So I unintentionally stepped into Ganon's boss fight yesterday while exploring the castle for powerful weapons, and well I had to finish the fight because I was actually in it. So might as well give impressions since I've seen all of the big things in the game.
Overall, the game itself is a must-play, even for non-zelda fans, and I am going to tell you, that is my first zekda game and it managed to be great enough to almost surpass SMG, but also intrucing me to the zelda fandom. This game deserves a rating of 9.7 over ten, tied up with Super Mario Galaxy, my favorite game of the Mario series.
So, first things first, gotta take a look at the story. I haven't looked up anything on the internet before I played, so nothing was revealed to me. All I knew was that Link woke up from a hundred years time of sleep. The story doesn't really continue as you progress in the game, it's pretty much what happened a hundred years ago, but parts of the story gets revealed during the game. That's an innovative type of story I'd say. It's not the best story you can get in a game, but it's good, no complaints. Although the story does not make the game what it is, and I still love the game for other reasons.
I can't really say much. I mean some music is boring, but some... are amongst the best music I've ever heard in any game. I just love Vah Ruta's theme's dramatic tone. Vah Medoh's too has a dramatic feel to it. I also like the ganons' fight themes, mainly this of Windblight Ganon. The soundtrack is great for what it is, even sound effects sound that good, that's to say everything in the "item get" category, going from obtaining a key item (gotta love that sound effect rendition) to getting the Master Sword (also love that rendition).
Graphics aren't as good as I expected but if it's Wii U graphics ported to the Switch I'm ok with it. They're nice looking, especially when you're someone who hasn't had anything but a Wii for like seven years.
This game plays nice. I like how you need to choose your weapons strategically, like use the weakest one-handed weapon to battle a Lizalfos, and not use spears or longblades or hammers against Sword-wielding Lynels because they can easily attack you so you need to equip your shield fast. The Paraglider is also fun to use over slopes, and shield-surfing is also great. Now we do have the mandatory "use your scope only once in the main quest", but I used it a lot because this game can get you lost real fast, the scope is not as useless this time around. We still have the "protect an item" side-quest, but it was easy here. And the runes combined with the champions' abilities make everything possible to do. Although here also are the biggest flaws of the game: weather and weapon durability. Trust me, you don't want that Master Sword to run out of energy during the boss-fight, or equip any metal weapons during a storm.
Now we're on a point where I truly rate stuff here. Every game that is not a platformer or a puzzle game should have that. In terms of character development, this game shines. You can find many memorable characters along the way to success, like my top three, Sidon, Master Kogha and Revali, for example. All three (well, two of 'em) are well-developed. Sidon has that charm of being the guy who supports you all the way to the top and also treating you as his best friend, Kohga is not that well developed, but is memorable for the fact that he's the funniest character in the game, and through the loyalty of the members of the Yiga clan, you can see that even as a goofball, he is respected, and Revali is that character I am obligated to like because he's the perfect ass(bleep).
Overall, the game itself is a must-play, even for non-zelda fans, and I am going to tell you, that is my first zekda game and it managed to be great enough to almost surpass SMG, but also intrucing me to the zelda fandom. This game deserves a rating of 9.7 over ten, tied up with Super Mario Galaxy, my favorite game of the Mario series.
