Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

⭐ 9.5/10

(Originally written by Will)

I'm not done with this, but I am 50+ hours in and currently taking a bit of a break because it's summer, so I figure it's a good time for a review.

I don't have anything new to say about this game because I'm 4 years late to it, but there's a reason it's considered an immediate all-time classic. Some of my favorite stuff:

1. Probably the game's biggest strength is how well it balances all the different aspects: story, combat, open-world exploring, foraging, side quests, etc.
2. Exploring for hours is legitimately fun, and keeps you on your toes so you don't accidentally run into a group of baddies without being prepared.
3. That being said, you have so much choice in when and how to engage with enemies. I'm the slow and careful type, so I loved that I was able to think about how I wanted to approach a battle, and how using the surrounding terrain made so much of a difference in how fights went.

And the only complaints I could think of:

1. The monsters have started to feel a bit repetitive - not sure if that changes in the second half of the game or not.
2. The story feels a bit weak, though maybe if it was stronger I wouldn't feel relaxed enough to go randomly explore for hours.
3. The art is pretty awesome, and they did the best they could with the Switch, but I would love to play a game like this on a PS or Xbox that could actually render modern graphics