Hyrule Warriors is now bringing hack and slash mayhem to gamers around the world, but Koei Tecmo is busy producing multiple paid-DLC packs to tempt us to buy more. A major entry is due on 16th October with the Master Quest DLC pack, which has already been confirmed to feature Epona as a rather scary weapon.
More details of this pack's offering have now emerged, and it'll offer a fair amount of content in exchange for 1200 Yen in Japan — that converts to around $11, but localised prices may vary. The main inclusion is a playable scenario — comprised of five episodes — that features improbably-proportioned villain Cia marching towards Hyrule and meeting fellow evil-doers Volga and Wizzro. A trailer for this is below.
Beyond this scenario and Epona, there'll be "Guardian of Time" outfits for Lana and Cia, a new map for Adventure Mode and a 'Master Quest Rules' option for that mode that takes away hearts and items — in exchange for better rewards, naturally.
As you may also notice at the end of the video there's an advert to save money by pre-ordering all four planned DLC packs — rather like with Mario Kart 8's two equivalent sets. Ordering the packs up front for 3000 Yen offers a discount from 4100 Yen (for all packs bought individually) and will also provide a Dark Link outfit. We're still waiting for all equivalent details (apart from the Master Quest DLC release date) in the West.
Are you excited about this DLC? Let us know.
[source siliconera.com]
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I wouldn't say 'improbably-proportioned.'
To those saying that Cia has "unrealistic body proportions", I say "you guys should hit the gym more often"
So this pack contains Cia (and I assume Volga and Wizzro too?), two new costumes, a new weapon for Link, five new levels, an entire new map for Adventure Mode, and even a completely new way to play the game? Now THAT'S a lot of awesome stuff for a low price (especially if you got the 'season pass' for €15,-). Take notes, developers and publishers! This is how you do DLC!
Yes i can play as big boobie girl! Now to wait to play as the one eyed freak and that angry mountain man.
Warning to anyone who hasnt played it yet but the dlc pack has a (minor?) spoiler.
Great game cant wait for the dlc to roll in for both this and MK8.
@mastermp2 Yeah, hit the gym and your boobs will grow tenfold. Also, (SPOILERS!!!) if Lana is the same person as Cia, then why are her...
I think somebody resents being bottle fed as a baby
"pre-ordering all four planning DLC packs"
Does the EU or UK show 4 packs yet, the US still only has 1 $19.99 Hero Pack last I checked late last night. I'm not complaining, just wondering, I'll be purchasing it as soon as I pick up an eShop card. Epona sold me.
Not sure how the curvy one will play, looks like Impa who's a bit too slow and Benkei for my tastes, so far the Sheik is the most fun, it's like every button combo is a new move and she's Yoshitsune fast (Genji on PS2 was a great game, PS3 giant crab fiasco is erased from my mind.)
New costume for Link and Lana? Playable Volga? (Eventually) New scenarios? SOLD
Thanks to Tecmo you can play as the boob--ehm, boss! I totally meant boss. And boss, I mean boobs.
@Tsurii897 Ah, okay, I guess getting 'em for free before this DLC is even better, haha. Do we have an exact date for the free update yet?
I love the costume design for the true form of the Black Witch. I'll likely use her quite a bit.
I like cia, because I like boobs, especially the least covered ones. Also, I preordered the entire pack and got the dark link outfit for 15 euros, which is a good deal if you ask me.
I guess nintendo life doesn't get out much. It is sexist to point out the size of a woman's breast just because it makes them uncomfortable. So ridiculous.
@Legodavid18 I think it's out in Japan today. And the west gets it on October the 16th
Honestly can't wait for both the update and the first pack, just when I thought I beated the 70-80% of the game, it's gonna get much bigger XD
@rjejr The "Hero Pack" is the offer itself. It's a pack containing the other four that, I guess, will be showed individually once released.
The only mystery is how much we gonna save since the full price is unknown for the packs alone, but for 19.90$-14.99€ that could even be a full sum of the 4 packs and I would still be fine with it, it's damn cheap for be the whole upcoming stuffs from here to February
I bought the DLC season pass day one, so I'm excited to get this, and all of the other DLC packs! w00t
I will take all of the DLC for this game that they can possibly throw at me. Playable Moblin? Bought. Classic treasure chest pack? Sold. Wind Fish skin for Levias? You betcha.
