It's hard to believe that in a little under two months, we'll be experiencing yet another brand-new Zelda title on the Nintendo Switch.
It's seems like only yesterday that we were analysing the third and final trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, yet here we are to take a look at Nintendo's latest bit of marketing for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It's the first mainline entry in the franchise to star the titular princess herself, which means the gameplay is going to be significantly different from what you're used to with regular hero Link (or Barry, or Keith, or My Dude, or whatever you've christened him in the past).
With that in mind, our lovely video producer Alex is here to take you through the latest trailer and list off everything that you might have missed the first go around. There's a lot to go through with this one, so while we won't highlight every single point raised in this here article, you can find a short bullet-point list of some of the more interesting nuggets of information down below.
- There are cats! And dogs! And cuccos!
- Posters of Zelda can be seen in the environment, presumably to act as either a 'Wanted' or 'Missing' notice.
- Unsurprisingly, the quest UI is remarkably similar to BOTW and TOTK.
- Unexplored areas of the map will have faint outlines to indicate vague topography.
- The dive mechanic is back!
- Butterflies are a thing and you can seemingly catch them.
- Clothing appears to be cosmetic and nothing more.
- Our companion Tri seems to be upgradable, adding to the number of times you can manipulate objects and enemies.
There's plenty more where that came from, so be sure to check out the full video when you have the time to do so. For now, if you've still yet to secure a copy of the game, then take a peek at our full pre-order guide below to get an idea of some of the offers available right now.
What did you make of the latest Echoes of Wisdom trailer? Did you spot anything that we might have missed? Let us know with a comment down below.
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Cats, Butterflies and everything else.
Me: Wait, is that the recipe for making Powerpuff Zelda?
My daughter made a good observation regarding link in the poster art. He’s surrounded by a purple aura (which could just be the background of the other dimension), we think it’s possible Link might have an antagonistic role within the game.
Yep, have seen the video in my YouTube feed, when I have the time I'll give it a watch!
As I've already mentioned when we've seen them in the Japanese art, the wanted posters make sense considering we've seen Zelda in jail in the first trailer - looking forward to learn what led to that and the other details about it by playing the game (we shouldn't see more of it both in the sense that I doubt it and that we ought not to)!
They are smart to use the cute horse in their marketing materials. 😊
I liked how twilight princess Had kitties and doggies too. Wind waker had no cuccoos but pigs instead. My lady friend even wants to play the new zelda and she's more of a watcher than a gamer!
Clothing is more than cosmetic, it says in the trailer
"you can also equip OUTFITS and accessory's to enhance your abilities and to look fashionable, obviously"
@AlexOlney
Hello Alex from Nintendo life there!
8:42-9:29 The jar with triangular particles over it.
The explanation for these triangular particles is actually found in the original trailer: 2:24-2:33
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94RTrH2erPE
The triangular particles indicate that something can be learned as an echo.
You use the staff as a vacuum cleaner to suck in all the lovely triangular particles and then you can echo it around when you feel like it.
I absolutely despise this LEGO-like big-headed artstyle, so I decided on skipping this one (as I did with Link's Awakening) but now, having realized the level of details and the sophisticated world-building, I've changed my mind and pre-ordered the game.
Doesn't it come out next month, not in two months? It's September 26th right?
I'm so excited I can't watch any more breakdowns. I need to save it for when I play.
@Lofoten I was just about to tell him, you beat me to it!
just dont whack the cuccos or you have to start running for your lives.
This game is looking solid... Brings me back to the Link Between Worlds days!
It's all about the cats you know. They are the main characters in this game.
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