The Switch version is the one that runs ok most of the time, and while the frame rate tests of Digital Foundry on the starting area may tell otherwise, keep in mind that it only happens, oddly enough, in the Great Plateau. Once you're properly in Hyrule it will run acceptably everywhere. 

The Wii U version is the one that runs badly, but that isn't receiving all these reviews.

The thing about BotW's open world is that I don't even think it's thematically possible for other open world games to replicate or surpass what it did. The biggest reason BotW's world is so amazing is because the whole world is treated like a collection of levels with real, unrealistic, level design rather than an actual, realistic open world.

Something like Red Dead or Assassin's Creed can't do that because it would look extremely stupid and out of character. That's not even counting the shrines and dungeons. The secret to Zelda's success is it's cartoon artstyle, because that allows players to suspend their disbelief when all of the random, wierd, completely unrelated stuff that happens in this game happens.

This entire thread is just one big facepalm lol Congrats everyone. I forgot sarcasm isn't easy to read on the internet.

Which is a shame because The Last of Us deserved it a lot more than GTA V did back in 2013

Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword were evolutionary. This is on another level. Others can explain better what makes it so good but for me, as far as singleplayer goes, I can only compare this to Mario 64, Half-Life 2 and OoT and it's higher than all of them. I'm already thinking about how I'm going to play on the second go and I've never replayed a 3D Zelda from start to finish.

I didn't think videogames could be jaw dropping anymore. They can.

I've no interest in Metroid or Pokemon but if BoTW is how an open world version would look then I'm all in.

Edit:Super Mario Odyssey is the only other possible contender IF Nintendo can do to 3D Mario what they did to 3D Zelda. If it's more of the same then it shouldn't be on the same list as BoTW.

If people hate Zelda, that's fine. They can score it as low as they like but denying how important this game is whether you like it or not isn't credible. The fact Nintendo upended Zelda without pissing fans off is an achievement in itself. To manage that and still get critical acclaim deserves it's own special award.

I spent the first two days with this game not knowing what all the fuss was about. It was clearly good and a welcome change but not much more than that.

The 'nostalgia' criticism is so dumb. Nostalgia for what? Twilight Princess is barely 10 years old and we've had Skyward Sword since then. Everything that made OoT/TP the games they are has been turned on it's head.

The durability system is not immersion breaking. You shouldn't be using powerful weapons to chop trees down, you should only be using legendary weapons against bosses. It adds to the immersion. I don't think King Arthur or Aragorn used their weapons to light campfires, did they? If you want your weapons to last longer, learn how to fight.

Naw - too niche and most gamers won't care.

So you were being sarcastic in this thread? You came off as quite serious when responding to me.

It will definetly win GOTY awards but God of War, Red Dead Redemption, and Mario Odyssey are good contenders.

If that is what it takes then more of that please. Yet I doubt Ni No Kuni 2 will come close. Just cause has that emergent gameplay freedom too btw but Zelda found the right balance between freedom and level design / story.

It's nice to know you finally saw the light, alternine