Nintendo simply dropped for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge. That’s the top-down Change entry as a substitute of Hyperlink. The six-minute video focuses on “traversing Hyrule,” so there’s loads of cool stuff right here in regards to the kingdom and, extra importantly, the overworld map.
This appears to be like like a brand-new map. Many individuals had assumed this recreation would carry the map from The Legend of Zelda: A Hyperlink to the Previous, however that doesn’t appear to be the case. A number of the landmarks, nonetheless, are in the identical place. The fortress is on the middle, for example, and the mountains are up high.
In any other case, this recreation contains the entire numerous cultures and cities from 3D Zelda video games. You’ll be able to meet Gorons, Zora and even enter the all-female Gerudo City. That is additionally the primary top-down Zelda recreation to function traversal by horse. There are a number of horses within the trailer, although none look precisely just like the world-famous Epona. It’s doable that Princess Zelda’s white stallion from Breath of the Wild is hanging round although. In any occasion, they’re all fairly darn cute.
The trailer additionally exhibits off some deliciously kooky stuff, and all of us like it when Nintendo will get bizarre. There are smoothie retailers scattered all through Hyrule, candy-obsessed Deku Scrubs and extra.
Lastly, there’s a newly-featured potential for Zelda known as Bind. It forces objects and creatures within the recreation world to observe you round, probably for puzzle-solving functions.
All of that is excellent news. This doesn’t seem like a throwaway “end of a console’s lifespan” recreation. It appears to be like lovable and creative. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge comes out on September 26.