LoZ: Legend of Zelda

LoZ: Legend of Zelda also simply known as LoZ is a 3rd party light reboot of the series created by Platinum Games & published by Nintendo. The game is a re-imagining of the first entry of the series that strays away from the classical fantasy in favor of a science/urban fantasy and a darker more expanded plot.
==Plot==
===Timeline Placement===
Due to it being a 3rd party game, it is officially stated to be a non-canon game with it's own continuity. However many fans placed it under a 4th timeline split after Ocarina of Time where Link defeats Ganon as an adult, but Zelda never sends him back to his childhood, ensuring that there would always be a hero. Prior to the events of the game, the hero of time defeated Ganon a second time after being revived. Many years have passed, and Hyrule has become a technologically advanced nation.
===Premise===
The game takes place in a technologically advanced Hyrule, where all the races lived in peace, however there is an underground threat that plagues Hyrule: the Sons of Ganon, a group who worship Ganondorf and seek to ressurect him. These followers get hold of relics such as the Dark Trident and the Dark Mirror and performed a ritual which succeeded in bringing back their master. With his new army, Ganon managed to steal the Triforce of Power. Princess Zelda of Hyrule split the Triforce of Wisdom into eight fragments and hid them throughout the kingdom to save the last remaining Triforce from the clutches of the evil Ganon. At the same time, she commanded her most trustworthy bodyguard, Impa, to search for a new hero to destroy the evil Ganon. Upon hearing this, Ganon grew angry, imprisoned the princess, and sent out a party in search of Impa.
==Gameplay==
The mechanics are similar to most Zelda games, however there are some distinct changes, such as the combat system, the lock on targeting doesn't change the motions of the player's basic input rather the player uses inputs to perform various moves, there is also a skill tree for weapons, as each weapon can be upgraded to learn new moves. Unlike in previous games where ranged weapons will put you in a first person view, ranged weapons worked differently, this time you shoot them in 3rd person mode while lock on partially works the same.
===Items===
*Hearts: Hearts fill up the player's lifebar, a silver heart extends the player's lifebar as well as full recovering it
*Rupees: Rupess are used as currency, a yellow rupee is worth 1, a blue rupee is worth 5 and a red rupee is worth 10
*Mana: Used to recover the player's magic, a large vial will fully recover the player's magic
*Elixir: An elixir fully recovers the Player's health and Magic
*Potions: Potions are inventory items used to boost the player, they are: Small health, Large Health, Small Magic, Large Magic, Defense, and Power potion.
*Quest items: There are many quest items such as Keys, which are used to unlock doors in dungeons
===Weapons===
Melee
*Sword: A small sword that Link uses for sparing, it has quite short reach
*Boomerang Knife: A small blade that can be thrown and comes back to the user
*Magic Rod: A staff that can be empowered by magic energy
*Magic Sword: A sword with the power to defeat evil
Ranged Weapons
*Bowgun: A bow-like weapon that can fire bolts at a long range
Other Items:
*Arm Shield: A shield attached to Link's arm that he uses to block.
===Stages===
The game is set in a linear path, although the map is an open world, the entire game is divided into several dungeons. After completing each dungeon the player will be given a score of how well the did the mission, this will reflect the overall ranking of the player's playthrough.
==Characters==
Heroes
*Link: An ordinary citizen of Hyrule who gets dragged into an adventure to save the land from evil
*Impa: Zelda's loyal maidservant and bodyguard, she is a member of the Sheikah and acts as a mentor to Link
*Bruce: A high-raking royal knight who wields dual pistols, he seems to have feelings for Zelda and acts as a rival for Link
Supporting
*Zelda: The crown princess of Hyrule, she sent Impa to search for a hero brave enough to rescue her from the clutches of Ganon
Antagonists
*Ganon: Once the king of the Gerudo, Ganon is resurrected as a moblin-like monster and seeks the full triforce.
*Avril: Ganon's second-in-command and the leader of the sons of Ganon. She is the leader of a band of Gerudo thieves.
==Trivia==
*This is the 3rd game in the series to be rated T, along with Twilight Princess and Link's crossbow training, however during development it was originally going to be E10+, however they decided the best direction is to go full on.
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Category:Action Adventure Games