My "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" Reaction

[@stagelights_]

"its a zelda game" is so funny out of context

[@richardmahn7589]

Never before in the history of mankind have we had a Zelda game! lol

[@thevioletbee5879]

@@richardmahn7589Wand of Gamalon would like a word with you.

[@logansmith2703]

​@@thevioletbee5879also Zeldas adventure

[@JasperPeters]

Honestly even in context it’s really funny

[@TheCactuar124]

@@thevioletbee5879 We don't talk about that series.

[@sunnycideup4725]

AT LONG LAST….we have it… LEGEND OF LINK

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

"Call me Zelda _ONE_ more time!"

[@DrakeIsSerious]

Yes we have it and now they are guna call Zelda Link because now people will think they finally got it down

[@MalazTorchic]

LoL

[@RRios0027]

CAUSE HE'S THE ''L'' TO THE ''I'' TO THE ''N'' TO THE ''K''!!

[@starpower1598]

A Zelda to the Past

[@Kaing007]

You know what this means? We can finally bring a cuckoo to the final boss fight and sic a feathered hell on Ganon!

[@kanalkucker14]

yes!!

[@darthsonic4135]

Cuckoos too op plz nerf.

[@MishKoz]

The time-honored tradition of beating Ganon with stupid stuff lives on!

[@samus4799]

It’d be really funny if they just snuck that in as a broken way to end boss fights easily.

[@ErrrrkTheOdd]

It will probably cost all 4 tri pieces, it's just to powerful

[@ApapaneNui]

I like how the gameplay isn't simply "Zelda doing Link things." Instead, it revolves around strategy and resources. It's a good fit for the bearer of the Triforce of Wisdom, and it gives her quest a unique identity that sets it apart from Link's adventures. Obviously, we'll have to get our hands on it to see how well it works. This was a tiny teaser, so we don't have the full picture yet. I'm definitely excited to try it out and see how it affects things like boss battles, level design, progression, etc.

[@LuxLoser]

What I love about it too is that it creates a greater chance of *more* Zelda "Wisdom" games. If this is a hit, they're more likely to make both kinds of games moving forward.

[@darthsonic4135]

You just KNOW the mad geniuses at r/HyruleEngineering will find ways to utterly BREAK this game with the Echoes system!

[@Alias_Anybody]

I wonder if Link will be playable in a New Game+ "brute force" mode, using his traditional arsenal.

[@Kristiano100]

@@Alias_Anybodythat’d be so cool. Like Luigi in Galaxy, but with more gameplay innovations

[@SpecterVonBaren]

That was the thing that made me most happy. It would have been so tacky to have Zelda just be doing the same thing as Link.

[@bandicootsauce4569]

We had Princess Peach: Showtime. Now we have Princess Zelda: Big Brain Time.

[@BackflipBrickfilms]

Princess Daisy: Flower Time.

[@elio7610]

​@@BackflipBrickfilmsA Princess Daisy game would probably be a sports game.

[@BackflipBrickfilms]

@@elio7610 Yeah probably... I'm not well versed in mario lore.

[@stupled]

@@elio7610 should be

[@DigiDestined13]

Wisdom is about common sense, so it would be more like Princess Zelda: The Most Natural Thing To Do To Solve The Problem.

[@UnorthodoxSoundwave.]

Arlo waiting until a minute into the trailer to sudden have the "IT'S A ZELDA GAME" realization probably seems like such a delayed reaction without the right context lmao

[@ShadowSkyX]

Its not a zelda game. Its him realizing zelda is _playable_

[@UnorthodoxSoundwave.]

@@ShadowSkyX I know that lmao, that's the joke I'm making

[@Isaac-bs1wb]

​@@ShadowSkyX whoosh

[@MrAnniTagada]

Its a link

[@billcolgate2851]

It takes an entire minute to get to the title

[@Saint_Oscar]

I'm glad they stuck to Zelda being a powerful sorceress instead of just giving her Link's fighter-loadout.

[@ArgusLart]

When I relized we were going to play as her, I was sure she was going to be a sort of a mage. I was not dissapointed. I hope she can have any kind of proper attack spell, even a basic one.

[@char1194]

​@@ArgusLartNintendo goes pretty all in on their gimmicks. If they wanted her to have an attack spell, I think they'd give her a summon that uses said attack spell instead, which I'm personally down for

[@midnightbloomofeorzea7182]

​@@char1194it's also possible that she can Echo a fireball as it flies, to then have a fireball spell.

