Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

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Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

Developer(s)

Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.^[1]

Publisher(s)

Nintendo^[2]

Release date(s)

May 18, 2018^[3]
March 22, 2018^[4]
May 18, 2018^[5]

Genre(s)

Action
Adventure

^[6]

Canonicity

Non-Canon^[8]

Predecessor

Hyrule Warriors Legends

Successor

Age of Calamity

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition is a port and adaptation ofHyrule Warriors andHyrule Warriors Legends for theNintendo Switch. It includes all previously released content from both games, including every playableWarrior,Scenario,Adventure Mode map, and piece ofDownloadable Content.^[9] This puts the amount of playable Warriors at a total of 29.^[10]

Changes and Additions

Most changes and additions fromHyrule Warriors Legends have been maintained, excluding the graphical downgrade necessary for theNintendo 3DS system.

Graphics

The game now runs at 1080p resolution and 60 frames per second while in both docked and handheld modes.^[11]
Companion Fairies are now fully 3D-modeled.
AllTutorials have been given an updated thumbnail image, after being replaced for the first time inHyrule Warriors Legends.

Story

Main articles:Hyrule Warriors § Story andHyrule Warriors Legends § Story

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition includes all the story content from bothHyrule Warriors andHyrule Warriors Legends. It contains allScenarios featured inLegend Mode, including the "Cia's Tale", "Linkle's Tale", and "Wind Waker" arcs.

Gameplay

Main articles:Hyrule Warriors § Gameplay andHyrule Warriors Legends § Gameplay

The game's control scheme has been updated to accommodate theNintendo Switch and its lack of a permanently-available touch screen.
Up to four playableWarriors can now be selected at once. Additionally, two-player split screen multiplayer has been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.^[11]
Challenge Mode has been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.
Network Links andStreetPass Links have been removed.
AllAdventure Maps are now unlocked from when the mode becomes available, rather than unlocking as the player progresses through them. They have also each been assigned aDifficulty level, with the exception of theRewards Map.
The wayRanks are awarded inAdventure Mode has been changed.^[how?]

Characters

Warriors that wereDownloadable Content additions inHyrule Warriors andHyrule Warriors Legends are now available in the base game, some of their unlock conditions being altered fromHyrule Warriors Legends:
- Twili Midna is now unlocked by beatingBattle C6 of theAdventure Map instead ofBattle A16.
- Young Link is now unlocked by beating Battle G9 of the Adventure Map instead of Battle B1.
- Toon Link is now unlocked by beating Battle B9 of theGreat Sea Map instead of Battle G9 of the Adventure Map.
- Tetra can now be unlocked by beating Battle C11 of the Great Sea Map, in addition to by beating "The Search for Cia" inLegend Mode.
- King Daphnes can now be unlocked by beating Battle C13 of the Great Sea Map, in addition to by beating "Reclaiming the Darkness" in Legend Mode.
- Medli is now unlocked by beating Battle B8 of the Great Sea Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Marin is now unlocked by beating Battle F4 of theKoholint Island Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Toon Zelda is now unlocked by beating Battle F11 of theGrand Travels Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Ravio is now unlocked by beating Battle G5 of theLorule Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.
- Yuga is now unlocked by beating Battle H11 of the Lorule Map instead of as a piece of Downloadable Content.

Items

Up to 20 of each class ofWeapon can now be owned at once, instead of 10.
Seven newMulti-Element Weapons have been added, for Weapon classes that never received one previously:
- Din's Harp of Oceans forMedli.
- Gleambolt Pegasus Boots forLinkle'sBoots.
- Awakening Sunbells forMarin.
- Darkfire Nice Sand Wand forToon Link'sSand Wand.
- Flaming Wrecker Sword forToon Zelda.
- Crackling Nice Hammers forRavio.
- Burning Frames forYuga.
8-bit Weapons have been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends. They now take the form of alternative appearances for Level 4+ Weapons enabled by a setting, rather than uniqueItems as inHyrule Warriors.
Two newCostumes have been added, based on outfits seen inBreath of the Wild:^[12]
- TheEra of the Wilds Tunic forLink.
- TheEra of the Wilds Outfit forZelda.
Item Cards can now be purchased in the newItem Card Shop.
SeveralBadges now require fewerMaterials to craft.^[which?]
The "Everyone's Hero"Medal now requires saving an ally 50 times instead of 500 times.
The "Know-It-All" Medal now requires completing 13Illustrations instead of nine.
The "Circle of Friends" Medal has been removed.

