Breath of the Wild

Open-world Hyrule adventure

Breath of the Wild is a 2017 video game in Nintendo's Legend of Zelda series, notable for its open-world design that lets players explore freely rather than follow a linear path.

The title has become shorthand for a design philosophy emphasizing player freedom and emergent gameplay: Every franchise wants its own Breath of the Wild moment.

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  • ZeldaGaming heroine with triforce
  • LinkTriforce of Courage
  • HyruleLink's home realm
  • shrineSacred devotional place
  • paragliderFoot-launched aircraft with fabric wing

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game design philosophy

Breath of the WildUncharted

visual novels

Zelda franchise evolution

Breath of the WildTwilight Princess

Monarch of the gloaming

Ocarina of Time

environmental interaction

Breath of the Wildinvisible walls

Undetectable obstructions blocking passage

Family

breath, breathe, breaths, breathing, breathless, breathlessly, breather, wild, wilds

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Rated G