[@Yarnooee]

Its just Nintendo being nintendo, my guess is they come up with game mechanic first, then they choose zelda as protagonist for this time because the mechanic fits with her. Some people will go nuts with this while saying something like nintendo finally giving female representation we all wanted blah blah, but i personally think those are the least things nintendo ever interested in.

[@hteekay]

​@@Yarnooeeyou must be very fun to talk with at party

[@JP-go5tr]

I was so happy to see Zelda get not only her own game but one that is beautifully made, considered and original

[@livliveart]

Our princess deserves nothing less 👏💖💖💖

[@SchmergDergen]

The perfect follow up to Wand of Gamelon! ❤️

[@Stupidtacocatstuffgrr]

You know- I think they did this to see if people would play this game so they can gauge having Zelda be playable in a 3D Zelda or big stage Zelda game

[@CouchSpud91]

@@Stupidtacocatstuffgrr what'll be really funny is if this does (and it most likely will) sell better than Peach Showtime inevitably marking Zelda as the more popular princess.

[@hps362]

1:47 Arlo's voice does a trill, perfectly coinciding with the woodwind soundtrack. Beautiful.

[@diccchocolate416]

Arlos actually only do that when they're distressed. It's not funny.

[@Asaski09]

​@@diccchocolate416it's cool, they're a protected species. Now onto the female Zelda game.

[@w1ndw4ker95]

I didn't expect another 2D Zelda, and I definitely didn't expect to PLAY as Zelda, but I REALLY didn't expect Arlo to have a more visceral reaction to this compared to the Prime 4 announcement. Haha

[@AkuTenshiiZero]

Honestly, I didn't have much of a reaction to Prime 4 either because we've known about it for 7 years. This on the other hand is something totally new that we didn't know was coming.

[@w1ndw4ker95]

@@AkuTenshiiZero Good point. I just know Arlo's been waiting for Prime 4 for years along with everyone else. His Dread reaction is like my favorite reaction video ever. Haha

[@abcbizarre]

It's because metroid prime 4 is long over due and playing as zelda in a zelda game was rumored and more of a surprise imo.

[@Ray_2112]

@@w1ndw4ker95 Dread was a complete surprise and we waited way longer for that than Prime 4, didn't even know it was being made, even thought it would be never made, there were only rumors around 2006 or so, it was basically a myth. Seeing Prime 4 was more of a "finally" moment, it also didn't show a lot, probably just stuff from the very beginning of the game with a little hint of the story.

[@PauLtus_B]

@Ray_2112 The wait for Dread was technically longer but Prime 4 was actually announced and then we had silence for 7 years.

[@PixelPikmin]

It’s so insane that we got both a Peach and Zelda game in 2024

[@livliveart]

I love it when women 😌❤

[@SchmergDergen]

And even better the Zelda game actually looks good!

[@Squirmychair]

@@SchmergDergenthe peach game was great! We’re just not the target demographic. I had a blast taking turns playing with my niece

[@dantesdiscoinfernolol]

Girls night!

[@moonbun690]

2024 for the girls

[@paichni3474]

It’s a small detail, but I love the real estate agent deku being back.

[@Ninjaananas]

Same. How long has it been since the last deku in a mainline Zelda?

[@MarshallTheArtist]

I want him to be a realtor in this game.

[@Iffondrel]

Business scrubs!!! The deku scrubs are my favorite Zelda monster/race, so I'm so happy to have them back!

[@ObscureSwan]

Let him sell us a house we can furnish with things we copy from around Hyrule

[@KittyLitterYT]

I maintain that they should have called it Legend Of Zelda: The Legend Of Zelda

[@JhuntdaProdigy]

They should’ve called it Legend of Link lol

[@johnpett1955]

The Legend of Zelda: Zelda's Legend

[@shinywhimsicott3047]

Hmmm almost like it's some sort of.... Echo.

[@EmeraldEmsiron]

legend of link: link to the link

[@johnpett1955]

@@EmeraldEmsiron a link between links

[@RegalPixelKing]

I really wish the subtitle for this game was "The Missing Link"

[@elio7610]

there is already an N64 OoT/MM romhack with that title, it is well known enough that Nintendo probably knows of it and they probably try to avoid using the same titles as romhacks (they wouldn't want search results to bring up romhacks instead of their official game). "the missing link" is also just too common of a phrase in general, it would bring up all types of different things in search results.

