In a wild twist of occasions, we’re getting a brand new Zelda recreation this 12 months in spite of everything. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes Of Knowledge is the newest journey the place gamers management the titular princess as units out to rescue Hyperlink. It hits Swap on September 16.
When the trailer started, it seemed like a attainable remake of The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/Ages or a direct sequel to Hyperlink’s Awakening, but it surely seems Echoes of Knowledge is a completely new recreation within the hit Nintendo collection. Nonetheless within the chibi artwork model of the 2019 remake of Hyperlink’s Awakening, it appears to be like like a puzzle-centric recreation the place Zelda makes use of a magic wand to clone objects and enemies within the setting. Along with the overworld map there are additionally side-scrolling areas.
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Hyperlink seems to get engulfed by a purple chasm early within the recreation, with Zelda in search of clues about the place to seek out him and produce him again to Hyrule. Pig Ganon can also be again to trigger hassle. I ponder if Zelda will get to duke it out with him within the remaining boss battle or if that shall be when Hyperlink returns to the stage to ship the ultimate blow as he’s carried out in each different Zelda recreation during the last 30 years.
It’ll be fascinating to see how lengthy Echoes Of Knowledge is and if it finally ends up feeling just like the mainline journey the Hyrule princess has deserved. Thankfully, Nintendo appears to go arduous on all of its Zelda video games, whether or not they’re open-world adventures or top-down dungeon crawlers. The Legend of Zelda: A Hyperlink Between Worlds for the 3DS continues to be among the finest video games the corporate’s ever launched.
Arriving in September, Echoes of Knowledge will kick-off what appears to be one other low-key stacked 12 months for the tip of the Swap’s lifespan. Whereas the reveal of the Swap 2 is anticipated within the months forward, as we speak’s Nintendo Direct confirmed the second half of 2024 is shaping as much as be one other robust one for the hand-held hybrid.
