Xenoblade Dev Hiring For New Legend Of Zelda Project

Monolith Soft, the developer of the Xenoblade Chronicles series, is working on a new Legend of Zelda title. The studio’s website is putting the call out for developers to join the project, and recruiting for programmers, designers, and artists, among other roles.

Although Monolith Soft is known primarily for its work on the Xenoblade Chronicles titles, it’s no stranger to Zelda. The studio previously co-developed The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and, more recently, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, where it no doubt leveraged its expertise in creating vast open-worlds that players can explore.

It’s unclear what this new game is at this stage or whether it will fit the open-world mould established by Breath of the Wild. However, Monolith Soft’s involvement with the project does certainly suggest it could be another grand adventure in the same vein as the Switch launch title.

Nintendo has a number of other Zelda projects in the pipeline. Excitingly, one of those is a remake of the Game Boy classic The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, which is being “reborn as a new experience” for Switch and is expected to launch in 2019. Nintendo has also announced Cadence of Hyrule, a crossover between its Legend of Zelda series and Brace Yourself Games’ Crypt of the Necrodancer.

Of course, if you’re really in the mood for Zelda, there’s probably still plenty left for your to do in the vast world of Breath of the Wild. In GameSpot’s review, Peter Brown awarded the game a 10, saying it is “the most impressive game Nintendo has ever created.”

He added: “No matter how gorgeous its environments are, how clever its enemies are, and how tricky its puzzles get, the fact that Breath of the Wild continues to surprise you with newfound rules and possibilities after dozens of hours is by far its most valuable quality. It’s a game that allows you to feel gradually more and more empowered yet simultaneously manages to retain a sense of challenge and mystery–which, together, creates a steady, consistent feeling of gratification throughout the entire experience. Breath of the Wild is a defining moment for The Legend of Zelda series.”

from GameSpot – Game News https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xenoblade-dev-hiring-for-new-legend-of-zelda-proje/1100-6465888/