{"id":1228453,"date":"2026-02-25T00:43:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-metacritic-number-one-2025-clair-obscur-expedition-33"},"modified":"2026-02-25T00:43:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T00:43:59","slug":"zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-now-metacritics-1-game-in-2025-and-that-just-feels-weird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-now-metacritics-1-game-in-2025-and-that-just-feels-weird\/","title":{"rendered":"Zelda: Breath of the Wild is now MetaCritic\u2019s #1 game in 2025, and that just feels weird"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/zelda-breath-of-the-wild-is-now-metacritics-1-game-in-2025-and-that-just-feels-weird.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>The launch of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/platforms\/switch-2\">Nintendo Switch 2<\/a> has caused a bit of a disturbance in the rankings of games released this year, as far as the overall critical score is concerned. 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