Nintendo simply dropped for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge. That’s the top-down Swap entry as a substitute of Hyperlink. The six-minute video focuses on “traversing Hyrule,” so there’s loads of cool stuff right here concerning the kingdom and, extra importantly, the overworld map.
This seems to be like a brand-new map. Many individuals had assumed this sport would carry the map from The Legend of Zelda: A Hyperlink to the Previous, however that doesn’t appear to be the case. A number of the landmarks, nevertheless, are in the identical place. The citadel is on the heart, as an example, and the mountains are up prime.
In any other case, this sport contains the entire varied cultures and cities from 3D Zelda video games. You’ll be able to meet Gorons, Zora and even enter the all-female Gerudo City. That is additionally the primary top-down Zelda sport to characteristic traversal by horse. There are a number of horses within the trailer, although none look precisely just like the world-famous Epona. It’s potential that Princess Zelda’s white stallion from Breath of the Wild is hanging round although. In any occasion, they’re all fairly darn cute.
The trailer additionally exhibits off some deliciously kooky stuff, and all of us adore it when Nintendo will get bizarre. There are smoothie outlets scattered all through Hyrule, candy-obsessed Deku Scrubs and extra.
Lastly, there’s a newly-featured capability for Zelda referred to as Bind. It forces objects and creatures within the sport world to comply with you round, seemingly for puzzle-solving functions.
All of that is excellent news. This doesn’t appear to be a throwaway “finish of a console’s lifespan” sport. It seems to be lovely and ingenious. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge comes out on September 26.
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