A brand new trailer forHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitydropped this morning. Among the exciting details in the “Champions Unite!” trailer, a new member is confirmed to be joining thelist of playable characters inAge of Calamity.
The hack and slash is the follow up toHyrule Warriors, which saw a boost of 1,500% salesfor the Switch Definitive Edition on Amazon thanks to the announcement ofAge of Calamity. While the original was based on the world ofZeldaas a whole,Age of Calamityis based onBreath of the Wild, which means it uses characters from that epic tale.
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Among the Champions like Urbosa and Mipha, Impa also gets some action in the newest trailer, confirming that she will be a playable character. Impa is an old and wise sage-like character inBreath of the Wild, but becauseAge of Calamitytakes place 100 years before that game, this version of Impa is a young adult.
TheAge of Calamityfootage shown at Tokyo Game Showconfirms Impa as a playable character, wielding fighting abilities that not many would have expected based on how the character was represented inBreath of the Wild. There is a chance that more characters will be revealed leading up to the 2021 release, and perhaps some of them will be surprises now, based on Impa alone.
Some fans online instantly realized something funny about the design of Impa. ThisAge of Calamitymodel of Impa looks borderline identical to Paya fromBreath of the Wild, who is the granddaughter of Impa. Because the characters are related, it makes sense that they resemble each other. However, the resemblance makes the two look like identical sisters more than grandmother and granddaughter.Age of Calamitywill allow local co-op,so maybe it will even be possible to fight with Impa and Paya alongside each other (assuming the game allows for some characters that don’t necessarily fit with the narrative, like the original did).
From a narrative perspective,Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamityis doing some interesting things. Grabbing characters from theBreath of the Wildworld, but in a much younger state, presents some unique opportunities. As the story will also clear up some details of what happened beforeBreath of the Wild, some fans are hoping that the elements can be linked to theoriginalHyrule Warriors, and the story can become canon. Fans will have to wait a bit longer to find out what other characters are coming to the game or how the story will connect with other games, but for now, the trailer is more than enough to tease about the possibilities.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamitywill be available on November 20 for Nintendo Switch.
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