Breath of the Wild will set a new standard for open-world design

@Bread_or_Decide: This game is no more open world then San Andreas, there is a lot of static elements on the screen, the environment doesn't have to have a ton of NPC'S, just make it feel alive, BOTW does not feel alive at all and feels just like a regular RPG, this game is no where near setting the standard for open world games... Maybe if this released 10 years ago then yeah it would be impressive, not in todays age though. A game like Witcher 3 absolutely expontentially blows this game away in "open world"

@xboxiphoneps3: who cares about lots of stuff on screen. This isn't set in Mexico City its in the woods/forest etc...

Have you ever been to any remote locations in your life?

The problem is that it's on Switch (and Wii U), so it's not even a better experience than Skyrim on PS3.

The problem is that it's on Switch (and Wii U), so it's not even a better experience than Skyrim on PS3.

And subsequently expose pretenders like GTA V and Skyrim that hide shitty gameplay and boring quests behind a huge world with boring activities and in the case of Skyrim, boring NPC's. It'll be a true Zelda with no gimmicks and game design at the forefront of its priorities. No shit like Wii Motion Plus to make you forget you're playing a subpar game like Skyward Sword. Once you've played it, you'll wonder WTF you were playing and older open-world games will look like a bad joke. It'll be what open-world games were aspiring to be for the past 10 years.

You can all quote me on that.

@Bread_or_Decide: This game is no more open world then San Andreas, there is a lot of static elements on the screen, the environment doesn't have to have a ton of NPC'S, just make it feel alive, BOTW does not feel alive at all and feels just like a regular RPG, this game is no where near setting the standard for open world games... Maybe if this released 10 years ago then yeah it would be impressive, not in todays age though. A game like Witcher 3 absolutely expontentially blows this game away in "open world"