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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (view source)
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''Breath of the Wild'' is the latest installment in the move toward more realistic and environmentally immersive game play in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. While previous games have tip-toed carefully toward this from the limited ability to pick up enemy weapons in ''The Wind Waker'' to the extensive collection system, exhaustion meter, and shield degradation in ''Skyward Sword'', ''Breath of the Wild'' has taken a giant leap forward down this avenue and relies heavily on survival mechanics. | ''Breath of the Wild'' is the latest installment in the move toward more realistic and environmentally immersive game play in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series. While previous games have tip-toed carefully toward this from the limited ability to pick up enemy weapons in ''The Wind Waker'' to the extensive collection system, exhaustion meter, and shield degradation in ''Skyward Sword'', ''Breath of the Wild'' has taken a giant leap forward down this avenue and relies heavily on survival mechanics. | ||
Gone are the days of heart collecting to restore health. Link must now hunt, gather, and cook to survive in Hyrule. [[ | Gone are the days of heart collecting to restore health. Link must now hunt, gather, and cook to survive in Hyrule. [[Breath of the Wild Recipes|Different combinations]] of ingredients help in various ways from restoring health to adding additional hearts on the end of the health meter to providing extra warmth for a limited time to combat cold weather. | ||
Scavenging does not just pertain to food that can be cooked, though. Link, like his ''The Wind Waker'' counterpart, can pick up enemy weapons and use them. While the Hero of Winds was confined to using those weapons on the same screen on which they were acquired, this Link can add any weapon he picks up to his inventory and use it until it breaks, otherwise he loses it. Tunics and armor can also be changed out for look or functionality. A quilted tunic, for instance, will stop Link from losing health to the cold in snowy areas. | Scavenging does not just pertain to food that can be cooked, though. Link, like his ''The Wind Waker'' counterpart, can pick up enemy weapons and use them. While the Hero of Winds was confined to using those weapons on the same screen on which they were acquired, this Link can add any weapon he picks up to his inventory and use it until it breaks, otherwise he loses it. Tunics and armor can also be changed out for look or functionality. A quilted tunic, for instance, will stop Link from losing health to the cold in snowy areas. | ||
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==Downloadable Content== | ==Downloadable Content== | ||
{{main|Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass}} | {{main|Breath of the Wild Expansion Pass}} | ||
On February 15th, 2017 it was announced that ''Breath of the Wild'' would be the first console ''The Legend of Zelda'' game in history to get downloadable content. Marketed as an 'Expansion Pass', two installments were identified with an additional expansion pack bonus available at time of purchase. The DLC | On February 15th, 2017 it was announced that ''Breath of the Wild'' would be the first console ''The Legend of Zelda'' game in history to get downloadable content. Marketed as an 'Expansion Pass', two installments were identified with an additional expansion pack bonus available at time of purchase. The DLC was originally priced at US$19.99. | ||
'''Expansion Pass Bonus''' ''(Available starting March 3rd, 2017)'' | '''Expansion Pass Bonus''' ''(Available starting March 3rd, 2017)'' | ||