Groose?
GROOSE?
Do you all just want woman in pant suits or what? Seems like fantasy games can not be about fantasy with out a comment about this is not how woman should look. It's a game. Last I checked none of the creatures you fight exist in this world. But of course nothing on that in the article. Nothing about one of the playable characters having no legs.
So is that what I got when I downloaded the hero pack in North America? If it's all of them it is a better deal than I thought.
@Inkling
The Groose launcher was such a tease.
Okay I'm sold, I can't wait for a price drop.
Seriously, Cia's boobs isn't that huge big. I've seen waaay bigger.
Edit: I mean I've seen way bigger with their clothes on.
Edit 2:
I just realized the 10% discount for HW already ended. I guess I'll wait for a price drop as I originally planned.
Will these packs include the pre-order suits? i think Nintendo or Koei Tecmo should tell what will be included in each pack
Can you preorder the DLC even if you don't own the game? I wanted to get it on launch but I had already used up my monthly allowance on games. Hope to pick it up after next payday in two weeks.
On a related note, does anyone know if the preorder DLC will eventually make it's way to the eShop?
@FX102A Nintendo said that the pre-order DLC would be available in the eShop, but no one knows if it will be included in the season pass.
I bought the dlc pack. Give it all to me! Regarding Cia's boobs; I don't care.
@shigulicious
I do...n't. Yeah, I don't. I didn't mean I do, because I don't. I totally do. Don't.
@BossBattles I believe I also commented on Chrom's impressive bum in a thing about the Awakening DLC, too...
I do also believe I'm mocking the teenage fantasy design of Cia, but ho hum.
@FX102A You can but i would say wait until your sure you like the game first as im sure the dlc deal is limited.
The preorder dlc is coming for sure but we have not been given dates yet. I expect this is due to the deals that have been made with retailers.
Didn't get to start playing til yesterday bc of travel and am having a blast. Right after I quit game for the night I brought the season pass.
@ThomasBW84 it is immature to view an attractive female as only a "teenage fantasy". Millions of woman have large breasts. It's not a big deal.
@siavm Miiverse is worse. Every other post makes it seem like they have never either seen breasts before or they have never seen an "evil female villain" character design before. I refuse to post on the Bayonetta community when it opens.
Are people really getting offended at what NL said in the article? Come on now.
I do feel like my $20 for the season pass was well worth it though for all they are giving us for it.
I'd say her body proportions are realistic in a sense. I mean, it's not a figure you'd come by very often, so it might seems unrealistic.
@BossBattles Sure, women have breasts. But most with such a slim figure don't have such large ones and most of them generally don't like to wear almost nothing in public, particularly in combat and/or when trying to take over the world. If you don't see how it's a teenage fantasy, you're blind.
So I thought that I knew all of the Zelda games and characters, but I don't remember Cia, Lana and Volga, what games were they in?
Never mind I guess they are Hyrle Warriors characters.
¥3000 for all four DLC packs? I pre-ordered all four for just €14.99 (¥2000/$19). I guess Europe is lucky?
Yayyeeeeaaaaaah
I wonder what would happen if you DIDN'T mention that CIA is fortunately proportioned. Somehow I get the idea the world would't go under.
Such hostility over Cia? Women come in all shapes and sizes but i will admit one thing her story is very sad. So far my characters to play as are Fi, Lana and Impa. They are sum bad ma'ama jamas!!!!
@rjejr the Hero pack listed is the season pass thats consists of ocarina of time pack, twilight pack, majoras mask pack and boss mode pack…thats MUCHO DLC for POCO DINERO! LOL! If u click on it it will break it down for u. But its interesting that they are advising people to preorder because the season pass offer wont be available once the first pack releases.…i knew Epona would win u over ;p
I'd say around 80% of modern society likes breasts. Whether they be large or small, they get our attention. When they are large and/or on display, they tend to elicit conversation. It's funny to me that there is the smaller vocal portion who gets so upset that they get noticed and talked about. We don't all have to keep our enjoyment of breasts to ourselves, it's not wrong or immoral. What could possibly have happened to someone that they can't handle the thought of breasts getting noticed or even celebrated. This dlc is looking awesome BTW. I will definitely get it.
