How do you think Breath of the wild will be recieved by Critics? Poll added

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Veknoid_Outcast said:

Out of curiousity...for the folks who think critics will give Zelda a free pass because of name recognition, do you think this happens with all big-name releases? All first-party releases like Halo and Uncharted? All Nintendo games?

I do think the majority of the stablished franchises always land in some expected or average score. Most mainline Pokemon games get high 80s, 3D Marios mid 90s, 3D Zeldas mid to high 90s, same with Uncharted. I don't know if they get a free pass, but who would dare to say Pokemon Sun and Moon had a very restricitive world, was filled with handholding, and all for a mediocre story? Nah, it's an innovative Pokemon game, which steered away from the traditions that previously limited the series.

But when fans can't stand Uncharted 4 dropping from a 94 to a 93, who's there to blame?

With that said, I expect BotW to score lower than what most expect. Since it's moving away from tradition, and seems to be inspired by other open-world games, reviewers will know what to compare it and might be just a tiny bit more harsh. Yes, I expect BotW to score... a 91.