The Battle-Tested Guardian isnвЂ™t that powerful to begin with, though with the right weapon fusions and leveling up, it could become a formidable character. Unfortunately, after finally playing as the character after unlocking it, I found the character to be largely disappointing to play as. The only new character introduced in Pulse of the Ancients is the Battle-Tested Guardian, finally giving players the opportunity to properly control one of LinkвЂ™s fiercest foes from The Legend of Zelda:В Breath of the Wild. Despite this minor (and unnecessary) gimmick aside, the Master Cycle Zero is one of the best additions to come from Pulse of the Ancients, largely thanks to how unique and different it can make the somewhat-tedious hack-and-slash gameplay feel.

If the meter fills up completely, the Master Cycle Zero will вЂњoverheat,вЂќ temporarily stalling out.

A gage in the upper left-hand corner measures the engineвЂ™s вЂњtemperature.

The Master Cycle Zero can also accelerate at turbo speed, mowing down anyone unfortunate enough to get in the way. However, the Master Cycle Zero is easily ZeldaвЂ™s best weapon, especially thanks to the ability to utilize its wide-sweeping attacks, allowing for some easy crowd controlling tactics. The only other new weapon of note is the Master Cycle Zero, which is exclusive to Zelda rather than Link, strangely enough. Link can attain the flails early on through the Royal Ancient Lab, allowing players the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the weaponsвЂ™ controls and properties before taking on the monstrous challenges ahead. The Ancient Bladed Flail favors speed over strength, with one of its unique properties the ability to aim and shoot a beam at enemies. For example, the Fortified Flail is a bit slow compared to the other flails, but it can summon a shield that can trigger a вЂњPerfect GuardвЂќ if timed correctly. Link can obtain three different flails, each one controlling slightly different to each other, since the flails have different properties that make them feel largely unique, despite being similar in power and gameplay to each other. LinkвЂ™s flails mostly feel like a combination of a whip, morning star, and nunchucks, while ZeldaвЂ™s Master Cycle Zero feels similar in gameplay to the Ancient Spinner top-like weapon from the original Hyrule Warriors. The new weapons added by Pulse of the Ancients include some flails for Link, as well as ZeldaвЂ™s Master Cycle Zero, which initially appeared as a reward for completing the вЂњEX ChampionsвЂ™ BalladвЂќ quest from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildВ DLC content of the same name (which itself was inspired by the Master Cycle that originally appeared in Mario Kart 8В as part of a DLC pack). Some of the new monsters include giant Chuchus, barrel-bomb tossing Moblins, and some massively upgraded Wizzrobes. The vicious monsters themselves can range from the expected cast of Silver Lynels and Malice Guardians, but Pulse of the Ancients also introduces a few new monsters, all of which are massively tough. In addition to the new objectives are the вЂњvicious monstersвЂќ boss battles that seem to randomly alternate different bosses and objectives, although the missions do eventually repeat. However, the required recipe materials to unlock many of the rewards need to be obtained in the specially-labeled mission points on the map (thankfully, all DLC-related missions are marked with an вЂњEXвЂќ by the icon, presumably standing for вЂњExpansion PassвЂќ). Most of the DLC content stems from this area, which is really comprised of different objectives that, when completed, offer several different rewards such as ability upgrades, new weapons, and even a new character. Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity вЂ“ Pulse of the Ancients, the first DLC content pack, features a new location hub known as the Royal Ancient Lab (a name that should be a little familiar to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the WildВ fans).

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