Without E3 to fall back on, Nintendo has been conspicuously quiet about its plans for the rest of 2020. Following theannouncement of a new Nintendo Direct mini, fans initially hoped that the company was finally ready to divulge that information, though they were quickly dashed when it was confirmed to be a short presentation featuring third party partners. One of the games featured was the popular indie crossoverCadence of Hyrulewhich announced that after it launched over a year ago, more DLC is finally on the way.
In today’s Nintendo Direct Mini presentation,Cadence of Hyrulerevealed three new downloadable content packs to help enhance the game. DLC Pack 1 added even more playable characters to the game including Impa, Shadow Link, Shadow Zelda, Frederic the Shopkeeper, and Cadence’s grandmother Aria. Each character has their own playstyle like Impa who can teleport behind enemies, Frederick can revive as a Ghost, or the increased challenge from Aria who dies from getting hit or missing a beat.
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This pack also brings back All Character Mode and Mystery Mode. All Character Mode lets players tackle a 21 floor dungeon and ultimately Ganon while Mystery Mode which displays all items and enemies with a question mark.
DLC 2 is called Melody pack and lets players pick which character and area will feature certain songs. In addition to the original soundtrack, players also have 39 new remixed songs from composers like FamilyJules, A_Rival, and Chipzel.
The Final DLC pack is a new campaign centered around the Skull Kid. In Symphony of the Mask, players will experience a new story, map, and songs focused on the Skull Kid. Players can swap equipped masks to change Skull Kid’s abilities, similar toThe Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask. Unfortunately, this pack isn’t available quite yet with a planned release sometime before October.
Interested players have a few options available to them. The first two DLC packs are available now from the Nintendo eShop, coming in at $5.99 each. However, a season pass is also available which contains all three content packs for $14.99, ultimately saving players a few bucks in the process and unlocking red and blue variations for Link and Zelda. For fans who want the complete edition of the game, Nintendo is making it available on October 23.
Mixing the dance based combat ofCrypt of the NecrodancerwithThe Legend of Zelda,Cadence of Hyrulequickly becamean indie hit on the Nintendo Switch. Using characters, enemies, and locations fromThe Legend of Zeldafranchise, the game utilized over 25 remixed songs from the series to push players to move, explore, and fight to the beat of the music.
