There are 152 Shrines in Tears of the Kingdom which implies discovering and fixing all of them isn’t any small feat. Compartively, Breath of the Wild had 120 (and you’ll see what discovering all of these earned you right here), however the reward is shocking, weird, and raises some fascinating questions in regards to the bigger Zelda lore. It is value noting that there are spoilers under for a late-game unlock.
After skipping the 2 cutscenes that play on the finish of each Shrine for the final roughly 165 hours, the ultimate Shrine reveals some distinctive textual content and suggests the participant go to the Temple of Time for a reward.
The Temple of Time is positioned on the island the place you started your Tears of the Kingdom journey and the King Raura and Queen Sonia statues are positively not referring the Temple of Time ruins on the plateau. I do not know who who would make that mistake and search the ruins for arguably too lengthy for a reward, however you positively need to go up into the sky. You can see a brand new chest behind the Goddess Statue.
And in that chest is the Historic Hero’s Side. The armor is in contrast to any in Breath of the Wild or Tears of the Kingdom in that it’s one piece and never handled as three separate gadgets. It additionally utterly alters Hyperlink’s appearances. It’s functionally just like the masks of Majora’s Masks that remodel Hyperlink right into a Zora, Goron, or Deku. Its description reads, “This merchandise is claimed to include the spirit of a hero who as soon as saved Hyrule. That hero’s aura will envelop the wearer.” It could be a illustration of the very first incarnation of the Hero of Time.
Some characters will change their dialoge in case you’re carrying armor. The typical Hyrule citizen would not appear impressed, however people like Impa and Purah (and sure others) who’ve some information of world’s historical past can have new issues to say in response to Hyperlink’s new look.
For extra on Zelda, you possibly can learn Recreation Informer’s Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom assessment, our newbie ideas information, our interview with producer and director Eiji Aonuma and Hidemaro Fujibayashi, our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Amiibo information, this characteristic of silly screenshots, learn the way Patricia the sand seal will help you, and at last about my journey to search out the Shrines and it made me lose my thoughts right here.
