20 Best Video Games Of The GENERATION

By Scott Tailford /

2. The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild

Nintendo

Few games take us back to the heart of why we love gaming quite like Breath of the Wild.

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Ditching numerics, loot-grinds, pointless side missions and other tick-box distractions, Nintendo's reinvention of Zelda was a streamlined, beautiful, gorgeously addictive yet serene love letter to the very idea of being lost in a world of adventure.

Nintendo are known for doggedly sticking to formulas, sometimes to a fault, and this was the revitalisation this IP needed on home consoles.

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