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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020)

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Like the previous Hyrule Warriors game, Age of Calamity mixes the hack-and-slash gameplay of Koei Tecmo's Dynasty Warriors series of video games with settings, characters, and other elements from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series.[4] The basic gameplay is participating in large-scale battles against enemies, while also completing objectives, and taking strategic actions such as capturing bases and commanding troops.[5]

In addition to retaining the combat, material crafting, and weapon-upgrade systems from Hyrule Warriors, the game incorporates environmental puzzle solving and the use of the Sheikah Slate tool and paraglider from Breath of the Wild.[6] Players can upgrade their characters, complete missions and challenges, use resources to access new areas, build weapons, and cook foods that can be used as buffs. Weapons in this game are invulnerable and won't break over time, unlike in Breath of the Wild.[7] The game's map is similar to the one for Breath of the Wild. Players can choose stages from it and use the Sheikah Tower to explore between regions.[7] The game features 18 playable characters; 14 are obtained via progression in the main story, while four can be unlocked by completing various side quests.[4][8][9] Besides the characters, players are also able to control the gigantic Divine Beasts to destroy large numbers of enemies.[10]

The game also features compatibility with Nintendo's amiibo figures, with figures of the Four Champions re-releasing alongside the game.
During the Great Calamity, a small Guardian awakens within Hyrule Castle. Seeing the destruction being caused, it escapes through a time portal, followed unbeknownst by a portion of Calamity Ganon's Malice. Arriving before the Calamity began, the Guardian is found by Link during battle. When it uses Impa's Sheikah Slate to raise a Sheikah Tower, they take it to Sheikah engineers Purah and Robbie for study, learning it came from a future in which Ganon reawakens. Being informed of this, King Rhoam sends Link and Zelda to meet with the four candidates selected to pilot the Divine Beasts – Mipha of the aquatic Zora, Daruk of the mountainous Goron, Urbosa of the desert dwelling Gerudo, and Revali of the birdlike Rito.

With the Champions assembled, King Rhoam commands them to find a knight able to wield the Master Sword, which rests in Korok Forest. There, they encounter a dark prophet named Astor who seeks to revive and control Calamity Ganon, but Link draws the Master Sword and forces Astor to withdraw. With Purah's research revealing the presence of other Sheikah towers hidden underground, the Champions set out to activate the towers and in turn using the maps provided by the towers to lead a preemptive strike on the Yiga Clan hideout, forcing Yiga leader Master Kohga to retreat. Learning from the Guardian's records that Calamity Ganon will return on Zelda's birthday, King Rhoam sends her for training in hopes of awakening her sealing magic in time, while deploying the Divine Beasts to prepare for the Calamity's impending return.

As Robbie and Purah finish analyzing the Guardian's memory, they are captured by Yiga spies, but the Guardian escapes with the Sheikah Slate and delivers it to Zelda just as the Calamity arrives. As Link, Zelda, and Impa retreat from the castle, King Rhoam seemingly sacrifices himself to cover their escape. With Calamity Ganon emerging from the castle, Impa shows Zelda the Sheikah Slate, revealing that Ganon had taken over the Divine Beasts in the other timeline. Believing the same is happening to them as well, the group moves out to aid the rest of the Champions. Meanwhile, Mipha, Daruk, Urbosa and Revali are about to be killed by Calamity Ganon's Blights as in the original timeline, but Sidon, Yunobo, Riju and Teba appear from the future via time portals created by the Guardian, buying enough time for Link and his allies to help defeat the Blights. With the Champions saved and the Divine Beasts at their disposal, they begin to help reclaim Hyrule and clear the way to Hyrule Castle. Astor, aware of the change in the current situation, kills many of the Yiga Clan and uses their life force to revive the Blights. When Link is cornered by the Blights, Zelda moves to defend him, finally awakening her sealing magic and forcing Astor to retreat. Master Kohga and the remaining Yiga Clan members defect to Zelda's side, seeking revenge against Astor. The group also discover King Rhoam survived thanks to a Guardian's Shield he confiscated from Zelda earlier, and the two subsequently reconcile.

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