Huge Theories CONFIRMED In Zelda: Echoes Of Wisdom?!

[@KyotoND1889]

What I don't understand is that most of Zelda fandom hate EoW graphics and gameplay. They want the first official Zelda game starring Zelda to have amazing graphics and they also want her to be a strong warrior like aloy. It's really weird tbh

[@56ty_]

It’s funny cause the two aren’t mutually exclusive. Warrior Zelda will 100% happen in the future. But I’m also glad they gave us a gameplay reason for her

[@javiervasquez625]

I mean the franchise itself is _named_ after her so i can understand why some fans want Zelda's triumphant entrance into the main playable character's chair to be epic and filled with substance. It isn't weird to want a focal character be treated with quality.

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@56ty_ We've already gotten "Warrior Princess Zelda" in past games as seen in Twilight Princess and the original Hyrule Warriors having their Zeldas portrayed as capable fighters able to defend themselves. What we need now is the same treatment for a fully playable Zelda within the canon timeline.

[@56ty_]

@@javiervasquez625 yeah, I can’t wait for it. Did you see the Monolith soft concept art that is rumored to be Zelda?

[@KyotoND1889]

@@javiervasquez625 i agree with your point. Imo Nintendo need to make powerful console soon so that their game can run and look better. Gamers have begun to turn on Nintendo even their hardcore fans have started to abandoning their IPs

[@56ty_]

I just hope Zelda and her mechanics remain the main focus of the game. If link was to be playable, he should be well contextualized from a gameplay perspective

[@RetroCheats]

One thing everyone needs to remember, there's usually a playable dark world. TOTK (had the depths)

[@ldmassey]

@RetroCheats yeah I think we'll play as link in rifts too, actually quite a bit. Link didn't get taken down there and captured- he just fell down. I think they will need to work together to save hyrule and it'd make sense to switch back and fourth between them to do so.

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@ldmassey What about Ganon...? He was paired right next to Link in the game's cover implying he too has been sent there and might be in need of rescue alongside Link. Zelda might have to create echoes of both Link and Ganon to save Hyrule and rescue them from their imprisonment.

[@ldmassey]

@javiervasquez625 possibly, but I think his storyline will be more separate, and he just kinda frees himself. He should know more about the chaos his staff created- so he'll be alright

[@javiervasquez625]

@@ldmassey "Staff"...? You mean his _trident?_ Mind you, as of now we do not know wether Ganon's trident was THE catalyst for all the rifts which have started swarming the kingdom and seemingly threathening to swallow it all up. Given what we know based on the trailer for the gsme i'm fairly certain that Ganon is just as much a prisoner of wathever new villain is responsible for the rifts given his appearance in the cover for the game right next to Link.

[@ldmassey]

@javiervasquez625 lol yeah, and I mean true. Idk. All I know for a fact is I'm excited for it. Lol

[@rebeccahannah117]

That would be very interesting! Kind of like how in Spirit Tracks we played Link and then Zelda in the Spirit Tower. Other than that, I’m very excited to play this game!

[@tntbigshow4826]

I can see people playing as Link until the first Dungeon, then take over as Zelda.

[@goldendragongames]

it will probably be just a short prologue with what was that opening bit they showed in the trailer where you play as link then the rest of the actual main story of the game from when zelda escapes where be playing as zelda for the rest of the time. where probably not playing as link for the first part of the main story until the first dungeon/temple of the game. after all this is a mainline zelda game where for once you play as the princess herself which is big & the devs would make it so the first part of the main story of the game you play as link as usual.

[@RetroCheats]

I think opposite. We play as Zelda til the first dungeon, then we can probably switch back and forth.

[@goldendragongames]

@@RetroCheats that's not happening i'ver it would diminish & belittle princess zelda role & the historical moment of getting to play as her for the first time in a mainline zelda game.

[@RetroCheats]

@@goldendragongames it would not belittle her at all. The dark world can be dangerous and battle focused.. while the light world can be more puzzle focused. In Phantom Hourglass you get a goron partner in a dungeon, did that belittle link?

