I definitely see where you’re coming from, but to me it seems weird to add historical context to an ESRB rating description. My guess is that Link is playable only at the beginning, which takes place in medias res — something like Richter in Symphony of the Night before Alucard becomes the main protagonist.

To me it is very clear from the box art that link will be playable in a sort of dark world. Game has just gotten better for me.

I agree with you that the unreadable language in the instruction booklet to keep things cryptic is not a good decision to say the least, but the game is much, much more than that.

It's a summary of the game's content for the purposes of an age rating; there would be no need to mention Link's gameplay at all if it wasn't in the game.

Maybe you just play as Link in the opening before swapping to Zelda, but if the ESRB felt the need to describe it in their assessment, it must be in there.

Eventually, we might even get the game where we can play coop as Link and Zelda (or some other characters as well) - ever since TotK reveal I was hoping they would do that.
Maybe, now with official LEGO set, there will be LEGO game as well, so at least there would be that.

I was thinking the same, Link fights his battles in the Depth and he might have to get to a location to be freed.

Nintendo says to nostalgia: hold my beer

I agree will be getting the game now.

A new trailer has been released, detailing the game's version of Hyrule:

Like the Bind.
Disliking art style more and more.
Really disliking "magic" not using up some resource (same thing I had problem with in BotW and TotK, since it cheapens the exploration)