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I've been sworn to secrecy on a few other incredible new inventions, lest the evil Ganondorf wipe me from Hyrule. There's a new ability that reverses time. For those thinking that they'll spend the entire game falling from the sky, Nintendo was smart enough to think up something for that as well. The transition from ground to sky (and sky to ground) is seamless, by the way. From my short demo, at least, reaching one sky island from another can be a whole puzzle itself. Tears of the Kingdom introduces groups of sky islands called Archipelagos-and traversing them is a blast. Exactly how big is Tears of the Kingdom's open-world playground? Imagine another map on top of Breath of the Wild's terrain. NintendoĪnd you're going to be in the sky quite a lot. Traversing the sky islands is a breeze after constructing a plane. The hot air balloon-a personal favorite of mine-made traversing the sky quite easy. Same goes for combining special machine parts strewn around the map to construct boats, planes, carts, and just about any method of transportation you can dream up. For example, attaching a keese eyeball to an arrow turns it into a homing device, which will greatly help players who don't want The Legend of Zelda to be all about aiming correctly. Still, you can weld just about any object to your sword or shield for an added effect in battle. Regretfully, a fish-sword was not allowed.

A big part of Tears of the Kingdom seems to be the ability to fuse things together, whether that be weapons or vehicles (see: boats), opening the game's realm of possibilities even wider. Once I got around to awkwardly relearning the controls under the watchful eyes of my Nintendo handlers, I stuck a mushroom onto my shield-a fresh feature that Nintendo teased in the title's first gameplay trailer-and went to town. If you want to discover all of these little things on your own, you can check out our guide to all of the easter eggs and references in Breath of the Wild.I’m just imagining all the puzzles that will involve reversing time. You'll find everything from specific locations from other games to musical references from years ago. Find All of the Easter Eggs and ReferencesĬonsidering the Legend of Zelda timeline is quite vast and there have been quite a few games in the series, it's no surprise that there are quite a few references to the older games hidden throughout Hyrule. Tarrey Town is an entirely optional part of Breath of the Wild, but going through with everything results in some nice benefits such as merchants that can provide rare armor. This starts after you complete the Hylian Homeowner side quest and move on to the From the Ground Up quest. One of the best sidequests in Breath of the Wild is one that lets you work with NPCs to build an entire town called Tarrey Town. If you're looking for a bit more power, there's also the Giant Horse - a descendent from Gananondorf's horse. You can also find the majestic White Horse, which is a descendent of Princess Zelda's horse from 100 years ago. One of the best horses in the game is Epona, which requires the use of a special Link Amiibo. Not only that, you can even mount some of the other wildlife and ride them around Hyrule if you're daring enough - though you won't be able to register them at the stables.Īlthough there are plenty of wild horses you can find, there are also some special ones out there you may want to collect. One of the most exciting aspects of Breath of the Wild is that you can find and tame your own horses.
