A comprehensive list of things that Breath of the Wild does well:

[Kalahari Inkantation]

forcing me to angrily pummel whatever button it is to skip them every subsequent time is a complete waste of my time

tec do you have anger problems

I was a perfectly calm and peaceful person before I played Botherations of the Wild.

[Hiro]

top 3 zelda game
the "systems" are great
combat is great
map is great
characters are great
music is great
the clothing, cooking, and weapons are all fun

no game is perfect, and the shrines all being identical, the lack of story, enemy variety, and lack of tangible rewards do suck, but that doesn't mean a game is bad
y'all are way too critical and only annoyed because you set your expectations for a zelda game too high

the game is a lot of fun, and offers a lot of content
I don't finish many games, and I go back and play more of even less. I still play BotW every once in a while to this day.

[TooB]

It's always funny to me when someone has to say "no game is perfect."

Like, no duh. That's why we're pointing out what sucks in this game.

[TooB]

Also, for me, setting my expectations too high is not the issue.

This game just does some things pretty badly

[bluaki]

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That's a pretty good point

[Thyme]

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That's a pretty good point

agreed

[bluaki]

anyway, I played BotW really heavily for like two weeks after it launched and then completely stopped

tbh I haven't even finished all the shrines, though I did at least map out the world and get the memories and beat all 5 "dungeons". I still haven't gone back for the DLC either.

Open worlds really don't hold my attention as well as more focused objectives. I definitely like OoT, MM, WW, and TP better.

but I wouldn't say this game did nothing good. Some of the new things I like include:

• Rotating 3D dungeon maps
• Infinite remote-detonated bombs
• Magnet and stasis are neat too
• Paraglider aka "Deku leaf that doesn't deplete magic"
• Customizable armor with way more variety than OoT/TP/TFH
• The new Link design
• Rito and Zora designs are good too

worst things are probably weapon durability and tiny inventory

[TooB]

Well, me and Tec never said this game didn't do anything well, just a number of dumb decisions.

[Kalahari Inkantation]

Tec never said this game didn't do anything well

i will address the other points hiro and blu left later

[TooB]

Tec never said this game didn't do anything well

i will address the other points hiro and blu left later

oh shit....

[Hiro]

the freedom of motion in this game has honestly made other open world games a little frustrating for me. I love being able to just climb up anywhere and jump off anything

[The Hand That Fisted Everyone]

maraca guy needs a bigger role

[Hiro]

agreed

[YPrrrr]

Sadly, you'll be waiting a while for that hot take.

i do fully expect to enjoy it significantly more than i "enjoy" botw, at the very least

i don't expected it to end up within my top 3 moiros, though

best moiroz

Because I actually wanted to finish it and do all the stuff.

And you didn't feel that way about either of the Galaxy games?

I probably got about ten stars in galaxy 1 and never played galaxy 2 because I disliked Galaxy 1

[Kalahari Inkantation]

what's with you people