Breath of the Wild
PlatformSwitch
Year2017
DeveloperNintendo
GenreAction-Adventure
About Breath of the Wild
Reinvented open-world design with systemic chemistry and physics. Over 32 million copies. Influenced every open-world game since. The climbing mechanic removed invisible walls. Cooking was a mini-game unto itself. Proved Nintendo could innovate outside its comfort zone.
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