The Legend of Zelda Link’s Awakening New Footage Showcases Handheld Mode And More

Sep 12, 2019 at 10:17am EDT
The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening

New footage has been released today for The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening, showing more of the game releasing next week worldwide.

The new footage, which has been shared by Gaming Boulevard and Pixelkabinett, shows the game running in handheld mode as well as the Chamber Dungeons and more. You can find the new footage below.

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At the E3 2019 a few months back, Nate had the chance to try out the game, which is quite faithful to the original GameBoy release.

At E3 2019 I got to play a 20-minute demo of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, which covered the iconic opening moments of the game (finding your sword, exploring the Mysterious Forest, making the Magic Powder to get past that darn raccoon) and I can report the game feels exactly as it should. Link is quick and responsive, and slashing enemies with your sword is properly satisfying. The layout of the world doesn’t seem to have changed at all, so I managed to find my way with no problem (which earned me compliments on my Zelda skills from the Nintendo rep demoing the game). This version of the game does offer a few small, yet welcome tweaks – enemies now have actual AI, chasing you and responding to your attacks, rather than just following a pre-set pattern. The game’s menus also look much more elegant, with a new detailed map that should make exploration much easier for folks who don’t have the entire game memorized.

The Legend of Zelda Link's Awakening launches on September 20th worldwide exclusively on Nintendo Switch

About the author: Francesco De Meo has been covering video games and technology since 2012, starting his career at small outlets like Gamersyndrome and GeekSnack. After joining Wccftech gaming section in 2015, he quickly expanded his video gaming coverage with in-depth reporting, interviews with iconic industry figures such as Grasshopper Manufacture founder and No More Heroes creator Goichi "Suda51" Suda, Resident Evil series creator Shinji Mikami, Team NINJA's president and Nioh series director Fumihiko Yasuda, and Silent Hill creator Keiichiro Toyama, reviews and on-the-ground coverage of major industry events such as Gamescom and E3. When he's not reporting or reviewing, Francesco can be found playing the genres he loves most, spending time with his six cats, reading, writing music, playing guitar and drumming for his progressive rock band.

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