18 MORE Things You STILL Didn't Know In Zelda Breath Of The Wild

This time in Breath of the Wild, we show how Talus have a secret ability that Nintendo never told us, a new powerful glitch to start the new year, and a multitude of small secrets hidden around Rito Village.
In the video above, we cover 18 facts, tips and tricks that aren’t quite as well known, ranging from secrets to glitches, so me that are pretty simple and others that are fairly complex. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has been out for four years at this point, and players have found some amazing things, intended or not, that keep the game and its sense of discovery feeling fresh.
Talus Auto Camoflauge discovered by @Waikuteru
ARMS discovered by @inamuffincup and Lux along with @LegendofLinkkSR
0:00 Intro
0:16 Warning Horns
0:54 Horn Development
1:13 Map Storage/ARMS
2:11 Tree Cut Depth
2:36 Sand Seal Speeds
2:52 Rito Windmills
3:04 Rito Sleeping
3:33 Rito Kids Drawings
3:43 Rito Kids Singing Notes
3:51 Rito Landing Platforms
4:12 Ghenli Dialogue
4:29 Lovers Pond Dialogue
4:42 Sasa Kai Shrine
4:57 Suma Sahma Shrine
5:19 Electric Lizalfos And Water
5:38 Max Material Dialogue
6:17 Guardian Flips Out
6:41 Talus Auto-Camoflage
7:36 Outro

[@RinHara5aki]

Thanks to @Waikuteru for finding the Talus fact! Powergaymerkai and Lux also discovered ARMS. Which one of these facts caught you by surprise?

[@romanfuchs1932]

That Nintendo added the Talus skins, but didnt use them was very intresting to see.

[@RinHara5aki]

@@romanfuchs1932 It was only found on accident because of his BOTW Randomizer mod, when these Talus started popping up randomly like this when it wasn't modded, pretty cool!

[@inamuffincup]

Hey thought I'd mention this but LegendofLinkk and I co-discovered certain aspects of RMS (Reverse memory storage) and Lux and I discovered ARMS. You can check this in the spreadsheet pinned in the speedrunning discord under glitch hunting.

[@rysea9855]

I've actually seen it before in a different video, probably over a year ago now. I can't for the life of me remember who it was though

[@riahisama]

you're a legend bro

[@SirPonnd]

Wow! That Talus camouflage fact is incredibly interesting, and I now consider that ability of theirs canon.

[@brandonnguyen6718]

I mean, they are just rocks that do the alive thing. Thinking about it now, makes sense.

[@Piiiiiiiiit]

Agreed! This is fascinating, just how the code of this game behaves and what it implies about the development and possible scrapped content is an entire rabbit hole I love to surf down from time to time

[@erin9639]

Metal talus on Goron bridges?

[@JackalformerlyKnownasDjjjav]

@@erin9639 breach of demise cheese talus

[@Rhaegar19]

I don't think it implies that Talus camouflage themselves, but rather each Talus is made of whatever the ground is made of. If you took the cobblestone Talus into the grass, it would still be a cobblestone Talus.

[@chickenbiskit3620]

This game will forever be one of the best openworld games I've ever played. The little details are what makes its replay value so high. There's also this strange sense of freedom, the fact that you could beat the final boss from the start is clear proof of that.

[@spimbles]

"this strange sense of freedom" yeah man i really wonder what could be giving that feeling. truly a mystery, thank god you provided an example

[@joshevans3421]

Here's hoping tears of the kingdom is on the same level (Please don't age like milk)

[@guessowii]

@@spimbles w o n d e r f u l

[@YaBoiDoi]

strange sense of freedom? Bro whats so strange bout the freedom of OPEN WORLD

[@joshevans3421]

@@YaBoiDoi I think what the commenter meant was that most open worlds are very limiting and restrictive. Especially when it comes to the story and the open world, they end up being very separate, limiting what the player can do. But in breath of the wild, there is far more freedom to do whatever you want, which might be considered strange compared to other games in the genre.

