Developer: Omega Force / Supervision by Nintendo EPD
Publisher: Koei Tecmo (Japan) | Nintendo (NA/PAL)
Release: November 20, 2020 | Final Expansion Pass Content: October 29, 2021
Platforms: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Pikmin but Backwards + Swords
Multiplayer: Local splitscreen co-op for 2 players
Online: Still no :<
DLC: Expansion Pass available for 20$/€
Demo: Yes, saved progress carries over to the full game.
File Size: 10.8GB (base game)
eShop pages: EU | AU | NZ | US | CA | BR | JP
Original Base Game OT: Here
While locking Calamity Ganon in place during its attack on Hyrule Castle in Breath of the Wild, Zelda's magic firing off causes a tiny Guardian to be sent back 100 years in time and it captured images of the catastrophic battle in the future. Link, Zelda, and Impa examine it with a Sheikah Slate that can somehow interact with the tiny Guardian...
Will it affect how events play out in the past?
Play the game and find out...
Unlike the original Hyrule Warriors, all the content from the various modes (such as Adventure Mode) has been seamelssly integrated into the world map from Breath of the Wild/Age of Calamity. This means that special challenges (like those found in Adventure Mode maps) and NPC interactions as well as things like crafting and upgrading are all accessed through locations on the same map screen used to navigate the "main story."
What's in the Expansion Pass?
The Expansion Pass is split into two waves and goes for $19.99 | €19.99 | £17.99 (cannot be purchased separately). As a purchase bonus, you get a new outfit and weapon for Link:
- Prototype Ancient Helm, Prototype Ancient Cuirass, Prototype Ancient Greaves, Prototype Ancient Short Sword
Pulse of the Ancients (Wave 1), released June 18, 2021:
- New playable character: Battle-Tested Guardian
- Two new weapon types: Flail for Link and Master Cycle for Zelda
- New location: Royal Ancient Tech Lab
- Apocalyptic difficulty mode
- New "Vicious Enemies"
- New challenges and side quests
- Four new music tracks
- New story arcs (Battle for Kakariko Village, Battle of Goponga Village, and more)
- Two new playable characters: Purah & Robbie, Sooga
- New stages (Coliseum Lanayru Road, and more)
- New battle skills for existing characters
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