David Floyd

It’s good but not good enough. First, we were told to expect something similar to Ganondorf Twilight Princess and that simply isn’t the case. He does not possess the triforce of power, so he is significantly less powerful than he could be. 2nd, there is no explanation for the disappearance of the triforce. It’s not even in the cutscenes. Even fans are struggling to explain it. 3rd, it’s not peaceful like BOTW. There’s always something going on. Either a bokoblin gang, horriblins, or something. The caves are cool, but I do not like them being literally everywhere. They ended up being one more thing I had to explore before I could move on. 4th, it’s a lot harder. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The game takes more skill in general. I eventually figured out how to fuse weapons, but resources aren’t nearly common enough. I didn’t want to have to work that hard for truffles or bomb arrows. 5th, the master sword got nerfed. It lost its number and doesn’t make the cool sound anymore. Lastly, I really didn’t get into the new technology from the Zonai. It was cool but complicated and sometimes necessary to continue. I got stuck more some times than others. I did enjoy gliding for miles on end though. Good things about this game: 1st, the depths are a very interesting twist. Especially when it came to the final battle. It took me 6 hours to defeat Ganondorf because I couldn’t recover. It was nice to get four phases with him just like Twilight Princess. The presentation was great as always. 2nd, the sky is amazing. A new world to explore and usually lots of interesting stuff to find. Suggestions for the next game provided it’s on the same continent: Multiplayer option. Ability to play after the enemy is defeated. Bring the triforce back. Fix the master sword. Y’all got this. Keep up the good work.

It still isn’t great. The scenes are accurate, which is good. However, it feels very choppy. I thought the second episode had ended about three times before it did. There isn’t enough explanation for the things going on, like Annabeth’s invisibility mask. I’ve read the books, but not in several years. I remembered it when it happened, but more explanation would have been nice. The acting isn’t great. It’s better than the movie, but wasn’t what I’d hoped.

What am I going to do? Not give this game 5 stars?!?! Where do I start? I guess I will start by saying that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the first Zelda game I ever played (which is tragic!). It is also the first open world, free roam game I have ever played. Music stands out to me more than anything else in a game. We associate our favorite music with our strongest emotions. This is why my favorite childhood game is “Smash Bros. Brawl” (I didn’t play Melee. Get over it.) That being said, the MUSIC in this game is ASTONISHING. No detail left out. And it’s better with Bluetooth! Hyrule Castle, Gerudo Town, inside Vah Naboris, the theme that plays when you’re at the tops of mountains not in the Hebra, the battle theme, the ever-so-relaxing theme of the northern most places of the world near Hebra Peak, the mysterious vibe of the Lost Woods, and of course the awe-inspiring glory of “Dawn of Twilight” when Link receives the fully upgraded Master Sword after completing “The Trial of the Sword” (or is it the main theme?). I could go on…..oh yeah, the last 40 seconds of the end credits is my alarm that I wake up to every morning. Moving on…..The plotline is pretty basic. No problem with that. The adventure is REAL. It’s free roam, so I can go wherever I want when I want. I can find all sorts of things from weapons, to opals, to sticks, to mushrooms. Nothing is repeated. You fight monsters along the way. These monsters are not easy to kill at first either. Weapons break after a while, so you have to be slightly strategic in how you use them. All this on your way to one of four major plot points: the Divine Beasts. I played Twilight Princess after BOTW and while it was very good, I didn’t really like the dungeons. They were too long in my opinion. The dungeons in BOTW are simple and short (especially as you replay the game). I am inside the Divine Beast long enough to admire the Beast and enjoy the music but not so long to get tired, bored, or frustrated with it. It takes FOREVER to get from one Divine Beast to another, especially if you don’t know what you’re doing. You will get lost for hours on end exploring without even realizing it. But what makes this possible is the next most important part of this game for me: no detail or pixel is wasted. I have played through this game start to finish about 15 times and I have looked almost everywhere. There are VERY few places where there is just nothing to do or see. Even the sides of Death Mountain, though red and baren from a distance, are covered in various flowers like Swift Violet and pigeons. Ultimately this game sparks my need for adventure. Stand atop any mountain and just look over this glorious continent filled with things I am willing to bet no one that has left a review here has found. Which leads to my last point: that you will NEVER find everything there is to find. Again, I have played this 15 times and I find something new every single time. Brilliant. Masterpiece. Glorious.

Please make a Mario Galaxy sequel. I see the use of Yoshi in the next movie. Please wait until the third to do Galaxy. Please also make Rosalina as mysterious as she was in the game.