Zelda Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

[corlee1289]

As someone who doesn’t collect the Zelda line of Amiibo but did get the Link’s Awakening one I would have loved that. Then he wouldn’t be all alone on my shelf of Fire Emblem Amiibo.

It really was a missed opportunity by Nintendo. Even if they made one after release and added support for it in an update I’d totally be down but I doubt they will.

RIGHT?! It was totally a missed opportunity from Nintendo and I'm sad that my little Link amiibo from Link's Awakening doesn't have a friend companion that matches his aesthetic. Like, yeah, you can get the other Zelda amiibos from the other games, but it isn't the same :<

 

[mogyay]

i bought it a few days ago and i'm loving it so charming and i'm having so much fun with it

Spoiler: tiny minor issues

i HATE the menu to access echos, i feel like they could have done a better job with it
i don't really get the point in shadow link atm tbh, i always forget to use him anyways

 

[LittleMissPanda]

I'm glad there are people enjoying it, but for me it's bittersweet that we'll most likely never get another traditional Zelda game again. Traditional in the sense of dungeons, weapons and honestly, personality. I'm talking about games before the era of the new Zelda formula, which began with BotW. In which there's a lot of "menuing" going on, lots of scrolling, unlimited healing, materials, etc.

I was mainly happy for this game because it was awesome to see the Link's Awakening 2019 chibi graphics style again, I really thought they'd never go in that direction a second time. I love it, I think it's adorable and charming.

But the more I saw, the more I realized it's pretty much BotW/TotK but chibi. May as well be called "Echoes of the Wild" lol not that it's a bad thing, but at the same time, not really a great thing, either.

I ended up not picking up this game, which is so surreal to me as I used to be so excited for new Zelda games that it was all I would think about. You should have seen me back in the GameCube age, I was crazy about Wind Waker and Twilight Princess but I just can't get crazy about Zelda anymore. It makes me sad. It doesn't help that I'm currently playing Skyward Sword, the last traditional Zelda we got before the big transition into open world.

But even Skyward Sword, as linear as it is, showed the early signs that Nintendo wanted to implement grander, more ambitious ideas. In that game, you collect bugs and treasure in order to craft, upgrade and enhance shields, potions, etc. And not to mention, the introduction of the Stamina Wheel.

 

[Venn]

i bought it a few days ago and i'm loving it so charming and i'm having so much fun with it

Spoiler: tiny minor issues

i HATE the menu to access echos, i feel like they could have done a better job with it
i don't really get the point in shadow link atm tbh, i always forget to use him anyways

Yes I agree with the menu!
It was my only complaint about the games. I just wish it was more easier to access and perhaps organization.

 

[mogyay]

I'm glad there are people enjoying it, but for me it's bittersweet that we'll most likely never get another traditional Zelda game again. Traditional in the sense of dungeons, weapons and honestly, personality. I'm talking about games before the era of the new Zelda formula, which began with BotW. In which there's a lot of "menuing" going on, lots of scrolling, unlimited healing, materials, etc.

I was mainly happy for this game because it was awesome to see the Link's Awakening 2019 chibi graphics style again, I really thought they'd never go in that direction a second time. I love it, I think it's adorable and charming.

But the more I saw, the more I realized it's pretty much BotW/TotK but chibi. May as well be called "Echoes of the Wild" lol not that it's a bad thing, but at the same time, not really a great thing, either.

I ended up not picking up this game, which is so surreal to me as I used to be so excited for new Zelda games that it was all I would think about. You should have seen me back in the GameCube age, I was crazy about Wind Waker and Twilight Princess but I just can't get crazy about Zelda anymore. It makes me sad. It doesn't help that I'm currently playing Skyward Sword, the last traditional Zelda we got before the big transition into open world.

But even Skyward Sword, as linear as it is, showed the early signs that Nintendo wanted to implement grander, more ambitious ideas. In that game, you collect bugs and treasure in order to craft, upgrade and enhance shields, potions, etc. And not to mention, the introduction of the Stamina Wheel.

it's definitely not your traditional zelda game but it's nothing like botw or totk imo

 

[SkyKnight03]

I like the game.

I'm getting frequent slowdown on my switch when outside of a dungeon.

I'm noticing many recent switch games are slowing in areas. I'm wondering if this is being done on purpose. So that whenever the next console releases they can port the older switch games and show off the 'better performance'.

Just a thought. Maybe a silly one. Nintendo is a business after all.

 

[~Kilza~]

I got the game on release day and I ended up 100%ing it last Friday! It's a great game, I really enjoyed it! It ended up being a solid mix of traditional Zelda and new Zelda elements. The echoes mechanic was interesting to use and definitely allowed for more creative movement, combat, and puzzle solving. I thought the story was good and I enjoyed the dialogue and characters, especially Condé who is amazing and is easily my favorite character in the game. The side content was solid as well and I feel like it helped encouraged exploration of the world. I think it did a great job of utilizing the graphics of the Link's Awakening remake and making them fit in well with the overall game/presentation. For the first ever Legend of Zelda game to feature Zelda as the main playable character, I think it worked out very well!

Overall, it's in the top half of Zelda games for me! It escapes my so-called "murky middle" and I think it is just on the edge of being in my top 5, in addition to being at the top of all 2D Zelda games for me. Hopefully one day I'll be able to replay all the games and properly rank it, lol.

 

[SkyKnight03]

I finished it last night. (no 100% or anything like that, just casually went through the story).

I had lots of fun with it and it makes me want to try other zelda games.