The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Reveals Awesome Feature Cut From the Game

As a seasoned gamer with decades of adventure under my belt, I must say that the latest revelation about The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom has piqued my interest like never before. The scrapped dungeon editor feature, now resurrected as the ‘echoes’ mechanic, is a testament to Nintendo’s creative ingenuity and their knack for turning lemons into lemonade.


In the creation process of “The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of the Wisdom,” a significant aspect was unfortunately removed from the final version of the game. However, this elimination led to the emergence of the “echoes” feature. For those not familiar with the upcoming “Legend of Zelda” title, one of its key elements is the utilization of the Tri Rod to generate “echoes.” These echoes are copies of items or creatures in the environment that can be used whenever necessary. For instance, you could construct a bridge using old beds or summon allies to aid you in battles by recreating monsters.

As a dedicated gamer, I can tell you that before the current format of the game, Nintendo was tinkering with an idea to let Nintendo Switch gamers design their own dungeons. However, this particular feature didn’t make it into the final version and instead evolved into ‘Echoes’. The development team decided that ‘Echoes’ was a more promising direction.

According to Satoshi Terada, a director from the development team Grezzo, we were investigating multiple strategies for playing the game simultaneously. One method under consideration involved Link duplicating items like doors and candles to construct unique dungeons. During this experimental stage, this concept was referred to as an ‘edit dungeon’ since players could effectively design their own version of the popular game, The Legend of Zelda.

Eiji Aonuma, the producer of the Legend of Zelda series, mentioned that he was asked to try out a new concept. As he played, ideas began to form in his mind. He realized that although designing personal dungeons and letting others play them can be enjoyable, it’s not necessarily bad to incorporate elements into the game that could be copied and pasted, and then create gameplay where these items could be utilized to battle enemies. This marked the start of the gameplay using ‘echoes’. The focus of the gameplay shifted from designing dungeons up until that point, to utilizing copy-pasted items as tools to advance one’s own adventure.

Anomua went on to share that the development team had been planning the dungeon aspect for about a year, but eventually decided to abandon it and transform it into the Echoes feature instead.

While everyone else was focusing on creating dungeons for the game, I found myself thinking along different lines as I worked beside them. However, it wasn’t until a year had passed that I managed to present an alternative idea. You see, it’s essential to test features and their overall feel before you can fully appreciate their potential for shaping gameplay. That’s why I wanted the team to try making it first. The ‘edit dungeon’ feature they demonstrated struck me as having great potential to revolutionize the way we play The Legend of Zelda games, especially if we incorporated an ‘echoes’ aspect into the gameplay. I felt that exploring this idea further could lead to a more intriguing and innovative direction.

The complete interview can be accessed on Nintendo’s platform. However, based on what was said, there’s a possibility that the dungeon editor feature could resurface in another game at some point. If this occurs, it might appear in a spin-off title, such as “Echoes of Wisdom.

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2024-09-23 17:39