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I'm actually kind of surprised we haven't seen that many BOTW clones yet. Usually when a game is that successful the clones come out the woodwork. It happened with Mario, earlier Zeldas, GTA, COD, Elder Scrolls. Then again, I don't think there have been any Witcher 3 clones. Maybe it's just harder for them to do with BOTW and Witcher.

Copying the art and basic combat is one thing. What made BOTW truly stand out was its physics that redefined what 'you can do anything' meant and the literal ability to go anywhere and climb anything except for very specific surfaces like the walls of shrines. No game that copies BOTW can possibly measure up without those factors.