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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (2024)

Grezzo, Nintendo EPD, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3

Nintendo Switch · Nintendo Switch 2

3.95 from 365 ratings

813 members have it in their collection · 75 playing now · 172 backlogged · 245 wish listed

How long? Main story 25h · with extras 25h · 100% 36h (from 51 logged playthroughs)

The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, and with a certain swordsman among those missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom. Team up with the mysterious fairy, Tri, and use the power of the Tri Rod to learn how to create echoes, imitations of things found in the environment. You … Read more
The people of Hyrule are being stolen away by strange rifts that have appeared, and with a certain swordsman among those missing, it’s up to Princess Zelda to save her kingdom. Team up with the mysterious fairy, Tri, and use the power of the Tri Rod to learn how to create echoes, imitations of things found in the environment. You can then recreate those echoes whenever you like to solve puzzles and defeat enemies. Create echoes like water blocks to reach new heights, make bridges out of old beds, throw rocks at foes, or find your own creative combination of echoes to do things your way. You can even create echoes of monsters to fight at your side in combat! Read less
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Details

Developers
Grezzo, Nintendo EPD, Nintendo EPD Production Group No. 3
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Puzzle
Themes
Action, Fantasy
Franchises
The Legend of Zelda
Series
The Legend of Zelda
Events
Taipei Game Show 2025, The Game Awards 2024, The Enemy Direct 2024, Nintendo Direct 6.18.2024

Release dates

  • Sep 26, 2024 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch
  • Jun 05, 2025 (Next-Gen Optimization Patch Release) (Worldwide) Nintendo Switch 2
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Featured in lists

The Legend of Zelda - Ranked by lingsdook · 33 games · 3
2024 GOTY by xch1n · 8 games · 0
GOTY 2024 by LarsFrukt · 38 games · 0
Switch by phantasy2004 · 270 games · 0
01 - A Tier by imklubb · 49 games · 0
Platinum/100% by imklubb · 65 games · 0

Rating distribution

5 stars
94
4 stars
180
3 stars
72
2 stars
15
1 star
4
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Yaru

Status Yaru Nov 16, 2025

While the first hour or so was very fun, I'm starting to get very annoyed at this combat-puzzle-hybrid thing. Why would they think it was a good idea to make every fight on a Zelda game a chore because the summoned monsters take forever to act, stare at the enemy doing nothing, or get stuck on various pieces of the …

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While the first hour or so was very fun, I'm starting to get very annoyed at this combat-puzzle-hybrid thing. Why would they think it was a good idea to make every fight on a Zelda game a chore because the summoned monsters take forever to act, stare at the enemy doing nothing, or get stuck on various pieces of the world because their pathfinding decided to stop finding paths?

Let her have a sword and stab things, cowards!

I know about sword mode but the fact it's time-limited somehow makes it worse.

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Roach

Status Roach Sep 10, 2025

Article: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review - Pulled In Two Directions

Score Report: 8 / 10

Echoes of Wisdom’s presumed goal was to find a happy medium between the rigid linearity of classic 2D Zelda and the experimental openness of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. A middle ground between the two does exist …

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Article: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review - Pulled In Two Directions

Score Report: 8 / 10

Echoes of Wisdom’s presumed goal was to find a happy medium between the rigid linearity of classic 2D Zelda and the experimental openness of Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom. A middle ground between the two does exist here, but I ultimately felt pulled in both directions without ever feeling fully satisfied with either. Sometimes I wanted to be able to experiment more, and sometimes I wanted to experience the joy of solving a defined puzzle with a specific item. But in the end, I finally got to experience a full, proper, no-asterisk Zelda adventure without having to explain, “Actually, you play as Link,” and I am grateful for the experience.

  • Kyle Hilliard
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kingbk83

Status kingbk83 May 4, 2025

With Switch 2 on the horizon, playing through my OG Switch catalog before I get a Switch 2 and move everything over.

This game is actually a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be. It's a different take on Zelda games, but if you like Zelda games more for puzzle solving over combat, this is a …

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With Switch 2 on the horizon, playing through my OG Switch catalog before I get a Switch 2 and move everything over.

This game is actually a lot more fun than I thought it was going to be. It's a different take on Zelda games, but if you like Zelda games more for puzzle solving over combat, this is a great game to try out.

