The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is Secretly an Incredible Multiplayer Game - IGN

Somehow, a single-player game has quickly become one of the best multiplayer experiences I've ever had.

[zivtheawesome]

so... talking to other people about an SP game is now MP and nintendo innovating? every game does that not just zelda...

[joab777]

Yep. Though I do this with every game. It's called using social apps. Dark Souls is one of the best though If you buy and play at launch. But I would not mistake it with actual multiplayer.

[theKiller]

IGN is shamelessly trying to justify the perfect score they gave Zelda, even though for the same issue Zelda had, other games didn't get a free pass. Zelda is probably the best Zelda game, but it doesn't mean it's perfect if it has minor issues. 9.5/10 would probably have been a more realistic score, according to IGN standards, as they are very critical of any issues with games.

I think, for every major game it should be reviewed by 3 different reviewers from the same company, and take the average of the 3. small and average games doesn't need more than 1 reviewer, as it will require a huge amount of staff to review every game by 3 persons.

[cartoonx1]

10/10 doesnt mean if a game is flawless, by that logic no game can get 10. uncharted 4 had many issues yet it got 10.

[Bimkoblerutso]

@cartoonx1
I understand what you mean, and I agree, but Zelda has been getting almost unanimously perfect scores with flaws and mechanics that historically games have been getting docked for since...like....ever.

And to be perfectly frank, even if it didn't have any glaring flaws, at the end of the day it's still basically just been turned into another fairly cookie-cutter open world game.

But for whatever reason....nerp...we get this weird circle jerk of a critical reception, complete with retarded little fluff pieces like this, the likes of which other games rarely receive.

[DarXyde]

Bimkoblerutso,

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

http://www.metacritic.com/g...

That's an abridged list of games that can easily be scrutinized in a similar way. The first two have problems. Like, a lot of problems. Number three is a personal gripe where I don't see the appeal at all. It's more or less a typical FPS.

Clearly, games contain mechanical, technical, and narrative issues...yet they're still highly appreciated. Maybe because, at the end of the day, they're just phenomenally intriguing. Whether it's the gameplay or story, it's worth the investment. I cannot speak for the reviewers, but it seems to me that many enjoyed the game damn near unanimously. Heck, Gamespot, a site that people here suggest is the gold standard due to their strict critiquing, gave it a 10 (exceptional). And now, people question that credibility.

People need to be reasonable. If reviews show incompatibility with your personal assessment, it's perfectly fine to disagree. But when most haven't played it or call its gameplay dated (yet here we are, buying up remasters and fawning over a Crash remake and unchanged sequels when Breath of the Wild really shakes up the Zelda formula), that's a problem.

People can like, people can dislike. It's the inconsistency that's troublesome.

[Bimkoblerutso]

Citing examples of journalistic hypocrisy doesn't stand to do anything but strengthen my case (though I'd address why those examples are pretty terrible anyway if it didn't mean going off on a tangent).

I don't know who's calling it "dated," per se, but Breath of the Wild literally "shook up" it's formula by becoming an open-world game. That's...pretty much it. And all I'm saying is that even if it didn't have a wealth of annoying design issues, it would still not even be the best example of it's genre, much less deserving of being the highest rated game EVER. It's just a pretty good open-world game in a generational sea of open world games.

[3-4-5]

I absolutely love everything about LoZ:botw but it does not qualify as a multiplayer game.

[uth11]

So No Man's Sky is really multiplayer too then. Sean wasn't lying

[deafdani]

Lol

[bf000777966]

IGN: BotW may be secretly the most visually advanced game with secretly 4k resolution and 60 fps and an absolutely stable frame rate(secretly).

[nX]

Just like IGN has (secretly) become an accumulation of low quality hipster gaming journalists over the past 24 months.

[rainslacker]

I love it when games act all coy.

[Blu3_Berry]

It's a single player game. Terrible IGN article.

[thekhurg]

It's just more championing for a game that was shamefully over scored by most media outlets.

[RpgSama]

"a single-player game has quickly become one of the best multiplayer experiences I’ve ever had, and I think I’ll remember the constant elation I’ve felt this month for the rest of my life."

I mean, c'mon, are we being serious, they are going there, she'll remember the feeling of elation while playing Zelda Breath of the Wild for the rest of her life?, this is getting out of hand now.

Elation: Great happiness and exhilaration.
synonyms: euphoria, ecstasy, delight, jubilation, exultation, bliss, rapture

[badz149]

Even the PS4 with share play that literally lets your friend on another PS4 take over control from you in every single game is not claiming to be MP but BoTW is? Because you talk about it with friends? There goes all their little left credibility down the drain!

[yomfweeee]

Sorry, but Horizon Zero Dawn is my MP game of the year.....

