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The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild The Master Trials Announced
May 2, in the year of our Lord 2017 -- The
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will soon receive more
engaging content with the Expansion Pass, composed of two
planned DLC packs for both the Nintendo Switch and Wii U
versions. The first pack, called The Legend of Zelda: Breath of
the Wild – The Master Trials, launches this summer, while the
second DLC pack launches by Christmas 2017. The two packs are
only available as a bundle for a price of $19.99. The first pack
of downloadable content will add the Trial of the Sword and a
challenging new Hard Mode to the game, as well as other fun and
useful features.
Here is a breakdown of everything The Legend of Zelda: Breath of
the Wild – The Master Trials has to offer:
Trial of the Sword: By accessing this location, players can
challenge the new Trial of the Sword (previously known as “Cave
of Trials Challenge”), where enemies appear one after another.
Link starts without any armor or weapons, and if he defeats all
of the enemies in the room he can proceed to the next area.
Trial of the Sword will include around 45 total rooms for
players to complete. When Link clears all of the trials, the
true power of the Master Sword will awaken and always be in its
glowing powered-up state.
Hard Mode: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already
considered one of the most thrilling games in The Legend of
Zelda series, and fans looking for a challenge are in for a
treat with the new Hard Mode. In Hard Mode, the “ranks” of
enemies in the game are increased (i.e. Red Bokoblins change to
Blue), and players might even encounter higher-ranking enemies
they wouldn’t find through normal play. Enemies will also slowly
recover health in battle, forcing you to defeat them more
quickly. They will also more easily spot Link as he approaches
them, making these enemies tougher to sneak up on. In addition,
floating planks held aloft by balloons will be scattered around
Hyrule. By successfully reaching these planks, players can
battle enemies and collect treasure.
Hero’s Path Mode: Exploring Hyrule is exciting, but with such a
large world it’s sometimes hard for players to remember where
they’ve been. To help with tracking progress, the new Hero’s
Path Mode will document every step players take, and mark their
path in green on the map. The route taken will be tracked for
the player’s last 200 hours of play time, with an included
slider to track footsteps on a timeline. This even works
retroactively, so players that have already put many hours into
the game will be able to see where they have traveled. This
feature will help in identifying the locations they haven’t
visited in this vast world, and may help players find those
Shrines they haven’t encountered yet.
Travel Medallion: There will be a new treasure chest somewhere
in the game world which contains the Travel Medallion. With the
Travel Medallion, players can create a temporary new travel
point on the map where they are currently standing. Link can
then transport himself to that point at any time. Only one
travel point can be registered on the map at a time.
Korok Mask: By finding the new Korok Mask, players will have a
much easier time finding Korok locations in the game. When
equipped, the mask will shake, indicating that a Korok is hidden
somewhere nearby.
New Equipment: Eight new pieces of equipment inspired by
previous characters and games in the series will be added to The
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild after downloading the first
DLC pack. Once discovered by the player, they will yield
equipment themed after fan-favorite games and characters such as
Midna, Tingle, Phantom and Majora’s Mask.
More information about the second DLC pack will be revealed in
the future. All DLC is available for both the Nintendo Switch
and Wii U versions of the game.
Starting today, players will be able to experience the game in
one of nine audio languages [Japanese, English, French (France),
French (Canada), German, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin
America), Italian and Russian], with a different language used
for on-screen text by downloading a free software update. To
enable this feature in the Wii U version of the game, players
will need to download a Voice Pack from Nintendo eShop.
Is that really worth $19.99?