Breath of the Wild DLC Pack 1 Detailed by Nintendo

Nintendo just released details for its first DLC pack for Breath of the Wild! Admittedly, it’s both what one could expect as well as something unexpected, but welcome nonetheless. The DLC includes six areas of new or additional content:

• Trial of the Sword
• Hero’s Path Mode
• Hard Mode
• Travel Medallion
• More Armor
• Korok Mask

Trial of the Sword – “When you get to a certain sacred location, you can take on the new “Trial of the Sword” challenge. Face an onslaught of enemies, one wave after another. Link starts the challenge without any equipment or weapons. When all the enemies in a room are defeated, Link proceeds to the next. Clear all the trials (about 45 rooms in total), and the true power of the Master Sword awakens.”

Hero’s Path Mode – “This new map feature shows the path Link has walked through Hyrule from the last 200 hours of gameplay. Use the time tracker bar to see where you’ve spent the most time and where you have yet to explore. There’s bound to be more adventures and maybe a shrine or two on the road less traveled.”

Hard Mode – “In Hard Mode, enemies gradually regain health, so take them out as quickly as possible. All enemies are also powered up by one level. For example, Red Bokoblins in Normal mode are now Blue Bokoblins. Enemies can also have higher maximum levels than they would in Normal mode. Look up, and you may also find enemies and treasure chests in the sky!”

Travel Medallion – “Somewhere in the world, there is a chest with a Travel Medallion inside. When you use this, you can register your current location as a fast travel point on the map. You can only register one location using the Travel Medallion.”

More Armor – “There are 8 treasure chests placed around Hyrule containing armor themed after previous The Legend of Zelda titles. Watch for tips as to the whereabouts of these chests as you travel around Hyrule.”

Korok Mask – “The Korok Mask is also hidden in a treasure chest somewhere in the world. While wearing this mask, it shakes whenever Link is near a hidden Korok location. There are 900 Koroks hiding in Hyrule, so this should help you discover quite a few of them.”

You’ll find images of each in the gallery below! Looks like some fairly diverse content for a first DLC. Are you more excited with this announcement? Do you feel let down with this content? Who intends to find and use the Korok Mask? Who plans to avoid Tingle’s Outfit at all costs? Let us know!

Source: Nintendo