Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Pulse of the Ancients Review

Is the Wave 1 DLC price it?

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity has been kicking round for some time so let’s dive again in and take a look at the Pulse of the Ancients DLC.

Earlier than attending to the Pulse of the Ancients pack, I ought to point out that if you happen to decide to purchase the Enlargement Go, you get a Buy Bonus which features a full set of Prototype Historic gear for Hyperlink (Helm, Cuirass, Greaves, and Brief Sword) so if that seems like a good incentive, I like to recommend getting the Enlargement Go because it additionally accommodates Pulse of the Ancients and Guardian of Remembrance as effectively which is about to launch in November. With that out of the way in which, Pulse of the Ancients basically consists of a brand new character, a few new weapons / transfer units, and a few duties to perform through the Royal Historic Lab. Doing so will unlock the brand new content material though it is sort of a bummer that you aren’t getting entry to it immediately as a result of the missions can turn out to be relatively tedious to perform.

Particularly, it’s a must to ship loot and full challenges so as to fill out a node-based map. Fortunately, Purah and Robbie are there to assist elevate the temper with their eccentric personalities. As soon as you ultimately unlock the Battle-Examined Guardian, it is a pretty enjoyable character to play as as a result of it is so totally different however what I discovered much more gratifying was Hyperlink’s new Flail transfer set and Zelda’s Grasp Cycle which is totally ridiculous as she whips her motorcycle at enemies and performs all types of unrealistic albeit enjoyable assaults.

Though finishing the challenges will be rewarding, I want that the Pulse of the Ancients DLC featured extra fleshed-out missions. For instance, the story is barely informed by dialogue scenes which made me need full-on cutscenes as a substitute. They’re voiced, although, which is sweet. Additionally, the brand new enemies are merely variations of present enemies which is disappointing. Lastly, one side about this DLC pack that does not sit effectively with me is which you could management the Battle-Examined Guardian as a result of as I understood it, these guardians are presupposed to be autonomous so controlling one (though cool) feels a bit odd lore-wise. I am in all probability simply being a tad nitpicky, although.

When you’re thirsty for extra Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity then Pulse of the Ancients definitely has sufficient content material so that you can take pleasure in. Plus, the brand new character and weapon sorts are positively cool however I want that the precise missions had extra substance.