The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an open-world action RPG from Nintendo that brings players back into the world of Hyrule as the legendary hero, Link. Recently awaking from a one-hundred-year slumber, Link awakens to discover that the land of Hyrule has fallen to darkness, and he must set forth on a journey to save his home from the calamity.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Franchise
- The Legend of Zelda
- Platform(s)
- Nintendo Switch
- Released
- March 3, 2017
- Developer(s)
- Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
- Nintendo
- Genre(s)
- Action-Adventure , Open-World , RPG
- ESRB
- E10+
- Expansion Packs
- The Master Trials, The Champion's Ballad
Summary
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is an open-world, action-adventure RPG from Nintendo's EPD development team. Recently waking from a hundred-year slumber in a mysterious chamber, Link awakens with no memory of how he got there. Through a disembodied voice, he is told he must stop Calamity Ganon from destroying Hyrule - and to do so, he must regain his memories and gain the power to do so. Link will travel throughout Hyrule to re-awaken the four slumbering Divine Beasts to help approach the darkness-covered castle and retrieve the Master Sword. With the help of four guardian friends and tribes across the land, Link will battle the forces of darkness and save his friend, princess Zelda.
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