Nintendo Announces Surprise Indie ‘Zelda’ Game ‘Cadence Of Hyrule’
'Cadence of Hyrule' is being developed by indie studio Brace Yourself
Games, best known for their musical dungeon crawler 'Crypt of the Necrodancer.'
Nintendo just announced that it’s producing a new Zelda spinoff for
Switch called Cadence of Hyrule. But this time around development is
being handled by Brace Yourself Games, the same team that made the
musical dungeon crawler Crypt of the Necrodancer. As The Verge
reports, the game has no fixed release date but will hit the Switch
sometime this spring.
The game features Cadence, the protagonist from Brace Yourself Games’
hit indie game Crypt of the Necrodancer, and throws her into Link’s
world. The game’s trailer shows Link and Zelda fighting enemies in a
game world that appears to be heavily inspired by the Super Nintendo
game The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past but with graphics that
bear a closer resemblance to Crypt of the Necrodancer. The trailer
also teases the game’s soundtrack, which consists of 25 remixed
tracks inspired by Legend of Zelda songs.
As per Kotaku, Nintendo released a press release along with the
trailer that offers more insight into the game.
Crypt of the Necrodancer was originally released on Steam and
eventually on Switch after it was met with critical acclaim. The game
was a dungeon crawler created on top of a rhythm game base. As
Nintendo Life reports, the game created a unique genre by mixing procedurally-generated levels and a high difficulty level what the
heart of a dance game.
The new Zelda release is somewhat surprising for two reasons:
Nintendo handed one of its biggest franchises to a Canadian indie
developer best known for an indie hit on Steam, and it’s the second
Zelda game that is going to be released this year.
As Inquisitr reported, Nintendo announced back in February that it is remaking the 1993 Game Boy game Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
The game will release on Switch sometime later this year and gives
the original a graphical overhaul that has some fans excited and
others disappointed. While some enjoy the whimsical designs, others
feel that it’s too cartoony and childlike.
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