Platform(s)

Wii U, Nintendo Switch

ESRB Rating

E10+ (Everyone 10 and Up) for "Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol"

Common Sense Media Rating

Age 10+

Ease of Play

The game is fairly easy to control, but inputting some complex commands can be confusing, but once learned, they become easier to perform.

The controls cannot be mapped to other buttons.

Some monsters are harder to defeat than others, as are some puzzles.

Spiritual Content

Characters refer to an in-game goddess called "Hylia," as well as some dragons being named after three other in-game goddesses from previous Zelda titles.

A ridable creature called "Lord of the Mountain" is present, which appears to be a spirit. Other spirit animals are present.

Fairies are present in the game. There are Great Fairies that resemble gigantic human women that upgrade Link's armor.

Monks that give "Spirit Orbs" inhabit shrines. Spirit Orbs can be given to Hylia to increase Link's health bar or stamina.

Zelda has special powers that allow her to seal a dark, demonic force.

A Blood Moon resurrects defeated monsters. This functions to keep the world teeming with enemies.

The fallen Champions appear as ghosts in their animal-themed mechs, called "Divine Beasts", where Link must slay the dark monsters who defeated them.

Sexual Content & Other Suggestive Themes

The Great Fairies show cleavage. In addition, when upgrading Link's armor, the Great Fairy will display varying levels of affection, depending on how powerful she is making the armor. The first upgrade sees her blow Link a kiss, the second has her kiss her finger and tap Link's face, the third upgrade has her pucker her lips repeatedly and lean in towards Link and kiss his face (it is not shown on screen, and Link tries to back away from her), and the fourth and final upgrade has the Great Fairy grab Link, squeeze him against her face, and drag him into her home with him.

A few characters are referenced to be drunk by their dialogue and actions, but is never explicitly stated.

Some minor character dialogue makes underplayed references to mild sexual themes.

Some side quests involve Link aiding in providing food items that are suggested to be either alcoholic or addictive.

A race of people called the Gerudo are a tribe of all women. To infiltrate them, Link must cross-dress in Gerudo garb. Their clothes are not explicitly suggestive, but show their stomachs.

The Zora, a race of anthropomorphic fish/shark people, do not typically wear clothes. However, their appearance is not sexually suggestive. The same goes for Gorons, a race of bulky creatures that can curl up into a boulder.

It cutscenes, Zelda's pants are a little tight in her rear area.

There are collectibles called "Korok Seeds" that are used to expand Link's inventory. These are suggested to be tiny poops.

Positive Messages

A traditional good vs. evil story, where in the end, good triumphs over evil. (Good conquering evil)

Shows the power of cooperation with others at certain parts. (Cooperation)

Some of the main characters get along with one another and are close friends. (Friendship, cooperation)

In the beginning, an elderly man leads Link through and shows him the ropes. (Kindness, leadership, & teacher/student relationship)

Link is determined to defeat the bad guy in the face of all kinds of adversity, whether it be amnesia or monsters. (Perseverance)

Violence

Link kills all kinds of fantasy monsters. One cutscene shows an entire battlefield of monster corpses. There is no blood in any of it. Monsters attack the player back. Link's weapons can also break after extended use, forcing the player to acquire new ones.

Link can hunt and kill wild animals for raw meat that can be cooked.

Link can drown if his stamina is depleted fully in water. Also, he can die from electrocution, fire, and falling from great heights. Metal weapons and gear can attract lighting in a thunderstorm, damaging Link.

Language

There is no strong language.

Monetization

The suggested retail price for this game is $60.

The game offers DLC (downloadable content). Some of it is free and available as a patch to the game. The majority of it is apart of a $20 expansion, and includes new story content and a challenge mode, as well as other things. It can be purchased from the main menu.

In-game currency, called "Rupees" and represented by small gems, can be used to purchase items from in-game merchants. Link can sell materials to merchants as well.

One merchant in particular requires you to sell him monster parts (materials dropped by monsters after they are defeated) in exchange for "Mon," which can only be used at his shop.

The game is compatible with amiibo, physical figurines that can be bought and scanned in to the game to give the player random item drops. The suggested retail price of these figures ranges from $13 to $40.

This game features crossovers from previous Zelda titles and a promotional one from the game Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Player may be enticed to buy some of these games after seeing them in the game.

Online Capabilities

This game has no online capabilities, except for a direct link to the Nintendo eShop to purchase the DLC.