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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom - a brilliant game marred by performance problems

Digital Foundry delivers its verdict on the latest Legend of Zelda game for Nintendo Switch.

As the Switch coasts into its final years, I think it's worth stepping back and considering just how many Legend of Zelda games the console has received since its launch in 2017. Essentially, the problems I highlighted in the Link's Awakening review have returned in full force, with frame-rate bouncing harshly and obviously between 30fps and 60fps, likely down to a reliance on double-buffered vertical sync. I've got to say, I wasn't even completely sold on it initially - the first couple hours contain a lot of bed stacking and flailing around but once you start to obtain more usable items, the joy of the game becomes clear.

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