The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first 3D open-world game in the Zelda series. Link can travel anywhere and be equipped with weapons and armor found throughout the world to grant him various bonuses. Unlike many games in the series, Breath of the Wild does not impose a specific order in which quests or dungeons must be completed. While the game still has environmental obstacles such as weather effects, inhospitable lands, or powerful enemies, many of them can be overcome using the right method. A…
Pure freedom done so well that most other open worlds now feel like a to-do list.Kit · Sadkitty Games
Loved
- Climb and glide anywhere you can see
- 120 bite-sized puzzle shrines
- Fire, wind, metal and physics all play off each other
Not so much
- Weapons break constantly
- The four main dungeons are thin next to classic Zelda dungeons
Play it if anyone who loves exploring at their own pace and solving problems their own way.
Skip it if players who want a tight, guided story with classic Zelda dungeons.
No cheat codes
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild doesn't have cheat codes. The tips and secrets below are the next best thing.
Play it better
- Cook five of the same healing ingredient together for a full-heal meal, and add a spicy pepper or other buff ingredient for warmth, speed or attack.
- Activate towers as soon as you see them. Each one fills in a chunk of your map and makes a great launch point for gliding.
- Jump or glide and pull out your bow to slow time. It's the best way to land headshots and finish big enemies.
- In a thunderstorm, unequip metal weapons and shields or lightning will hit you.
- Give Korok seeds to Hestu to expand your weapon, bow and shield slots. More slots make breakable weapons much less annoying.
- Rain makes walls slippery. Sit at a campfire to skip ahead until the weather clears instead of fighting the climb.
Hidden in plain sight
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Trivia
- It launched alongside the Switch in March 2017 and came out on Wii U the same day.
- Nintendo built an early prototype as a 2D game in the style of the original NES Zelda to test its physics ideas.
- It won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2017.
- Its direct sequel, Tears of the Kingdom, arrived in 2023 and reuses the same Hyrule.
