I thought I was pretty good atThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. It’s absolutely my most played game on the Nintendo Switch, and I’ve been playing it literally since before launch. But after watching a gamer take on six Guardians with a collection of pot lids, I think it’s time for me to hang up my Master Sword and dive into 2DZeldagames.
What am I talking about? Yesterday one of the best feats I have seen inThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildtook place and was captured. Let me set the stage:
Link, tired and broken climbs to the top of a summit within a Temple. Completely stripped of any armor, he is weak and weary – carrying the base minimum ofBreath of the Wild, half of a Heart. Instantly, six Guardians lock on to his position. Link raises the only combat item in his inventory: a pot handle.
Then, in a heartbeat, we see some precision-perfect item switching. As each laser hits and dissolves the pot lid, Link switches out with another lid. Narrowly escaping death, the lasers reflect and manage to kill all six Guardians in the room. Link stands triumphant. Six explosions go off in the background–the deed is done.
[BoTW] When you were partying, I studied the pot lidfromr/zelda
In all seriousness, this highlights the continued growth ofThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildgameplay as people grow the meta and deepen the skillset. Whether it is for the speedrunning community or just to discover interesting facts about how the game has been played. It’s been pointed out that the shields aren’t breaking (like I mention in the dramatic re-telling). Instead, we are seeing pause buffering – a technique to remove the cooldown between parries.
For a quick example, here is an expertBreath of the Wildplayer taking on some of the deadlier foes inThe Legend of Zeldawith the same kind of finesse as aDMCplayer:
[BoTW] Playing the game like Devil May Cry (@Switch_movie_SS)fromr/zelda
WhileThe Legend of Zeldacommunity should never be doubted, it’s always super interesting to see the level of commitment continually brought to the Nintendo Switch classic. This includes the father whocreated a custom Xbox Adaptive Controllerto let their daughter play the game. Then we have anotherBotWfan recreatinga ton of the in-game weapons.
If you haven’t picked the game up yet (and most have),The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wildis available on the Nintendo Switch and Wii U. You cangrab that game via Amazon to help support the site, if you are so inclined. Meanwhile,a sequel will be in the works, coming out in 2020.
