How to access Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus from Tears of the Kingdom & Age of Calamity

How to access Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus from Tears of the Kingdom & Age of Calamity

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is now available and if you have save data fromThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity on your system, you can unlock specific bonuses. This Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus guide will cover what you need to unlock both bonuses in-game and when you can claim them.

When can you access the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus

You need to finish multiple story battles in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment and basically complete the mission titled "The Howling Tempests". After the cut-scenes following this mission, you will return to the main map and be notified about the game detecting the saves and granting you the save data bonus for having The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity save data.

How to access Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus?

You need to make sure the save data (not the full game, just the saves) for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity is on your system. If you don't want to download the whole game and did not do a system transfer, you can initiate the download and then press + on the tile to access the Save Data Cloud option. You can download it from here. This also works for the physical versions. 

What is the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

For having The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom or Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, you unlock the High Guard's Sword in  Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

What is the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment save data bonus for Age of Calamity 

For having Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, you unlock the High Guard's Claymore in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is now available. Read James' review here. You can find details for using amiibo in-game and more here.