Age of Imprisonment: Koei Tecmo initiative and approach

Detailed information was provided about the creation process of the game Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. This was reported by Zamin.uz.

The project producers Yosuke Hayashi and Ryota Matsushita emphasized in interviews with Japanese media that the initiative to create the game came not from Nintendo, but from Koei Tecmo. This information was published by the source playground.ru.

In an interview with the 4Gamer platform, Hayashi spoke about how after the release of the game Tears of the Kingdom, the project seemed to encourage the creation of a Warriors-style spin-off set during the "Age of Imprisonment" period. He shared this idea with Matsushita, and they immediately decided to start implementing it.

Matsushita stated that the main ideas and elements for the Warriors games already existed, and some aspects had been planned in advance. The producer of The Legend of Zelda game, Eiji Aonuma, confirmed that Nintendo closely monitored the process and awaited Koei Tecmo's approach.

Ultimately, Koei Tecmo took the initiative to start the project. Thus, the Age of Imprisonment project was formed as a collaboration combining Nintendo team's concepts and Koei Tecmo's creative approach.

In this game, the rich stories of the Zelda world merge with the combat styles characteristic of the Warriors series. Players can expect familiar combat mechanics and a new, exciting story.