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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Review Thread
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you get points for the simpsons did it angle
you lose points for bringing up console war shit
mavericktopgun
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Too bad it's sold out
Mario with an outside shot?
Lights and Waves
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If this game tied Ocarina's scores, the world would implode. I'm SHOOK.
foxuzamaki
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THIS is real
Mario Odyssey, Persona 5 and RDR2 are three main contenders that we know of. There's also the potential for a surprise E3 announcement for Winter, but we don't know about that yet.
Wind waker is a classic
Sony has an install base of 40M+ though...and >90% of these people won't have a Switch. They'll be fine.
I nearly burst out laughing at work.
It's not though, not at all.
If you played other Zeldas for the dungeons, like Twilight Princess, for example, you won't find a single one here. That kind of player may be extremely disappointed, so it wouldn't be semantics to him. No small keys, no room after room of puzzles, no finding an item and being able to trackle puzzles you previously couldn't, no epic trek to the boss room... Honestly they feel like larger shrines with a boss attached. I loved the fact that they switched this up - in their interconnectedness they feel BETTER than traditional dungeons. But I can't describe them a zelda dungeon.
HyruleGuardian
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Whoa, you made bro?
The Wind Waker is a classic and one of the best games ever made. Fight me on it.
Having said that, Breath of the Wild seems like a far more complete game.
If Mario delivers the way BOTW seems to be delivering then it could cannibalize the Nintendo vote.
Lights and Waves
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Sure, but it's definitely not going to get it's moment in the spotlight with Zelda here.
lol great.
dualshockers called Link's Awakening a classic?
hmmm, maybe they're not so bad after all
Walt_Clyde
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Let's goooooooooooo
Evil's Bane
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The audiences are very different. I expect both games to do very well.
randomengine
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Acquiescence
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Don't visit the PAL thread next week, whatever you do.
I think it will be fine. Horizon caters much more to players in for a cinematic story experience. To the average consumer, these games look absolutely different.
McMoneyman
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Possibly. I feel outside of the Internet, I feel the audiences will be very different. Both will blossom and do well.
OrbitalBeard
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I agree that a certain breed of diehard Zelda fan will be disappointed by this.
But these reviews and your impressions have proven to me that this change was absolutely, 100% for the best.
I also think
we'll get a big traditional Zelda dungeon with the DLC
they did good by having the review embargo lift so early. the horizon buzz definitely had enough time to itself before Zelda. it's going to be fine.
"Nier who?"
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Not seeing it. Mario has been a critical darling for a long ass time, still rarely gets GOTY even with 97 metacritic.
Dark Cloud
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I can't wait for Jim Sterlings review. Dude has problems with Nintendo and he's going to take it out on BotW probably
Mike Double U
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Mario Odyssey delayed until January confirmed.
CharminUltra
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Breath of the Wild vs Super Mario Odyssey, son.
Greatest battle for GOTY ever. Two GOAT enter, only one leaves.
It won't affect Horizon sales, so I'm not sure why would they.
Savantcore
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Just saw my first Nintendo Switch ad on UK TV and they're pushing 1-2-Switch alongside it???
Astral Dog
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Wind Waker <<< Sk6ward Sword.you know to be true
Aaronrules380
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Probably. Reminds me how Yoko Taro was all like "Fuck, I'm screwed" when he heard the Zelda release date lol
Lights and Waves
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NieR is very niche. I don't think it has the chance of being a random, "sure I'll try this game out" purchase as much as Horizon and Zelda do.
I think Horizon will sell great and it'll be remembered, but it definitely could have benefited from a week/weekend of being the sole game released with outstanding reviews.
Again, Sony has 10X more PS4s in the wild than the Switch. For the 40 million people that have a PS4 and don't have a switch Zelda won't mean much.
Alcotholic
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What amazes me the most is that despite the technical issues, this game is getting perfect scores.
I honestly dont understand how Horizon will "suffer"... it honestly baffles me...
PS4 has a massive install base, those people wont suddenly throw their PS4s away and go by Switches and WiiUs in order to play Zelda.
Both games will do well, the really loser, is -as you say- Nier.
falconxcrunner09
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WTF!!!
I wasn't expecting scores to be this high. I was thinking 92 or 93 metacritic. But 98!!!! Wow! Kind of want a Switch now lol
I wasn't expecting scores to be this high. I was thinking 92 or 93 metacritic. But 98!!!! Wow! Kind of want a Switch now lol
nelsonroyale
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Yeah, very strange. I expect Horizon to do very well sales wise.
Alcotholic: That reinforces that 10/10 is in no way perfect. It means that the game is a masterpiece. Masterpieces also have weakenesses.
It's not funny cause I've seen a ton of variations of this same gif. It's just more fanboy shit. These two games are extremely different. The main similarity is that you can mount on a horse and shoot an arrow from them...
I get why they are being compared though. Two big well reviewed console exclusives released within days of each other.. and one of them is Zelda.
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