Written yesteryear Patrick Orquia
Title: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Genre: Action-adventure, RPG
Release Date: March 03, 2017
No. of Players: 1 player
Price: $59.99
Also Available On: Switch
Yes, this review comes a flake tardily now, to a greater extent than than half-dozen months afterward it got released means dorsum inwards March. Millions of copies conduct keep been sold already: most 4 1 G m for the Switch version as well as over a 1 G m for the Wii U version. It is at nowadays hailed every bit 1 of the rattling best games ever made, 1 of the best reviewed, as well as many are predicting that it volition win Game of the Year. Do nosotros soundless demand ANOTHER review of the game?
Well, no. Without having to read this article, you lot tin give notice in all likelihood predict that I’ll praise the game as well as give it a perfect score. Yes, I volition produce that, but this review is non only that. Not a lot of reviews of the Wii U version of the game has come upwards out, because most of those who conduct keep played the game played the “better” version released on the Switch, Nintendo’s novel console. Nobody cares most the Wii U anymore, as well as the Wii U version of the game doesn’t demand a review since who would desire to play the game on a “dead” console?
I did play the game on my Wii U, partly because I don’t conduct keep a Switch yet as well as non yet willing to purchase one, as well as because my Wii U is non yet dead. I don’t think mine is, I’m soundless playing lots of games on it, as well as I’m soundless loving every 2nd that I pass alongside it. And fifty-fifty when I conduct keep finally bought a Switch, I in all likelihood volition soundless play my Wii U.
So, those facts aside, playing Breath of the Wild on the Wii U is NOT bad at all. It was awesome. I played to a greater extent than than 140 hours of it on my initiatory of all playthrough (I of late started a 2nd playthrough afterward non playing the game for 4 months), as well as yes, I enjoyed the game a lot. Before buying the game, I watched roughly comparing videos online to view if this version of this game is actually inferior to the Switch one, as well as I saw that they aspect very, rattling similar. I didn’t view whatever meaning difference inwards the quality. So I decided to ditch spending a lot to purchase a novel console as well as only purchase the game on my existing one. And I made a rattling smart decision, because the game is a blast.
I recollect when I initiatory of all loaded it upwards on my Wii U as well as saw the opening splash screen. I knew correct at that spot as well as therefore that this game is a radical divergence from the previous games. It looked different… as well as sounded different. Where’s the Great Fountain Fairy topic that plays at the showtime when you lot are most to start a novel game or charge a saved game? OK, novel game, novel sounds, no large deal. So I started a novel game, watched the opening scene, started playing every bit Link who only woke upwards afterward a hundred years of sleep, met the sometime man, started slaying bokoblins, got straight off killed yesteryear a guardian (it all happened to us), started tackling the shrines, got the paraglider, got off the opening expanse as well as into the residual of Hyrule… boom, five hours went yesteryear only similar that.
This game is definitely 1 of the best games that I conduct keep played. This is non the initiatory of all fourth dimension that I conduct keep played an opened upwards basis RPG (I conduct keep played Xenoblade Chronicles 3D on my New 3DS XL as well as The Witcher iii on my PC), but this is the initiatory of all actually opened upwards world, opened upwards air, opened upwards EVERYTHING RPG that I conduct keep ever played. In this game, you lot tin give notice laissez passer as well as access everything that you lot tin give notice view on the screen, except the edges of the map, of course of report (yeah I tried if the map would proceed forever or it would only straight off kill me… no, it only said ”you can’t proceed whatever further” or something similar that, I forget). But yeah, all mountains as well as towers as well as ruins inwards the overworld tin give notice live climbed, except when it of a abrupt rains as well as they travel every bit good slippery. I conduct keep easily spent hours upon hours only aimlessly trekking as well as climbing everything I could. Oftentimes, I would larn sidetracked from roughly subquest that I was supposed to live doing because I saw something interesting from a distance. It is actually incredible the amount of liberty that the game gives you, as well as it is to a greater extent than incredible seeing all these things unfold on a Wii U console.
It has been said fourth dimension as well as 1 time to a greater extent than how ridiculously underpowered Wii U compared to PS4 or Xbox One. I disagree… I think those other 2 are only ridiculously overpowered. Yeah, whatever. My indicate is, I accept gameplay over graphics always. Sure, a graphically skillful game looks improve but if it doesn’t play good, it’s non a skillful game. Wii U has had lot of skillful games, albeit to a greater extent than oft than non 1st or 2nd political party games a skillful issue of indies. Most major third political party game developers as well as publisher abandoned the console afterward its initiatory of all year, which made it unable to sell good (which those third political party developers as well as publishers saw every bit an excuse to non release game on the console… it’s a catch-22, really). Nintendo as well as its closed allies had to soldier on, struggling to remain afloat for the side yesteryear side iii years. Despite the lack of third political party support, the 1st political party games on Wii U are to a greater extent than oft than non awesome every bit expected, Breath of the Wild existence 1 of them.
