i really tried to see this one through, but i couldnt.
it was fun at first! but it quickly turned into me pushing myself to play for sake of completion rather than actual enjoyment
open world is hard to get right, and i just dont think botw put the pieces together to make it work. the side quests often felt meaningless and there wasnt ever really much reward for my exploration. every character i met felt really one-dimensional too, so i had no reason to actually care about them or the story
all in all, botw just felt really underwhelming compared to the hype around it and im really glad i borrowed a friends copy rather than shelling out 60 usd for my own