The Breath Of The Wild Sequel Was Born From A Desire “To Revisit That Hyrule”
Posted on June 13 2019 by Charles Xavier
Following the E3 Direct yesterday, Game Informer sat down to interview Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma. Naturally, conversation turned towards the biggest surprise of the Direct – the announcement of the development of a Breath of the Wild sequel. Aonuma mentioned that the sequel was a result of him wanting to revisit Breath of the Wild‘s Hyrule again:
“One of the reasons we wanted to create a continuation was because I wanted to revisit that Hyrule again and use that world again, while incorporating new gameplay and new story.”
We haven’t had a console Zelda game reuse the same game assets since Majora’s Mask, but it took place in a different land. Considering that this sequel to Breath of the Wild will take place in the same Hyrule, I imagine this game will have a lot of potential to improve upon some different aspects of it’s predecessor, and will hopefully have a chance to have a more fleshed out narrative.
Are you looking forward to re-exploring Breath of the Wild‘s Hyrule? Also, what kind of new game mechanics are you hoping for? We’re interested to hear your thoughts in the comments below!
Source: Game Informer (via Nintendo Everything)
Charles is a Senior Editor at Zelda Dungeon. He is a Visual Development artist focused on enviroments and pitch paintings. Check out his Instagram and Twitter to see his latest artworks, a lot of which is Zelda fan art! His favorite candy is Skittles – he feels the world should know this.
