Bows
An archer is only as good as their bow. Without it, all they’ve got is just sticks with pointy bits on the end. Not only are bows perfect for long range, obviously, but in the hands of the right person, they can also be a pretty good melee weapon.
Hanzo knows this the best; in his Overwatch animated short, “Dragons,” he manages to wrap his bow around the necks of several enemies and incapacitate them. And despite what you would think from how the Shimada brother looks, his bow is actually quite modern and powerful, not at all made of wood. Plus, with the default blue and yellow color scheme, the bow looks like a stingray, and that’s pretty cool.
In Horizon Zero Dawn, Aloy has different kinds of bows she can go through. She starts with the one given to her by her guardian Rost as a child, but over the course of the game, she gets unlocks different types of bows, which then have their own ranks.
As Link, well, it’s a Legend of Zelda game. He’s always had a bow in the previous games, and that extends to Breath of the Wild. Like our redheaded machine hunter, he can buy different types of bows throughout the game. However, his bows will break after repeated use, thanks to the new durability system.
Winner: Link
The Hero of Time has been through a lot of bows in his decades of life, and all of them have served him well. Most of them have been able to get upgraded to a Bow of Light by the end of the game, and there’s no doubt that some version of this will happen in Breath of the Wild as well. If you need someone to tag a guy hundreds of feet away, Link is likely gonna be your man.