[@RegalPixelKing]

@@elio7610 I'd be kind of shocked if Nintendo knew about that, if any romhack. Assuming they did they would know that it would be practically impossible to confuse a romhack with an official product. As common phrases "A Link to the Past" is just common a phrase as "The Missing Link." Ubisoft has a franchise simply called Division, common words or phrases have never been known to hurt the reach of products in general.

[@jamesmccloud1002]

​@elio7610 Tbf, it'd probably have the opposite effect. The rom would be hard to find because of the game title. Elden Ring and the steed named "Torrent" is a great example. You can't find game torrents because it brings up the horse lol

[@rossman8919]

There was an episode of cartoon called that, link was turned ethereal and zelda had to fight

[@RegalPixelKing]

@itsmeike A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds are both a play on words which is practically one step away from a pun.

[@DSmaster8585]

"What else than tables" is way too funny to me😂

[@labrynianrebel]

Only Tables Any% Speedrun incoming

[@DrRank]

​@@labrynianrebelI know you're joking, but I legitimately want to try that

[@RoseWasX]

​@labrynianrebel unironically probably you just crested a speedrun category

[@BeyondBirthday8]

Immediately followed by "You can create wooden boxes!"

[@thepikarivera7706]

​@@labrynianrebel imagine killing Ganon with rocks.

[@cocostar319]

"You can summon a table" -me reacting to this

[@zedruumd2119]

At last, the time has come for my tablemancer to tablemancy all over the place

[@Zorothegallade-rpg]

TABLE! Grab a brush put on a little TABLE! Hide the scars to hide away the TABLE!

[@brownbelpois]

Need the Botchamania soundbyte I AM THE TABLE!

[@ArnoMor13]

So good to see our Princess finaly getting her own game. The legend is alive. Looking so good. Hype is real. Seems so creative.

[@lawjef]

yeah that is all nice but will the game be fun and innovative? From that reveal I’m not so sure…

[@ArnoMor13]

@@lawjef the " no weapons use strategy instead idea " seems fresh.

[@thecupcakehey1608]

Yeah it’s fresh but idk if it’ll be fun and challenging, or just a gimmick

[@pocketpc_]

@@thecupcakehey1608 Nintendo is pretty good at game design, I suspect it will be more than just a gimmick

[@thecupcakehey1608]

@@pocketpc_ yeah, but I fear it’s the kinda puzzle thing where you don’t really have to do much thinking and has pretty trivial solutions to puzzles or combat the majority of the time Scribble auto (which arguably has a similar concept) has that same problem of being too open ended so some items just solve 90% of puzzles

[@Leymora]

Finally, A Wand of Gamelon sequel.

[@zephyrias]

This! I kept saying how much this is wand of gamelon

[@papaG6423]

Immediately what I thought of when I saw this trailer lol

[@zephyrias]

@@papaG6423 when the trailer narrator pauses to say the name of the wand Me: gamelon, gamelon, gamelon Narrator: Tri-wand

[@LordOfJoy]

“The 2D Zelda is a Zelda game!!” - Arlo, 2024 :D

[@CyberKirby]

AND HERE COMES ZELDA WITH THE STEEL CHAIR

[@Leefree09]

I love how your fairy friend is your mana system

[@RosesSpindle]

Ooooh, I hadn't noticed that until I saw your comment! Good eye!

[@Leefree09]

@@RosesSpindle thank you

[@kairi4640]

Oh wow I just noticed that too. So much for spamming infinite stuff lol. But it makes sense to push the wisdom part. There'll probably be dungeons with limited moves then too. 🤔

[@JustJulyo]

Arlo should officially be classified as a feeling I'm Arlo for this game

[@gbach919]

For almost forty years, out of touch dads thought the legend of zelda game was where you play as zelda, the dude with the green hat named zelda. Finally, after all these years, there is a game where you actually get to play as the title named character

[@thelemmiebee]

The out of touch dads will think you’re finally playing as princes peach

[@richardmahn7589]

3:52 In water, I'm just going to clone a Bokoblin over and over, just to watch them drown as I do in BotW/TotK all the time, LOL

[@Nebula.Dragon]

The way Arlo says "okay" at 0:18 makes him sound like he's so tired of the presentation lol, it belies how really excited he gets.

