Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity BOTW 2?

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, the spin-off to the beloved Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, gave players a new take on Calamity Ganon and the land of Hyrule, but BOTW 2 should be careful what it takes from it. Not only are the two games wildly different genres, but their storylines also diverge quite a bit.

Is BOTW 2 a sequel to Botw or Age of Calamity?

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.

Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity the sequel to Botw?

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity will serve as a prequel to the now-iconic open-world adventure and let gamers take on massive armies as Link, Zelda, and the four other Champions of Hyrule.

Is Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity the same as Botw?

Despite some largely superficial similarities, the two games play completely differently. But some of those elements that made Breath of the Wild so beloved — a beautiful world, memorable characters, varied combat — help make an otherwise straightforward experience feel fresh and interesting.

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.

10 Zelda Breath of the Wild 2 Teases in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

Is Age of Calamity a prequel to Breath of the Wild?

Age of Calamity is a prequel to Breath of the Wild, the story of what happened 100 years prior, but the time travel aspect introduced right at the top of the game and in the demo that's been playable to fans for a few weeks already adds an x-factor. This story might not go where you think it will.

Is Zelda alive in BOTW 2?

At the beginning of the trailer, we see Zelda falling into darkness. Not too notable, could be anything. However, she isn't seen for the rest of the trailer, and at the end we hear the first three notes of Zelda's Lullaby.

Is Breath of the Wild the end of the 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.

Does Link talk in Age of Calamity?

Breath of the Wild does offer a canonical reason within Zelda's diary for why this version of Link doesn't speak: “With so much at stake, and so many eyes upon him, he feels it necessary to stay strong and to silently bear any burden,” she writes. Link speaks off-camera, but we never experience it.

How did Zelda not age in BotW?

The current theory behind Zelda's agelessness is that the princess created a magical barrier between Hyrule Castle and BOTW's Great Plateau so as to prevent Calamity Ganon from hurting the outside world. In doing so, Zelda may have separated Hyrule Castle from the BOTW universe's fabric of spacetime.

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.

Does BOTW 2 take place in Hyrule?

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

Why is Link hair pink?

User Snarwin claims the pink hair is a result of the Dark World turning Link into a bunny, and thus there wasn't room in Link's limited, 16-bit color palette for his traditional hair color with the bunny pink taking up a slot.

What is Link's full name?

According to Miyamoto, it's “Link.” Yes, the hero of time's official full name is Link Link.

Who is in love with Link?

Princess Zelda is believed by many to be the love interest of Link in the Legend of Zelda series. She first appeared in The Legend of Zelda for the NES in 1987. She is often kidnapped by Ganondorf several times.

How many endings are in BotW?

In line with that, the game has two endings; one being the "true ending" that unlocks an additional cutscene. The player earns the cutscene if they free all four Divine Beasts and collects all of Link's memories. The true ending isn't about fighting the final boss.

Is Ganon always a gerudo?

He is reborn in Four Swords Adventures, where although he is still a Gerudo, he is not the king.

Will they ever stop making Zelda games?

Put simply, Breath of the Wild is indeed the final installment when it comes to the narrative timeline for the series.

Will the champions be alive in BOTW 2?

While the Champions are all long dead in Breath of the Wild, the Age of Calamity Champions survive, meet the four descendants, and defeat Ganon. There is no 100-year gap, no sleeping Link with amnesia, and no gridlocked Zelda and Calamity Ganon in the Hyrule Castle.

What will BOTW 2 be called?

BOTW2 is coming in Spring 2023 following Nintendo announcement. Breath of the Wild 2, aka "BOTW2", for short or the "sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild," has plenty to live up to. After all, Breath of the Wild redefined the open-world genre.

Why is Age of Calamity not canon?

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.

Are the Champions alive BotW?

After all, in Breath of the Wild, the champions are long-dead. In Age of Calamity, the champions are all alive and gearing up to defend Hyrule from Ganon's threat. If time travel is on the table, the developers at Koei Tecmo don't have to follow the events that lead into Breath of the Wild at all.

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