The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild The Complete Official Guide: -Expanded Edition

Best book ever by my 9 year old son. This book helped him so much in progressing in the game. It is filled with useful information including strategies and even a full walk through. It is beautifully printed and contains detailed pictures of game scenes, characters and items. Plus text as well.

I bought this book back in 2020 while playing through BOTW and it is worth its weight in rupees. While I do enjoy the challenge of discovering and working through things on my own, I appreciate having a crutch. Listen, once upon a time I’d never think to reach for the book and scroll through its glossy, illustrative and detailed pages for a hint. However! I’m a grown man with nothing to prove and less and less time on my hands. While working full time + OT and managing a kiddo at home, it’s not even close to my intention to spend a shameful amount of time figuring something out. I particularly appreciated the recipe book and found it very helpful. Well a finished BOTW while my daughter was a wee little one and am thankful to have had the assistance of the book when needed. I’m now finally getting to TOTK as she’s nearing 3. I’ll be damned if I’m not buying Piggyback’s guidebook for that as well. I remember reading several reviews prior to purchase that the text was too small. I cannot deny that the text is smaller than I would call ideal but it’s absolutely legible to an average eye. Only other slight hiccup I can recall is being slightly disappointed when the book arrived with a few dings and a tear on the spine. Probably not the sellers fault at all and a shipping issue, it still reads just fine!! Not only is this book very detailed, contains MANY useful images (even if they are screenshots! Guess what? You’re going to see the same thing on your screen!! It’s as if this book is intended to help guide you through the game. Oh wait….) This book is ART and will always be a wonderful momento.

Zelda Breath of the Wild Fan here! I play this game a few hours nearly every day, and I was amazed at the content! The books is a 1000 pages of good info. Also, there's a map insert that is perhaps the best part of this, as I now use it to locate shrines. Once i find the shrine, I go to the guide when I get stuck on puzzle and it guides me.

I am so happy that I bought this book! A few days after starting BOTW for the first time, I saw this at a store and thought, "wow, that would be great!" but with the $40 price tag I left it on the shelf. Later that day I went on Amazon to look it up... lo and behold it was on sale for $22! I ordered it immediately, and have used it every day since. As a brand new BOTW player this guide has been invaluable. I've heard such wonderful things about this game for years and had a feeling I would love it too, and while that was true from the start, I still found myself very overwhelmed by just how vast this game is. I didn't really know where to start and had a hard time figuring things out on my own since the game offers little in terms of tutorials and whatnot. I was Googling every time I got stuck (which was a lot lol) and while the internet is a great resource, it began to feel like an even grander jigsaw puzzle trying to piece together info from dozens of different articles. Enter this book, and my gaming life has changed. It has just about everything I could need and more. The primer in the beginning was fabulous with all the tips about combat, environmental factors, etc, and all of the other chapters about specifics in the game are amazing. I seriously would have never figured out some of those shrines and side quests without this guide, or anything else for that matter lol. My gameplay has improved ten fold since buying this book and I'm enjoying BOTW more than I would without it, surely. I have the book open on my desk every single time I play now. And the MAP! The map is wonderful. I haven't unlocked the whole map in the game yet, so having a paper copy to refer to is really helpful. It's a little cumbersome to open/fold up every time, but honestly there's something about having a physical copy that's easier to look at than "interactive" maps online sometimes so I'm not bothered by it. As far as the physical aspects of the book go, I'm happy with the copy I got. I saw a lot of reviewers had issues with damage, and the top right corner of mine is a little bent from transit but otherwise the book is in really good shape. I agree that the text could be bigger too, but with the whole book at a whopping 500+ pages I understand why it's so small. I don't see any issues with the pictures either, they're good enough quality for me and show what I need. If there's anything I want to see a little more in depth I still turn to the internet, but overall the book is my first and usually last resource every time. And of course, the cover is beautiful too--it'll be a great display/collector's piece for whenever I'm finished with it. To sum up this long review, I couldn't be more pleased. This guide is worth every penny of the $22 I paid, and after cracking it open and seeing all it has to offer, it's worth the full $40 price tag too. I foresee myself enjoying BOTW for a long, long time to come with this book right by my side. And whenever I get to play TOTK, I'll be buying that guidebook too! I'm officially addicted to the Legend of Zelda franchise and this guidebook is partially to thank for it. :)

