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Alright, so I decided to take the plunge once again and attempt the final boss battle for Breath of the Wild: Calamity Ganon. This is a fight I've been waiting for since I started the game, and unlike a lot of people out there, I decided to wait until I was at the right moment in order to take on this boss battle, and holy **** it was worth it.

The fight starts out pretty much as you'd expect, a cinematic with all four divine beasts weighing in and taking down nearly half the health of the first phase of the fight, then of course you have to manage yourself very carefully in order to inflict the rest of the damage with the different powers and skills you've acquired over the course of the game. Once the first phase is done, you're met with the demonic form of Ganon. A very nice touch since this is what we came to love about Ocarina of Time. Anyway, this particular stage isn't as difficult as the first, but holy **** it's amazing. Princess Zelda calls down to you while you are horse back, and sends you a bow that can inflict a lot of damage on Ganon. Once this is done, you get the ending you've always wanted, with the shimmer of potential hope in Hyrule. Unfortunately, I did find out that once you beat the final boss, the game reverts you back to the save right before the fight, but your save file has a star icon on it showing that you did beat the final boss. That's nice I suppose. Apparently it unlocks other goodies that I've yet to explore, one of which being a percentage icon on your map. So now you can truly be the completionist you want to be. I've put around 100 hours in, and apparently I'm only 17% done with the game. So I've got a lot of work to do. Thankfully.

So what are my thoughts? Well, that final boss fight was beautifully done. I don't really know what I was expecting since I kept away from spoilers. Some reviewers said that the final boss fight was uninteresting and unoriginal, but I think it was easily the best Ganon fight I've ever had. The music of Hyrule Castle before you get to the boss is also really cool and gets you pumped for what you're about to do. And then you fight! And it's all so worth it. It's a tough fight, which is what I was expecting. However, once you figure out the moves of Ganon, it's pretty simple. I will say that my only gripe is that I had to wait a few minutes before I could do more damage on Ganon in its first stage, but I still managed it. My advice, bring a lot of food and good weapons. You can find the Hylian Shield in the castle itself but I won't tell you where. It's better to find it on your own.

So, Nintendo, I thank you once again for making the best game I have ever played. From the first minute I laid my eyes on the land of Hyrule all the way to the game credits, I can say for certain that this game is not only oozing with perfection, but my enjoyment out of it has not been stale even in the amount of time I have put in it. This is officially the best game I have ever played, and it's going to take a lot for another game to take its spot.

I'm keeping this short and sweet, but I hope you're enjoying the game as much as I have.