Jesus what did I just read???

[psplova]

You mean that secretly of course..

[freshslicepizza]

Right on, another promo for Horizon.

This is just silly, is this supposed to gloss over Nintendo's online services?

[UCForce]

Yeah, I mean really, IGN ?

[DreadGara]

All the games are multiplayer and all of them should get 10. Specially those who pay us in advance, secretly.

IGN

[phoenixwing]

must be a slow news day

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Nah it's just IGN and it's still Zelda circle jerk month.

[Veneno]

And sore anus month.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I don't even know what that means Veneno

[IanTH]

Methinks Veneno is saying you are butthurt over Zelda's scores.

Also yea, this is a pretty silly article. Just about every game can be a secret multiplayer game with things like MiiVerse and PS4 communities. Kinda bizarre way to just try and say it's a game people like sharing their information and experiences about.

[Silly Mammo]

Is the circle jerk part of the multiplayer experience that IGN is talking about?

[Mr Lahey]

W... T... F... 😂

[badz149]

It's just means that the big N is sending more money bags IGN's way so they could pamper the game to more over the top level like this even if it makes them look stupid! Who cares about credibility if the money keeps coming, right? They don't even know how to distinguish SP from MP games anymore...RIP IGN

[KwietStorm_BLM]

So IGN literally redefined what a multiplayer game is for the sake of greasing the wheels on the Zelda bandwagon. It's great that we've gotten pretty much 2 handfuls of amazing games to talk about so early in the year, but this nonsensical article can't even be called a reach. It just doesn't make sense. We're sitting around the office trading adventure stories from this single player game! What an amazing multiplayer experience! What?

[Takwin]

no

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Lol Wut?

[Clown_Syndr0me]

Developers may as well stop making Multiplayer games, as we can just talk about single player games instead...lol.

[PygmelionHunter]

I get where he's getting at but the title is just clickbait-licious

[Benchm4rk]

*She

[Perjoss]

/popcorn

people around here really get all ruffled up about positive Zelda articles, even the silly ones.

[Veneno]

Gamers will be talking about Zelda botw for a loooooooong time. Get used to it.

[BIGBOSS08]

No one will be talking about Nintendo or zelda when red dead 2 is out this fall. Nintendo ain't invited to the party.

[bluefox755]

Wow this article is dumb...

[badz149]

Correction....IGN is dumb

[FallenAngel1984]

I guess every Zelda is a multiplayer game

[alb1899]

N4G and SONY's fans are gelous of Zelda even with all the good exclusives that they have. You guys just can't swallow that the game with the best score isn't a SONY exclusive that's why so much negativity articles about Zelda and the good ones always full of bad comments.
Play your beautiful exclusives and stop worrying about Nintendo.

[ShadowWolf712]

*jealous

And the negative comments are about the article's premise, not Zelda.

[Veneno]

Keep telling yourself that.......

[alb1899]

Is not just this article

[KwietStorm_BLM]

You missed the point completely. This article doesn't make sense. The hype around this game is causing people to say silly things like Breath Of The Wild is secretly an incredible multiplayer game lol.. that does not make sense. Nobody cares about review scores. This isn't the first or last time Nintendo has had a high scoring game, and the same goes for PlayStation. It's the flood of Zelda articles with every journalist trying to fit in that cause someone to actually write this nonsense up and publish it. Even with their "reasoning" it doesn't make it a multiplayer game, or else every single so how player adventure before it is the same thing, which they're not. Jealous of what? 🤣 If someone wants to buy the game, they can do so.

[BIGBOSS08]

Zelda is always scored generously. Look at skyward sword and twilight princess. They were good but not any where near as good as the reviews made out. Why do reviews always ignore the issues zelda has? If any other game was still using text, it would be ripped apart but zelda? We'll let it pass because it's zelda and we're used to it. It's unfair to other games.

[BadElf]

WHAT?
What the hell is this fool smoking?

GIVE ME SOME!

[corroios]

Damn, i just wish i also could get payed to write stuff like this.

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is Secretly an Incredible Sports Game 10/10

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is Secretly an Incredible beat them Up Game 10/10

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is Secretly an Incredible Racing Game 10/10

[Gemmol]

it do have a bit of all 3 of those in the game, im guessing you played it since you wrote it or you made a good guess

[badz149]

@corrois

Jackpot

[2pacalypsenow]

IGN 2017 Awards.

