Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

[Evil Power Flotzo]

Nintendo and Koei Tecmo announced a brand-new Hyrule Warriors game today, taking place 100 years before the events of Breath of the Wild.

Trailer:

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Oh fuck yeah, this is hype.

 

[Denny Hamlin]

Do I still get to play as Toon Link

 

[Moldomré]

THIS LOOKS SICK I LOVE HYRULE WARRIORS I LOVE BOTW I LOVE EVERYTHING MY DAY IS SO MUCH BETTER NOW YESSSSSSSSS
Sorry Mario remasters, I'm way more hyped for this than you!

Not only that, this will make BotW the first in a trilogy that will be released Star Wars-style: original, prequel, and sequel!

On a more in-world/story perspective, this kinda makes the first two BotW installments reflect aspects of the Triforce: let me explain it like this; this prequel will end with Ganon's power reigning over Hyrule for 100 years. BotW ended with Link vanquishing the Calamity with help from the guidance and wisdom of the Sheikah and Zelda.

Hopefully BotW 2 will show Link's courage as he faces the true face and king of all evil: Ganondorf!

 

[Xiahou Ba]

Do I still get to play as Toon Link

Not likely, considering the game is a canon prequel to BoTW, so I'm just expecting BoTW characters.

 

[Denny Hamlin]

Not likely, considering the game is a canon prequel to BoTW, so I'm just expecting BoTW characters.

Damn it.

 

[Moldomré]

Damn it.

Hey, at least Definitive Edition is on Switch, you could always get that (if you don't have it already)!

 

[Alex95]

Lana could still show up

First Hyrule Warriors was great, so looking forward to this.

 

[Moldomré]

Lana could still show up

I don't think so, OG Hyrule Warriors in not canon while this game was specifically asked for by Aonuma to be created in order to show what happened 100 years before BotW, meaning it's canon.
Unless Koei Tecmo got permission to canonize their OCs then there's no way Lana, Cia, Linkle, or anybody like that will be in it.

 

[Alex95]

I mean, yeah, it's up to the Zelda team if Lana can return and if Koei even wants her to. I mean it more like it is totally within the realm of her powers to be able to appear here.

 

[Xiahou Ba]

They might have completely new OCs specifically created for the prequel event though, but I think there's more direction from Nintendo this time so we're less likely to see someone who looks like, say, Cia.