Breath of the Wild is The Most Overrated Game of All Time - Breath of the Wild is vastly overrated, only garnering critical acclaim because it is Zelda.
I dont understand how the animations and physics of this game are like zelda oot that was released over 20 years and people never talk about it. I cant even imagine what the reviews of the last of us 2 would be like if it had physics sbd animations of uncharted 1 on ps3 but all Nintendo has to do is make games with old gameplay design with cell shaded graphics and they get high review scores. To each his own, I understand their is an old fanbase for this game and a lot of Nintendo games but if they have faults they need to be pointed out in reviews and have issues dictate the scores. Most of the reviews are by old people that grew up playing Nintendo games and they just gloss over negative issues the games suffers from. We can talk about subjective things like the design of botw or story but the game suffered from a lot of frame rate issues, pop ins and things other games on pc, xbox and ps4 would have points deducted for in reviews.
The witcher 3 on switch is a very poor port but it's been getting a lot of praise for just being on the switch which is silly. The games textures are muddy and it has a lot of pop ins and constantly has frame rate drops which would be unacceptable for regular consoles but on switch those issues aren't a big deal. I dont understand not being able to see a lot of details in a game which is very important for immersion but it's no problem because a certain game is on the switch.
I definitely wouldn't call it even top 3 Zelda's. The game is overrated. I don't get how the weapon Durability system can get ignored. The hassle 70% of things are etc. The game is a love or hate thing. Some people are willing to ignore the issues. Some can't ignore those issues. It's rated that high by critics etc but anything with the issues BotW has would like a say 80 on metacritic at most. The game is defintely the most overrated. The fact that a 60fps game like Nier Automata was dropped in scores all over for simplistic combat, and a frame stutter that didn't affect gameplay as it was essentially a streaming issue so it wasn't a issue for combat etc. While BotW has the most simplistic attack system of the 3D games even with a bunch of weapon types. It's simple af. Basically ther complaints for Nier were ignored for it. Yookalaylee was shitted on because reviewers couldn't wait for the day one patch that was already announced and they wanted to base reviews off the version that had issues and not the ones that played fine. It's things like that. I'm not saying that it isn't that great for some. But it's like Mario games. It's always overrated at release then years later the truth comes. The labels give these games more praise than they deserve in alot of cases
I dont think it was overrated. I can see why it got the scores that it did, and respect those who really liked it.
I think that people who made it out to be the best game ever made, or tried to trash another game at the same time were overstating its accomplishments.
I think a lot of people and the media didn't do others the service of recognizing the faults it had, but that's nothing exclusive to this game
That'd make sense if the two games in question, since we both know we're talking about Horizon and BOTW, didn't come out a week apart from one another. Both sides trashed the other to prop up the other side, and there is no one side that started it.
But, in the case of Horizon, the media, and even many players of Horizon, were capable of noting it's faults. But, criticize BOTW, and get death threats, be told your a Sony fan, and have more Nintendo fans unwilling to accept that Horizon was still a good game, because somehow that makes it impossible for BOTW to be a good game also.
You know me. I own a switch. I played BOTW. I'm not a zelda fan, but I respect the series. I didn't love it. I thought it was a decent enough game. Now, you can't say that everyone you know said it was excellent or loved it, because I know you know lots of people on here who feel the same way I do.
"I actually saw the opposite, people who trashed this game to prop up another game that wasnt getting as many perfect scores as this Zelda."
Zero dawn for an IP was an amazing game and the score it got was fine and it deserved it also NOBODY is saying BOTW sucks all they are saying is its overrated that 97 98 score is actually overrated
also i know alot of them who played the game said it didnt deserve such high score and the world is empty no doubt they said they enjoyed it but the game didnt deserve that score
@Rainslacker "Both sides trashed the other to prop up the other side, and there is no one side that started it."
This is true, but this isn't what you originally stated in your first comment.
"But, criticize BOTW, and get death threats, be told your a Sony fan, and have more Nintendo fans unwilling to accept that Horizon was still a good game, because somehow that makes it impossible for BOTW to be a good game also."
Again, not entirely the truth because we also saw the same thing for anyone who criticized Horizon. They would also be accused of not owning a PS4, not playing the game or being a Xbox/Nintendo fanboy. Horizon came out before Zelda, so to say that Nintendo fans weren't accepting of Horizon being a good game probably came up when Sony fanboys were trashing Zelda's scores in Zelda articles.
"Now, you can't say that everyone you know said it was excellent or loved it, because I know you know lots of people on here who feel the same way I do."
