Nintendo quietly dropped a trailer on their YouTube channel today for a new Legend of Zelda spin-off, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Pitched to Koei Tecmo Games by Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, it will be developed by the same team and use the same hack-and-slash gameplay style as the original Hyrule Warriors. Unlike that title, this will take place firmly in the world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, set during the Great Calamity that took place a hundred years before the beginning of Breath of the Wild. The trailer shows gameplay featuring Link, Zelda, and the four Guardians. According to Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi, his team worked closely with the core Zelda team to help capture the look and feel of the world, and that while the original Hyrule Warriors adapted to traditional Zelda conventions, Age of Calamity will break those conventions the same way Breath of the Wild itself did.

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Source: GBAtemp Inbox

 

[GenNaz]

I was a life-long detractor of Musou but the original Hyrule Warriors changed my tune. Pretty excited for this.

 

[Chrisssj2]

Looks meh at best.
Same old Warriors shit, just with a new paint work.

I'm good, I can get everything I want from this from a simple playthrough on YouTube and Wikipages, that being the story/lore alone. Gameplay has nothing new to offer.

I agree re-used assets and textures... wohooo.. Meh.

 

[MasterJ360]

lol Im amazed seeing ppl actually hyping a musou game only b/c its Zelda themed..

 

[wajyi]

Pretty hyped for this game, just hope it has LAN multiplayer. Had a blast playing co-op Hyrule Warriors on the Wii U with the gamepad screen.

 

[Delerious]

But will I buy it?

 

[ShadowOne333]

lol Im amazed seeing ppl actually hyping a musou game only b/c its Zelda themed..

That's how the sheeps roll.
People nowadays just see Nintendo shit and they flock around it like vultures to a dead corpse.
As if Nintendo was actually anything but respectful to the fanbase to even deserve the praise.

 

[leon315]

While I'm not a fan of musuo style games, I might actually give it a shot just for the story alone. Also we can see the Champions abilities in display which is pretty nice.

u will be disappointing: the last Zelda musou game has trash plot.

 

[Glyptofane]

Quote from the other thread:

OMG Yes! Despite being a musou stylized game, this could be considered as a lore prequel in every way. Definitely getting it, loving how are they expanding the lore for this subsaga.

Pretty cunning strategy tying it to a popular and successful real Zelda game to trick/convince Zelda fans into buying yet another musou. Of course, many would have already wanted it either way.

 

[jt_1258]

u will be disappointing: the last Zelda musou game has trash plot.

implying that botw had a better plot...or much of any plot for that matter :/

 

[LightBeam]

Looks cool af
It's kinda funny how they keep the big announcements for YouTube, tho I do feel like it's because they don't have much to show so they still publish those shitty partner showcases and upload trailers from time to time when they actually have something when it's not enough to fill a Nintendo Direct

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

This is very cool and im excited BUT I'd still like a HW2. They'll probably still do it 3/4 years from now.

 

[tigersaman]

Seems like this time they're going "The Scramble" way ...

 

[BORTZ]

I can't imagine this makes many Tempers happy.

I didn't mind HWarriors 1, but I didn't really play it either. My brother did, a lot. While he was home. It looked about what I expected, a Warriors game with a Zelda coat of paint. I still want to play it eventually. But I wasn't really expecting them to want to make another one.

 

[GoldenBullet]

At the very least, this is better than nothing. There was never gonna be a true Zelda game set in the past of BotW.

I personally think this is a great idea for a spinoff that will make Zelda fans happy while Nintendo delays their sequel more. The graphics are also pretty awesome and the best these Warrior games have looked on switch. It will probably even have more story than BotW which will appease those who wanted it.

 

[Deleted User]

At the very least, this is better than nothing. There was never gonna be a true Zelda game set in the past of BotW.

I personally think this is a great idea for a spinoff that will make Zelda fans happy while Nintendo delays their sequel more. The graphics are also pretty awesome and the best these Warrior games have looked on switch. It will probably even have more story than BotW which will appease those who wanted it.

Its Not difficult to have more plot than no plot at all
Still ... This game wont be top notch but it wont be too bad either. If they go the scramble route it will actually be quite nice. I liked the first hyrule warriors although i m sick of all these moussou Games. It s sort of refreshing even if the mechanics are still the same

 

[AkiraKurusu]

So no equipment fragility or limited stamina?
It's already better than Breath of the Wild!

...Fire Emblem Warriors is still better.

 

[Deleted member 512337]

A 2d or top down game would be infinitely more interesting than this.

 

[AkiraKurusu]

A 2d or top down game would be infinitely more interesting than this.

Gimme a traditional 3D game, a la Twilight Princess, The Wind Waker, or Majora's Mask. Or a traditional 2D game, in the vein of Link's Awakening or A Link Between Worlds.

As long as it's traditional, and doesn't try to "experiment" with stamina gauges or fragility or motion control or Pouches or resource grinding - none of which should ever be in a Legend of Zelda game.

 

[mleeneg]

Well an update will be on 9/26. Guess I'll tune in to see then.

 

[Ryab]

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Nintendo quietly dropped a trailer on their YouTube channel today for a new Legend of Zelda spin-off, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. Pitched to Koei Tecmo Games by Legend of Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma, it will be developed by the same team and use the same hack-and-slash gameplay style as the original Hyrule Warriors. Unlike that title, this will take place firmly in the world of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, set during the Great Calamity that took place a hundred years before the beginning of Breath of the Wild. The trailer shows gameplay featuring Link, Zelda, and the four Guardians. According to Koei Tecmo producer Yosuke Hayashi, his team worked closely with the core Zelda team to help capture the look and feel of the world, and that while the original Hyrule Warriors adapted to traditional Zelda conventions, Age of Calamity will break those conventions the same way Breath of the Wild itself did.

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Source: GBAtemp Inbox

Really hyped for this I spent around 500 hours playing the original