfortunately for long time fans of the franchise looking for the classic LoZ style game with large dungeons where you find new items that open up the world further, BOTW is a departure from that formula. You get all of the items/runes from the start of the game. While it does mean you have everything you need to start exploring immediately, you lose that sense of progression from previous games in the series, not to mention the satisfaction that came when you'd realize how the newly found item changed how you'd interact with the world. Lastly, this game's equivalents to dungeons are quite lacking. The problem solving in earlier installments has taken a back seat to BOTW's emphasis on exploration and freedom.

I spent way too much time playing this game, it was great, fun and it was so entertaining all the way through.

I got my Switch a year late so my first game was not Breath of the Wild. I actually waited until it was on sale before buying it. I like Zelda games but usually only the first half. I've only ever beaten Ocarina of Time and Link Between Worlds. So the hype around this game just didn't effect me. But if someone had told me that it was basically a zombie apocalypse/survival horror Zelda game, I would have been on board much earlier. I have to admit I'm only about 20 hours in but I am hooked. I love that this game is open from the start pretty much (after the tutorial) and the only thing limiting you from taking on Gannon is your skill. If you're amazing, go straight in. If you're like me you'll probably spend the next 100 + hours building yourself up and experiencing the side stories and just the world itself. Also the relationships between character are more grown up. I mean with Ocarina you met little girls who said they wanted to marry you and then 7 years time traveled and they're like, yeah I'm older now and I know now why that was a kid's fantasy. But in BotW you're an adult, they're adults, and they treat you that way. Also dialog choices, even though limited, are awesome. I have had more than once been thinking of a response only to have that exact response offered to me. I definitely suggest it! Of course this means that all my other Switch games are being ignored for a while now, it is soooo worth it!

This was a Christmas gift for my hubby and he loved it. It is his childhood right there and then.

Easily the best Zelda game in this really acclaimed franchise. I`m about 70hours in and I have done only one dungeon. This game is better enjoyed if you have the time to play it. It`s really a time damaging entertainment. The only flaw I can see with it it`s the fact that in big tropical forests, you`ll see slow downs in frame rate. But other than that, it`s a unique approach to open words games.

This was originally purchased by my wife for her to play, then i got to play for a while and was hooked! Very addictive gameplay, (got to get the next shrine!) those who have played will know! There are a few gripes about this game (easily broken weapons, no real sense of direction, etc.) but some of those are also why the game draws you in. A must buy for the switch (not really many options anyway) or the WiiU.

Pre ordered this game due to the hype and the fact that it was the only REAL game on the Nintendo Switch. I wasnt a fan on Zelda ever, never liked any of the 3DS ones either but WOAH is this game really good. Im about 90% complete and i enjoyed everything iv done! this game gives you a Witcher feeling for the Switch lol

Good I Like It very fan video game the best Zelda game I play in my switch and switch 2.

I've played all of the past Zeldas and this game really made me nostalgic for some reason. This game absolutely does not hold your hand and this game can be quite challenging in the beginning. But the very diverse open world makes this game feel enormous. I'm 50 hours in, and I still want to play a lot more of this Zelda game.

Love seeing Nintendo going back to a more cartoon style platform instead of trying to make things as realistic as possible. Makes the game more fun and inviting. The open world aspect is amazing and can make the game rather challenging when traveling to new locations or just searching. Overall the graphics are good and game play works well, but learning how everything works can take a bit of time.

Not always a fan of these genre of games, but Nintendo has really hit a grand slam with BOTW. Playing it with my kids, all the wonderful worlds and adventures, and puzzles. Great game. Can't wait until 2 comes out later this year.

Finally a brand new Zelda game and not just a remake. If you are a verteran fan or a brand new one for the series, this game offers everything. It is considered an RPG but more adventure like and not like Final Fantasy. It has a lot of different elements and the story is involving. This game will keep you entertained and busy for weeks. There is DLC coming as well to add onto the adventure later this year.

This RPG is superior to others like Skyrim, IMO (and I enjoy those). But here, you have a great story, fun quests and characters, and achievements that you have to work hard for. It’s also a gorgeous game; can’t wait for the new one!

This is easily one of the best switch games i have ever played if you are a zelda fan this is a must have!

One of the best Zelda games i've played and one of the best games i've played.BOTW is a very well made game, you can do anything your way in whatever order you want, it's not linear on how you play it and its very open and expansive, you can play it for hours and hours, and still not be done. BOTW is an awesome game that I think everyone should play

Growth in breath of the wild is just about filling out XP bars its means learning more about it's world. where to get resources and coming up with your solutions to problems. Seeing something in the distance and by the time you get there you find something else that grabs your attention. Worth trying for fans of open world game or any games.

If you like Zelda, Get it. If you like open world games and exploring, get it. If you want a simple and linear game, you might not like it. Best Zelda since Wind Waker. Yeah, Twighlight Proncess is good, but WW was better. This is a good game.

This is the best Zelda game to date. It allows free moving to anywhere. No more having to follow a linear path, you choose where to go first. The weapons and shields breaking and low storage space is annoying, but you find enough that you're never empty handed. The challenging boss fights and puzzles are great. I recommend to anyone who enjoys character driven rather than story driven games.

I am not a big fan of most Zelda games, just because they're not usually for me. But this game is incredible, and it does a lot of things right. The world is very large, and very quickly you receive several ways to move around the world. The weapons are breakable, which means that you will be forced to try different things and find new weapons as you travel through the game. Don't worry though, as almost every enemy carries some type of weapon you can pick up, and most shrines have a reward of a weapon within a chest somewhere inside. The point of the game is to defeat the final boss, who can technically be reached right away from the beginning of the game. The main point of the rest of the world is to explore and find items and gear to make your final fight easier. The main help will be health and stamina which are obtained from completing Shrine Trials. You must find shrines all across the world and enter them to complete a trial, either a puzzle or a fight with a small miniboss, to receive an orb item. Once you've got 4 orbs, you can exchange them for either more health or more stamina. The other objective in the game is to climb watchtowers to activate them as fast travel points and to reveal areas of the map. I really enjoyed this game, and I think any gamer will find something to enjoy about this game.