Is Age of Calamity connected to BoTW?

Although the events in Age of Calamity can be considered canon to the overarching Zelda timeline, the events occur in an alternate timline, separate from that of Breath of the Wild's timeline. Age of Calamity sees Link and Zelda sucessfuly seal away Calamity Ganon and prevent its takeover of Hyrule Kingdom.
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Does Age of Calamity follow Breath of the Wild?

The first would be directly following the first Breath of the Wild. In that ending, Zelda discovers her divine power, granting Link the Bow of Light. With it, he defeats Calamity Ganon and Zelda taps into her power to finally seal the evil being away.
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Is Age of Calamity a prequel to BOTW 2?

This could change the way BOTW 2 serves as a sequel to its 2017 predecessor. Age of Calamity begins 100 years before Breath of the Wild when a small Guardian named Terrako goes back in time to warn Zelda, Link, and the Four Champions about the Great Calamity.
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Is BOTW 2 in the Age of Calamity timeline?

BOTW 2 Doesn't Need Age Of Calamity's Time Travel

Legend of Zelda's timeline has always been messy and confusing, but it's always at least been static, and BOTW 2 needs to be careful not to jeopardize that. Age of Calamity doesn't do time travel bad, but it doesn't do it well, either. Simply put, it was unnecessary.
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Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity related to Breath of the Wild?

No, it's not a new Breath of the Wild, and fans coming to it from that perspective will likely be disappointed. (Luckily, a real sequel is in the works.) Despite some largely superficial similarities, the two games play completely differently.
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Is Zelda Age of Calamity canon?

Canonicity. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is considered Non-Canon per the Canon guidelines because the order of events irreconcilably occur in a different order from what Nintendo has previously established as canon.
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Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity a spinoff?

Age of Calamity is a spin-off Zelda title in the same style as Dynasty Warriors. You fight through scores of enemies, racking up KOs with one devastating attack after another. This game is set 100 years before Breath of the Wild's 'The Great Calamity' event.
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Is Age of Calamity set before BoTW?

Age of Calamity's plot is set 100 years before the events of Breath Of the Wild. The plot centers around Link, Zelda, Impa, along with a mini-Guardian as they fight a desparete battle to stop the second Great Calamity from occuring.
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Is Age of Calamity before BoTW?

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity explores the climactic clash between the forces of good and evil 100 years prior to the moment Link awakens in Breath of the Wild.
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Is Age of Calamity an alternate universe?

Major endgame spoilers for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity follow. It wouldn't be a Zelda game without an alternate timeline, and certainly by the end of Age of Calamity, it's abundantly clear that the original Breath of the Wild timeline has been split, placing Age of Calamity in its own divergent timeline.
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Does BOTW 2 take place in Hyrule?

Announcement trailer

It features a torch-carrying Link and Zelda traversing a dark dungeon beneath Hyrule (no big surprise there).
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Will there be a Botw 3?

Nintendo has reaffirmed that the sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is still slated for release in 2022 during the company's latest financial report. No other information has been given.
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Will BOTW 2 be open-world?

Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 is likely to be open world like the original BOTW, but there's a possibility that the sequel could take a different route. Many are expecting Breath of the Wild 2 to be open world like its predecessor, but there's also a chance that it might not be.
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What happens between Age of Calamity and Breath of the Wild?

Age of Calamity initially seemed as if it would be a prequel to Breath of the Wild that showed the events of the original war against Calamity Ganon, but it actually involves time travel. In Breath of the Wild, Princess Zelda accidentally sends a Guardian named Terrako back in time.
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Is BotW a new timeline?

Nintendo has since officially confirmed that Breath of the Wild takes place at the end of the timeline, but they purposefully held back on revealing which specific timeline it was.
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Where does BotW fit in the timeline?

As previously mentioned, Nintendo's comments on Breath of the Wild's placement within the already complex Legend of Zelda timeline only complicates things further. Surprisingly, BotW can actually be placed at the end of any of the timelines and it'll make sense, just as Nintendo implied.
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Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity a DLC or new game?

Two waves of downloadable content are coming in the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Expansion Pass DLC. Newly added characters, stages, and more are all on their way! Purchase this expansion pass to get both waves of DLC as they are released.
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Should I play Breath of the Wild before 2?

Much of Breath of the Wild's storytelling is done through its environment, making exploration not just a crucial aspect of the game but the main method of experiencing this iteration of Hyrule's lore, and the game is definitely worth replaying before BOTW 2's release date.
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Is Botw hack and slash?

Controlling Link and a host of other BoTW characters in a hack-and-slash environment is second only to the lore and timeline expansion of one of the best games of this console generation.
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Is Hyrule Warriors part of the Zelda timeline?

Hyrule Warriors Has Split The Zelda Timeline (Again) Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has broken the Zelda timeline again with time travel, after Breath of the Wild fixed it back in 2017. Nintendo's Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is an excellent game, but it has split The Legend of Zelda timeline once more.
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Is the Zelda timeline canon?

The Zelda Timeline refers to the fictional chronology of The Legend of Zelda series. Though the series began in 1986, Nintendo did not publish a master timeline until Hyrule Historia in 2011. The timeline had previously existed in a highly confidential document conceived of at least by 2003.
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Is Breath of the Wild canon?

Nintendo has said BoTW has no timeline placement, yet it's canon. Thus Hyrule Warriors should be considered canon too. Nintendo has said BoTW has no timeline placement, yet it's still canon.
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What is the difference between Hyrule Warriors and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity?

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a fine action game with plenty to do, and a satisfyingly robust combat system. It's denser and more focused than Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition, but that focus removes some of the charm.
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Will Age of Calamity get DLC?

Expand your heroic quest in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. In the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity game, you can see Hyrule 100 years before the events of the Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild game (in a very action-y, “take on hundreds of enemies with really sharp objects” kind of way).
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How old was link in Age of Calamity?

In The Adventure of Link, set six years after The Legend of Zelda, the now-sixteen-year-old Link notices a strange mark on the back of his left hand, resembling the crest of Hyrule.
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