The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 finally confirmed for 2022

The Fable of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 finally confirmed for 2022

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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 was arguably the biggest game nosotros heard about during the Nintendo Direct at E3 2021. (Metroid Dread was pretty exciting news as well, but we digress.) While we didn't larn a ton of new gameplay or story details, we did larn one very important slice of clerical data: Breath of the Wild 2 will come out in 2022.

Information comes from the Nintendo Direct livestream at E3 2021, where the 40-minute show finished off with a bevy of Zelda announcements. We heard about two upcoming DLC packs for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, as well equally an inventive Zelda Game and Sentinel system to celebrate the franchise's 35th anniversary. Last, but not to the lowest degree, we saw a brand-new trailer for BotW2, with the 2022 date stamped right at the finish. Yous can watch it for yourself on YouTube, or embedded below:

As for the residue of the trailer itself, it represents the get-go substantial expect we've gotten at gameplay in Breath of the Wild 2.

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Every bit in the commencement game, Link will explore an open-world Hyrule, fighting off enemies big and pocket-sized as he goes. He'll likewise bound loftier in the air and paraglide from location to location. The graphics look extremely similar to the first Breath of the Wild game, correct downwardly to Link'due south blueish tunic and the soft-focus, watercolor environments.

What's new this time around is that Link will explore the skies of Hyrule, thank you to a new power that lets him defy gravity and travel to floating temples. Other Tom's Guide writers take pointed out that this has a definite The Fable of Zelda: Skyward Sword vibe. That feels appropriate, considering that The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD will come out side by side calendar month, giving players a take chances to relive Link'south first airborne adventure.

Beyond that, what we know almost BotW2 is the same as earlier. Link and Zelda will explore some kind of eerie cherry-red energy that seems to threaten Hyrule, eventually emerging from the ground to engulf Hyrule Castle. The game is a straight sequel to the original Breath of the Wild, which is a relative rarity in the Zelda series; nearly games are totally standalone.

We'll have more information about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild two as information technology becomes available. In the concurrently, at least we at present have a 12-month release window.

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Marshall Honorof is a senior editor for Tom'due south Guide, overseeing the site's coverage of gaming hardware and software. He comes from a science writing background, having studied paleomammalogy, biological anthropology, and the history of science and technology. After hours, yous can find him practicing taekwondo or doing deep dives on archetype sci-fi.