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yo man I'm ready to make a video let's
go I'm playing the game no you got to we
got to make the video though I'm playing
the game I put I set everything up I
came over I'm here we're going to make
the video now stop playing it stop
playing the game stop it stop okay fine
hey everybody your local trusted pebs
here and as many of you may know the
Legend of Zelda breath of the wild has
finally been released I was lucky enough
to receive an early copy for review
along with an entire nintend nintend
switch console pretty crazy as a huge
Zelda fan I feel very lucky to be chosen
for a review copy I feel incredibly
blessed and I also have to disclose it
for legal purposes product provided by
Nintendo yay so without further Ado
let's get right into the video the game
starts with link waking up in a cave a
scene that many will be familiar with
from the trailers in pre-release
coverage we get the chicest light an
item oddly resembling a switch that
serves as our Map Quest tracker and can
perform special abilities like like
moving metal objects around and then
we're off it's kind of similar to The
Very original Zelda you come out of a
cave and step into a big open world
which is clearly the focus of this game
overall oh and also there's an old guy
but I don't want to go talk to him this
isn't the linear experience I can do
what I want pick up a stick climb some
rocks fight some bins kick their
butt um my stick
broke run away from some pins that's
what I wanted to to do anyway the point
is I make my own choices and no one can
tell me what to do link wait head for
the point marked on the map in your shik
slate uh how about
[Laughter]
no I guess link takes more than one
heart of damage when he falls in this
game always good to know for later I
guess you know what they say you live
you learn all that stuff whatever right
off the bat the thing that sticks out
the most in breath of the wild is just
how big the open world is if the shot
looking off the cliff right after you
exit the Cave the first time doesn't
convince you just one look at the game
map likely will I was worried that
having such a large open space would
make the overall experience less
memorable but those worries have largely
been quelled for me after playing for
about 20 plus hours granted you're not
as likely to grow attached to a specific
area in breath of the wild in the same
way that you might finally remember hyru
field in Ocarina of Time for example but
that unique Zelda magic is definitely
still present and despite feeling quite
different from previous entries it still
has most of the stuff we've come to love
about the series from secrets to quirky
characters and of course familiar
enemies and even some new ones like
these tiny Rock guys oh man they're so
cute I don't know if I have the heart to
kill
them actually never mind that was fun
I'll kill them I'll kill all of them and
I'll enjoy
it in fact if anything you'll probably
miss more interesting things your first
time going through any given area of
this game then something like hyru field
has to offer in its entirety and you'll
have plenty of fun unpredictable and
often hilarious things happening like
watching a moblin pick up and throw a
bin off a cliff stopping for a second to
take a drink only to hear a strange
noise behind you then get smashed into
the ground by a giant rock monster
trying to kill you and you have to run
because the only weapons you have are a
rusty sword that's almost broken in a
couple of freaking sticks or the time
when I saw that guy in trouble and I
stepped in and saved the day I'm a
hero um maybe I'm misremembering that
story it was a few days ago I'm a bit
hazy on the details there's so much to
do that it's actually distracting in a
good way I couldn't tell you how many
times I found myself thinking all right
no more screwing around I've got to head
over to insert spoiler main quest
related location here so that I can oh
what's that a thing I like things I'm
just going to check it out real quick
and then I'll get back to this main
quest all right everybody said this game
was going to be Zelda meet Skyrim it's
time for the ultimate
test nope I actually think that this is
one of if not my favorite open world
game I've played pretty extensively so
far and I still have not gotten tired of
exploring no seriously even while I'm
sitting here all I can think about is
playing the game more no no no it's fine
I don't even need to play I don't need
to play I can do the I can do the
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video while exploring the game you'll
definitely want to update your map you
do this by finding and climbing up
Towers Allah a game like Far Cry you can
then teleport to these towers whenever
you like which not only saves time it
also helps you scout out new areas since
they're so high up along with finding
these towers one of the things you'll
probably be doing most is locating and
completing shrines shrines are basically
little bite-sized dungeons scattered
across Hyrule that either have you
solving puzzles or fighting mini bosses
at first they're pretty easy but once
you get further from the first area they
start getting more and more challenging
I've actually been surprised by how
different some of the puzzles are from
previous Zelda games okay I can do this
I can do
this I got it yes most of the shrines
are completely optional but not only can
you teleport to them once discovered
beating four of them also allows you to
either upgrade your hearts or your
stamina it's a nice way to further
incentivize you to keep exploring and
the payoff makes completing them even
more satisfying now with such a large
world map you'll need some ways to
travel across it first of all you can
climb just about anything regardless of
how implausible it may look you can even
climb ice blocks with your bare hands
don't ask me how that works but good job
link I'm impressed you just might want
to make sure though that you keep an eye
on your stamina and you don't overcommit
cuz that could be bad you can snowboard
on your shield down snowy mountain peaks
which I really
love you can glide from high places
using the parag glider just again watch
your
stamina and horses you'll find wild
horses throughout the game and if you
sneak up on them you can mount and ride
them if you take it to one of the
various stables in Hyrule you can
register and name your horse which
allows you to pick them up whenever you
like and here is my very first horse
