Hyrule Warriors Age Of Calamity is coming this November, and it’ll tell a prequel story of sorts to what happens in Breath of the Wild by setting itself 100 years before the main game that was only glimpsed via the memory sections of the main story. But, while the story is based in the realm of Breath of the Wild, the gameplay is going to be like Dynasty Warriors.
This has gotten some people unsure as to whether they really want to play this. But in a recently translated interview from the Tokyo Game Show (done by Nintendo Everything), Producers Yosuke Hayashi and Masaki Furusawa as well as director Ryota Matsushita noted that they worked really hard on this game to ensure that it was perfect for BOTW fans, and that it scratched that itch to know more about the world:
Matsushita: We know that many people treasure the experiences they’ve had with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. We’re confident that this game will satisfy those players, so we really hope you all look forward to the game launching soon.
Furusawa: Since this game takes place 100 years before Breath of the Wild, I think it’s one moving part of a greater whole. We worked very closely with the Zelda team; they supervised all of our work. I worked on the first Hyrule Warriors title, but compared to that, the Zelda team was over 100 times more involved this time around. I think the team did a great job of providing all sorts of things that fans of Breath of the Wild would want – I think we all really got there in the end. I can’t wait for players to try it out.
Hayashi: We started development on Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity after Eiji Aonuma of Nintendo approached us. We thought we were done with Hyrule Warriors games, at least for the time being. The first game was like a celebration of Zelda and was full of characters from throughout the series. But then he approached us with this great idea, and here we are working on this amazing game. I’m sure it’s in-line with everyone’s expectations, and I’m excited for players to experience it. I hope we can make more interesting games like this in the future.
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