[@goldendragongames]

@@RetroCheats ok maybe belittle wasn't the right word to use admittedly but your gave a poor comparison/counter point as that goron partner for spirit tracks was just for that one dungeon not an entire game. also we see gameplay of princess zelda in the mystery dimension within the rifts. so even if there is some switching between zelda & link it's not going to be zelda only playable in the overworld of hyrule & link only playable in the dimension within the rifts. & i stand by that we will probably only play as princess zelda for the main story of the game & only get to play as link like we normally would during a short prolog & the short intro part until recusing princess zelda from during the footage shown at the begin of the trailer. & at a push a unlockable extra side story campaign akin/in the vain of like the bowsers minions & bowser Jr's journey from the mario & luigi remakes.

[@BlizzardPeak]

Yeah, if Link is playable then I feel you'll likely play the prologue/intro as him leading up to the point we saw in the trailer where he falls into the rift. Maybe, idk though.

[@RetroCheats]

That would suck if that was the only time he was playable.

[@drizz1256]

I'm hoping you play as link in the rift world and switch between link and zelda .

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@drizz1256 ... And Ganon too since he appears in the cover of the gamebox right _next_ to Link as if implying he's also trapped inside the rifts and might be playable in some way Bowser style.

[@drizz1256]

@@javiervasquez625 hell yah

[@G78901]

@@javiervasquez625 that would be sooooo cool

[@tyg-zw7nn]

It might be like a spirit tracks situation

[@cristiany140]

In spirit track you command Zelda and she is a sidekick. Here they will play as individual characters probably

[@matissecaron9076]

Also, they said you fight humans, which I don't think is frequent in Zelda games. Maybe we do fight Link and maybe we do fight possessed guards

[@artisan_james]

100% on the money that the rifts will act as shrines... there is no question Zelda can enter the rifts as it was shown in the trailer when she acquired the water blocks echo she was seemingly inside a rift.... the question is... how many will be scattered throughout the world... I'm guessing a hefty amount of them, like 60... and Link most likely will be playable in the beginning of the game... an experienced Link like Andres suggested since Link has the hood & the hylian shield in the trailer when he faces off w/ Ganon... question is... will there be a brief dungeon segment in the opening of the game leading up to the Ganon fight and will Link also be playable at a later point in the game...?

[@PJCVita92]

I think it makes more logical sense that this is a Castlevania Symphony of the Night kind of situation. And that the summary was merely emphasizing on what make the two different and/or unique from each other in this game. Zelda's gameplay is more focused on using the Tri-Rod for and Wind-Up tools for a more creative and strategic experience, while still having a melee weapon and ranged weapon of her, but with limited use. While Link's Sword and Arrows gameplay is a more combat and physical obstacle focused, with his own more limited answer to the creative and strategic gameplay. I imagine playing as Link is more like a less frustrating take on BotW's gameplay experience without weapons breaking so easily. While playing as Zelda is more like a more unique take on TotK's creative experience, being more focused on the creative puzzle gameplay aspects. In the main normal game, we start as Link until we free Zelda. Then we play as Zelda throughout the whole adventure. This is basically the normal game mode. And after we beat the game as Zelda, we unlock an alternate game mode where Link is successful is freeing Zelda from the crystal before he could fall into the rift, but because he was early on rescuing her, Zelda falls in instead, and we have a more traditional Link adventure, where Link must find and save Zelda from the rift. This would be the new Hero Mode where we play as Link throughout the entire game instead. In that new take on a Hero Mode, the game is actually easier in combat gameplay, but more challenging in the puzzle solving and overcoming obstacles gameplay. I actually find that to be an interesting new way of handling new game plus modes for Zelda going forward as changing even the playable character changes how the player experiences the entire game. Remember that in the past, we've had new game plus like modes that make noticeable changes before. Like, in Zelda 1 second quest, the dungeons, caves, and items were all moved around and the dungeons were even completely changed. In OoT's Ura/Master Quest mode, the puzzles in dungeons were completely changed, more challenging, and the items were in different places. Plus, the 3DS version even went a step further as to mirror the entire game and have enemies deal more damage. WW's new game plus had the player play through the entire game with Link in his pajamas, and giving them the color pictobox early. The Wii U version added to the challenging by removing recovery hearts. TP HD's Hero mode is the Wii version, but enemies do more damage. And BotW's Master Mode has special goods on floating platforms, leveled up enemies early, enemy health replenishes over time, guardian scout enemies have a lot more defense and more offense power, a tougher golden color coded level is added, and a lynel is added to the plateau. That all said, a new take on Zelda's new game plus modes where even the player character is different, providing a drastically different experience isn't exactly too far fetched. Imagine in the new 3D Zelda, the reverse of this game happens, we play as Link in the normal game mode, and then unlock a playable Zelda game mode that is more challenging being it'd be more puzzle focused, to feel more like of what Ura/Master quest almost was on N64 with the 64DD, before the expansion got moved over to the Gamecube and made a little bit easier. I think there so much potential in this idea of new take on Zelda's new game plus modes as it'd be a clever way to get every kind of fans and even more new people interesting in buying their Zelda games as not only would have the option to play as either Link or Zelda, but playing through the game as one and again, but as the other adds even more replay value than A Link Between Worlds, BotW, and TotK combined! If the idea I just speculated ends up being true, then this game has gotta be good enough to win GotY! Knowing what happened last year with games like TotK and Super Mario Bros. Wonder, plus in 2021 with Metroid Dread, probably not, unfortunately. But hey, a fan can dream!