[@goldmemberpb]

They could honestly reuse the talus camo in ToTK. That is a pretty neat detail.

[@bunnyben87]

considering ToTK will use the same engine and likely reuse plenty of assets or have them changed slightly I'm pretty sure that the Talus Camoflauge is here to stay

[@richardmahn7589]

Instead of rain making you fall off the side of a mountain, it would be cool if all the sudden the side of the hill rumbles and you find ourself on the arm of a Talus and it then flings you. :P

[@zacharynovak2180]

We already saw talus encampments in the second (?) trailer so I’m sure there will be more to show off the really cool textures!

[@ExaltedUriel]

It definitely feels like a sort of "future proofed" feature, where they could place a Talus more or less wherever they wanted without it seeming out of place or worrying about making new specific textures for it. Super cool stuff

[@Magnetspule]

A look into the future: The year is 2189. There are still things we didn't know about Breath of the wild.

[@Leeooooooo...]

These are my most favorite videos of BotW to watch. It turns out this game has so many small details that it can keep us entertained until TotK

[@browniez_]

less than four months, i genuinely can’t wait

[@Parmesan2309]

neither i’m tryna 100% before

[@krishnamckay3247]

Hopefully it's the same with TotK. Also yes thos helps with the wait, but I'm still looking forward to when May arrives

[@krishnamckay3247]

@@browniez_ This may sound odd but sometimes Idk whether to count down in months or days. GamExplain was the 1st time I'd seen it done in weeks but it's bcuz of that weekly series they've had to count down to it. It's been since 2023 began as they see the release as the highlight of the year

[@valasafantastic1055]

The moon shadow was my favourite!

[@trombonedavid1]

I managed to find out about the moon shadow one on my own, but it was on my 9th or 10th run of the game. I was climbing the tower at night and I thought to myself “why is that pedestal lit up?” And then I noticed the shadow from the moonlight. Absolutely amazing level of detail

[@omegawii]

I shot the pedestal from the tower when it was lit. That works also apparently.

[@Moghit777]

Wow even after 5 years this legendary game still has surprises

[@RentabaAmakura]

Soon 6 Years

[@richardmahn7589]

Soon ultra-Legendary

[@Hughesburner]

I just picked it up before last Christmas after owned a switch since 2019, 70hrs into it and I feel like I have barely seen all that it has to offer.

[@GirKart64]

Another fun fact about the Talus camouflage. There is actually a parameter to override the camouflage. Only one Talus in the game does not auto-camouflage with this parameter in use at Champion's Gate North. I think there is about 60 or so different materials that can be used with this parameter. Tested some of the more crazy ones not shown in this video like Cherry Blossom talus, Green Lawn Talus and Zora's Domain Blue Stone Talus a few years back.

[@greenhat8978]

I want to see all the various tallus's

[@GirKart64]

@@greenhat8978 Uploaded short video on my channel

[@guessowii]

@@GirKart64 subbed

[@joekreissl4499]

@@GirKart64 legend

[@davecurtis86]

link to the video you made?

[@The_Fierce_Deity]

During number 14, I had that shrine be activated by a shadow of a Ice Lizalfos jumping at me. I guess the shadow was in the perfect spot and that happened. So yeah, that shrine can be activated with ANY shadow, and it’s great.

[@jbcvabeach82]

The shadow thing for that shrine!! I cant believe that was hidden for so long lol love it!

[@richardmahn7589]

I tried to flex my arms to make a shadow, but it wasn't big enough. Waaaaa....

[@romanfuchs1932]

Its amazing that we get one of these every month. We have now gone through 22 episodes already and I have watched all of them. This is a truly marvelous series. Keep it up Gamespot!

[@dr.trousers6101]

Oh heck 22? Time huh

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

Wait Does that mean it's been almost 2 years

[@romanfuchs1932]

@@SuspiciousTemmie yes.

