Another batch of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds details
GameSpot has put up a new article covering the first two hours of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds. Because we’re just a few weeks from the game’s launch, we’ve put the information summary after the break.
– Game begins with Link waking up
– As previously mentioned, he’s late for work
– Also as was previously mentioned, he’s an apprentice blacksmith
– Link manages to avoid getting yelled at, and is tasked with delivering a sword
– After being turned away from the castle gates, Link heads to the Sanctuary
– Need to sneak inside via the graveyard
– At this point, your sword is unsheathed, and the game introduces the lamp
– Traditional torch-lighting puzzles
– Defeat a few buzz blobs
– Magic meter refills on its own but is also used to power weaponry like the bow, mallet, and fire rod
– Yuga introduced inside the sanctuary
– Link ends up passing out during the encounter
– Awakens back in his house
– Players are introduced to Ravio
– Ravio sets up his marketplace in Links house
– Ravio tells Link to travel to Hyrule Castle to warn Princess Zelda
– Yuga is looking to trap the descendants of the original game’s seven sages in paintings
– First proper dungeon is the Eastern Palace
– One witch sells various colored potions in return for collecting items
– Items include guts, horns, and tails
– Potions can damage all surrounding enemies, make Link invulnerable, or restore all of his health
– Fortune teller at Kakariko Village gives out a pair of Groucho Marx glasses
– Again, these let you see the game’s hint ghosts
– Need to give the ghosts a Play Coin before they give out information
– Link needs to rent a bow in order to enter the Eastern Palace
– The Eastern Palace is now filled with vertically moving platforms
– Need to work out the right level and angle to hit switches to progress further
– Yuga shows up again in the Eastern Palace
– Link gains the ability to turn into a painting at will after defeating a boss
– Link can squeeze through cracks in walls and reach previously hidden areas
– Next objective is to obtain the three Pendants of Virtue and reclaim the Master Sword
