At one point in my gaming "career" I started questioning if there would be another timeless masterpiece in the same vein as Ocarina of Time or Super Mario 64. I was almost convinced that perhaps nostalgia acted as an enhancement drug that blinded judgment of any and all modern games depriving them to achieve, in my eyes, the greatness of said classic games. But then, in March of 2017 I've learned that, someway, somehow, Nintendo managed to re-create said gaming masterpiece through The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
It's almost pointless to describe what makes this game a timeless masterpiece and say things that haven't already been said in the hundreds of perfect reviews this game has received from all sorts of media and publications. In short, this game provides a masterful package of great graphics, great presentation, an interesting art direction for the series, an intriguing start of the game and story development (despite its simplicity), great game play (weapon breaking system was not a major letdown for me) and great simplistic soundtrack. Perhaps the biggest wow moment in this game came from its vast open-world which, despite being barren in several locations, it provided a canvas of free exploration and discovery to players. Shrines are very well designed and provide the perfect amount of game play time with most of them being on the short side and providing interesting puzzles.
All in all, this is a must-play for any gaming enthusiast and it's one of those games that I can say I'm happy I was around when it launched to experience what it offered and how it's becoming an influential and keystone game as time moves on.
It's almost pointless to describe what makes this game a timeless masterpiece and say things that haven't already been said in the hundreds of perfect reviews this game has received from all sorts of media and publications. In short, this game provides a masterful package of great graphics, great presentation, an interesting art direction for the series, an intriguing start of the game and story development (despite its simplicity), great game play (weapon breaking system was not a major letdown for me) and great simplistic soundtrack. Perhaps the biggest wow moment in this game came from its vast open-world which, despite being barren in several locations, it provided a canvas of free exploration and discovery to players. Shrines are very well designed and provide the perfect amount of game play time with most of them being on the short side and providing interesting puzzles.
All in all, this is a must-play for any gaming enthusiast and it's one of those games that I can say I'm happy I was around when it launched to experience what it offered and how it's becoming an influential and keystone game as time moves on.