games are well-known for featuring a male lead since the original entry came out in 1986. Link, a humble and often unsuspecting village boy, is always tasked with the burden of saving Hyrule and its inhabitants. Although there were some playable female leads in the most recent Zelda game known as Hyrule Warriors, the next entry will go back to its roots by being strictly about male heroes.

The game's director, Hiromasa Shikata, explained why this decision was made in a recent interview with IGN. Simply put, a female lead could not fit into the game due to the background story that makes up the game.

The king of Hyrule requests that only the most prominent, legendary heroes gather together during a crisis that could destroy the world. Thus, only Link is able to fit the job description despite some powerful female characters being available in the Legend of Zelda universe.

"The story calls for this sort of legend/prophecy where heroes will come together to help solve a problem. And in that, they are male characters," Shikata revealed during the interview.

Additionally, Tri Force Heroes makes use of various outfits that play an important role in the game's diverse and treacherous environments. For example, the "Goron Garb" allow players to walk through lava while the "Kokiri Suit" enables them to shoot three arrows at once.

These important items essentially cannot be interchangeable between male and female leads, particularly the various tonics and boots needed throughout the game.

About the Game

Zelda: Tri Force Heroes is heavily based on multiplayer gameplay and teamwork, forcing players to work together to solve challenging puzzles and get from one area to the next.

It also features player-versus-player mechanics to add more variety and diversity to the overall experience, thus increasing the game's longevity and interaction.

The game was announced during E3 2015 and is scheduled for release for the Nintendo 3DS in late 2015. This marks the newest entry in the series for Nintendo's mobile console, including two remakes that had originally debuted on the Nintendo 64.

Are you excited in the latest offering featuring Link? Are you primarily a fan of single-player or multiplayer action?