Something tells me I'm gonna like playing as Wizzro. lol
@WanderingPB - " If u click on it it will break it down for u."
For $19.99 they need to break it out in the eShop. Listing the 4 packs doesn't do anywhere near enough to tell you what you are getting for your money. If they list it all people would probably be a lot quicker to purchase it.
@Highwinter you clearly don't understand the point I'm making.
I'm calling BS and hypocrite on all you whiny feminist males that pretend to be above everyone else, but can't help themselves from blushing from an attractive female form.
It's HILARIOUS.
@BossBattles I'm not a male or embarrassed. Just saying it's stupid. And maybe you should look up the meaning of hypocrite.
@BossBattles Taking the enjoyment out of a hobby by trying to stop people taking the enjoyment out of a hobby for others? Excuse me while I go and play a little violin for you.
And you complain about feminism and "white knights" while proving exactly why they exist. You can be bigoted/sexist/homophobic/whatever all you like, but people against it have just as much right to speak out about it.
If I don't care about an issue, do you know what I do? Ignore it.
Are people seriously complaining about an innocent comment about Cia's design? To throw in my two cents: I feel like both Lana and Cia don't fit in with the Zelda design at all, especially with certain camera angles (one shot in a cutscene focused entirely on Lana's breasts).
Although from what I've heard, Tecmo Koei have a habit of designing revealing, skimpy outfits for their female characters.
Hmmm.... Well my little brothers were excite about playing this, but i doubt my mom will let them with a character as...ahem...Well lets not beat around the bush, she's practically naked.
I wish people wouldn't do that in VGs that kids play. I don't think young boys should be forced to stare at such scantily clad women. And that's just the truth. But eh, whatever. I'm not going to concern myself with this.
Looks like a great game! Can't wait to play it.
Cool prequel DLC. Hopefully they would soon release the costume DLC as i didn't get to pre order
I've never been so happy to have DLC. I actually enjoy this more than Mario kart 8. Resident evil 5 DLC is the only other time i can remember being so excited.
@rjejr Your absolutely right i had to look up what those packs entail before i bought the season pass as we've spoken about before. They definitely need to better communicate the details of this season pass especially in the eshop and im sure more people would be inclined to purchase it up front instead of waiting and missing out on the season pass altogether.
@BensonUii
Any bigger then I they start becoming unattractive (a little bigger isn't bad). I think Cia hit the breaking point.
@DiscoGentleman What was seen has not been unseen. I can't play tatsunoko vs capcom anymore now. lol!
Lol at all the boob comments. Maybe when you grow up you'll realize that guys and a certain percentage of women like to look at boobs. Deal with it.
Am I the only one who likes Cia for her personality? Lol
She's racking up the score, all the while having stacked statistics.
@WanderingPB - "i had to look up what those packs entail"
Yeah, and I depend on you and others on here to tell me what's what, but the rest of the HW playing world shouldn't be so dependent on us, there's plenty of room on the eShop to list what's in the $20 Hero pack. Not the specifics, just 2 of those, 1 of these, 3 of the other thing, stuff like that. They did at least break it out w/ the dates so people can know when to expect it, Miiverse had people looking for stuff today. This game is the most I've ever used Miiverse.
When I first bought the game and started downloading it, I scoffed at the $20 dlc that was available.... until I played the game. I just beat Ganon the first time (I'm assuming I will fight him more than once) and I can easily say I will be depressed if the end of the game is coming up soon. I'm having way too much fun for this to be a 7/10 or 8/10 some sites are giving this game.
I always felt warriors games were about a 7/10... but this one has blown my socks off.. easily a 9/10 experience for me.. It would be a 10/10 experience if they can fix the frame rate drops. As a frame rate snob I can't stand ~30fps in an action game. But the game is fun enough I will let it fly this one time.
