Part 2 is out now focusing on why the freedom doesn't work: https://youtu.be/RRS2byeAJa4

(two years later...) I'd like to add a bit of retrospective. Back when, I called this series "Why BotW Sucks" because that's what it was going to be. And, while it still certainly is showing BotW is a truly, objectively horribly designed game, there's a reason I changed this series to "An Analysis". So much of my breakdowns now have become almost an autopsy, finding not only things that works so dang well but plenty that are just... Baffling. Like a coroner getting a body that has not only a ripped up winning lottery ticket in their pocket, but also three billiards surgically implanted in both arms, a second liver in their right thigh and perfect cardiovascular health, and yet the person died of a heart attack while randomly headbutting a taxidermy moose. I mean... You'd wanna know everything about that dude while still proving how he died, right? It also fits more into the mask of objectivity I try to carry through this series because, while obviously I'm human and can't remove myself completely from my analysis, it's more what I'd like to show than some of the more hyperbolic complaints featured here.

I think it makes some sense to have some since this is my personal motivations and backstory including how hurt I felt by BotW while giving a general topic sentence for this series and it's understandable that I ranted a bit because this was the first time since 2017 I felt people would hear me complain lol. But looking back, I would certainly tone some of that down. It has become, less showing my complaints, and more of a case study.

I also wish I could change the thumbnail and ending title card since that's not it anymore lol. But I can't and the thumbnail was in multiple videos. It's not like changing the font in the part 2 video thumbnail. Maybe I'll release a remake with better editing because wow I messed some stuff up but for now, I hope this comment will show some of my misgivings about my first foray here. We all grow and learn as we progress and I certainly have since... Wow two years ago omg.

I think it's OK as a game, but the praise it received is unbelievable dude. The amount of 10s it got when it released was insane.

They got too caught up in open world they forgot about what made Zelda a Zelda.
I dont care how good it looks or how open world it is, OOT, Wind Waker and Twilight has something Breath of Wild lacks......a story.

Here after playing BOTW for the first time a few months ago. Have to say, I agree. Everybody talks about weapon durability, but to me the bigger issue is how even supposedly good weapons do about as much damage as cardboard.

Jesus I thought I was alone

I won't say it's the worst game I've ever played, but it's definitely the worst "Zelda" game I've ever played.  This not only fails as a Zelda game, but as a game overall... After about 10 hours after leaving the Great Plateau I realized there was no reason to play it anymore because everything was copy/paste and not in a good way.  Open worlds have been done better in other franchises.  WHERE are the well crafted dungeons in this game?  Literally nothing in this game makes me feel like I'm playing a Zelda game.

I've lost a good chunk faith in AAA games at this point. That's why I usually play indie games.

A major thing I've noticed when it comes to people who really like BOTW and call it their favorite Zelda game, is almost all of them say that they never really like Zelda games before, and BOTW was the first one they enjoyed. I find that to be very revealing about the people who praise this as the best Zelda game. It's considered the best Zelda game...by people who don't like Zelda games. It's something that really bothers me every time I see it. I'm actually working on my own video on why I think BOTW is the worst Zelda game, and this is one particular point that I really plan on addressing in detail. As a lifelong Zelda fan, I'm frankly worried for the future of the franchise after how successful and praised BOTW was. I feel like Nintendo is gonna just completely ditch the actual Zelda formula in favor of this one, one that is well like by people who didn't appreciate what made Zelda games Zelda.

I've had this game for nearly 4 years, and can't get past a few hours of a new game.  I thought it was just me, but glad others feel the same.  Some defender comments suggest, "don't think of it like a Zelda game of the past, and you'll enjoy it."  My mind immediately thinks, 'Then why is it a Zelda game?  This could have been just generic fantasy game.'

THANK YOU. When I finally got around to playing BotW, I was legitimately disturbed at the difference between my experience and the unbelievable praise the game was getting. I have been a Zelda diehard since OoT and have loved all the 3D games and any of the 2D games I’ve played. But if BotW is the future for Zelda, it will be dead in my eyes.

Yeah You Definitely Used Harsher Words Than I Did So Great Job For Having The Courage To Do That, It Did Take Me A Lot Longer Than You To Relies That This Game Is Rubbish.

I Gave This Game A Solid 200 Hours Of Play Before I Decided It Was Bad, I’m Going To Give A Lot More Context When I Finally Get Around To My Breath Of The Wild  DLC Video, But Basically I Was Giving This Game The Benefit Of The Doubt For Most Of Those 200 Hours Because The World Was So Vast, I Wanted To Make Sure I Had Really Seen Everything This Game Had To Offer, Than I Finally Realised This Game Has Very Little To Offer, And Like You Said I Realised This Game Sucked And I Was Waiting For That Pendulum To Swing And For Everyone Else To Relies This As Well But They Never Did, So After Breath Of The Wild 2 Was Announced And People Kept On Calling This Game A Master, I Felt Compelled To Make My Videos On It, Super Glad That You Have/Are Taking Down This Game I Wish YouTube Recommended You’re Videos To Me But That’s Probably Because I Don’t Ever Lookup Anything To Do With Breath Of The Wild, So Thanks For Finding My Channel Now I Know About You’re Channel, Looking Forward To Watching The Rest Of You’re Content.⭐️

Completely agree

I played BoTW and never finished it. Became bored. After that I bought Skyward Sword, a game I played three times in the days of the Wii. And now I'm ready for my fourth playthrough. My favorite Zelda game.

Thank u for ur service.

I wouldn’t go as extreme as saying it’s terrible but it definitely gets stale after you get half the shrines. At that point you’ve seen it all. My biggest criticism is the amount of bloat in the game. There’s too many pointless quests. The worst part is that even if you beat Ganon you have this nagging feeling that you didn’t complete the game because you didn’t do all the quests. My brain hates leaving things unfinished, but why the fuck do I want to play this game for 300 hours  when 99 percent of it is pointless?

The thing I have a problem with is the ancestors you help to defeat the divine beasts you speak to for that one quest line then after that they just give you the same lines , and after those quests you never do anything with them and if you spend 20 hours exploring after that you start to lose memory or any feeling you developed for them tbf I forgot most of there names

People say this is the best do what you want truly free game when Minecraft exists

Coming back to the beginning to relive some history. You’re the best bud. Love you.

I didn't think it was that great at first. It took some getting used to as I had never really played any games like it before. After getting used to it and figuring everything out, I now think it's fantastic. I'd hate to guess just how many hours I've put into it. But you're right, it is definitely not a perfect game. For one thing, the framerate drops a little at times. It's not usually a big deal, but run around Korok Forest and you'll see the framerate really tank! It's still playable, but it sure as hell isn't good. The Shrines also could have definitely used some graphical variation. About half of them are completely unique, but they're all exactly the same graphically. I would have loved to see themes based on what area the shine is in (Forest, Snow/Ice, Fire, Desert). I see what they were going for with the breaking of weapons and shields, but the game kind of makes you not want to use some of them. It would have been nice if there was a way to repair weapons that are about to break (maybe there is a way, but I haven't discovered it if there is.) Lastly, finding all the korok's hiding around starts getting very repetitive after awhile. There are only about 7 or 8 types of puzzles you do to get them, but apparently there are like 800 of them total, so that means that those same puzzles constantly repeat. To be fair, they are a little bit different each time, but it's still the same freakin' puzzle.

The video editing for this channel is on point 👍