Best Multiplayer game : Zelda BOTW
Best FPS: Zelda BOTW
Best Racing Game: Zelda BOTW
Best PlayStation game: Zelda BOTW
Best Xbox Game: Zelda BOTW
Best Ngage game: Zelda BOTW
2015, 2016, 2017 GOTY :Zelda BOTW

This is getting out of hand

[Kane22]

lmao

[CDbiggen]

That's his opinion. It's not hard to get where he's coming from. Me and my friend are the same. But the title is some bullshit xD

Maybe it is a multiplayer game. Give someone the other joycon and let them attack whilst you move and guard

[admiralvic]

"It's not hard to get where he's coming from."

Except the logic stems largely from the fact that Zelda is popular and many people are playing it. If you take a step back and think about it, the same could be said about any game with minimal explanation and plenty to do. These include The Binding of Isaac, Enter the Gungeon and countless more. The only real difference is that I have to actively look for someone who has played Enter the Gungeon, where as the same simply isn't true here.

If anything it's a testament to why hand holding is limiting in games. Since you have to find and figure out things for yourself, you ultimately have that sense of wonder/discovery, something that practically, if not literally, every reviewer said about Breath of the Wild in the first place.

[nitus10]

There are many games that are open world or at least sandbox's that thrust you into that world with little if any explanation as to what is going on and you have to figure out what you need to do or look up a walkthrough which as far as I am concerned is like looking at the ending of a good book without attempting to read it.

Examples: Oblivion and Skyrim (people have spent hundreds of hours in these games).

As for the reviews (yes I am well aware that the rabid fanboys will hate me) from what I have seen of the game, it does not justify a 10/10 and brings the credibility of the so-called critics into disreputes. Just the fragility of weapons alone IMHO would be enough to at least drop one or even two points. Other games with degrading weapons and armor (Skyrim, Souls series, The Witcher 3 .... etc just to name a few) at least do it right.

[badz149]

@CDbiggen

"maybe it is a multiplayer game"

STOP RIGHT THERE! It's NOT! There's no "maybe", it just isn't! The author of this article is stupid and you too...please stop being stupid

[CDbiggen]

You're overreacting. It was a joke. No one's doing that and the fact you thought i was serious is scary.

[PeaSFor]

IGN, you should be a boxer with that ridiculous reach....

[Vanfernal]

That comment made my day. XD

[PlayableGamez-]

Lol.

[watchem]

ehm......what?

[PlayableGamez-]

Next thing they are going to say is that BoTW might lead to the cure of cancer.

[Pancit_Canton]

IGN and Gamingbolt. The fake news of the gaming industry.

[uth11]

The circle jerk is real

[fluxmulder]

So a single player game is now magically a multiplayer game? Nice. Maybe it will walk on water and cure the sick too.

[badz149]

Didn't you hear? IGN even believe that Iwata died for their sins and someday he will be resurrected as the 2nd coming as he walks on water

[Darkfist_Flames]

But im enjoying my multiplayer experience with a friend in Horizon zero dawn.

[Gh05t]

Why does my generation feel the need to keep trying to redefine things to fit what they feel???

[chris235]

is it just me or are these internet bloggers getting lamer by the day?

[gamer7804]

so any switch or xbox game is technically multiplayer, using the 2 controller feature on xbox or splitting the joy cons on the switch, if you really want to start stretching what is actually a multiplayer game.

[link2Dpast]

I could see where there going and what there trying to say but in a world where everything is at the tips of your fingers via the Internet, it sort of defeats that purpose. Yea you talk about the game but it's nothing
Like the old days. I could remember asking friends for help in Link to the Past or even up to the N64 era with some games. Basically during the end run of the n64 I believe I ended up finding a site called" gamefaqs" that my immature self without a doubt made fun of the name countless times lol. Anyway once I found d that site interaction with other people in that type of way Ign is going for really stopped, especially in the rpg market man did those walk through and sites help.

[abra511]

this is why botw got a huge backlash from the gamers
stop laying ign

[DrumBeat]

This cornball of an author certainly isn't helping matters.

[BIGBOSS08]

IGN need to stop wanking over zelda already.

[Vanfernal]

Ms. Pearce, what you’ve just wrote is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent article were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having read it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.

[Pego]

Yesterday I was playing Zelda BotW and I was fighting some enemies. Suddenly, my friend called me. He was also playing Zelda, and we started talking and I felt like we were multiplying, it was such an amazing feeling that I'll never forget it. Thanks Nintendo for everything. :)

[JamesBondage]

How does I multiplay with friendz? Lol Zelda is not a multiplayer game you clickbait harlot

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

I think BOTW is the best game I've played in a while. I enjoy just running around finding new things and climbing up hills wondering what's on the other side. I say it deserves all the praise it's getting. Zelda pulled me away from Nioh and HZD so to accomplish is an accomplishment in its self.

[Munnkyman]

I love the game and yes you do talk to other people about what's going on in the game etc. That doesn't mean it's a multiplayer game