But I don't think Horizon is "special" the setting and theme is unqiue in the sense that you're hunting robot animals, but besides that the game play is just a well polished open world game. Same goes for other games like The Witcher, or Red Dead Redemption. or Fallout 4, or Metal Gear Solid V or whatever. Now I haven't played it myself but I have watched a few hours of let's play videos, and I just can't figure out why this is so much higher rated than all of the other games in that category. It appears to me that Zelda is only special because it's a Zelda game that does these things just as well as these other games.

In the beginning I was wondering how I can get a horse to travel faster, after many hours a hint popped up in the loading screen. I thought I'll try it the next time I get a chance, but after I had a horse, it just seemed impractical most of the time. Susi isn't really fast and I have to leave her behind pretty much every time I spot something of interest. Makes no sense to go back over a mountain. Makes also little sense to pick up the horse from the station again because it's going to be abandoned again in no time.

But I think there could be something like a permanent horse that always comes to you if you whistle, provided you are on reasonable surface. I have no hurry to pursue this endeavor though. Finding shrines to get more stamina is a lot more desirable than horse riding.

I'm not saying that those games are bad, I'm saying that breath of the wild is special for specific reasons. I really hate when people wanna change what I said for an speficic agenda, the "Nintendo fans" comments is uncalled and totally crazy because Open world action adventure games is my favorite genre, so I'm more than just a "Nintendo fan" trying to say "that something is better than something because Nintendo"

Since this is my favorite genre and I play this genre more than anything else, I'm explaining why this game is different and special. "better or not" that's subjective and a point of view.

In the beginning I was wondering how I can get a horse to travel faster, after many hours a hint popped up in the loading screen. I thought I'll try it the next time I get a chance, but after I had a horse, it just seemed impractical most of the time. Susi isn't really fast and I have to leave her behind pretty much every time I spot something of interest. Makes no sense to go back over a mountain. Makes also little sense to pick up the horse from the station again because it's going to be abandoned again in no time.

But I think there could be something like a permanent horse that always comes to you if you whistle, provided you are on reasonable surface. I have no hurry to pursue this endeavor though. Finding shrines to get more stamina is a lot more desirable than horse riding.

Apparently you can't voice opinions or enjoy things without someone getting butthurt from your personal enjoyment. This is literally the most immersive open world game I have ever played and I put tons of hours into Skyrim. The game would get boring for me and I could only play it a couple of hours at a time before I had to take breaks. Fetch quests abound. Yes, Zelda has a few of those, but for the most part because of the freedom of movement and exploration in the game I have spent a lot of time doing just that - exploring. Zelda is a much more fun experience, and it makes me want to explore more, something that I did for awhile in Skyrim but really only because I wanted more powerful stuff, not because it was super duper fun. The leveling and quest for more and better items in Skyrim was a major reason that I put so many hours into it.

With Breath of the Wild, I really love the exploration. I love the puzzles, the random characters you meet along the way, searching for the little Korok leafs, climbing mountains just to see what's on the horizon, hunting, capturing and taming horses, finding the great fairy fountains, etc. It's all just so rewarding and cool to see, I don't feel like I am doing it just to be more powerful, or because it is the only way to progress in the game. I am doing it because I want to, and because this game makes it a fun and rewarding experience. ONION, you are RIGHT ON! Some people just can't accept when Nintendo does something great, even though they literally do it all of the freaking time with their games, they just assume there must be something wrong with the world when something positive comes from Nintendo.

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In the beginning I was wondering how I can get a horse to travel faster, after many hours a hint popped up in the loading screen. I thought I'll try it the next time I get a chance, but after I had a horse, it just seemed impractical most of the time. Susi isn't really fast and I have to leave her behind pretty much every time I spot something of interest. Makes no sense to go back over a mountain. Makes also little sense to pick up the horse from the station again because it's going to be abandoned again in no time.

But I think there could be something like a permanent horse that always comes to you if you whistle, provided you are on reasonable surface. I have no hurry to pursue this endeavor though. Finding shrines to get more stamina is a lot more desirable than horse riding.

I tamed a wild horse and although it only has two spurs, it beats walking and it stays put when I dismount.

The one I have, I've pet a lot and fed many, many apples. He has to love me by now. But I will need to throw him off a cliff as I'd rather traverse the open ground.