A new Hyrule Warriors game based onThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis coming to Switch. The prequel titledHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityreleases on November 20.
Age of Calamitytakes place 100 years before the events ofBreath of the Wildand tells the story of the game’s Great Calamity event. The game’sNintendo eShop descriptionsays the game features “dramatic cutscenes” that will give players more insight into Hyrule andBreath of the Wild’sfour champions.
Like its predecessor,Age of Calamityis a hack-and-slash action game where players rack up combos against large waves of enemies. While the originalHyrule Warriorsgame featured characters and locations from different parts of the Zelda franchise,Age of Calamityfocuses exclusively onBreath of the Wild’ssetting, enemies andweapons.
A trailer for the game shows Link and Zelda as playable characters, as are the four champions: Mipha, Daruk, Urbosa and Revali. Link and Zelda are able to use special abilities fromBreath of the Wildas well. The trailer shows off the time-freezing stasis effect, plus the game’s signature blue bombs.
According to a press release, the game features a variety of other tools and game mechanics that should be familiar toBreath of the Wildfans.
“In addition to hacking and slashing their way through swarms of enemies to defend Hyrule, players will also solve environmental puzzles, unlock weapons and skills, craft materials, visit shops to obtain items, and use the power of the Sheikah Slate, which fans will recognize fromThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.”
The game features a local two-player multiplayer mode where players can pass a Joy-Con to a friend and team up to complete levels.
Players who pre-order a digital copy of the game will receive a Lucky Ladle weapon, which comes with a pot lid shield.
Unlike on the previous Hyrule Warriors game, developer Koei Tecmo says the team worked much closer with Nintendo’s Zelda team on “every step of the process, including gameplay direction, graphics, world, and all dialogue.”
With a November 20 release date,Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityis looking like one of the Switch’s only big exclusive games this fall, alongside therecently revealedSuper Mario 3D All-Stars.
