The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is a 2017 puzzle video game made by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 and Nintendo.
Link wakes after a hundred years of sleep to a Hyrule already lost. The castle burns in the distance, wild creatures roam the ruins, and the memory of who he was is gone. The whole kingdom opens at once: climb any cliff, cook any meal, glide from any peak, and topple the four great beasts in whatever order you please. Weather, temperature, and physics all push back, so a sudden rainstorm or a lightning strike can wreck a careful plan. Nintendo rebuilds Zelda as a quiet survival adventure, one that trusts you to find your own way to the castle.
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What is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild about?
Link wakes after a hundred years of sleep to a Hyrule already lost. The castle burns in the distance, wild creatures roam the ruins, and the memory of who he was is gone. The whole kingdom opens at once: climb any cliff, cook any meal, glide from any peak, and topple the four great beasts in whatever order you please. Weather, temperature, and physics all push back, so a sudden rainstorm or a lightning strike can wreck a careful plan. Nintendo rebuilds Zelda as a quiet survival adventure, one that trusts you to find your own way to the castle.
When was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild released?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was released on 3 March 2017.
Who made The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild?
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was made by Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3 and Nintendo.
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Avatar: The Last Airbender shares the wide-eyed, elemental sense of adventure and a gentle epic scale. For a slower fantasy about magic and wilderness, The Girl Who Drank the Moon carries the same folklore warmth. Watch Princess Mononoke next: Miyazaki holds the same reverence for a living, dangerous natural world.
An open, wounded world you're free to just wander
Breath of the Wild wakes Link inside a Hyrule that's already lost, free to climb, cook, and glide toward the ruined castle however he likes. Princess Mononoke sets its own fight over a dying, half-wild land at a similarly unhurried pace, The Witcher 3 and Skyrim hand you a war-scarred realm built for wandering off any path, and God of War follows a father and son climbing toward a peak.
Lone wanderers piecing together a lost world
Breath of the Wild sends Link out with no memory of who he was, only rumors and ruins to follow back toward himself. The Mandalorian and Grogu follows a lone wanderer doing good across a scattered, lawless frontier, Project Hail Mary strands an amnesiac hero among strangers he has to win over from scratch, and Rurouni Kenshin follows a wandering swordsman building peace out of a war he helped cause.
Chosen heroes gathering allies to face down an ancient evil
Breath of the Wild has Link waking to free four ancient champions before he can finally face Calamity Ganon himself. Avatar: The Last Airbender follows a chosen kid gathering allies across a broken world to face down a war, Sailor Moon rallies a small team of destined guardians before the final battle arrives, and Inuyasha gathers a ragtag group chasing down shards of a scattered, cursed jewel.