As a lot as followers would possibly need her to be, Zelda is sadly not playable in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – however that does not imply she will not be in a future recreation.
Just about for the reason that very first teaser trailer for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, followers have been speculating over whether or not Zelda herself will truly be playable in a principal sequence recreation. The largest piece of proof for her being playable was a easy factor: she had a haircut (quick hair means it would not clip by way of her physique). This wasn’t helped by the truth that Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma acted oddly coy about whether or not or not she can be playable. Sadly for these hopeful she can be, she is in reality not playable. However Aonuma stated that does not imply she will not be in a unique recreation.
Talking with Self-importance Honest concerning the recreation, Aonuma shared his perspective on the potential of making Zelda a playable character. “We really feel like what takes most precedence is this concept of gameplay,” Aonuma stated. “If it seems that the actual gameplay we’re making an attempt to deliver to fruition can be greatest served by having Zelda take that function, then it’s potential that that could possibly be a path we might take. With that stated, in fact, as a result of we’re not positive what the following gameplay expertise goes to be, we will’t say what Zelda’s subsequent step goes to be.”
Clearly this is not an outright affirmation that she can be playable within the subsequent recreation, and even any recreation after that, however it at the least means Nintendo is open to the concept. Here is a bit recommendation from me to you Nintendo: you need to do it. She’s arguably the principle character of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, however she deserves the total Zelda expertise – it is her identify on the dang field in any case!