Game News Zelda Echoes of Wisdom is the first game in the saga to be directed by a woman
The new exclusive version of The Legend of Zelda saga is available on Nintendo Switch today. Echoes of Wisdom is also the first game in the saga to be directed by a woman.
Just a few days ago, the developers revealed that the studio behind this game was Partner Grezzo. And for the first time in the saga The Legend of ZeldaIt was a woman who made the game. It’s Tomomi Sano. “My job was to lead and coordinate the production of the project, suggest adjustments and then review the result to ensure that the gameplay created by Grezzo was consistent with The Legend of Zelda series.” she says on the official Nintendo website.
A name that is already known at Nintendo
Even though Tomomi Sano is the first woman to direct a game in the saga, this former graphic director does not come from nowhere. In fact, she joined the team responsible for the Zelda franchise in the 2010s. She begins by coordinating the company’s relationship with Studio Grezzo to ensure good development. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, then The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask in 2015. She also worked on The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD and the Mario & Luigi series.
A game like no other
This is a first in 38 years for the Zelda saga. While female characters in Nintendo games are sometimes limited to the rank of distressed (or secondary) characters, Princess Zelda deviates from this rule. Japanese producer Eiji Aonuma, who was at the helm for nearly 20 years, said he was waiting for the proposal “that would really do justice to Princess Zelda.” In an interview published on Nintendo’s website, he believes that “it’s the perfect game for her.”
The project was originally started as something much closer to a “Zelda Maker” in the style of Super Mario Maker, giving players the ability to create and share their own dungeons. Because of this idea, the developers wondered if they could enable the ability to “copy and paste”. This gave rise to the magic wand available in the game, which can be used to clone objects and enemies. To learn more about the game, you can check out the full review.
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