Last week, Nintendo’s latest generation console Switch 2 was officially released. In this release, Mario Kart World is its bundled game, and many players who already own Switch 2 have begun to explore it. According to Nintendo, more exclusive games will enter this new generation of consoles after July, such as the improved The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
However, since the developer has very little preview of the changes and improvements to one of the greatest action-adventure games currently, this guide will introduce you to some of the best improvements and some of the impacts based on the current leaked information.
1. Resolution Improvement
In the previous Switch 1, the output resolution was 720P whether in handheld or TV mode, but in Switch 2, this resolution that players have complained about for a long time has been improved.
For games like Breath of the Wild, which require ultra-high resolutions to explore the vast open world with clarity and smoothness, the native 1080P resolution of Switch 2 in handheld mode may be eye-catching, and even when it is connected to TV, the dock can enhance the visual effects of the game, and it is likely to reach 4K resolution!
2. Better Rendering Effect
The better visual effects brought by the better resolution just introduced are noticeable to most people, but The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild also has refined many details in the remake in Switch 2.
For example, when you just enter the game, you find that Link wakes up in his room and opens the door to see a huge valley across the middle, where there will be a lot of grass and trees that will sway with the wind and some textures will appear in the water of some lakes.
But unfortunately, due to technical limitations, the previous Switch and Wii U could not render the above content well, resulting in many players seeing a blurry scene in it. But in Switch 2 with better rendering distance effect, you will no longer experience these tortures.
Among the test feedback from many players, many people mentioned that they could feel a clear difference when standing in the church on Great Plateau and looking out the window. In addition, the water quality in some areas will become clearer, so that Link, the player, can explore it and avoid diving deep in the turbid water.
3. Improved Frame Rate
Since its release, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been one of its biggest selling points for open exploration. Aside from the initial tutorial on Great Plateau, you can do whatever you want in Hyrule and go wherever you want.
Given this, the frame rate required to provide players with extreme physics effects, such as burning grass, massive explosions, and corpses splattering, is very high, and the more creative you are in it, the higher the frame rate you need.
Similarly, technological developments have led to average frame rates on both the Wii U and Switch 1 remaining at 30fps, which are often unstable. On Switch 2, players can enjoy a stable frame rate of 60fps while exploring, and all of the above images are clearer than before, even when the camera is tilted.
4. A New Save Slot
Previously, only one save slot was allowed per account in Switch, making it difficult for players who wanted to unlock DLC from an older save file or who wanted to return to the game long after they’d beaten it.
This resulted in players not being able to experience the parts of the game that they had explored before after the game was updated, such as the missed mission that could give you more items and whether those control keys had other rotation methods.
In Switch 2, this regret is made up, and it will allow players to set an additional save slot in the game. Although compared to the multiple save slots in Mario series, the two in Breath of the Wild are very few, but most players said that they are enough: one for saving the original save file of the game, and the other for experiencing other functions of the new game console.
5. Add Zelda Notes
In fact, the developers did not make much changes to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild itself, because they integrated more improvement centers into players’ Nintendo App.
In the future, by logging into the same Nintendo App and Switch 2’s Nintendo Account, you can use Zelda Notes at will, which will provide you with an auxiliary voice memory when you explore some important maps, containing some of the history of the game world. And you can also rely on notes to navigate the map, but the accuracy may not be as accurate as in the game.
Not only that, you can also view various data tags in the game in the Nintendo App to clearly understand your game progress and your exploration of other parts of this open world.
Most importantly, Nintendo App also has an item sharing function, which can help you complete the transaction with other players on items faster to quickly enhance your character. Of course, this app also has a strong social attribute, which allows you to gather with players who love Breath of the Wild all over the world and explore the gameplay in it.
The above are some improvements that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has on Nintendo Switch 2. I hope you can enjoy the best adventure experience in this excellent game that has been significantly remastered. I wish you a happy game!
