Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition
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The following article is not part of the Zelda canon and should not be taken as such.
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is a port and adaptation of Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends for the Nintendo Switch. It includes all previously released content from both games, including every playable Warrior, Scenario, Adventure Mode map, and piece of Downloadable Content.[9] This puts the amount of playable Warriors at a total of 29.[10]
Changes and Additions
Most changes and additions from Hyrule Warriors Legends have been maintained, excluding the graphical downgrade necessary for the Nintendo 3DS system.
Graphics
- The game now runs at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second while in both docked and handheld modes.[11]
- Companion Fairies are now fully 3D-modeled.
- All Tutorials have been given an updated thumbnail image, after being replaced for the first time in Hyrule Warriors Legends.
Story
Main articles: Hyrule Warriors § Story and Hyrule Warriors Legends § Story
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition includes all the story content from both Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends. It contains all Scenarios featured in Legend Mode, including the "Cia's Tale", "Linkle's Tale", and "Wind Waker" arcs.
Gameplay
Main articles: Hyrule Warriors § Gameplay and Hyrule Warriors Legends § Gameplay
- The game's control scheme has been updated to accommodate the Nintendo Switch and its lack of a permanently-available touch screen.
- Up to four playable Warriors can now be selected at once. Additionally, two-player split screen multiplayer has been restored after being removed in Hyrule Warriors Legends.[11]
- Challenge Mode has been readded after being removed in Hyrule Warriors Legends.
- Network Links and StreetPass Links have been removed.
- All Adventure Maps are now unlocked from when the mode becomes available, rather than unlocking as the player progresses through them.
Characters
- Warriors that were Downloadable Content additions in Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends are now available in the base game, some of their unlock conditions being altered from Hyrule Warriors Legends:
- Twili Midna is now unlocked by beating Battle C6 of the Adventure Map instead of Battle A16.
- Young Link is now unlocked by beating Battle G9 of the Adventure Map instead of Battle B1.
- Toon Link is now unlocked by beating Battle B9 of the Great Sea Map instead of Battle G9 of the Adventure Map.
- Tetra can now be unlocked by beating Battle C11 of the Great Sea Map, in addition to by beating "The Search for Cia" in Legend Mode.
- King Daphnes can now be unlocked by beating Battle C13 of the Great Sea Map, in addition to by beating "Reclaiming the Darkness" in Legend Mode.
- Medli is now unlocked by beating Battle B8 of the Great Sea Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Marin is now unlocked by beating Battle F4 of the Koholint Island Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Toon Zelda is now unlocked by beating Battle F11 of the Grand Travels Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Ravio is now unlocked by beating Battle G5 of the Lorule Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Yuga is now unlocked by beating Battle H11 of the Lorule Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
Items
- Seven new Multi-Element Weapons have been added, for Weapon classes that never received one previously:
- Din's Harp of Oceans for Medli.
- Gleambolt Pegasus Boots for Linkle's Boots.
- Awakening Sunbells for Marin.
- Darkfire Nice Sand Wand for Toon Link's Sand Wand.
- Flaming Wrecker Sword for Toon Zelda.
- Crackling Nice Hammers for Ravio.
- Burning Frames for Yuga.
- Two new Costumes have been added, based on outfits seen in Breath of the Wild:[12]
- The Era of the Wilds Tunic for Link.
- The Era of the Wilds Outfit for Zelda.
- Item Cards can now be purchased in the new Item Card Shop.
- Several Badges now require fewer Materials to craft.[which?]
- The "Everyone's Hero" Medal now requires saving an ally 50 times instead of 500 times.
- The "Know-It-All" Medal now requires completing 13 Illustrations instead of nine.
- The "Circle of Friends" Medal has been removed.
Miscellaneous
- Several components of Weapon management have had their Rupee cost reduced:
- Several Mixtures have had their Rupee cost reduced:
- VS Skill I now costs 1,500 Rupees instead of 1,800.
- Weak Point Smasher now costs 5,000 Rupees instead of 25,000.
- Guard Breaker now costs 20,000 Rupees instead of 40,000.
