| tivec said: How about this. Is BotW better as console or handheld game? |
I mean it's definitely a console game foundation due to size and how much time you can spend doing things. But on the other hand, I have enjoyed it greatly in handheld mode. Despite the scale, things are dense enough to get a good ammount of stuff done in the 2h45 to 3h15 that the battery life affords you. And while docked mode has occassional (often odd) framerate dips, the handheld mode has next to none. And the screen is vibrant and crisp enough to see details and navigate menus. It works as a handheld game despite its console foundations. And it is dang impressive on a device this small.
Also, to put my 2 cents in on the main topic, MC is an aggregate of many scores from sites whose qualifications for scores are different. As such, I don't like addressing whether it is worth EXACTLY 98. Rather, I will say it is very much worthy of very high praise based on the numerous hours I've put in. There's so much to discover and do and lots of little surprises. Its artistically beautifully executed, at times looking absolutely gorgeous. It's fun and engaging and the world has a very nice tone alternating between somber, cheerful, playful, and even a bit grim at times. It feels like a cross between Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and maybe Chronicles of Narnia (the first book) in terms of tone, with its looming and threatening villain, sense of wonder, but also almost fairy-tale like whimsy. Gameplay is fun, nice degree of challenge, and all the mechanics create opportunities for creative solutions to challenges.
I'll say this, it's definitely a lot better than 7.6 or whatever :P
