It’s a bit disappointing, but like Zelda Breath of the Wild, the excellent Zelda Tears of the Kingdom doesn’t offer any notion of “endgame”. Fortunately there are a lot of other reasons to stay on the game, but it’s a shame to see that even the hard mode, added in an update of the previous game, doesn’t make its return directly in this sequel. In this guide, we will nevertheless see 10 long-term activities that are likely to offer you dozens and dozens of additional hours of pleasure.
Complete the lists 100%
This is basically the only thing you’ll unlock when you pick up your finished game: completion lists for all the main sections of the game. Number of quests completed, the list of recipes, or even your overall progress rate, which should make you dizzy compared to the number of hours you’ve already spent on it. There’s really plenty to do and if wandering around Hyrule is still your thing, don’t worry, There’s no way you’ve seen all of its content unless you play 300 hours before going to see the final boss. And good luck with the Korogu!
Scan the map in Footprints mode
To explore in detail, Fingerprint mode is a great option on your tablet. By activating it, you will be able to see all the paths you have taken over the last 256 hours of play. The most interesting, obviously, are the areas that are not crossed by any neon green line. Note that this takes into account the 3 layers of the world: sky, surface and depth, with more or less thick lines to indicate the difference in level.
Finishing your parasailing fabric collection
Want to change your style like Fortnite and its glider skins? Then you need to get your hands on all the glider fabrics offered by the game. And frankly, it’s no easy feat, since some of them come as mini-game rewards in which you will have to break the records given by the game. There are also some quest rewards, like that of Koltin and his dream of becoming a Satori: This alone should take you several dozen hours.
Kill all mini-bosses
There are plenty of bosses everywhere, so much so that encountering them on the map becomes boring once you hit the 100 hour mark. Well, that’s already very good, but there are still some regrets about the famous bestiary of the game, which still clearly lacks representatives. On the other hand, many efforts have been made on the side of the dungeon bosses, who all have a real face and a real fun strategy to apply, failing to be really difficult. Succeeding in collecting all the little stars next to each mini-boss, including in the depths, will require you to explore the world map very well.
You craft the most powerful weapon possible
With the Amalgam mechanic, it is possible to create particularly cool weapon fusions, like katanas or magic wands. But if you study the system a little more, you will realize that some handles have special properties, capable of increasing the effects of the objects you associate with them. Setting out to achieve the highest possible damage rating on a single weapon is a potentially time-consuming goal. if you don’t know where to look. A clue, at home, thanks to the guide below:
Complete all caves
It goes with the quest of Koltin, Kilton’s brother who would like to become a Satori. To try to help him realize his dream, you will have to collect 101 Elusis crystals scattered throughout Hyrule. To collect them, you will have to venture into the caves of the kingdom, with the objective of bringing down the translucent creature that hangs around in each of them. When an Elusis has disappeared and you have got your hands on the crystal, the cave is noted as “completed” on your map, thanks to a small tick in a corner of the icon.
Collect all outfits
There are dozens of them to collect, and if you plan to upgrade them to their maximum capacity you will have to take advantage of many blood moons to collect all the resources necessary for the great fairies to level them up to level 4. There are also many fan-service outfits, exclusive to the depths, with all the outfits from the old Zelda 3D: they have no gameplay interest, but if you want to look like your favorite Link, you will need them in your wardrobe.
Find all roots and complete all shrines with chests
Now that you have completed the game, we can tell you: the depths and the surface are linked at the level of the sanctuaries and the roots. If you find a root, you find a sanctuary, and vice versa. Going on a quest to access all the abysses to reach the most remote corners of the underground is already a small mission in itself and you will necessarily need super vehicles, like the flying motorcycle, to explore everything from top to bottom. While you are in the depths, do not forget to complete all the amphitheaters and in particular the Lynel one which contains Majora’s Mask.
Complete the encyclopedia
It’s a bit like the adventure journal completion lists.but even more time-consuming! Take out your camera at every opportunity, to take all the objects that pass through your hands. Ingredients, weapons, monsters… Everything is there! Especially since the photos of certain species will be at the center of secondary quests, like that of Kilton in the village Euzéro, with his monster figurines. You can also buy random encyclopedia pages for Faras, but this method will cost you a lot of rubies.
Preparing yourself for inevitable DLCs
We will have the opportunity to talk about it again through a dedicated article, but for us the presence of DLC in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom is without doubt.. First of all, it is hard to see Nintendo depriving itself of such an influx of money given the predictable global success of its new open-world.. There is also the fact that the legendary sword is not at its full potential, if we are to believe the comments of the villagers who find that the blade has lost its shine. Finally, the conclusion of the game clearly leaves the door open to new adventures
(the castle still in the air at the end of the game)
. Fingers crossed for an announcement at the summer conferences.