[@code.spirit]

The Taluses are such an impressive showcase of how much attention went into this game

[@richardmahn7589]

Tali! Tali is the plural! Ok, maybe not. '-uses' always seems weird to me though.

[@dolphin082]

Cactus plural form is cacti not cactuses. So should it be tali instead of talusses for the word talus. Noun or proper noun does it matter. Oh well. Peace out

[@richardmahn7589]

@@dolphin082 Shh... you're getting too specific and too grammatical for this place. heh.

[@yellowpowr8455]

1:23 Dang endless dunking on ARMS out there on the internet. That Stone Talus thing is so cool! And the attention to detail with the moon counting as the sun's light in-game! What, is there infinite details and secrets about this game?

[@Boingy420]

Breath of Wild seems to have reached Ocarina of Time levels, how years later, people are still making discoveries in the game. That much love and effort was put into the development.

[@karsa31]

Wow. The fact that Talus have camouflage is incredible.

[@DaOrr]

The engine revving up to the guardian going crazy was very unexpected and hilarious 😂

[@spaghettilover116]

BotW has been out for almost 6 years now and people are STILL finding new things. It's amazing! Keep up the great work, Max!

[@richardmahn7589]

They haven't yet found where Zelda hid that bag of cookies Link wouldn't stop eating. Women! Ok, of to figure out where my wife hid the cookies. (She wouldn't have put it in the drawer in the fridge with the broccoli would she? Naa)

[@froggoeren598]

The guardian is just mesmerizing. I can't take my eyes off of it.

[@kong4909]

I cant believe you've managed to make so many videos on this, like, whenever i see one i always wonder to myself "there's more???"

[@eulachster]

That cobblestone Talus was pretty cool, ngl. Great video as always!

[@FrancescoMartinellii]

The talus one shocked me. With over 500 hours, i still don't know everything. This game is just crazy, and let's hope TOtK does even better!

[@pauliecaccamise1980]

The detail in this game never ceases to amaze me.

[@Link-Link]

Same

[@Fwibl]

my favorite part was learning about the rental and wild sand seal speed difference. One of my favorite things in BotW is to shield surf in the desert with one of those seals. Now i can do it faster

[@Doubleaa500]

I love the tree mining fact!! I wonder how many more nature life we don't know about!!

[@richardmahn7589]

5,067 Hey, you asked.

[@Doubleaa500]

@@richardmahn7589 lol I bet!!

[@lasercraft32]

I had no idea you could just shoot arrows at the moon instead... that would have saved me so much trial and error!

[@arabidllama]

The talus camouflage would be a nice dev timesaver - no need to pick a texture! It also probably saves memory, since they don't have to load anything that isn't already loaded for the environment (by definition!)

[@ppowersteef]

I love the Rito waking up on this one, as well as the tree cut cutting deeper with any weapon

[@CGSmoothie]

I think that concept lynel horn is being used by the boko bosses in TOTK! That's crazy

[@SuspiciousTemmie]

There was only one thing I knew in the video this time, you guys are really diving into all the knowledge of this game!

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

The Stone Talus camo was interesting. Definitely would make for a simple but good mod for the game to add some Taluses in unique locations.

[@dylanr.27]

Your videos are incredible! I especially liked the Rito village details. Good luck in Totk finding new and interesting glitches/details!

[@-LocalDreamer-]

Imagine they rename Climate Change to Real-life Aqua Reverse Memory Storage

[@momofasho5416]

I discovered the Rito beds myself yesterday! Weird/cool to see it on this video now 😮 Edit: everything else was new though! I can’t believe you guys are finding such obscure facts even now . These videos are so well done 😊

[@nottavros]

the Talus camouflage is so interesting I love that

[@mr_labs4574]

We’re almost there

[@aspecttnd]

I would LOVE to see different versions of the talus camouflage! Really really cool textures

[@petergalax1117]

this game is a masterpiece

[@emmamiller.]

