Breath of The Wild is Still Hilariously Good

And vital for fans of Elden Ring

Alex Rowe
5 min readOct 4, 2022

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Nintendo Switch screenshot taken by the author.

I first got my hands a Nintendo Switch many months after it launched, towards the end of 2017. I eagerly dove in to Fire Emblem Warriors (which is still great) and Mario Odyssey (which I think should be discussed more). The third game I tackled was The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, but by then I was in the full throes of the larger holiday game release season. I was trying frantically to keep up with everything and write online content about it — and failing miserably as I so often do.

So I stepped back from the iconic open world Zelda opus after many hours even though I thought it was great.

Over the last month or so, my brain has been totally consumed by Elden Ring. A friend and I are playing through it simultaneously, and it really is a game that just keeps on giving. Its world design is impeccable, with vast and carefully constructed level geometry that’s beautiful to look at from a distance and wonderful to explore up close. It throws exciting new thing after exciting new thing at the player, and has enough satisfying optional content that it always feels like you can go and find something new and original just by spending a few minutes riding your horse in a different direction.

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Alex Rowe
Alex Rowe

Written by Alex Rowe

I write about gaming, tech, music, and their industries. Audio producer, video editor, and former magazine game critic. Look mom, I’m using my English degree!

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