Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
8.4
Platforms
- Nintendo SwitchNov 20, 20208.4playscore8.068 Critics9.417.5K Players
68 critic reviews · 29 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity isn’t revolutionary, but I can’t deny that the Breath of the Wild touches to the formula leads it to be one of the better musou games on the Switch. Writing this review has been a bit challenging, because a good musou game is pretty self-explanatory.
Cullen Black · Dec 09, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a fantastic game that elevates itself above the trappings of more general hack-and-slash fests thanks to its incredible and engaging narrative, epic musical soundtrack, and overall fun and fluid gameplay, making it a very worthy successor to Hyrule Warriors as well as an official entry into The Legend of Zelda lore.
Justin O'Riley · Dec 09, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is an incredibly successfully follow-up to Hyrule Warriors, and in my opinion, it's the best Warriors title to date. It may lack the sheer unbelievable amount of content that Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition has, but what's available plays excellently enough that I didn't mind one bit. The only thing holding it back is the inconsistent frame rate and the innate repetitive nature of a Warriors game.
Chris "Atom" DeAngelus · Dec 08, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is worth the investment for this gameplay loop, far more than other Koei Tecmo and Nintendo crossovers like Fire Emblem Warriors. It's satisfying both mechanically and for world-building that enriches its universe.
Jason Rochlin · Dec 05, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Thankfully, all you really need going into Age of Calamity is a love of cleaving through armies and the patience to see its more monotonous segments through to their end. So long as you know what you’re getting into, it’s far more exhilarating than sluggish — and prior knowledge of Breath of the Wild isn’t among the necessities.
Niki Fakhoori · Dec 04, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity delivers a very top-notch musou experience, one that takes both franchises very seriously. However, Zelda fans expecting something along the lines of Breath of the Wild are in for a very rude awakening.
Todd Rigney · Dec 03, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Overall, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a mixed bag. As a Musou game, it’s enjoyable. While the missions are repetitive and a lot of the side content just feels like filler, the core combat system is satisfying. However, as a companion piece to Breath of the Wild, the game is a disappointment. It pulls every punch and is completely underwhelming as a prequel to Breath of the Wild.
Diego Perez · Nov 29, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is certainly a great entry in the Zelda universe and it even adds canon content, which can only be celebrated. The game offers many characters to choose from, a fun storyline to play through, nice visuals but is also a bit lacking in variety and does have a few technical issues that can be somewhat off-putting at times. Nonetheless, if you enjoyed the original Hyrule Warriors or simply adore the Breath of the Wild universe, then this one will certainly present you with a fair number of hours of fun.
Ibuki · Nov 29, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - If The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is the calm, reserved child, then Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is its loud, rowdy older sibling. The action starts at 10 and never lets up, giving me battle after battle of tight and fun Musou action. The story beats are for the most part great, but a few of them definitely left me wanting for more and not in a good way.
Jason Fanelli · Nov 27, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is an epic game in some ways. It starts excitingly and rarely lets up. If you stink at dungeons and shrines and won’t miss exploring, you’ll find a world that’s still impressive and characters that have proven to endure in the minds of series fans. In the end, it remains predominantly Koei-Tecomo’s Warrior gameplay with Nintendo’s Zelda dressing, so probably not GOTY material.
Trevor Gould · Nov 27, 2020 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review
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About the game
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Join the struggle that brought Hyrule to its knees. Learn more about Zelda, the four Champions, the King of Hyrule and more through dramatic cutscenes as they try to save the kingdom from Calamity. The Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity game is the only way to firsthand see what happened 100 years ago. - Battle hordes of Hyrule’s most formidable foes - From barbaric Bokoblins to towering Lynels, Ganon’s troops have emerged in droves. Playable heroes like Link, Zelda and more must use their distinct abilities to carve through hundreds of enemies to save Hyrule from the impending Calamity.
Developer: Omega Force