New tricks and a classic style give Nintendo's latest Zelda a more casual, puzzly feel. And finally, Zelda's the star.

Fans spot a possible reference to an iconic location from past Zelda games in a recent video for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom.

For many fans, a Zelda game where you actually play as Zelda is enough reason to be excited for the latest instalment, but The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom truly shines by showing what we can expect from the series in a post-Tears of the Kingdom world.

Echoes of Wisdom is one of the best games this year and one of the best games in the Zelda franchise. Nintendo's unique creativity

Nintendo surprised fans with the announcement of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct presentation. The new entry into the Zelda franchise brings together the best parts of the classic top-down game style with gameplay mechanics and overworld design from modern titles like Breath of the Wild and last year's Tears of the Kingdom.

While Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom successfully brought exciting new concepts to Nintendo's iconic series and helped revolutionize open-world games – Echoes of Wisdom feels like a big step forward for classic Zelda.

All this is to say that it’s been years since I’ve played an entirely new Legend of Zelda game in the style of those classics I love so much. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (out tomorrow) has brought me right back.

As you’ve probably heard by now, Nintendo and developer Grezzo finally addressed the elephant in the room and made a new, mainline 2D Legend of Zelda game where you actually pla

In Echoes of Wisdom, giant rifts have opened up all over Hyrule trapping everything and everyone in a void of stillness while spitting out evil versions of the people the rifts have consumed. With the help of an adorable creature named Tri,