The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom often functions as a grab bag of elements from previous Zelda games, but one instance of abandoning the past actually leads to some of the best content in the game. It’s standard procedure for ideas to carry on from one Zelda game to the next, and in a loose timeline that paints an overarching picture of Hyrule’s history, the focus on recurring cultures and locations ends up making a lot of sense.
