Yoshi-P says Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom was the recent game that impressed him the most

Naoki Yoshida is one of Square Enix’s most prominent names today, having directed games like Final Fantasy XIV e Final Fantasy XVI. Recently, the director was asked about the recent games he played and which one he liked the most, and his answer was quite curious.

According to Yoshi-P, the recent game that impressed him most was The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdomfrom Nintendo. He highlighted the title as a game that impacted him, especially from the creator point of view, for his design. Despite being a smaller game that will probably not sell as much as the main series, he says the team challenged himself to find out how to make him fun.

“All recent games are interesting, but I was particularly impressed with The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It may be a kind of nerd theme, but even from a creator’s point of view, there were many points that made me think ‘wow, that’s amazing’, in terms of how the features were used, how it was done and the game design.

In fact, the basic resources used in that work are almost the same as other works by Zelda. That is, by concentrating all efforts on the fun of the game, they maintained the production costs at least. Therefore, with the understanding that sales may not grow explosively as in the main game, they are challenging “finding out how to make the game more fun.”

Yoshi-P also praises the way the game can save costs and share resources, and believes that all novice developers should play it to better understand the development process.

“I do not believe that a method of saving costs, sharing resources and investing in a structural system comes from the ideas of the younger ones. This work was born because the knowledge of veterans and the sensitivity of young people worked very well together as a team. I would like those who aim to become game developers or who are starting their careers to play this work from this perspective. For me, it is an extremely remarkable work.”

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is available for Nintendo Switch.

Source: My Nintendo News