Summary
Nintendo has confirmed that proper dungeons will return in the upcomingLegend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. A newZeldagame is launching on the Nintendo Switch later this week, one that will break from tradition in a big way by having Princess Zelda herself be the main playable character for the first time in the mainline series.The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomis a follow-up of sorts to the 2019Link’s Awakeningremake, which reimagined the 1993 Game Boy classic with a new, toy-like 3D art style.
Echoes of Wisdomlooks like it will follow the same blueprint, with Zelda exploring the realm of Hyrule from a top-down perspective on a mission to save Linkusing the mystical Tri Rod. This magic scepter allows players to summon “echoes” to battle enemies and bind and move objects to solve puzzles in a manner similar to last year’s massively successfulLegend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. WhileEchoes of Wisdomlooks to channel elements of the more recentZeldagames, it will also call back to the older titles in the long-running Nintendo series.
This includes allowing Zelda to explore classic-style dungeons, asNintendoconfirmed that this popular feature will return inThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomahead of its release on September 26. In a recent news feature, Nintendo answered many questions aboutEchoes of Wisdom’s gameplay, with one of the last topics revealing that there will be dungeons in the style of olderZeldaentries. Players will have to explore different rooms of these dungeons, defeat enemies, solve puzzles, unlock doors, and challenge bosses, all of which are classicZeldastaples.
Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Will Have Classic-Style Dungeons
Dungeons have been a part of theLegend of Zeldaseries ever since the 1986 original on the NES, though more recent entries have revamped them as part of a more open-world framework. While this approach has led togreat success withTears of the KingdomandBreath of the Wild, there are still plenty of fans who prefer the older, linear dungeons of entries likeA Link to the PastandTwilight Princess.
Developer Grezzo is granting the wish to return tomore traditionalZeldadungeonsinEchoes of Wisdom, though the introduction of Zelda’s “echo” powers will keep things fresh by giving players more options to solve puzzles and battle enemies. Overall,The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdompromises to deliver a classic-style adventure with plenty of new tricks for fans of all ages when it finally arrives on the Nintendo Switch later this week.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
WHERE TO PLAY
Save Hyrule—this time with the wisdom of Princess Zelda!The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts—and with a certain swordsman among the missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom in the latest adventure in The Legend of Zelda™ series!Team up with the ethereal creature Tri and use the Tri Rod to create “echoes,” which are imitations of things you find in the environment—then recreate those echoes whenever you like to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Use echoes like water blocks to reach new heights, make bridges out of old beds, throw rocks at foes, or find your own combination of echoes to do things your way. You can even make echoes of monsters to fight at your side in combat!
