Child of visions

Such is the quality of the latest Zelda that you’re often too busy charting a course across Hyrule to notice just how sumptuous it looks. And then, just when you think you’ve had your fill of fantastical vistas, it’ll floor you with another one.

The cell-shaded art style works an absolute treat and makes the most of the Switch’s graphical oomph. While the PS4 and Xbox One S may have oodles more power, Link’s latest romp is the aesthetic equal of Forza Horizon 3 and Uncharted 4.

Combining all that with an engrossing soundtrack that swells in moments of high tension and otherwise recedes into a gentle hum of nature noises, this game has been made to leave you slack-jawed in wonderment.

Yet, as fabulous as this window-dressing is, it only works because it frames your story so well. When you’ve got halfway up a mountain only to spot a distant village, the scale of the task before you has that much more impact. It really is you against a colossal world.