The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD: What's New for the Remake
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD is rife with changes. Here's a quick primer on what you can expect to be different than the original.
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD makes lots of changes, big and small, to the 2006 classic. This guide will explain what has been changed for the remake.
Major Changes and Additions
- Features new Cave of Shadows endurance dungeon, similar to the Cave of Ordeals
(Read our guide on how to access the Cave of Shadows) - Adds a new Colossal Wallet as a reward for completing the Cave of Shadows
- Adds various Amiibo functionality for Link, Toon Link, Wolf Link, Princess Zelda, Sheik, and Ganondorf
(Read our guide on Amiibo functionality) - 1080p Resolution and Additional Textures
- Hero Mode is available from the start of the game
- Features new Miiverse stamps
- A new Ghost Lantern item assists in finding Poes for the
Smaller Tweaks and Balance
- Areas only have 12 Tears of Light instead of 16
- Wallet sizes have been changed: 500 (Default), Big (1,000), and Giant (2,000)
- Link has three equippable Item slots
- Gyroscope is used for aiming weapons like Bow and Gale Boomerang
- Wii U GamePad provides streamlined equipment and map interface
- Link is left-handed (as in GameCube version) rather than right-handed (as in Wii version)
- Supports off-screen play on GamePad by pressing (-) button