Ichiban: "Am I the only one who likes Cia for her personality? Lol"
@Ichiban I'll agree with you... She has a very BIG personality.. and two of them at that.
@rjejr I concur my friend sometimes i forget how much research i actually do before hand…and how others may not have that information on hand. Also thats true about miiverse i sometimes try to scroll through to read others opinions or help some find out where the new Club Nintendo codes are hidden LOL!!! But i also appreciate having so many people ready to help me when im stuck…im really surprised how much i ended up liking miiverse eapecially the Art Academy both my son and i are blown away by some drawings…and all that created with the gamepad…amazing!
I really hope they add Nabooru as a playable character at some point!
As for Cia's boobs, there are body types like that in real life, though rare. But you can't deny that her design isn't too tasteful, or that it doesn't fit into well in the Zelda universe, for some reason.
@KingofSaiyans Oh god... He's going to be one of the two Majora's Mask characters isn't he...
So wait. 5 new scenario's does not equal 5 new enviroments, but just different spawning points and cutscenes right?
Season pass is well worth the sticker price. This is DLC done absolutely right.
@BossBattles Quite the conversation we're having here...
Lots of people have lots of body shapes, absolutely, was this character created to titillate some players? Yes, with an outfit and physique to do just that. We're having a joke at the developer's expense as that was clearly the intention, and I feel you're reaching to try and tie this into some kind of insult to women, especially considering I'm mocking developers producing designs like Cia.
It's part of gaming unfortunately, just as we get marines with watermelons for muscles and abs that you could grate cheese on. Will I hold off on joking about those characters because I and many others don't boast such chiselled frames? No.
I can't account for everyone agreeing when I have a pop at designs in games, but it's crazy (as anyone who knows me or the site as a whole) to try and suggest it's any more than a jokey tease at art design that is silly. At least, and it's probably because it's a Nintendo character, Zelda et al are still portrayed with some degree of class in this game.
Did anyone else not get their outfits code after registering the game yet?
I wish there was a costume or setting or something that could make Cia a little more clothed.
Oh never mind it's a little different than I thought it would be to get it.
Zelda characters are all incredibly safely designed.
Tecmo wanted to disctance themselves with something not typically seen in a Nintendo title and did so with flying colors.
It's still funny to me that 'sexually liberated' gamers have nothing better to do than prattle on about how unrealistic the 'human' body is when portrayed by digital media.
@mastermp2 this.
Looking forward to it!
@BossBattles agreed Cei's figer isnt that unrealistic (bit hipocritical too considering The grate Fairy in OoT had the same if not BIGGER brests than her AND she was completly naked minus Boots and Ivy) also her desighn link's in with the plot quite hevily as she is seducing Link... and what do seductiv ppl look like? if you look up eniy sedcutiv charicters (like Sucuebi, Femail Vampires ect ect) thay mostly look the same.. again I see no problem with her desighn what so ever... only thing I Half agree with what ppl say on Miiverce is the shot where the camra lingers on her boobs. (althow it made me LOL personly)
@NodesforNoids I disagree about the safely designed part...just a little. Naboru,Varan, twinrova, the oot great fairy (even more obvious thanks to Hyrule warriors) and even Ruto though you can argue that she is fully "clothed". All have designs that show off their figures and I think they can be deemed provocative. Difference is many of them were on pixelated games so most people didn't notice as much.
On Topic:
Besides Lana who has a...similar...bodytype doesn't incur the same backlash. Which to me shows its not the fact that she has a certain body type that is the problem so much as she doesn't fit somebody's idea of what a woman should wear. Is a swimsuit model attractive only because she is wearing the swimsuit? I would think she would be considered attractive no matter what she had on.
Some one Help mii!!! this games a beast!!!! haaaaa!!! Adventure mode is the best!!! well I love the game all in all wow!!!!
@Captain_Gonru
God I love this game best thing ever wow!!!
@mastermp2
so true ^_^ the world is full of lazys XD
@bernadet I am having a tough time with adventure mode too... What I did was finish the game on normal difficulty and then on Hard. That way you have enough weapons, materials and rupees to tackle adventure mode more effectively. At least that worked for me.
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