The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Hey guys! Just like most of you, I’m super stoked about the idea of finally being able to play as Zelda. In a Legend of Zelda game. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has now made that dream possible. And, for those of you who want to read what was announced in the trailer/video, I took the time to type down the whole announcement. First we get a new Mario game announcement, and now this! We finally get to play as Zelda, in a Zelda game!

Full transript – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

[Eiji Aonuma speaking] Hello everyone, I’m Eiji Aonuma. Producer of The Legend of Zelda series. What you just saw was the latest installment – The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. This time around, Link has vanished. Now, its up to princess Zelda to step into the protagonist role.

You might be thinking – will Zelda fight with a sword then?

Here we wanted to create a new gameplay style that breaks conventions seen in past Legend of Zelda games, with a top-down perspective. To explain more please take a look at this video. [End of Eiji Aonuma’s dialogue]

Stolen away

[Narrator’s voice] Across the vast lands of Hyrule, strange rifts have appeared. And, have taken many people including Link. Now alone, Zelda meets the fairy Tri, receives a mysterious staff called the trirod. And, sets off on a journey across Hyrule to save her Kingdom.

By waving the trirod at a table she found, Zelda learned how to create an imitation of it, called an echo. Once you learn an echo of something you can recreate it, whenever you like. Even if there is a wall blocking your path, you can create echoes of tables to get a leg up. Just like that!

You can [also] create wooden boxes, or beds, and unusual things – like water blocks. How you use them seperately, or together, is entirely up to you. Learn and create echoes of things you find while exploring Hyrule. You might be surprised at what you discover!

Even battles will look different.

You could pick up and throw a rock echo for example. That’s not all though, you could also create echoes of monsters. After doing so, they will fight by your side! Monsters have different abilities. So, choose the one you want to create, based on the situation. Wisdom is key, after all.

In a Hyrule without Link, the fate of the Kingdom is now in Zelda’s hands. [End of narrators dialogue]

[Eiji Aonuma speaking, again] How was that? I hope you enjoyed this demonstration of the Echo Ability, which channels Princess Zelda’s wisdom. There are a lot of echoes in this game. To be honest, I haven’t counted them all yet. How you solve puzzles, and battle enemies will change depending on the echoes used. In short, we’ve created a game where each player’s experience will be different. [End of Eiji Aonuma’s dialogue]

[Narrator’s outro] The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, launches September 26. A Nintendo Switch Lite system inspired by The Legend of Zelda’s series will also be available on the launch.

We hope you are looking forward to playing as Zelda, in this new adventure.