Zelda: Breath of the Wild's First DLC Pack Detailed - News
by VGChartz Staff , posted on 01 May 2017 / 8,515 Views
Nintendo has revealed via press release the first details for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's upcoming DLC, which is called The Master Trials and will be released this summer.
Here's a breakdown of everything The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – The Master Trials will include:
- Trial of the Sword: By accessing this location, players can challenge the new Trial of the Sword (previously known as “Cave of Trials Challenge”), where enemies appear one after another. Link starts without any armor or weapons, and if he defeats all of the enemies in the room he can proceed to the next area. Trial of the Sword will include around 45 total rooms for players to complete. When Link clears all of the trials, the true power of the Master Sword will awaken and always be in its glowing powered-up state.
- Hard Mode: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already considered one of the most thrilling games in The Legend of Zelda series, and fans looking for a challenge are in for a treat with the new Hard Mode. In Hard Mode, the “ranks” of enemies in the game are increased (i.e. Red Bokoblins change to Blue), and players might even encounter higher-ranking enemies they wouldn’t find through normal play. Enemies will also slowly recover health in battle, forcing you to defeat them more quickly. They will also more easily spot Link as he approaches them, making these enemies tougher to sneak up on. In addition, floating planks held aloft by balloons will be scattered around Hyrule. By successfully reaching these planks, players can battle enemies and collect treasure.
- Hero’s Path Mode: Exploring Hyrule is exciting, but with such a large world it’s sometimes hard for players to remember where they’ve been. To help with tracking progress, the new Hero’s Path Mode will document every step players take, and mark their path in green on the map. The route taken will be tracked for the player’s last 200 hours of play time, with an included slider to track footsteps on a timeline. This even works retroactively, so players that have already put many hours into the game will be able to see where they have traveled. This feature will help in identifying the locations they haven’t visited in this vast world, and may help players find those Shrines they haven’t encountered yet.
- Travel Medallion: There will be a new treasure chest somewhere in the game world which contains the Travel Medallion. With the Travel Medallion, players can create a temporary new travel point on the map where they are currently standing. Link can then transport himself to that point at any time. Only one travel point can be registered on the map at a time.
- Korok Mask: By finding the new Korok Mask, players will have a much easier time finding Korok locations in the game. When equipped, the mask will shake, indicating that a Korok is hidden somewhere nearby.
- New Equipment: Eight new pieces of equipment inspired by previous characters and games in the series will be added to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild after downloading the first DLC pack. Once discovered by the player, they will yield equipment themed after fan-favorite games and characters such as Midna, Tingle, Phantom and Majora’s Mask.
Information regarding the second DLC pack will be revealed in the near future. Both expansions will be available on the Nintendo Switch and Wii U.
Finally, a free update released today allowing for dual audio to be used in the game. This means that Breath of the Wild can now be played in nine languages with subtitles. The languages included are: Japanese, English, French (France), French (Canada), German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Italian, and Russian.
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2 variations of French and spanish, but no Portuguese in any way... F* U Nintendo.
Looks really good!
That's actually a decent set of add-ons. That Hero's Path thing sounds like the handiest thing ever.
I wonder how you access the trials? Will they incorporate it in some random area of the field, or will they create a new island/area?
A lot of those items should of been in the base game. Tracking footsteps especially.
Oh, so it isn't some dank cave, it's actually unique, cool!
Too Much Content :Q__
The Travel Medallion sounds pretty awesome, not unlike a Hearthstone from WoW where ever you want it. interested in this dlc just for the trials though, sounds good for the price they're asking.
Sounds a lot more promising than before, especially since the whole korok thing becomes doable now. Still, i'll wait until they announce the story DLC before i purchase them.
Hard mode in that pack... What a sick joke -_-
