Zelda trailer shows slick new gameplay
Nintendo aired a new trailer for the upcoming The Legend of Zelda game, showing off slick new gameplay and a dark story.
Nintendo aired a 40-minute long Nintendo Direct presentation this morning, showing off dozens of games, including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
The new Tears of the Kingdom trailer showed the world of Breath of the Wild – the previous game in the series – battered and in ruins. It begins with a sinister voice call for the minions of darkness to rise, while a Blood Moon, a rare event in the first game, rises over the land.
The trailer also showed off some slick new gameplay, building on Breath of the Wild’s toolset with new abilities and items for Link, the player character. Among these new tools are rail grinding, homing arrows, and a strange new ability to control vehicles.
The trailer showed Link hopping aboard a few new contraptions, such as a hovercraft and a kart-like land vehicle, to quickly get around the crumbling land. Familiar enemies like Hinox and Moblins are also shown off, alongside new enemies like golems and winged beasts for Link to fight.
While Nintendo still hasn’t given much detail about the game’s narrative beats, there does seem to be quite a lot going on. It appears as if Zelda herself will once again be a light presence in the game, much to the chagrin of many fans, but there do appear to be new threats in the world for the duo to focus on.
Nintendo also confirmed that the new Zelda game would be more expensive in the US, after it accidentally let slip yesterday that it would be $70 USD. The price in Australia thankfully isn’t any higher than its predecessor, setting players back $90.
Tears of the Kingdom is a direct sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, and one of the very few direct sequels in the series’ history. Breath of the Wild was praised upon its launch alongside the Switch for its innovative approach to combat and open world exploration.
The news comes after it was revealed earlier in the week that the Nintendo Switch had become the third best selling video games console in history, behind only the Nintendo DS and the PlayStation 2.
Written by Oliver Brandt on behalf of GLHF.
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