Another gorgeous 'Legend of Zelda' game is coming to Nintendo Switch, and it's one of the best games you've never played
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Ben Gilbert
Mar 2, 2019, 19:30 IST
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Nintendo has a second major "Legend of Zelda" game in the works for its Switch console.
The game is "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" - a remake of the classic Game Boy "Legend of Zelda" game.
"The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" is scheduled to arrive in 2019.
Nintendo has another major "Legend of Zelda" game in the works for its wildly popular Switch console: "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" is scheduled to arrive later this year.
The new game is a remastering of the excellent Game Boy of the same name, which originally launched in 1993.
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Never heard of it? You're not alone. It's one of the first "Legend of Zelda" games, and it's considered a classic by those of us who are old enough to have played it at the time.
Here's a primer on the next major "Legend of Zelda" game for Switch:
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"The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" is a top-down "Zelda" game, in the style of "Link to the Past":
"Link's Awakening" originally started life as a port of "A Link to the Past" for Game Boy, then became something unique.
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Like the first few "Zelda" games on NES and Super NES, "Link's Awakening" has an open world — but it's set on an island!
In a somewhat bizarre twist, "Link's Awakening" features a few crossover characters from the Mushroom Kingdom.
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Despite being an early "Zelda" game, "Link's Awakening" featured large explorable areas with scrolling.
More than just a remastered game, "Link's Awakening" is a look into the future of handheld "Zelda" games.
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The game's dungeons are single-screen affairs, like the original "Legend of Zelda" game.
Combat is most reminiscent of "A Link to the Past," with multiple enemies attacking at once, and Link's shield acting as an important defense from incoming spears.
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During one particularly impressive demonstration of the remaster, Link outright leaps over this enemy's spiked log.
And yes, there are chickens for Link to torment (and be terrorized by). Watch out for the chain chomps!
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But you've assuredly heard enough. It's time to check out the extremely charming announcement trailer for "Link's Awakening" right here:
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