Oh man, I just got incredibly excited about Twilight Princess HD . It’s not because of the secret Amiibo dungeon or the game’s general, forgotten awesomeness. It’s not because of the new Hero Mode either… although it sort of is. No, my excitement stems solely from the reveal of what the Ganondorf Amiibo will do in the game, which will make it way harder, even (presumably) harder than Hero Mode. Umm, yes please!
Twilight Princess Doubles Down On Hard Mode With Ganondorf Amiibo
“Ready to test your mettle? Tap the Ganondorf Amiibo and Link will take extra damage until your play session ends—or you do,” says Nintendo, in the UK-only Twilight Princess HD Amiibo trailer, above, which barely anybody has discovered yet. The trailer officially details what each Amiibo does in the game. Wolf Link unlocks a dungeon; Link and Toon Link give you more arrows; Zelda and Sheik restore your hearts. But Ganondorf is probably the most interesting: He makes you take more damage, making the game harder.
Uh, that’s pretty clutch. Twilight Princess is, sadly, probably the easiest game in the Legend of Zelda series, although thankfully Nintendo has since learned its lesson… hence the Hero modes in Wind Waker HD , Link Between Worlds and now Twilight Princess HD . Rumor has it that the TP Hero Mode will double enemy damage, which sounds just about right.
Well, Nintendo is making up for its past misdeeds (misdeeds of easiness) with the Ganondorf Amiibo. It’ll further increase the damage you take—apparently in Hero Mode or otherwise, but that’s unconfirmed for now—until you quit your session or quit living. It looks pretty tough, especially if you can layer Hero Mode on top of it. And I’m probably even more excited about this feature than the Amiibo dungeon itself. Because I love the challenge. In fact, I just bought a Ganondorf Amiibo via the Internet for just this reason. Really. It’ll be the first Amiibo I actually open up.
As for the other Amiibos… some part of me revolts against letting you regenerate hearts or arrows simply by using an Amiibo. It takes away some of the challenge of the game, but more importantly, it changes the balance. Some parts are supposed to be hard for a reason. But am I being old-fashioned or ridiculous? Is this an eminently reasonable addition, a way to help younger or busier players? What do you think? Which Amiibos will you be using with Twilight Princess HD?
