This is not what you think. Link woke up with no memory at all since his sleeping stasis which is left for 100 years ago. The high tech Hyrule is now a medieval apocalypse and you have to be prepared to deal with Calamity Ganon which is magically sealed in the Hyrule Castle by Zelda.
Although you have the freedom to go anywhere, here are the things to look out for:
- Mini dungeons containing items you need to progress.
- Survive with many weapons and armor as you can as they all won't last long against enemies that has similar equipment.
- Cooking will become a benefactor for your hearts and upgrading stamina.
- Traverse forests, mountains and villages in order to recover your lost memories.
- Use Sheikah Slade to check on maps and many items along your journey.
Of course, the DLC of this game will come around this year in terms of useful items, difficulty and so on. Be prepared to survive on this journey like no other Zelda game before it.
Main Game Menu[edit]
This appears when you start the game unless you have no save data. Continue will return you to your last save point. New Game will erase your current progress. Selecting amiibo allows you to enable the amiibo rune. If you have any compatible amiibo, you will need to enable the rune before using them. Downloadable Content lets you view and purchase the DLC.
Options[edit]
The options menu is also available from the pause menu. Most of the settings are quality of life related. You may need to experiment to find the right settings for you. Pressing Y will reset the default settings.
- amiibo This option has the same effect as when you select it from the main menu.
- Invert vertical camera Flips which direction the camera moves when you push up or down on the right stick.
- Invert horizontal camera Flips which direction the camera moves when you push left or right on the right stick.
- Camera sensitivity Determines the speed at which the camera moves.
- Aim with motion controls Determines whether the gyroscope will affect your aim.
- Change jump button Swaps the jump button X with the cancel button B.
- Fix mimimap to north Keeps the minimap from turning when you do.
- HUD mode Setting this to Pro will limit how much information is displayed on screen.
- Message-window transparency Regular allows you to see through the window. Opaque is the only option available when playing on the Wii-U gamepad without the TV.
- Voice Language Lets you change the language of spoken words without leaving the game.
Inventory[edit]
You have limited space to store melee weapons, bows, and shields, but you can hold any amount of ingredients and food.
Cooking[edit]
Hold ingredients from the pause menu, then drop them in a cooking pot over a fire. Some ingredients can be combined with just about anything. Others have special effects that cancel each other out if you put them in the same dish.