Overview
- Launching November 6 as a Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, the musou spin-off arrives with day-one coverage from outlets including Eurogamer, ComicBook.com, Mirror and Pocket Tactics.
- Nintendo positions the game as a canonical prequel focused on the Imprisoning War with Princess Zelda at the forefront, while Link is not playable in the base version.
- Reviewers report smooth, high-frame-rate play on Switch 2, addressing the performance issues that dogged 2020’s Age of Calamity on the original Switch.
- Key mechanics draw from Tears of the Kingdom, including Zonai devices, elemental interactions and Sync Strikes, alongside multi-layer maps and an expanding roster of roughly 28 allies.
- Reception praises fast, satisfying combat, presentation and variety across the cast, with common critiques of repetitive mission structure and progression grind; two-player co-op supports split-screen and GameShare remote play.