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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom

Grezzo·Released Sep 26, 2024·Single player

Platforms
Switch 2Switch
Genres
PuzzleAdventure
Critic85/100
Across 6 reviews
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About

The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, and with a certain swordsman among those missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom. Team up with the mysterious fairy, Tri, and use the power of the Tri Rod to learn how to create echoes, imitations of things found in the environment. You can then recreate those echoes whenever you like to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Create echoes like water blocks to reach new heights, make bridges out of old beds, throw rocks at foes, or find your own creative combination of echoes to do things your way. You can even create echoes of monsters to fight at your side in combat!

Reviews

7 reviews
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Game Informer
Kyle Hilliard·Mar 24, 2025
Critic80/100
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We finally got to experience a full, proper, no-asterisk Zelda adventure without having to explain, “Actually, you play as Link,” and are am grateful for the experience.

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Kotaku
George Yang·Sep 26, 2024
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Fusing classic series sensibilities with modern ones, Echoes of Wisdom is an inventive and endearing adventure

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IGN
Tom Marks·Sep 25, 2024
Critic90/100
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This Zelda-led adventure is far more than some second-tier spinoff.

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GameSpot
Steven Petite·Sep 25, 2024
Critic90/100
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Echoes of Wisdom mixes Tears of the Kingdom with the classic top-down Zelda formula to create a charming adventure that is both forward-thinking and nostalgic.

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Sam Machkovech·Sep 25, 2024
Critic80/100
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is a refreshing, albeit brief, series experimentation that blends modern and classic series elements. Using brand-new magic to battle and solve puzzles fits neatly into the top-down Zelda formula, despite some missteps.

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Nintendo Life
Alana Hagues·Sep 25, 2024
Critic90/100
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom should be the new standard for top-down Zelda going forward. Rather than abandoning the classic formula, Zelda has shown that the old and the new can come together and produce wonderful results that reward experimentation and reinforce the joy of play. This is easily in contention with A Link to the Past and A Link Between Worlds as one of the best top-down adventures in the series, and we hope we don't need to wait another 35 years for Zelda to take a starring role again.

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