dick what it's short for Richard that's
a real name come on grow up people oh
yeah also dick is
dead yes your horse can die in this game
which is both awesome and a little bit
depressing he helped me get to a place
faster than I could have otherwise done
on my own one time and that was pretty
cool rest in peace also a guardian no
thanks I don't want that I don't want
anything to do with that peace out dick
okay so I've been rambling on for a
while now so allow me to try and wrap
this up a bit by talking about some of
the things that I really liked about the
game as well as a couple that I didn't
and I'll start with a things I didn't
like just to get them over with first of
all the music it's not that the music is
bad because it isn't at all it's just
that when I think of Zelda music I think
of songs like the Lost Woods or the
flying theme from Skyward Sword just
songs that are iconic and memorable
songs that get stuck in your head for
days but with breath of the wild there
isn't really too much that stands out in
that way other than the main theme it's
more atmospheric now it fits the game I
see why they did it but for me it is
worth mentioning secondly there are
unfortunately some frame drops in breath
of the wild specifically in areas with
dense trees grass and wind and weirdly
enough the place that I noticed this the
most was in the opening area of the game
the very first thing that you see I was
actually really concerned that this was
something that was going to continue
through the whole game but again after
you get out of that first Zone it only
happens every now and then so it turns
out that it's more of an occasional
inconvenience still if this is something
that they could fix in a performance
patch of some kind that would be great
uh it's going to bother some people more
than others but yeah there you go but
now that we've got that out of the way
let's get back to the fun stuff again
pretty much everything I've talked about
prior to the previous segment was stuff
that I liked but I've got a few more
things that I haven't mentioned yet
first it may be small but I loved the
Disposable weapons at first it's a
little strange that link has all these
random axes hammers Spears and even
moving skeleton arms but it adds variety
to the combat and the fact that they
break all the time makes drops stuff
found in chest and even rupes much more
valuable plus it's really fun to throw
them at stuff eat stick
dick rest in peace secondly cooking you
gather materials throughout the game by
foraging hunting Etc and you can use
cooking pots to make various dishes that
can replenish hearts and give attribute
boosts stuff like glazed meat mushroom
mixes and naked food little pixelated
naked food my favorite the health and
Stat bonuses are nice but frankly the
little bits of food bouncing around in
the pot are by far the best part about
it and on top of that the eating
animation is the most adorable thing
link has ever been animated to do oh and
speaking of hunting there's something a
little out of character about link
killing all these cute little animals oh
look A fox just enjoying his life and
yawning
die and with the Chica slate Now link
has the power to kill multiple innocent
animals at once bomb
fishing actually now that I think about
it this is totally in character for link
after all this is the same guy that's
been slicing up cucko with a sword for
about two decades third the dungeons I
don't want to spoil any of them so
suffice it to say that they are fairly
different from previous installments and
I've really been enjoying them so far
that's all I'll say fourth the game is
much harder than previous Zelda games
something I was specifically hoping for
It's Not Dark Souls level of difficult
by any means but especially early on
when you have very little armor or
weapons you have to be on your toes
sometimes even against really weak
enemies if they have a good weapon on
them and there is a lot of different
ways you can die too you can even be
struck by
lightning ouch and lastly this game is
not just harder than previous Zelda
games it's also very different which is
really refreshing for Zelda it even
manages to be different while still
retaining as I mentioned earlier that
same Zelda charm we all know and love
there's even still familiar things like
game mechanics tunes and characters I
could probably go on for hours honestly
but instead I'll just say if you're a
Zelda fan even a casual one this really
isn't a game you'll want to miss out on
all right that pretty much covers it I
guess as someone who is really looking
forward to this game and as someone
who's a huge fan of Zelda in general
this game really lived up to the hype
for me it was well worth a wait and I
was not lying when I said earlier that I
really want to play it even right now
while I'm sitting here talking but since
the console also just launched the
switch that is and I'm not really
planning on doing a general Nintendo
switch PBG video I figured this was as
good a time as any to breef ly mentioned
what I thought about the hardware itself
there aren't too many games at launch
but there are a lot of games coming out
this year that I'm looking forward to
specifically Super Mario Odyssey
definitely that game really want that
game oh and speaking of Mario Odyssey
I'm definitely doing a review of that so
make sure you subscribe to see that yay
right and the actual console itself I
actually like it a lot I've spent most
of my time with breath of the wild so
far playing on the TV but that's just
because I needed to record the footage
if I didn't I definitely would have been
taking it off the dock more and using it
as a handheld it feels really soft solid
the screen looks great the battery life
is good and it doesn't have to be 5 ft
away from the dark at all times like
somebody I know not naming any
names the Wii U I was talking about the
Wii U and speaking of the Wii U the
switch is actually what I always wanted
the Wii U to be so I hope it does really
well I want to see as many games on this
thing as possible and I mean why
wouldn't you you can just take it
wherever you want and play games whever
you want it's awesome you take it to the
bedroom I can take it to the bathroom I
take it anywhere no one can even judge
me cuz they don't even know that I'm
there I'm just playing
game Austin We're still rolling I'm
playing the game Todd I'm playing the
game leave me alone hey everybody thanks
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