The ESRB has now rated The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and the rating summary gives us a few more details about the gameplay content of the full game.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been rated E for everyone. The content descriptors say: “Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes, Use of Alcohol“.
The rating summary says: “This is an adventure game in which players assume the role of Link on a quest to stop a growing evil in the land of Hyrule. As players explore the open-world environment, they can forage for materials, explore shrines, and engage in melee-style combat against fantastical creatures (e.g., goblins, skeletons, centaurs). Players use swords, axes, clubs, and bows to defeat enemies that generally disappear amid puffs of smoke.
One brief sequence depicts a battlefield strewn with the bodies of enemy creatures; in the background, a few bodies appear to be impaled by spears. The game contains some mildly suggestive material: fairies with moderate cleavage and/or exaggerated-size breasts; dialogue such as “I get to see a young hunk draw a bow again?” and “If I have to have something pounce on me, why couldn’t it be a lady?” During the course of the game, a shop owner tells Link that she only serves “…drinks that are definitely just for adults…”; players can also encounter a drunken character that occasionally hiccups.”
The gameplay description tells us that Link will be able interact with NPCs in a town and the risque looking fairies are back much like they appear in previous games. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild releases on March 3rd, 2017 for the Wii U and Nintendo Switch consoles.
