The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

What is The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom?

Echoes of Wisdom is the latest entry in the 40-year-old Legend of Zelda game franchise. Released exclusively for the Nintendo Switch, this is the first game featuring Zelda herself as the main character. While past games mostly followed the basic plot seeing Zelda in danger and Link to the rescue, this time the roles are switched. Link has disappeared in one of the mysterious Rifts that are appearing all around Hyrule, and Zelda sets out to save him and the whole kingdom.

While Zelda may not be a traditional fighter like Link, she has some unique abilities provided by the fairy Tri, allowing her to tackle enemies with imaginative strategies. Her main tool is the ability to create Echoes, copies of items and creatures that she can store in her magic rod and summon at will. You won’t miss a bow when you can drop a bed on the enemy’s head, or summon creatures to fight for you. You can also use Echoes to build bridges, for example, and navigate the world with ease. Zelda can also use Bond to move objects, and with Reverse Bond she can attach herself to moving objects to reach distant places.

Why is Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom a Unique Nintendo Switch Game?

Zelda games never lacked inventiveness, and Echoes of Wisdom makes great use of decades of experience. It feels like all the great features from past releases have been distilled into this game, making the gameplay fresh and engaging. There is never a single way of solving puzzles or killing enemies, players can have fun imagining new ways to proceed. Some of Echoes of Wisdom’s most prominent features are:

• Switched roles: finally Zelda is not a damsel in distress anymore and can use her Wisdom to save Link, for once.
• Creative gameplay: most objects and monsters in the game world can be turned into Echoes, allowing players to build an arsenal of Echoes to solve every situation with ingenuity.
• Adorable graphics: this game adopts the same puppet, cartoonish visual style as the Link’s Awakening remake, making it very easy on the eyes.
• The Still World: an alternate dimension where everyone swallowed by a Rift ends up. It is mostly composed of broken pieces of land, and functions like a platforming challenge.

What genre is this new Zelda game?

The gameplay in Echoes of Wisdom is so varied that it’s hard to constrict the game into a single genre, it can be defined as an action-adventure, with elements of platforming and puzzles. Players have a lot of freedom in how they tackle each challenge, so in the end it depends on how they choose to play. Echoes of Wisdom is a single-player game, as such it won’t require a Nintendo Switch Online subscription to play.

What is Nintendo?

Nintendo is one of the most popular console and game makers in the world. Famous for the NES, GameBoy, Wii and Nintendo DS consoles, their latest gaming system is the Nintendo Switch. Some of Nintendo’s most popular game franchises include Zelda, Mario, Pokémon and many others. Nintendo gained a good reputation over the years for being a reliable company and always delivering innovative and good-quality products.

Can I buy Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom online at Gamecardsdirect?

You can easily buy Echoes of Wisdom online at Gamecardsdirect, the one-stop gift card shop. In fact, it is just one of the many Nintendo Switch games on our catalogue as an official Nintendo reseller. When you go to checkout after putting the game in the cart you will be asked for your email address. That is where we will send you the code to download the game. You can also decide to send the code to someone else as a gift, in which case you could also add a free digital gift-wrapping. When all is set and done, just pay by any of the many payment methods we accept and check your mail, the code will be there in a few moments. Please note, we do not sell physical games, only digital codes that you can redeem at Nintendo, after which you can download the game to your Nintendo Switch Library.