[@gvangoeverden]

Man the more I think about it the more blown away I am. They took the 2D top down view and used tears of the kingdom mechanics. That’s insane. The previous games were simple room to room, area to area mechanics. This opens up a whole new idea of what this style can achieve. This game is way bigger than any of us realize. Just the opening shot of Zelda walking to overlook hyrule is straight out of breath of the wild. 😮 an open world 2D 3D world! 😮

[@mrsales_ebay]

I never thought of this!?!?!?

[@hist150project5]

Yeah, unfortunately now 2D Zelda is also going full blown Minecraft

[@lillith7257]

@@hist150project5 None of this is like Minecraft...

[@bigevilshark1958]

​@hist150project5 That is my biggest concern, but I am optimistic.

[@sidnew2739]

​@@hist150project5 You obviously never played Minecraft.

[@zim4578]

Glad to share this joyful feeling with you! From one of the audience in Japan ☺

[@richardmahn7589]

3:25 I guess Zelda had to sneak into Gerudo town because they don't allow women there. Wait...a....sec...!!!!!

[@johnpett1955]

Well, in some games, they just don't let anyone in.

[@richardmahn7589]

@@johnpett1955 Those meanies!

[@OhadLutzky]

So in Japanese this is apparently called ゼルダの伝説 知恵のかりもの, "The Legend of Zelda, かりもの of Wisdom". かりもの (karimono) does not appear to mean "echo", but rather "borrowed thing". Usually it's written 借り物, but they're opting for the kana, making me suspect that wordplay is afoot. Indeed, in the Japanese version of the video, "learned to create an imitation of [the table], called an echo" becomes "お借りできました”, roughly "was able to borrow it". The written text "you learned the table echo" becomes "テーブル　を覚えた", which translates as "you remembered the table". I think this is interesting because: - The weird joke at the end, "I'd like to return the moment I'd stolen away", in Japanese is said roughly as "I'd like to return the moment I borrowed", which makes much more sense with the Japanese title. - This is an interesting departure from Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom, which did not have Japanese titles (they are transliterated into katakana from English). I wager there's additional Japanese cultural context behind the naming and this concept.

[@gunsunnuva8346]

Excellent context. Thank you!

[@MrLuigiBean1]

Thank you for the insight!

[@AGoodVibe]

"Wisdom is key, after all" is a critical quote. To me, it emphasizes that this is intended as a strategy-adventure game unlike past entries. Pretty unique direction for the series

[@T_the_Smeargle]

AND it makes sense lore-wise… she DOES have the triforce of wisdom, after all!!!

[@Samuel-p17]

I love, that they actually used the Artstyle again

[@ThousandSunny918]

Lmaoooo we had the same reaction when the realization first hit

[@ketchup016]

I loooooved this art style, it reminded my 90s kids heart of Polly Pocket, lol. So I'm so glad they used it again, and finally our girrrrrrllllll gets the spotlight!! (Right after obviously having her biggest role yet in TOTK.)

[@louloum3744]

the secondhand wonder of experiencing arlo figure out that the zelda game was A Zelda Game before i did

[@-Down-D-Stairs-]

It's crazy how much juice Nintendo still has in the tank in terms of 1st party software. Especially considering Switch 2 is coming next year. New 2D Zelda, New Mario & Luigi, and New Mario Party this year not to mention we've got Pokémon Legends Z-A, Metroid Prime 4, and even DKCR HD lined up for next year already.

[@123Polopen321]

Arlo: What else than- tables?! Announcer: You can create ✨wooden boxes✨ ☺📦

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

I can't wait to see speed runners take on this game. I imagine it will look somewhat similar to BotW's speedruns since it has the sandbox style with the Echos.

[@StarFishPrime31415]

Zelda's Awakening

[@moritakaishida7963]

Where she realises she's also attracted to the gerudo women just as much as link is

[@AquaLantern]

@@moritakaishida7963 Everyone is gay for the Gerudo, no exceptions.

[@Patthewwonis]

“Oh that’s a Zelda game!” 30 seconds later “OHHHHH that’s a ZELDA game!”

[@MrKittyhead]

If you look, there’s a cost for each item. The triangles behind Tri show how many you have left to use at a time, so it won’t be overpowered.

[@labrynianrebel]

For her neutral B, Zelda wields a *table*

[@elio7610]

they may end up basing her moveset on this game in the next Smash Bros, it would only make sense.