[@RetroCheats]

I feel like Zelda will be used in the light world, and Link will be playable in the dark world.

[@javiervasquez625]

With Ganon been playable in the "Dark World" as well given his appearance in the gamebox's cover.

[@charlottewilliams2939]

I was starting to think that,too. Maybe you alternate between playing as both characters,depending on the situation

[@a.jthomas6132]

If a playable Link is in the opening Echoes of Wisdom, my question is how come we never get a playable Zelda in Tears of the Kingdom. I would of love to see more of her journey in Hyrule distant past, and it would of story wise allow us to give more in depth to Ganondorf's character just like Windwaker's Ganondorf, make the Ancient Sages more fleshed out, provide Rausu, Sonia and Mineru more screentime, and learning more about the mysterious Zonai Race I am very excited for this next 2D Zelda since i have been waiting a playable Princess Zelda for over a decade. But playable Princess Zelda would helped better TOTK story as the story itself has been divided into two parts.

[@shanesimons8987]

I’d say each rift/ damaged area will take a combination of the 2 characters to solve, with Zelda taking the navigation of the overworld.

[@chainclaw07]

Echoes are npcs, you dont play as them...

[@84bombsjetpack23]

38.3K subscribers! Will certainly reach 39K by the end of August.

[@shanesimons8987]

I’d say link is definitely playable. It’s not just a description of a cut scene. If that was the case, they would have to mention Gannons action also as he wields a trident that is used for violence against the protagonists…

[@ninawilson2990]

If Link is playable in this game I think I'll be at the beginning of the story and since the deku tree and the scrub have their appearance in the game Ganondorf should be mentioned when Zelda goes to the Gerardo desert.

[@gamingwithahandicapreviews]

My guess Link will be playable at the start and then when you beat the game there will be a Link mode! I can see that happening

[@javiervasquez625]

Will the "Link Mode" offer a canon story to the game or will be just be a fun extra content for the sake of indulging classic fans though?

[@gamingwithahandicapreviews]

@@javiervasquez625 I can see it as canon, maybe it takes place after the main game

[@jenniferbeard4167]

Co-op maybe?

[@FTChomp9980]

We would play a Link a little bit then the whole game as Zelda.

[@hectorlopez-perez1113]

*Spoiler for TotK if you haven't played it* I don't know if this has been mentioned before. But I find it really interesting (I restarted a playthrough of TotK) and Rauru called Zelda vanishing even after he saw her an "echo" ability that she must have. Thought it was pretty cool to mention.

[@LikeWhyTF]

Bring back the 50k 💪

[@anthonynelson3536]

Mr Restart

[@AnthonySmith-bj9mo]

hi AndresRestart

[@anthonynelson3536]

The real question is for how long

[@RetroCheats]

I feel like the dark world, we can play as Link

[@gamingtips2941]

@@RetroCheats nope ..... Link is actually a villain i guess

[@javiervasquez625]

​@@gamingtips2941 Like Ganon...? Maybe he's been used by the new villain for some nefarious plan and Zelda has to rescue both of them from the "Rift World".

[@gamingtips2941]

@@javiervasquez625 yep absolutely And thr game starts when we woke up and we pass through a dungeon to see ganon and zelda just as link to the past opening where link passes through castle to find zelda .... also the map somewhat ressembals ghe link to the past

[@JoseCarlos-lo6pg]

​@@gamingtips2941 Link will never be the villain.

[@gamingtips2941]

I believe Link will be a villian