Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Trailer Introduces New Ways to Explore the Wonders of Hyrule (UPDATE)
Have horse, will travel
When mysterious rifts begin appearing across the land, the citizens of Hyrule need a hero … and with a certain swordsman missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom game for the Nintendo Switch family of systems launching Sept. 26 stars Zelda herself as she attempts to uncover a mystery that threatens to take over the entire Kingdom of Hyrule. This adventure sends her from one end of the kingdom to another, from the arid desert of the Gerudo tribe to the dense forest homes of the Deku Scrubs – but wait, you can see for yourself in the new trailer above.
As rifts threaten to consume the kingdom, even Zelda’s formidable wisdom may not be enough to solve the mystery on its own. With the help of the ethereal creature Tri and the powerful Tri Rod, Zelda gains the power to create echoes – imitations of objects found in the environment. By echoing things from wooden boxes to old beds, Zelda will be able to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles. She can also create echoes to use in her defense when faced with dangerous enemies – and then echo the enemies themselves to fight by her side in later confrontations!
Zelda’s journey will call upon her to traverse the expanse of her kingdom (using waypoints and horseback to travel quickly). Along the way, she will collect accessories and outfits to aid in her mission (such as the ability to increase her swim speed), and the chance to gather ingredients and blend them into smoothies that give you different effects based on their ingredients – such as replenishing health!
Zelda’s wisdom and player creativity are put to the test in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. With Tri’s help, Zelda will utilize new powers to “Bind” and “Reverse Bond” objects – making objects follow Zelda’s movements or allowing Zelda to follow a creature’s movements, respectively – you can uncover hidden paths or find multiple ways to overcome obstacles or solve puzzles. Make a boulder “follow” you to open a hidden area or bind yourself to a flying creature and temporarily take to the skies. It’s up to you!
Mysterious rifts are overtaking Hyrule. What other challenges will Zelda face in this grand adventure to save her kingdom?
UPDATE: Nintendo also released some new screenshots and art for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom to go along with the new promo video, and you can find all of those in the gallery below.
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marl0
1d agoOh man, this trailer is concerning. The frame rate is all over the place in it. The indoor areas seem to run mostly at 60fps, and the outdoor areas seem to run at an unstable 30fps. This is even worse than the Link's Awakening remake... 😬
On the other hand, the gameplay looks awesome, and incredibly unique, not for just Zelda games but for the entire overhead action/adventure genre.
Like BotW/TotK, I won't be surprised if many companies making games in similar genres start copying elements out this game following its release.
Sure, it'd be great to have both silky FPS and creatively amazing gameplay, but if I had to choose one over the other...
hawk
1d agoI found this trailer to be quite encouraging. I'm more convinced that the world will feel big and new, and less like a direct copy of the Link to the Past map. It's also encouraging to see all the people they featured--the Gerudo, the Zoras, and Kakariko--to really demonstrate the depth of the world. It probably won't be a sparsely populated world like Link's Awakening.
What I do worry about is that they've revealed another massively powerful ability. Add that to Zelda's Echoes ability and I worry that the game may be too easy or open-ended. It's starting to look like Gary's Mod or Minecraft Creative Mode. I'll just have to hope they take efforts to balance everything.
The problem is that FPS directly affects gameplay. And especially for a game with a lot of lateral scrolling like this, inconsistent performance can greatly affect it. Minor dips here and there aren't a big deal, but that's not what is happening in this trailer. This is really bad stuff. Like really bad. And given how things went with Link's Awakening's remake, I'm not optimistic about them ever addressing it.
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