Game Information
Development
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition was announced in a Nintendo Direct Mini on January 11, 2018. Like Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors Legends, it was developed by Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.[1]
Release
Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition was released on March 22, 2018 for Japan and May 18, 2018 for North America and Europe.[4][3][5]
Pre-Order Bonuses
The Nintendo Official UK Store bundled pre-orders of Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition with a free Green Rupee Light by Merchoid. When the Green Rupee Light sold out, the game was then bundled with a Triforce Light.
Speedrun Records
Main article: Speedrun Records
| Category | Runner | Time | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any% | Evanmrob | 2h 48m 51s | August 21, 2022 |
| Any% (New Game+) | bananerz | 2h 46m 46s | May 2, 2020 |
| Any% Co-op | KrazeyMan0 LightAvenger KrazeyMan0 |
4h 7m 57s | January 20, 2020 |
| Any% Co-op (New Game+) | KevinORourke Locke KevinORourke |
3h 8m 9s | July 19, 2018 |
| 100% | Evanmrob | 288h 58m 17s | October 20, 2021 |
| 100% (Partial) | Evanmrob | 16h 54m 14s | July 24, 2022 |
| All Scenarios | Evanmrob | 4h 34m 35s | August 2, 2022 |
| All Scenarios (New Game+) | Temchee | 4h 13m 1s | July 8, 2018 |
| All Scenarios Co-op | — | — | — |
| All Scenarios Co-op (New Game+) | KevinORourke Locke KevinORourke |
5h 8m 6s | July 23, 2018 |
| Adventure Mode (Adventure Map) | Evanmrob | 1h 21m 41s | July 5, 2022 |
| Adventure Mode (Adventure Map, Co-op) | (Using 2 Controllers) Supreme_Dirt (Using 2 Controllers) | 1h 18m 50s | May 2, 2021 |
Updates
A free patch has been released for Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. This update patches certain bugs and is downloaded free and automatically upon release.
| Update | Release Date | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Version 1.0.1 |
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Tecmo Koeishould be: Koei Tecmo [sicThis is not an error. This word was misspelled in the original source.] Games Co., Ltd." — Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Nintendo" — Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The heroes and villains of The Legend of #Zelda series are about to spring into action when #HyruleWarriors: Definitive Edition launches 5/18, only on #NintendoSwitch!" — @NintendoAmerica on Twitter, March 8, 2018 (Archive)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "2018年3月22日" — Nintendo 公式チャンネル, Nintendo Direct mini 2018.1.11 , YouTube (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Get ready to storm the battlefield when #HyruleWarriors Definitive Edition arrives 18/05 on #NintendoSwitch! #NintendoDirect" — @NintendoEurope on Twitter, March 8, 2018 (Archive)
- ↑ "Action, Adventure" — Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Nintendo Switch" — Nintendo, Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Within the Zelda canon, there is the timeline, but there has always been the sense of the main story and kind of a side story. Like, Majora's Mask might be considered part of that, though it does exist as part of the timeline. With Hyrule Warriors, there is a link between the two, but it exists as a separate dimension, so it doesn't exist as part of the main canon." — Eiji Aonuma Addresses Hyrule Warriors’ Place In The Zelda Timeline , Game Informer.
- ↑ "This new version brings every map, character, and mission from both the Wii U game and the Nintendo 3DS game together, including all the original premium downloadable content." — Nintendo, Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "That means you can play Hyrule Warriors anytime, anywhere, with anyone using 29 playable characters." — Nintendo, Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Enjoy up to 1080p HD graphics in TV mode and 2 player multiplayer on a single system by sharing Joy-Con controllers." — Nintendo, Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Plus, we're adding in Link and Zelda outfits based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild." — Nintendo, Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 Nintendo Support, How to Update Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, retrieved May 21, 2018.
- ↑ "タイトルアップデート Ver 1.0.1 ／ 2018年4月26日実施Taitoru Appudēto Ver 1.0.1 / 2018-nen 4 tsuki 26-nichi jisshi (Title Update Ver 1.0.1 / Implemented on April 26, 2018)" — Koei Tecmo, ゼルダ無双 ハイラルオールスターズ DX | UPDATE , GAMECITY, published April 26, 2018, retrieved May 21, 2018.
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