The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is a captivating action-adventure game that deserves to be explored for its exciting gameplay and world. It is the first installment in the Legend of Zelda series.

As Link, you awaken far from Hyrule, in an unknown land where animals talk and monsters roam freely. To unravel the mystery of your existence and awaken the legendary Wind Fish, explore the island of Koholint, whose dungeons are full of traps and have been completely redesigned in captivating detail for this new version of The Legend of Zelda. Along the way, you will encounter a cast of interesting and lovable characters that you will not want to leave.

In this new version, classic music is reborn with new arrangements. You can now equip multiple items at once, replay key dialogues, and explore the map in completely new ways. Try your luck in the newly created mini-games to win Super Mario-inspired statues or Room Stones… These unique stones will allow you to build your own dungeon rooms. Each dungeon is a real puzzle! Throughout the game, arrange the rooms you discover according to objective grids… Where to place the bosses? How to access the stairs from the entrance?

Gameplay

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is a top-down action-adventure game. The story takes place on the island of Koholint, where the protagonist Link finds himself stranded after his ship is caught in a storm. Rescued by a young girl named Marin, Link sets out on a journey to collect eight mermaid artifacts and awaken Koholint famous wind fish in order to leave the island. Like other Zelda games, the player explores an open world made up of dungeons with puzzle levels, boss battles, and side quests.

However, unlike other top-down games in the series, Link’s Awakening allows the player to traverse obstacles and platforms, and includes side-scrolling platforming sections.

Discover Yoshiki Haruhana’s Vision For The Visual Style Of Link’s Awakening!

The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is available on Nintendo Switch. If you want to discover the game’s visual overhaul, read on to discover the vision of art director Yoshiki Haruhana!

Hello everyone. I am Yoshiki Haruhana, the art director of this game. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening was released on the Game Boy 20 years ago and remains a cult classic for many. That’s why, during the graphics update, we made sure that it looks natural.

Rather than re-creating the game with cutting-edge graphics, we tried to capture the universal simplicity of the pixel art of the era. We hope that each player will bring their own vision to Link’s Awakening.