Nintendo Announces Details of First Breath Of The Wild Expansion

Nintendo has announced details for the first set of the DLC coming to The Legend of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild. The new content will launch this summer.

Trial of the Sword:

Trial of the Sword will introduce a horde mode to gamers. Players will be able to fight their way through roughly 45 rooms, fighting through waves of enemies. Link will start the horde mode with no weapons or gear.

Hero’s Path Mode:

This is a new map that will show everywhere the player has been for the last 200 hours of gameplay.

Hard Mode:

Hard mode will give all enemies regenerating health as well as move them up one level.

Travel Medallion;

The Travel Medallion will allow players to create a fast travel point at their current location. The medallion will be hidden in a chest somewhere in Hyrule.

Armor:

Eight new sets of armor will become be placed in the world as well. These sets will refer back to other games from the franchise. They will include:

• Majora’s mask
• Tingle’s Outfit
• Midna’s Helmet
• Phantom Armor
• Korok Mask

For full details, check out the post from Nintendo here.