Echoes of Wisdom actually started out as a dungeon editor
Echoes of Wisdom is a game of many firsts. It’s the first original Zelda title developed by remaster/remake studio Grezzo, the first Zelda game with a female director, and the first Zelda title starring Princess Zelda as the main playable character. It’ll release on Nintendo Switch on September 26, 2024.
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom originally had a dungeon-maker
Nintendo at one point toyed with the idea of letting players design their own dungeons in the new Zelda game.
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Was Originally Going to Be a Very Different Kind of Game
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Echoes of Wisdom started as a Zelda dungeon editor game
It might not have a level editor of its own, but The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom started with an idea that was a lot like Mario Maker. On Monday, Nintendo published part one of its “ Ask the Developer ” series with long-time Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma and game directors Tomomi Sano and Satoshi Terada.
Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Started Out as a Custom Dungeon Maker
According to Nintendo and Grezzo, there was once a version of The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom that let you make your own dungeons.
Grezzo’s Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom started out as a dungeon creation game
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom started out as a dungeon creation game, it’s been revealed. In an Ask the Developer interview published on Nintendo ’s website, it’s also been confirmed for the first time that the Switch game was developed by long-time partner studio Grezzo.
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