Get ready for Hero Mode, the Swift Sail, and an easier Triforce hunt.
The upcoming The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker HD will add a new difficulty mode called Hero Mode, an optional sail, and more, according to recent hands-on impressions.
Hero Mode, which is selectable from the beginning, is a harder version similar to the mode of the same name in Skyward Sword. Players will only be able to heal through collecting Heart Containers or drinking potions, and enemies do more damage. You can toggle it on or off at any point before starting a file.
The Swift Sail is another new addition that allows players to freely sail in any direction they want to. It will be an optional purchase at the auction house available after the first dungeon.
The Triforce hunt from the latter half is also being fine-tuned. Instead of having to collect every map and paying Tingle to translate it, you will only need to do that for three of the eight pieces. Also, Tingle will no longer be a character you can optionally meet earlier in the adventure as he will be introduced during the main story.
You can now move around in first-person mode, too, and shoot your bow or any other item that could previously be used in the first person. Lastly, in addition to posting pictures to Miiverse using Tingle Bottles, you can now take selfie pictures of Link with goofy faces using the Picto Box and then post them in the same manner.