Cleverly Exploit Early-Game Shrine in Zelda: Breath of the Wild for a Laugh-out-Loud Experience

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Breath of the Wild players continue to uncover new exploits and tricks, like one Reddit user who found a humorous way to cheese a shrine puzzle.

Players have been exploiting the game's shrines not just for the first time, but some have even claimed that their initial instinct was to turn the maze upside down.

The thrill lies in witnessing players uncover new elements in games years after their launch, and it promises to be captivating to witness the other loopholes that players uncover in the upcoming sequel of Breath of the Wild.

One player in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild shares their clever solution to an early shrine puzzle. Despite being out for six years, players are still uncovering new aspects of the game.

As both a launch title for the Nintendo Switch and the final installment for the Wii U, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild marked a new chapter for the Zelda series. It revolutionized gameplay with its open-world concept and made numerous changes to traditional elements such as dungeons, combat, and storytelling. In 2023, it received a direct sequel called Tears of the Kingdom, which also received high praise. However, some players continue to revisit the original game not only to evaluate its enduring appeal but also to relish in mechanics from Breath of the Wild that were either improved or discarded in the sequel.

One player who goes by the Reddit username MoNaK_h found a clever solution to the motion control puzzle in the Myahm Agana Shrine, located near Hateno Village in Breath of the Wild. Instead of struggling to solve the puzzle as intended, MoNaK_h shared a 29-second clip of themselves flipping the maze upside down and effortlessly navigating the ball to the exit. This method proved to be much simpler for them.

This isn't the first time a Breath of the Wild player has discovered an exploit in one of the Shrines. Many comments on the Reddit post confirm that this trick, although humorous, is not new. Some players mentioned that they had successfully solved the maze in the intended way, while others admitted that their first instinct was to turn it over. It seems that many players have found alternative solutions rather than following Nintendo's expectations.

Players revisiting games years after release and discovering new content never gets old. This holds true for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild as well. It will be fascinating to witness the creative exploits that players come up with in the future, not just in this game but also its sequel. The game can be enjoyed on Nintendo Switch and Wii U.