Miscellaneous

Barrier Keeps now deal damage to theWarrior at twice the previous rate.
When a brokenJar dropsRupees, it now has a random chance to drop one, 50, or 300 Rupees, instead of dropping 50 every time.
The amount ofEXP or Rupees needed for each Warrior to reach Levels 50 to 99 has been halved.
- This results in a total of 2,428,125 less EXP being necessary for each Warrior to reach the maximum Level.
Several components ofWeapon management have had theirRupee cost reduced:
- Removing aSkill from aWeapon now costs 30,000 Rupees instead of 300,000.
- The SkillLegendary now requires 10,000 KOs to un-Seal instead of 25,000.
- The SkillExorcism now requires 15,000 KOs to un-Seal instead of 25,000.
SeveralMixtures have had their Rupee cost reduced:
- VS Skill I now costs 1,500 Rupees instead of 1,800.
- Weak Point Smasher now costs 5,000 Rupees instead of 25,000.
- Guard Breaker now costs 20,000 Rupees instead of 40,000.
SpotPass compatibility has been removed.
TheUpdate Notes menu has been removed.
TheTutorials have been reordered.
The Tutorial "Rental Skills" has been renamed to "Fairy Skills".
The Tutorial "Locking On" has been renamed to "Target Lock-On".
The Tutorial "Mini Map (Touch Screen)" has been renamed to "Mini Map".
The Tutorial "Zoomed Mini Map (Upper Screen)" has been renamed to "Zoomed Mini Map".
The Tutorial "Two-Player Co-op" has been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.
The new Tutorial "Select Scenario Screen" has been added.
The Tutorial "Item Card Descriptions" has been renamed to "Item Card Descriptions (Adventure Mode)".
The Tutorials "Network Links", "StreetPass Links", and "Friend Bonus" have been removed.
The Tutorial "Battle Score" has been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.
The Tutorial "Additions to Challenge Mode" has been restored as "Additional Challenges" after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.
The Tutorials "Ganon Controls", "Boss Attack Items", "Fireball", "Ganon Bomb", "Fury Horn", and "Burning Breath" have been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.
The Tutorial "Nurturing Fairy Companions" has been renamed to "Nurturing Companion Fairies".
The Tutorial "Refreshing My Fairies" has been renamed to "Refreshing Companion Fairies".
The Tutorial "Dark Giant Bosses" has been restored after being removed inHyrule Warriors Legends.
The new Tutorial "Magic Circles" has been added.

Game Information

Development

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition was announced in aNintendo Direct Mini on January 11, 2018. LikeHyrule Warriors andHyrule Warriors Legends, it was developed by Koei Tecmo Games Co., Ltd.^[1]

Release

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition was released on March 22, 2018 for Japan and May 18, 2018 for North America and Europe.^[4]^[3]^[5]

Pre-Order Bonuses

The Nintendo Official UK Store bundled pre-orders ofHyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition with a freeGreen Rupee Light by Merchoid. When the Green Rupee Light sold out, the game was then bundled with aTriforce Light.