I always wondered where the Adult Ritos slept.

[@123goofyking]

The electric lizalfos aura could've been an amazing detail added to hard mode. Sadly the only thing that DID happen was giving enemies more health. (Floating structures were fine, i guess)

[@phantompop3192]

The Talus camouflage is super cool. I hope they keep that in the sequel and actually use it to give us some more minor variations.

[@St0lenS0ulz]

Them: *Walks into The Gerudo Without the outfit* The Gerudo: *Wait, that’s illegal*

[@svenkamog2232]

Nothing beats that first playthrough, I was hooked on this for weeks... Incredible 😭

[@StarWarsUnited123]

still the best gaming experience I've ever had. Thanks for bringing all the neat and cool details to light. Can't wait for Tears of the Kingdom!

[@khronoscythe]

Guardian's got some crazy breakdancing moves!

[@chysavrc.3643]

Awesome. I’ve played every single Zelda game and BOTW is my favorite! Cool that you guys still find new things to show us! Can’t wait for Tears Of The Kingdom, less than 4 months away!

[@rkjuan6436]

The talus fact was really interesting, and the weather one was also so cool, seeing Death Mountain in the rain feels odd but kinda clean

[@onyxiris6451]

Max I am so impressed but the fact that you have managed to put at least one fact that I didn't know in almost every video for the last year. Amazing work, and I do hope you continue this series into TotK.

[@pedrovictorsilvaladeira7877]

Wow! I didn't know that lizalfos had a diferent horn design! And Theo tallus camoflage is Very interesting

[@TheBlackAbyss1]

I LOVE THESE!!! Please keep them coming!

[@jacobdoehrmann6788]

The camouflaged skins was definitely the coolest thing I learned that I didn't know!!

[@thetoadster0625]

Really hope you continue this series for Tears of the Kingdom! I've learned so many interesting facts watching these!

[@richardmahn7589]

They haven't bought a Switch yet, and don't plan to, so you're out of luck. Oh wait, that's me. Wii U me.

[@ethanchenoweth9720]

If you unlock the divine beast Dungeons but leave before getting the map, you can talk to the champion successors and get unique dialogue. Teba will even curse.

[@ripvanstinkle]

This might be one of my favorite on going video game KZbin series…I’m always amazed at what is still left to discover all these years later

[@Empty_Moment]

This was actually one of the better episodes! After all this time you still bring out heavy hitters, very nice. The Rito sleeping, Talus and shadow mechanism was all news to me. Arrigatoooooo

[@tappydani9378]

The rito section really made my day!

[@ketochiesesoyyo]

We need more!!! This series is the best!

[@melonlord6322]

Man this is incredible how this series goes on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on...

[@pokocrow]

The guardian can’t contain its silliness

[@ethanparr8955]

The Lynel horn actually made it in the sequel, well its design did, its looks aomsot exactly like the horn the new boss bokoblins have and use

[@xMiketheManx]

I swear this game and all other Zelda titles are the most therapeutic experiences. Zelda will forever hold a place in my heart❤️

[@naturallybeautifullouisian6679]

Thanks for all of these fun facts! 😊

[@danielwomer]

This is one of my favorite series on KZbin!

[@auroratwili5565]

7:23 nintendo better do more with this in totk, great video as always

[@johanneskrebs835]

2 New facts 1: when doing a 1 hander spinattack after 1 shorts attack u can see a new Charge Animation anf you even hit enemies two times eith this spin 2: Sailing around the Maze island in akkals is the scarriest thing ive ever done and Fish as well as Lizalfos can sporn there

[@mrbojangles1391]

I just hope that the developers put this much (if not more) detail into TOTK. Gonna be epic!

[@baumkuchi]

Amazing video as always Rin!

[@NOIR_IS_BIRD]

I actually didn't know about the Lynal horn, this is so cool! can't wait to see more!

[@drnanard9605]

Each time I say to myself "nah, this time I won't learn anything" You proved me wrong again.

