E3 Nintendo Direct reveals gameplay trailer for Breath of the Wild sequel

In a nutshell: In Breath of the Wild 2 or no matter Nintendo finally ends up calling the sequel to the Swap hit, Hyperlink could have some new methods of getting round and defeating his enemies. Some appear to be associated to manipulating or reversing time.

The final time we heard something a couple of Breath of the Wild sequel was virtually exactly two years in the past when Nintendo dropped a minute-and-a-half teaser for the sport in a Nintendo Direct presentation. Since then it has been radio silence from Mario and firm.

As E3 2021 winds down, Nintendo lastly handled Legend of Zelda followers with a brand new teaser trailer for the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel. It’s comparatively brief, like the primary glimpse we obtained, however whereas the primary was extra of a cinematic reveal, this one reveals a couple of well-edited gameplay clips (under).

In Hyperlink’s latest journey, our hero seems to have a couple of new powers for getting round. He nonetheless has his grasp glider, after all, however he additionally appears to fly or at the very least freefall from excessive perches above the clouds. The trailer reveals floating islands that Hyperlink should navigate in some way. Flying and gliding will little doubt assist.

There may be additionally a brand new teleport-like skill, however it’s not for quick touring. The teaser reveals Hyperlink magically grappling to an island above him and rising by way of the bottom as if traversing by way of stable matter. Whether or not this skill will work linearly by way of partitions, the clip didn’t reveal.

One other mystical energy that Hyperlink appears to have permits him to freeze an object in time after which act upon it to bend it to his will. For instance, he freezes a spiked ball rolling towards him then sends it again within the route it got here to smash his foes.

The trailer doesn’t reveal a lot of the story however hints {that a} new antagonist has unfold the same sort of corruption all through the land, simply as Calamity Ganon had in BotW.

One different attention-grabbing factor we seen was that Nintendo might need slipped one other hidden message into the teaser. Chances are you’ll pay attention to the hidden reversed audio from the primary trailer that claims, “Assist us, please.” You’ll be able to hear it within the video above if you happen to missed it.

On this teaser, proper on the 49-second mark, we see a water droplet go in reverse (additionally a nod to time manipulation powers) adopted by a number of seconds of audio that sounds backward. We reversed the audio and listened for some hidden speech like the primary trailer however could not make something out. In case you are adept at deciphering backmasking, tell us within the feedback if you happen to discover one thing we missed.

Regardless of the case, we’ll have to attend some time to play. Nintendo did not nail down a date, however did say it will be out in 2022.