Veteran voice actor Matthew Mercer has confirmed that he has lent his expertise to voicing Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Identified to Nintendo followers because the voice behind Fireplace Emblem Awakening‘s Chrom, his different roles have included Yusuke Kitagawa in Persona 5 Royal, the narrator in No Extra Heroes III and fan-favourite Levi Ackerman within the Assault on Titan anime collection.
“I simply bought the go-ahead from Nintendo, so I can FINALLY announce my absolute pleasure to be voicing Ganondorf in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. An immense honor that I’ve thrown myself into doing justice,” the actor revealed on Twitter.
“I’ve been an immense Legend of Zelda fan since I used to be a toddler, and Ganondorf has been one in every of my favourite antagonists… to the purpose the place I portrayed this green-skinned menace for my webseries over a decade in the past!
“Lots of the burden of expectation on my shoulders for this, and I hope to do you proud. An enormous thanks to Nintendo and the whole Tears of the Kingdom group for entrusting me with such a badass.”
In a current gameplay demonstration, The Legend of Zelda collection producer Eiji Aonuma revealed the brand new powers that Hyperlink could have at his disposal on this newest open-air journey.
These embody Recall which rewinds an object’s motion, Fuse that permits you to stick objects collectively to create new weapons, Ultrahand which helps you to connect sources similar to logs to create makeshift autos, and Ascend the place, in case you are in a location with a ceiling, you need to use it to primarily warp as much as the ground above you.
The anticipated sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild will take you throughout the land and skies of Hyrule, the place you’ll as soon as once more have the prospect to chart your individual path by means of its sprawling landscapes and mysterious floating islands. You’ll need to harness the ability of Hyperlink’s new talents to struggle in opposition to the malevolent forces threatening the dominion.
The corporate lately revealed the sport’s amiibo help and plans to supply the Nintendo Change OLED Mannequin – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, a themed Nintendo Change Professional Controller and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Collector’s Version, which is able to embody a bodily copy of the sport, an artbook with idea artwork, a SteelBook case, an Iconart metal poster and a set of 4 pin badges.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom will launch at retail and digitally on the Nintendo eShop for Nintendo Change worldwide on twelfth Might 2023.