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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is officially confirmed by Nintendo. It is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated games on Nintendo Switch. Here is a complete guide with all the necessary information.
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When will Breath of the Wild 2 be released?
Nintendo “aims for a release date” in 2022 for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2. This is what the firm announced during the Nintendo Direct broadcast in parallel with E3 2021. No precise release month or semester is revealed, but it is in any case a good sign for those who were worried of the game's possible arrival on Nintendo Switch this year.
So far two game trailers are released by Nintendo.
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a first trailer
The first trailer highlights Link et Zelda. Both descend in what looks like a keep, full of Nox Gems. Wall paintings are present, with representations of knights in archaeonic armor. At the bottom of this cave, the duo comes face to face with a mummified corpse surrounded by dark energy and under control using a ghostly and fluorescent hand. This hand is also the same color as the Nox Gems. The editing then accelerates: we see Link there as possessed by this hand and the mummified corpse in full awakening, before a plan on Hyrule comes to conclude this trailer.
a second gameplay-focused trailer at E3 2021
This new trailer finally gives us a fuller look at a number of new features, areas, and mechanics coming to this long-awaited game.
The teaser zelda breath of the wild 2 watch Link in freefall and traveling the skies of Hyrule. It shows us the progress of the Eiji Aonuma teams, which seem well on their way to providing us with a very high quality game. What comes to mind fairly quickly when watching this trailer is the visual quality offered by Breath of the Wild 2. Hyrule has never been so well represented, be it its countryside or its skies. We can expect the recipe that made the success of the first Breath of the Wild, with extremely elaborate landscapes, diversified exploration phases, a fascinating story and very fluid and easy-to-access gameplay.
Breath of the Wild 2 gameplay
Nothing of the gameplay is yet known but it is necessary to use “new codes”, just like the story which will be entirely “unpublished”. A few rumors point to unique powers and abilities for the character, but nothing confirms it yet.
Indeed It is difficult to know the real style of the game, but since it is a direct sequel to breath of the wild, we can assume that it will again be a adventure game completely open world. This confirms to us the second trailer, which clearly shows that Link is once again exploring a vast world, this time surrounded by many floating islands.
Additionally we can also see various new powers in the trailer, including the ability to backtrack on at least some objects, and Link clearly has multiple ways to move around in a much more vertical environment, so it could be that we let's have more freedom to travel in different ways.
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Zelda: towards a release at the same time as 2nd generation Switch?
Nintendo is preparing a new, more powerful version of the Switch, the Switch Pro, expected in 2022. And as the company always accompanies its new consoles with a flagship game capable of propelling their sales, some observers believe that Breath of the Wild 2 is the ideal candidate. Moreover, the first opus in the series was released at the same time as the classic Switch in 2017 and had aroused great enthusiasm, pushing the purchase of the console.
Zelda: is it available for pre-order?
It is not yet possible to pre-order the game. Pre-orders should be available a few months before the release of the game, the exact date of which is still unknown. Pre-orders for BOTW 2 briefly appeared in August 2020 and were offered directly by Nintendo at several merchants, including Amazon.
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