Whether Koei Tecmo will keep expanding Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment after its free updates or not, they shouldn't move on to the next Fire Emblem Warriors just yet. Instead, they should stay on the project a little longer and bring Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity on the same page as its successor, via a shiny Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. This is a very common request, because a lot of people have not been happy with the performance of the original on the Nintendo Switch.
With such an upgrade the game would run in 4k and 60FPS, but since we're talking about a Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and not a mere free update, there also need to be some Switch 2 features to warrant it. One would be support for Game Share, which is an excellent addition in Age of Imprisonment that makes playing the coop mode much more enjoyable.
And the other would be increasing the number of enemies that are visible and ready to be attacked all across the board. The original game often only rendered a limited number of enemies, even when more were in the area. So, you might have 100 Bokoblins in front of you, but the game was only displaying 50 of them at once (just as an example). And the rest were popping in as the others got defeated. That's not a thing in Age of Imprisonment any longer and actually a very good feature for an upgrade, because it makes the game a lot more responsive and fun.
Still, this isn't much and like the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of Animal Crossing: New Horizons this should come at the lowest price point, so only 4.99€ for the Upgrade Pack.
A free update that accompanies the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition could also address some other issues and omissions, which were left in the field after the Expansion Pass was finished. Here are some ideas:
- Zelda's Royal Attire as a new outfit option
- A way of re-obtaining certain one-time weaponry, including the Lucky Ladle and Prototype Ancient Short Sword
- A new blacksmith feature to maximize the otherwise random base damage values of weapons
- Increased levels for Vicious Monster Battles during Blood Moons
They could also finally make Astor playable in the post-game, but who am I kidding?
Well, Nintendo probably wouldn't release this all too soon, because right now they want to focus on Age of Imprisonment and don't take away from its sales. But in a year or so this could be a worthwhile addition to the ever-growing library of Nintendo Switch 2 Editions.
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