Recently, Nintendo announced that free updates would be released for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. These updates would apparently add new content to the somewhat lacking original game, and keep fans playing a bit longer as a result.
And now, we have the first of these updates. Released as Ver. 1.0.2 and with a plethora of new content, the update is about what you’d expect for a game like this. Here’s the announcement from over on Twitter:
Unlock new challenges in a free update for Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment on Nov 27. Take on fearsome enemies to earn additional in-game rewards including two new weapons, a new Sync Strike for Zelda and Calamo, and more! pic.twitter.com/ADRlQJBu5E
— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) November 25, 2025
Plus, the relevant patch notes from the official site:
New quests added:
Multiple challenges and quests were added as an element of clearing the main game. New “Vicious Enemies” for Bokoblin and Sludge Like now appear. “Fuse Attacks” like “Boko Rapid Spin” that are performed using materials from “Vicious Bokoblins” will be incredibly powered up compared to past materials.
New weapons added:
Added the Longsword of Light, a special long sword that Rauru granted the protection of the power of light to, and the High Guard’s Spear, a spear issued to the bravest warriors serving the king of Hyrule. You can acquire these by clearing battles that are added in this update.
New exclusive Sync Strikes:
Exclusive Sync Strikes added for Zelda and Calamo. Zelda will return a boomerang that Calamo throws using the Power of Time and follow up. If the player can press the X Button with good timing, she will catch the boomerang and the attack will become powerful. You can learn these by clearing the quests that are added in this update.
Fighting alongside Flux Construct:
You will now be able to perform Sync Strikes with Flux Constructs. These powerful spin attacks will scatter minor enemies, and chip away at the Weak Point Gauge of powerful enemies. You will be able to perform this in existing battles where Flux Constructs appear in addition to the battles that are added in this update.
New battles added:
- Eve of the Final Confrontation
- In Search of Poes
- The Struggle for Ash Swamp
So content wise, it’s impressive enough. But how is the new stuff? Is it actually worth going back for?
Eh, it depends. For a free update, it’s impressive enough we suppose. The new levels are pretty fun to play, the new enemy types add a little bit of extra challenge, and things like a new sync move do change up the formula in a major way. In a way, it’s the kind of content that other companies would probably attach a price tag to, so it is nice to see it’s entirely free here.
At the same time, we can’t help but feel a little disappointed in how it’s presented. The new levels are nice and all, but there’s no story context to make them feel connected to the rest of the game. The new weapons are nice enough, but they’re pretty much just quest rewards that don’t offer much the existing ones do.
And as far as actual playtime added here goes, it’s fairly limited to say the least. We got through all the new content in about 2-3 hours tops, and that was about it. So, don’t expect it to revolutionise the experience or anything. It’s just more Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, and that’s it.
Regardless, the new update is out now, and all the extra content will get unlocked once you download and install it. Definitely give it a go if you’re a big Hyrule Warriors fan, or you need a few more hours of gameplay after having completed Age of Imprisonment.
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