10 Ways The Nintendo Switch Is Better Than PS4 & Xbox One
1. A Game Worth Buying The System For
They did it with the NES and Super Mario Bros., the SNES having Super Mario World, again with the N64 and Super Mario 64 and again with the Wii and Wii Sports. Nintendo are literally the only company to actually offer truly brilliant, thoroughly tested and genuinely revolutionary games alongside their hardware from day one.
On Switch, that revolution comes in the form of Breath of the Wild; practically the finest gamer's game we've had in years. There are no elongated fetch quest lists padding things out, no microtransactions or bolted-on additional currencies. Nothing but sheer gameplay, born from the game's setup casting you as a memory-wiped Link attempting to live up to a legacy he can't remember.
Through this you get a supremely gorgeous blend of third-person combat, all-things-climbable exploration, a set of physics-manipulating powers, an open-world with zero filler, minigames, underground puzzle trials, tons of weapons - simply a potent sensation of handcrafted authorship missing from 99% of the current triple-A output.
Because look, I'm not saying Horizon Zero Dawn isn't immaculate or that, erm... *awkward cough* on the Xbox One isn't worthwhile, but within 20 minutes of playing Zero Dawn or Halo 5 (let's just go with that), they immediately feel familiar, gameplay-wise.
Breath of the Wild is more a breath of fresh air for the industry; the encapsulation of the Switch's slate-wiping mentality and the perfect reminder that video games can be just as special now as when you viewed them through wide-eyed younger eyes - it just comes down to the creator.
THAT is why the Switch is dominating right now, and why it's a delight to see unfold.
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