[@cermi8125]

I can't believe the leak about a zelda LoZ game was actually true. I am not sure how I feel about the echo mechanic, but I am pumped to see an actual Zelda game.

[@Awesomeflame16]

Bro I cannot wait to summon enemies.

[@jakemiller1814]

Same. I’m excited, but I really hope there’s some sort of other combat besides echoes.

[@switchffan]

That Tri character looks so derpy. I know I'm going to like them.😊

[@onilink134]

They are shaped like a friend. I want 5

[@JuhoSprite]

The title "the legend of zelda" finally makes sense

[@eddiedead2702]

It always made sense...

[@elio7610]

​@@eddiedead2702Not always. There is four games in the series that do not really feature Zelda at all: Link's Awakening, Majora's Mask, Oracle of Ages and Oracle of Seasons.

[@JuhoSprite]

@@eddiedead2702 I know im just joking about how people think link is zelda because of the title

[@eddiedead2702]

@@elio7610 MM and LA are direct sequels to games that did have Zelda in them and the Oracles games have Zelda in them if you link your game saves.

[@darthmarth87]

I dont know if this game is gonna "blow me away" but it looks utterly delightful and a cozy game to start off the fall with

[@TaxXempt]

That "okay..." at the start was so apathetic lmaoo

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

I feel like they saw all the fun we were having summoning objects to solve puzzles in TotK and were like “yes let’s make a game around this”. Anyway super excited.

[@parusastringent7073]

I like how the game is considered as main Zelda game and not a spin-off like the Peach’s game. It really is feel like this game is a true 2D Zelda. Not simply a funny little spin-off that isn’t taken seriously.

[@rexstocephirxiii4263]

I like how they sidelined Link for this. They don't make him weak or incompetent. They show his courage and nobility as he realizes he's doomed and rather than futily struggling to save himself, focuses on saving Zelda. A true hero.

[@isaac_aren]

I'm forever going to call the "trirod" the wand of gamelon

[@WildNorWester]

You can see some of the DNA of BOTW and TOTK in this, so to speak. That ascending with water blocks was similar to cryonis, and making stuff to get around is similar to TOTK. Also, when Zelda was fighting the monsters with that bomb wind-up, the layout looked similar to a monster camp from BOTW. Having said that, it looks like an interesting application of the ideas.

[@michaelh4227]

0:25 When Arlo realizes it's a Zelda game. 1:00 When Arlo realizes the Zelda game is a Zelda game.

[@drautch]

Such a wholesome reaction. Never change!❤

[@nategwright]

it’s a Zelda game: 😴 it’s a _Zelda_ game: 😱

[@wlshie7]

Everyones Reaction went this way “Woah its a Zelda Game” 2 mimutes later “Woah its a ZELDA Game”

[@zephshoir]

Crazy how you nailed your predictions!

[@ooogyman]

Wow, seven years since the Nintendo Switch launch and its releases are STILL blowing me away!

[@MonsterMode2011]

The Legend of Link: Exhale of the Tamed

[@monz1056]

Looks like Zelda can only use a limited amount of echoes. each time she creates one, the fairy loses a triangle from its tail...

[@Anna-dd4rh]

Woah, great spot! And it looks like monsters take two, but you can upgrade how many you have

[@monz1056]

In the pop-up-menu at 3:20 you see how many triangles the respective echo needs over the object, I think. And it seems you get them back once the echo diminishes. The triangle even stays on top of the actual echo when its placed.

[@user-ky8cx2tj7q]

Oh cool! I was wondering how they would limit this mechanic so that you actually have to solve puzzles

[@antobenilol]

First mainline Zelda game with Zelda as a playable character... And it's dropping this year.... It's a great time to be a videogame fan these days holy sh*t

[@KittyLitterYT]

It's only made even more hype by the fact that Arlo predicted a 2D zelda in advance

[@Awesomeflame16]

This isn't really 2d though

[@KittyLitterYT]

@@Awesomeflame16 A "2D Zelda" Is a zelda game which has a top-down perspective regardless of if the graphics of the game are 3D models or Sprites

[@Mnemoniforma9.00]

This was such a surreal moment for me. The moment that arrow landed, it felt like the universe just completely broke its clock. I was going into tunnel vision, everything was happening in slow motion, I had to pick my jaw off the floor and I wasn't even sure that I was in the same timeline anymore. I'm certain if there wasn't a disappointing interlude of Summer Game Fest leftovers between, I would have gone into cardiac arrest the moment the Metroid Prime 4 Beyond teaser hit us.

