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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a game for the Nintendo Switch, and the first-ever entry of The Legend of Zelda series to feature Princess Zelda as the main playable character (unless one counts two of the Philips CD-i games).
It was released on September 26, 2024.
Gameplay[]
Zelda using the Echo ability with a table
The game is a 2D action-adventure game with 3D graphics, and the player controls Princess Zelda. The main mechanic allows Zelda to copy objects and replicate them by using "Echo", with the help of the fairy Tri. She can even replicate certain enemies to have them fight alongside. There is a menu where players can choose the ojects they've Echoed.
Using Amiibo grants the player items and outfits, and varies depending on the progress.
The art style resembles the Link's Awakening remake.
Plot[]
While rescuing Zelda from Ganon, Link disappears into the Still World after falling into a mysterious rift, with similar rifts appearing throughout Hyrule and causing others to disappear into the Still World, including its king. Zelda sets out to save Link, the king, and Hyrule with help from the mysterious fairy Tri, who gives her the Tri Rod.
Development[]
The game features the same art style as the Link's Awakening remake (2019).
The game was first announced on June 18, 2024, during a Nintendo Direct.
Release[]
The game was first announced at a Nintendo Direct presentation in June 2024.
It was released on Nintendo Switch on September 26, 2024. Alongside, a Zelda-themed Nintendo Switch Lite system was also launched.
Reception[]
On Metacritic, the game received a score of "86" based on 84 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews from critics. On OpenCritic, 89% of critics recommended the game.
Trivia[]
- Two composers from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, alongside newcomer composers, have contributed to the game - using mainly live-orchestrated pieces.
- Link is only playable at the beginning of the game.
- Echoes of Wisdom is the first top-down The Legend of Zelda game in which the main character can move in full 3D. In other top-down games, Link's height above the ground was restricted to only a few possible values, if he could be above the ground at all.
- Echoes of Wisdom is the first game in the series to not credit series creator Shigeru Miyamoto.
References[]
External links[]
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom at GameFAQs