Wednesday, 02 March 2022 17:45

Breath of the Wild's Influence Is Still Felt Five Years Later

Written by Liam Ferguson
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The impact The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had on the open-world genre is still felt today, both in player conversation and in other games.

It’s not often that a piece of media comes around that redefines how people think about its genre. Some older game genres like first-person shooters have seen multiple titles like this, including DOOM, Half-Life 2, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The open-world sandbox genre has certainly seen a few titles like this, particularly Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and Grand Theft Auto 5, but it’s easy to forget how relevant these titles were now that most AAA games are trending toward larger worlds. Even so, there is still the occasional title that rises above the rest, and one of the biggest in recent memory is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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