The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Weaving the open-ended, open-air design of the recent 3D Zelda titles into the comfort blanket of the 2D games, is this the missing Link in the beloved series?

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Despite having an entire series named after her, Princess Zelda of Hyrule has never been the playable protagonist in a Zelda game... but that changes with Echoes of Wisdom. After Link and much of Hyrule are sucked into a sinister rift, it falls to the princess to find out what has caused such turmoil in her kingdom and rescue those whisked away.

In nearly every Zelda game your most important tools are a sword and a shield, but in