'The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild' Gets High Reviews Before Release Date, Named 'Best Game' At Gamescom
Jazz RosinIt looks like Nintendo struck gold with their latest "Zelda" title, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," as the upcoming game bagged tons of awards even before its 2017 release date.
The highly anticipated game was crowned the best game at the Electronic Entertainment Expo this year, according to Digital Trends, despite being Nintendo's only main game at the convention.
Nintendo's showcase title also gained a lot of mentions on various social media sites like Twitter and Facebook during this year's E3, making it the most talked about game of the entire conference, VG 24/7 reported.
The game dominated social media and thwarted the likes of "Battlefield 1," "God of War" and "Watch Dogs 2."
Even recently, despite not showing anything groundbreaking from last E3, "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" still bagged the top spot at the recently concluded Gamescom in Germany.
The upcoming game was pitted against other heavy hitting titles like "For Honor," "Final Fantasy XV" and ""Horizon Zero Dawn," but the much awaited game still takes the top prize home.
"Breath of the Wild" was also named Best Wii U Console Game during the popular game convention.
Here is the full list of winners, via Gamescom's website:
Best of gamescom: "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"
Best Add-on/DLC: "Destiny: Rise of Iron"
Best Preview/Vision: "Horizon: Zero Dawn"
Best Booth: "Mafia III"
Best PlayStation 4 Game: "For Honor"
Best Xbox One Game: "Sea of Thieves"
Best Wii U Game: "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild"
Best PC Game: "For Honor"
Best Mobile Game: "Mario Party Star Rush"
Best Role-Playing Game: "Final Fantasy XV"
Best Racing Game: "Forza Horizon 3"
Best Action Game: "Battlefield 1"
Best Simulation Game: "NBA 2K17"
Best Sports Game: "Steep"
Best Family Game: "Skylanders Imaginators"
Best Strategy Game: "Sid Meier's Civilization VI"
Best Puzzle/Skill Game: "Dragon Quest Builders"
Best Social/Online Game: "Gwent: The Witcher Card Game"
Best Casual Game: "Battlezone"
Best Multiplayer Game: "Sea of Thieves"
Best Virtual Reality Game: "Wilson's Heart"
Best Hardware: "PlayStation VR"
Indie award: "Little Nightmares"
Consumer award: "Battlefield 1"
"The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" is shaping up to be a smash hit come 2017. Stay tuned for the official release date and more updates.
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