Big zelda fan here. Honestly, this game borrows heavily from BOTW but it improves on the formula. That said, the Greek stories, comical dueling narration, epic puzzles, combat system, abilities etc make this game quite addictive. The story quest in the 4th area is my favorite so far. The envi puzzles are just sooooo cool and freaking large. And this game makes you think a lot. The puzzles are not obvious and some of their solutions are straight up daunting but fair. Oh and the world size is just amazing and vast and yes, not empty - treasures everywhere.
Ubisoft can be iffy but this gem is great.
Onward to area 5...no spoilers.
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