Live Magazine : June/July issue

e destroyed, such as a bush.
With items won from other grids,
such as a candle, these can be
used to unlock new items such
as new weapons and characters
to then be unlocked through
completing the mission. There’s
not as many grid spaces as last
time, but there’s still a lot of missions
to complete and master.
A new edition is the My Fairy system.
After being collected in Adventure
Mode, players can have
an elemental fairy with them at
all times. These fairies have abilities
that can be activated with
the in-game magic meter, which
are dependent on their ability,
such as damaging enemies or
healing the player. They can be
dressed up with clothes or fed
with food found in Adventure
Mode grids, which can both influence
the fairy’s stats.
As the game’s gone from the Wii
U to the Nintendo 3DS, there’s a
bit of graphical and power stepdown.
Graphics are reduced in
quality, with enemy frame rates
being reduced when they’re a
few steps away, and the draw
distance for enemies is less
than it was in the Wii U version,
so there’s quite a bit of pop in.
While the lessened graphics are
noticeable, the reduction in draw
distance isn’t as much of a problem.
As gameplay consists of
focusing on the enemies right in
front of you, there wasn’t much
of a focus on far-away enemies
to begin with. As long as the enemy
in front is focused on, the surrounding
enemies who haven’t
quite loaded in yet will get hit
anyway, so it’s not much of a
major concern. The game sees
a framerate bonus on new Nintendo
3DS consoles, but it isn’t
unplayable on regular Nintendo
3DS consoles. 3D is enabled
on new Nintendo 3DS consoles
only, and suffers some framerate
issues with it on, but again, it’s
nothing to not worry about; it’s
still playable.
Just like Hyrule Warriors, there’s
planned downloadable content
in the works in the form of four
packs. The four packs will focus
on The Legend of Zelda:
The Wind Waker, The Legend
of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, The
Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
and Spirit Tracks, and The
Legend of Zelda: A Link Between
Worlds. Each of the packs come
with new My Fairy clothes, new
adventure maps and battle scenarios,
and characters. So far,
Medli from The Wind Waker and
Marin from Link’s Awakening
have been confirmed, the former
being free for all players. Purchasing
the content now through
the season pass also gives players
instantly a costume for Ganondorf
based on his appearance
in The Wind Waker. If the
add-on content is just as substantial
as it was in Hyrule Warriors,
there’s a lot to look forward
to in this game’s future.
Hyrule Warriors Legends isn’t a
step forward or backward from
Hyrule Warriors, but more of a
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step to the left. It brings changes
to the gameplay, albeit a little
haphazardly, but skimps out
a little with an overall lack of
power behind it. When it comes
right down to it, there’s another
platform this fantastic hack and
slasher can survive on, and this
time it can be taken anywhere
you want.
PROS:
NEW CHARACTERS FEEL
GOOD
THE FAST TRAVEL
GAMEPLAY MECHANICS
SPEED UP THE GAMEPLAY
BASE GAMEPLAY IS
LARGELY UNCOMPROMISED
BY BEING ON THE 3DS
CONS:
NEW CHARACTERS
IMPLEMENTATION INTO THE
STORY IS POOR
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