INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Dust off your climbing boots and paraglider, gamers: Nintendo has finally confirmed that a The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel is
do differently from the 2017 game, and when will we finally get our hands on it?Nintendo dropped the bombshell at the end of its E3 2019
after the Japanese publisher appeared to be hiring for a 3D level designer last year.2017's Breath of the Wild was a masterclass in
open-world game design, breathing a huge gust of fresh air into the Zelda franchise while somehow retaining everything that made the series
the Wild 2 for Nintendo Switch.UPDATE:Nintendo has been doing some hiring calls which suggest that Breath of the Wild 2's core development
Nintendo SwitchWhen can I play it? 2020 at the earliest, but likely later than thatBreath of the Wild 2 release dateNintendo hasn't shared
the Breath of the Wild sequel was "in development"
Credit: Nintendo)There was six years between 2011's Skyward Sword (Wii U) and 2017's Breath of the Wild (Wii U / Switch), though the
Nintendo 64, which launched just two years after 1998's iconic Ocarina of Time, and re-used many of the same in-game assets.With Link's
Awakening landing in late 2019, we can't imagine BOTW 2 launching too soon after, either
December 2020 seems the earliest it could possibly release, with a 2021 window seeming more probable.Breath of the Wild 2 trailersWe got our
runes, glowing hands, and a brand-new haircut that has set the internet on fire
Suffice to say: we're excited.The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 trailer is just 82 seconds long and there's no dialogue whatsoever
Spirit-like tendrils creep around the musty tomb they're exploring, with the pair riding a large elephant-like beast
Something shocks the pair, and then we cut to what appears to be the resurrection of some long-dead (and creepy looking) warrior
Could this be the return of Ganondorf?The video then cuts to a long shot of Hyrule Field, with Hyrule Castle in the distance
There's a tremor, the castle is smothered with dust and that's the end.The clip finishes with a message that reads: "The sequel to
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is in development."We wouldn't usually expect so much animation to be done so early in development, but
it probably helps that Nintendo already has the in-game engine from Breath of the Wild.Breath of the Wild 2 news and rumorsCould Zelda have
likely to be a 2020 release
the DLC that never wasIn an interview with Kotaku, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma said there were originally plans for more DLC content
for BOTW, after The Champion's Ballad and Master Trials add-ons that came in 2017."Initially we were thinking of just DLC ideas," says
for the seriesAll we really know at this point is how little we know
The unexpected trailer has already sparked a huge amount of speculation, hopes and hot takes on what the next mainline Zelda title might
include.We've heard from Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma that the game is going to have a darker tone than Breath of the Wild, and will
even be "a little bit darker" than Majora's Mask (via IGN).The trailer certainly supports this, with what looks like Ganondorf's corpse
being resurrected by a disembodied hand, and seemingly imagery from 2006's Twilight Princess, which saw Hyrule turned into a bleak shadow
by a mysterious force (Image Credit: Nintendo)The Twilight realmThe glowing blue hand in the trailer is the biggest clue that we'll be
The hand is wrapped in twisting shapes reminiscent of Twilight architecture, while the swirling magic could remind some of the portals that
let Twili invade Hyrule in the 2006 game.We know that BOTW's dev team originally toyed with the idea of an alien invasion, and seeing
shadow creatures teleport out of the sky could well have been what they have planned this time around.A clue in the audioShowing just how
far some Zelda fans will go, reddit user u/ReroFunk (via Inverse) has pieced together a pretty convincing theory regarding Twilight Princess
villain Zant, a Twili who served Ganondorf in the game
If you listen to the trailer's audio in reverse, there are certain notes that seem to echo the music played during your final encounter
Demise return for the next Zelda game
Demise was the final boss in Skyward Sword, and revealed to be the original form of Ganondorf
The below still from the Zelda trailer also looks alot like Demise when you think about it.Ganon, Demise, or something else entirely? (Image
Credit: Nintendo)Lots of dungeons (and an extended map)The latest rumors about the Breath of the Wild sequel suggest that we could be in for
a treat in the form of a new map that's not like anything we've seen from Zelda before
What's more, a couple of new job listings suggest that Nintendo is looking for people to work on designing some dungeons and hidden bosses
we may in this game see sections playing as Zelda, or at least with her playing a more active role in the story.Breath of the Wild 2: what
we want to seeThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is widely considered one of the best games in the series, and there'll be a lot of
Here's what we're hoping Nintendo will be able to bring to the sequel when it lands.Some new environmentsDon't get us wrong: Breath of the
Wild 2's setting was beautiful, with huge scale vistas and a brilliant dynamic weather system, but we're still hoping we don't have to
retread too much of the same ground
Some divergences in the scenery would help to keep things fresh: maybe a great earthquake splitting the landscape, or an eternal twilight
turning Hyrule's green fields into something else altogether?Soaring over Hyrule gave us some of BOTW's best moments (Image Credit:
Nintendo)Save data carrying overFor those of us who have invested a large portion of time in BOTW, it seems a waste to have to start from
game.Some larger-scale dungeonsSure, you could technically say that BOTW's above-ground landscape was a dungeon in its own right: packed
with enough enemies, treasure and surprises without having to hunker underground
However, the snack-sized shrine puzzles and Divine Beasts never quite recreated the scale and wonder of the Zelda Series' most iconic
temples, and it'd be great to see one or two dungeons that really pull out the stops.No more Korok seedsFor the completionists out there,
BOTW's hide-and-seek Koroks were a sweet addition to the game's action
all of them all over again
Maybe go with something else next time, Nintendo?Everything BOTW did so wellRegardless of the above, we're hoping Nintendo sticks close
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