‘Windbound’ Review: Ambitious Open-World Survival That’s Perfect For Zelda Fans

Equal parts The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild, Minecraft, and Disney’s Moana, Windbound puts players in the shoes of an amnesiac traveller tasked with exploring the sea to find out exactly what happened to her people. Wordless cutscenes and the occasional ruins of a village attempt to tell a story about the hubris of man and their attempts to control nature (I think), but the narrative never really feels like the game’s primary concern. Unlike Journey or The Outer Wilds, you can pretty much sail through Windbound without particularly caring about – or understanding – why you’re doing what you’re doing.

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