Very detailed, amazing in every way

Words cannot describe how well done this guide is. this is on par with the guides from future press, and that is saying a lot. My favorite guidebook ever was the one for Bloodborne, but the BOTW guide by Piggyback, rivals that masterpiece as well. I cannot stress enough how impressed I was with this guide. Considering the hit or miss quality of most of the prima guides, it's refreshing to see one so comprehensive and exhuastive. The first thing that stands out to me is the index and table of contents. it's hard to find guide books nowadays with a good index or TOC, even books half the size of this struggle to include anything but the barest of content lists. I knew as soon as I opened the book and saw the table of contents that this was going to be a good book. it starts out with a primer and introduction to the basic systems and gameplay mechanics, then goes into the walkthrough for the main story line. the sidequests are organized into a seperate section, along with the shrines and other compendiums. While has maps with subsections of different areas, it also includes a poster that shows the locations of all treasures and Karok seeds. I'm so impressed with the organization of this guide. The strategies are effective and obviously tested. Instead of the vague methods to attack certain enemies listed in other guides, this one gives you step by step instructions about how to beat them. it goes through the enemy move list and how to counter them and offers suggestions as to what weapons and armor you will need to compete. This is definitely a guide that's setup for on demand help. If I'm looking for the resources needed to upgrade a certain armor set, or tips on a tricky part of a shrine, I can quickly find the information without having to read through half a section. This tome has all the information you need to succeed in the game. At over 500 pages, Piggybacks BOTW guide is a massive tome. But the game itself is just as big and it's so refreshing to see a guide that is worthy of the game. If you are looking for a guide book for Breath of the Wild, look no no further. An impressive, comprehensive and complete work, it is something every Breath of the Wild player needs to experience along their journey.

First, this is quite an attractive hardcover book. Beautiful design, build and cover art. Pages are fairly heavy semi-gloss stock. Illustrations are cool and add a nice touch, though screen shots are just okay overall - nothing special. I'll touch on this aspect more later in the review. In general though, you do feel like you really got something special for your $36. Okay, that's out of the way. What you are presumably considering buying this book for is game guide information, right? Well have no fear because this book largely delivers. Be advised that the book is thick and with good reason. As many of you already know, Zelda BOTW is a HUGE game with lots to do. As expanse as the game is, it's entirely unlikely that you'd be able to find and/or solve all elements of the game on your own (unless you have an unlimited amount of time to spend for the next year or so). So this book proves quite useful in getting the most game play value per dollar and hour spent. The book is well organized. Game aspects are broken down by type (enemies, shrines, foods, weapons, potions, parts, etc.). So it's easy to get a comprehensive look at what you're dealing with in the game on a macro level if you desire. This is great to use as a reference of what's actually available in the game and for just browsing about, especially if you are a beginner with BOTW. However, this isn't the typical way you will use the book as you progress through the game. I have found that by far the most practical and effective way to utilize the book is via the index. Generally, I play the game and reference the book only when I run into an issue or have a question. Have a shrine that is giving you fits? (There are plenty that will). Want to know where to find a hidden shrine in a certain territory? Or what about the best recipes to cook your food resources? Virtually any aspect of the game can be accessed from the index which is organized alphabetically by keyword. Once you start using the book this way, it becomes evident that a lot of labor hours and care went into organizing and putting it together. But I do have a few minor quibbles. First, the print is just too small and the font choice is too thin. No, I'm not as young as I used to be but I'm also not totally blind. Yet, I often find I have trouble trying to read the tiny script during game play. Text just doesn't pop off the page as it should. I suppose the print size was a business decision to keep the size and weight of the book down. I can understand that since the book is already very thick as it is. Just know that if you play in a semi-dark to dark room (which many people do), you will be getting up to flick on a light to reference the book from time to time. My other quibble is the in-book photographs. As I indicated earlier, the quality of the screen captures is okay - but not great. Not really a big deal, though I think the screen shots could have been better in terms of color and vibrancy. What is a big deal is that these photos are again, way too small to be practically useful at times. The screen shots in the book are often used as a visual reference for the accompanying instructions. You will occasionally be frustrated by the fact that you just can't make out the necessary details in a given photo as provided. There are some (not many) times in the game where a clear, sharp picture is necessary to provide the visual guidance you want. It comes up just enough to be frustrating, but is not a deal breaker. So the book is great overall and well worth the $36 if you intend to play through Zelda BOTW. Just know that it does not come without a few little annoyances, hence the 4 star review instead of 5. Still, I think it's the best of what's out there in terms of a guide for Zelda BOTW.

