Red Dead Redemption 2: We need to talk about Breath of the Wild

Without question, Read Dead Redemption 2 is a breathtaking achievement, peerless in the technical realization of an open game-world. But is it fun? That's a more contentious point. To be sure, the vast majority of critics will tell you it is. RDR2 stands atop the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 all-time best game lists with only Grand Theft Auto V for company – which, also coming from Rockstar Games is surely no coincidence. But there are dissenting voices, the gamers of Metacritic among them, who say this is more a simulator than slice of entertainment; that playing feels like a chore. Let's listen to those voices for a moment – and compare RDR2 with another bold take on open world gaming, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

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