The primary age-rating for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge is right here, and yep, it appears like we can be enjoying as, er, Hyperlink?
Again in June, throughout Nintendo’s annual summer time direct, the developer introduced one thing we have all been ready years for: a Zelda recreation the place you really get to play because the titular princess herself. Echoes of Knowledge clearly appears to be doing one thing totally different with the system, as Zelda will not be selecting up a sword, however a particular wand that lets her copy just about something, so it’s going to clearly be extra of a puzzley form of affair, however it’s nonetheless thrilling that she’s getting a foremost sequence title all to herself. Besides, nicely, it will not be fully to herself, as Gematsu noticed that the sport’s ESRB age-rating has gone up, with the score’s abstract sharing that sure, Hyperlink, the sequence’ mainstay hero, is playable.
“That is an journey recreation during which gamers assume the function of Zelda as she makes an attempt to dispel rifts all through Hyrule and rescue Hyperlink,” the abstract begins off, which appears to be consistent with what everyone knows thus far. “From a ¾-overhead perspective, gamers discover varied environments whereas combating stylized enemies (e.g., people, creatures). As Hyperlink, gamers use a sword and arrows to defeat enemies; Zelda can use a magic wand to summon creatures (e.g., wind-up knights, pig troopers, slime) for battle.”
It is that second to final line which confirms that Hyperlink is playable, however to be trustworthy, I feel there’s going to be a easy rationalization for that. Within the recreation’s reveal trailer, issues begin off with Hyperlink doing his ordinary sword-fighting shenanigans, dealing with off towards Ganon and extra, and I think about that this section can be playable. It is at all times doable he’ll be playable in different elements too, however given the entire level is to rescue him, I am considering it’s going to simply be for this primary half as setup.
We do not have to attend too lengthy to search out out anyway, as the sport is due out September 26, simply a few months away – and sure, it’s going to simply be on Nintendo Swap, like at all times.