The Legend of Zelda: The Golden Age

The Legend of Zelda: The Golden Age is an open-world role-playing strategy puzzle game and a reboot to the entire The Legend of Zelda franchise. The game is a significantly enhanced version of the film version of the same name. It will be released on Nintendo Switch and on PC on an exact date which is currently unknown.
==Gameplay==
Hyrule Warriors mixes the role-playing gameplay of Hironobu Sakaguchi's Final Fantasy series of video games with settings and characters from Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda series. Amongst many other characters, the player controls an original iteration of Link in melee combat to take on waves of enemies from the Legend of Zelda series. As with many role-playing games, gameplay in The Legend of Zelda is split into two different modes: third-person exploration through a 3D overworld, and combat mode, consisting of turn-based gameplay.
Progression through the game is built around "Quests." Every area features multiple quests which must be completed in order to progress to the next area. All areas also feature several optional sidequests which do not have to be completed for progression, but which can yield substantial rewards if they are. When the player is in overworld mode, the HUD displays a map with the current objectives (primary and secondary) marked on it. As the player moves through the environment, enemies should cross your path. If you attack an enemy, it means the player has a chance to encounter a random battle, known as the "Surprise Attack".
The Legend of Zelda is an RPG in the style of the games in the Final Fantasy series. The game's turn-based combat system is similar to Final Fantasy X's "Conditional Turn-Based" system (CTB), which replaced the "Active Time Battle" system (ATB) used from Final Fantasy IV to Final Fantasy IX. The primary difference between the ATB and the CTB is that in the CTB system, time pauses as the player selects commands, whereas in the ATB system, time continues to pass. As such, in the ATB system, even when the player is selecting actions, the enemy can continue to attack. In the CTB system, however, the enemy will not attack the player until the player has had their turn. During battle, a "battle queue" is displayed on-screen. This shows the order in which the player's party and the enemy will take their turns. However, the order of battle can be changed by using abilities to slow down or stun the enemy or speed up the player characters. Likewise, the enemies can increase their own speed and decrease the party's, again changing the order. The queue changes each time a turn is completed.
Battles are structured around the player selecting actions from the battle menu. Actions include options such as "Attack", "Change Weapon", "Item" and "Skip." Another feature of battling is "Perfect Mode." As the player successfully executes attacks on the enemy, their momentum meter will fill. When it is completely full, any member of the party can select "Perfect Mode" from the menu and execute a more powerful attack. Perfect attacks are general to the party, with any character able to execute any attack; they are not specific to each character. At the end of each battle, each member of the party receives experience points, based upon their actions during the battle. For example, if one character killed all the enemies, they will get more points than the others. If a character did not participate in the battle at all, they will get less points than those who did. Gaining experience points leads to the characters leveling up. When a character levels up, they receive attribute points, which they can spend on their various attributes: Strength, Spirit, Constitution, Speed and Dexterity. Weaponry and armor also effect the level of each attribute.
Each character also has access to their own unique set of skills. Every character has four basic types of skill set; one based upon their primary weapon, another based around magic, another determining what attacks are available in Perfect Mode, and a fourth determining their passive skills. Depending on what Rupees they have equipped, any given character may also have skill sets relating to Lightcraft, Shadowcraft and Item Creation. For all skills except passive skills and perfect mode, the character can only learn new skills by performing the skills which they have already learned from that set a predetermined number of times. Each successful execution of a skill earns one skill point for the next skill. As the character advances, the choice of skills available to them increases, and they can choose what skill to learn next. Skill points for perfect mode and passive skills are attached to experience level rather than successful execution of skills.
The game also features a minigame called "Evil Mode". As the player completes each area in the main game, that area becomes available to play in evil mode. In this mode, the player controls the forces of Sauron and fights against the main game's player characters. Each area features a set number of battles, between which the player cannot save. If the player successfully completes the battles in a particular area, special items are unlocked, and added to the player's inventory in the main game.
=== Class Types ===
Characters are divided into five classes. Each class emphasizes certain attributes that contribute to individual characters' overall power and abilities.
Class Name 	Strong Against	Weak Against
Dignity 	Courage 	Intelligence
Strength 	Intelligence 	Purity
Courage 	Purity 	Dignity
Intelligence	Dignity 	Strength
Purity 	Strength 	Courage
==Story==
In the land of Hyrule, Hylia, the goddess of land and protector of the Triforce, defeated Demise, the Demon King, but is mortally wounded. As Hylia succumbs to her wounds, the Hylians, whom she saved from Demise, are instructed to use her heavenly forged weapon, the Master Sword, to seal the Demon King and his army of darkness away from their world forever in her tomb, giving rise to a new major race that now walks the land for all time known as the Hylians.
