Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild

As reveal after reveal exposed new wrinkles of the game, it’s made one thing very noticeable: Breath of the Wild looks less like a familiar Zelda game and more like an amalgam of other popular modern open-world action-RPGs.

Nintendo’s E3 was all about The Legend of Zelda. Literally. Its booth in the Los Angeles Convention Center was transformed to look like a locale straight outta Hyrule, and the only title on display was the next game in the decades-old action/adventure series. Nintendo is putting a lot of eggs in one basket with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, making some big changes to the classic Zelda formula. I was worried that the massive open world and Link’s host of new abilities (he can cook!) would make Breath of the Wild feel less like a Zelda game, but after spending some time in the reimagined Hyrule, I’m no longer afraid of change.