Release Date: November 6, 2025
The third installment of the musou-type slasher subseries, serving as spin-offs for The Legend of Zelda. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a prequel to Tears of the Kingdom, allowing us to learn Hyrule's distant past. We participate in dynamic battles with dozens of enemies.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is the third installment of the musou-type slasher sub-series. They are all spin-offs of the highly popular The Legend of Zelda series. The game, set before the events from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, was developed by the Koei Tecmo-owned AAA Games Studio, in collaboration with Nintendo.
In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment the action is viewed from a third-person perspective (TPP). The gameplay does not deviate too much from what the previous part of the series and other games of this type have accustomed us to. We mainly engage in dynamic battles with opponents, during which we face dozens of enemies at the same time. The locations we visit are also a home to powerful bosses that we have to face.
The game provides us with characters that vary in terms of fighting style, preferred weaponry, and combat skills. The characters from The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom appear in the game, led by Princess Zelda and King Rauru.
The graphics of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment were created using cel-shading technique and maintained in the style known from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
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Maintained in a fantasy climate, the game series combines elements of adventure, RPGs, action and puzzle games. The brand was created by the Nintendo corporation and is counted among the most important products in the Japanese publisher's portfolio.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment review: Musou mayhem meets Zelda magic
While it suffers from occasional repetition and blandness, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment stands as the best Hyrule Warriors entry to date—and one of the most enjoyable Zelda spinoffs we’ve gotten so far.
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Game Ratings for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Video Game.
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment review: Musou mayhem meets Zelda magic
While it suffers from occasional repetition and blandness, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment stands as the best Hyrule Warriors entry to date—and one of the most enjoyable Zelda spinoffs we’ve gotten so far.
COGconnected: 80 / 100 by James Paley
You’ve got excellent combat and no second thing. Maybe you want more out of a Zelda game than fighting with a light layer of story on top. That’s totally fine! But the vibes are immaculate and the gameplay is terribly compelling. If you want an intense action game that really highlights the Zelda of it all, then Age of Imprisonment is exactly what you’re looking for.
Nintendo Life: 9 / 10 by PJ O'Reilly
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a stunning slice of action, and my favourite musou game so far. Lessons have been learned from both Hyrule Warriors and Age of Calamity, resulting in a game that balances big-time story with top-notch combat that's got proper depth to it.With Zonai devices to play with, a cracking roster, tons of sexy Sync Strikes to pull off, and a ludicrously slick recreation of early Hyrule to set about kicking ass in, this is dream time for hack-and-slash fans and Zelda enthusiasts alike. Yes, map layouts are still a bit bland, and co-op mode is 30fps, but everything else here combines to make for the best entry in this spin-off franchise to date.
MonsterVine: 4 / 5 by Spencer Legacy
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment does plenty of things well, making for an exciting and enjoyable musou game. I wish it had a couple more memorable characters and a bit of a stronger story, but pretty much everything else about the game is excellent and worth experiencing if you dig Tears of the Kingdom.
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