31-07-2025
Zelda Spinoff Age of Imprisonment Unravels Secrets Behind the Imprisoning War
A new trailer for Hyrule Warriors: The Age of Imprisonment was shown at the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Thursday -- the first look we've had of it since its debut back when the Nintendo Switch 2 was unveiled in April. Age of Imprisonment will take place far in the past to explain the events leading to The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The video features Princess Zelda, King Rauru and other characters from the game, and it teases a mystery revolving around an animated suit of armor that could be used by Link.
The Hyrule Warriors series is a crossover developed by Koei Tecmo and published by Nintendo. The spinoff started back in 2014 and was a mash-up between Koei Tecmo's popular Dynasty Warriors franchise, featuring Zelda characters with hack-and-slash gameplay. Unlike in the Zelda games, where the action is limited to a few enemies at a time, Hyrule Warriors has playable characters such as Zelda and Link fighting off waves of enemies at once, doing long combos and fighting giant monsters.
The last installment of the spinoff series, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, came out in 2020 and acted as a prologue for the events of Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Age of Imprisonment goes deep into the history of Hyrule to the Imprisoning War, a battle referenced in Tears of the Kingdom. The war was against an enemy known as the Demon King and involved the ancient Zonai race.
Hyrule Warriors: The Age of Imprisonment is set to release sometime this winter for the Switch 2.
