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3. The view outside of the Shrine of Resurrection



A lot of people don't end up liking Breath of the Wild. But does anyone not get excited by the view outside of the Shrine of Resurrection?

I've excitedly bought nearly every 3D Zelda game (sometimes multiple times due to ports), but somehow, I never make it past the first hour. Why? ...The horrifyingly boring early game tutorial areas. The slow starts have literally ruined this series that I'm pretty sure I should totally love.

(Years later, I finally got to the real game in Wind Waker HD and mostly enjoyed it, in spite of the opening.)

The opening cutscene here, as you exit the starting tunnel and witness this view, makes a much-needed powerful statement, it's almost an apology for past games' mistakes. Here's the world. Here's the name of the game. ...And enjoy! You're actually playing now! No fishing tutorial, we promise!

And I'm glad they do the short controls-tutorial in the tunnel, first. If they showed me this view and then any immediate pop-ups, I'd be pissed.

Huge Beauty Factor points obviously, but also the Saturation factor for the excitement at all the things you wanna go investigate (near and far), and maybe even just some Surprise points, I did not expect the game to look this good or this big, at all.

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