During their Hyrule Warriors oriented Nintendo Direct conference earlier today, Yosuke Hayashi (Koei Tecmo) and Eiji Aonuma (Nintendo) confirmed that Ganondorf will be a playable character in the upcoming action hack and slash game. This is despite Ganondorf being the primary antagonistic character in the series, whose previous playable appearances have been in games like Super Smash Bros.
Alongside the opportunity to play as Ganondorf – and a host of other previously revealed characters from Zelda history – fans can also look forward to seeing both Zant from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Ghirahim from The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword as playable characters when the game launches on 20th September. With Zant’s bladed hands and summoning abilities, and Ghirahim’s formidable swordsman skills and powers of teleportation, players will be able to experience some of the more predominant bosses from The Legend of Zelda series like never before.
Also highlighted in today’s Nintendo Direct is the all-new Adventure Mode, which endeavours to offer a nostalgic twist on the original The Legend of Zelda game by taking players through a recreated version of its overworld map, with each block on the grid representing one stage with its own unique victory conditions. Transported into the world of Hyrule Warriors each time, in true Zelda fashion players will be able to explore the map and locate rare items, while new weapons and some playable characters are only unlockable by advancing in this mode.
More information and other announcements made during the Nintendo Direct livestream can be found on the recorded footage below.
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