After playing some of Zelda: Breath of the Wild...

[Veknoid_Outcast]

Yeah, I agree. This is Nintendo saying "hold my beer" to every other open-world game. It doesn't need achievements, like you said, or "artificial game lengtheners" for that matter. All the gameplay systems -- hunting, cooking, crafting, exploring, fighting, cataloging, questing -- work so fluidly together, in a world that feels alive and lived-in. The freedom of control and movement is extraordinary, and the physics system that underpins the whole experience allows amazing player improvisation.

It's a watershed moment, for Nintendo and for open-world games. And the scary thing is that the formula has room for improvement.