Nintendo is known to be innovative, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is proof of this. It represents a bold change of direction from a series which had mostly made just incremental changes for over a decade. The biggest change, of course, is the inclusion of the survival mechanics. The game takes place in a sort of post-apocalyptic Hyrule, and Link has to do everything he can to stay alive. This means you get to cook a myriad of tasty treats and hang glide across vast expanses of beautiful, monster-laden terrain.