The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was revealed during the latest
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a throwback to pre-Breath of the Wild Zelda that retains the colorful visuals of Link’s Awakening. Unlike Link, Zelda doesn’t wield a trusty sword; she uses a newly acquired power called Echoe, which lets her create items that help you traverse Hyrule, overcome enemies, and solve puzzles. Echoes allow you to replicate NPCs who will then fight on your behalf or help you solve puzzles.
Based on the reveal trailer, the new mechanics could add a lot of variance to each playthrough. Nintendo even stated players will have different experiences based on how they approach using Echoes. In this way, Echoes of Wisdom is similar to Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, especially the latter, which implemented a robust building tool called Ultrahand that encouraged players to experiment to solve puzzles, explore the world, and defeat enemies. Though Echoes of Wisdom, as a top-down Zelda game, clearly won’t be as dynamic, it’s cool to see the melding of classic Zelda with the modern approach to the franchise. And it’s even cooler to see Zelda step into the leading role for the first time. Well, for the first time on a Nintendo platform at least. Zelda’s Adventure for Philips CD-i does indeed exist.
If you’re not all caught up on the major The Legend of Zelda games on Switch, you can save on the other four mainline games that have received physical editions at Walmart right now. Link’s Awakening would be a good one to play before Echoes of Wisdom since it shares the same foundation.
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