The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom announced; new 2D entry

[burninmylight]

Hiku said:

I've been wanting playable Zelda forever. And I really liked A Link between Worlds so I have high hopes for this one.

Soundwave said:

Feels like Nintendo jumped through a lot of hoops because they feel Zelda herself shouldn't directly fight in combat, not going to lie.

burninmylight said:

I'm glad that she's not just Link in a Zelda skin, but I can see a game with enemies but no direct combat getting tiresome. I hope she gets some kind of weapon that allows her to do traditional whacks as an option for those times when you just want to get something out of your face.

We see some example of her being directly in control of combat when she throws a rock, and with the bomb launcher mounted on her head.

I still want her to have access to a melee weapon with a button press. There will be times late in the game where I won't feel like getting cute and creative. I'll just want to quickly and efficiently smack the thing I need to kill until it's killed. It doesn't have to be the main method of combat, but just an option.