Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity lets you have all the fun hacking and slashing, and does the boring jobs with a click of the button.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is a spin-off in the Legend of Zelda series. If you have played their main storyline, Breath of the Wild, then you will be familiar with the characters in this game. This game sets 100 years before Breath of the Wild, before Calamity Ganon appears and destroys the Kingdom of Hyrule. The story focuses on a small little guardian bringing the news of future doom to Princess Zelda and her Champions. The small guardian comes from the future, it has photographic evidence of Ganon destroying Hyrule. With this information, the King orders Zelda to get her training done. Zelda, on the other hand, tries to find allies to pilot the Divine Beasts to weaken Ganon.

If you wondered how it feels like to control the Divine Beasts, this is the game to do so. There are missions where you have to use them. In Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, there are more playable characters with different skill sets in addition to Link. Link still does not talk in this game, but he is the main hero. Zelda is now a playable- character, she uses her Sheikah Slate to wreak havoc on enemies. The graphics are still beautiful in this game, each section of the map blends seamlessly to another. The map is the same as Breath of the Wild to every detail.

While the Hyrule Warriors does not have blood or gore, this hack-slash game is rated E10+ because you kill enemies and they disappear. There are cutscenes to move the story forward, but generally your job is to kill monsters. The game tells a story about duty. King Rhoam, Zelda's father, keeps reminding of her role in stopping Calamity Ganon. Every chapter reminds you about how Calamity Ganon will destroy the world unless you do your duty. However, there are no scary moments, and plenty of funny scenes between Impa and the small guardian.

The game is more child friendly because there will be no adventuring. There will be several icons on the map telling you what it does. You can level Link up, create new recipes, unlock stables easily without having to travel. There are no shrines in the game, instead you get hearts by quests'. Hyrule Warrior: Age of Calamity focuses on action and story, but gives you the option of leveling up and finding new recipes simply by icons on the map.

Aside from Link and Zelda, the other playable character in the beginning is Impa, Zelda's bodyguard. As you move along further, you will be able to use Mipha, Daruk, Revali and Urbosa. When the story shifts to Ganon's revival, Riju, Yunobo, Teba and Sidon will appear as part of the story line for you to play. While the options open, the story does not allow you to pick and choose any character in the main story line; but for side quests, you can pick any character or characters depending on the adventure.