Nintendo just released some new gameplay footage forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, highlighting some of the new magical abilities Link can use in the vast open world of Hyrule. 2017’sThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildquickly became one of the defining titles on the Nintendo Switch, and fans have been eagerly awaiting a follow-up over the past few years. They won’t have to wait too much longer, asThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill finally launch on May 12 following a brief delay last year.
Details aboutThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomhave been slowly coming to light over the past year or so in the form of several cryptic trailers that have provided players a glimpse into the highly-anticipated sequel’s story and gameplay. Much speculation has been made about Link’s mysterious stone-like arm, the return of Ganondorf, and eventhe corrupted Master Swordthat has been featured heavily in pastTears of the Kingdomtrailers. Now, Nintendo is pulling back the curtain on some of the new tricks Link will have up his possibly bewitched sleeve in his latest adventure.
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Earlier today, Nintendo’s official YouTube channel released a new gameplay demonstration video forThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, in whichZeldaseries producer Eiji Aonumasat down and played the game for over 10 minutes. During this time, he showed off a few of Link’s new magical abilities and how useful they are in both exploration and combat. The first is Recall, which allows the hero of Hyrule to rewind time on certain objects - as shown when Link rides a fallen rock back up towardTears of the Kingdom’s mysterious Sky islands.
Once Link has ascended to one of these floating islands, Aonuma shows off the next new ability: Fuse. This combines two items, allowing players to create new weapons tobattleTears of the Kingdomenemieslike the newly-revealed Constructs. Fusing weapons can also repair broken weapons and add elemental effects and seeking abilities to Link’s arrows. Link can also move and attach objects together using Ultrahand, which is demonstrated by Aounma putting together a makeshift raft. Finally, Link can phase through ceilings above his head with Ascend, allowing him to reach otherwise inaccessible vantage points.
Part ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s appeal came from players being able to experiment with Link’s skills and tools toexplore the world of Hyruleas they saw fit, and it looks like this is continuing inTears of the Kingdom. Thanks to Link’s new skills, players will likely be able to discover new and interesting ways to get around onceThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomfinally hits the Nintendo Switch later this year.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwill be released on May 12 for the Nintendo Switch.
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