Cooking and Crafting Galore
Adding even more new ideas into the Zelda series, Breath of the Wild puts a ton of emphasis on both crafting and cooking. Older games in the series restored Link’s health by having you find hearts or other items in pots and other areas. However, to restore health in Breath of the Wild, you’re going to need to take advantage of Link’s survival skills. By finding food items like apples and mushrooms as well as hunting animals, Link can cook up food for himself. There’s a ton of different food options with various levels of recovery, and you’ll want to always have a bite with you to restore health, if you run into trouble.
Additionally, Link can craft some other items to give himself advantages or boosts in Breath of the Wild. You can use materials to craft your weapons, and give them a stat boost. Additionally, crafting items like Elixirs will give Link a temporary speed boost. There’s bound to be even more recipes and craftable items to uncover as you discover more of Breath of the Wild’s world, giving you yet another reason to explore. For a glimpse of how this all works, take a look at some hunting and gathering gameplay Nintendo showed off at last year’s E3.
