Despite having a very abrupt announcement and not even being leaked prior (a rarity for major game announcements this year), it didn’t take long forHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityto generate a lot of excitement. Aside from being a follow-up to the popular Wii U spin-off, it will also be acting asa prequel toBreath of the Wild.
We don’t even have to wait long for it to release, as Nintendo confirmed that it will be out this November. And if waiting two more months is still too long,new information is already on the way, with Nintendo previously stating that it will arrive in only a couple of weeks.
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Exact details were scarce, but developer Koei Tecmo, responsible for the originalHyrule Warriorsand theDynasty Warriorsseries, has said that we will see new gameplay footage during its program at this year’s Tokyo Game Show on September 26th, as handily translated by PushDustin.
According to the schedule, courtesy of Gematsu, it will serve as the second half of the program, so we can maybe expect roughly 20 - 25 minutes of footage. Fans can expect to see live gameplay forHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, so it won’t just be repeating what we already saw in the announcement trailer and will go into a bit more depth into how the game works.
Koei Tecmo will also introduce the playable characters. So far, fans knowLink, Zelda, and the four Championswill be playable, all of whom we saw glimpses of in the announcement trailer, so hopefully we’ll see them in more depth.
However, fans already suspect that there are more playable characters waiting in the wings. Considering the roster only consists of six characters, we can definitely expect more to be announced. The originalHyrule Warriorshad 13 characters at launch and DLC brought that number up to 33. As for who else could be included, fans already suspect that Impa, who was an old woman inBreath of the Wild, is in the game already and some also think that the tiny Guardian robot seen in the key art is playable too.
Regardless,Age of Calamityis already shaping up to be a popular and successful title. Apparently, its announcement led toincreased sales for the Switch port of the firstHyrule Warriors, most likely due to those who didn’t play it wanting to catch up to understand the excitement around the new game.
In related news,Personafans are confused and annoyed that neither Koei Tecmo or Atlus have commented ona Western release forPersona 5 Scramble, theWarriors-style spin-off/sequel to the hit JRPG. It released in Japan back in February but there has been no word on when it will launch in the West, with many hoping that it will appear as part of Atlus' presence at TGS.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitywill release for Nintendo Switch on November 20th.
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