Just in case you don’t want to waste your radishes. You can pay a little extra at inns for temporary bonus hearts There’s no real practical reason to do this, but it’s fun as hell. You can use the paraglider any time you’re walking down a vertical slope It will drain stamina but give you more time to aim. Aim the bow while you’re in the air to enter slow-mo mode It’s tempting to climb mountains and skip over everything, but if you don’t follow the road to Kakariko Village, for example, you’ll miss out on some crucial equipment and landmarks. When in doubt, try Stasisįreeze an object, then hit it a bunch of times to send it flying in a certain direction, which can have some unexpected effects. You’ll be surprised by how many cool things are hidden in the depths of Hyrule’s lakes and rivers. Use the Magnet ability to find hidden chests underwater Metal attracts electricity, wind propels objects, and everything catches on fire. There are always multiple ways to do thingsĪs the directors of Breath of the Wild describe it, this game is a chemistry set: part of the fun is seeing how you can manipulate the physics to solve puzzles and achieve your goals. Also, climb to the top of every mountain. Look for unusual objects in the environmentīricks, balls and chains, that sort of thing.
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Upgrade weapon slots firstīow and shield slots aren’t nearly as useful. Help him out and then you can start looking for Korok seeds, which will let you upgrade your inventory slots. Also, if you shoot an arrow and miss your target, you can usually find that arrow lying on the ground nearby. There are no penalties for doing this, no matter what situation you’re in. You can switch armour whenever you’d like. You can fast travel any timeĮven in combat! Change your clothes all the time Keep a notebook (or laptop) as you play so you can write this stuff down. The in-game map lets you put down markers, but there’s no way to jot notes alongside these markers, so it’s easy to forget which things you want to come back to, and why. Annotate your map (and keep a notebook)Īs you’re exploring, you’ll probably find places that you want to revisit for one reason or another. If your cool new sword breaks, you’ll find a replacement pretty quickly, even if you have to steal it from a Bokoblin’s dead hands.
Breath of the Wild gives you more weapons than you know what to do with, so don’t be afraid to use your best ones.
Truth is, you don’t really have to worry. Yes, it’s weird to have to worry about weapon durability in a Zelda game. Plus, you’ll have a new fast travel point and a good place to scope out where you want to go next. Climb to the top of that tower, however, and you’ll fill out that region of your map. Until you find each region’s tower, your map will be totally blank. Towers, as you’ll find out shortly after starting the game, are large structures that serve both as waypoints and as sources of information for your multi-tool Sheikah Slate. It’s easier to get your bearings - and find cool stuff - when you’re starting from a high point. When you get to a new area, look for high groundĪ good rule of thumb in Breath of the Wild is to explore from the top down. Take advantage of physics as you climbįind little ridges on the mountains where you can stop climbing and just stand still for a few seconds, recharging your stamina so you can climb even further up mountains without falling and dying. It takes more stamina to jump upwards than it does to climb normally, so if you want to scale big walls, don’t jump.