The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom looks like a cute and cuddly game, but you're going to have to go down a dark path if you'd like to play it in the most optimal way possible.

As we noted in last week’s return installment of Best, Worst, Weirdest , Zelda broke with that basic tradition with 2013’s A Link Between Worlds, which dropped the whole idea of a steadily growing roster of tools,

Echoes of Wisdom, Nintendo has now introduced a plethora of mechanics that could help make the perfect Zelda sandbox experience.

There are 28 different status-altering accessories to be found in Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Like Clothing, Accessories are accessible via the Equipment

If you get annoyed by enemies that are flying or too far for your usual echoes to reach, boomerang boarblins are the way to go. Even better, this one is the stronger version, which you can find in the western Gerudo Desert, so they’ll make quick work of any flying enemies giving you grief.

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Echoes of Wisdom takes the charm of 2D Zelda titles and adds the creativity and freedom of TOTK to create a fun if not flawed adventure across Hyrule.

Echoes Of Wisdom is great, but it doesn't answer all the questions it creates with its setting, timeline, and future.

Echoes of Wisdom dungeons have some classic tropes thrown in from the best top-down entries.