Thousands of years later, Hyrule is under totalitarian rule under the dictatorship of the Ganondorf, the Baron of Darkness, because of the Triforce of Power he currently possesses, resulting in the intense Imprisoning War between his Army of Darkness and the Hyrulean Forces. Because of their losing battle to Ganondorf, the remains of the Hyrulean Forces, under the command of General Alfon, manage to make their home in Fort Hateno in order to keep the Triforce of Wisdom from falling into his hands. One day, Link, a cadet for the Hyrulean Forces and Alfon's nephew, opts to be the legion's lookout, a relatively easy job as no one dares to attack them. As the rest of the Hylians attend Gorman's Circus, Link spots an army led by the evil Ganondorf. He attempts to blow the warning horn, but his lungs are too weak, and the Hylians are taken by surprise. Alfon is killed by Ganondorf and all the other Hylians are captured. The only two left behind are Link and Kakashi, a small scarecrow and member of Gorman's Circus Troupe.
Promising his uncle's dying wish, a desperate Link seeks out the help of the Oracles for assistance, with Kakashi planning to tag along to which the cadet himself reluctantly agrees. The Oracles reveal that Ganondorf wears a magical suit of armor and the only person capable of destroying him is a fearless warrior donned in green. Understanding Link's hatred for Ganondorf and desire for vengeance, the Oracles present him with the Triforce of Courage (which they don around his neck), giving him the will to fight and defeat Ganondorf once and for all.
Meanwhile, Ganondorf finally possesses the Triforce of Wisdom which he also stole from Fort Hateno, and plans to use both it and the Triforce of Power to revive Demise, but his advisor, Wizzro, reminds him about there is still one last Triforce left: the Triforce of Courage, which is hidden inside a special pendant worn around Link's neck. Realizing that he does not have enough power to control Hyrule yet, Ganondorf decides to set a trap for Link when he arrives.
Later, Link and Kakashi manage to enter Ganondorf's Castle disguised as a Moblin Sentries, but during one of Ganondorf's assemblies, their cover was blown by a mob of Hylian slaves, resulting in their capture. Ganondorf then lectures them on the power of flesh, which he demonstrates by hypnotically enticing a Hylian slave girl to leap to her death. Thrown into the dungeon for a time being, Link and Kakashi suddenly discover the statue of Hylia already toppled, revealing that Ganondorf's Castle was actually Hyrule Castle all along. Realizing what his late uncle had mentioned earlier, Link falls to his knees in despair and curses Ganondorf for conquering Hyrule. Just then, a piece of the floor opens, and a girl in a tiara pops up. The girl introduces herself as Princess Zelda and, despite not seeing Link as a warrior, offers him and Kakashi a chance of escape. Link and Kakashi agree, and the trio teams up to escape the castle.
While exploring the dungeon, they share their stories about how they got taken under custody. Zelda was kidnapped earlier after Hyrule Castle was conquered because Ganondorf's forces thought she can tell him where the Triforce of Wisdom was, but she was kept as Ganondorf's slave girl instead, being made to wear a dancing costume and chained to the throne as a trophy, despite her refusing to answer him. The trio soon comes across the armory, where they recover their weapons. They then enter a room where a robot is being chained by another Moblin. The robot named Buriki tries to convince the henchman to let her go. Link, Kakashi, and Zelda attempt to set her free, but then they hear more henchmen coming. They run for it, while Buriki tries to save herself. After clearing a path of guards, the trio finally makes it to the entrance of the castle, only to find the drawbridge closed. General Volga, Ganondorf's left-hand general, and the other henchmen have them cornered, but then Link uses the Master Sword he acquired from Hylia's tomb to cut the chain to the drawbridge, allowing it to fall down. Meanwhile, having successfully escaped from the dungeon, Buriki rams past Volga and his troops. The trio makes it past the closing gate, but Buriki barely makes it with one of her legs ripped off (which she retrieved for repairs in the end), and together, all four of them escape into the forest where they are safe.
Later, Volga nervously goes to Ganondorf and informs his master of Link's escape, which was orchestrated by Zelda. Angered by this, Ganondorf sends his army to find them.
In the forest, Zelda has repaired Buriki's leg, much to her relief. Link and his three newfound friends are all very thankful that they made it out of the castle alive, thus the other three thank Zelda for rescuing them. In return, Zelda decides to tell the other three her sad story of how Hyrule is taken over; she tells a colored version of it but is pressed for a more truthful story. Zelda relents and tells them she was spying on Ganondorf, who is in the guise of a representative of the Gerudo; ultimately, Zelda's abusive and overprotective father, King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule, uses Zelda's suspicion as a pretense to disown her. Because of her father's negligence, Zelda had to defend Hyrule on her own since everyone in her kingdom sided with her father to begin with. After learning how Ganon took over Hyrule with ease, Link, Kakashi, and Buriki ultimately apologize to Zelda on her father’s behalf for not listening to her and Zelda forgives them.
