Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

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  1. TOCHO1993
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    No entiendo tanto lloriqueo por unas simples caídas de frames, entendiendo que son en momentos puntuales donde obviamente hay muchísimos enemigos y los ataques especiales requieren de un alto uso de recursos. Por lo demás todo es increíble, la historia, los personajes, la jugabilidad. Las personas de hoy se centran en puras tonteras como la resolución ultra hd 500 k y los 5000 fps cuandoNo entiendo tanto lloriqueo por unas simples caídas de frames, entendiendo que son en momentos puntuales donde obviamente hay muchísimos enemigos y los ataques especiales requieren de un alto uso de recursos. Por lo demás todo es increíble, la historia, los personajes, la jugabilidad. Las personas de hoy se centran en puras tonteras como la resolución ultra hd 500 k y los 5000 fps cuando lo importante es que el juego te entretenga y, como es normal en nintendo, te entregue algo más, esa magia que hace que enganches con cada una de sus entregas.… Expand
  2. blue-luigi
    Nov 23, 2020
    7
    Unlike The Legend of Zelda, the main story in Hyrule warriors is based on Zelda, who is also a playable character; we know that this is not The Legend Of Zelda but because the game is based on BoTW, many of us anticipated many functions to be enhanced. There are a couple of aspects that make this a pessimistic semi-prequel, such as a lack of a sense of exploration and freedom, particularlyUnlike The Legend of Zelda, the main story in Hyrule warriors is based on Zelda, who is also a playable character; we know that this is not The Legend Of Zelda but because the game is based on BoTW, many of us anticipated many functions to be enhanced. There are a couple of aspects that make this a pessimistic semi-prequel, such as a lack of a sense of exploration and freedom, particularly in several time missions or placing several invisible walls. blurriness in age of calamity is not the same beauty quality in the scenarios of BoTW, even though it needs less storage.
    The AI also seems to be worst since most enemies only stand and wait for you to strike them, enemy AI seems to be stupid, and the allies AI will not harm any enemy before anyone takes control of them.    … Expand
  3. PurpleDoll
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    One of the best musous I've ever played, I'm 15 hours into the story and I'm fascinated. Give this game a chance
  4. MikeArruba
    Nov 23, 2020
    0
    Boring and repetitive gameplay and the plot might as well be considered false advertisement, as it does not feature the downfall of hyrule, but a "everyone survives" power fantasy on a separated timeline.
  5. chuydavid
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Best Warriors game I have played. i've played all of them. You should try this one. Magnifiscent!… Expand
  6. MattMac110
    Nov 23, 2020
    9
    I'm not the biggest fan of Musou games. I so not like the Dynasty Warriors games at all. But, I did really enjoy Fire Emblem Warriors and Hyrule Warriors. So when I first seen that we were getting a new HW in the same world as BOTW I immediately was excited. This is the best Musou game ever made IMO. The characters all play differently which keeps it unique. The story is great, theI'm not the biggest fan of Musou games. I so not like the Dynasty Warriors games at all. But, I did really enjoy Fire Emblem Warriors and Hyrule Warriors. So when I first seen that we were getting a new HW in the same world as BOTW I immediately was excited. This is the best Musou game ever made IMO. The characters all play differently which keeps it unique. The story is great, the cinematics are amazing. I beat the story after 18 hours and I can't wait to return and spend lots of time completing all the side quests. This has earned its right to be a part of my Top 10 Nintendo Switch exclusives!… Expand
  7. RickNeto21
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Great game!
    I had doubt about how good it could be, once pass through a prequel of breath of the wild. The gameplay is good, sounds great and so many things to do that make it a must buy game.
  8. Croton
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Amazing alternate timeline to botw that excels in fun and fan service - the music hits too
  9. jcboyer515
    Nov 22, 2020
    9
    Love it so far. I've put lots of hours (maybe not hundreds & hundreds of hours like some people) into the first Hyrule Warriors, & I hope to put just as much time into this one. Yes, the framerate occasionally struggles. Has it bothered me once or impeded me from playing the game properly? Absolutely not. I always like to play games in their original language if I can, & I was pleased toLove it so far. I've put lots of hours (maybe not hundreds & hundreds of hours like some people) into the first Hyrule Warriors, & I hope to put just as much time into this one. Yes, the framerate occasionally struggles. Has it bothered me once or impeded me from playing the game properly? Absolutely not. I always like to play games in their original language if I can, & I was pleased to hear that it sounds like all of the Breath of the Wild actors are reprising their roles. There are a surprising amount of cutscenes with dialogue (except from the grunting Link, of course). It feels like much more collaboration with Nintendo went into the story for this Hyrule Warriors. This is without a doubt a Warriors game that looks like BotW, & I'm here for it. Still not sure if the story is canon as a prequel or if it just all takes place in the BotW universe, much like the first HW was just several canon Legend of Zelda stories inside of a non-canon story. Can't wait to see what other characters are playable. Very fun hack & slash game… Expand
  10. M4jin
    Nov 22, 2020
    9
    The game delivers.Sure..it might have some frame issues here and there...but not that bad as some kids imply.I presume all the 0 votes are from trolls and people that dont have a switch and are just trying to be smart and throw mud into Nintendo
  11. Naughtytim
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    The 1.0.1 version has solved the lag and frame drop problem of the demo, but it is true that there is still stutters when there are many effects and enemies within the screen, so I hope that the follow-up patch will continue to fix up the problem..
    Actually I don't think it's necessary to alter the story, I am half way through the game yet I don't know how it ends, but I'd really rather    The 1.0.1 version has solved the lag and frame drop problem of the demo, but it is true that there is still stutters when there are many effects and enemies within the screen, so I hope that the follow-up patch will continue to fix up the problem..
    Actually I don't think it's necessary to alter the story, I am half way through the game yet I don't know how it ends, but I'd really rather see the actual prequel. Which is Hyrule failed. If this game really is tell the real Hyrule story, that would makes me want to play Breath of the Wild again! (I will come back and edit this after i finished the game)    … Expand
  12. DaniloRosales33
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Hoy lo jugamos toda la tarde con mi hijo y es una maravilla, me facinan el arte y los graficos pero es un Zelda y lo mejor es la jugabilidad y la historia, es una joya, JUENGUENLO!!!!!!!
  13. mykellinden
    Nov 22, 2020
    9
    This is an absolutely phenomenal game, filled with content and packed with the sort of action that you'd expect from a game detailing the events leading up to the Calamity that happened 100 years before Breath of the Wild. Playing as multiple characters from BOTW (along with a few very surprising additions), you get to experience a rich and immersive story on par with the original HyruleThis is an absolutely phenomenal game, filled with content and packed with the sort of action that you'd expect from a game detailing the events leading up to the Calamity that happened 100 years before Breath of the Wild. Playing as multiple characters from BOTW (along with a few very surprising additions), you get to experience a rich and immersive story on par with the original Hyrule Warriors and some of the better stories of the LOZ franchise. The gameplay is a mix of Dynasty Warriors and BOTW, but contains a lot more LOZ-style gameplay than the original Hyrule Warriors did. This game also gives you an opportunity to become more attached to the characters than BOTW did, especially considering you can play as many of them.

