Zelda is finally getting her own game

Jun 18, 2024 10:05 PM - 4 months ago 53808

After years of playing 2nd fiddle to Link successful her ain franchise, Princess Zelda is yet getting a video crippled of her ain this fall.

During today’s Direct presentation, Nintendo revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, nan franchise’s first crippled to travel arsenic Princess Zelda herself embarks connected an escapade to prevention nan world from destruction. After Ganon bests Link successful battle, Zelda is near to her ain devices to conflict hordes of monsters that descend upon nan game’s return connected Hyrule (which seems heavy inspired by 2019’s Link’s Awakening remake).

According to series shaper Eiji Aonuma, Zelda will navigate and conflict done nan world somewhat otherwise successful Echoes of Wisdom as she wields a magical unit known arsenic nan Tri Rod pinch nan assistance of a fairy named Tri. The trailer specifications really Zelda will beryllium capable to usage nan Tri Rod to create “echoes” of objects and monsters she’s antecedently encountered and usage them to flooded obstacles.

You play arsenic Princess Zelda successful Echoes of Wisdom.

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News of nan crippled comes astatine a alternatively booming clip for nan Zelda franchise. Last twelvemonth yet saw nan merchandise of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of nan Kingdom, nan expansive sequel to Breath of nan Wild. (If you want to study much astir Tears of nan Kingdom’s mind-blowing physics, cheque retired our overview of Nintendo’s Game Developers Conference 2024 talk.) And pursuing nan smashing fame of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Nintendo is processing a live-action Legend of Zelda movie successful business pinch Sony.

It’s not yet clear really Echoes of Wisdom will fresh into nan franchise’s larger timeline aliases conscionable really different nan game’s combat will beryllium from erstwhile top-down Zelda installments. But fixed really agelong we’ve been waiting to spot nan princess beforehand and halfway arsenic the protagonist successful nan communicative she’s named after, it’s going to beryllium awesome to yet spot it hap erstwhile The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom hits nan Switch systems connected September 26th.

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