What follows, then, is a personal theory as to why Breath of the Wild feels so immersive, rewarding, and so refreshing to play. Like the best Nintendo games, Breath of the Wild‘s design and mechanics feel so cohesive, so effortless, that it’s difficult to pick apart exactly why it all hangs together. Yet while most would agree that is a great game, exactly why it works is harder to pin down. After an hour or two, your humble writer began to suspect that Breath of the Wild didn’t just work, but that it might be one of the best sandbox games ever made. Within a few minutes of play, as Link stumbles from his weird Shrine of Resurrection, it’s clear that Breath of the Wild simply works.