    However, no game is perfect, and Age of Calamity DOES have a couple of issues with it. Notably, framerate. When using attacks that take up a lot of space on the screen or facing a LOT of enemies at once, the game tends to lag to a decent degree (but not to unplayable rates).

    The second major caveat that Age of Calamity takes is the very gameplay itself. IF you are looking for a game with gameplay akin to BOTW, then I'd advise waiting for BOTW 2 to come out...however, if you enjoy frantic and fast-paced hack 'n slashes (and don't mind it becoming repetitive on occasion), then I'd highly recommend picking up this game, not only for its story, but for the ability to live the Calamity and be your favorite characters from BOTW!    … Expand
  14. the_story
    Nov 22, 2020
    1
    This game didn't really impress me, graphics were average at best, story was meh.
  15. Jdd2102
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    De lejos es el mejor juego musou de la historia, recomendado a todos, les va a encantar
  16. Joes
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    The Best musou in the history, excelent gameplay, grafichs, mechanics, and soundtrack
  17. eriestmo
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    the best Dynasty Warriors ever!! I loved the gameplay and the history, better than Breath of the Wild
  18. f_l_o_w
    Nov 22, 2020
    3
    Pretty average anime shooter, i prefer Doom Eternal to this one, but that's just my opinion.
  19. vspvitor
    Nov 22, 2020
    4
    Loved the gameplay, its an evolution compared to the first Hyrule Warriors - each character with each style and way to use the `powers`. The story is ok in a what if scenario .

    Now about the big problem here : performance - i played alone and it was ok for the most part of the time,but it has many fps drops ,not expected for an AAA title, hope they add an update that let people change    Loved the gameplay, its an evolution compared to the first Hyrule Warriors - each character with each style and way to use the `powers`. The story is ok in a what if scenario .

