The Poetry of Breath of the Wild

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is often regarded as a triumph with an unfortunate flaw--its story. But what if it's not meant to work like a story at all? In this video, we talk about the differences between narrative and lyricism to show how Breath of the Wild works more like poetry than narrative fiction.

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0:00 Introduction
5:01 The Tyranny of Narrative
15:09 Liberating Lyricism
24:30 Conclusion