The next morning, Link, Zelda, Kakashi, and Buriki decide to take a vacation in Castaway Cove, a Polynesian-styled island paradise, to ease their troubled pasts. There, they save a Polynesian-like tribe living on the island from a gang of Nabbits committing a cauldron robbery. Despite seeing Link and his friends as wanted escapees deemed by Ganondorf for a dungeon breakout, the tribe's chief decides to disguise them as citizens by putting them in bathing suits so that they look unarmed. While enjoying various experiences in Castaway Cove, the team goes to a zoo where they meet a muscular humanoid lion named Lion. Lion explains to Link and his group that he is on a quest to find the King of Red Lions, a legendary ship first commanded by the ancestors of Zelda's father. According to Lion, the King of Red Lions costs 500,000 rupees to be owned and captained by someone of royal blood. Link volunteers to buy his team the King of Red Lions by winning in a boat race, which is exactly what he did later on in exchange for Lion's freedom. As soon as Volga and his troops arrive in Castaway Cove to capture the team, they were too late as they set out on the King of Red Lions to start their campaign on liberating Hyrule once and for all.
At the start of their campaign, the group bonds, learning more about each other and discovering their original attributes and traits: dignity (Link), intelligence (Zelda), courage (Kakashi), purity (Buriki), and strength (Lion). Meanwhile, Zelda finally gets rid of her dancing costume to try on a new outfit Lion picked out in exchange for bailing him from the zoo.
After going on adventures to free various regions across Hyrule from the evil forces of Ganondorf, (including Autumnia (the western continent), the Spring Fairygrounds (the eastern continent), the Summerlands (the southern continent), and the Winter Isles, (the northern continent)), Link and his team return to Hyrule Castle to settle a score with Ganondorf once and for all; they have baked a cake for Ganondorf from the ingredients they are rewarded by the regions with, and trick the guards into letting them in. However, Ganondorf knows their scheme to overthrow him and ultimately recaptures them.
In the castle's large courtyard, Link and his team are taken to an area where all three Triforces (including the Triforce of Courage which Ganondorf snatches from Link neck) will be brought together and tie them to a post to observe. Soon, Ganondorf combines all three Triforces to resurrect Demise, who then combines his power with Ganondorf, transforming into Demise's boar-like demon form, Ganon.
Eventually, Zelda uses her Falcon Staff to free the team, allowing Link to free the rest of the Hyrulean Forces to battle Ganondorf’s army. Finally, Link faces off with Ganon and succeeds in stabbing his weak point, i.e., Ganondorf’s crown, destroying both Ganondorf and Demise.
With Link believed to be dead, the Hyrulean Forces honor him as the bravest cadet in the Hyrulean Forces' history, only for Link to suddenly wake up, as he has revealed to be unconscious after the final battle. As Hyrule returns to its former splendor, along with the still combined Triforce safely secured above Zelda's throne, a victory celebration commences, complete with medals for the heroes, Link, Kakashi, Buriki and Lion, presented by Princess Zelda, who now safely takes back control of Hyrule on behalf of her late father.
== Characters ==
===Playable Characters===
Character	Class Type 	Description
Link 	Dignity 	Link is the de-facto leader of the party. This greatly dignified cadet of the Hyrulean Forces has but one goal in his life: fighting injustice throughout the world of Hyrule. He has succeeded so far, thanks to his companions and the Master Sword, forged by Hylia with the help of the Goddesses.
Zelda 	Intelligence	Zelda is the Princess of Hyrule and a self-taught magician. Her abusive and overprotective father, King Rhoam Bosphoramus Hyrule, doesn't take kindly to her independence. She would be banned from the kingdom for being the King's illegitimate daughter and therefore lose her title of Princess of Hyrule. Zelda is quirky and wide-eyed, and sometimes tomboyish, but she is incredibly intelligent and has a good heart.
Kakashi 	Courage 	Kakashi is the first companion Link ever encountered, and the most courageous member of his party. The cheerful scarecrow is mentally lacking and is in search for intelligence. He is the smallest of Link's party and is able to get into small spaces due to his size.
Buriki 	Purity 	Buriki is a robot whose spaceship crash-landed in Hyrule. She is very intelligent, but heartless and in search for a heart. Due to her intelligence, Buriki is able to cleverly solve puzzles that others Link's party are not able to. Buriki is somewhat sassy and can come across as rude and unbearable.
Lion 	Strength 	Lion is the strongest of Link's party. Despite his appearance and strength as a muscular humanoid lion, Lion is a cowardly character. His strength allows him to perform actions Link and his other three friends cannot, such as removing certain obstacles. However, his timid nature allows him to overcome his issues and he is always there to support his friends when they need him.
=== Enemies ===
==== Bosses ====
* Demise
* Ganondorf
* Volga
* Wizzro
==== Goons ====
* Moblins
* Goriyas
* Dynalfos
* Darknuts
* Wizzrobes
* Zoras
* Ghinis
* Stalfos
* Poes
* Nabbits
* Yigas
== Locations ==
=== Continents ===
* Autumnia - the western continent
* Spring Fairygrounds - the eastern continent
* Summerlands - the southern continent
* Winter Isles - the northern continent
* Hyrule District - the center continent
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