My favorite part of BOTW is the villages. I recognize this isn't really something new to the franchise, but with the recipe system, it adds a new dimension. I

My favorite part of BOTW is the villages. I recognize this isn't really something new to the franchise, but with the recipe system, it adds a new dimension. I play with my kids, and my daughter loves to wander around and talk to villagers, discover side quests, look at items in the shops and cook new items. My son mostly skips past them and roams around solving big quests and fighting enemies. I think the weakest part of the game is the Hyrule Compendium, which doesn't really feel very well integrated into the game, and feels like it was added at a late stage, based on the success of Pokemon Go.