Nintendo’s E3 2019 Directis over, but the company made sure to spoil fans with a ton of new announcements and gameplay during its hour-long show. One such announcement was the release date forCadence of Hyrule,a dungeon-crawling rhythm game that lets gamers play as either Link or Zelda.
Cadence of Hyruleis an interesting concept, having players adventure around and battle enemies to the tune of music, which on its own doesn’t sound that different. However, players that do so in rhythm with the soundtrack are rewarded with bonus damage and other rewards. The game is coming from the developer ofCrypt of the NecroDancer,another dungeon-crawling game that shares the same concept.Cadenceof Hyrulewill be available soon, with the release date currently set for August 03, 2025.
It’s just one of the many pieces ofLegend of Zeldathat fans got to see today, the biggest piece of information being thata sequel toBreath of The Wildis now in development. And while that announcement is definitely exciting, the sequel is certainly still quite a ways away. Luckily, fans will haveCadence of Hyruleand the remake ofLink’s Awakeningto keep them happy until then.
The Direct itself was arguably the most impressive of the E3 press conferences this year, with Nintendo unveiling a heap of games and DLC that was only briefly interrupted to introduce the new President of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser, who took over afterReggie Fils-Amie retired earlier this year. Of course, there are still a few days of E3 left, and there will certainly still be some big demos and announcements for fans that were left feeling unimpressed by the other conferences.
Cadence of Hyruleshould prove to be a fun way to kill time on the Switch until the bigger titles release, and even then the actual gameplay seems interesting enough to warrant some revisiting in the future. Luckily, anxious fans only have a few short days to wait before they can get their hands on the game.
