Excitement is at a fever pitch for the next instalment of The Legend of Zelda. Despite Breath of the Wild 2 not even having an official name yet, expectations are high. It’s probably no wonder though, the first Breath of the Wild was a huge success on Nintendo Switch, and with five years (and counting) since that, Nintendo’s had plenty of time to make a follow-up special. NOW READ: Spider-Man PC Remastered Review Here’s what we know about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 so far. Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 – release date, rumours and more Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 has been teased in some form since E3 2019’s Nintendo Direct. It kept things very mysterious, but confirming to fans the sequel was in development. Since then, Nintendo went dark about the game until E3 2021. Then, we got our first gameplay trailer, which revealed the title would take inspiration from 2011’s The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword on the Wii. To that end, we saw Link soaring high above the clouds above Hyrule, skydiving below. At the time, Nintendo also gave the sequel a release window of 2022. (It was almost certainly no coincidence that Nintendo would release a new HD version of Skyward Sword on the Switch a few months later.) However, things went a little quiet once more until March of 2022. There, series producer Eiji Aonuma revealed the game wouldn’t make it out this year after all. Instead, as it stands, Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 will now release on the Nintendo Switch in Spring 2023. It’s also worth noting that, in all this time, Nintendo hasn’t given the new game a formal name. It’s always referred to Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 as ‘Untitled The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel‘. Presumably, it’ll have to call it something official soon, and we’ll let you know when it does. NOW READ: Here’s what we want to see in the next Zelda game Until then, the game’s voice actors may have let slip a few details about the plot of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. You can read about those – but beware potential spoilers – just over here. What would we like to see in the next Zelda? The last game was a masterpiece, so any sequel will have its work cut out to better it. That being said, there are still a few areas we’d like to see improved or tweaked. We’ve done a detailed look into seven things we want to see in the new Zelda right here, but below is an abridged version, highlighting the two biggest areas in our view. More varied Shrines It’s a no brainer to assume these will come back for the sequel. The first game had a whopping 120 of them, but in the spirit of going bigger for the follow up, we’d not be opposed to more, at least a nice round 200 sounds good. Let us fix weapons! Weapon degradation was a key feature of Breath of the Wild – which basically gave every weapon in the game had a sort of health bar. I think most people would agree, it could be a little overzealous and left you with a tree branch to your name a little too often. There’s not too much to change here, but certainly some rebalancing wouldn’t go amiss. And an incredibly obvious-in-hindsight fix: give us the option of repairing our weapons when they’re damaged! More Zelda The first Breath of the Wild saw Zelda take more of backseat role. She didn’t see a huge amount of action outside of cutscenes. In the sequel, we’d love to see more of her – perhaps actually having her as a playable character for the first time in the main series. She could have a different move set to Link, which would mix things up and add a new dimension to the gameplay. More modes of travel The trailer made it clear that Link would not just be exploring the land, but the skies above. The Master Cycle Zero was a badass bike you could use to traverse Hyrule. Acting as a sort of replacement for your horse, Link could even engage in mounted combat while riding it. It was great fun and we’d love to see it return! We’d love to see something similar but for the air in Breath of the Wild 2. Zelda Breath of the Wild 2: Graphics breakdown The trailer gave us the first look of the game in action – and we’re very impressed. It looks as though it’s running on the same custom base engine used to power the original game – although it’s certainly been tweaked and improved if the visuals are anything to go by. As mentioned earlier, there are rumours the trailer footage could be running on something more powerful than a standard Nintendo Switch – although these are just rumours. In our view, despite what look like volumetric clouds, impressive draw distances and impressive lighting, it’s not beyond realms of possibility that the footage is taken from a standard Nintendo Switch. Remember, this is a console that successfully runs The Witcher 3 and Doom, two traditionally graphically-intensive games, that look and run brilliantly on the Switch. Play the first Breath of the Wild instalment again Videogamer.com is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more / Images from Amazon Product Advertising API / Last updated on 2022-08-17
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