Hyrule Warriors: Historic period of Cataclysm releases tomorrow, November 20 for the Nintendo Switch. It'south non the Jiff of the Wild sequel Nintendo has been teasing since last year, merely it'due south not a total spinoff, either; it's a canonical prequel that explores that game's world and story through the lens of a "Musou" game. If that sounds up your alley, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is still available to preorder now for $60, and y'all tin get a neat preorder bonus at GameStop.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, as the title suggests, deals with the lead-up to the Swell Calamity. As those who played Breath of the Wild know, Ganon changed the foundation of Hyrule 100 years earlier Link awakens in Breath of the Wild. Age of Calamity will dive into the events that led to that fateful turn for Hyrule.

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Equally a Hyrule Warriors game, you can expect information technology to be far more action-oriented than mainline Zelda games. If you lot played the original Hyrule Warriors or Fire Keepsake Warriors, you'll know what to await here. These crossover games utilise Dynasty Warriors' hack-and-slash combat equally a foundation with flashy combos and droves of enemies to defeat. While at that place will be tons of action, there will also be some environmental puzzles to solve beyond Hyrule. If that sounds interesting, you can cheque out the Hyrule Warriors: Historic period of Calamity demo right at present, and your progress from that demo will carry over to the full game.

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The only Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity preorder bonus is at GameStop. Preordering the game at the retailer volition net you a bonus Mystery Guardian keychain. If you lot're planning on getting a physical copy, it might exist worth picking it up there.

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Nintendo volition re-release the four Champion Amiibo on November twenty every bit well. It's safe to say they will interact with the game in some style, though it's unclear at this time what they volition do.

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