Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead says Zelda: Breath of the Wild was "the first open-world game that actually delivered on the promise of an open world"

Link looking out over Hyrule during The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

It's no secret that Breath of the Wild broke Nintendo's usual Legend of Zelda formula with its expansive open-world take on Hyrule – but it didn't just revolutionize the decades-old series.

According to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 creative director Guillaume Broche, it also transformed the open world genre in its entirety. The RPG lead explains as much in a new episode of Video Game Club via Konbini on YouTube (below), first recalling his introduction to The Legend of Zelda as a child.

"I played Zelda when I was really little on the Game Boy," says Broche. "And the only other Zelda game I've played is Breath of the Wild."