Speedrun Records

Main article:Speedrun Records

Category	Runner	Time	Date
Any%	Evanmrob	2h 48m 51s	August 21, 2022
Any%(New Game+)	bananerz	2h 46m 46s	May 2, 2020
Any% Co-op	KrazeyMan0 LightAvenger KrazeyMan0	4h 7m 57s	January 20, 2020
Any% Co-op(New Game+)	KevinORourke Locke KevinORourke	3h 8m 9s	July 19, 2018
100%	Evanmrob	288h 58m 17s	October 20, 2021
100%(Partial)	Evanmrob	16h 54m 14s	July 24, 2022
AllScenarios	Evanmrob	4h 34m 35s	August 2, 2022
All Scenarios(New Game+)	Temchee	4h 13m 1s	July 8, 2018
All Scenarios Co-op	—	—	—
All Scenarios Co-op(New Game+)	KevinORourke Locke KevinORourke	5h 8m 6s	July 23, 2018
Adventure Mode(Adventure Map)	Evanmrob	1h 21m 41s	July 5, 2022
Adventure Mode(Adventure Map, Co-op)	(Using 2 Controllers) Supreme_Dirt(Using 2 Controllers)	1h 18m 50s	May 2, 2021

Updates

A free patch has been released forHyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition. This update patches certain bugs and is downloaded free and automatically upon release.

Update	Release Date	Content
Version 1.0.1	May 18, 2018^[13] April 26, 2018^[14] May 18, 2018	Bug fixes. Bug with the starting levels ofTetra andKing Daphnes fixed.^[13] Tetra unlocks at level 34 and King Daphnes unlocks at level 37.^[13] Bug with theMagic Gauge in the first level ofSmash Boost Power fixed.^[13] Crash after starting the "Liberation of the Triforce"Scenario fixed.^[13] Bug with character voices fixed.^[13] Bug with restarting after unlocking the moon area in theTermina Map fixed.^[13]

Nomenclature

Names in Other Regions
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References

↑^1.0^1.1"Tecmo Koeishould be: Koei Tecmo^{[sicThis is not an error. This word was misspelled in the original source.]} Games Co., Ltd." — Nintendo,Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑"Nintendo" — Nintendo,Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑^3.0^3.1"The heroes and villains of The Legend of #Zelda series are about to spring into action when #HyruleWarriors: Definitive Edition launches 5/18, only on #NintendoSwitch!" —@NintendoAmerica on Twitter, March 8, 2018 (Archive)
↑^4.0^4.1"2018年3月22日" — Nintendo 公式チャンネル,Nintendo Direct mini 2018.1.11 , YouTube (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑^5.0^5.1"Get ready to storm the battlefield when #HyruleWarriors Definitive Edition arrives 18/05 on #NintendoSwitch! #NintendoDirect" —@NintendoEurope on Twitter, March 8, 2018 (Archive)
↑"Action, Adventure" — Nintendo,Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑"Nintendo Switch" — Nintendo,Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑"Within the Zelda canon, there is the timeline, but there has always been the sense of the main story and kind of a side story. Like, Majora's Mask might be considered part of that, though it does exist as part of the timeline. With Hyrule Warriors, there is a link between the two, but it exists as a separate dimension, so it doesn't exist as part of the main canon." —Eiji Aonuma Addresses Hyrule Warriors’ Place In The Zelda Timeline , Game Informer.
↑"This new version brings every map, character, and mission from both the Wii U game and the Nintendo 3DS game together, including all the original premium downloadable content." — Nintendo,Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑"That means you can play Hyrule Warriors anytime, anywhere, with anyone using 29 playable characters." — Nintendo,Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑^11.0^11.1"Enjoy up to 1080p HD graphics in TV mode and 2 player multiplayer on a single system by sharing Joy-Con controllers." — Nintendo,Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑"Plus, we're adding in Link and Zelda outfits based on The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild." — Nintendo,Nintendo Direct Mini 1.11.2018 , Youtube.com (video), published January 11, 2018, retrieved January 11, 2018.
↑^13.0^13.1^13.2^13.3^13.4^13.5^13.6 Nintendo Support,How to Update Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition , Nintendo.com, retrieved May 21, 2018.
↑"タイトルアップデート Ver 1.0.1 ／ 2018年4月26日実施Taitoru Appudēto Ver 1.0.1 / 2018-nen 4 tsuki 26-nichi jisshi (Title Update Ver 1.0.1 / Implemented on April 26, 2018)" — Koei Tecmo,ゼルダ無双ハイラルオールスターズ DX | UPDATE , GAMECITY, published April 26, 2018, retrieved May 21, 2018.