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. Zelda's first solo adventure says goodbye to Link's iconic gear,

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,

As players make their way through Hyrule once again in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, they will be met with 50 side quests. That sounds like a lot to cover, but this is spread across the different regions, so in reality, you’ll come by at least 5 to 8 side quests per area.