

But is it too impressive to be on the Nintendo Switch? According to tech experts Digital Foundry (opens in new tab) Tears of the Kingdom includes a number of graphical features that the aging original Nintendo Switch would struggle to run. The most recent gameplay footage for Tears of the Kingdom is impressive. Nintendo is, of course, staying quiet in the meantime and we won’t know about any Tears of the Kingdom plot details for sure until they’re officially announced. Given the ending of Breath of the Wild, the appearance of Daruk in the sequel is a little odd but the claims around an ancestor character are very intriguing and some wonder if this could see Tears of the Kingdom playing with time – specifically an ancient past – which wouldn’t exactly be unprecedented for a Legend of Zelda game. ResetEra user Alexander_Wand (opens in new tab) recently spotted that the Zelda-focused YouTube channel Lega Hyrule (opens in new tab) posted an interview with Ubaldi who claims to have voiced Daruk in the sequel and the Goron character's ancestor. Nintendo has done a very good job of keeping spoilers around Breath of the Wild 2 quiet but a potentially major plot detail for the game might have been leaked by Pietro Ubaldi, the Italian voice actor for Daruk in the original game.ĭo be wary of spoilers for Breath of the Wild and, potentially, Tears of the Kingdom below.

We wouldn't usually expect so much animation to be done so early in development, but it probably helps that Nintendo already has the in-game engine from Breath of the Wild.Ī new glove item may take the place of the Sheikah slate in Breath of the Wild 2 (Image credit: Nintendo)

The clip finishes with a message that reads: "The sequel to Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is in development." There's a tremor, the castle is smothered with dust. The video then cuts to a long shot of Hyrule Field, with Hyrule Castle in the distance. Something shocks the pair, and then we cut to what appears to be the resurrection of some long-dead (and creepy looking) warrior. Spirit-like tendrils creep around the musty tomb they're exploring, with the pair riding a large elephant-like beast. It features a torch-carrying Link and Zelda traversing a dark dungeon beneath Hyrule (no big surprise there). The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom trailer that first revealed the game is just 82 seconds long and there's no dialogue whatsoever, but there are some clues to be gathered from it. We got our very first glimpse of Tears of the Kingdom at E3 2019, with this spooky trailer that shows Zelda and Link exploring an underground chamber – with some mysterious runes, glowing hands, and a brand-new haircut that has set the internet on fire.