Makes me want to collect guides for other games now!

Ik ben The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild gaan spelen omdat ik goede herinneringen heb aan A Link to the Past op de SNES. Ik ben geen die-hard Zelda-fan die alles uit de reeks gespeeld heeft, maar zowel A Link to the Past als Breath of the Wild vind ik geweldige games. Via een video op YouTube kwam ik erachter dat deze officiële gids bestond. Op dat moment had ik al meer dan 25 uur in Breath of the Wild zitten, dus ik twijfelde even of zo’n boek dan nog wel veel zou toevoegen. Toch heb ik hem gekocht, en daar heb ik geen moment spijt van gehad. Wat mij vooral positief verraste, is hoeveel informatie erin staat waar ik nog niet of maar half van op de hoogte was. Eigenlijk bevat ieder hoofdstuk wel meerdere tips, details of wetenswaardigheden die het spelen leuker maken. Daardoor voelt het boek niet als een droge gids, maar echt als een aanvulling op de beleving van het spel. De gids is met ongeveer 512 pagina’s in kleur bijzonder uitgebreid. Kaarten, uitleg, achtergrondinformatie, voorwerpen, quests en allerlei details worden overzichtelijk behandeld. Ook fijn om te weten: deze Expanded Edition gaat niet alleen over de basisgame, maar behandelt ook de twee DLC’s. Voor mij is dit boek dus een duidelijke aanrader. Niet alleen voor de fanatieke Zelda-liefhebber, maar ook voor spelers zoals ik, die gewoon meer uit Breath of the Wild willen halen en z'n ervaringwil vergrote. Als ik straks (ooit) aan Tears of the Kingdom begin, is de kans groot dat ik daar ook de officiële gids van dezelfde uitgever van koop.

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The item is well protected for delivery. Just like most reviews, the wording in the whole guide is quite small. However, it can still be read easily because you will only read bit by bit while you are playing the game. The pictures are clear for you to understand what is to be done in order to get the items or where to move in order to reach somewhere. Highly recommend to every gamer that is looking for a complete guide book.

Produto maravilhoso, melhor que esperava, maior que imaginei, acompanha um pôster do mapa com detalhe bem grande dos dois lados, cada um com informações diferentes. Entrega e embalagem da Amazon deixa muito a desejar, os responsáveis pelas operações esquece do cenário brasileiro, rodovias, automóveis, recursos etc. só vem solto enrolado em um papelão, o livre veio amassado o canto inferior, isso quebra a experiência, esse é um item de coleção, deveriam ter uma atenção especial nesse tipo de entrega…. Todas minhas compras na Amazon tem esse problema, quando é um produto que tem sua embalagem original vem vem por já ter as proteções do fabricante, quando é um item avulso, como, jogo, livro, etc. sempre tenho problemas.

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