Everyone that i personally know that has a Switch that has played Zelda, loves the game. That doesn't mean they didn't have their nit picks, but that doesn't mean they didn't love it or think it didn't deserve the scores it received.
@Ceaser9857361 "Zero dawn for an IP was an amazing game and the score it got was fine and it deserved it also NOBODY is saying BOTW sucks all they are saying is its overrated that 97 98 score is actually overrated"
So Horizon deserves it, but Zelda doesn't?
Can we say the same thing but vice versa, Horizon is overrated and Zelda deserved the scores?
I can understand if there were one or two reviews that scored Zelda rperfect but the scores were pretty much unanimous.
No one complained or batted an eye with Horizon's high scores, but the magnifying glasses and deep dives definitely came out when Zelda reviews were released.
There's always going to be some contingent of people who trash the competition. But, realistically, the counter trashing is fueled in a cycle of one group antagonizing the other, and vice versa, until it becomes more vitriolic over time. The immediate comparisons between BOTW and Horizon were really only there because they released around the same time, and both were open world games. But for the most part, Sony fans aren't that hostile towards Nintendo games, and Nintendo gamers aren't that hostile towards Sony games. But, there are a few on each side that are, and they keep pushing things until it becomes this thing that one day becomes this thing where everyone is being hostile towards the other, and no side wants to accept fault.
It's amazing. I'd argue it gets a lot of unnecessary criticism who simply misunderstood the game.
Once you progress into the game and start to find all the little details scattered around it all comes together wonderfully. When you get the master sword and start to find tons of high durability weapons is when it gets good. The gameplay and physics means it's extremely fun to play and theres ways ways to approach every scenario thrown at you.
It would of been better with big, traditional dungeons thrown in and I hope that is addressed in number 2.
I'm a Playstation gamer mostly, and I really loved BotW. I can see the point you're making about bias, but can't it just be a great game? The critical reception is actually in line with my own opinion and I don't think it's overrated. It's easily one of my best experiences this generation.
There are different opinions about it. The opinion of a Nintendo fanboy about Breath of the Wild is perhaps as valid as the opinion of an anti- Nintendo fanboy. Clearly, opinions are at odds, but one of them is more likely to be "right" on issues at any time.
That said, you can say the game is overrated. Doesn't make you right.
Yes, it's just too complex and nuanced for any tiny brained person or non-Nintendo fanboy (but I repeat myself XD) to EVER grasp.
The sheer sophistication of how a weapon breaks after about six hits? Magic, and a meta-commentary on the fragility of material possessions! The stamina system, a metaphor for life's hardships and the lengths we must choose to overcome them, the heart balance a parable of how we must sometimes sacrifice that which we love to be able to grow and get further in life!
So beautiful, these peons criticizing them as "bad or archaic game mechanics" simply could never grasp it, or the depth of the ability to climb literally anything, as if Iwata himself were smiling down on us from the beyond, reminding us that the Big N is always with us, ready to help us overcome all obstacles unless of course, it rains in which case all bets are off.
Oh, Eddie, if only all these PEONS could see the game the way you and I do!
Silly you. Expecting someone who loves something to be able to find the faults with it and criticize it openly.
One day, Eddie will learn that loving something means you accept its faults, and that nothing is perfect...except donuts. Dont ever talk trash about donuts!!!
My only real criticism if the game was the stark lack of story. For an rpg that's kind of unforgivable. I'm playing a character, and I want the story to be about that character. Dont like the story being about the lore that happened long ago, about things I dint give a rat's behind about. Lore should add to the story, not be the story. Even the original Ys games, my favorite game of all time, had more player agency, and its story was much better even though your character just kind of went through the motions.
The weapons system was a terrible design in BOTW, and just suddenly being better later is not progression, just a way to frustrate the player, and add a game play mechanic that isnt fun, and ends up being irrelevant later in the game
I was starting to feel sorry for you when I saw all your thumbs down for stating your honest opinion about the game, but then you completely lost me when you started downplaying others and making your opinion the dominant one.
I really enjoyed the game
It's amazing. I'd argue it gets a lot of unnecessary criticism who simply misunderstood the game.
Once you progress into the game and start to find all the little details scattered around it all comes together wonderfully.
When you get the master sword and start to find tons of high durability weapons is when it gets good.
The gameplay and physics means it's extremely fun to play and theres ways ways to approach every scenario thrown at you.
It would of been better with big, traditional dungeons thrown in and I hope that is addressed in number 2.