Nintendo Everything has unleashed a ton of new information about Hyrule Warriors by translating a few pages from the latest Famitsu magazine. Below is a bunch of info about some of the game’s items, areas, characters, and more.
The Boomerang
- Obtained from a treasure chest and used like the Bombs are, as shown at E3.
- The Boomerang will stun enemies it hits
- The Boomerang can be upgraded into the Gale Boomerang which creates a tornado launching enemies into the air.
- Monsters take more damage if hit while mid-air.
Gold Skulltulas
- 100 Gold Skulltulas hide throughout the world.
- They will appear if certain conditions are met throughout the game.
- Killing a Gold Skulltulas rewards you with an illustration piece
- Skulltulas information is presented in the in the stage select screen
- Spider web shaped markers will appear on the map to indicate a Gold Skulltula’s location.
- You have a limited amount of time to find the Gold Skulltula, so you better move quickly.
Weapon bags
- Can be acquired from enemies you defeat. You can pick weapon bags from slayed enemies
- The weapons in these bags are random and revealed at the end of the stage.
- -“Sealed Weapons” can be found inside of treasure chests. These weapons enables your characters to use more kinds of weapons.
Weapon information screen
- There is a new weapon information screen with information such as weapon name, rarity, attributes, attack power, skills, sealed skills, and empty slots.
- Weapons can use elemental powers such as fire and lightning.
- There are many skills, including one that increase the amount of Rupees found.
Upgrading Weapons
- There is a Junk Shop in which you can compose newer and stronger weapons.
- You can switch skills from one weapon to a next. The weapon in which the skill was extracted is turned into scrap pieces and is lost.
Sheik
- Sheik’s primary attacks comes from her Harp, playing magical songs to deal elemental damage.
- She will also carry a variety of knives.
- She has a “power of the flame” attack which drops burning rocks onto enemies.
- Her “unleash of magical power” uses lightning to sweep through enemies.
- Sheik speaks in a secretive way, often hinting at hidden things to come.
- Sheik is addressed as being a warrior from the Sheikah tribe, as of now there is no confirmation that she is Zelda in disguise.
Princess Ruto
- Princess Ruto can use magic to summon water moves and abilities.
- She can gain power from attacks to shoot a stronger shot of water.
Lake Hylia
- Cia uses her magic to surround Lake Hylia in ice.
- Sheik and Impa run into a hostile Zelda inside of the Water Temple.
- Sheik uses the Lens of Truth and see that it is actually not Zelda, but is actually…..(thought is not continued in the magazine.)
Darunia
- He is very strong and uses a heavy hammer as a weapon.
- He can roll around to attack.
- He can use fire attacks by slamming the ground.
Death Mountain
- As Sheik and Impa head towards Death Mountain a fairy stops them and delivers some information. As they are walking away the fair yells, “Hey!”
- Is this Navi?
Impa
- Her primary weapon is a fire-based halberd.
- She can use giant bladed weapons.
- She can create walls of fire and a “dragon of flames” to cut through her foes.
Lana
- Seems to use earthly elements in her attacks, such as leaves, roots, and seeds.
- She uses a large branch and is aided through the Deku Tree’s power.
- She can plant her seeds which will grow into a full crop capable of attacking enemies.
- Lana uses the Deku Leaf to blow enemies from afar.
Faron Woods
- The Faron Woods is the first stage of Hyrule Warriors.
- The Great Deku Tree sits in the center of the forest and is its guardian force.
- Killing enemies releases force shards which goes towards a “knockout” meter.
- When the meter is filled you can unleash a powerful attack which kills a ton of enemies in the area.
Source: Nintendo Everything