It is oft overlooked but this version of the game is, inwards fact, the master copy version of the game. The game had been inwards evolution every bit early on every bit 2012 as well as was supposedly going to live released on Wii U every bit early on every bit 2015. But it got delayed a few times as well as when the Switch was announced tardily in conclusion year, the game got farther delayed therefore that it could also live released on Switch. And because of that, roughly features the Wii U version of the game got removed, most notably the Wii U gamepad functionality. It was shown earlier inwards diverse promotional videos that the game’s map as well as item inventory would live available on the gamepad, similar how it was inwards The Wind Walker hard disk as well as Twilight Princess HD, but were absent inwards the concluding released construct of the game. For me, the removal of this characteristic assured that the Wii U version would non live improve than the Switch 1 (and could potentially comport on the sales of the novel console), because, you lot conduct keep to admit, it’s a pretty cool feature. Being able to view the map, specially on a game alongside this huge world, as well as existence able to switch betwixt weapons as well as usage items without having to intermission the game would totally brand the game 10 times better. But alas, inwards the end, the gamepad is alone used to switch betwixt playing the game on the TV or on the gamepad itself, as well as that’s it. Oh, well. Let’s promise that inwards the future, Nintendo comes to its senses as well as piece the gamepad functionality dorsum to the game.
In conclusion, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Wii U is non every bit good dissimilar from its Switch port. Maybe it suffers a flake to a greater extent than frame charge per unit of measurement drops, alone inwards 720p, the colouring fabric a tiny flake less vibrant, as well as loading times are a flake longer, but overall, they are pretty much the same. This version of the game mightiness in all likelihood destination upwards non getting the same issue of praises every bit that on Switch, but again, this is the master copy version, as well as the developers for the longest fourth dimension were making as well as optimizing the game for the Wii U. And every bit Nintendo’s in conclusion published game for the console, this is the rattling best Wii U game ever made. This is Nintendo’s swan vocal for the console, as well as what sugariness tune it has.
REPLAY VALUE: rattling high
PROS:
- Excellent visuals, gameplay, physics engine, enemy AI, fine art style, story, musical score, as well as overall game quality
- A radical divergence from the Zelda formula, but it offers liberty to players to explore a rattling huge basis inwards withal means they choose
- For the initiatory of all time, a Zelda game that has vocalisation acting, though it could conduct keep been improve (The adult woman voicing Zelda, for example, doesn’t audio rattling good)
- Almost everything on the overworld tin give notice live reached as well as climbed, if Link’s stamina would allow it
- Calamity Ganon tin give notice live beaten afterward leaving the Great Plateau if the thespian chooses to, without having to tackle initiatory of all the other dungeons
- Link’s Master Sword as well as Hylian Shield is inwards the game but are completely optional to obtain as well as usage (I myself forgot that they were inwards the game as well as alone knew most them most lx hours into my initiatory of all playthrough)
- Link tin give notice usage a broad attain of gears as well as weapons
- Link tin give notice collect to a greater extent than than only rupees… he tin give notice collect fruits, nuts, dissimilar kinds of meats, dissimilar kinds of bugs, dissimilar kinds of monster parts, falling stars, etc. as well as they tin give notice live used to laid upwards meals, brew potions, as well as upgrade armors
- Speaking of cooking, cooking is rattling fun on this game
- The game, for the most parts, doesn’t say you lot anything on what to produce alongside the surroundings or how to defeat foes. It is similar Nintendo has decided that it’s most fourth dimension for a Zelda game to flat upwards inwards difficulty as well as stopped belongings the player’s manus similar how it was inwards previous Zelda game. After leaving the Great Plateau, you lot are pretty much on your own. Sure, the game soundless points you lot to where to travel next, but you lot are non required to produce that as well as you lot are complimentary to travel as well as uncover the residual of the map.
- You volition expire a lot inwards this game. The enemies adjust to your play means as well as techniques on the wing as well as volition actively endeavour to defend themselves as well as fifty-fifty usage your ain weapons against you lot if given the chance. If you lot are weak as well as non adequately prepared, the enemies you lot view volition live to a greater extent than than happy to one-shot kill you lot dead.
CONS:
- There are alone five primary dungeons on the game. For a rattling huge map that it has, roughly other 2 or iii could conduct keep been added. There are to a greater extent than oft than non optional 120 shrines inwards the game that has puzzles that tin give notice live tacked for a brusk fourth dimension (most of them inwards alone most 10-15 minutes) but still, large dungeons would conduct keep been better. Only the Hyrule Castle tin give notice live reminiscent of a classic Zelda dungeon, that other 4 are relatively slow to navigate as well as complete.
- The 900 Korok seeds scattered across the large map is only every bit good much to collect. You alone demand most one-half of those to consummate upgrade your weapons, bows, as well as shields inventory slots (which you lot actually don’t conduct keep to do) as well as getting all 900 alone gives a literal golden shit. It’s similar the developers were trolling the players for alone giving this useless vantage for accomplishing such a tiresome task.
- Most weapons inwards the game time out overtime. Though this is non a bad per se, roughly weapons, roughly actually cool as well as powerful ones, only time out every bit good easily as well as at that spot is no means to repair or upgrade them
RATING: 5/5 legendary swords that sealed the darkness
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