[@MageBurger]

So you’re saying the interlude prevented you from entering the Metroid Prime 2 game over screen?

[@nicklinn5731]

I love how they went in with a “ultra hand” mindset to the puzzles

[@SonicRooncoPrime]

Uh... yeah Arlo, this is indeed "a Zelda game". (But in all seriousness, same xD) I'm glad Nintendo finally figured out "what Link would do".

[@SuperSonic68]

Arlo getting so hyped that he accidentally lets "Oh my God" slip instead of "Oh my gosh." That's adorable.

[@crammus]

I love how it feels like Zelda summoning monsters to fight for her, especially in her little dark cloak and hood, gives her a necromancer vibe.

[@bigboy4006]

I always love Arlo’s reactions to new reveals!

[@Salmon_Samurai]

Man... It is about damn time. Here's hoping this opens up a door to 3D Zelda-centric games.

[@mrgreatbigmoose]

So Link fails in his battle against Ganon? We're seeing the starting event of the Downfall Timeline!!!

[@zacharymccoy7091]

Can't believe how low Nintendo has fallen! They made Zelda a girl!

[@TheCaptainjuicy]

Nintendo has gone woke!

[@Socioromanticism]

The woke agenda strikes again >:[

[@justinc.5591]

I hope they don’t make Metroid a girl next.

[@questionmarkquestionmarkques]

the woke agenda and its consequences

[@JesusDiaz-pb8wp]

Woke garbage. Literally unplayable.

[@octoguygmod]

At the beginning, Ganon's dead so who's the villain?!

[@cocostar319]

The voids seem to be caused by his trident, so it might still be him

[@Scrummy64]

Since he's looming over the cover art I imagine he will still be the Big Bad

[@matthewmuir8884]

Ganon has created Phantoms before; I wouldn't be surprised if that was actually Phantom Ganon.

[@fruit3193]

For 40 years, they’ve joked. “You’re playing Legend of Zelda? You must be controlling Zelda.” Well no longer! We are finally playing as Zelda!

[@TriforceLiz]

Arlo, I've seen a lot of reactions today, and yours, by far, is my favourite!

[@theseerllama]

2024 truly is the year of the princess

[@dtt719]

I really love how they did it. I feel like a lot of western devs would have just made Princess Zelda just like Link, but somehow more badass. Instead they gave her a very unique mechanic and interesting play style. I’m actually more hyped for this game than a standard 2d Zelda with Link as the protagonist.

[@Deathslice16]

It took nearly forty years but we finally got a game where Zelda is the main character and my hands are itching to play it.

[@pyrokamileon]

I never did play that lost kingdoms game for the GameCube but in it you play as a princess who builds a deck of cards and when she throws the cards down they act as summons so creatures could fight or defend for her or she could literally use the sword of a monster in the case to basically fight for herself. this kind of reminds me of how that looked..

[@Squirmychair]

The way I sprinted across the office to scream at my coworker to check out the direct when this came on the screen

[@Aether_Athea]

Definitely a standout for me, it looks so interesting and I think I’ll love it!

[@tattertot8259]

We saving Marin from being trapped as a seagull forever with this one boys !

[@TheMooseym]

Gonna be an incredible speedruns game

[@livliveart]

I fangirled so hard istg, I SHRIEKED 😭💖 I'm so happy our girl is finally getting her big adventure!! And it looks so cute, AND it comes out right before my birthday!! So freaking hyped 🥰

[@Fl3cheF]

I really did not think our first time as zelda (playable) would be in a 2D one, even less so with the awakening art style, i was more set on the same as between world, still really happy we finally get a zelda game where we play her

[@rmzing]

I thought at first this was gonna be the awaited remakes for the Oracle duology, but... this is so much better omg

[@shinymk6562]

The Legend of Link is here!

[@monstersociety3360]

Legend of Link LIVES!

[@roberthebert2826]

now we need a game where you play as Gannondorf ad it is a beatem up

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

My only concern is that it's open world. Well, my second concern is that this further suggests that the official 2D Zelda art style going forward is the plastic toy style, which I was really hoping was just for Link's Awakening... I've wanted Oracle remakes for ages but I don't want to see epic adventures turned into that kind of style. Other than those two issues, I'm jazzed to play as Zelda and I love that they're using this mechanic. it reminds me of the rod of make-a-damn-block from the Oracle games.

