Thanks to PushDustIn, we have more information translated regarding Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity! Some interesting tidbits about Link’s abilities were shared today which are welcoming to Breath of the Wild fans. In addition, Koei Tecmo mentions a sliver of Aonuma’s involvement in the project. Here are the details courtesy of GoNintendo:
– the aim with the game’s visuals was to reproduce the style seen in Zelda: Breath of the Wild
– the Sheikah Stone will act differently with each character
– Zelda can perform Stasis on enemies
– enemies have a weak point gauge for counter-attacks
– you can pick up ingredients from treasure chests
– in one part of the gameplay, you can see Impa throw a slate that activates a tower, as well as a mini-Guardian
– Link can use the Sheikah Slate for remote bombs and the ice cube
– Impa can summon multiple versions of herself, and she is seen using a Fire Rod at one point
– weapons auto-guard sometime
– each character presents a different playstyle
– the team put a lot of focus on creating the world that existed 100 years before the events of Breath of the Wild
– when the team finished the original Hyrule Warriors, they thought they were done with the collab
– at this point, Eiji Aonuma approached the team and asked them to create another title, which lead to Age of Calamity
Gameplay, screenshots and more of the game are available here. Lastly, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity releases on November 20th for Switch worldwide. Stay tuned at Final Weapon for the latest Japanese gaming news!
