Link is Playable in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 August 2024 / 3,452 Views
Link will be a playable character in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, according to rating summary on the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website.
"This is an adventure game in which players assume the role of Zelda as she attempts to dispel rifts throughout Hyrule and rescue Link. From a ¾-overhead perspective, players explore various environments while fighting stylized enemies (e.g., humans, creatures).
"As Link, players use a sword and arrows to defeat enemies; Zelda can use a magic wand to summon creatures (e.g., wind-up knights, pig soldiers, slime) for battle. Some enemies can be defeated by being set on fire; other creatures dissolve into mist when defeated. Battle sequences are somewhat frenetic, with several enemies attacking/fighting at once."
it isn't known how much of the game will be playable by Link.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will launch for the Nintendo Switch on September 26.
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Well we do know at the very beginning of the game that you're playing as Link until Zelda gets freed. I'm guessing that may be what the rating is referring to.
You'll probably be able to play the game at the beginning and during the postgame. Maybe in Link-exclusive levels/dungeons?
maybe you can still play him when he gets captured in the depth.
My only concern with this game is that the action seems passive in nature because Zelda doesn't actually fight but just summons things to fight for her, which might be fine as more of a puzzle-adventure game than an action-adventure game but a bit disappointing. Link being playable would add active action to the game, though since the whole story seems to be Link needs to be rescued I doubt Link is playable for long, maybe only in the intro scene. I keep going back and forth on my interest in this game over the lack of fighting action, it looks so cool except for that caveat.
Gonna have to wait to see more of the game and see what reviews say about the action before I decide.
Really want to see more of it before making up my mind.
I'd love it if later on they made a couch coop Zelda game in this style
Just the beginning and nothing else.
nice if link is playable my interest is much higher.
I wonder in what way? If like Spirit Tracks with Zelda as a support character but flipped with Zelda as the main character I'd be fine with that. If it's a Link skin or something else or so then hmm. If more used in other story segments I'd be ok with that more so. But I think Zelda being the highlight would be cool. If it's co-op then I'd be ok with that too. If it's Link but to set the scene then sure I'd get that even if brief.
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