    Now about the big problem here : performance - i played alone and it was ok for the most part of the time,but it has many fps drops ,not expected for an AAA title, hope they add an update that let people change some configurations to get more fps or remove some blur if they want - like a quality mode and performance mode - 2 player mode is not acceptable because the drops get bigger.

    i could give 8 out of 10 , maybe if they solve the performance issues i can update my review .
    Now it deserves 4 out of 10 because of the performance issues. We deserve more .

    extra: lets not forget about the annoying watermark in screenshots- koei tecmo and nintendo does not need this - we know that you made the game.    … Expand
  20. ArmFlailingTube
    Nov 22, 2020
    7
    Firstly, people need to know that the game's description stating "Experience the events of the Great Calamity 100 years before the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game" (as it currently states on the game's Amazon listing) is only half true. In short, this story takes place in a separate timeline where things played out a bit differently than they did in BOTW. As such, this raisesFirstly, people need to know that the game's description stating "Experience the events of the Great Calamity 100 years before the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game" (as it currently states on the game's Amazon listing) is only half true. In short, this story takes place in a separate timeline where things played out a bit differently than they did in BOTW. As such, this raises questions as to the game's canon status. I'm not sure why Nintendo felt it was necessary to mislead people (except to maximize profits, of course) because I'd totally be down to see what could have been.

    Anyway, this game is not bad at all, it just isn't great. The story - while being a bit predictable at points (and not at others) - is an overall satisfying story. I certainly liked it a lot. As I mentioned before, this plot takes place in a separate timeline. A miniature guardian goes back in time from the original BOTW timeline to warn Zelda and everyone of the coming calamity and everything from then on plays out differently. There was never a point where I wanted to stop playing because of the story. I found it very interesting and I wanted to know what happened next every step of the way.

    The best thing about this game is its music. As with many Zelda games, the music is very well orchestrated and fits every moment well. They took many of the tracks from BOTW and made different arrangements for them. My favorite is Vah Ruta's theme.

    The gameplay also isn't bad per say, but it isn't engaging at all. It is a horde battle / hack n' slash sort of thing and its excitement will not last you through the game. It gets boring pretty quickly as it never evolves in any significant way. It' just you running from point A to point B and then C, D, etc. hacking through unrealistic amounts of enemies and killing big mini-boss ones. What's worse is that the game expects you to go back to these missions many times to grind for resources so that you can fill side objectives on the world map that grant small bonuses. There is an ungodly amount of these side objectives showered onto the map like a Ubisoft game. It's quite overwhelming and made me furious for a bit at how much time I would have to put in to check off everything.

    Overall, I rather enjoyed this game. It does have its flaws with gameplay, but I kept at it because I liked the story. It was fun to get a better glimpse of what Hyrule was like before the calamity. I liked seeing the characters again and I also liked the new ones. I would definitely recommend this game to any LOZ fan but I would caution others who just like the series as this title will be a 'hit or miss' for them.    … Expand
  21. pyhriel
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    The game is very average. First Zelda game that I would qualify mainly as a money grab. The developers know fans of Breath of the Wild will buy the game for the story at least.
    The story is ok, but nothing more. I feel like it doesn't really add anything significant to what we saw in Breath of the Wild, and it even makes some scenes less interesting than you have imagined it from the    The game is very average. First Zelda game that I would qualify mainly as a money grab. The developers know fans of Breath of the Wild will buy the game for the story at least.
    The story is ok, but nothing more. I feel like it doesn't really add anything significant to what we saw in Breath of the Wild, and it even makes some scenes less interesting than you have imagined it from the memories in BotW.
    The gameplay is, again, very average. The original Hyrule Warriors was a more complete and more fun to play Warriors game than this game, which feels like a hybrid between a Warriors game and BotW. It is way less expansive than Hyrule Warriors, it has les characters, and the story is not better... it's just canon. That is why I feel it ends up being more of a money grab, because chances are, you'll buy the game even if you believe the reviews that say it is very average.

    Repurposing the BotW map into a mash-up of levels, character skill trees and shops, just makes things convoluted, and tedious.

    I would not recommend buying this game.    … Expand
  22. Hannibalmath
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    If you like the musou games and Zelda BOTW that's your game for you guys! I saw some frame drops but I bet that this can be fixed with some future update. The game is awesome. I haven't felt so nice with a game since Zelda BOTW. Epic!
  23. Vertreal
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Giving it a 10 to offset the unwarranted zeros, as they mostly come from salty smashtards and morons that think a ubisoft rehash is somehow better than this game.

