Nintendo formalizes a new Zelda… without Link


Big surprise from the Nintendo Direct on June 18, the new The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom makes the princess the playable main heroine for the first time. Link should have a secondary role in this adventure, after having spent his entire life rescuing the daughter of the king of Hyrule.

The Legend of Zelda finally lives up to its name! During a Nintendo Direct broadcast on June 18, the Japanese video game giant revealed The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Echoes of Wisdom), the first title in the saga with Zelda as the main heroine.

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Summary of this new game, which adopts an animated style in line with the remake of Link’s Awakening (rather than an inspiration Breath of the Wild), Princess Zelda sets out to rescue… Link. Years after the first game in 1986, Zelda will finally return the favor to her faithful servant.

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Zelda, star of a Zelda game

In The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomNintendo adapts the gameplay so as not just to replace Link with Zelda.

Forget swords and shields, the princess fights with a magic staff (the scepter of Tri) capable of recreating previously encountered objects (example: a wooden box to overcome obstacles). In the manner of Breath of the Wild Or Tears of the Kingdom, the player will have to use cunning to pass levels, with different possibilities. It is a fairy, who accompanies Zelda, who gives her this power. The “echoes” in the title refer to the power of the button, capable of replicating objects.

Another new thing in the gameplay: in battles, Zelda can use her staff to generate enemies who will fight for her. Or create objects that she throws at bad guys.

Princess Zelda with her magic staff.
Princess Zelda with her magic staff and Tri. // Source: Nintendo

In the first extracts of the trailer shared by Nintendo, it is Link who seems to be the main hero, setting out to rescue Zelda. The knight finds himself trapped once the princess is freed, who therefore sets off on her own adventure to free him in turn. The plot revolves around strange faults appearing on Hyrule, which causes disappearances. The developers say they are proud of “breaking conventions”giving Zelda the protagonist role she never had.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom will be available on Nintendo Switch on September 26. The Switch will welcome other games at the end of the year, such as a new Mario Party and a new adventure Mario and Luigi.

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Nintendo Switch, Switch OLED and Switch Lite // Source: Louise Audry for NumeramaNintendo Switch, Switch OLED and Switch Lite // Source: Louise Audry for Numerama

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