The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Review: Moe Gives It a 9.8 / 10
The open world that made every other open world look like a fenced yard.
The Good
- A Hyrule that trusts you to explore it your way
- Shrines are perfect little puzzle boxes
- Cooking, weather, and climbing all feed the adventure
The Rough Edges
- Weapons break a little too fast late
- A couple of Divine Beasts feel thin
Here is my history with Zelda before this game: respect, distance, and a lot of watching other people play. Breath of the Wild is the one that grabbed me by the collar. Nintendo built a Hyrule that trusts you. The game points at a mountain in the distance and says go ahead, climb it, and the wild part is you actually can.
The shrines are little puzzle boxes scattered across a map that never stops surprising you. The combat asks you to think, because your sword is going to break, so you cook, you plan, you steal a monster's weapon and beat him with it. Weather matters. Rain kills your climb. Lightning turns your metal gear into a problem you caused yourself.
The game points at a mountain and says go ahead, climb it. And you actually can.
My one real complaint: the weapon durability wears out its welcome in the late game, and a couple of the Divine Beast dungeons feel thin next to the world outside them. Small marks on a giant report card.
This is the game that made open worlds grow up. Every big release since 2017 has been chasing the freedom this thing handed players on day one.
The open world that made every other open world look like a fenced yard.
The Good
- A Hyrule that trusts you to explore it your way
- Shrines are perfect little puzzle boxes
- Cooking, weather, and climbing all feed the adventure
The Rough Edges
- Weapons break a little too fast late
- A couple of Divine Beasts feel thin
Quick Answers
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review score: what did Moe Train give it?
Moe Train scored The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild a 9.8 out of 10. The open world that made every other open world look like a fenced yard.
Is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch?
Yes. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a Nintendo Switch game, out now.
Is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild worth playing?
The open world that made every other open world look like a fenced yard. Read the full The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild review above for the breakdown.