    Real score is more akin to an 8. Pros and cons listed below. Pros: - Diverse and unexpected playable characters - Extremely solid and varied gameplay for each character - Good story and direction - Amazing music    Giving it a 10 to offset the unwarranted zeros, as they mostly come from salty smashtards and morons that think a ubisoft rehash is somehow better than this game.

    Real score is more akin to an 8. Pros and cons listed below.

    Pros:
    - Diverse and unexpected playable characters
    - Extremely solid and varied gameplay for each character
    - Good story and direction
    - Amazing music

    Cons:
    - Framerate issues on certain maps
    - Some missions are repetitive (nothing new for Warriors games)    … Expand
  24. bxuzabc
    Nov 22, 2020
    6
    Not a bad game in terms of gameplay. But Nintendo totally lied about the idea of it being a prequel its just not. The FPS drops are annoying definitely not a refined game very rushed.
  25. Beeqs
    Nov 22, 2020
    9
    I'm definitely one of those who wished that it was just a straight retelling of the Calamity as it happened, but I can live with the Zelda: Endgame thing they ultimately did. Maybe we'll be blessed with DLC that gives us that in the future.

    The gameplay is rock solid. Best Musou game I've played by a pretty good margin. They handled some issues BotW had with limited enemy variety by    I'm definitely one of those who wished that it was just a straight retelling of the Calamity as it happened, but I can live with the Zelda: Endgame thing they ultimately did. Maybe we'll be blessed with DLC that gives us that in the future.

    The gameplay is rock solid. Best Musou game I've played by a pretty good margin. They handled some issues BotW had with limited enemy variety by inserting elemental versions of existing enemies and that was a nice way to give things a little more variety. The uses of the runes and Wizzrobe wands gives combat an extra dimension that's a total blast.

    In general this game was lovingly constructed from top to bottom. The soundtrack is amazing. The characters all have their fun gameplay eccentricities.

    Overall, it's basically everything I wanted out of it.    … Expand
  26. Zendikar
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    The truth is that I expected little from this game, but after buying and playing it has exceeded all my expectations. I liked it a lot
  27. j03
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    There is a lot of bad reviews from the Jim Sterling bots and others who can't fathom the idea of another Zelda game taking game of the year.
    The game is great and follows the tone and development of Breath of the Wild. It is a prequel for the sake of having a prequel but its a good prequel.
  28. Drakontas
    Nov 22, 2020
    1
    Still in need of improvement.
    FPS go to hell when a lot of effects/enemies/both are on screen. 2-Player Mode is still only about 20 FPS.
    I didn’t spend 60€ to play a game that’s not running smoothly. Either reduce the enemies on screen and with it the kills needed for objectives or reduce the effects. Story: Very simplistic. Could be more complex. Also, it’s very repetitive. Feels like an    Still in need of improvement.
    FPS go to hell when a lot of effects/enemies/both are on screen. 2-Player Mode is still only about 20 FPS.
    I didn’t spend 60€ to play a game that’s not running smoothly. Either reduce the enemies on screen and with it the kills needed for objectives or reduce the effects.
    Story: Very simplistic. Could be more complex.
    Also, it’s very repetitive. Feels like an Asian MMORPG in terms of material grinding.    … Expand
  29. StMarwan
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This Game's really awesome Game, Have A Good story and beautiful stayle, just i hate the drop frame.… Expand
  30. johnnybarroso
    Nov 22, 2020
    10
    Excelent History and script.
    This game is complemetation os Breath of The Wild.
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 113 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 90 out of 113
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 113
  3. Negative: 0 out of 113
  1. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Oct 22, 2021
    80
    Of all the champions, AoC is most comparable to Daruk: rough around the edges and simple, but full of heart and grows on you fast. [Issue #3, p.55]
  2. CD-Action
    Jun 9, 2021
    75
    Age of Calamity is like a t-shirt with your favorite band’s artwork – remove the love of their music and all you’ve got is a piece of clothing. Similarly, if you play Hyrule Warriors not familiar with Breath of the Wild, you’ll miss tons of fan service and end up with a pretty and relaxing but rather basic hack and slash. [01/2021, p.64]
  3. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 5, 2021
    85
    This battle-hardened prequel is able to scratch an itch that its source material couldn't. [Issue #50 – January/February 2021, p. 75]
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