Is Breath of the Wild really that good?

[sc94597]

VAMatt said:

sc94597 said:

Digital Foundry said that the frame drops are about equally prevelant between the Wii U and the docked Switch, except they happen at different areas. The issue is likely caused by memory management. 

 

The Switch version in handheld mode has no drops. 

 

So the Switch version is the definitive in both framerate and resolution.

That's the first report I've heard of that.  Regarding framerate, here's what the general consensus seems to be, from best to worst:  Switch handheld, Wii U, Switch docked.

In any case, the framerate issues are significant. I just can't see how a reviewer could give the game a perfect score, even if everything else is perfect.  Because, by virtually all reports, framerate is not even close to perfect.  

A 10/10 does not imply a perfect game (there is no such thing.) It is just the best score one can get when rated against other games that one might buy. Plenty of games with performance issues have gotten excellent scores. A recent example was The Witcher 3.