Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom Official Website Shows Off The Game's Support Cast

Mostly look good, I dig Sadari, but that's probably the single most boring Impa design to date. Kind of hampered by the art style I guess but that legit looks like a nameless nobody NPC there's never any reason to talk to.

I still have my apprehensions about this game, but I will say, I really love all the NPC's so far. It's really cool that the King is presumably going to play a prominent role and not just be either dead or missing like he usually is. I hope they take time to develop his and Zelda's relationship.

The NPC's in BotW and TotK were all pretty boring, to be honest--what with them essentially being modified Miis and all. I understand why, though, when you have a large open world populated with dozens if not hundreds of characters. But these are really unique and interesting designs that really feel at home for not just a 2D Zelda game, but a handheld game, specifically. The characters would have fit right in on the DS games.

I think Nintendo is starting to do a better job balancing their more "console" and "handheld" experiences with the Switch with games like this one and Mario & Luigi just this year. Even the Another Code remake is something we probably wouldn't have gotten on console if Nintendo still had a separate dedicated handheld. Not everything needs to be a massive open world, and although it's been great to see Nintendo embrace that this gen for pretty much the first time ever, there's still absolutely a place for the games that are smaller in scope and budget.

There for a while, it was kind of the opposite of Nintendo's problem in the Wii U / 3DS era where everything had to be a 2D platformer. When the Switch came along, it was like everything had to be a big, open sandbox. Both are great in their own respects, but it's nice to have a healthy balance so you don't get top fatigued with just one type of game.

@Not_Soos ahhh I forgot they were modified Miis. And I agree BotWs and TotK’s inhabitants are one of the most boring and generic characters in a Zelda game only toppled by the old men/women in Zelda 1.

So cute!!! I really love the idea of seeing more into Hyrule's government system, even if only a little. Chibi Rhoam is adorable, and I'm glad they're keeping Impa's more Japanese design. Also, I'm excited to see more of her brother

I hope the character design ends up being as varied as this when the next 3D game rolls around. Miss seeing characters like Granny or Tingle in Zelda.

Next 3D game I want to see a fully populated world.
Exploring an underwater Zora city would be especially cool.

Can't wait!! I lost count of how many times I was bullied by sexist turds in the online gaming community over the years for wanting a Zelda game or more games where Zelda is a playable character and I am excited Zelda is getting a game of her own. I loved playing as Zelda in the Hyrule Warriors games and have never understood why some male Legend of Zelda fans are so threatened over us having a female character to play as when the name of the franchise is literally Legend of ZELDA and we have been able to play as Princess Peach and Toadette, Amy, Rogue the Bat and Cream the Rabbit and Dixie Kong and Tiny Kong in multiple Mario, Sonic and Donkey Kong games.

@Uncle_Franklin Yeah. I would like to see those things too. One of the things I liked the most about 'Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity' was getting to see parts of Hyrule before they were destroyed by Calamity Ganon and his monsters and it would be nice to have a Hyrule like that to explore in an open world game.

As for underwater exploration, I remember reading there were originally going to be underwater areas to explore in 'Breath of the Wild' along with two Divine Beasts that were underwater but they didn't make the final game. Because of that I thought they would have had underwater areas in 'Tears of the Kingdom' for sure and was disappointed we got the Depths instead.

@DollyrotsFan1

I thought the Depths were good, but the sky islands were disappointing.

It is strange that in 2 major games you can't even dive, when you have so much freedom in almost every other aspect.

@Uncle_Franklin I liked the Sky Islands but I was disappointed there weren't more of them especially bigger ones. I thought the Depths were very dark and gloomy which I am not really a fan of and was hoping for something more bright and colourful which we could have got with underwater exploration.

It is weird how they haven't gone through with it yet but hopefully they are saving it for the next game. I hope they get rid of the limit on how much time we can spend in the water though. I know they add that to make some games feel more realistic but it takes away the fun of exploring underwater when you constantly have to come up for air. 😄

@Lizuka For an art style like this, I'm not too surprised that it's a bit more basic. But at least it's not her design from the artwork from the original Zelda game, where she was a hunched old crone in a brown hooded robe. THAT was plain.

Personally, my favorite design for her is her version from Age of Calamity. I always did like the traditional Japanese aesthetic that they used for the Sheikah in BOTW and TOTK, and Impa in AOC was no exception. The fact that she was one of the playable characters was a plus.

Plus, this was the youngest we had seen her yet, in a series where she is usually an old woman (middle-aged at the very least; see OOT, OOA, OOS, and SS as examples). I'd frankly love to see a version of her like that again, and maybe even have her be Link's traveling companion for once!

I wonder if Impa is gonna be an Older Badarse like she is in the BOTW trilogy. That cane might have a sword in it.

@Twilite9 Ha, the first time I thought when I saw the character was just that: "Look, it's Princess Hilda!"

Perhaps the design of this character is based indeed on her.

@NintendoLife check out the 'Wisdom' section of the website ! https://www.nintendo.com/jp/switch/bdgea/wisdom/index.html 🥳 there's loads of video clips showing differing ways of dealing with a given situation ! 😁👍

@Yoshi3 you sure? Because I hear no one talk about the NPCs in Twilight Princess. Then again, maybe THOSE NPCs are memorable for the wrong reasons.

Who's the blue haired one?

I was just thinking the other day, remember when dedicated websites for games were a thing? Instead of having to dive down a social media feed to find info. I'm glad they're still a thing.

@DollyrotsFan1 Yep super happy to see the Princess of Destiny protecting her realm!

@batmanbud2 well IMO at least weird is more fun and creative than generic, dull and boring samey Miis.

Ruberi = Robbie?

@Yoshi3 first off, that sounds like an insult to Miis in general, which I won't tolerate. Second, I rather like this art style. In fact, I like it more than TPs (which just looks like a muddy Skyward).

@Ryu_Niiyama Yeah. It looks like it is going to be a fun game and I can't wait to play it. Zelda's new abilities should be fun to use and I like how you can summon monsters to fight for you, use bind and bond to move objects, climb walls and even fly and make smoothies. 😄 I'm still hoping we get a third Hyrule Warriors game too 'cause I loved 'Age of Calamity' and I actually enjoyed the fighting style in that more than 'Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kingdom' 'cause it was so much easier to fight monsters including the hard ones like Lynels which I always try to avoid in 'Breath of the Wild' and 'Tears of the Kingdom.' I would love to fight the Gloom Hands and Gleeoks from 'Tears of the Kingdom' in a 'Hyrule Warriors' game and kick their scary butts. 😅

@JohnnyMind so this new guy will be called Rubbie? 🤣

Cute designs! Love the king especially!

I hope this game sells well enough to encourage Nintendo to make more top down Zelda games.

The designs look great, so there’s no complaint there, but will we ever get the fierce young butt-kicker Impa again from OoT or SS?