There were a lot of great games on show at this year’s Game Awards which took place on December 1st, including one of the most anticipated Nintendo game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Originally intended for a 2015 release, we’ll finally get out hands on it in 2017 and now we have an even better idea of what it will play like.
What was shown
The new trailer is quite an artistic one, giving us a look at some of the environments that Link will traverse as he makes his way through the game. There’s in-game and in-engine footage used, as well as the odd piece of cut-scene footage. But all in all it leaves us even more excited for the game’s eventual debut on the Nintendo Switch and Wii U next year.
The trailer showed us a new bird-like character that had a bow on it’s back and flew up to bird shaped Airship. and two female characters who are most likely Zelda. It also shows ruins of what seems to be Castle town from previous Zelda games. We also finally get to see villages which have crops, horses and dogs. It also showed more of the world outside of what we have already seen.
New Gameplay
But Nintendo didn’t stop there. During The Game Awards, they also gave us a video of two Nintendo Treehouse developers, who offered a more in-depth look at the game, complete with real gameplay footage, dialogue and commentary.
The video starts with Link talking to another bird character and gets help to find a shrine. The first of the two men figures out a short puzzle and then takes part in a bit of combat, shows an eating mechanic (which must also involve cooking) and shows of some new enemies that you will be able to fight. The first player runs head first into combat and ends up dying very quickly.
With on the two down, the other one takes over as he progresses. He decides to take more stealthier way and gets further. He encounters enemies the can camouflage. A boss that cleverly evades two bombs, slow-motion combat abilities and what sounds like a situational soundtrack which does a great job of keeping the atmosphere appropriate to what you’re doing.
Although the two players remain rather vague throughout, mainly oohing and aahing at the various aspects of the game. There is plenty to digest in these videos for Zelda fans. It shows Nintendo being faithful to the series, while still innovating in key areas and making on of the best-looking Zelda game yet.