The Legend Of Zelda: 7 Best Games With A Hard Mode
Here are all of the Zelda games that have a hard mode.
Harder effort modes are a great way for people who have played The Legend of Zelda before to add more challenge to a new playthrough. In Zelda, hard modes often make monsters do more damage and give Link less Hearts to use to heal himself.
Sometimes, levels or even the whole world of Hyrule are changed to make them harder. You can’t count on how well you know the game. Instead, you’re thrown into a more difficult situation that won’t be the same as the first time you played it. If you want to try something new in Zelda, why not try one of these?
Ocarina Of Time
On the GameCube, the Master Quest was on a separate disc. When Ocarina of Time was remastered for the 3DS, it was added to the cartridge and unlocked when you played the game for the first time.
In the first Master Quest, every level was made harder and the maps were changed to test fans who had played before. You would also face harder monsters earlier than you would in normal play.
All of Hyrule was turned upside down in the 3DS version of Master Quest, and monsters hit twice as hard.
Skyward Sword
Skyward Sword‘s Hero Mode is available in both the original game and the HD remake, which is not the case for many other games. In both cases, Hero Mode is unlocked when the main story is done.
It changes a few things about the game: hearts don’t show up (unless you wear the Heart Medal), the stamina and oxygen gauges drain faster, and you can remove the time needed to charge up the Master Sword’s Skyward Strike.
Also, the Thunder Dragon’s boss rush has been changed to include a few more fights, such as a second fight with Ghirahim and the final fight with Demise. The HD version was mostly the same, except for some features that were cut from the remake anyway.
A Link Between Worlds
Hero Mode came out with A Link Between Worlds, but you have to finish the main story before you can play it. In this Hero Mode, enemies do four times as much damage as normal, but this is made up for by the fact that Hearts still show up.
As a reward for taking on the task, you get to see parts of the story that aren’t in the main game. Ravio’s book can be found in the Vacant House. It shows how he felt about Yuga tricking Princess Hilda and how hard it was for him to leave without her.
There’s also a new scene with the Sages after Link puts the Master Sword back on its stand.
The Wind Waker HD
On the Wii U, there was an HD remake of The Wind Waker with better graphics and a harder mode called Hero Mode. In Hero Mode, monster hits do twice as much damage to Link, and Hearts don’t show up when you break pots or cut grass, which makes it much harder to heal.
You can switch between Hero mode and Normal mode whenever you want. This means you are not stuck on a certain level of challenge. So, if The Wind Waker is too easy or too hard for you, you don’t have to start over with your save file.
Twilight Princess HD
Like other HD re-releases, Twilight Princess HD came out with a Hero Mode that you can start right away. Hero Mode makes the game harder because the monsters are bigger and can take out twice as many Hearts in one hit.
Hero Mode also flips the game’s map, which is similar to how the Wii version’s map was turned around because most Wii players were right-handed and used motion controls. But in the HD version, the plan was changed to make it harder for people who already knew how it was set up.
Link’s Awakening Remake
Link’s Awakening‘s version for the Nintendo Switch took the original 2D sprites and gave them a bright, 3D look. Hero Mode was also available from the start, so longtime fans of Link’s Awakening and people looking for a challenge could start playing right away.
When monsters hit Link in Hero Mode, he loses twice as many hearts as normal. This can be hard to deal with since Hearts aren’t always around to heal you. When you’re deep in a dungeon, you can’t count on fairies to drop from the mini-boss either, since these helpful creatures don’t show up. You’ll have to stay alert the whole time.
Breath Of The Wild
Master Mode was added to Breath of the Wild as part of The Master Trials DLC. Even though Breath of the Wild already had hard monsters and tasks like Lynels and Eventide Island, Master Mode made Snow Rider 3D even harder.
In Master Mode, monsters get stronger and can heal themselves if you don’t keep fighting them. Bosses can also fix themselves, so you need to take care of them quickly and well.
There is also a type of gold-level monster that can be found all over Hyrule, so keep an eye out for these scary foes as you travel.
