Zelda Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch for less than €45? It's time to go on an adventure

[Deal du jour] Amazon is offering a discount on the Zelda Breath of the Wild video game on Nintendo Switch. Currently at less than €45, this promotion offers the possibility of (re)discovering one of the best games on the Nintendo console.

What is this Zelda game? Breath of the Wild is to the Zelda saga what The Starry Night is to the work of Van Gogh. A magical and mysterious proposition, generously rich, with a taste of perfectly mastered freedom. No, it’s not exaggerated. In Breath of the Wild, exploration is at the heart of the adventure. You play as Link who wakes up from a sleep of a hundred years. Once you have passed a tutorial disguised as an in-game game, it is with complete freedom that you will be able to explore the world of Hyrule, which has never been so vast. Travel through plains, fields or even villages. Explore the forests and climb to the top of the highest mountains. Nintendo frees itself from many codes of the open world to offer something new. Climbing is the new mechanic at the heart of the gameplay. Find your way through the landscapes of Hyrule, climbing mountains and walls, with no limit except your stamina. Exhilarating for some, frustrating for others, the possibility of climbing anything is accompanied by small difficulties, implemented in the game, especially when it rains and climbing then rhymes with sliding. During your journey, you will fight many enemies, hunt game and gather ingredients for cooking. With this Zelda, a gigantic world is offered to you, with infinite possibilities.

At this price, is it a good deal? At less than 45 € it’s a helping hand towards adventure. Beyond the one-of-a-kind open-world proposition, there are plenty of shrines dotted all over Hyrule. Go find them and explore them, in any order you want. The main quest is also traversed according to your desire. And even if the game gives some clues on the procedure to follow, it’s up to you to take the marked path, or to go blind, as a total explorer. Zelda Breath of the Wild is also proof that graphics are not everything, and that a good artistic direction is essential, even vital today, in the current video game landscape. Far from the photorealistic triple A of the competitors, Nintendo offers a world where each sunset on a green plain will be conducive to contemplation. The minimalist music that accompanies your journey gives a melancholic atmosphere to every moment. The Japanese use the expression “mono no aware” which could be translated as “the sensitivity of the ephemeral”. Breath of the Wild, despite a proposal that can divide (hello, weapons that break) is an emotion of the moment, a constant “mono no aware” or the child who lies dormant in you will marvel at each step in this world unknown.

The Legend of Zelda : Breath of the Wild // Source : Nintendo