A month ago, Nintendo announced the upcoming release of a new installment in the franchise. Zelda titled The Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdom. The company explained that this title would mark a break with what had always been done in the saga. Today, we discover that a surprise would be in the pipeline for all fans of the video game series.
A rich return to school for Zelda fans
Things are going to move at Nintendo at the start of the school year. Indeed, In September, a new Nintendo Switch Lite Hyrule Edition will be released and at the same time, the Japanese company will release its new game The Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdom. When announcing this new installment for the franchise, Nintendo surprised fans by explaining that For the first time in its history, players will not be able to play as Link with his sword but instead, they will play as Zeldathe legendary princess of Hyrule.
This information that players will not be able to embody the hero of the franchise since its launch in 1986 had not exactly excited the fans of the first hour. But let the most reluctant players rest assured, Nintendo has planned a surprise. Indeed, the game The Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdom has just been rated by the ESRBthe organization responsible for estimating the age appropriateness of video games, and allows us to discover some interesting details regarding the title in question.
Nintendo has this surprise planned for the most reluctant fans
So, we discover that The game will be rated E10+ which means that children from 10 years old will be able to play it.. This classification confirms that the title will not offer interactive elements such as microtransactions. We also learn thatAs Zelda, players will have the ability to “use a magic wand to summon creatures (e.g. coiled knights, pig soldiers, slime) for battle“. But what is good news for all fans of the license is that This new game will allow you to play with both Zelda and Link. Effectively, The description tells us that Link will also be playable and that he will have a sword and arrows to defeat enemies.
For now, this is the only information regarding the character choice. It is unclear whether the player will be able to switch from Link to Zelda whenever they want.. Note that with the trailer that was broadcast during the Nintendo Direct, it seems that it would only be at the very beginning of the game that Link will be playable, giving Zelda the chance to be the heroine of the title for the first time since the existence of the franchise. Answer on September 26, release date of The Legend of Zelda : Echoes of Wisdom.
Source: hitek.fr