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ArthasFordragon

Status ArthasFordragon May 3, 2025

On vacation with family and to prevent a little boredom I went out and bought a switch lite. I know the switch 2 is coming soon, and I've pre-orderd it, but I needed a gaming fix for a couple more weeks on vacation. So I picked up Zelda echoes of wisdom and I love it!

And as much crap as …

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On vacation with family and to prevent a little boredom I went out and bought a switch lite. I know the switch 2 is coming soon, and I've pre-orderd it, but I needed a gaming fix for a couple more weeks on vacation. So I picked up Zelda echoes of wisdom and I love it!

And as much crap as I've talked about the limited hardware and online capabilities of the Switch, I'm so buying into Nintendo again FINALLY because of how good the hardware is in the Switch 2. Finally we get 1440p-4k at 60fps+!! I cannot wait for new exclusives.

But for now I am playing my new switch lite and playing as Zelda for the first time ever! enter image description here

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benhenry3

Status benhenry3 Jan 21, 2025

Really great game! The switch up of the classic Zelda formula where you now play as Zelda is really refreshing. Reuses the same artstyle as the links awakening remake and looks awesome. The echoes mechanic is flawed but at the same time creates some super fun puzzles as well as various solutions to those puzzles. Most of the bosses were …

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Really great game! The switch up of the classic Zelda formula where you now play as Zelda is really refreshing. Reuses the same artstyle as the links awakening remake and looks awesome. The echoes mechanic is flawed but at the same time creates some super fun puzzles as well as various solutions to those puzzles. Most of the bosses were a blast to fight as well.

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Malus

Status Malus Jan 19, 2025

This game is so frustrating. I absolutely hate the fact that Zelda herself cannot fight, only the echoes she creates. You can tell Nintendo/Japan is conservative since the female character cannot do something physically aggressive.

And yes, I say this having unlocked the Link transformation. I dislike that it's time limited.

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Jay_Terref

Status Jay_Terref Nov 29, 2024

I heard this game had some stuttering issues and this usually does not really bother me. But right at the beginning, as soon as I got to Hyrule castle, it got really uncomfortable to play. I assume the rest of the game is not that bad but I guess I will wait to play it on Switch's successor.

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hay

Status hay Nov 17, 2024

I just wished this had received the same attention and resources as A Link Between Worlds.

The core mechanic is novel and interesting. The implementation is clearly undercooked. The character animations are incredible, but a lot of story segments are just a drag. You get to play as Zelda! Instead of potions you now have smoothies…

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Trun0Jay

Status Trun0Jay Oct 21, 2024

Nothing like trying out a new game with your best bud! Echoes of Wisdom is really something. All the silly ideas you think up playing a game, wondering if they'd work, and the developers were already ahead of you. I'll come back to this one down the line, but this is both a fun return to top down Zelda, and …

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Nothing like trying out a new game with your best bud! Echoes of Wisdom is really something. All the silly ideas you think up playing a game, wondering if they'd work, and the developers were already ahead of you. I'll come back to this one down the line, but this is both a fun return to top down Zelda, and some exciting new spins on the format. BED! enter image description here

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Goodknight65

Status Goodknight65 Oct 7, 2024

Having to use a limited resource to be able to swing was a real downer for me.. id really prefer to be able to attack myself.

The tons of summons was overwhelming sometimes and took forever to scroll through and figure out the right one for some puzzles. I am sure i am in the minority for this but figured …

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Having to use a limited resource to be able to swing was a real downer for me.. id really prefer to be able to attack myself.

The tons of summons was overwhelming sometimes and took forever to scroll through and figure out the right one for some puzzles. I am sure i am in the minority for this but figured id share my thoughts either way.

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ClaireValle

Status ClaireValle Oct 6, 2024

I know Zelda is known for reusing concepts every time they can, but the fact that this franchise has had basically nothing but Breath of the Wild content for the past decade makes the returning characters and references feel way more nostalgic than they should. Seeing the deku scrubs and river zora get their own little town after getting replaced …

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I know Zelda is known for reusing concepts every time they can, but the fact that this franchise has had basically nothing but Breath of the Wild content for the past decade makes the returning characters and references feel way more nostalgic than they should. Seeing the deku scrubs and river zora get their own little town after getting replaced by koroks and sea zora makes me very happy.

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