[@Mote.]

I'm finally replaying BoTW since 2017. It's so much fun. I'm at the very beginning using a big barrel as arrow armor.

[@martinphilip8411]

Yay!more of this series I'm so exited!😃

[@orrie1911]

this is easily my favorite series on youtube. keep it up guys!!’

[@anmolagrawal5358]

Upscaled by Engadget was another one I really liked but hasn't been updated for quite some time now unfortunately

[@richardmahn7589]

You don't have a very broad use of KZbin, lol Ok, ok, these are good though.

[@orrie1911]

@@richardmahn7589 who asked you fr

[@sirensofsouthernillinois3287]

The horns remind me of emergency outdoor warning sirens

[@theradicallizard]

may this series never die

[@_eIIa_]

this is probably known by some players already, but i didnt know it before: early in the morning at around 5:00 AM, koko will go to kakariko village's graveyard to visit her mum's grave, and begin to cry, but is startled out of it when Link comes close. i never knew about this, could be cool to include in the next video

[@Link-Link]

I love this series, keep it up!!!

[@superstar7playes303]

My favourite one was the the idea of having the wrong weather in the wrong place.

[@you4gotthepickles]

Love this series ❤️

[@CosmicECLIPSEanimations12]

Thanks for all the information 😊

[@yes12029]

I love this series it so interesting i love it

[@goodusername305]

how... just... HOW IS HE STILL MAKING THESE! ITS BEEN LIKE 2 YEARS DUDE

[@rubyforgotten2676]

6:35... "They start to go.. a little bonkers" Me: ".....**A LITTLE?!?!**" 🤣💀

[@zibberebbiz]

There's no way you can tell me something I didn't know about BotW in 2023. "Trees have 40 hp." SONOFA

[@KDT_Gaming]

I really hope they use some of those other textured Stone Taluses in Tears of the Kingdom. They look really cool! Great facts as always, I’m really enjoying this series!

[@hearyougow]

Fellow Boko Club Gaming enjoyer

[@KDT_Gaming]

@@hearyougow I am indeed a Boko Club Gaming enjoyer! Great videos from that channel! But… how did you know I’m a fan of BCG?

[@hearyougow]

@@KDT_Gaming I recognized you from the comments of some his videos

[@KDT_Gaming]

@@hearyougow Ah that’s cool!

[@wileep]

This is the most insane series on KZbin

[@duffyscottc]

My favorite is the different Talus skins! So cool!!

[@0Lottee0]

NGL That talus one is extremely cool and it would be so interesting to see them camouflage in places the player isn't expecting.

[@natatouille310]

the talus one is so adorable!! I love the one with a bit of plants on it :,)

[@sledgen.]

I kinda feel bad for you for how hard you have to look for facts now

[@jr77311]

the talus camo is so interesting! it adds something magical to the game that I lovw

[@TotallyNotMaiko]

love these the most on this channel

[@Isabel-bx9ym]

Just commenting so you won’t stop making these videos, they are amazing!

[@ELVENPRINCEDEMON]

ARMS sounds pretty cool... never heard of it until NOW! I'll have to look into it!

[@rioluvo]

that talus thing is really cool 🦔❄

[@xian2themax]

I think cryonis is intended for the cold shadow because there is water right there and the journal person says that they never had the tools in the first place (anyone could make a snowball )

[@frostisvar1365]

Fun fact there is a hinox skeleton (not a stalnox) in the northwest corner of the map right next to hia miu shrine Its never referenced or any thing its just there i love the world building in this game

[@RyanHaney55]

Those various talus skins are cool. I never noticed that tiny perch in the Rito houses.

[@jasonx5292]

Cobblestone talus' & sleeping Rito villagers, too cool!

[@baha1iq938]

Theese vids are the only reason im subbed to game spot

[@Bark_the_Bokoblin]

Wow, this guy's videos are way better than Bread's. It just needs to feature more bokoblins.