10 Reasons Zelda: Breath Of The Wild's Haters Are Wrong

10. Collectibles Are Linked To Upgrades

A common complaint you'll hear from hardcore Zelda fans is the fact Breath of the Wild has changed the series into a Ubisoft-style collect-a-thon. This is patently, a lie. People say this is the case because of the 900 Korok seeds (in total) used to gradually upgrade the inventory, but they're not even required to enlarge the inventory to the maximum number of slots.

Let's remember Wind Waker: a game that had collectibles including Joy Pendants, Skull Necklaces and Gold Feathers (plus many more). They were useful but not really connected to the main abilities in the game. And these collectibles were a long time before Assassin's Creed and Far Cry took over all elements of map design with feathers, diamonds, flags, Masks of Yalung and lost letters from Lord knows who.

At least with Breath of the Wild, players can have some choice about how to expand their inventory when they spend their hard-earned Korok seeds with Hestu - adding a larger number of bows, shields and weapons that Link can wield, rather than being for the sake of achievement or trophy hunting.