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

Well, I think that without the premade engine, this game would never have been made.

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

@@genmaicha.lapsang That's entirely likely, but also depressing in its own right. I don't even mind the engine, it's just the graphics. They just.. I don't want to say "look childish" because people said that about Wind Waker and I actually quite enjoyed Wind Waker's look, but they don't look capable of conveying an epic adventure like ALTTP or the Oracle games. All the moments in the trailer which were probably supposed to look exciting just look kinda slow and low-stakes to me. I half expect Ganon, Link and Zelda to come out at the end and bow to the camera. Everything just looks artificial. Surely even with the same engine they could have made it look a bit more modern. I don't need dark and gritty, but not looking 1:1 with the inevitable toy set would be nice.

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

@@TaliesinMyrddin I hear you. For me "Links Awakening" has an undercurrent of deep sadness. This engine took that away and did make the whole thing look like a toy set. Which I admit, a lot of people did like. It would be nice if they did something to the lighting and textures to make it a bit more, "adult." Especially when it comes to "oracle games,"

[@TaliesinMyrddin]

@@genmaicha.lapsang Yeah. Like, it look good and I'm fine with people liking it, but it really feels to me like it's not actually Link and Zelda, but a bunch of toys granted life playing out a fantasy. It feels like it's less a potentially canonical part of the timeline and more of an in-universe story a parent would tell a kid at bed time. I worry this art style, as good as it looks technically, won't be able to carry the same kind of stakes and tension and darkness of a lot of older Zelda games. I dunno, the characters just don't feel real enough to worry, I guess?

[@HarmonicWave]

I don't mind the artstyle and I definitely prefer it to the power puff doll look of Wind Waker (as fun as that game was). I always thought of it as being a more colorful and detailed version of the Gameboy graphics, turning Link's Awakening into a 3D version while keeping the charm of the Gameboy graphical style. It always felt child-like in a good way, even the original Gameboy version.

[@greenstarlover1]

Imma gotta call it right now - the speedruns of this game afe gonna be wild.

[@ElTecnomagoai]

The triangles of the companion seem to be the number of echos you can use at once. This is what really is going to "wall" your exploration. Maybe for some areas, you'll need a certain number of triangles to reach them

[@LinkHeroOfThyme]

"Zelda, I see you’re out there collecting all the cool gear and making new friends. No worries, I'll just be over here in this alternate dimension, perfecting my 'waiting patiently' skills. Take your time!

[@isaacwinters6954]

Here’s my theory When Oracle of Seasons and Ages came out Ages focused on puzzle solving, while Oracles was action focused This could be a continuation of Ages in that sense Which could lead into both of them being remade with this engine

[@derfuchs3296]

I just watched your video about the future of Zelda where you said they might never make a 2D Zelda again. And yet here we are LETS GOO

[@genmaicha.lapsang]

It looks really cool. I like games where you have to summon monsters.

[@ReyYan]

Why are we calling it a 2D Zelda game those models aren't 2D at all. At this point they're "Top down" Zelda games.

[@darthsonic4135]

Zelda: Link, it’s now MY turn to use the Warcrimes simulator!

[@shinigamimiroku3723]

I think that Zelda being a summoner of sorts is a very interesting way to approach the LoZ formula because it allows the creators to be as creative with the puzzles as they possibly can be while leaning hard into the "wisdom" motif of the Princess. It fits like a glove in a way that it just wouldn't with Link (similar to how Ultrahand makes sense for Link to express his own cleverness).

[@Aleph02]

When I first saw this, I jokingly commented on it being a remake of one of the CDI games where you play as Zelda. Probably for the best that that's not the case.

[@chris_wizzudz]

I love the echoes mechanic, but I really hope we still get some kind of direct combat abilities. Maybe basic magic spells that you can cast with the Tri Rod? -like fireball-

[@characookie241]

There are three spots on the menu in the top left with nothing in them, so we'll probably see more abilities in future trailers.

[@ClassicDepravities]

I literally said out loud "Huh, it's interesting that it's mostly strategy and not combat-- OH CUZ SHE'S THE TRIFORCE OF WISDOM". this game will ROCK.