THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: ECHOES OF WISDOM REVIEW
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom strikes a fantastic balance between player agency and rigid game design. The Hyrulian heroine’s first proper foray into the spotlight avoids feeling like a cheap spin-off of the main title and instead feels like an evolution of it, although at times it does come across uncommitted to this new transformation. While minor inconveniences such as poor menu navigation and frame rate drops are prevalent throughout the game, Echoes’ positives heftily outweigh its negatives.
PROS
Beautiful visuals and art direction through and through
A great twist on the Link saving Zelda trope
Fun new mechanics that make Zelda feel like her own character
CONS
Uninteresting side content that consistently feels like filler
Some performance drops at times
Over-reliance on the Link Form (mainly in Boss Battles) which detracts from Zelda’s own abilities
