The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild. As a die hard Zelda fan, I was beyond hyped for this one. Probably my biggest letdown in all of gaming.

  • No real story to follow
  • No cast of interesting characters outside of optional collectible flashbacks
  • Repetitive, lifeless gameplay. No real dungeons or temples, every “mini dungeon” that does exist is the same copy pasted theme.
  • No score of memorable unique music, just the MiNiMaLiSm of some understated occasional piano.

Came back to my save a couple times to push through, but the entire game is just the same 4 activities copy pasted 300 times with no variation or progression that makes your 50th hour unique from your first.

I feel this. I’m a huge Zelda fan. It’s my favorite game series. BotW was just ok. Then I played Elden Ring and realized that the vast emptiness of the open world didn’t have to be so unrewarding. Now BotW is mediocre, and I didn’t bother with the sequel.

Why the fuck does the Master Sword degrade? Garbage concept. Genuinely terrible.