This game came in completely under the radar. Started reading high praise on the message boards, enough praise to where I picked it up. Oh my, I hope this game sees strong sales cause I want a sequel. They took the formula of Zelda injected it with God of War violence and delivered a spectacular game. There is an overworld map with objectives that lead to puzzles and dungeons. Dungoens are spectacular and once you beat them you are given a new item that unlocks progress through other parts of the overworld. Thats my Zelda comparrison. The combat is brutal, and fun to do. If you have a ps3 or 360 give it a shot.